2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM TRUCK THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE VALVE SENSORS ARE SECURED TO THE WHEEL WITH A RETAINING NUT. THE VALVE STEM ON THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAS THREADS THAT GO THREW THE WHEELS AND THEN SECURE WITH THAT RETAINING NUT. THE RETAINING NUT WAS MADE OUT OF ETHER ALUMINUM OR INFERIOR METAL. DURING LAST YEARS EXTREME COLD WEATHER MOISTURE GOT BETWEEN THE TREADS AND THE RETAINING NUT. THE RETAINING NUT ON THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF MY 2009 DODGE RAM CRACKED FROM THE MOISTURE AND COLD WEATHER. WHEN THE NUT CRACKED THE LOW PRESSURE SENSOR FELL OFF INSIDE OF THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO START TO GO FLAT. AFTER THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FELL OFF IT WAS DRIVEN THREW THE TIRE BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE BRAKES. THAT ACCELERATED THE TIRE GOING FLAT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SPUN AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND REAR TAILGATE WHEN IT HIT A GUARDRAIL. . THE NUTS CAN NOT BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS. DODGE HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECTED NUT DESIGN. THE NEW LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DOES NOT HAVE AN RETAINING NUT. THEY ARE HELD IN THE WHEEL THE SAME WAY A REGULAR VALVE STEM IS HELD IN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I WENT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE OTHER THREE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS NUTS WERE ALSO DEFECTED. I HAD REGULAR TIRE VALVE INSTALLED SO I COULD CONTINUE MY TRIP. I CONTACTED DODGE TWICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES THEY DISMISSED MY CONCERNS. M<Y 2009 DODGE RAM IS NOW ALMOST 6 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS APPROX. 48000 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK STAYS IN A GARAGE AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK. WHEN I TALKED TO THE TIRE SHOP THEY SAY THEY SEE A LOT OF THIS PROBLEMS WITH DODGE AND THE RETAINING NUTS ON THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS BUT DODGE ALWAYS TELLS THEIR CUSTOMERS ITS NOT A DESIGN PROBLEM OR AS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TIRE VALVE STEM AND PRESSURE MONITOR BLEW OUT OF TIRE WHEN NUT BROKE CAUSING IMMEDIATE FLAT. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND ALMOST WENT INTO DITCH. *TR

MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN THE HEAT COMES ON OR OFF AND THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROST MAKING FOR LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY. *TR

IT GOT COLD ON THIS MORNING WENT OUT TO START TRUCK. STARTED FINE LIKE ALWAYS DROVE MY WIFE TO WORK SOON AS I PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE MY ABS LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL FLASHED ON AT ONCE. TOOK INTO GET BRAKES CHECKED THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE. ALSO HAVE FOUR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE FLUSH OFF ON THE BLOCK KINDA BEEN READING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TOO. IS THIS GOING TO BE A RECALL? *JS

AN AIR BAG IS ENCASED IN THE HORN ENCLOSURE. I ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE HORN AND THE AIRBAG COVER, WHICH IS PART OF THE HORN ENCLOSURE SPLIT. HILL KELLY DODGE OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY. APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER, 2014, THE COVER AGAIN SPLIT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE HORN. DEALER TELLS ME THAT AN AIR BAG IS LOCATED IN THE HORN ENCLOSURE AND THAT TAMPERING WITH THE HORN COVER ASSEMBLY COULD SEVERELY INJURE ME IF THE AIR BAG ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYS. I HAVE PICTURES TO SEND TO YOU. *TR

DRIVE-SHAFT DROPPED OFF REAR DIFF. AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DIFF. FLUID DRAINED CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. I HEARD DRIVE SHAFT START TO DRAG AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER SO I WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN AT APPROX. 45 MPH REAR WHEELS LOCKED SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY BUT WAS BLOCKING AN OFF RAMP FOR THE 2 HOURS IT TOOK TO GET A FLAT BED TO GET THE TRUCK. DEALER SAID PINION NUT CAME OFF. *TR

THE HEATER FAN MOTOR AND WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE TIPM COMPUTER. THIS LEAD TO THE WINDOWS FOGGING UP WITH NO MEANS TO CLEAR OTHER THAN PULLING OFF THE ROAD. *TR THIS IS AN ISSUE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CONSIDERATION FOR RECALL. THE TIPM COMPUTER WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AT A COST OF OVER $900 TO THE OWNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HVAC ACTUATOR GEARS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.