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2009 Dodge RAM 1500 Equipment Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
2%of 670 total for the year
Median mileage
31,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the equipment of the 2009 Dodge RAM 1500, 2% of the 670 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The problems that we are having with our 2009 Dodge slt 1500 is 1...the recall on heat and air...dealer fixed! Great! 2....yall ready for this! Our truck started smoking and stalling out with no power yes smoking out the tail pipe solid white smoke and you couldn't even see the traffic behind you! …”

NHTSA complaint #10390175, filed 2011-03, 21,000 miles

“We own a 2009 1500 Dodge truck and were stranded in the high desert for well over ten hours up off of highway 377 in northern arizona we had a flat we proceeded to take the jack that was brand new we were jacking the truck up when the first extension end tore like it was soft metal so we discarded the first extension and proceeded to use the second which also tore so I used the last extension and then the hook that was connected to the jack became twisted and could no longer be used this stranded us in a place that where we could not be located we called roadside emergency service and was…”

NHTSA complaint #10358018, filed 2010-09, 16,500 miles

“Air conditioning and or heater blows air inside heating cooling system but doors to direct it to its destination do not open, defroster and heating system does not work, ice and snow block widow vision. Repairs have been fruitless. This situation began at the same time as the recall on it and has persisted since 2009. My latest trip for repairs have also proved fruitless and now have to pay a fee for repairs that do not work.”

NHTSA complaint #10608424, filed 2014-07, 17,005 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10579331, filed 2014-04, 64,077 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Dodge RAM 1500. The contact stated that the air conditioner became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10722710, filed 2015-06, 12,000 miles

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Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201230%
201110%
201010%
2009112%
200761%
2006132%
200520%
2004121%
2003111%
2002111%
2001182%
2000143%
1999132%
1998133%
1997123%
199672%
199542%
199433%

Other parts of the 2009 Dodge RAM 1500

Transmission and drivetrain
231 complaintsElectrical system
97 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
56 complaintsOther or unknown
53 complaintsEngine
50 complaintsWheels
50 complaintsFuel system
43 complaintsBody and structure
41 complaintsTires
36 complaintsAir bags
34 complaintsBrakes
34 complaintsSuspension
34 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Dodge RAM 1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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