2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY BROTHER AND I BOUGHT IDENTICAL DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB PICK UPS NEW IN 2009. THEY BOTH HAVE ALUMINUM 20 INCH WHEELS. ON 04-08-14 MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN HIS LOW AIR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HIS DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. (NOTE: HE AND I BOTH ARE VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVERS AS FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT). INSPECTING THE WHEEL AND TIRE INDICATED THAT THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN APART AND DEPLETED THE AIR IMMEDIATELY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 2 OTHER VALVE STEMS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE CRACKED. HE HAD ALL REPLACED WITH NEW RUBBER (AIR SENSOR) VALVE STEMS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR IS CRACKED AND SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT $80.00 PER VALVE STEM. EVEN AS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN A TIRE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. BUT, AT THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED. I WAS TOLD TO SAVE MY REPAIR RECEIPT FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT IF A RECALL SHOULD COME OUT. THE COST IS A CONCERN BUT NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE SAFETY SIDE OF THIS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS--WHY IS THE VALVE STEM BREAKING APART NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CORRODED AND BECAME FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SERVICE THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR AS THE RESULT OF THE PINION NUT BECOMING LOOSE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, WHICH REQUIRED THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER BEARING, PINION BEARING AND RELATED COMPONENTS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,936 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,946.

I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE THAT THE PAINT ON THE BODY UNDER MY DOORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO BUBBLE. THIS IS NOT OCCURRING ANY WHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A 2009 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PAINT ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY AT THE DODGE DEALER SHIP THE CAUSE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 20K MILES ON THEM AND WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID CAUSE WAS NOT THE TIRE. DEALER STATED THE TIRE STEM VALVE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE STEM AND SENSOR COLLAPSED INTO TIRE CAUSING A FAILURE. *TR

MY CONCERN IS VALVE STEM FAILURE. THE VALVE STEMS ON MY TRUCK HAVE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS ON THEM AND ARE BOLTED IN THE VALVE STEM HOLE IN THE RIM. THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE VALVE STEM IN PLACE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A INSTANT DEFLATION OF THE TIRE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVE STEM NUT CRACKING BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER DUE TO A CONSTANT TIRE LEAK THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM COST $50 AND $80 TO INSTALL. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON A SCHEDULED TIRE ROTATION AND THE TECH NOTICED THE NUT HAD CORROSION AND WAS CRACKED. HE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW NUT. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE BLOW OUT I DESCRIBED FIRST, WHICH ALSO RUINED THE TIRE. ON INSPECTION OF THE FORTH TIRE THE NUT IS ALSO CRACKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE BOLTS OF BRAKES MANIFOLDS WERE FRACTURED ON EACH SIDE AND CAUSING THE LEAK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NOTICED LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING. DROVE ABOUT 10 MILE WITH INDICATION. PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. WHEN I UNSCREWED THE VALVE STEM CAB THE VALVE STEM WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY INTO THE TIRE. THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. I FOUND THAT THE LOCKING NUT WAS CORRODED AND ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. I HAD THE TIRE REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SENSOR AND LOCKING NUT ARE ALL ONE UNIT AT A COST OF 70.00. YESTERDAY I CHECK THE PRESSURE IN ALL 4 TIRES AND FOUND THE LOCKING NUT ON THE FRONT TIRE BROKEN MISSING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE METAL. *TR

IN FEB, DODGE ISSUED A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE 13V038000 FOR A DEFECT THAT MIGHT LOCK UP THE DRIVE TRAIN AT ANY SPEED. IT HAS NOW BEEN SEVEN MONTHS AND DODGE STILL DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL. I THINK DODGE IS STALLING , KNOWING THAT NHTSA IS IMPOTENT AND CANNOT TOUCH THEM IF THEY CONTINUE TO DELAY. DODGE NEEDS TO BE FINED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND MAKE PUNITIVE PAYMENTS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE WITH GAS THE TANK GETS FULL AND THE PUMP STOPS BUT ONLY AFTER SPITTING FUEL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP NO MATER WHAT OCTANE AND NO MATTER WHAT STATION I CHOOSE. I WOULD ESTIMATE UP TO A HALF GALLON OF GAS SPILLS ON THE GROUND. SERVICE BULLETIN AT SHOP ALLDATA REPAIR ADVISED OF SIMILAR ISSUES BEING RESOLVED BY REPLACING EVAP CANISTER, EMISSION SYSTEM INTEGRITY MONITOR, VAPOR LINE & FILTER. ALL THESE WERE REPLACED AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, YET LOCAL SHOP FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN. JUST WAITING FOR AN EXPLOSION TO HAPPEN AT THIS POINT, LET ALONE THE GROUND POLLUTION FROM THE FUEL. RELATED COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO FIND: NHTSA ID: 10561110 10502815 10498166 *TR