2010 Ram 1500 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWERVED LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEIZED, THE PINION SHAFT HAD BECOME DETACHED, AND THE U JOINT DETACHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR TOWING, IT WAS INELIGIBLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000...UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 11/4/2013 *JS

THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. CHRYSLER / DODGE HAS NOT FOLLOWED THIS FEDERAL REGULATION FOR THE UPPER TETHER ANCHORAGE ON IT?S 2010 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 TRUCK. THE CURRENT TETHER STRAP IN THE 2010 MODEL VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT. ALL CHILD SEATS WITH UPPER TETHER STRAPS HAVE A METAL HOOK FOR WHICH TO CLIP INTO A TETHER ANCHOR. THE METAL HOOK ON CHILD SEAT TETHERS BY DESIGN IS NOT MEANT TO BE CLIPPED ONTO A LOOP OF WEBBING ONLY. SOME TECHNICAL ADVISORS FROM CHRYSLER / DODGE HAVE INFORMED ME AND MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK IS TO BE CLIPPED ONTO THE UPPER TETHER LOOP OF WEBBING. HOWEVER, IF YOU UTILIZE THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER LOOP AS CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHOR THE WAY IN WHICH THIS ASSEMBLY IS MANUFACTURED WEAKENING OF THE WEBBING MATERIAL COULD OCCUR OVER TIME OR DURING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WEBBING MATERIAL WOULD BEGIN TO BE CUT BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE BRACKET SLOT THROUGH WHICH THE WEBBING MATERIAL GOES THROUGH. *TR

4 WHEEL DRIVE , ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL GOES OUT WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURE AFTER GETTING WET. *LN

CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOK(S) TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. COMPLAINT BEYOND 2000 CHARACTERS. 02/09/11

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HIT A WILD TURKEY; AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. HE STATED THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND RACK AND PINION WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,700.

EXHAUST RESONANCE AT 1500 RPM ON 5.7 LITER MDS VVT ENGINE. HAVE MADE 7 TRIPS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS. DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO CORRECT. HAVE CONTACTED DODGE THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER THINKS IT IS CONNECTED WITH THE MDS BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT SAY IF THIS WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ENGINE OVER TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAVE SUFFERED TIRE FAILURE AT SPEED GREATER THAN 50 MPH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO TIRE CENTER EACH TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS TPS FAILURE. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND LEAD TO FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THIS IS A RECOGNIZED AND COMMON PROBLEM, IF FACT THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT HAD RUN OUT OF SENSORS. MADE COMPLAINT TO DEALER MANAGEMENT WHO STATED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE AS A DEFECT DESPITE NUMEROUS FAILURES AND THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WERE TO BE BORN BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK JUST AFTER WE PURCHASED IT NEW AND THEY PUT A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER IN AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE VIBRATION. WE HAVE HAD IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT . WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH A FIX WE WERE BE CONTACTED. ITS STILL VIBRATING AND HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY FIXES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO CEMENT STEPS AND THE SIDING OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN THE NECK AND SHOULDER AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,003.

DROVE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WET, SLUSHY SNOW (ON PAVED ROADWAYS) FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. SNOW PACKED IN AROUND TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE CAUSING SHIFTER LINKAGE TO BE PHYSICALLY IMPEDED. COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. ENDED UP STUCK IN REVERSE WITH LEVER IN PARK, CAUSING A SITUATION WHERE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED OR MOVED. HAD TO GET UNDER VEHICLE TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE ALL SNOW FROM AROUND TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE BEFORE SHIFTER LINKAGE BECAME UNSTUCK. *TR

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.

I ALSO HAD THE FUEL FILLER NECK POP OUT WHEN REFUELING. IT STILL POPS OUT A BIT BUT I JUST PUSH IT BACK IN AND CLOSE THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. *TR

TWO REAR MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF INSIDE HEADER. CAUSES SEVERE TICKING NOISE ANYTIME THE MOTOR IS RUNNING RESULTING FROM HEAT SHIELD AND MANIFOLD RATTLING AGAINST HEADER. CAN CAUSE EXHAUST FUMES TO BE FILTERED BACK INTO CAB CAUSING INJURY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE IGNITION AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WHERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER AND THE LINER VALVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED A FOURTH TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WHERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED A FIFTH TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE FUEL OUT AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF THE DEALER WHO STATED HE WOULD GIVE THE CONTACT A CALL WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RETURNED THE CALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED A DIFFERENT TECHNICIAN WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH INTO A DITCH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT HIT AND BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE; HE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC (AND POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE) STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 ST. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY A SLOW DELAYED RESPONSE. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE TOWING EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAD SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN A 1,000.

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 COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF THIS OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE PICS AND VIDEO OF THE ISSUES. THERE IS ALSO TO GIVE A BIGGER SCOPE OF THE BLOCKS LOOSENESS NO HEATED SEAT EXCEPT DRIVER NO COOLED SEAT EXCEPT DRIVER ALL 4 POSITIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HEATED AND COOLED. THE RADIO WORKS OFF AND ON, THE POWER PEDALS DON'T WORK AT ALL. THERE IS AS A UNRELATED NOTE AN INTERMITTENT KNOCK IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ROCKER ARM BROKE IN THE HEMI ENGINE. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND HE DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROCKER ARM AND A PUSH ROD WHICH WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 670 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,312. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATD 01/24/11*JB

TRUCK MAKES DRONE SOUND AND VIBRATIONS CAN BE FELT WHEN THE MDS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY-RELATED CONCERN BUT RATHER QUALITY/COMFORT. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL AND DUE TO THE MDS TURNING ON. *TR

THERE WAS NO FAILURE OR ACCIDENT INVOLVED. WHILE RENTING A 2010 DODGE RAM PICKUP - SHOULDER HARNESS WAS SO HIGH IT RUBBED MY NECK SO RAW I HAD TO HOLD IT AWAY WITH LEFT HAND. SHOULDER HARNESS DESIGNS ARE NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PEOPLE THAT ARE SHORT 5' OR LESS. THE VEHICLE SAFETY BOARD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY ALL THE SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE MOUNTED SO HIGH ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IN FACT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO A SHORT PERSON DRIVING, IF INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY AND HAVE HAD A PACEMAKER IMPLANTED, AND THIS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAT BELT NEARLY CUTS MY NECK. MY TOYOTA TUNDRA IS ALSO HIGH, BUT NOT NEARLY SO MUCH AS THIS RENTAL DODGE. *TR

AS I WAS APPROACHING TRUCK MOVING SAME DIRECTION IN OTHER LANE (4 LANE DIVIDED) IT HAD A RACK ON TOP WITH METAL SIDING ON IT NOT TIED DOWN CAUSE THE WIND CAUGHT IT A IT CAME RIGHT INTO MY PATH. I BRAKE AND STEERED RIGHT. AND IT WAS ALL OVER. I TOOK IT TO DEALER TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS NOT RIGHT THEY CHECKED HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS. THEN IT HAPPEND AGAIN DOING 65 I WAS SIDEWAYS INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC IN SPLIT SECOND AND STOPPED WITHIN 150 FEET IF I HAD NOT COUNTER STEERED AS FAST AS ANYONE COULD. IN BOTH CASES IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED. TOLD DEALER IT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. THEY WANTED TO TEST DRIVE MY RT TRUCK AND SEE IF THEY COULD GET IT SIDEWAYS I TOLD THEM NOT ON MY INSURANCE OR WITHOUT A TEST TRACK AND A WET SKIDPAD AND ROLL CAGE. BOTTOM LINE MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT DRIVE IT NOWHERE BUT WORK WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND STABILITY CONTROL OFF. I THINK THE COMPUTER THAT SENSES A SKID IS NOT RIGHT LIKE IT MADE THE WRONG TIRE LOCK UP. MY TRUCK HAS DONE IT TWICE. BET IT CAN AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO CHECK. PLEASE GET ON THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS HURT OR WORSE LIKE I TOLD THE DEALER. IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK OR ON THE ROAD COMING AT A TRUCK THAT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND NO FAULT OF THERE OWN. I KNOW HOW TEST FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES ALL WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. (JULY 2010) THERE HAVE BEEN NO WRECKS OR STRESS PLACED UPON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THIS DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE PLUS POSES AN EXTRA HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THERE WAS A COLLISION, PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC MAY BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES, INJURING OR EVEN KILLING THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS TRUCK. *TR

EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION WITH REAR WINDOWS IN DOWN POSITION IN 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRX. *TR

AS YOU'RE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF WHERE-WHEN YOU COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HOLE, SPEED BUMP, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC.; THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK JUMPS. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES COMPLETELY FROM YOUR HANDS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK JUMPS AND SHIMMIES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. THE CAR DEALER SAID IT WAS A RESULT OF LEAKAGE IN THE SEALS WITH THE SHOCKS. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

TIPM COMPUTER FAILURE CAUSED AIRBAG LIGHT TO ARM. HAVE HAD THREE TIPMS INSTALLED FOR TRANSFER CASE TROUBLES LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

MECHANISIMS THAT HOLD ALL FOUR DOORS OPEN IN THE HALF AND FULL POSITION ON MY 2010 DODGE RAM CREW CAB TRUCK DO NOT HOLD DOOR SECURE ENOUGH TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL UNWANTED CLOSING OF DOOR WHICH IN TURN STRIKES PERSON WHILE ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE. WHILE SERIOUS INJURY HAS NOT OCCURRED YET, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DOES. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR HAND, FINGER, OR HEAD TYPE INJURIES WITH CHILDREN AND EVEN ADULTS NOT AWARE OF THIS CONDITION WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING MY VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH I AM VERY AWARE OF THIS SITUATION I COULD ALSO GET HIT BY A DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY. MY DEALER FEELS, AND I AGREE, PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION BUT RATHER IMPROPERLY DESIGNED PARTS. REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED PARTS IN LIKE KIND WOULD ONLY RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM. RE-DESIGNED PARTS SUCH AS STRONGER COMPRESSION SPRING AND/OR INCREASED DEPTH OF SCALLOPS IN HOLDING BARS ARE NECESSARY TO MORE FIRMLY HOLD DOORS ON THEIR DETENT UNTIL OCCUPANT DESIRES TO CLOSE DOOR WITH HIS OR HER HAND. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK, THE FILLER NECK POPPED OUT THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD JUST PUSH IT BACK IN AND HOLD THE NOZZLE TO CONTINUE FILLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,080. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50-BK

CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS ON INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOKS TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. COMPLAINT BEYOND 2000 CHARACTERS. UPDATED 02/09/11 *TR

I BOUGHT NEW 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 TRX 4X4 MODEL QUAD CAB FROM DAY ONE I GET NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK AND IS NOTICEABLY WORSE WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP OVER 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS PROBLEM BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BREAKS FAILED TO ENGAGE LEAVING ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO OPERATE. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, WHEN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,800.