2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Recalls & Complaints

Incident: October 25, 2024 · Filed: November 14, 2024

Hash shifting during acceleration and deceleration and aggressive braking during decelerating...was only doing this during acceleration in the beginning but now does it all the time . This has not left me stranded yet but, I feel like this is going to be a major problem if this problem does not get remedied soon . Started doing this about a month ago or so..

Incident: September 22, 2018 · Filed: July 11, 2020

I WAS IN A BAD WRECK ON THE FREEWAY GOING FREEWAY SPEED 60MPH I HIT A JERSEY BARRIER THAT CAUSED ME TO ROLL MY TRUCK AND NOT ONE OF MY AIRBAGS WENT OFF THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2018 I SHATTERED MY COLLARBONE DUE TO HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAVE HAD SURGERY'S DONE AND MY COLLARBONE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Incident: April 22, 2020 · Filed: May 22, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR AXLE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE CONTACT CALLED SHIELDS MOTOR CO INC., (814 W CHERRY ST, CHANUTE, KS 66720, (620)-431-0483), AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,503.

Incident: February 5, 2020 · Filed: February 28, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND MADE TWO QUICK TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DRAG LINK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS A TRUCK MECHANIC AND BELIEVED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE TOE LINK HAD DETACHED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE. THE TOE LINK WAS REPLACED IN A RECALL REPAIR 5 YEARS AGO. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE DEALER FISHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (349 E 32ND ST, YUMA, AZ 85365 (928) 344-2650). THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED THE CONTACT'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND PLACEMENT INTO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,126. *LN*JB

Incident: November 25, 2019 · Filed: November 30, 2019

ON 11/25/19 ABOUT 3 AM THE HORN GOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND NOTHING WAS LABELED IN THE FUSE BOX OR MANUAL (BOOK) WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 40,012 MILES, I'M TOTALLY SURPRISED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND I WAS CONSIDERING BUYING ANOTHER DODGE RAM TRUCK!!!! TRACK WAS PARKED

Incident: March 11, 2019 · Filed: June 20, 2019

MY 2011 MEGA CAB 3500 WAS PURCHASED IN NOV OF 2018 WITH ONLY APPROX. 110K MILES ON ODOMETER. AFTER A SHORT WHILE OF DRIVING, A VIBRATION STARTED GETTING WORSE UP UNTIL I TOOK TO A DEALER AT APPROX. 114K FOR A CHECK ON TOE & ALIGNMENT. IT ENDED UP BEING A TOTAL REPAIR OF UPPER & LOWER U-JOINTS & BALL JOINTS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER'S MIRROR-HAD SHORT, WIRING HARNESS ON PASSENGER HEADLIGHT-HAD SHORT, TRANSMISSION SHIFTER SEAL LEAKED, NEW PINION GEAR & SEAL, & FEW OTHER ITEMS ALSO. IT SEEMS LIKE A DIESEL THAT HAS JUST STARTED BREAKING IN WAS FALLING APART ON ME BEFORE IT'S TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, ABOUT 4 MONTHS OR SO AFTER I MADE THE PURCHASE, I HAD TO FORK OUT A !!HEAP!! OF $$$$$ FOR REPAIRS THAT I COULDN'T RECOVER. FUNNY THING IS, BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, ANOTHER GENTLEMAN TOLD ME THESE YEARS OF DODGE TRUCKS HE HAD HEARD THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF FRONT END TROUBLE. I'M SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO BE REIMBURSED.

