2009 DODGE RAM 1500 Power Train Problems

- Week of October 6th 2025 I experienced 4-wheel drive issues and lights. - October 13th 2025 dropped off to dealer for review - October 14th 2025 dealer deemed not safe to drive and ordered parts under warranty repair. - following weeks went on with parts being backordered. - after having to push the dealer for updates for weeks on December 22nd 2025 I informed Stellantis Customer Service US. - Customer service looked into and gave me the same delayed responses for weeks now "I hope you're doing well. I'm following up regarding your case. There is no definite ETA for the part. Our parts team is working to get it expedited. I will receive another update in 5-6 business days and will follow up with you then. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me." - Still today Stellantis cannot give me a date when my...

My trucks ignition switch just stops turing my truck on I've seen multiple complaints about the same issue leaves you stranded

the shifter began changing gears on its own. Before the recall came out my mechanic checked and there was no recall for this until 2018. I was never notified of the recall. Then on rear axle pinion nut. The nuts were installed without the proper amount of adhesive. Consequently, the nuts can loosen, and cause the rear axle to lock up, causing a loss of vehicle control. I was never notified of and the rear end came down while on the freeway. The fuel tank began leaking I repaired this before the recall came out. I submitted a reimbursement request they denied me stating my car was over 7 years old.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BLUEBONNET CHRYSLER DODGE (547 S SEGUIN AVE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND AN UNKNOWN MODULE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

IN 2020 MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 BEGAN CHUCKING AND LURCHING WHEN CORNERING. I PARKED THE TRUCK AT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANICS PULLED THE REAR AXLE APART AND FOUND SHAVINGS AND LARGE CHUNKS OUT OF THE PINION GEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY MANY OF THE OTHER GEARS AND COMPONENTS IN THE REAR AXLE. THE MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. BEING THAT I PURCHASED IT USED DODGE DID NOTHING TO HELP ME. MY AFTER MARKET WARRANTY WAS OUT, SO I HAD TO PAY OVER $2,200 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT REBUILT BECAUSE DODGE STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE AXLE ASSEMBLY OF THE 3.92 GEAR RATIO. I GOT IT BACK AND DROVE IT MINIMALLY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. TODAY 3/16/2021 I DECIDED TO DRAIN AND REFILL THE REAR AXLE WITH THE SPECIFIED DODGE LUBRICANTS. WHILE DRAINING THE AXLE FLUID I...

THE VEHICLE DIES AND EVERYTHING BECOMES DISABLED INCLUDING ALL OUTSIDE LIGHTS INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. ENGINE TURNS OFF AND THEN WILL NO RESTART. SOMETIMES THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT LATER COMPLETELY FAILS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS THAT THIS TRUCK HAS DIED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON A FOGGY NIGHT. TH ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF AT CRUISING SPEED LEAVING ONLY SOME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ON WHICH ENDS UP BEIN EVEN MORE OF A DISTRACTION FROM THE SUDDEN OUTSIDE DARKNESS. AFTER TRYING TO FIND THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARKNESS, THEN YOUR EMERGENCY FLASHERS DO NOT WORK LEAVING THE TRUCK JUST A DARK TARGET IN THE ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. RECENTLY THIS SAME TRUCK DIED A SECOND TIME BUT THANKFULLY AFTER FILLING UP A A GAS STATION. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY MANY DODGE RAM OWNERS FROM...

RECALL BELOW MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPURCHASE AS STATED BELOW THANK YOU FEB 05,2013 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERN08 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER13V-038 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT ON ABOUT 278,000 OF THE ABOVE VEHICLES MAY LOOSEN DUE TO UNDERSIZED PINION SHAFT SPLINES. SAFETY RISK A LOOSE PINION NUT COULD CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO SEIZE OR CAUSE THE DRIVESHAFT TO SEPARATE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. EITHER SITUATION COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. REMEDY THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT MUST BE INSPECTED. REAR AXLES FOUND WITH A LOOSE PINION NUT AND/OR A SEIZED UP REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY MUST BE RECONDITIONED. REAR AXLES WITH A 6-POINT PINION NUT THAT HAS NOT LOOSENED WILL HAVE A PINION NUT RETAINER INSTALLED. ALL REAR AXLES WITH A 12-POINT PINION NUT REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. TO REQUEST A PRELIMINARY REPURCHASE ESTIMATE FOR YOUR VEHICLE FOLLOW THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.FCAUSREPURCHASE.COM/

