Three problems related to alternator/generator/regulator have been reported for the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
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.
Was driving the truck and all the warning lights come on and the truck just died. I tried to start it back up and heard a clicking noise. Thinking that it was just a battery problem, I put a jump box on it and it started. Took the jump box off and it died. Knew it was the alternator and had it towed to the shop. They put a new alternator on it and still was not charging. Changed the battery and still was not charging. Checked the fuse box and found a blown fuse for the pcm and changed it. It still was not charging. Like anyone else and product of elimination, voltage regulator. Go to change the voltage regulator and find out that they changed it to a module that they put inside the computer. Now, I have to have the whole computer changed or do without my truck while the computer is fixed. Why are they allowed to take such a simple part as a voltage regulator that commonly goes out and combine it with a majar part such as a computer that cost $100's of dollars to fix?.