2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WE JUST GOT THE RECALL LETTER ON RECALL NO8 LITTLE LATE SINCE THE TRADE BONUS IS EXPIRED. NICE SINCE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK SINCE NOVEMBER SPENT THIS WEEK TALKING WITH FCA THEY WILL DO NOTHING THEY ARE RUDE. WHEN I ASK WHAT TO DO IN WRECK AND KILL THEY SAID WHAT EVER

RIGHT SIDE MANIFOLD LEAK BOLTS ARE BROKE AND NEED TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE OF WEAK BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE MANIFOLD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING A ACCIDENT.

WAS COMMUNICATING WITH FCA FOR BUYBACK UNDER N08 RECALL. WAS REFERED TO DEALER, AND DEALER REQUESTED PERSONAL LOAN INFORMATION BEFORE THEY WOULD TAKE ACTION. THIS ALERTED ME THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT THE DEBT SO THEY COULD LOW BALL THEIR OFFER. THEY WERE PRESSURING ME TO TRADE AT BLACKBOOK VALUE. AM DEALING WITH SPOUSE WITH CANCER AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF A EXPIRATION FOR BUYBACK. TRUCK IS NOW SITTING IN DRIVE WITH AXLE LOCK CONDITION. I FEEL I HAVE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WITH THIS AND REQUEST EXPEDIENT ASSISTANCE FROM YOUR OFFICE. HAVE NOW LOST $15K VALUE IN THIS. WILL CONSULT LEGAL REPRESENTATION. A PERSONAL RESPONSE FROM YOUR OFFICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. FCA CLAIMS BUYBACK ENDED 1/4/2016 EVEN THOUGH I HAD A BALL PARK OFFER FROM THEM AND APPARENTLY THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE OFFER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PINION NUT BECAME LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR REPURCHASED UNDER THE FCA CONSENT ORDER; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPURCHASE AN UN-REMEDIED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE INSPECTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO FOG. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT HVAC BLOWER DOOR AND MOTOR HVAC HEAD UNIT NEED TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, A LOUD HUMMING NOISED WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,105.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE BULBS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN 2010 AND A YEAR INTO OWNING THE TRUCK I STARTED HEARING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND MY HVAC STARTED MESSING UP, DEFROST OR HEAT WOULDN'T WORK, IT WOULDN'T BLOW WHERE I TOLD IT TO BLOW, ETC...I CALLED DODGE AS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND THEY STATED IT WAS ALREADY FIXED SO I HAD TO FIX IT ON MY OWN. I BOUGHT ALL THE PARTS AND 3 NEW ACTUATORS AND HAD IT REPAIRED. NOW, IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. IT'S WINTER TIME AND THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH HOW THEY ARE REPAIRING THESE OR A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUAL PARTS THEY ARE PUTTING IN. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN ONE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE SO IT'S NOT JUST MY TRUCK THAT'S HAVING THIS ISSUE. I KNOW DODGE IS IN ANOTHER SITUATION WITH RECALLS ON THE DODGE TRUCKS AND I BELIEVE THE HVAC RECALL NEEDS ANOTHER LOOK TO SEE IF THESE WERE NOT REPAIRED INCORRECTLY OR HAVE DEFAULTED PARTS THAT WE KEEP SHELLING OUT MONEY FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEARS AND PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.