2009 RAM 1500 Complaints

THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP.IT WAS IN MOTION GOING AROUND A TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THE FIRST WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES.

RUSTED FRAME, REPORTED TO FCA 2/19/19 , PRESENTED TO DEALERSHIP 2/25/19, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT LIFT TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS, THERE IS A HOLE ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME RAIL FORWARD OF REAR TIRE. THIS COULD BE AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE GAS TANK STRAP, FRAME RUST, THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, IT HAS 74,800 MILES, NOT A SCRATCH AND A LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. THIS FRAME WAS ONLY USED FOR A COUPLE YEARS, I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF ALL RAMS OF THIS VINTAGE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR WILL SHORTLY I SPOKE TO FCA ON 3/14/19, I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD TAKE MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING MY TRUCK HOME, AND FCA WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. PRESENTLY A NEW FRAME IS NOT AVAIL COULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET, IF IT CAN BE GOTTEN. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

I OWN A 2009 RAM 1500 SLT WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW THAT CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT ITS OWN WEIGHT. THE FRAME IS SO BADLY CORRODED IT CAN NOT BE LIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO FAIR OAKS CHANTILLY MOTORS (703-961-9900) FOR A RECALL AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, TOM ARCHER CALLED TO INFORM ME THE FRAME WAS SO CORRODED THEY COULD NOT LIFT THE VEHICLE TO PREFORM THE MAINTENANCE. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 58,000 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN IN OR NEAR SALTWATER, WAS PARKED OFF STREET ON A HARD DRIVEWAY, WAS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND WAS WASHED REGULARLY AT A CARWASH WITH AN UNDER CARRIAGE SPRAY. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER UNDER THEIR "GOOD WILL" PROGRAM, BECAUSE I HAVE PURCHASED 4 NEW CHRYSLER PRODUCTS IN THE LAST 22 YEARS. THE CASE NUMBER IS 57483749. CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR LABOR, BUT I MUST PAY FOR THE PARTS TO INCLUDE A NEW FRAME. THE FRAME COST ALONE IS $2,000. THIS IS A MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT. A TRUCK FRAME WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES SHOULD NOT BE SO CORRODED IT CAN NOT SUPPORT ITS OWN WEIGHT. THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRACKED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THE TRUCK WILL NO LONGER PASS INSPECTION AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING ANY OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE I HOPE YOU CAN RESOLVE, OR ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING.

TIPM FAILURE- TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS. ABS- BREAK- ESP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHTS TO LIGHT. THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS NO LONGER WORK- HVAC- BLOWER FAN- WINDSHIELD WIPERS- DOOR LOCKS AND HORN ARE INOPERABLE. NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 35 DAYS PER DODGE CUSTOMER CARE LINE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MOVING AND GAVE NO WARNING OF TROUBLE BEFORE HAND.

HAD T79 SAFETY RECALL DONE NOW TRUCK LOCKS IN PARK ON INCLINE OR ROLLS BECAUSE ITS NOT IN PARK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAP AND CREATES A LOUD TICKING SOUND AT START UP, IT IDLES HIGH THEN EVENTUALLY SMOOTHS OUT AFTER IT HEATS UP. WAS REPAIRED ONCE AT DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BUT KEEPS REOCCURRING.

MY ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS A SHORT IN IT, THIS SET UP MY ABS, ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON IN THE CLUSTER. THERE WAS A TSB-09-041 ISSUED ON JULY 9, 2009 WARNING THE DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NHTSA NUMBER TSB IS 10030926. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, MANY CONSUMERS WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE GOT BURNED, I KNOW MY TRUCK IS NOW 9 YEARS OLD, BUT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE NEVER SHORTED OUT. CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, NO ONE NOTIFIED ME, AND NOW I GET STUCK WITH A BIG BILL THAT MAYBE CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE FIXED YEARS AGO. YES, I'M PRETTY PISSED. I KNOW YOU PEOPLE AT NHSTA DO THE BEST YOU CAN, BUT CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE, AND ISSUED THE BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS. MAYBE THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED AT THE TIME OF THE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL MODULES THAT WERE BAD FROM THE GET GO, NOW YEARS LATER THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BACK IN 2009, HAS TO BE REPLACED NOW, AND IT'S EXPENSIVE. SOMEHOW CHRYSLER GOT IT RIGHT AFTER THE 2009 MODEL YEAR, NO OTHER MODELS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE LIKE THE 2009 MODEL. DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL MODULE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY CHRYSLER WHEN THEY KNEW THEY WERE NO GOOD.

THE TIPM IS FAILING HAVING ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, RIGHT SIDE DOORS LOCKS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, AC NOT WORKING--LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE.

VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR FUEL TANK BRACKET RECALL. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THE FRAME RUSTED THRU AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WITH RECALL. I FEEL THE FRAME WILL BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IN NEAR FUTURE. VEHICLE HAS 84,000 MILES MANY LIKE VEHICLES IN MY AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.