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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2009 Dodge RAM 3500 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
4%of 105 total for the year
Median mileage
110,503miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2009 Dodge RAM 3500, 4% of the 105 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,503 miles.

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.

“Two issues: 1: knocking sound when turning at parking lot speeds. I've replaced bushings, linkages, ball joints, and nothing helped. I replaced wheel hub assemblies and the knocking is reduced, but not fixed. Shop owners that drive the same truck say they've spent thousands of dollars on their own vehicles and can't pinpoint the front end noises either. 2:vibration under the vehicle, from the transfer case, through the drive shaft, to the rear differential. Diesel shop says it's a common issue for the seals to get worn out due to imbalanced drive shaft. …”

NHTSA complaint #11015905, filed 2017-08, 128,000 miles

“Hash shifting during acceleration and deceleration and aggressive braking during decelerating...was only doing this during acceleration in the beginning but now does it all the time . This has not left me stranded yet but, I feel like this is going to be a major problem if this problem does not get remedied soon . Started doing this about a month ago or so..”

NHTSA complaint #11625308, filed 2024-11

“The contact owns a 2015 (na) Dodge RAM 3500. The contact stated that the ABS warning light illuminated while driving and all the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The transmission emitted a clicking sound and the vehicle reversed with the gear in drive position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the computer codes were reset; however, the failure was not corrected. The dealer also test drove the vehicle and was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10743861, filed 2015-07, 3,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012288%
201194%
201085%
200944%
2008106%
2007147%
2006229%
20053216%
20046430%
2003269%
2002511%
20011411%
2000814%
19992221%
19981918%
19972621%
19961915%
19951918%
19941014%
1992110%

Other parts of the 2009 Dodge RAM 3500

Steering
69 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Suspension
12 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Dodge RAM 3500

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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