2011 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

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  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - DALE CITY, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE NECESSARY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER SIX MONTHS AGO AND HE STILL COULD NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - NEDERLAND, TX

    I WAS CHANGING MY SPARK PLUGS(UPPER BANK).1 OF THE BOOTS (THAT IS BETWEEN THE COIL & PLUG) PULLED LOOSE & STAYED ON THE SPARK PLUG.HAD TO DIG IT OUT IN PIECES.(THE BOOT WAS FLUSHED TO THE SPARK PLUG)NO AUTO PARTS STORES WITHIN 20 MILES EVEN STOCKED THE BOOT.WENT TO & CALLED SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS.THEY ONLY SELL THE BOOT WITH THE COIL(NOT JUST THE BOOT) $65.00.THIS IS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR & UNACCEPTABLE. I STAYED AWAY FROM DODGES FOR YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR BAD PRODUCTS.SEEMS NOTHING HAS CHANGED.VERY DISAPPOINTED. DODGE DROPS THE BALL AGAIN.NOT SATISFIED AT ALL.IF THESE PEOPLE MISS THINGS THIS SIMPLE WOW I DON'T EVEN WHAT TO GO THERE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - MILAN, GA

    2011 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE PINION NUT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS FIRST INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THEN HE WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS HAD ARRIVED, BUT THERE WERE NO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT. RECALL # 13V038000.

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - BRIDGEVILLE, DE

    IN MARCH I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ABOVE PARTS AND THAT A CRASH COLD OCCUR IF NOT REPAIRED. I MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO CHRYSLER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON IT AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THEY WOULD MAKE THE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY RECALL IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 9 MONTHS FOR THEM TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND MAKE THE REPAIR. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - PITTSBURGH, PA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - AURORA, IL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) APRIL 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RESISTANT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,962.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD READ THAT THE KEY WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE DOOR WAS AJAR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UNTIL A MINIMUM OF 35 MINUTES OF CLOSING THE DOOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE MAIN COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43, 000....UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE DID START, IT WOULD NOT CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - EVERSON, WA

    RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE N08/NHTSA 13V-038 EARLY IN 2013. CHECKED WITH MY DEALER AS INSTRUCTED AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE. IF THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED, I WOULD THINK THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WOULD BE MORE PRONE TO GETTING IT DONE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - ANDOVER, KS

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) IN APRIL OF 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 DODGE RAM 1500
    - RHINEBECK, NY

    I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT STATED, THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT ON MY 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 MAY LOOSEN OR FRACTURE. A LOOSE PINION NUT COULD CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK UP. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD LET THE AXLE FLY OFF AND LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH. I RECEIVED THE OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY OF 2013. I THEN WENT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE PARTS TO CHECK BACK WHEN DODGE GETS THE PARTS MADE. I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO PICK UP MY TRUCK THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED FOR CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH ETC LIGHT COMING ON AND THROTTLE STICKING OR RACING. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP MONTHLY AND AS OF TODAY STILL NO PARTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN A DEADLY CRASH. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. ONE OF THESE TRUCKS PASS EVERYONE EVERY DAY, NOT TO MENTION I DRIVE ONE. *JS

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE