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2009 Dodge 1500 Powertrain (other) Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA

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Powertrain (other) reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
228
Latest Feb 7, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
34%
of 670 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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. 228 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.

Owner reports naming powertrain

The 25 most recent of 228, in the owner's own words

Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 7, 2026

- 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 truck will be repaired. Near 4months later...

NHTSA ID
11716468
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
ElectricalFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 14, 2024

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

NHTSA ID
11614546
Incident
May 30, 2024
AirbagsFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 18, 2023

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.

NHTSA ID
11507926
Incident
Feb 18, 2023
ElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 18, 2021

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.

NHTSA ID
11403663
Incident
Nov 21, 2020
Mileage
198,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 17, 2021

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 FOUND A SHARD OF METAL APPROXIMATELY 1" X 1/8" X 1/16". VERY DISAPPOINTED. NOW I AM LOOKING AT ANOTHER $2,200 REBUILD AND THE LOSS IF MY VEHICLE AGAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO ALL DODGE OWNERS WHOM THIS AFFECTS, NOT JUST ORIGINAL OWNERS. I HAVE REPAIR RECIEPT DUCUMENTATION IF NEEDED.

NHTSA ID
11403420
Incident
Mar 16, 2021
Mileage
169,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingPowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 22, 2021

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.

NHTSA ID
11397467
Incident
Feb 17, 2021
Mileage
166,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 24, 2020

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/

NHTSA ID
11360885
Incident
Sep 24, 2020
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 7, 2020

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.

NHTSA ID
11343820
Incident
Aug 5, 2020
Mileage
105,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 29, 2020

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

NHTSA ID
11326466
Incident
Mar 23, 2020
Mileage
156,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 12, 2020

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.

NHTSA ID
11298834
Incident
Jan 11, 2020
Mileage
177,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 17, 2019

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 PLACE, I USED A HAMMER AND A PUNCH TO TRY TO SPIN IT. THE RETAINER AND THE NUT MOVED WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THREAD ON THE SHAFT SHOWING BEFORE I LOOSENED IT. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT MORNING. THE NUTS ON THESE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTED UNTIL THE BEARING YIELDS A CERTAIN RESISTANCE AND THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE WITH THE COMPONENTS IN THE REAR OF THE DIFFERENTIAL REMOVED. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS STARTING TO TALK ABOUT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" SINCE THE RECALL. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY BY A DEALER WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE. WE CAN NOT KNOW WHAT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IF THE NUT HAS BEEN COMING LOOSE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THERE MAY BE A REQUIRED WASHER MISSING BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET. IF THERE IS A WASHER MISSING, THAT MEANS THAT THEY REMOVED THE PINION NUT COMPLETELY BEFORE REPLACING IT WHICH YOU CANNOT DO WITHOUT REMOVING THE DIFFERENTIAL CARTRIDGE TO PROPERLY SET THE PRE-LOAD FORCE ON THE BEARING. EACH ONE OF THESE NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED INDIVIDUALLY.

NHTSA ID
11289563
Incident
Dec 16, 2019
Mileage
164,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Nov 21, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID
11281591
Incident
Nov 1, 2017
Mileage
260,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Nov 18, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID
11280806
Incident
Nov 16, 2019
Mileage
118,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 5, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID
11241757
Incident
Aug 1, 2016
Mileage
183,000 mi
Exterior lightingPowertrain (other)Visibility
Filed Jun 11, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID
11219309
Incident
Jun 1, 2011
Mileage
76,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 21, 2019

ENGINE TICKING - FAULTY MANIFOLD BOLTS

NHTSA ID
11209066
Incident
May 15, 2019
Mileage
72,100 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 21, 2019

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 ME THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR TOWING. SHE REFUSES TO RESPOND TO MY REQUESTS FOR THE PROCESS TO SUBMIT MY TOWING EXPENSES OR PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THE BUYBACK WILL OCCUR. I DON?T KNOW HOW TO MAKE A COMPANY COMPLY WITH A RECALL. I HAVE HAD TO BORROW VEHICLES TO GET TO WORK. I HAVE HAD TO RENT VEHICLES FOR WORK. I HAVE EXHAUSTED MY RESOURCES. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY CONSUMER BEING HARMED BY DODGE/FCA'S REFUSAL TO COMPLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
11209050
Incident
Mar 18, 2019
Mileage
180,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 8, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID
11175726
Incident
Jan 31, 2019
Mileage
136,000 mi
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 6, 2019

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?

NHTSA ID
11165531
Incident
Aug 25, 2017
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 31, 2018
Crash reported

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

NHTSA ID
11164216
Incident
Nov 29, 2018
Mileage
15,500 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 17, 2018

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.

NHTSA ID
11162093
Incident
Dec 7, 2018
Powertrain (other)
Filed Nov 21, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

NHTSA ID
11153134
Incident
Nov 20, 2018
Mileage
87,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 12, 2018

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

NHTSA ID
11128929
Incident
Jan 29, 2018
ElectricalPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Sep 6, 2018

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.

NHTSA ID
11127923
Incident
Sep 4, 2018
Mileage
106,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 12, 2018

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.

NHTSA ID
11111009
Incident
Dec 25, 2017

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