2010 RAM 2500 Unknown Or Other Problems
13 complaints about Unknown Or Other
High Severity Issue
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I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER FOR A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED, THE RECALL WAS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME AND ASSUMED THINGS WERE FINE. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I WENT UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE ABOUT A OIL LEAK I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH, I NOTICED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DIRTY LOOKING AND HAD SCRATCHES ON IT. IT HAD A BROWNISH KIND OF LIGHT FILM ON IT. I DID NOT LOOK LIKE A NEW ONE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP FOR THEIR OPINION. THEY COULDN'T BE SURE BUT THEY SAID IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD ONE ALSO, THEY INSPECTED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND TOLD ME IT HAS RUST STAINS ON IT AND DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A NEW ONE. I AM IN NEED OF SOMEONE TO REFER ME TO AN EXPERT SO WE CAN DETERMINE IF WEATHER OR NOT THE DEALER ACTUALLY REPLACED THE THE PARTS OR NOT. CAN YOU HELP PLEASE.
IT'S A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. WHILE I'M STARTING IT, I HAVE TO RESTOP WHEN I'M DRIVING NO WARNING, IT'S A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THAT ADDS A HUGE DANGER WHEN YOUR TRUCK DIES IN MOTION IT'S A BIG TRUCK IT'S A WORK TRUCK WHICH MAKES IT EVEN MORE HORRIFYING.!! PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY THIS IS A HUGE DANGER I CAN'T STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS AND I'M SURE ALL THE ALL OF THEM ARE
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY GETTING EXHAUST FUMES INTO CAB OF TRUCK.
THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE FUMES COULD ENTER THE CABIN. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY FIXED SOME OF THE VEHICLES.
Mileage: 65,000
I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED "THE DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY TRUCK. (2010 DODGE RAM 2500) I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND MY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE FRONT END. APPLYING MY BREAKS DID NOT HELP. ALL I COULD DO IS HOLD ON FOR THE RIDE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER AND EXAMINED MY TRUCK THINKING THAT SOMETHING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED DUE TO THE EXTREME NATURE OF THE INCIDENT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGES. I SLOWLY DROVE HOME AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE VIOLENT SHAKING IN MY TRUCK WAS CALLED UNTIL I RESEARCHED THIS SCARY EXPERIENCE. UPON CONDUCTING MY RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT IN FOR A COUPLE OF RECALL ITEMS REGARDING STEERING ISSUES. I AM AFRAID THEY MAY HAVE REPLACED ANY RECALL ITEMS WITH FAULTY PARTS.
Mileage: 154,000
EXHAUST SYSTEM GETS SO HOT THE BED LINER MELTED.
Mileage: 100,000
HVAC SYSTEM TROUBLE. VERY LITTLE HEAT AND AIRFLOW ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. AC IS FINE. PASSENGER SIDE HAS FULL AIRFLOW AND HEAT. ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND TESTED. DEALERSHIPS HAVE CHANGED HEATER CORE, BUT TROUBLE PERSISTS. NEW DEALER WANTS TO CHANGE HEATER CORE. ON GOING ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS TROUBLE. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BLEND DOOR PROBLEMS BUT SERVICE WILL NOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX. TROUBLE HAS BEEN ON GOING TO 3 YEARS. NEED RESOLUTION. STARTED WHEN ACTUATORS WERE CHANGED ON RECALL. DO NOT REMEMBER EXACT DATE.
Mileage: 84,000
I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE ELSE HTTP://WWW.DODGETALK.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=364235) THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. MY HEATED MIRRORS ARE STARTING TO BURN WHEN I USE THE HEATED MIRROR FUNCTION TO GET RID OF THE CONDENSATION. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS A THERMAL REGULATOR SWITCH, OR A SAFETY THAT HAS BEEN ACTING UP, BUT THE HEAT FROM THE COIL ON THE BACK OF THE MIRROR IS STARTING TO DISCOLOR THE FACE OF THE MIRROR. I ATTACHED TWO PICTURES. THEY ARE OF THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR, AND IT IS ONLY STARTING ON THE BOTTOM. WHEN I NOTICED IT, I STOPPED USING THE HEATERS, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO USE THEM AN NOT WORRY ABOUT THEM MAKING THE WHOLE MIRROR BROWN. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A TIMER ADDED, OR A THERMAL SAFETY SWITCH, OR WHAT, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 HD DIESEL, ONLY PURCHASED APRIL/MAY 2015 WITH 52,000 MILES TOTAL.
