2010 RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems

65 NHTSA complaints on file

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#10704310 |
I WAS DRIVING HOME CHRISTMAS DAY 2014. TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AND CAME TO A REST. I DID MANAGE TO RESTART IT AND WHEN I DID I RECEIVED ALL KINDS OF ERROR LIGHTS. THEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. NOW ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AND WILL NOT RESET. SERV 4WD LIGHT. TRAC CONTROL LIGHT. REVERSE ASSISTANCE SENSORS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL CAP LIGHT. ABS LIGHT. TWO TPMS LIGHTS. EPS SYSTEM LIGHT. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.... AND TRUCK CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED ABS SENSOR AND FUEL CAP BUT TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE HELP. *TR
#10692978 |
AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO START THE PICKUP ALL GOES DEAD I CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT AND REINSTALL AND IT WILL START. *TR
#10678861 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT MOVE FROM THE ON POSITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
#10640370 |
MY 2010 DODGE 1500 TRUCK STALLED ON MY WIFE ALMOST GETTING HER IN A WRECK, SHE PULLED IT OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. TOOK IT INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER CHIP AND FIXED IT. TWO DAYS LATER WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AGAIN AND IT STALLED. I DROVE IT AND IT DID IT TO ME WHEN I WAS ENTERING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY IT STALLED AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI, PULLED IT OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP. BROUGHT BACK TO DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS. THEY REPLACED THEM AT $225 AT MY COST AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. TWO DAYS LATER THE TRUCK STALLED ON MY WIFE AGAIN. SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET INTO AND ACCIDENT...
#10637504 |
WIFE WAS DRIVING DONE THE RODE AT ABOUT 35 MILES AND THE TRUCK WENT DEAD , NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. PULLED IT OVER AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. BROUGHT IN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIED ON ME CROSSING THE HIGHWAY, SEMI TRUCK ALMOST KILLED ME, PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS, DISHED OUT 225 DOLLARS FOR THAT, SAID ITS FIXED AGAIN. DID IT AGAIN TO MY WIFE THE NEXT DAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT BACK IN DODGE HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS, KNOW THERE TELLING ME ITS THE FUSE BOX MODULE AT 1400 DOLLARS. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, TALKING TO DEALERSHIP MANAGER ABOUT WIFE NOT...
#10633594 |
DEFROSTER STOP BLOWING ON WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER, IT WOULD BLOW OUT OTHER VENTS, TECH FOUND THAT THE MODE 2 ACTUATOR HAD AN INTERNAL OPEN CIRCUIT, DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE MODE 2 ACTUATOR. I SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. [XXX]. MY CLAIM WAS DENIED , I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
#10626097 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE HVAC CONTROL HEAD NEEDED RE-PROGRAMMING AND THE ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
#10626178 |
THE DEALER REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY THE SOUND STOP BUT START TO MAKE IT AGAIN TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. *TR
#10578374 |
A/C DID NOT PUT OUT COLD AIR. ISSUES WITH A ACUATER DOOR BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AT 15K. THEN AT ABOUT 36K THE A/C WAS PUTTING OUT WARM AIR AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED A REGULATOR FOR THE COMPRESSOR. THE TRUCK HAS 75K AND THE EVAPERATIVE COOLER BEHIND THE DASHBOARD IS LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACED. *TR
#10560459 |
WHEN THE LIGHT ARE ON ON THE MIRROR THEY DIM OUT I NOT SURE IF THERE IS A SHORT OF WHAT BUT BOTH OF THEM DO IT! IF THERE IS A SHORT IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR
#10557060 |
DODGE SEEMS TO HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO NOT WORK THAT IS UNRELATED TO THE CONDITION OF THE LAMP ITSELF OR A FUSE. APPARENTLY A $500+ PART IS REQUIRED. MANY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AND GO WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS INSTEAD CAUSING OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
#10526213 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
#10448919 |
HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. DASH LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THEY WILL COME BACK ON IN A FEW MILES AND ALSO IF I STOP THE TRUCK AND RESTART. PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES TO SEARCH FOR AN ERROR BUT NONE ARE SHOWN. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I ALSO HAD THE SIDE OUTSIDE HEATED MIRROR REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD A BURNT SPOT IN THE LOWER CORNER. UCONNECT HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED AT TIMES RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED "NOT TRAINED" ONE MORNING WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET IN. *TR
#10374988 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PCM AND TIFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RESTARTED AND ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND IGNITION PARTS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.
#10356039 |
I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP THREE WEEKS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME INTERMEDIATE THE LIGHTS FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING OFF AND ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD POP THE HOOD BECAUSE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD ON SOME HAVE HAD NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED PLUGS ON THE BACK AND THEY MAY VIBRATE LOOSE AND I SHOULD WIGGLE THEM AROUND AND SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR THEM TO TRY AND REPAIR BUT IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IF THE CONNECTOR IS LOOSE ON THESE THAT THE POWER INTERRUPTION TO THE CIRCUIT WILL MAKE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS INOPERABLE FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND...

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