2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WENT TO CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURES AND TOOK VALVE STEM COVER OFF AND IT SNAPPED THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM OFF EVEN WITH THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM....2 OTHER VALVE STEM COVERS ARE ALSO SEIZED ON THE VALVE STEMS ON THE TRUCK.. CALLED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THEM IS TO PUT ANOTHER SENSOR IN FOR 75 BUCKS CAUSE THEY CAN NOT PUT REGULAR VALVE STEMS IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE TPMS SENSORS IN THEM...THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY RECALLS TO DATE NOR COULD I FIND ANY ONLINE...THIS IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH MANY DODGE VEHICLES WITH THIS METAL VALVE STEM AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS GAS STARTS SHOOTING OUT OF THE GAS TANK, ALL OVER THE GROUND, ALL OVER MYSELF, AND ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE A VENT ISSUE IN THE NECK OF THE FUELING PATH. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENING IN OTHER DODGE VEHICLES. COULD YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS. IN MY OPINION, THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WARNING ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

PINION NUT ON REAR DIFF CAME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF DRIVESHAFT DAMAGING TRANSFER CASE AND GAS TANK. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. FUEL SPILLED FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

TRUCK STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON. TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. LOOSE POWER STEERING AND CONTROL. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY. TRUCK STILL STALLS. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AT THIS TIME WE FOUND THAT IT WAS DRIVING FUNNY. THE INSPECTION THAT WAS PERFORMED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE FOUND A LEAK OF FAILED SEAL IN THE STEERING UNIT. ALSO NOTED AROUND QUARTER PANELS RUST BUBBLES ARE APPEARING UNDER THE PAINT. *JS

STARTED TO DRIVE AND THE REAREND LOCKED UP LUCKILY NO SPEED THIS TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 24TH 2008 SAME TIME AS THE 2009 MODEL RECALL. *TR

MAJOR RUSTING ISSUE WITH 2003-2008 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. THE DESIGN OF THE BED TRAPS WATER BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED BODY PANELS, CAUSING THEM TO RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOW PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. A VEHICLE THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED SHOULD NOT RUST LIKE THIS. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY EVERY BODY SHOP I'VE GONE TO VISIT THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX. DODGE HAS HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS IN THE PAST WITH THEIR 2ND GENERATION TRUCKS. THE DODGE RAM CRACKED DASH, AND BAD TRANSMISSION ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IN SOME STATES A VEHICLE WITH RUST IS NOT ALLOWED ON PUBLIC ROADS. THIS FORCES OWNERS TO FIX THE RUST THEMSELVES WHICH CAN RANGE FROM $500- $3,000. *TR