2010 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DRIVING 25 MPH. REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. DRIVE LINE SEPARATED FROM THE PINION GEAR. VIOLENTLY THROWN INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS BEYOND REPAIR. A REPLACEMENT DIFFENENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. EXPENSIVE REPAIR. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR. SAID IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE EXISTING RECALL NOTICE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY SUCH RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FELT VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. CROWN CHRYSLER (511 S. LEE HWY, CLEVELAND, TN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AND BROKEN STUDS/BOLTS AT HEAD. PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AND BROKEN STUDS/BOLTS. BOTH GASKETS LEAKING ALLOWING GAS AND EXHAUST FUMES INTO QUAD CAB. I AM SURE THIS IS NOT HEALTHY. THIS IS 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE V8

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HADDAD DODGE RAM (3000 HARRIS RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (661)-398-0264) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HVAC SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TRUCK HAS SHUT OFF AT LOWER SPEEDS WHILE TURNING TWICE IN 30 DAYS. VERY SCARY AND SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT. TRUCK HAS 114K MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT SHERIDAN MOTOR (1812 COFFEEN AVE, SHERIDAN, WY 82801, (307) 763-5884) INDICATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TRI-LAKES MOTORS (180 STATE HWY F, BRANSON, MO 65616, (417) 334-7543) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG SHAKE AND A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO A SAFE AREA AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER HEAD UNIT THAT CONTROLLED THE HEATING, RADIO, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DEFROSTER DID NOT OPERATE AND THE HEAT ONLY BLEW ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER FOR THE COMPUTER HEAD UNIT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER HEAD UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AND A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2018. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (CHYRSLER OF WINONA, 121 HUFF ST, WINONA, MN), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SOUND OF SOMETHING VIBRATING WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON CARTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF LEAGUE CITY (3535 GULF FWY, DICKINSON, TX 77539, (281) 206-0656) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.