2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

ON MARCH 5, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. LATER IN THE DAY WHEN DRIVING, THE TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN I ACCELERATED. I CALLED A DOGE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EARLY THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SOUND WAS LOUDER AND HAD LESS POWER THROUGH ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AGREED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS LATER CALLED AND TOLD MY FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED $1,045. WHEN I DROVE HOME, THE TRUCK STALLED OUT ONCE BUT I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME. I HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS INCLUDING ONE THAT WORKED AT A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP LISTEN TO THE KNOCKING AND EACH MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE LIFTERS. ALSO, ACCORDING TO EACH MECHANIC, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DOGE RAM TRUCK. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE 5TH CYLINDER LIFTER HAD FROZE UP AND CARVED A GROOVE INTO THE CAM. THE MECHANIC HAS ORDER THE LIFTERS AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE ENGINE AND FOUND A BACKLOG OF ORDERS FOR THE SAME PARTS. I'M CURRENTLY HAVING TO RENT A CAR. MY WORK REQUIRES ME TO SOMETIMES DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY 100 MILES ROUND TRIP. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN THAT REQUIRED SITUATION AT THE TIME OF THE BREAKDOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE MOTOR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE FOR CYLINDER MISFIRE. DID RESEARCH ONLINE WHAT PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID LIFTER FAILURE. ROLLERS SEIZED UP AND TOOK LOBE OFF CAM. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME THING I SEEN ON THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

WHEN FUELING THE TRUCK, FUEL OVERFLOWS AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE TRUCK AND GROUND. THE AMOUNT IS SIGNIFICANT AND LEAVES A POOL OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION, AT ANY PUMP REGARDLESS OF TIME OF DAY OR SEASON. THE PICTURES I ATTACHED ARE EXAMPLES I FOUND ON LINE THAT ILLUSTRATE THE ISSUE EXACTLY AS I EXPERIENCE IT.

THE TIPM HAS GONE UP WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND ITS VERY COSTLY ALSO I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR I HAVE DONE THIS LIKE 4 TIMES ITS A LOT OF MONEY AND A HASSLE WHY HAVENT THESE THINGS BEEN RECALLED

SO THE HEMI 5.7 HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE AND RESULTING IN MAJOR ENGINE WORK DO TO THE MDS SYSTEM DODGE FAILED MISERABLY ENGINEERING . MY TRUCK HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND I GET IT MAINTAINCE REGULARLY . WHY AT CONSUMERS HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET AND IT NOT BE RECALLED YET FROM DODGE FOR POOR DESIGN ON THIS ENGINE .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONE STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1309 S PACIFIC ST, MINEOLA, TX 75773, 903-569-8600) AND THE POWER TRAIN WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE ABS MODULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE FAILURE, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE RUSHED AND NOT COMPLETELY PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH ARE ON AND THE VECHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM IS CAUSING A SITUATION WHERE THE BRAKES ARE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INPUT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN DRIVING, THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT A RAPID PACE, AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLES REAR BRAKES ARE SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY 2 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR COMPANIES AND EACH SAID THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED AN ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AND NEEDS REPLACED. IN THE NORTHERN WINTER CLIMATE WHERE I LIVE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL ON ICY ROADS. I AM VERY CAREFUL TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL BUT IT STILL CAUSES A 'JERKY ' FEEL WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT CYLINDER NUMBER FIVE WAS DEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEBERTS TOWN AND COUNTRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1155 E BERT KOUNS INDUSTRIAL LOOP, SHREVEPORT, LA 71105, (888) 881-5163) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,049. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR FAILED A WEEK LATER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TESTED FOR A NEW BATTERY AND SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF RECALLS FOR THE DODGE RAMS FROM 2007 THROUGH 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,917. *TT*JB