2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR AND BLEND DOOR GEAR BOX FAILED REPEATEDLY CHANGING HOT AIR FROM AC UNIT TO COLD AIR OR VISE VERSA.

TWO TIRE VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE INFLATION. FIRST FAILURE, JUNE 5, 2016 DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (70MPH). TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. SECOND FAILURE, SEPT 26, 2016 PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE OCCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY (55MPH). TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE. FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SHOWS CRACK IN VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT. CRACK RUNS STRAIGHT FROM TIRE TO TOP OF RETAINING NUT. CRACK APPEARANCE LOOKS AS THOUGH THE RETAINING NUT IS A STAMPED PART WITH A SEAM. PHOTOS: 1) SEPT 26 FAILURE SHOWING VALVE STEM PARTS COMPLETELY MISSING. 2) UNFAILED, BUT CRACKED RETAINING NUT (DARK LINE IS CRACK) TAKING TRUCK TO TIRE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL VALVE STEMS. WILL ASK FOR ALL EXISTING PARTS TO BE RETURNED. NOTE FIRST FAILURE REQUIRED CHANGING TIRE WITHIN 4 FEET OF HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC MOVING AT 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. SECOND FAILURE REQUIRED CHANGING TIRE ON DARK ROADWAY DURING RAIN STORM. UNLIKE TYPICAL TIRE PUNCTURES WITH SLOW PRESSURE LOSS, I HAD NO ABILITY TO RE-INFLATE AND MOVE TO SAFER LOCATION FOR TIRE CHANGING.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500 THERE IS A MANIFOLD BOLT THAT IS INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE PART DEALERSHIP HAS ADMITTED THEY KNOW IT IS.. THEY ARE REPLACING ATLEAST ONE A WEEK. THIS BOLT CAN BREAK OFF AND CAUSE THE MOTOR TO CEASE... WARRANTY WILL NOT REPLACE AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ITS IN ALL DODGE FORUMS... $400 + TO REPLACE THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BD A RECALL ONLY 50,000 MILES ON TRUCK

TIRE AIR VALVES ARE METAL AND SPLIT CAUSING A BLOWOUT ON I-57 AT 65 MPH. AND AS OF TODAY 09/03/2016 I HAVE NOTICED THE TIRES (ALL 4) ARE STARTING TO LOOSE AIR AND 3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED CAUSING THE AIR TO RUSH OUT OF THE TIRE AS THE CRACK GETS WORSE ,THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO WAY TO SCAN IN THE PAPERWORK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT I DO HAVE IT.

TRUCK IS MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR END AND THE FRONT GAS TANK STRAP HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. THE SLOT THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FASTENED TO IS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZZARD THAT COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF THE TANK COMES OFF. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF *CN

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 RAM 1500 HOME FROM WORK AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BACK OVER BUMPS, AND WHEN STOPPING. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT OF FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN, THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING OUT WHERE THE FUEL TANK STRAP ATTACHED. ALSO INSPECTED WAS THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR STRAP ATTACHED IS ALSO ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT

I MAILED A COMPLAINT NOTICE AND YOU CLAIM SOMEONE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS---I'M STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON # 10896888 AND # 10896617. OUR SAFETY SHOULD BE YOUR UTMOST IMPORTANCE. HOW CAN WE HAVE OUR VEHICLES REPLACED IF THERE ARE NO PARTS, AND IF WE CHOOSE TO HAVE THIS FIXED OURSELVES, WE ARE GOUGED IN A BIDDING WAR AND PAY A PREMIUM PRICE FOR THE PART. HOW DO WE KNOW IF OUR VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY BEING FIXED OR NOT? THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION..... [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TEAM: THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LEVERS LOCATED IN REAR ROTORS CORRODED & LOCKED UP PREVENTING USAGE. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS DROOPING & BANGING AGAINST THE FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, BUT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED OUT OF STATE, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR