Dodge Ram Complaints (2009)

1,009 consumer complaints on file.

#10491241January 2, 2013
VISIBILITY
DEFROSTER / HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL FAILS. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ADDRESSED IN K17 RECALL. K17 RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 03/22/2011. HEATER / DEFROSTER / AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE AS PER DESCRIPTION OF K17 RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS. IN THE WINTER THERE IS NO DEFROSTER AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY SWITCH TO THE DEFROSTER MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489961December 31, 2012
TIRES:VALVE
2009 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE FOUR VALVE STEMS CAME APART AND BROKE. THE FIRST VALVE STEM CAME APART WHILE USING ONLY HAND PRESSURE, AND THE SECOND CAME APART USING A SOCKET AND RATCHET, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489593December 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE MADE A SLIGHT ROAD NOISE SOUND, SUCH AS A ROCK STUCK IN THE TIRE TREAD. WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF THE SOUND STARTING, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" SOUND AND THE DRIVESHAFT FLEW OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS SHATTERED INTO MANY PIECES. WHEN THE WRECKER ARRIVED, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE REAR AS THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP. THIS TRUCK WAS THE LARAMIE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODEL AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH ISSUES AT ALL. I BOUGHT IT USED AT WESTGATE DODGE IN PLAINFIELD INDIANA WITH 40,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY 2012. I HAD THE WRECKER DRIVER TOW IT TO ANDY MOHR CHEVROLET IN PLAINFIELD THE SAME DAY AND I TRADED IT IN. I LOST $7,000 DUE TO THE DAMAGE. I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS TRUCK AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THE TRUCK HAD A CLEAN CAR FAX WHEN PURCHASED AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489091December 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE PINION NUT HAS BACKED OFF THE YOKE ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4X4 CREW CAB. I WAS LOOKING UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND FOUND OIL FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE TRUCK IS GOING IN 19 DECEMBER TO BE LOOKED AT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT APPARENTLY MY BUILD DATE DOESN'T FALL IN LINE. I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS HAPPENING TO RAM 1500'S ACROSS THE BOARD. MY BUILD DATE IS 1/09. THE RECALL DATE NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 4TH GENERATION DODGE RAM'S BUILT IN 2009 AND 2010. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489112December 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE REAR END LOCKED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489113December 18, 2012
WHEELS, TIRES
WHEN CHECKING AIR PRESSURE ON MY TIRES, I FOUND CRACKS IN THE MOTO METAL 909 RIMS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT. I AM HAVING THEM REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. I DO NOT OFFROAD MY TRUCK, BUT DO TOW A 5TH WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488939December 16, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY
ESP/BAS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE WAITING IN THE GAS LINES. THE TRUCK FISH TAILS / SKIDS MORE FREQUENTLY ON SLICK / RAIN ROADS. THE LIGHTS DID NOT GO OUT AFTER CHECKING FLUID LEVELS, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, ETC. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR RAM 1500SLT TRUCKS AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE CONDITION. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET IN HOPES OF THE CONDITION CORRECTING ITSELF, BUT WILL SHORTLY. ALSO, IT APPEARS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF RUST IN THE REAR BODY / TOW FRAME OF THE TRUCK AFTER LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486265November 27, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 64 DOING 70 MPH HIT SMALL BUMP IN ROAD AFTER A BRIDGE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD HAD TO SLOW DOWN AN PULL OFF ON SIDE OF ROAD TO MAKE IT QUIT SHAKING JUST ABOUT GOT RUN OVER BIG RIG WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME SEEMS LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO ALOT OF DODGE TRUCKS WOULD LIKE TO SEE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GET RID OF THE TRUCK NOT REAL HAPPY CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485943November 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIRBAGS FAILED TO GO OFF AFTER COLLISION WITH A FARM IMPLEMENT BEING PULLED BY A FARM TRACTOR. DODGE VEHICLE HAS DAMAGE TO FRAME, PASSENGER SIDE AND FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485321November 20, 2012
ENGINE
UPON START-UP OF THE VEHICLE A TICKING NOISE IS HEARD. THIS SOUND IS LESS NOTICEABLE AS THE ENGINE WARMS TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. SIMILAR CASES HAVE BEEN SEEN IN 2009 MODELS CAUSED BY BROKEN OR LOOSE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FOR CYLINDERS 7 AND 8. CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND ENGINE TYPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485096November 19, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN: DRIVE LINE: DIFFERENTIAL UNIT) THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484490November 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH, THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PINION NUT FELL OUT CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN: DRIVELINE: DIFFERENTIAL UNIT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,433...UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483971November 11, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING THE 2009 DODGE RAM THAT I PURCHASED IN JULY 2010. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON I-20W IN GEORGIA, THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO STOP. THE RAM QUICKLY LOST SPEED, AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THAT I WAS LUCKY THE TRUCK DID NOT FLIP OVER. A BUNCH OF FLUIDS CAME OUT OF WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO ATTACH THE RAM TO HIS TRUCK IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES LOCKED UP. HE SAID THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. I HAVE CHECKED SOME DODGE ONLINE FORUMS, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483370November 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2009 RAM 1500 SLT 4X4 HAS GONE OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES. THE MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED ME THAT IT IS THE PINION GEAR OR OTHER GEAR IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483394November 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483001November 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2009 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE PINION RECALL. *TGW RECALL # 12V474000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482853November 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH MY AXLE FELL OUT OF MY 2009 DODGE RAM. WE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WERE STUCK IN THE STREET WHILE AWAITING A TOW TRUCK. THIS WAS CAUSED DUE TO MY PINION NUT COMING OFF.I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DODGE AND I ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESES TRUCKS,THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE WHICH COST ME $1898.66. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD IN FACT DID A RECALL RECENTLY. I WROTE TO CHRYSLER AS I WAS DIRECTED.I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TODAY 11/01/2012 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 07/01/09 30/11/09. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN DEC OF 08. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP ME !! I KNOW THAT IM NOT GONNA BE THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482816October 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE DRIVELINE FELL OUT OF THE REAR AXLE OF MY 2009 DODGE RAM TRUCK ON MONDAY OCT 22, 2012. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR AXLE DUE TO THE PINION NUT FALLING OFF AND LOCKED UP THE REAR AXLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482634October 30, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
MY DODGE RAM BLEND DOOR MOTOR HAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND WILL NOT DEFLECT THE HEAT TO DEFROST. THIS FAULT LIMITS VISIBILITY. I HAVE HEARD THIS FAULT IS COMMON WITH THE DODGE RAM SERIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482438October 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SNAPPED IN HALF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER ROLLING BACK, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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