2010 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING PUMP CAP DID NOT VENT PROPERLY AND AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHECK THE STEERING FLUID, NOT REALIZING THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS UNDER PRESSURE, THE FLUID EXPLODED AND BURNED THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND AND NECK. THE BURNS WERE SECOND DEGREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE DID NOT HAVE SUNGLASSES ON, HE WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED MORE SEVERE INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LA FONTAINE CHRYSLER DEALER, LOCATED IN SALINE, MICHIGAN AT: 248-887-4747 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V616000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS DUE TO THE FAILURE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING TRACK BAR, THE STEERING COLUMN STABILIZER, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, STEERING DAMPENER, BALL JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON THE EVENING OF MAY 1ST, 2020, I PULLED MY 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 TRX 4WD INTO MY SONS? DRIVEWAY AND DROPPED OFF MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TURNING MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS I BACKED OUT I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK, AS I PULLED FORWARD I TURNED MY WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND PROCEEDED FORWARD ONLY TO HAVE THE TRUCK GO RIGHT BACK IN THE YARD WHERE I HAD JUST PULLED OUT. I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. I CLIMBED UNDER THE TRUCK TO DISCOVER THAT THE TIE ROD HAD SHEARED OFF AT THE PITMAN ARM. THIS CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. I HAD A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WITH NO ISSUES. PRIOR TO THAT I HAD A RECALL ISSUE WITH THE DRAG LINK ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO WITH NO OTHER KNOWN ISSUES. I DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK OFF ROAD JUST ON PAVED ROADS. THE PARTS ARE THE FACTORY SEALED TIE ROD WITH NO GREASE FITTING. I HAVE BEEN REPAIRING VEHICLES FOR OVER 40. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE NORMAL FAILURE MODE FOR THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOTS OF SLACK IN THE JOINT FROM LOSS OF GREASE. THIS FAILURE MODE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THIS PART HAD BROKEN I WOULD HAVE HAD TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO WHEN YOU HIT YOUR BRAKES THE VEHICLE TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE SLOPE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR WATER RUNOFF. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC CRASH RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SMOKE SUDDENLY APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.*DT *TR CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ONE (GRAND ISLAND, NE, 308-382-1091) FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE OR A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *DL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE HER FATHER WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE DRIVER HELD THE IGNITION KEY IN THE ON POSITION TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF ROSEBURG AT 541-378-4945 (LOCATED AT 1600 NE AIRPORT RD, ROSEBURG, OR 97470), BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH SOMEONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND JERKED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHARLIE'S DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 725 ILLINOIS AVE, MAUMEE, OH 43537, (419) 893-0241) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE IGNITION NODE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS VEHICLE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN OCTOBER OF 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 325,725.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. RON LEWIS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM WAYNESBURG (1625 E HIGH ST, WAYNESBURG, PA 15370) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC AT THE COST OF $121. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,055. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *BF *JB

WIRELESS IGNITION NODE RECEIVER FAILURE. FAILS TO START SOMETIMES AND THE ENGINE HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING.

THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE FUMES COULD ENTER THE CABIN. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY FIXED SOME OF THE VEHICLES.

I'VE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS TRUCK JUST ABOUT HAD IT 90 DAYS IN THE THREE MONTHS I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE I'VE NOTICED BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING, SITTING STILL OR TURNING. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS 4 TIMES TO NO AVAIL, IT APPEARS AFTER SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 2500 TRUCKS. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS I AM COURIOUS AS TO WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I FOR ONE FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN