Dodge Ram Complaints (2010)

901 consumer complaints on file.

#10498379February 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE FROM THE PARK POSITION AT IDLE THE TRUCK WILL PULL THROUGH THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN EXCESS OF 24 TIMES BETWEEN 7500 MILES AND 24000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO IMPROVEMANT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO INDICATORS BEFORE IT HAPPENS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE TRANSMISSION VALVE CAUSING THE T/C TO BE IN THE LOCKED POSITION AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497819February 11, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING IN MY TRUCK WITH MY WIFE ON SR 25 IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I WAS HAULING MY 13 FT DETRO TRAILER. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 55 MPH. WE WENT AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD WHERE THE PAVEMENT CHANGED LEVELS. THE TRUCK JUMPED AND BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATING. THE VIBRATING CONTINUED UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX 10 MPH. THE PROBLEM I THOUGHT WAS FIXED A.K.A. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS RETURNED. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WITH SKEPTICISM. THE DEALER OWNER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE WAS DOUBTFUL THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. THE OWNER CALLED HIS DISTRICT MANAGER WHO STATED HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM (BUT THE OWNER SAID HE HAS). THE OWNER SUGGESTED I BEGIN VIDEO TAPING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN VIDEO TAPING EACH TIME I ENTER THE INTERSTATE SO I CAN "CATCH" THE DEATH WOBBLE ON VIDEO. AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY RIDING IN THE TRUCK. I HAVE ESCAPED ACCIDENT TO THIS POINT BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ANY VEHICLES AROUND ME AT THE TIME THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THIS IS MY 3RD POSTING. PLEASE HELP. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497817February 11, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING MY NORMAL ROUTE HOME ON I-65. JUST BEFORE MY EXIT, THERE IS AN OVERPASS ON I-65 YOU MUST GO OVER. THE EXPANSION JOINT IS DIAGONAL TO THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE GONE OVER THIS JOINT THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE,IN MY OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVING MY NEW TRUCK, I WENT OVER THE JOINT AND THE TRUCK JUMPED TO THE RIGHT. IT SCARED ME BUT I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE I WASN'T ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING THE NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497818February 11, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE GETTING ON I-65 GOING SB. I CROSSED OVER AN EXPANSION AND THE TRUCK STARTING VIOLENTLY JUMPING AND VIBRATING. IT THREW ME FAR ENOUGH THAT I WAS ALMOST IN THE GRASS. ONCE I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SLID COMPLETELY INTO THE GRASS. THE VIBRATING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED (APPROX 10 MPH). I NEW IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE INVOICE READS "CUSTOMER THE FRONT END WOBBLES BAD FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 10 MPH, AFTER HITTING A BUMP". "REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND HOSES. ADD FLUID". I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM SO I BEGAN RESEARCHING TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. TURNS OUT MANY OTHER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. SO MUCH SO THAT IT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NAME "THE DEATH WOBBLE". IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE ALL AFTER MARKET PARTS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK HOPING THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I HAVE DRIVEN THE SAME ROUTE MANY TIMES WITHOUT ISSUE AND I ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495332January 31, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
AFTER HAND WASHING MY TRUCK, I NOTICES SIGNIFICANT DEFECT IN THE CHROME PARTS ON THE TRUCK. MOST OF THE CHROME IS COVERED IN CORROSION AND DISCOLORATION. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ONE YEAR OLD BUT WAS VERY MINOR. THE DEFECTS HAVE SPREAD AND BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE ON THE BUMPERS, WHEELS, STEPS, AND TRIM. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND MET WITH THE REGIONAL CHRYSLER REP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THEY TOOK THE STANCE THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO SOMETHING PICKED UP ON THE ROAD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND HAVE DRIVEN NOTHING BUT HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. THIS CORROSION IS CONCERNING FOR A 2 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 18000 MILES THAT IS WELL CARED FOR AND GARAGE KEPT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCTS AND ENSURE A QUALITY PRODUCT. IF A 2 YEAR OLD TRUCK IS COVERED IN RUST IT'S VALUE IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495169January 29, 2013
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 DODGE 3500. WHILE BACKING IN TO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE OFF. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO' WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND GOT NEW TIE ROD END AND PUT ON MY SELF.FUNNY THING IS THE NEW PART HAD SAME PART NUMBER A WAS MADE IN MEXICO. SO I AM ASSUMING IT IS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT BROKE. I HAVE HAD THE (DEATH WOBBLE) SINCE IT WAS NEW .HAD IT IN SHOP MANY TIMES AND CAN NOT GET IT FIXED. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. 51,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRUCK THAT YOU CANT KEEP ON YOUR SIDE OF THE ROAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495009January 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A HISSING NOISE IN THE AREA UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHILE THE ENGINE SPEED WAS MAINTAINED ABOVE 1500 THERE ARE NO NOTICED DRIVABILITY ISSUES. WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED OR THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED THE HISSING CEASED. HISSING INDEPENDENT OF ENGINE SPEED. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED WHILE ENTERING A TURN. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT I WAS SURPRISINGLY REQUIRED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STOMPING THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE IS A SMALL PLASTIC INSERT IN THE HYDRO ASSIST HOSE THAT BREAKS LOOSE AND THEN MOVES ALONG THE HOSE UNTIL IT GETS PRESSED INTO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE CUTTING OFF OR REDUCING THE FLUID FLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494521January 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUELED UP AND FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE TIME THE FUEL HAS COME SPITTING OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ON RAMFOURMZ.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493747January 22, 2013
