2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FUELED, IT OVERFILLS AND SPILLS FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ON THE GROUND. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E040000 (WHEELS). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT LOOSENED ITSELF OFF CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DROP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LOUD BOOM AND LOOSE CONTROL WHILE ON THE FREEWAY LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEAR MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME. CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 RAM 1500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 27, 2008, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2009, AND FROM DECEMBER 1, 2009, THROUGH OCTOBER 20, 2011. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN THAT TIME FRAME ON JULY 2, 2008 AS A 2008 MODEL BUT I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY CONTACTED IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND GAVE ME A QUOTE FOR $6000 TO FIX. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO FUEL MY VEHICLE AT GAS PUMP, GAS BEGAN SPEWING AND GURGLING FROM THE TANK. I COULD GET NO MORE THAN AROUND A GALLON IN THE TANK WITHOUT IT SPEWING GAS BACK OUT ALL OVER MY TRUCK AND THE GROUND. I TRIED PUMPING SLOWER, PULLING NOZZLE IN AND OUT OF TANK, AND WAITING A WHILE. I HAD NO LUCK. I SUBSEQUENTLY TRIED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES A WEEK APART AND STILL CAN'T GET GASOLINE INTO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT IT SPEWING OUT. UPON REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND A TERM USED FOR THIS PROBLEM. "SPITBACK." I ALSO FOUND THAT MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IF IT'S A CERTAIN ISSUE, THE ENTIRE TANK MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SIMPLE LITTLE VALVE WHICH IS INACCESSIBLE OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 70 M.P.H. THE REAR END MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WITHOUT WARNING SEIZED UP AND STARTED GRINDING EXTREMELY LOUD CAUSING MY REAR END TO LOCK UP AT 70 M.P.H. ALMOST CAUSING A PILE UP. I AVOIDED A COLLISION BY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR ALLOWING ME TO CHANGE LANES AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY TO THE FIRST PARKING LOT I COULD FIND RIGHT AT THE EXIT. WHEN I DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG ODOR OF HOT OIL AND WOULD NOT MOVE BECAUSE THE REAR END WAS DESTROYED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE DODGE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 2008 YEAR TRUCKS HAVING A REAR END FAILURE SINCE THEY HAVE RECALLS ON EVERY YEAR TRUCK EXCEPT 2008. NOW SINCE NONE OF THIS WILL BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER I AM LEFT REPLACING THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK WITH ONE FROM A JUNKYARD AND I AM OUT ALMOST THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE TRUCK STARTED HOPPING AND SKIPPING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FULL OF METAL GEAR TEETH AND FILINGS. *TR

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING, LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES RIGHT SIGNAL. WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED. *TR