2010 Dodge RAM

WHILE RIDING REAR-FACING IN HER CAR SEAT, MY DAUGHTER PUT HER FOOT OVER THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND ACCIDENTALLY KICKED THE TILT-RELEASE MECHANISM ON THE LATCH STRAP, CAUSING THE STRAP TO LOOSEN SEVERAL INCHES. I AM A CPST, AND I AM CERTAIN THE SEAT WAS INSTALLED TIGHTLY AND CORRECTLY BEFORE SHE KICKED THE RELEASE. I HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE, SO I DILIGENTLY CHECK MY SEAT EACH TIME WE USE IT. I FEEL THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE TILT-RELEASE MAKES ACCIDENTAL LOOSENING A REAL DANGER FOR ANYONE USING THE SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2010, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=RAM). *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME 10/20 ~8PM, I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC ~45MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, MY TRUCK SURGED FORWARD FOR ABOUT .25 OF A SECOND (SPLIT SECOND). THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST ~8 TIMES. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AT 26,000 MILE SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ENGINES SWITCHING BETWEEN THE ECO MODE AND NORMAL MODE. (5.7 HEMI). PLEASE ADVISE. (I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM FOLSOM DODGE, CA.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER H/P TIRES, LINE SIZE 275/60R20. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST BLOW OUT WAS IN THE TREAD. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND NOTICED THAT THE BLOW OUT ORIGINATED AT THE SIDE WALL. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT CHANGED THAT TIRE WITH A SPARE AS WELL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT BASED ON A SPECIFIC OCCURRENCE. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER WHO OPERATES A VARIETY OF PASSENGER VANS AND BUSSES BETWEEN VARIOUS CITIES. IN RECENT YEARS IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING NON-DAYLIGHT HOURS DO TO THE TYPE OF HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE NOW ALLOWED ON PASSENGER AND TRUCK VEHICLES. THE INTENSITY AND BRIGHTNESS LEVEL OF HEADLIGHTS HAS INCREASED TO A POINT WHERE THE GLARE AND BLINDING EFFECT OF ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY FACTOR, ESPECIALLY ON TWO LANE HIGHWAYS. FURTHERMORE, MANY VEHICLES ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH A FOUR HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AS THEIR REGULAR NIGHT TIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE OPTIONAL "FOG LIGHTS" FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS NOW STANDARD LIGHTING PROTOCOL. THE OTHER OPTION ON THESE VEHICLES IS THEIR "BRIGHT" OPTION WHICH CREATES AN EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THEIR BLINDING EFFECT. THIS "UPGRADED" HEADLIGHT, FOG LIGHT, AND BRIGHT LIGHT TREND NEEDS TO BE TONED BACK DOWN TO INTENSITY AND BRIGHTNESS LEVELS THAT EXISTED A FEW YEARS AGO AND ARE REASONABLE FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO ADJUST TO. IT IS A SIMPLE MATTER OF FACT THAT THESE HIGH LEVEL HEADLIGHT OPTIONS ARE THE CAUSE OF MORE UNNECESSARY ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES THAN EVER BEFORE. *TR

2010 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN PULLING A TRAILER, THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL WILL DELIVER UP TO 10 VOLTS TO THE TRAILER BRAKES ONLY WHEN OPERATING THE HAND CONTROL. BY CONTRAST, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DELIVER ANY MORE THAN A FEW VOLTS TO THE TRAILER AND IS INADEQUATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DURING SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLARE ON THE CHROME FINISHED RAM IN THE CENTER OF THE CONSOLE ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IMPAIRED THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS VISION. HE STATED THAT IT ONLY OCCURRED ON SUNNY DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

2010 DODGE RAM HD DIESEL E/W NEW INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER. NEW BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILURE. THE BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILURE DISCONNECTED 3 TIMES GOING DOWN A STEEP GRADE. ALSO THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE COMING FROM THE INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER. FAXED ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEIR TECH WAS BUSY AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CALL DODGE TO SEE IF THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE NEW CONTROLLER. DEALER IS RIO VISTA DODGE, LOCATION RIO VISTA, CA. I FEEL DEALER SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR