2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

EVERY TIME THAT ANYONE FUELS THE VEHICLE, IT POURS GASOLINE OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IT POURS OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, GROUND, AND SOMETIMES, THE PERSON FUELING THE TRUCK. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NOT A CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR

RECEIVED IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013. RECALL DIRECTED TO CONTACT LOCAL DODGE DEALER STARTING JANUARY 6, 2014. WE HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DODGE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES THIS YEAR AND KEEP RECEIVING THE SAME ANSWER. THEY SAY THEY HAVE PARTS ORDERED AND THEY ARE WORKING ON VEHICLES IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARRIVE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW AND OUR RECALL ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED. THE RECALL PROBLEM IS: THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD ON THE TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THIS ISSUE HAS NOT YET HAPPENED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND IT COULD STILL HAPPEN. THIS INCIDENT IS SUBMITTED NOVEMBER 24, 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE REAR AXLE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE VALVE STEMS AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,445. UPDATED 12/1914*CN UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS

GOOD MORNING, MY INCIDENT IS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM). ON THE ABOVE STATED DATE, I HAD JUST LEFT WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM. I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND HAD JUST ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN MY TPMS LIGHT FLASHED AND A CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH THE VALVE STEM ON THE FROM PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION AS I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND SAFELY COME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER AFTER MY FRONT TIRE IMMEDIATELY AND INSTANTLY BECAME FLATTENED. UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE, I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR THE SUDDEN FLAT TIRE. TO MY SURPRISE, MY VALVE STEM WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY REMOVED MY TIRE FROM ITS RIM REVEALING PIECES OF THE SENSOR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE METAL THAT THE VALVE STEM IS MADE OUT OF APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CHEAP SOFT METAL THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY BECOME CORRODED AND BRITTLE. IT APPEARED THAT THE METAL SUFFERED SOME TYPE OF OXIDATION, POSSIBLY FROM ROAD SALT HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE GARAGE STAFF REMOVE MY OTHER TIRES AND FOUND THE SAME RESULTS ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES. WHEN THE VALVE WAS REMOVED, I PLACED ALL 3 IN BETWEEN 2 FINGERS AND GENTLY SQUEEZED CAUSING 2 OF THE 3 TO CRUMBLE INTO METAL FRAGMENTS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO VEHICLE CONSUMERS AND ALSO A COSTLY REPAIR. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 OF MY VALVE STEMS WITH TRADITIONAL RUBBER STEMS UNTIL A SAFER ALTERNATIVE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. *TR

STARTED OUT WITH LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN DASH EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THEN LOST DEFROSTERS AND DASH VENTS A COUPLE DAYS LATER, PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER A 2010 RECALL . I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BACK IN 2010 AND THIS HAD BEEN CHECKED BACK THEN. I'VE READ ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHERE PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WERE CHARGED ANYWHERE FROM $259-$1080.00! *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO STOPS IT WILL STALL OUT ON YOU HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IT FROM BEHIND AND HEAD ON CRASHES AND ALSO WITH MY KIDS AND WIFE DRIVING VERY WORRIED TO LET HER DRIVE IT. *TR

THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IN THE VEHICLE FAILED RECENTLY DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING RELATIVELY "YOUNG" IN AGE. THE FAILURE WAS RANDOM AND OCCURRED DURING THE VEHICLE'S NORMAL USE (CASUAL DRIVING). MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS DEVICE CONTROLS AIR BAGS AND OTHER SAFETY DEVICES. FROM WHAT I READ, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AMONG VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS STOP WORKING, AFTER INSPECTION THE CONNECTORS TO THE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING , DEFECTIVE . DURING THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO REPAIR THIS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPLACE CONNECTORS , DEALERS CLAIM THAT CONNECTORS WERE CLEAN . PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND LIGHTS BOTH GO ON AN OFF, CONNECTORS ARE CLEAN AND NO CORROSION WAS FOUND, CONNECTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACE IN ORDER TO FIX PROBLEM. IF WIGGLE OR SQUEEZE BY HANDS THEY WORKED EVENDO THEY ARE COMPLETELY INSERTED WITH LOCK IN PLACE . THIS IS A MUST DO WHILE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT DRIVER GOES BLIND AND CAN AND IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.