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2010 DODGE RAM 2500 TIE ROD BROKE ON TRUCK ON 1/21/2013. HEARD POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF TRUCK - PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. DRIVERS SIDE - INNER TIE ROD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493055January 15, 2013
STEERING:LINKAGES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. .... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT FIX IT, AS IT COST TOO MUCH MONEY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED A PITMAN ARM ASSEMBLY AND TIE ROD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/11/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492230January 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT IT AND NOTICED THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488952December 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. VIBRATION AND HOWLING/WHINING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAREND,OWNER SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY,AS THE VEHICLE WAS BRAKING TO A STOP LOUD CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END.THE DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE,RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND SLID ABOUT 8 FEET.. DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE,TOOK PICTURE OF DRIVE SHAFT ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER HOT LINE WAS CALLED. VIN WAS IDENTIFIED AS BE INVOLVED IN A RECALL M-34. RECALL NOTICE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY OWNER,DODGE REP SAID RECALL NOTICES WERE BEING SENT OUT STARTING 5 DEC 2012. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST DODGE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485174November 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FROZE ON THE VEHICLE AND KNOCKED OUT THE REAR AXLE, DRIVE SHAFT AND THE TRANSFER CASE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PINION NUT ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LOOSE, CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485003November 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN WHENEVER THE HEAT OR DEFROST IS TURNED ON. BECOMES MORE WHEN THE EXHAUST BRAKE IS ACTIVATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484596November 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE DRIVESHAFT COMPLETELY FELL OFF MY TRUCK LOCKING UP THE REAR END. THE TRUCK BOUNCED VIOLENTLY DOWN THE ROAD LEAVING SKID MARKS AND HOLES IN THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE DRIVESHAFT HIT IT UNTIL THE WHOLE THING FINALLY CAME OFF. SMOKE ROLLED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT FINALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE ROAD AND NOT IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. UNDER DIFFERENT ROAD CONDITIONS & SPEED THIS FAILURE COULD DEFINITELY HAVE LED TO A ROLL-OVER AND POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER OF ANY POTENTIAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484462November 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR PINION NUT LOOSENING CAUSED COMPLETE DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482752October 31, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,859.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482779October 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED OUT FROM THE REAR AXLE ON THE MAIN ROAD, REAR AXLE LOCKED UP. BOTH REAR TIRES WOULD NOT SPIN FREELY. ALL DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKED OUT FROM WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT ONCE ENTERED. TRUCK IS NOW IN A DODGE CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482016October 23, 2012
STEERING, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WAS DRIVING UNDER CRUISE CONTROL AT 75MPH ON I95 NORTH IN THE MIDDLE LANE, AND NOTICED MY TRUCK STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND ENGINE HAD STALLED. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME IN ALL THREE LANES, SO I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON, KEY WAS STILL IN ON POSITION, AND THERE WERE NO STATUS INDICATORS ANYWHERE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR EVIC TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL OVER HALF FULL. ONCE THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP, I PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START THE TRUCK BACK UP AND CONTINUE DRIVING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES FROM THE ECU. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES FOUND, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS TO PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION FROM RE-OCCURRING. SO, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN ON THIS CONDITION AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLE MODELS FOR WHICH THEY ISSUED A RECALL (RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000). IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE KEY FOB AND THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE (WIN). THIS WIRELESS CONNECTION IS REQUIRED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT FOR A GLITCH IN THE WIRELESS CONNECTION TO RESULT IN A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY UNLESS I STAY IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481601October 16, 2012
STEERING
AFTER TIE ROD END REPLACEMENT ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS (CHRYSLER RECALL L16) ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. RECALL NOTICE L16 DOES NOT REQUIRE CHRYSLER TO CHECK ALIGNMENT, AND ONE DEALERSHIP IN GRESHAM OREGON DOES NOT CHECK CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION IF ALIGNMENT IS OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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