2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I WENT TO PUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THEN THE VEHICLE ALLOWED SOME POWER TO RETURN SUCH AS LIGHTS, DASH BOARD, AND THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES) LOSING POWER A FEW MORE TIMES. SOME OF MY WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING LIKE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND MOST OF THEM STAYED ON UNTIL I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS WHAT I NOTICED FIRST WHEN THE POWER RETURNED EACH TIME. AS I WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO KEEP A CONSISTENT SPEED ON THE ROADS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO FLASH AND I WOULD HAVE NO POWER TO INCREASE SPEED AND FOUND MYSELF COASTING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. AFTER GETTING THE RAM 1500 HOME, I TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD WOULD LIGHT UP, MY KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN ON. I'VE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIPM UNIT. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING IT AND NOT ONE OF MY CHILDREN WHO ARE RECENT DRIVERS AND DO NOT HAVE MY EXPERIENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHEN GOING FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE STEERING BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE. WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE DOES ENGAGE TRUCK PULLS HEAVY TO THE LEFT. WHEN DISENGAGING THE 4 HEEL DRIVE STEERING ONCE AGAIN BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE.THEN A LOUD POPPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND THE STEERING IS STILL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE KIDS INSIDE WHEN SHE HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE. ONCE AT HOME SHE NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING BELOW THE TRUCK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME I CHECKED THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE FUEL CELL HANGING DOWN BECAUSE THE FRAME HAD ROTTED OUT AND THE STRAP PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO TOOK PICTURES AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DODGE WHO THEN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER THERE CONCERN. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MIND YOU THAT ITS A PLASTIC FUEL CELL WITH A METAL STRAP CREATING SPARKS THAT HAD IT BEEN PUNCTURED WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY IGNITED WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON A ROAD TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR!!!! THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND ALL HAVE BEEN BAFFLED AS TO HOW THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS ROTTED AWAY WHERE THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL CELL ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE....UPDATED 08/08/17 *BF UPDATED 08/21/17 *BF *CN

WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT OUR TRUCK BACK IN MAY 2014 MY HUSBAND AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH OUR NEW TRUCK, WE TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF THE MAINT. IN JULY WE STARTED NOTICING IT FELT MORE LOOSE YOU COULD SAY AND WE WERE CONFUSED AS TO WHY IT WAS LIKE THAT WE UP UNTIL NOW THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP HAD SOLD US A LEMON BC IN A YEAR WE SPENT OVER 2000 TRYING TO PROVE THEY SOLD US A LEMON BUT COULDN'T PROVE IT UNTIL NOW WE TRAVEL A LOT DUE TO WORK BUT IN 2 MONTHS WE KNEW KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THIS MUCH STUFF ON A NEW TRUCK WE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT WORKING IN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA THAT THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED THE WINDY CITIES. BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ALL OVER THE PLACE EVEN WHEN THERE WAS NO WIND WE BOUGHT TIRES WE DID ALIGNMENT AFTER ALIGNMENT INCLUDING HAVING ANOTHER 23 POINT INSPECTION DONE AGAIN WE ALSO TOOK IT ON ONE OCCASION WHICH WAS JULY 4 , 2014 AND IT WAS SO BAD THAT WE TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR IN WISCONSIN AND AND THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER HUB ASSEMBLY HAD FALLING INTO TWO PIECES REMIND YOU WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE MAY 24, 2014 WE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WENT WRONG AND NOW I'M BEYOND AFRAID TO GET IN THE TRUCK THAT I USED TO LOVE ESPECIALLY SINCE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA JUST RAISED THE SPEED LIMIT TO 80. IN HIGH WINDS.

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW I ONLY TEST DROVE SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT ON A ROAD TRIP AND THE TIRES SCREAMED/HOLLOWED AS IF I WAS DRIVE OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. IN THE CITY THE TRUCK IS NICE AND QUITE HOWEVER ON THE HIGHWAY IT HOLLOWS OFF AND ON ALL THE WAY(HOURS) ABOVE 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE TEST DROVE IT AND THERE WHERE NO NOISE. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT THINKING THAT MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP TIRES THE MANUFACTURE INSTALLED. UNTIL 4 YEARS LATER I BOUGHT TOP OF THE LINE REPLACEMENT TIRES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE WITH THE NEW TIRES, WHEN TO SEARS THEY REPLACED THE TIRES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH SOMETHING IN THE AXLE OR TIRE ROD I ASSUME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NOISE IN COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE AREA. THERE IS NO SHAKING OR ALIMENT THAT IS NOTICEABLE HOWEVER, I DO GET REGULAR ALIMENTS AND THERE IS ALWAYS ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 (NA) DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

I RECIEVED A RECALL FOR MY TRUCK A WHILE BACK. THE DATE ABOVE MAY NOT BE CORRECT AS I HAVE NOT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE EXACT DATE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN IT WAS DONE. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY GAVE ME MY TRUCK BACK. THE EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY SAID IT WOULDN'T HAD MATTERED BECAUSE THE REPAIR WASN'T AVAILABLE TO THEM YET ANYWAY. NOW KNOWING MY TRUCK IS ON THE RECALL, THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING CONSIDERING MY FAMILY HAS BEEN RIDING IN THIS THING FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES! NOW WHAT DO I DO? I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT BUT I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR. I GUESS I JUST HAVE TO WAIT SOME 60 DAYS UNTILL CHRYSLER CAN FIGURE THINGS OUT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 (NA) DODGE RAM 1500. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 9 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300.