2010 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

AS YOU'RE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF WHERE-WHEN YOU COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HOLE, SPEED BUMP, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC.; THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK JUMPS. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES COMPLETELY FROM YOUR HANDS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK JUMPS AND SHIMMIES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. THE CAR DEALER SAID IT WAS A RESULT OF LEAKAGE IN THE SEALS WITH THE SHOCKS. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

EXHAUST RESONANCE AT 1500 RPM ON 5.7 LITER MDS VVT ENGINE. HAVE MADE 7 TRIPS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS. DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO CORRECT. HAVE CONTACTED DODGE THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER THINKS IT IS CONNECTED WITH THE MDS BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT SAY IF THIS WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ENGINE OVER TIME.

2010 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP IN WHITE 8 MONTHS OLD,RUST SPOTS OR BLEMISHES BLEEDING THRU PAINT AFTER BEING THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND PROTESTED WITH 2 COATS OF LIQUID GLASS AUTO POLISH. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER ON MY 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 IS DEVELOPING RUST ON THE FRONT BUMPER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER SUBMITTED THESE PHOTOS TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE RUST ON THE FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN ROCK CHIPS THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. WHAT SEEMS ODD ABOUT THE CHIPS IS THAT I HAVE NORMAL FINISH AND RUST SPOTS. THERE ARE NO CHIPS WITH JUST PRIMER LEFT WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE WHEN HAVING ROCK CHIPS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH RUST WITHIN A YEAR. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND TO QUESTION THE PURCHASE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE.

THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. CHRYSLER / DODGE HAS NOT FOLLOWED THIS FEDERAL REGULATION FOR THE UPPER TETHER ANCHORAGE ON IT?S 2010 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 TRUCK. THE CURRENT TETHER STRAP IN THE 2010 MODEL VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT. ALL CHILD SEATS WITH UPPER TETHER STRAPS HAVE A METAL HOOK FOR WHICH TO CLIP INTO A TETHER ANCHOR. THE METAL HOOK ON CHILD SEAT TETHERS BY DESIGN IS NOT MEANT TO BE CLIPPED ONTO A LOOP OF WEBBING ONLY. SOME TECHNICAL ADVISORS FROM CHRYSLER / DODGE HAVE INFORMED ME AND MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK IS TO BE CLIPPED ONTO THE UPPER TETHER LOOP OF WEBBING. HOWEVER, IF YOU UTILIZE THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER LOOP AS CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHOR THE WAY IN WHICH THIS ASSEMBLY IS MANUFACTURED WEAKENING OF THE WEBBING MATERIAL COULD OCCUR OVER TIME OR DURING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WEBBING MATERIAL WOULD BEGIN TO BE CUT BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE BRACKET SLOT THROUGH WHICH THE WEBBING MATERIAL GOES THROUGH. *TR

4 WHEEL DRIVE , ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL GOES OUT WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURE AFTER GETTING WET. *LN

CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOK(S) TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. COMPLAINT BEYOND 2000 CHARACTERS. 02/09/11

CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS ON INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOKS TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. COMPLAINT BEYOND 2000 CHARACTERS. UPDATED 02/09/11 *TR

I BOUGHT NEW 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 TRX 4X4 MODEL QUAD CAB FROM DAY ONE I GET NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK AND IS NOTICEABLY WORSE WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP OVER 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS PROBLEM BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE IGNITION AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WHERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER AND THE LINER VALVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED A FOURTH TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WHERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED A FIFTH TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE FUEL OUT AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF THE DEALER WHO STATED HE WOULD GIVE THE CONTACT A CALL WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RETURNED THE CALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED A DIFFERENT TECHNICIAN WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.