general problems of the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle decelerate and would not exceed 40 mph. The vehicle vibrated violently and the abs warning indicator illuminated. An independent mechanic repaired the motor. The dealer was contacted and did not assist. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 185,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 50-55 mph, the vehicle misfired and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that cylinder number five was dead. The vehicle was taken to heberts town and country Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (1155 e bert kouns industrial loop, shreveport, la 71105, (888) 881-5163) where it was diagnosed that the lifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 131,049. The VIN was not available.

4th generation Ram 1500 pickups with the 5. 7l hemi are becoming notorious for premature lifter failure resulting in damage to the camshaft lobe. These repairs are often occuring just after expiry of cchrysler's powertrain warranty. There are hundreds of cases on online owner forums that present similarly. Chrysler has not sought to remedy the problem with owners. . Read more...

I have a 2011 Dodge ram. I had to mark 2009 because my year want in the options. I have replaced my fuel pump twice to find out I have a bad tipm. My fuel pump won't shut off even when the truck is off causing a dead battery. Windows roll up and down on their own, truck losses power out of no where, and door locks won't work sometimes. I've spent a few thousand to try to get this fixed just to learn it's the tipm. Your options won't allow me to check the proper boxes.

I have 93000 on my truck and the lifter seizes I change my oil as recommended this is to low of miles to deal with this problem.

So the hemi 5. 7 has numerous complaints on cylinder 5 misfire and resulting in major engine work do to the mds system Dodge failed miserably engineering . My truck has 80,000 miles on it and I get it maintaince regularly . Why at consumers having to come out of pocket and it not be recalled yet from Dodge for poor design on this engine .

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the engine started automatically without the key in the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

2009 Dodge Ram 1500, 5. 7 hemi, 74000 miles. Developed ticking in the engine at idle and acceleration. Within a couple days engine light came on with shuddering under small load (up hill highway). Took to the local dealership that day. They discovered that the roller lifter failed (seized) and ground the cam lobe flat causing the misfire in one of the cylinders. $4300 repair bill! this is very common in the 5. 7 hemi and not just the ram, so common in fact that the dealership called and said the repair is on hold because the lifters are on backorder! google "failed 5. 7 hemi lifters". . . Some vehicles don't make it 25000 miles before this happens. Chrysler has since changed the part number of the lifter because they know there was a defect or design flaw. But when you ask for assistance with the repairs they don't acknowledge there is a problem. This issue needs to be investigated, there are too many of them out there.

Failed timing chain . . . . . Causing catastrophic failure to engine.

I pulled into work and shut my truck off, but the engine did not turn off. The truck was in park and the key to the truck was in my hand and the engine continued to run. I pulled the battery terminals off the battery and the truck continued to run. The truck ran while I was in work without the key in the ignition and the battery terminals disconnected. When I was done at work the truck was still running in the parking lot. I drove the truck home disconnected the battery terminals again and began pulling fuses out of the fuse box one by one until the truck finally shut off.