general problems of the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 - part 2

At 12k -13k miles I experienced an engine stall in the early morning. The instrument cluster remained lit and I was able to engage the emergency flasher. I was on a back road and luckily I was able to coast into a driveway. After numerous turns of the key fob, the engine started. This incident was reported to the dealership, but they seemed to shrug it off. Fast forward to 10/9/15. I had trouble again starting the truck. I proceeded to the store and was on a main thoroughfare when I started to turn across traffic into a parking lot. The engine died and luckily my momentum carried me off the street out of traffic and into the lot. Cars had to go around me as I tried to get the vehicle started. The next Monday 10/12/15 I had trouble starting again and I was able to proceed to work. At the end of my shift, it took a couple dozen turns of the key fob to get the truck started and I made it home. The truck now sits in the driveway waiting for a service appointment on 10/30/15. If it does not start, it will have to be towed. When I inquired online about this problem I was aghast at how many others were having the same issue as me and Chrysler was doing very little to make it right. The stall of an engine in traffic is a very dangerous safety problem. The truck has a battery less than 2 years old and has only 35200 miles on it. I am not getting any check engine lights. It is serviced routinely by the Chrysler dealer.

Totally integrated power module (tipm) has been dangerous. All four windows went down while truck was unattended and locked several times. We replaced the expensive tipm and car stopped doing that. A few months later, we found out that just one electrical item can cause the entire tipm burn out that affects almost everything in the car. For us it was the backup camera that had a short. It caused air bags, seat belt safety, windshield wipers, defrost/fan, backup camera, locks not to work. Dealership had to replace tipm again. We also believe the tipm may have had something to do with our transmission locking into gear.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, he accidentally hit the key with his knee and the key fell out. The failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact stated that there was a recall (14v373000); however, his VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 99,200. Bd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while trying to use the air condition in the vehicle the system failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the failure was in the totally integrated power module. The contact was informed that the totally integrated power module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Ah.

There is an issue with my 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 abs sensor, specifically the front passages side sensor. When reaching certain speeds, the abs break attempts to engage, it also engages when pressing the break slightly. This cause one to correct the amount of pressure applied to the break, and also I have to correct the steering to counter the increase in breaking. When it is time to actually break for an emergency, the truck will not break properly and cause and accident or my life.

When I was driving on the express way doing approximately 70 mph, I went to put the cruise control back on and the vehicle lost power. It dropped approximately 20 mph and then the vehicle allowed some power to return such as lights, dash board, and throttle. I was able to get the vehicle home (approximately 10 miles) losing power a few more times. Some of my warning lights started flashing like there was an electrical issue and most of them stayed on until I made it home and parked in my drive way. The electronic throttle control light was what I noticed first when the power returned each time. As I would lose the ability to keep a consistent speed on the roads the electronic throttle control light would continue to flash and I would have no power to increase speed and found myself coasting for short periods of time. After getting the Ram 1500 home, I tried to start it and it would not start but the warning lights and dash board would light up, my key would not release, and then eventually it would not even turn on. I've had it towed to a Dodge dealership and they said it was the tipm unit. I'm just glad I was driving it and not one of my children who are recent drivers and do not have my experience.

While going down interstate my abs, service 4wd, esp traction control and brake light all came on at same time. When it happened it happend it nocked my cruise off and slowing down. I got back on the gas and started to speed up then all of a sudden my gas became my brake it locked all 4 tires up at high speed. I was very lucky no one was real close to me. I made it to safe place to pull over and check it out and no matter what I did I couldn't get it back going correctly. At first it would do right and get up to 30mph and ease on gas little bit and it would start breaking when touching gas. Has to have it towed. It was very dangerous and I was real lucky not to wreck. I home this problem can get resolved.

Started driving truck and all gauges went blank including speedometer. Warning lights for air bag, check engine, low tire pressure, brakes, etc. All came on as well as wipers started working with switch in off position!.

There is a banging noise that seems to be coming from behind the glove box. I researched it online and think it's a heat blend door actuator that went out. I was quoted over $500 for the repair due to the complexity of getting to the issue through the dashbaord. A while back there was a recall on some part of the ac/heating but I cannot remember what is was for. I called their hotline and was advised that recalls are active for 10 years from the manufacture date, so in my case, through 2019. . Read more...

Blend door actuator and blend door gear box failed repeatedly changing hot air from ac unit to cold air or vise versa.

My gear shift will come out of park with out using the brake and when the vehicle is not running it will come out of gear my local Dodge dealership said it was the gear shifter interlock which several people has been having issues with.

My 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 makes a loud popping sound when the heat comes on or off and the windows do not defrost making for little to no visibility.

The heater fan motor and wipers would not work due to an issue with the tipm computer. This lead to the windows fogging up with no means to clear other than pulling off the road. This is an issue currently under investigation and consideration for recall. The tipm computer was already replaced once at a cost of over $900 to the owner.

Since I bought the truck there has been several electrical issues I. E. Bulbs keep blowing out, it will lose power when you start to go up a hill. The lighted mirrors only last about 45 days before going out at 500 ea. The truck seems to wonder and most of all the wheel bearings went out on both sides at the same time and the dealer charged me 1,800. 00 saying that its not covered under the power train warranty. . . . . . . . . . This truck is the definition of a lemon. . . . . . .

