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80,000 miles · Jan 18, 2016

SteeringUnknown Or Other

TAKATA RECALL MY 2009 DODGE RAM AT 45TO70 MPH WHEN CROSSING ABRIDGE OR HITTING A SMALL BUMP WITH EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TIRE MY VEHICLE WILL JUMP TO THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD IVE HAD IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER ,THEY SAID THAT NOTHING IN LOOSE OR WORN AND HANENT HAD ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT WITH THE 2500AND3500RAMS DOING THESE THINGS ,I LOV…

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NHTSA ODI #10820818

159,525 miles · Jan 15, 2016

Unknown Or Other

IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY RELEASES KEY DISCONNECTING ALL POWER TO CONTROL AND SAFETY FUNCTIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, LIGHTS, AND AIRBAGS.

NHTSA ODI #10820591

17,900 miles · Dec 28, 2015

Unknown Or Other

FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A 2014 RAM TRUCK 1500 LONGHORN CREW PICKUP.THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE COMPLETLY FELL OFF AND THE STEERING KNUCKLE WAS SHEERED OFF !

NHTSA ODI #10816533

43,000 miles · Dec 24, 2015

Fuel/propulsion SystemStructureUnknown Or Other

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MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 GAS TANK ALMOST FELL OUT CAUSING ALMOST AN EXPLOSION OF TANK. REASON: THE TANK IS HELD IN BY TWO METAL STRAPS ONE SIDE IS ATTACH TO A FRAME BOLT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRAP IS A T SHAPE THAT SLIDES INTO A T SLOT IN THE FRAME NOW WHAT HAPPEN IS THE T SECTION PULLED RIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP ALMOST TO THE ROAD THE REMAINDER OF THE STRAP WAS HITTING THE DRIVESHAFT CAUSING SPARKS IF THE PLASTIC TANK HIT THE GROUND IT COULD EXPLODE. DODGE REP HAD MENTION TO ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. SO I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE...UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN

NHTSA ODI #10812059

171,057 miles · Dec 22, 2015

Unknown Or Other

K17 RECALL DIAGNOSIS FOR THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR WAS PERFORMED AT SOUTH POINTE CHRYSLER DODGE IN TULSA, OK. I SPOKE WITH MARLA AT THE CHRYSLER SCA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. MY CASE NUMBER IS 28251650. MARLA WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT SHE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE ENTIRE HVAC MUST BE REMOVE…

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NHTSA ODI #10811717

Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 2015

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ALL MY INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE BUYBACK PROGRAM;I HAVE SIGNED THE OFFER FORM FROM DODGE AND SENT IT BACK IN,EVEN THOUGH THE OFFER WAS BASED ON A TRADE IN VALUE, PLUS 10%,AND PER THE AGREEMENT WITH THE NHTSB,IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE SELLING PRICE,NOT TRADE IN VALUE SINCE TRADE IN VALUE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE SELLING PRICE.I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERY TIME I HAVE CALLED THE BUYBACK DEPARTMENT THAT MY CHECK IS "PROCESSING".FINALLY,ON MONDAY,NOV 9TH,A SUPERVISOR WITH THE FCA BUYBACK DEPARTMENT(WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A THIRD PARTY CALL CENTER AND NOT DODGE)EXPLAINED THAT DODGE HAS NOT RELEASED ANY CHECKS AT ALL TO ANY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN THE BUYBACK OPTION.I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS A DANGEROUS OPEN RECALL.SINCE I AM CHOOSING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK,I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE THE VEHICLES RECALL FIXED.SINCE DODGE WILL NOT TREAT THIS MATTER WITH ANY URGENCY WHATSOEVER,I WILL TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ON MY OWN BEHALF SO THAT MY CHILDREN AND I DO NOT GET KILLED/INJURED BECAUSE OF DODGES NEGLIGENCE. I'M NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY,DRIVE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE,AND PUT MYSELF,MY FAMILY,AND OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE DODGE IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS AND NOT TAKING THE RULING FROM THE NHTSB SERIOUSLY.I WILL BE PREPARED TO MEET AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY.IVE ASKED FOR A DATE,ANY DATE THEY WILL HAVE THE CHECK FOR THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I CAN MEET TO HAVE THIS TRUCK BOUGHT BACK,BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING.DODGE IS NOT PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH THE RULING FROM THE NHTSB WHEN DODGE HAS HAD SEVERAL MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR THIS AND ALSO AGREED TO THE NHTSB RULING. I AM NOW CHOOSING TO GO THROUGH DODGE DIRECTLY SINCE THE FCA RECALL/BUYBACK TEAM HAS GIVEN ME ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION AND THE MATTER NOW RESTS WITH DODGE. I HAVE SENT APPROX 6 EMAILS SINCE 11/9 REQUESTING A CALL BACK, AND STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED ONE.

