2010 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHILE TRAVELLING ON A HIGHWAY (STRAIGHT AWAY) MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING LET GO CAUSING TIRE AND ROTOR TO DISCONNECT FROM VEHICLE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS IN VERY BAD SHAPE, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 65000 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS BEARINGS ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS VIBRATION OR STEERING ISSUE UNTIL THE WHEEL CAME LOOSE.

I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM FCA US LLC ON HAVING MY VEHICLE APPRAISED FOR REPURCHASE. AS STATED IN THE NHTSA CONSENT ORDER AGAINST FCA US LLC PAGE 13 SEC 35, " THE ALTERNATIVE REMEDY WILL BE AN OFFER TO ELIGIBLE OWNERS TO REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY THE FIRST PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN RESALE, LESS A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE FOR DEPRECIATION, AND NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AFTER FIRST RETAIL SALE("THE PURCHASE PRICE"). 1. WHY ARE THEY USING THE KBB TRADE IN VALUE FOR ESTIMATING THE REPURCHASE? 2. HOW DO I FIND THE FIRST PURCHASE PRICE AND SHOULDN'T THEY START THERE? 3. WHY WASN'T FCA US LLC READY ON THE ANNOUNCED DATE OF OCT 1, 2015 TO HANDLE THIS REPURCHASE? 3. WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO KEEP PUTTING THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES OFF UNTIL THEY ACCRUE MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING FCA US LLC TO PAY LESS? I'VE BEEN TOLD IT COULD TAKE UP TO THREE TO FOUR WEEKS TO EVEN GET A APPOINTMENT FOR THE APPRAISAL THEN LONGER TO GET A "OFFER LETTER". 4. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. 5. HOW DO YOU CONTACT THE APPOINTED MONITOR THAT WAS PLACED THERE BY THE NHTSA TO OVERSEE THESE PROCEEDINGS AND MAKE SURE FCA US LLC IS CONDUCTING BUSINESS PROPERLY. I FEEL AS THOUGH, FCA US LLC IS BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUALLY MAKE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THEIR MISCONDUCT. THE NHTSA HAS ORDERED THEM TO DO THIS CORRECTLY HOWEVER IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE ARE THERE TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON THESE MATTERS. *TR

RER 730N UCONNECT RADIOS (AND POSSIBLY OTHERS) SUFFER FROM A BLUETOOTH DISCONNECT ISSUE WHICH CAN BE REMEDIED AS DESCRIBED/REPORTED BY ME TO UCONNECT CUSTOMER CARE IN CASE #27903984. THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THAT PHONES (MAINLY APPLE IPHONE'S USING ICLOUD SERVICES) ARE DISCONNECTED FROM THE RADIOS AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY UNABLE TO RECONNECT. I HAVE REPORTED A POTENTIAL FIX TO THE ISSUE TO UCONNECT AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER OFFER SUPPORT FOR THE RADIO. THE RADIO IN MY MODEL YEAR VEHICLE IS ALSO AVAILABLE UP UNTIL 2013 CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND I FIND IT CONCERNING AND DISHEARTENING THAT CHRYSLER/FIAT/UCONNECT WILL NOT SUPPORT SUCH A RECENT GENERATION RADIO. THE ABILITY TO USE BLUETOOTH IS ESSENTIAL IN TODAYS SOCIETY AS MAKING AND RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES HAS BECOME THE WAY OF LIFE. SHOULD DRIVERS BE UNABLE TO USE THEIR VEHICLE'S NATIVE BLUETOOTH HANDSFREE IT COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL DANGERS AS DRIVERS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE TO MANUALLY ANSWER THEIR CALLS/TEXTS/ETC. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER BLUETOOTH OPTIONS EXISTS HOWEVER CHRYSLER/FIAT/UCONNECT FAILING TO SUPPORT THEIR RADIO WHICH WAS SOLD WITH THIS FEATURE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND POOR BUSINESS ETHICS. THE MOST RECENT SOFTWARE VERSION FOR MY VEHICLE IS RER_2.404 WHICH WAS SUPPLIED TO ME BY CHRYSLER WITH A PURCHASED MAP UPDATE FOR THE RADIO'S GPS NAVIGATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND RACK AND PINION WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,700.

SEPT 2013 WHILE DRIVING HOME IN MY 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK FROM GLACIER NATIONAL PARK MY TRANSMISSION KICKED OUT OF TOW MODE AND LOCKED INTO 4TH GEAR. MY ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOWING AN ULTRALITE TRAILER (5K LB) AT THE TIME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN APPROX. 16000 ODOMETER READING. THE OWNER?S MANUAL SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION AND THE 4TH GEAR ALLOWS YOU TO LIMP HOME. THE DEALER SAID A SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED AND THEY REPLACED IT. FEB 20, 2015 AT APPROX. 22,800 ODOMETER READING THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS REPAIR LASTED ONLY 6800 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS FIRST MADE. I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE TRANSMISSION KICKED OUT AND LOCKED INTO 4TH GEAR AND AGAIN I LIMPED THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR ON THE SAME SOLENOID PROBLEM. SEPT 20TH, 2015, WHILE DRIVING TO LASSAN NAT PARK, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN KICKED OUT OF TOW MODE AND LOCKED INTO 4TH GEAR. THIS OCCURRED AT 28K MILES OR 6K MILES AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THE FIX WILL BE. HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME: TRUCK SHUDDERED, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND TRUCK GOT LOCKED INTO 4TH GEAR. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT HAS A SERIOUS REPORT BEEN RECEIVED BY YOUR OFFICE? THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK?S TRANSMISSION AND IT DOESN?T APPEAR TO BE JUST MY TRUCK. TO RECAP, MY 2010 DODGE RAM TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED ON 3 OCCASIONS LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION INTO 4TH GEAR. MY TRUCK THOUGH A 2010 MODEL YEAR, HAS ONLY 28000 MILES OF USE. SOLINOID FAILED AT 16000, 22800, AND 28000 MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE HEADED UP A MOUNTAIN PULLING A TRAILER.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TO WORK IN MORNING MY TRUCK HIT A BUMP IN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. WHILE COASTING I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MOST RECENT YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD 2015 WHILE TURNING ONTO MAIN AVENUE AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AS I WAS TURNING IN ADVANCE OF AN ON-COMING VEHICLE. AGAIN, I WENT TO NEAUTRAL AND RE-IGNITED THE ENGINE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN. I DO NOT HAVE HEAVY KEYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING BEARING ASSEMBLY TO FAIL. THE STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE FRONT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,600.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH I HIT A FEW BUMPS CAUSING A WOBBLE IN FRONT END AND STEERING MAKING THE TRUCK ALMOST JUMP OUT OF ITS LANE. THIS CAUSED OTHER CARS TO SWERVE. NO ACCIDENT BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS RECEIVED IN 2012 AND THE PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 2/24/2016*JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/21/15 *CN