Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 97 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 97, in the owner's own words
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 131,000 and at the time of registration, it was discovered on the title that the mileage was 211,492.
Heating & ventilation, I have lost heat in my truck, issues with fuel pump/filte where truck won’t start, and had the water pump had to be replace. I believe the majority of the things listed had recalls. What is included in the recalls and can a recall be replaced more than 1x?
My trucks ignition switch just stops turing my truck on I've seen multiple complaints about the same issue leaves you stranded
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.
THE KEY FALLS OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING ,ALSO THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS 10V200000 RECALL BUT MY TRUCK ISN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL SEARCH BUT IT SHOULD, I KNOW DODGE RETOOLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2009 YEAR AND THE PARTS ON MY TRUCK MATCH A 2010 YEAR MODEL FOR WHICH THE RECALL IS INTENDED.THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED BY SEEMINGLY A CLERICAL ERROR.
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK IT JUST SHUT OFF, DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS! GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR, IN THE CENTER LANE TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...SAFELY! I TRIED TO START THE TRUCK...EVERYTHING CAME ON AS NORMAL, BUT WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED $$. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED $$. TRUCK STILL WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD NOT CRANK, YOU COULD HEAR CLICKING UNDER THE HOOD AND YOU COULD HEAR THE FUEL PUMP COME ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WIN MODULE WHICH COST ME $870.00!! (WIN MODULE AND PROGRAMMING) EVIDENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART?!! DOES IT TAKE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CRASHES OR DEATHS? ALL IN ALL IT COST ME ABOUT $1500, BUT IT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE, MY GIRLFRIENDS LIFE, AND POSSIBLY PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE DRIVING AROUND ME. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OTHER DODGE VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED WITH THIS FAULTY PART AND THERE WAS A RECALL PUT OUT. THERE AGAIN, I ASK DODGE....WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR RAM 1500 TRUCKS?? I HOPE THAT ALL OWNERS THAT HAD OR IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM TO FILE A REPORT! PLEASE! READ ALL THE DISCUSSIONS SIMILAR TO MINE ON DODGE FORUM. AGAIN, PLEASE REPORT THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS, THEY WILL NOT KNOW HOW MAY VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED IF IT'S NOT REPORTED. YOU MAY SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
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 2009 TO 2016 MAYBE NEWER VEHICLES AND ALSO OTHER MODELS. THE DEALER REFERS TO THE PROBLEM BEING WITH A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). I JUST READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FILED ALREADY EVEN WITH THE NHTSA. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
TIPM FAILURE-TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ABRUPTLY FAILED WITH NO WARNING SIGNS OR NOTHING.. I TOOK IT IN LIGHT TO LIGHT SYSTEMS NOT WORKING.. WINDOWS, HEADLIGHTS, THIS IS HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS.. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL NOR HAS THERE BEEN A PRIOR ISSUE.. THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS NO RECALL THEY FIXED THE HVAC I WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEATER FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY CLEARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE HEATER CORE AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V158000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TRUCK SOMETIMES SHOWS LIFE WHEN IN ACCESSORY BUT WHEN PUT TO ON TRUCK DIES COMPLETELY, OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO TURN OVER WITH NO SIGN OF LIFE. MINUTES LATER I CAN COME BACK AND START IT NO PROBLEM. HEADLIGHTS WILL CONSISTENTLY STUTTER OR EVEN TURN ON OR OFF WHILE PARKED OR MOVING. LASTLY WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES ALL POWER AND ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF AND TRUCK IS COMPLETELY DEAD WHILE GOING ANY SPEED. I HAVE NOT FOUND A CERTAIN SPEED IT DIES BECAUSE IT HAS SHUT OFF IN PARKING LOTS AND GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING IS GONE AND ITS SCARY TO PULL OF SIDE OF ROAD WHEN SOME ROADS DON'T HAVE MUCH TO WORK WITH OR GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOSING ALL POWER.
THERE IS A CLICKING IN THE DASHBOARD FOR A FEW MINUTES I TRIED COMMON PROBLEMS THAT WOULD MAKE THAT NOISE ARE THE BLOWER MOTOR OR BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED THEM AND STILL THE CLICKING HAPPENS BUT A CAUSE OF THIS CLICKING THE AIR WON'T WORK OR IS GOOD VERY SLOWLY AND CAUSES MY FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP TO THE POINT AT WHICH I CAN'T SEE OUT THE FRONT WHEN MY TRUCK IS NOT MOVING SAME RESULT I. THE CITY OR FREEWAY TURNING OR ON THE STREET IT WILL JUST TURN ON AND OFF AT RANDOM POINTS AND THE CLICKING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE LITTLE BLACK BOX THAT I CAN'T FIND D ANY INFORMATION ON
THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES. THAT FAILS THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, AC, BRAKE LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, HORN, WIPERS, STOP WORKING AND TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 1ST GEAR. THE LIGHTS ON THE DAS STAY ON: BRAKES, ABS, SEATBELT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG... THIS IS AN SPECIALLY WHEN THE MODULE FAILS WHILE DRIVING IN THE ROAD. DEALERS KNOW IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY RATHER HAVE CUSTOMER PAY FOR A NEW TIPM.