NHTSA ODI #10790621

74,150 miles · Oct 30, 2015

Unknown Or Other

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I AM WORKING WITH THE FCA RE-PURCHASE PROGRAM FROM THE CONSENT ORDER DATED JULY 2015, AND THE FCA PROGRAM IS OFFERING DEALER TRADE VALUE AS FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER TRADE HAS NEVER BEEN USED AS A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN. WHEN AN INSURANCE COMPANY PAYS FOR THE VALUE OF YOUR CAR THEY GIVE YOU FAIR MARKET SALES PRICE. THEY DO NOT AND CAN NOT USE THE DEALER TRADE IN VALUE AS FAIR MARKET VALUE. THEY ARE ALSO OFFERING 10% PREMIUM BASED ON THE RE-PURCHASE PRICE. THE CONSENT ORDER CLEARLY STATES THAT THE 10% PREMIUM IS TO BE BASED ON PURCHASE PRICE AND IT FURTHER SPELLS OUT THAT PURCHASE PRICE IS THE PRICE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD THE FIRST TIME TO SOMEONE FOR OTHER THAN RESALE. BASICALLY THE PRICE IT WAS FIRST SOLD FROM A DEALER. I HAVE WORKED WITH THE FCA SINCE OCTOBER 2ND 2015 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH THEM ON HOW THEY MAKE THEIR OFFERS. I COULD NOT GET THEM TO GIVE ME A WRITTEN OFFER UNLESS I ACCEPTED THEIR OFFER. I AM NOW TRYING AGAIN TO GET A WRITTEN OFFER. WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL YESTERDAY FROM TRISTA AT THE FCA MY FILE HAD BEEN DELETED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ENTER ME IN AGAIN. SHE DID TELL ME THAT HER MANAGER AND ANYONE THAT COULD MAKE A DECISION HAD LOOKED AT THE DISPUTES AND THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES. SHE SAID THAT IF I DID NOT LIKE THAT DECISION I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA OR WHOEVER ELSE I THOUGHT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP. THE FCA IS OFFERING $22K FOR MY TRUCK WITH THE 10% PREMIUM. I HAVE INCLUDED THE FAIR PURCHASE PRICE RUN FROM KBB THAT I SUBMITTED TO THEM BACK ON OCTOBER 3, 2015. MY TRUCKS MSRP WAS APPROXIMATELY $53K. I CALLED THE NHTSA YESTERDAY AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. IF I HAVE USED THE WRONG COMPLIANT SECTION PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE APPROPRIATE ONE. THANKS,..UPDATED 03/15/16 *BF *JS

NHTSA ODI #10787254

67,000 miles · Oct 9, 2015

Unknown Or Other

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IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2015 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR MY DODGE RAM 1500. THIS RECALL GAVE ME A BUYBACK OPTION ON OCTOBER 1ST WHICH STATED I WOULD RECEIVE FAIR MARKET VALUE + 10%. I COMPLETED A KELLYS BLUE BOOK APPRAISAL FOR MY VEHICLE AS DIRECTED BY THE FCA WHICH GAVE ME A VALUE OF 21,500 (TRADE IN VALUE). I CONTACTED FCA AND ASSURED ME THAT I WOULD RECEIVE FAIR MARKET VALUE WHICH THEY STATED WOULD BE HIGHRLER THAN TRADE IN VALUE (21,500) AND LESS THAN RETAIL. I AGAIN ACCESSED KELLYS BLUE BOOK WHICH THE FCA STATED THEY WOULD USE AT IT PROVED ME WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF 25,500. ON OCTOBER 1ST I PROCEEDED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (BAXTER DODGE) IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA FOR THE THIRD PARTY APPRAISAL AS DIRECTED BY THE FCA AFTER CONTACTING SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS WHICH HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE RECALL OR BUYBACK OPTION. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL HOURS FOR A THIRD PARTY APPRAISER TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD BE THE DEALERSHIP THAT I COULD ONLY DO THE BUYBACK OPTION IF I BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM. AFTER SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL CLOSING HOURS, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NEED ANOTHER 24 HOURS TO ENTER MY TRUCKS INFORMATION INTO THE COMPUTER TO GET THE APPRAISAL VALUE. AFTER 36 HOURS HAD PAST I RECONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO DUE TO NO ONE CONTACTING ME AS I WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD AN APPRAISAL AND QUOTED ME AT 16,000/INCLUDING THE 10% (15,500) UNDER FAIR MARKET VALUE. I CONTACTED THE FCA AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS NOT RECEIVING WHAT THE RECALL STATED I WOULD IF I CHOSE THE BUYBACK OPTION. THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I AM CONTACTING YOU DO TO THE FCA FAILING TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES THE NHTSA SET FOR THEM IN REFERENCE TO THE SAFETY RECALL BUYBACK OPTION. I RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION PROMISING ME FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR MY VEHICLE + 10% AND THE END RESULT WAS NOTHING EVEN CLOSE TO FAIR.

