2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE VALVES FRACTURED ON TWO OCCASIONS. AS A RESULT, BOTH TIRES BECAME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE WHO REPAIRED THE VALVES AND REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE VALVE FRACTURED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO AGAIN REPLACED THE TIRE AND THE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 IS MAKING A BANGING SOUND BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE SINCE IT WAS AN HEAT BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR THAT WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT ONCE AND NOW ITS BACK AGAIN. IS THIS GOING TO BE AN ON GOING ISSUE EACH YEAR AND THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED ALMOST "$750" IN JUST LABOR FEES TO GET IT CHANGED OUT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE ON MY END SINCE THE PART APPEARS TO LAST FOR A YEAR. I WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE A/C AND CHECK WITH OTHER DODGE RAM FORUMS ON HOW OTHERS HAD THIS SOLVED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND TRUCK STARTED TO CHIME FOR A LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND FOUND THE VALVE STEM WAS INSIDE THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE RIM AND FOUND THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE TPS SENSOR IN THE TIRE OR THE VALVE STEM NUT WAS BROKE. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND ALL OF THE NUTS ON THE TPS SENSORS ARE CRACKED. THIS NOW IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN ROUGHLY A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS SERVICED AT A TIRE SHOP AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I KNEW WHAT IT WAS RIGHT AWAY AND SERVICED IT MYSELF. *TR

DODGE RAM 1500. LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE FAILURE. *SMD A SCREW LOOSENED AT THE REAR AXLE. *JB

STARTED DRIVING TRUCK AND ALL GAUGES WENT BLANK INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. WARNING LIGHTS FOR AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, BRAKES, ETC. ALL CAME ON AS WELL AS WIPERS STARTED WORKING WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SCREWS IN THE TIRE LOOSENED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON 23 JAN 14 I TOOK MY VEHICLE (2009 DODGE RAM 1500) TO THE DEALERSHIP (SAN ANTONIO DODGE_CHRYSLER_JEEP_RAM), BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING AND POPPING NOISE UNDER THE DASH WHENEVER THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "MODE DOOR ACTUATORS DEFROST BLEND AND RECIRCULATION BROKEN" AND MADE THE REPAIR BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE ACTUATORS. ON 6 FEB 15 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE HVAC CONTROL HEAD MODULE WAS UNRESPONSIVE; AIR WOULD BLOW ONLY FROM THE LOWER FLOOR VENTS, NOTHING FROM THE MID-LEVEL OR DEFROST VENTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT WOULD BE 3 TO 4 DAYS AND COST $100.00 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. . I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE; THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, PRINTED OUT THE RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $44.05 FOR THEIR TROUBLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD OF THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K17 AND THE SAFETY RECALL J12?. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING IS THE SAME AS THOSE ADDRESSED IN THE NOTIFICATION AND RECALL. THEY REPLIED THAT I?D HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT DETERMINATION TO BE MADE.ON 9 FEB 15 I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY MADE THE REPAIR WHICH WAS TO ?REPLACE A/C CONTROL PANEL AND PROGRAM PANEL AND ACTUATORS TO WORK PROPERLY?. THIS IS THE EXACT REPAIR CALLED FOR IN THE J12 SAFETY RECALL; THEY JUST CHANGED THE NAME FROM HVAC CONTROL HEAD MODULE TO A/C CONTROL PANEL.AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AND PAID FOR, I SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT REFERENCING BOTH THE? K17 NOTIFICATION? AND THE ?J12 RECALL?. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM STATING THAT THE RECALLS HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED SOMETIME IN 2010 AT A COST OF $22.00 AND $47.00 DURING SOME OTHER ROUTINE SERVICE. THE SERVICE REPAIR COST ON THE TWO OCCASIONS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WAS $585.00 AND $444.10. *TR