VEHICLE POWER FAILURE WHILE MOVING ON THREE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED SEVERAL SENSORS AND THE PCM WITH NO SUCCESS. VERY HAZARDOUS TO ME AND ALL MOTORISTS AROUND ME.
STARTED VEHICLE AND THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE LIT AIRBAG, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP BAD, ANTILOCK BRAKE, AND THE WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK, ALSO THE POWER OUTLET THAT ONLY RUN WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ALL FORE MENTIONED ITEMS WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY ARE LIT/ NOT FUNCTIONING VARIES FROM A COUPLE OF.MINUTE TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE TIPM HAS GONE UP WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND ITS VERY COSTLY ALSO I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR I HAVE DONE THIS LIKE 4 TIMES ITS A LOT OF MONEY AND A HASSLE WHY HAVENT THESE THINGS BEEN RECALLED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR FAILED A WEEK LATER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TESTED FOR A NEW BATTERY AND SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF RECALLS FOR THE DODGE RAMS FROM 2007 THROUGH 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,917. *TT*JB
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.
TRUCK WOULD NOT START, ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEARBY AHOP. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAA A BAD TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) AND UPON INVEATIGATION BY REPAIR SHOP WAS TOLD IT WAS A RECALL AND THIS MODULE WAS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO NUMBER OF VEHICLEA AFFECTED AND REDESIGN OF MODULE. WAS WITHOUT TRUCK FOR SIX MONTHS. ALL SYSTEMS WERE AFFECTED AND WOULD NOT WORK. IT HAD BURNED OUT STARTER AND AFFECTED ALL ELECTRICAL SYATEMS.
ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI I HAVE BROKEN BOLTS ON MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY HVAC SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK ALSO. BOTH OF WHICH I SEE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON ALL THE TIME, ALL TROUBLE LIGHTS ON DASH ARE ON, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ARE DEAD, FRONT WINDOWS WONT OPERATE, BACK WINDOWS DO OPERATE. A/C WILL BLOW AIR BUT NOT COLD AIR. HORN WILL BEEP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CAR NOT IN USE. NO TROUBLE CODES WHEN SCANNED. 2 DEALERS HAVE IDENTIFIED IT AS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE PROBLEM. PART IS UNAVAILABLE FROM OEM AS IT IS IN "ENGINEERING REVIEW".
I HAVE HAD THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE REPLACED TWICE NOW DUE TO FAILURE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN DODGES. IT HAS CAUSED MY WINDOW DEFROSTER, WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS RANDOMLY NOT TO WORK. PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING ELECTRICAL. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG GOES ON AND OFF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AND LOCKING UP ON ME. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE'S COLD WEATHER OR RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DEFROSTER OR WIPERS ARENT WORKING OR MY TURN SIGNAL IS CUTTING OUT. THE TIPM ON OTHER JEEP AND CHRYSLER PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY DODGE HASNT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FARTHER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS SET TO AUTO-ON AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ACTIVATED AND WERE UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REACHED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,178.
TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN ESP, POWER DOORS WINDOWS, ABS, AND WIPERS NOT WORKING HAD MECHANIC ORDER PART AND DODGE CANCELLED ORDER ON FEBRUARY 8TH SAID WOULD NOT TAKE ORDERS TILL MARCH 15TH AND NOW IT IS PUSHED BACK TO JUNE 12TH
I HAVE A 2011 DODGE RAM. I HAD TO MARK 2009 BECAUSE MY YEAR WANT IN THE OPTIONS. I HAVE REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP TWICE TO FIND OUT I HAVE A BAD TIPM. MY FUEL PUMP WON'T SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY. WINDOWS ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN, TRUCK LOSSES POWER OUT OF NO WHERE, AND DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK SOMETIMES. I'VE SPENT A FEW THOUSAND TO TRY TO GET THIS FIXED JUST TO LEARN IT'S THE TIPM.YOUR OPTIONS WON'T ALLOW ME TO CHECK THE PROPER BOXES
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERYTHING ELECTRICALLY RELATED TO THE TRUCK. TRUCK STALLS N THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, WON'T START UP AT ALL ON SOME OCCASIONS OTHERS ITS FINE. ONCE THE TRUCK STARTS, ALL OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. (CHECK ENGINE, ABS, LOW WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, VOLTAGE, LOW OIL PRESSURE, ETC) THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND NOW SITS IN THE DRIVE WAY! ACCORDING TO DODGES OWN WEBSITE: "WE'RE COMMITTED TO YOUR SAFETY FCA US LLC REGARDS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS PARAMOUNT AND IS FULLY COMMITTED TO PRODUCING A VEHICLE WITH LONG-LASTING RELIABILITY. YOUR CONFIDENCE IN OUR PRODUCTS AND OUR SERVICE IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO US. AS A RESULT OF OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU, WE MAY PERIODICALLY RECALL A VEHICLE TO CORRECT A PROBLEM OR IMPROVE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND INTEGRITY." WELL RIGHT NOW FOR MANY DODGE OWNERS YOUR CARS ARE NOT SAFE, RELIABLE OR LONG LASTING!
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