NHTSA ODI #10781040

55,000 miles · Oct 5, 2015

Unknown Or Other

I HAVE CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER FOR THE CHRYSLER FIAT BUY BACK ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 AND KEEP GETTING THE ANSWER OF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO BUY BACK VEHICLES (PARAPHRASING) I AM JUST TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWERS ON WHAT I NEED TO DO AND WHERE TO TAKE MY TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI #10779642

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2015

Unknown Or Other

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FCA IS APPARENTLY NOT HOLDING UP THEIR END OF THE CONSENT DECREE. FIRST I'M TOLD AT A DEALER THAT THEY AREN'T HANDLING THE BUYBACKS, THEN FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME THEY CAN "OPT OUT" BECAUSE THEY'RE PRIVATELY OWNED. ALL OF THEM ARE PRIVATELY OWNED! THE RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER, SAYS TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. THEY'RE ALSO ONLY OFFERING 10% ABOVE "FAIR MARKET VALUE" WHEN THE CONSENT DECREE SPECIFICALLY SAYS 10% ABOVE THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE. THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE THERE AND AS USUAL, FCA CARES NOTHING ABOUT THE CUSTOMER ONLY THEIR BOTTOM LINE.

NHTSA ODI #10779382

Official recalls

13V038000 · Power Train:driveline:differential Unit

Feb 6, 2013

Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ram 1500 trucks manufactured from February 27, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through October 20, 2011; model year 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota trucks manufactured from February 27, 2007, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011; model year 2009 Chrysler Aspen trucks manufactured from January 3, 2008, through December 18, 2008; and model year 2009 Dodge Durango trucks manufactured from January 3, 2008, through December 18, 2008. The rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to an undersized pinion spline that can allow relative motion between the nut and companion flange.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the rear axle pinion nut loosens, the axle can lock up and cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash with little warning.

Remedy: On November 7, 2013 Chrysler notified owners that dealers would install a pinion nut retainer, free of charge. In July 2015, and under a consent order with NHTSA, the company agreed to offer owners three options for remedying their vehicles: perform the original remedy, offer to repurchase the vehicle at the fair market value plus 10%, or offer an additional incentive offer towards the purchase of a new Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, or Fiat vehicle. Chrysler will notify owners of the new recall options in a letter expected to be mailed on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N08.

12V474000 · Power Train:driveline:differential Unit

Oct 2, 2012

Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009-2010, Ram 1500 and Dodge Dakota trucks, manufactured from July 1, 2009, through November 30, 2009, because the rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to a lack of adhesive.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the rear axle pinion nut loosens, the axle can lock up and cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash with little warning.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a pinion nut retainer, free of charge. The recall began on June 17, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