The tipm (totally integrated power module) in the vehicle failed recently despite the vehicle being relatively "young" in age. The failure was random and occurred during the vehicle's normal use (casual driving). My understanding is that this device controls air bags and other safety devices. From what I read, this is not an isolated incident among vehicle owners.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving at approximately 20 mph, the air conditioner emitted warm air. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was noticed that the number two control fan speed was not functioning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

The hvac actuator gear has malfunctioned, it will only make a ticking noise whenever I turn the truck on or off. I am not able to feel any air from the defrost of upper air vents.

Turned vehicle off and behind the radio and instrument panel it began clicking air from the a/c unit only come from the floor no matter which setting is select . I can hear the valve is trying to close/move.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that he believed that the air actuator failed because the air and heating temperature was not adjusting upon using the selective knob. The contact also heard a knocking sound in the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for further inspection, diagnosis and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

My vechiles a/c will not blow the dashboard lights come off and on the windows will operate when they want my door locks and unlocks when it wants windshield wipers come on at any given time took the truck to star Dodge in abilene rd where I was told tipm was out and it wld cost me 1300. To fix the part is 300. Online takes bout 15mins to change but I see there are plenty complaints on the tipm I think a recall shld be put out there and Dodge shld pay for it!!.

Heating and air will not blow air on windshield or passenger which in a high humidity situation(rain) would cause the windows to fog over and not clear unless the vehicle is stopped and the windows rolled down.

The rear axle pinion nut on my truck is recalled causing major safety issue. Chrysler is refusing to do anything other than telling people to wait and they are ok to continue to drive the vehicle until it breaks. This is my only vehicle, and I need a safe vehicle for my family and me to be in. You’re putting our lives, and everyone elses at risk is 100%irresponsible of me and Chrysler. Please help us consumers. My light came on service 4 wheel drive, esp traction control, I purchased an extended warranty which is what saved me, I am having electrical problems with the headlights, first the drivers side and now the passager side. I have called Dodge dealer several times to schedule the service for the replacement. They do not have the part or don't know when the part will be there.

On 23 Jan 14 I took my vehicle (2009 Dodge Ram 1500) to the dealership (san antonio Dodge_chrysler_jeep_ram), because it was making a loud knocking and popping noise under the dash whenever the key was turned off. The dealership diagnosed the problem as "mode door actuators defrost blend and recirculation broken" and made the repair by removing and replacing the actuators. On 6 Feb 15 I took my vehicle to the dealership because the hvac control head module was unresponsive; air would blow only from the lower floor vents, nothing from the mid-level or defrost vents. The dealership states that it would be 3 to 4 days and cost $100. 00 for them to look at it. . I took the vehicle to firestone; they diagnosed the problem, printed out the recalls and service bulletins pertaining to the problem and charged me $44. 05 for their trouble. This was the first I had heard of the "customer satisfaction notification k17 and the safety recall j12”. I called Chrysler and told them that the issue I was having is the same as those addressed in the notification and recall. They replied that I’d have to take the vehicle to the dealership for that determination to be made. On 9 Feb 15 I took my vehicle back to the dealership they made the repair which was to “replace a/c control panel and program panel and actuators to work properly”. This is the exact repair called for in the j12 safety recall; they just changed the name from hvac control head module to a/c control panel. After the repairs were completed and paid for, I submitted a claim to Chrysler for reimbursement referencing both the” k17 notification” and the “j12 recall”. They denied the claim stating that the recalls had already been performed sometime in 2010 at a cost of $22. 00 and $47. 00 during some other routine service. The service repair cost on the two occasions I took my vehicle to the dealer was $585. 00 and $444. 10.

The tipm is going out. Causing all sorts of electrical issues. Heater fan stopped working, windshield wipers come and go, esp comes and goes, tow/haul comes and goes, rear window power comes and goes, 4x4 cant be turned on from time to time, airbag lights come on at will, esp/bas comes and goes, abs comes and goes, rear sliding window comes and goes, all of this happens mainly below 32 degrees but van happen anytime. But below freezing is extemely dangerous because the windshield ices up on the inside with no heater fan! thermometer stopped working to. Im sure other thing but its to much to just remember off the top of my head. Fuel economy is terrible also 12-13. 5 mpg while the problems occur. Normally is 17. 1 mpg average still that is terrible. At test drive it was getting 20 mpg average.

I noticed about a month ago that my vehicle would make a popping noise just after starting it, regardless of defrost/heat being on or off. It would make this noise about 20-30 times and then stop. Approximately two weeks after, I noticed that it would also do the same thing 10-15 minutes after starting the vehicle. I observed that while the popping noise is occurring, the hvac fan goes to a minimum setting and sometimes stays there after the popping has subsided. This includes the defrost. Now that cold weather has arrived, I have had instances of the windshield freezing up while the vehicle is in motion and reducing visibility to nothing. It was difficult to even get to the side of the road. After some research, I determined it to be one the hvac door actuators. According to posts on the internet, this appears to be a common problem. 3 of the 5 of these actuators that exist on the vehicle are relatively easy to access, so I obtained one of these parts and replaced one of the three accessible parts (found to have stripped gears). After reassembling, the noise was still present. After, investigation, it appears that the one of the actuators on the back side of the hvac housing has gone bad, also. The dealership has informed me that the only way to replace these is to remove the dashboard. They told me this would cost nearly $600. The dealer also informed me that all of the actuators have been superseded by "high torque" actuators, which means the manufacturer is aware of this problem. Thank you.

On a daily basis the engine on my 09 Dodge ram crew cab will die at least 3-4 times a day while driving around 20-30 mph. I have taken my truck to my local dealership 5 times to get the issue fixed. They have replaced the computer 3 times. The issue still happens on a daily occurrence. I have duplicated the issue multiple times to the service agent, but magically when they have my truck for two weeks at a time the vehicle stalling does not occur and they cannot "recreate" the issue. I have had several close accidents due to this issue and something needs to be done. This issue does not pull any codes when hooked up and has been diagnosed by the dealership as a "phantom" problem. This is a serious issue that needs to be fixed before my family gets seriously injured!!.

Ii cut my vehicle off and heard a clicking noise in the dash. . . . Now my a/c and heat only comes from the floor vents. I have no defrost or vent dash air flow.

Defroster does not work, blower emits air (cold) but only to floor. Loud popping noise from air box, found actuators were malfunctioning. Nearly caused collision with oncoming traffic. Contacted Chrysler for recall status and they claimed truck was under this recall, however truck had been inspected and found to have no problems with regards to air box actuators. I subsequently found out from a nameless Dodge technician that they were instructed to engage air systems for the inspection and if no apparent malfunction is found they were to pass the recall and write it off. I am outraged that yet another corporate entity is preying on american consumers and getting by with it, while claiming to stand behind their product and it's engineering. I asked Chrysler what repair was needed. They replied" air box circulation doors bad. Would need box removed and replace 5 actuators and doors. Cost would be $800 to $1000 dollars. This is a safety issue 3/4 of the year. I now have been notified by Dodge of another recall for my truck regarding the axle pinion nut. I believe this recall will receive the same attention they gave to my air box issue and therefore am attempting to take action with this complaint. Will someone please make these corporate penny pinching sobs stand up and take responsibility for their poor engineering!!!!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. When the vehicle was started and the defrost was turned on, the contact stated that she heard a knocking sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair but had not been diagnosed. The vehicle has been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. -ll.

Vehicle has had a very extensive history of heater/defroster failures. This is obviously a known issue with all the Dodge trucks. First the recirc door/actuator broke, they wanted $1000. 00 to fix, then the heater control stopped working. Paid for that to be fixed. Now the blend door broke, $1500. 00 to fix. All of these issues happened in 1 years time. Cheap plastic parts to save money doesn't seem to be saving anyone money except them. This is a danger to all Dodge truck owners. When the defroster no longer works, it is pretty hard to see, and when it is hard to see. . How can you drive safely? they don't want to recall all the trucks at $1000. 00 per truck to fix, so they just let the owners pay for it. Can't say I will ever buy another Dodge.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while exiting the vehicle, he heard a loud knocking noise coming from behind the dashboard. An authorized dealer was notified and the contact was informed that there was an issue with the windshield wiper motor. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 09v084000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor) however, the failure recurred. The dealer advised the contact that they would not perform the recall repairs a second time free of charge. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 46,500. The VIN was unavailable. Kmj.

The doors that switch the air up to the windshield or to your feet or face started flapping back anfourth and then stuck ion blowing on your feet never switching again. Then before I could get back to the dealership to get fixed the whole hvac system quit working all except the fan switch, it still blows on your feet. When the system quit it also stopped my automatic headlight on switch to quit. You can't defrost the windshield how is that not safe. The truck had about 50000 miles when these started happen.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving various speeds the vehicle while intermittently stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer several times. The dealer was not able to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,098. Az.

Annoying sound behind the dash. This is cause by defective system on the electronics of the car. It concerns the recall with k17 reprogram hvac control head and inspec/replace actuators. This problem has been going on with this vehicle since new, here is 4 years later 2 repairs by dealer one replacement by owner and the problem still going on. The famous motor actuators for the vent opening and closing. Also the change of temperature while the ac is on it has its own mind to go to heat not allowing the full cool effects of the system. I have had this problem since I purchased the truck if this time get fix it will be at their own expense if not I down to my last nerve. Would have to seek legal advise. I have posted in carcomplains. Com a lengthy explanation for those who wish to read the whole story. Here it is Dec 5, 13 an it started in may 7, 10. An still not fix.

Passenger side window will lock / unlock only with key or by pulling up/pushing down the manual lock controll in that door. It cannot be operated with the electric controls in either that door or the driver side door, and it will not lock automatically with the other three doors when vehicle is in motion. It began doing this after it was about one year old. This is a safety issue because there is no way to lock this door from the drivers side, for childrens safety, or to keep somebody from entering.