DRIVING LIKE ANY OTHER DAY WHEN TURNING ONTO STATE ROUTE. HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND MY REAR TIRES LOCKED UP. LUCKILY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST MISSED US (HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME). CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE FRONT PINION BEARING THAT WENT OUT CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOCK UP. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED BUT I DID SLIDE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY AT 73 MPH MY TRUCK RANDOMLY WENT FROM BEING IN AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL, STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4TH. AFTER ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO MY ABRUPT DROP IN SPEED I WAS ABLE TO COAST AND THEN BRAKE TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HWY. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO REDET IT. AS I CRAWLED AT A SLOW SPEED TO GET OFF THE NEAR EXIST IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR

FELT VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 30MPH. WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND A VERY LOUD BOOM HAPPENED AND MY TRUCK JOLTED TO A STOP. THE REAR AXLE LOCKED UP BECAUSE THE PINION NUT BACKED OFF.

THERE WAS A RECALL AROUND 2012-2013 FOR 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCKS BECAUSE SOME PINION NUTS COULD COME LOOSE. I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE NOTICE. THE FIX FOR THIS WAS TO INSTALL A RETAINER THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NUT TO LOOSEN. THIS WEEK, 12/16/19, I WENT TO REPLACE MY PINION SEAL AS I NOTICED LEAKING AT THE SHAFT. I FEEL THAT THE RETAINER THAT WAS USED TO HOLD THE NUT IN PLACE IS DEFECTIVE AND NOT A SUFFICIENT FIX AS THE NUT HAS DEFINITELY MOVED SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THERE ARE MOST LIKELY STILL TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WHERE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT THE PINION NUT HAD ONLY ONE THREAD SHOWING AND TOOK VERY LITTLE FORCE TO REMOVE. AS I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMOVE THE RETAINER "HOLDING" THE NUT IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION FAILED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN). PARKS MOTORS (11987 US-54, AUGUSTA, KS 67010, (316) 775-6365) PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES ON RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 260,000.

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG. THE TRUCK FELT SLIGHTLY FUNNY. PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. APPROX 75 TO 100 FEET AND STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT WOULD LOCK UP WITHIN A FOOT OF TRAVEL. HAD TO TOW IT TO A GARAGE. THE REAR AXLE IS LOCKED UP THE REAR FLANGE IS SITTING AT A CROOKED ANGLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT A DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER, DEFROSTER, AND AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTTE'S MILE HIGH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (3883 HARRISON AVE, BUTTE, MT 59701,(406) 565-4410) AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR A LOANER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMITATION DUE TO THE DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOME TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DID NOT ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE HEADLIGHTS THEMSELVES. THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WERE REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I OWN A 2009 DODGE RAM , VIN #[XXX], THAT IS COVERED BY RECALL 13V-038. DODGE/FCA AND IT'S AGENT STERICYCLE REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE RECALL. ON MARCH 18, 2019 ,AFTER CALLING THE RECALL NUMBER FOR 3 WEEKS, [XXX] WITH STERICYCLE CALLED TO OFFER ME $8,560 FOR MY DODGE RAM 1500. THAT NUMBER IS OF COURSE NOT THE PURCHASE PRICE I PAID BUT IS THE ONLY OFFER [XXX] WOULD MAKE. I RELUCTANTLY AGREED AND SENT HER THE INFORMATION SHE REQUESTED. UNFORTUNATELY ON MARCH 28TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO DEL RIO, TX FROM MY HOME IN SAN ANGELO, TX THE DEFECT OCCURRED AND THE DRIVE TRAIN DETACHED FROM MY REAR AXLE. MY TRUCK WAS STRANDED IN SONORA, TX. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED [XXX] OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR HER GUIDANCE. SHE HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO MY PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS UNTIL MAY 9TH WHEN SHE EMAILED...

ENGINE TICKING - FAULTY MANIFOLD BOLTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONE STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1309 S PACIFIC ST, MINEOLA, TX 75773, 903-569-8600) AND THE POWER TRAIN WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE ABS MODULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE FAILURE, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE RUSHED AND NOT COMPLETELY PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED UNDER RECALL 7 TIMES SINCE THEY CAME OUT. I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD THE PARTS ARE BACKORDERED AND MY VEHICLE CAN'T BE FIXED. I CONTACTED FCA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT?

DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB, V6 ENGINE. DIAL GEAR SHIFTER GOES OUT OF PARK WHILE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. WILL MOVE FORWARD. I WAS STOPPED(STATIONARY), VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. ON A HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD, THE STRIKING VEHICLE IN FRONT. POLICE REPORT COMPLETED, CASE #18-101657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN DECEMBER OF 2017. THE DEALER (DICKS COUNTRY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 767 SW BASELINE ST, HILLSBORO, OR) STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE.*JS

I NOTICED THAT WHEN BREAKING AT A RED LIGHT OR DURING HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, MY TRUCK LOOSES COMPLETE POWER. I CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY WILL LIKE TO GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SOUTHERN MAINE MOTORS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 824 PORTLAND ROAD ROUTE 1, SACO, MAINE 04072) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 18V160000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED DODGE OF BURNSVILLE AT 952-894-9000 (LOCATED AT 12101 HWY 35W SOUTH, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *JS

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL BEARING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. THE TRUCK IS A TWO WHEEL DRIVE HOWEVER DODGE USES THE SAME UNIT WHEEL BEARING AS ON A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. TWO WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE A CV AXLE SHAFT THROUGH THE BEARING AND SO IF THE WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATES THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE UNIT BEARING TOGETHER. TO DRAMATIZE THE ISSUE THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY SAME TRUCK A YEAR PREVIOUS UNDER NEAR IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FIRST TIME I THINK PART DEFECT, THE SECOND TIME I THINK DESIGN DEFECT. IRONICALLY I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY ROAD AND WAS MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE WHHEL BEARING DID NOT FAIL. THE FLANGE WITH THE LUG STUDS FOR THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. FIRST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (280 E WASHINGTON ST, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN); THEREFORE, ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGES WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WILL NOT GO OUT OF 4TH GEAR. ONLY HAS 117,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED RICHARDSON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT (214) 329-0862 (LOCATED ON 1321 N CENTRAL EXPY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH HAVEN AUTOMOTIVE (827 JERICHO TURNPIKE, ST. JAMES, NY 11780) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-75 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH COUNTY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (7127 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63125, (314) 487-1010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS VEHICLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON 8/29/17 BREAKING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE. OUR SHOP PULLED THE COVER OFF TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE TO DETERMINE THE REPAIRS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED. AT THAT TIME WE DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UNDER A RECALL OR BUYBACK SINCE 2/2013. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND NEITHER WAS THE PRIOR OWNER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO A DODGE DEALER FOR SERVICE IN 9/2013 AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. IT WAS ALSO TRANSFERRED AT CA DMV OVER 1 YEAR AFTER THE RECALL WITHOUT ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION COMING UP. I HAVE TAKEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO IS REFUSING TO FIX THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE WORK. THEY STATE THAT THEY DONT KNOW IF THE RECALLED ITEM CAUSED THE PROBLEM. ITS VERY OBVIOUS TO ANYONE THAT THE PROBLEM OF THE PINION NUT BACKING OFF CAUSED...

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. I WAS IN THE HOUSE WITH THE KEYS IN MY POCKET. I INSTRUCTED MY CHILDREN TO GET IN THE TRUCK. AS THEY CLIMBED IN, ONE CHILD LOST HER BALANCE AND HIT THE GEAR SHIFT. THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILED, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL. THE TRUCK THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, WITH TWO OF MY KIDS IN THE CAB, AND MY THIRD CHILD HANGING ON THE DOOR BEING DRUG ACROSS THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT MY TRUCK PLOWED THROUGH MY DITCH, DESTROYED MY MAILBOX CAUSING $7,800 DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO PERFORMED A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THEY CONCLUDED THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK DID INDEED FAIL, THEY REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY STATING THAT "MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER." I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK...

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. I WENT TO AN AUTO SHOP AND AFTER ASSESSING THE ISSUE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PINION WAS BAD AND THERE WAS A CHUNK OF METAL BROKE OFF IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. REPAIRS COST OVER 1600$.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVE LINE FRACTURED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BUTTE'S MILE HIGH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM KIA 3883 HARRISON AVENUE BUTTE, MT 59701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TERRIBLE VIBRATION OR SHAKING RIGHT AT 70MPH AND UP. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO DEALER FROM RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE. RECALL ON PINION NUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. PAVEMENT AND TIRES MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANT DRIVE IT AT 70 MPH. OR MORE.ITS ILLEGAL.

IT SEEMS THAT MY TRUCK IS PART OF RECALL 13V-038 BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY FCA.

I'M TRYING TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUY BACK PROGRAM.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. TRUCK COULDN'T BE DRIVEN AT ANY HIGH SPEED WITHOUT SHAKING LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART. LOUD ROARING NOISE. HAPPENS WHENEVER YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE STREET OR HIGHWAY. *TR

ONE DAY I TRIED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO THE STORE WITHOUT ANY HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I PLACED THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED IN 4TH GEAR. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK THEN INTO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH, ALMOST LIKE I WAS PULLING A HEAVY LOAD ON A TRAILER. I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN 4TH GEAR AGAIN. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE TRUCK INTO MANUAL, BUT I KNEW THAT I HAD NOT. SO I TRIED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE, BUT THIS DIDN'T FIX IT. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, BACK ON AND MIRACULOUSLY NO MORE ISSUES. UNTIL I DROVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT WOULD SPORADICALLY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, AND STAY THERE WITHOUT ANY TYPE...

WHILE I WAS DRIVING REAR END LOCKED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAKING DRIVELINE ON CITY STREET. *TR

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 70 MPH ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WITHOUT WARNING. NO NOISE OR STEERING ISSUES WERE NOTED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AT 46,000 MILES. THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER, HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE, HALF SHAFT, STEERING KNUCKLE AND TIRE. THE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE HALF-SHAFT IN QUESTION AT 44,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE.

TRUCK IS MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR END AND THE FRONT GAS TANK STRAP HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. THE SLOT THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FASTENED TO IS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZZARD THAT COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF THE TANK COMES OFF. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION, THE WHEELS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION BEARING WAS LOOSE AND THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI, I HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH SHIFTING FROM PARK AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY CERTAIN REASON FROM ISSUE. ALSO TRUCK WILL ALLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT HOLDING THE BRAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE AND IN MY CASE WAS. MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING AS I GOT OUT AND WAS GETTING MY KIDS THINGS TOGETHER WHEN MY SON CLIMBED IN AND SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO GEAR CAUSING IT TO ROLL FORWARD INTO A TREE.

REAR AXLE RECALL. MY 2009 DODGE RAM WAS PART OF A RECALL REGARDING REAR AXLE PROBLEMS WHERE REAR AXLE COULD LOCK UP. RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON MAY 7 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 7PM MY REAR AXLE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE REAR YOKE BROKE AWAY FROM THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND DRIVESHAFT WAS ALMOST TWISTED IN HALF.

FOR THE PAST MONTH NOW MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI HAS STALLED OUT ON ME 4 TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, AND JUST SITTING IN DRIVE IN A PARKING GARAGE LOT. TRUCK HAS 142000 MILES ON IT BUT THIS STALLING ISSUE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AROUND 30K. I CAN PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AND START IT BACK UP BUT THERE'S A KNOCK EVERY TIME NOW. IT IS STARTING TO WORRY ME THAT THE TRUCK MAY STALL OUT ON THE FREEWAY. I DO NOTICE THAT IT OCCURS WHENEVER THE RPM GET LOW AROUND 500-700 RPM. THE TRUCK THEN BOGS DOWN AND STALLS WHENEVER I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ON THE FEW OCCASIONS THAT IT HAPPENED. WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN...

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED, THE TRUCK POWER FELT AS IF THE TRUCK WAS PULLING A HEAVY LOAD. I NOTICE THE SHIFTER INDICATOR ON THE (-/+ ) INSTEAD ON (D). I TRY TO SHIFT TO (D) BUT INSTEAD IT WENT TO REVERSE.THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE TRUCK DIED. IT STARTED BACK UP BY THE RADIO WAS NOT OPERABLE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT ON AND THE RADIO WORK. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THE RADIO HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 2 TIMES. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOW WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN (-/+) MODE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT INDICATE MY TRUCK IS 4TH GEAR. THERE IS ANOTHER (-/+) AS WELL ON THE SHIFTER WERE YOU CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THE GEAR YOU ARE IN. I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE THAT GEAR....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE POSITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS' RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE JUST GOT THE RECALL LETTER ON RECALL NO8 LITTLE LATE SINCE THE TRADE BONUS IS EXPIRED. NICE SINCE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK SINCE NOVEMBER SPENT THIS WEEK TALKING WITH FCA THEY WILL DO NOTHING THEY ARE RUDE. WHEN I ASK WHAT TO DO IN WRECK AND KILL THEY SAID WHAT EVER