DP14004 · Totally Integrated Power Module Failure

Opened Sep 25, 2014 · Closed Jul 24, 2015

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that TIPM defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On September 25, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by CAS as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers. In total, there were 296 complaints submitted by the petitioner in the original petition and five supplements, including 271 complaints related to the subject vehicles equipped with TIPM-7. Approximately 3 percent of CAS complaints are related to vehicles equipped with TIPM-6 and ODI?s review of these complaints did not identify any safety defect trends. ODI conducted a detailed review of complaints narratives submitted by CAS and consumers including careful analysis of vehicle repair histories, warranty claims obtained from the manufacturer and any available Customer Assistance Inquiry reports (CAIR). Analysis of the field data indicated that MY2011-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles exhibited significantly higher complaint rates related to fuel pump relay (FPR) failures than other subject vehicles. In a September 3, 2014 letter to NHTSA, Chrysler submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) identifying a defect in the FPR within the TIPM-7 which can result in a no start or stall condition in approximately 188,723 model year (MY) 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) and Dodge Durango (WD) vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010 through July 20, 2011 (14V-530).In a February 24, 2015 letter, Chrysler submitted a second DIR expanding the scope of the FPR defect condition to include an additional 338,216 MY 2012 through 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured from September 17, 2010 through August 19, 2013 and MY 2012 through 2013 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 18, 2011 through August 19, 2013 (15V-115).ODI analysis of the CAS allegations of TIPM defects resulting in stall while driving, airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration, fire and other faults identified a single defect condition related to 1 of over 60 different circuits in the TIPM assembly. The most common effect of this defect condition, related to the fuel pump relay, was a no-start concern, but it could also result in stall while driving (76 complaints). No valid evidence was presented in support of claims related to airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration or fire resulting from TIPM faults and these claims were found to be wholly without merit based on review of the field data and design of the relevant systems and components.Except insofar as the petitioner's contentions relate to the defect condition addressed by the Chrysler recalls, the factual bases of the petitioner's contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported. In our view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a NHTSA order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as alleged by the petitioner at the conclusion of the requested investigation. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is den

PE12021 · Rear Differential Failure

Opened Jul 19, 2012 · Closed Mar 5, 2013

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train; Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:axle Assembly; Power Train:driveline; Power Train:driveline:differential Unit; Power Train:driveline:driveshaft; Power Train:transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive)

In a letter dated October 2, 2012, Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA identifying a safety defect in approximately 48,058 vehicles built with an axle pinion nut that can loosen, which could result in lock-up of the rear axle and/or separation of the rear drive shaft from the rear axle (NHTSA Recall No. 12V-474).The vehicles involved in this recall are model year (MY) 2009 and MY 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 (46,677) and Dodge Dakota (1,381) vehicles manufactured between July 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 built with 9.25? rear axles built at Chrysler?s Detroit Axle Assembly Plant.Chrysler stated it determined during this time frame there were instances of 9.25? axles built with rear axle pinion nuts that were missing the adhesive patch.The remedy for these vehicles is to install a pinion nut retainer.In a review of data in its complaint database and data submitted by Chrysler, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) identified 194 reports (including 3 crash reports) of rear axle lock up and/or drive shaft separation outside of the scope of recall 12V-474.In a letter dated February 5, 2013, Chrysler submitted a second DIR to NHTSA identifying another safety defect in approximately 278,150 vehicles built with 9.25? rear axles and outside of the scope of recall 12V-474 that could also result in lock-up of the rear axle and/or rear drive separation (NHTSARecall No. 13V-038).Chrysler stated that analysis of field return parts from this vehicle population, undersized pinion splines were found as the likely factor contributing to the loosening of the pinion nut.The vehicles involved in this recall are:266,091 MY 2009?2012 Dodge Ram 1500 vehicles manufactured from 2/28/09 through 6/30/09 and 12/1/09 through 10/20/11 (including 183,421 MY 2009-2010 subject vehicles); 8,475 MY 2009?2010 Dodge Dakota vehicles manufactured from 2/18/07 through 6/30/09 and 12/1/09 through 7/9/10; 2,346 MY 2009 Chrysler Aspen vehicles manufactured from 1/19/07 through 12/18/08; and 1,238 MY 2009 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from 1/17/07 through 12/18/08.The remedy for these vehicles is the same as for 12V-474.The failure counts in this resume are for the subject MY 2009-2010 Dodge Ram 1500 vehicles only.The recalled vehicle counts are based on current estimates from Chrysler and may differ from estimates in the original DIR's.This Preliminary Evaluation is closed.The ODI report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10489593,10489091,10488952,10485174,10485096,10484596,10484490,10483394,10483370,10482853,10482816,10482438,10479806,10479352,10478724,10477460,10477354,10476923,10476691,10475939,10475241,10475158,10473147,10472488,10470655,10470516,10470231,10470152,10469969,10469548,10469435,10468759,10468024,10467819,10467805,10467683,10467196,10466630,10464240,10448778,10445208,10443542,10439902,10375394,10362531,10353440

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Power Train:automatic Transmission

Power Train:axle Assembly

Power Train

Power Train:driveline

Power Train:driveline:differential Unit

Power Train:driveline:driveshaft

Power Train:transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive)