2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

VEHICLE HAS HAD A VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF HEATER/DEFROSTER FAILURES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL THE DODGE TRUCKS. FIRST THE RECIRC DOOR/ACTUATOR BROKE, THEY WANTED $1000.00 TO FIX, THEN THE HEATER CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. PAID FOR THAT TO BE FIXED. NOW THE BLEND DOOR BROKE, $1500.00 TO FIX. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAPPENED IN 1 YEARS TIME. CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS TO SAVE MONEY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SAVING ANYONE MONEY EXCEPT THEM. THIS IS A DANGER TO ALL DODGE TRUCK OWNERS. WHEN THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS, IT IS PRETTY HARD TO SEE, AND WHEN IT IS HARD TO SEE..HOW CAN YOU DRIVE SAFELY? THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL ALL THE TRUCKS AT $1000.00 PER TRUCK TO FIX, SO THEY JUST LET THE OWNERS PAY FOR IT. CAN'T SAY I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A RATTLE NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE TIRES SEIZED AND CAUSED HIM TO SKID TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE PINION NUT AND DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE STARTER AND THE BATTERY TERMINAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

AT APPROX 1PM ON JAN 22ND I WAS DRIVING NORTH ALONG A SECONDARY ROAD IN MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 40 MPH WITH MY SEATBELT ON WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHISTLING NOISE FROM THE TRUCK. AS I SLOWED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE TRUCK SPUN VIOLENTLY IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTION. AS IT DID, THE TRUCK WENT AIRBORNE AND CROSSED OVER THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT CHROMED OFF THE BOTTOM OF SOME LOW HANGING TREE BRANCHES AND CAME TO A REST IN THE DITCH TO THE RIGHT OF THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF THE ROAD. INITIALLY I DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN BUT CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I BEGAN TO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN MY LEFT SHOULDER/NECK AND MY RIGHT RIBCAGE AREA. FIRE AND EMS WERE DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED APPROX 5-10 MINUTES LATER. I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL ER, EVALUATED AND RELEASED WITH CRACKED CARTILAGE IN MY LOWER RIGHT RIBCAGE AREA. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR EVALUATION. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THE REAR PINION NUT HAD COME OFF CAUSING THE GEAR TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DRIVESHAFT, LOCKING UP THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THERE WAS AN APPARENT RECALL FOR SIMILAR TRUCKS FROM JULY-SEPT 2009, HOWEVER MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2009. SINCE THE ACCIDENT DODGE HAS RE-ISSUED THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY TRUCK IS INCLUDED IN WHATEVER ANALYSIS IS DONE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

WHILE COMING TO MY DESTINATION,AS I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR,I NOTICED A PULL TO THE SIDE,AND FELT INCREASED DRAG WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKES.WHILE EXITING VEHICLE,I NOTICED A BURNING/METALLIC SMELL FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE AND SAW STEAM/SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL.I LOOKED CLOSE AND SAW DISCOLORATION OF BRAKE CALIPER AND KNEW THAT IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL CORRECTED. ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN(BREAKDOWN).THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES FROM WHEN PURCHASED NEW ON TRUCK FROM ME.IT HAD 42,227 ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURED.WAS FLAT-BED TOWED TO DODGE DEALER WHO SAID BOTH SIDES NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS,PADS,BRAKE HOSES,CALIPERS WHICH CAME OUT TO $1200.00 WHICH IS CRAZY FOR THE LOW MILEAGE.DEALER ACTED LIKE THIS IS NORMAL MAINTENANCE. *TR

THE EMERGENCY AND RUBBER BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ACCUMULATED ENOUGH SNOW TO BREAK WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL TANK WOULD LEAK AROUND THE FUEL FILLER HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE PART COSTS BUT NOT THE LABOR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE VALVE MONITORS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE METAL IN THE TIRE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ROAD SALT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THE STEEL COOLER LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION COOLER STARTED LEAKING AT THE CRIMPED AREA BETWEEN THE STEEL AND RUBBER JOINTS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS A LONG DELAY FOR GETTING REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY WILL NOT BE RELEASING THE PARTS UNTIL LATER IN FEBRUARY. THIS LEAK COULD BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM AND CAUSE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT COULD IMPACT THE POWER TRAIN (WHICH IS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY). THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF IT IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM THOSE COULD CAUSE INJURY OR LOSS OF PROPERTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND THE AXLE AND DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,992.