Mileage: 50,123
THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL FUNCTIONS. THIS OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED A HALEY AUTO GROUP (CERTIFIED DODGE DEALER) FOR A RECALL ITEM (P65/NHTSA 14V-635) AND BULLETIN ITEM (25-002-14). THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW A CODE AS TO CAUSE ON EITHER OCCASION AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO DODGE FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND A CASE MANAGER ASSIGNED (CASE # 27675333), TO WHICH A RESOLUTION WAS NEVER REACHED. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER PAYING HEFTY EXPENSES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PARTS THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THE TRUCK WAS SOLD TO THE DEALERSHIP. I ACCEPTED AN OFFER AT A STEEP FINANCIAL LOSS TO MYSELF BECAUSE TO THE DANGEROUS SHUT DOWNS I HAD EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND WHILE DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW OFFERED FOR SALE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE UNAWARE POTENTIAL BUYER! ALSO, I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS IF THIS VEHICLE IS BACK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE DISCLOSED WHEN SELLING THIS VEHICLE AND REPORTED AS A SAFETY CONCERN.
Mileage: 70,935
TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING ALL OVER ,LOST CONTROL AND HIT TREE.
Mileage: 1,500
I WAS DRIVING WEST IN ROAD TX-375-LOOP HEADING THE I10, I TOOK AN EXIT FOR I10 EAST WHICH IS A BRIDGE. I TOOK IT AND THEN I HEARD A SOUND ON THE REAR WHEELS SO I SLOWED DOWN, AFTER THAT THE SOUND STOPPED AND I CONTINUED TO INCORPORATE TO I10-EAST. AFTER I TOOK THE I10 I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD THE SOUND AGAIN BUT THIS TIME AFTER A FEW SECOND A DIFFERENT SOUND APPEARED AND THE REAR WHEELS STOPPED RESULTING IN COMPLETELY LOST OF CONTROL. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO GO WITH NO DIRECTION AND THAN TOOK ME OUT OF THE HIGHWAY, ONCE I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE MAKE A 180 DEGREES TURN AND I STOPPED HEADING WRONG WAY. I WAS SO LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME TRAFFIC SIGNS AND I DIDN'T CRASH ANY OF THEM AND ALSO BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THAT HIGHWAY IS ALWAYS FULL WITH TRAFFIC I DIDN'T CRASH WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. ONCE I TOOK A LOOK OF MY TRUCK I SAW THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REAR AXEL. I DIDN'T FILLED A CLAIM BEFORE BECAUSE CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO FIX IT SINCE THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A RECALL THEY DIDN'T FIX BEFORE. THE RECALL NUMBER IS M34 AND ITS BEEN 3 MONTHS AND AFTER I COULD HAVE DIED IN THAT ACCIDENT THEY HAVEN'T HELPED ME AT ALL. MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER WONT AUTHORIZE TO FIX IT. *TR
WE KEEP RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALLS. WE HAVE CONTACTED A DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN ON A LIST FOR THE DEALER TO GET PARTS. THEY SAY THEY CANT GET ANY PARTS. WE PULL A CATTLE TRAILOR WITH THIS TRUCK AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT AN ACCIDENT. WHY ARE WE NOT ABLE TO GET PARTS TO FIX? *TR
IN MARCH 2014 WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR DODGE RAM 2500. WE TOOK THE LETTER TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER, MARSHALL MOTORS, IN SALINA, KS TO VERIFY THAT OUR VEHICLE NEEDED THE REPAIR WORK INDICATED. THE EMPLOYEE SAID IT DID AND THAT SHE WOULD KEEP OUR NOTIFICATION LETTER AND A PHONE NUMBER AND CALL US WHEN THE PART CAME IN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. WE'VE WAITED AND WAITED AND I CALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 23, 2014 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART/PARTS NEEDED WERE STILL ON BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER AND THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN THEY RECEIVED THEM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I FIND THIS RIDICULOUS AS IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS SINCE WE RECEIVED THE FIRST NOTICE OF RECALL. IF THERE IS INDEED SOMETHING THAT NEEDS FIXED ON OUR VEHICLE WE FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY. WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS PART DOES CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE BACK ORDERED PART? CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED. THANK YOU. *TR