2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE FRAME ROTTED OUT WERE THE STRAP FOR THE FUEL TANK ATTACHES TO THE FRAME CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DROP. I HAD TO REATTACH FUEL TANK WITH A RATCHET STRAP TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF *CN

TEAM: PART # CH52010176-AG HAS FAILED. IT'S THE UPPER PART OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. THE TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT. THE BRAKE IS NOT USED. DODGE WANTS $400 TO REPLACE IT. IT'S CURRENTLY BANGING THE FRAME.

THE STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS FUEL TANK RUSTED OFF AND AS A RESULT THE WHOLE FUEL TANK FELL FORWARD TO THE GROUND. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF ... UPDATED 09/20/17 *BF *CN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, A TICKING SOUND WAS HEARD CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD BOLTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

AIR BAG FAILURE--ON WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2016 THE VEHICLE (2009 DODGE RAM 1500) WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING ON A CITY OWNED ROAD. THE DRIVER WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE DARK. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH, COMPLETELY SMASHING IN THE FRONT END AND DAMAGED MOST OF THE REST OF THE TRUCK AS WELL. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS ENTIRE UPPER BODY AS WELL AS SUFFERING FROM A CONCUSSION UPON IMPACT BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. HE REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. WE HAVE MORE PICTURES INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HOWEVER THE FILE IS TO BIG TO UPLOAD ON THIS REPORT.

STARTED HEARING A TICKING SOUND FROM MY TRUCK WHEN STARTING IT UP, BUT MOSTLY IN THE MORNING.TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD I HAD A MANIFOLD LEAK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO FOUR OF THE MANIFLOLD BOLTS HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE MANIFOLD FOR NO REASON AT ALL. UPON DOING FUTHER RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHER DODGES.

RAM BOX PLASTIC LIDS SEEM TO BE RELEASING FIBERGLASS LIKE FIBERS INTO SKIN DEVELOPING A RASH WHEN TOUCHED OR RUBBED. WHEN LEANING ON THE LID WITH FOREARMS, THE SKIN EXPERIENCES SEVERE ITCHING, A RASH AND DISCOMFORT JUST LIKE HAVING FIBERGLASS SLIVERS IN YOUR SKIN AS HAPPENS WHEN HANDLING FIBERGLASS INSULATION MATERIAL. IT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE ITCHING OF SCRUBBING WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR THE ITCHING TO SUBSIDE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY CHILDREN. SINCE IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF THE ITCHING, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS OF 2009 DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE RAM BOX. I ALSO FOUND UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION THAT DODGE MAY HAVE CHANGED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE RAM BOX LIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR MODEL. HAVING CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND THE NATIONAL DODGE WARRANTY OFFICE, THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE RAM BOX LIDS AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF AN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A TURN OR CHANGING LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BEARING AND HUB WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ

FRONT STRAP ON GAS TANK PULLED OUT OF AN RUSTY FRAME, THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TANK WOULD FALL OFF. THE DIESIGN OF CROSS BAR DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE FOR WATER TO DRAIN OUT,WV. HAS A STATE INSPECTION AND THIS IS WHEN IT FOUND....UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.