2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

REAR DIFF STARTED BLOWING FLUID EVERYWHERE, WOBBLING AND THE SEAL WENT. DODGE CHARGED ME $$ TO FIX THAT. PINION NUT WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE HAVEN'T MANUFACTURED IT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME MY PINION NUT WAS TIGHTENED TO SPEC... NOW JULY HITS, MY DIFF IS WHINING REALLY LOUD. STARTS APPROX: 15MPH WORSE AT SPEEDS AROUND 45MPH. WHEN YOU REACH 65/70MPH THERE IS A REALLY LOUD WHISTLING SOUND WITH THE WHINE. DODGE STILL HAS NO PART MADE, SPOKE WITH DODGE AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE PARTS AND PAY REPAIR COSTS FOR A RECALL THEY HAVE YET TO ADDRESS (EXCEPT FOR THE ONE LETTER THEY SENT ME FOR THE RECALL). DODGE WILL SEND A REP TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE (THIS WAS THE ANSWER GIVEN TO ME THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND), NEEDLESS TO SAY NO REP WAS THERE. DODGE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO DRIVE AN "UNSAFE" VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY HAVE YET TO PROPERLY REPAIR IT.. MY QUESTION IS, HOW IS THE VEHICLE SAFE? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH, NOTICED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. PULLED OVER TO CHANGE IT AND I NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED THEM (LESS THAT ONE YEAR) THEY INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE TPMS. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE AND VALVE STEM. WAS TOLD BY MY DODGE DEALER THAT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V038000(POWER TRAIN) IN APRIL AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER IN JULY THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE NOR DID HAVE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *TR

TIRE VALVE STEMS ----- TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, FRONT PASSENGER GOODYEAR TIRE BLOWS. ENTIRE TREAD FLIES PAST TRUCK INTO THE PATH OF OTHER TRAFFIC & ALMOST HITS THE WINDSHIELD OF CAR BEHIND US. WE PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. WE GET THE SPARE TIRE PUT ON. ALL THAT WAS LEFT ON THE RIM OF THE BAD TIRE WAS THE SIDE WALLS. NO VALVE STEM W/TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. 45 MINS LATER, WE CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP. 28 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, WE HEAR A SIMILAR NOISE & SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. WE PULL OVER AGAIN. WE SEE THE REAR TIRE IS SHREDDED & THE VALVE STEM W/TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IS MISSING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEMS FALL OUT OF PLACE & THE TIRE GOES FLAT. THIS CAUSED VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR US & THE SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS, VEHICLE DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY, OR DEATH. NOW THAT WE HAVE ALREADY USED OUR SPARE TIRE & WE ARE OUT OF TOWN, WE CAN NOT CALL FAMILY FOR HELP. WE ARE FORCED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US TO THE NEAREST DISCOUNT TIRE. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE 2 DRIVERS SIDE TIRES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A 3RD TIRE & VALVE STEM NEEDED REPLACED. THE 4TH TIRE VALVE STEM W/PRESSURE SENSOR WAS ALSO CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACED WITH A RUBBER VALVE STEM. REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE BILL & TOW BILL. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER TO COMPLAIN & REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM DODGE. WHILE AT THE DEALER, NOTICED A TRUCK ON THE USED CAR LOT WHICH HAD A CRACKED VALVE STEM. (HAVE PICTURE) A 2009 JEEP CAME IN ON A TOW TRUCK WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 2010, BUT STILL NO RECALLS ON THESE 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS TO FIX THIS UNSAFE ISSUE. PASSENGER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE USING THESE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS ON A VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT & A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED.

HAD ISSUE WITH CLUNKING NOISE FROM REAR END APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. TOOK TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE AND THE REAR DRIVESHAFT COULD HAVE SEPARATED AT ANY TIME. IT IS NOW 3 YEARS LATER AND I AM RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS SAME REAR AXLE PINION NUT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CORRECTED AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS REQUIRED TO REMEDY A PERMANENT FIX. THE SAFETY RECALL FORM FROM CHRYSLER ALSO STATES THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS NOT ADDRESSED WAY BACK IN 2009 WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULD LET ME DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAD A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CONTACT THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE RECALL SERVICE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

VALVE STEM POPPED OUT OF RIM AND TIRE WENT FLAT, HAD TO REPLACE TIRE AND VALVE STEM AND COMPUTER CHIP. *TR

MY TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL H08. IN JANUARY I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR SIX MONTHS. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS WILL NOT SAY THAT IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I THINK CHRYSLER IS STALLING. WHATEVER THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELP US CONSUMERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH OR FASTER, A RATTLE SOUND CAN BE HEARD FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE. I CHECKED TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG; I DID FIND THAT THE SHOCK WAS NOT FULLY TIGHTEN ON THE TOP BOLT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE TOP PART OF THE SHOCK BY HAND. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO LARRY H MILLER DODGE IN TUCSON, AZ. THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE LEFT REAR, AND NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS WERE HEARD DURING A TEST DRIVE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT A PAYMENT WOULD BE NEEDED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. PAYMENT WAS NOT MADE, AND SOUND IS STILL PRESENT. MORE SO NOW THEN BEFORE DEALERSHIP INSPECTION. *TR