Dodge Ram1500 Crewcab Lwb

Model Ram1500 Crewcab Lwb made by Dodge got 11 consumer complains there are 7 investigations as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to power train, structure and unknown or other. Technical service bulletines regarding power train. The car had one investigation (power train).

Model 2009

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
18-011-1203/15/201210044182Chrysler: flash: mil illuminating with transmission and driveability improvements. this bulletin involves flash reprogramming the powertrain control module (pcm) with new software. also included model ram1500 model year 2010 and model dakot05/17/2012

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
POWER TRAIN
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.
POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
PE12021CHRYSLER GROUP LLC07/19/2012Rear differential failure
 The office of defects investigation has received 12 complaints alleging rear differential failures resulting in rear wheel lock-up in model year (my) 2009 through 2010 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks.the complaints allege failures at various speeds with eight of the incidents reporting failures at speeds of 35 mph or greater.four of the complaints involving higher speed incidents allege that the failure resulted in a loss of control (e.g., vehicle spin, skid or yaw), including one resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.one complaint reports that the failure was caused by loosening of the rear differential pinion nut.most of the complaints allege that the failure resulted in drive shaft failure including one that reported the detached shaft end punctured the fuel tank.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences of the alleged defect.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN
02/09/2012333331
 Rear differential failure. pinion bolt came loose causing the entire rear differential/rear end to lock up as i was driving. my truck would not accelerate nor move in neutral after the pinion bolt came loose. *tr
02/09/201233333
 Rear differential failure. pinion bolt came loose causing the entire rear differential/rear end to lock up as i was driving. my truck would not accelerate nor move in neutral after the pinion bolt came loose.
STRUCTURE
09/18/20091
 After doing a basic search i ran into the similar problem regarding the chrome around the shifter. the previous person mentions tinting the windows.....don't worry friend i have limo tint a the sun still reflects and will either affect me or my passenger. i thought maybe it was just me but after observing my passenger being blinded and reading this, it assures me that this is definitely a safety hazard and not me just being sensitive. *tr
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
04/16/201021000
 The problems that we are having with our 2009 dodge slt 1500 is 1...the recall on heat and air...dealer fixed! great! 2....yall ready for this! our truck started smoking and stalling out with no power yes smoking out the tail pipe solid white smoke and you couldn't even see the traffic behind you! how embarassing is that....soooo the dealer lead us on for 6 months that they didnt know what was wrong and they where doing this and that and finally they broke down and put...rebuilt heads, brand new short block(is what they said) and everything else was rebuilt or used..and called it a new motor!!! now the problem is even worse then what it was before. we almost got hit by 2 semi's tring to change lanes in traffic heading back from gainesville last weekend because the truck stalled when we slowed down slightly. we tried to pick up speed again and the truck would not go no power! what a peice of crap...the deal said that they have to go to atlanta on our truck alone because they have never heard of anything like it! does anyone else have this problem!!!!!!!!! even after a so called rebuilt motor
VISIBILITY
09/18/20091
 After doing a basic search i ran into the similar problem regarding the chrome around the shifter. the previous person mentions tinting the windows.....don't worry friend i have limo tint a the sun still reflects and will either affect me or my passenger. i thought maybe it was just me but after observing my passenger being blinded and reading this, it assures me that this is definitely a safety hazard and not me just being sensitive. *tr