2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2008 DODGE RAM 1500, THE TIPM MODULE HAS BURNED UP ONCE ALREADY AND AFTER BEING REPLACED TWICE NOW WE ARE SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AGAIN, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF 4X4 (DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS IN WHEN IT OCCURS) IT ALSO CAUSES LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON, THE HEADLIGHTS DIM WAY DOWN, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLICKERING AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND IT IS SNOWING OR RAINING (WHICH HAPPENS ALOT HERE IN WASHINGTON IN THE WINTER) THE "FIXES" THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE DONE (TWO DIFFERENT PLACES) HAVE NEVER LASTED A DAY, WE JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM REPAIRS AND WE ARE AGAIN SMELLING A BURNING SMELL ND IT IS DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

2008 DODGE RAM 1500, THE TIPM MODULE HAS BURNED UP ONCE ALREADY AND AFTER BEING REPLACED TWICE NOW WE ARE SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AGAIN, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF 4X4 (DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS IN WHEN IT OCCURS) IT ALSO CAUSES LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON, THE HEADLIGHTS DIM WAY DOWN, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLICKERING AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND IT IS SNOWING OR RAINING (WHICH HAPPENS ALOT HERE IN WASHINGTON IN THE WINTER) THE "FIXES" THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE DONE (TWO DIFFERENT PLACES) HAVE NEVER LASTED A DAY, WE JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM REPAIRS AND WE ARE AGAIN SMELLING A BURNING SMELL ND IT IS DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL AUTO I HEARD A POP AND HAD SOME WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH ON AND OFF. ALSO HAD A BURNT WIRE SMELL. TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN BUT AFTER IT WAS SHUT DOWN IT WOULD NOT START NOR WOULD IT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL AUTO. THIS HAPPENED ON 23 DEC 2008. AS THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AND TROUBLESHOOTING WAS COMPLETED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC PORTION OF THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAD BURNT OUT THE "INTEGRATED POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE" UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DODGE REPAIR FACILITY THAT NISSAN AND CHEVROLET WERE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO ME ON THE 29TH JAN 2009. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND THE FIRST TIME I USED THE 4X4 AUTO THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FAIL. IT WOULD STAY IN 4X4 FOR AWHILE THEN IT WOULD ENGAGE THE 4X4 LOCK. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SUPPLY OF THE REQUIRED PART. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT AND IT WAS A 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD GET THAT PART IN. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK WITH THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AT DODGE AT ALL. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT ENGAGE 4 WHEEL LOW. THEN WOULD NOT CHANGE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THEN WHEN MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER. TIPM REPLACED, NEXT TIME ALL WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED, TIPM BURNED OUT AGAIN. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. THEY REPLACE TIPM AGAIN. SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE TRANSFER CASE. THEY WERE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND SAID THAT I HAD TO TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER. I DID, AND THEY STATED THAT CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER BY CERTIFIED MAIL,PURSUANT TO IOWA LEMON LAW NOTIFICATION, EMAIL AND PHONE. NO RESPONSE. IT IS NOW OVER 70 DAYS, AND NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. I GET PROMISES OF RETURN PHONE CALLS WITHIN 48 HOURS WHICH NEVER ARE RECEIVED AFTER 70 DAYS. CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT RELAY REGIONAL SERVICE OR SALES MANAGERS PHONE NUMBERS. THEY KEEP BLAMING THE DEALERSHIP, FOR NOT CONTACTING THEM. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEIR REGIONAL AND SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE LEFT CHRYSLER. THEY GIVE ME THE ONLY PHONE NUMBER THEY HAVE, AND IT HAS A VOICE MAIL STATING THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER WITH CHYRSLER. SO I HAVE HAD NO RETURN COMMUNICATION FROM CHRYSLER PERIOD. TOTAL CUSTOMER ABANDONMENT. *TR

ON TUESDAY, 27 JAN, 2008 - I WAS DRIVING A 2008 DODGE 1500 DURING A SLEET & SNOW STORM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FELL OFF. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE NORMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WIPER WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 35 AND, WHILE OPERATING NORMALLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FELL OFF. IN BOTH CASES, VISIBILITY WAS RAPIDLY LIMITED. I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND UNDER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WAS REPAIRED. I EXPRESSED MY FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN THAT THE FAILURES WERE A DESIGN FLAW. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THE NEW WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT HAVE A RETENTION BOLT AS DO OLDER MODELS. I EXPRESSED MY OPINION THAT 2 FAILURES IN ONE DAY INDICATES THE NEED FOR INVESTIGATION. NO PAPERWORK OR DOCUMENTATION WAS GENERATED. *TR

LATELY I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM STARTING MY 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE LIGHTS UP LIKE IT'S GOING TO START, THEN WHEN I TURN THE KEY OVER THERE'S NOTHING. I HAVE CONTINUED TRYING TO CRANK THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES AND AFTER 10-20 MIN OF WAITING THE VEHICLE STARTS LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NOW . *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SWITCHED INTO 4WD AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLES LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER- THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF 4WD AND WOULDN'T RE-ENGAGE. THERE WAS AN APPARENT SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHERS WOULDN'T FUNCTION AFTERWARD EITHER. THE DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE BUT THE VERY DAY I GOT IT BACK THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM TOLD IT IS A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER IS SEARCHING FOR A FIX BUT THAT I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO TURN THE SWITCH BACK TO THE 4WD POSITION OR I'LL SHORT OUT THE SYSTEM AGAIN. *TR

4 WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTING/SWITCHING. UNABLE TO SHIFT BETWEEN 4WD AND 2WD. VISUAL INDICATOR ON ELECTRON SWITCH CHANGES STATUS BUT VEHICLE IS NOT IN 4WD. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, FOUR TRIPS TO DEALER WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. DEALER HAS RESET ELECTRONIC CONTROL BUT PROBLEM RECURS. CHRYSLER CONTACTED WITH NO ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS. VEHICLE OPERATION IS OTHERWISE UNAFFECTED. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 DODGE PICK UP 1500, WITH A V-6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5 MONTHS LATER, WITH 7000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 45 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENTATION FLICKERED, THEN QUIT AS WELL THE ENGINE QUIT, COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS IN BAD SHAPE, IT HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY, IT IS 100% THE WAY CHRYSLER MADE IT. NOW, CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO WARRANT THIS PROBLEM, SAYING THEY CAN FIND "NO INDICATION OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT". THIS IS SO WRONG, I AM SO UPSET, MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING IN THEIR BACK LOT FOR 7 WEEKS NOW, AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, WILL NOT TAKE ANY PHONE CALLS OR ANYTHING, IT IS LIKE THEY ARE AN UNTOUCHABLE GHOST. *TR