Incident: August 1, 2017 · Filed: August 17, 2017

TWO ISSUES: 1: KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS. I'VE REPLACED BUSHINGS, LINKAGES, BALL JOINTS, AND NOTHING HELPED. I REPLACED WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES AND THE KNOCKING IS REDUCED, BUT NOT FIXED. SHOP OWNERS THAT DRIVE THE SAME TRUCK SAY THEY'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THEIR OWN VEHICLES AND CAN'T PINPOINT THE FRONT END NOISES EITHER. 2:VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE, FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, THROUGH THE DRIVE SHAFT, TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. DIESEL SHOP SAYS IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE SEALS TO GET WORN OUT DUE TO IMBALANCED DRIVE SHAFT. HOWEVER, THE DRIVE SHAFT DIDN'T LOSE ANY WEIGHTS AND WAS FINE FOR THE FIST 90,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE ADAM 2500 AND 3500, ACCORDING TO THE SHOP. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES, SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND KEPT GOING TO DIFFERENT SHOPS, THINKING THAT SOME MAY BE BETTER AT BALANCING THAN OTHERS. THERE'S A DEFINITE VIBRATION BETWEEN 45-55 MPH AND THEN IT'S REALLY BAD AT 69-75+ MPH. IT'S BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR MONTHS AND AFTER REPLACING WORN OUT SEAL ON TRANSFER CASE, IT STILL ISN'T PROPER, BUT SOMEWHAT BETTER. SHOP SAID IT'S TEMPORARY AND PARTIAL FIX UNTIL I GET THE DRIVESHAFT BALANCED, BUT IT HAS TO BE SENT OFF FOR BALANCING AND COULD TAKE 3-4 DAYS. I CAN'T BE WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR 3 DAYS. I DROVE A FORD FOR 300,000 MILES WITH NO ISSUES IN THE STEERING NOR IN THE DRIVETRAIN. I DROVE A CHEVY FOR 200,000 MILES WITH ZERO ISSUES THAT THIS DODGE RAM 3500 HAS.

Incident: April 20, 2017 · Filed: June 16, 2017

DRIVER SIDE ENTRY ASSIST HAND HOLD BREAKS AND ALLOWS DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS WHEN TRYING TO USE TO ENTER VEHICLE. BRAKE LINE FAILURE FROM FLUID HOLDER TO ABS DISTRIBUTION BLOCK RUST OUT AND RELEASES BRAKE FLUID AND PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE HOSES DETERIORATES AND DOES NOT ALLOW CALIPER TO RELEASE AND CAUSES OVERHEAT PROBLEMS WITH POOR STEERING WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED

Incident: May 15, 2017 · Filed: May 23, 2017

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2014. THE MILES WAS ADVERTISED AS 81,000. THE TITLE AND ALL OF THE PAPERWORK SHOWS 81,000. THE TITLE DOES NOT SHOW TRUE MILES UNKNOWN OR IT DOES NOT SHOW NOT ACTUAL MILES. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COVINGTON, GA RAN A CARFAX REPORT OF THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2017 AND IT HAD DISCREPANCIES OF MILEAGE ROLLBACK. BASED ON CARFAX AND THE CALCULATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 330,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. I CAN NOT SELL THE TRUCK. I CAN NOT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ROLLBACK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I JUST FOUND OUT IN MAY 2017. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE OWNER WOULD NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE OWNER HAD ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES TO TELL ME THAT HE WILL NOT BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS AGAINST FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

Incident: March 1, 2017 · Filed: March 30, 2017

HIGH BEAM AND OR LOW BEAM LIGHTS QUIT OR GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER SAID ITS A "TIPM" COMPUTER. AT A COST OF OVER $800.00 TO REPLACE OR $100.00 TO FLASH THE COMPUTER TO REPAIR? CAN ONLY BE FLASHED 3 - 4 TIMES BEFORE IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. ALL THE WIRING AND CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD. DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BULB AND BURNED OUT THE "TIPM" ? I DONT KNOW, BUT SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS. IF LEFT UNCHECKED / REPAIRED IT WILL SLOWLY DISABLE ALL THE HEAD LIGHTS HIGH AND LOW, PLUS THE DAY TIME AND FOG LIGHTS. NOT FOR SURE WHEN IT STARTED AS I HAD JUST BOUGHT IT FROM A INDIVIDUAL, AND ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS. THE TRUCK HAS 130,000 MILES. THEY SAY THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN TRAILER WIRES WERE INCORRECTLY ADDED? AGAIN THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE DODGES PULLING TRUCK BUT WITH NO $2.00 FUSES TO REPLACE, JUST AN $ 800.00 FIX? REALLY DODGE??