There are 14 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2010 Ram 1500in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. CONSUMER CALLS REGARDING CRACK IN DASH AT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SITE. *LD *JS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY TRUCK CAME ON IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO ORDER THE PART HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN ON AN INDEFINITE BACKORDER FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE LAST TIME I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WAS THIS PAST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021. I ALSO CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CARE LINE IN JANUARY 2021. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A CIVIL ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS PART DATING BACK TO AROUND 2017. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE WORKING AIRBAGS. I AM ASKING FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN FIXING OR SETTLING THIS ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT VEERED INTO HIS LANE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNSPECIFIED INJURIES THAT ALSO REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOD, FENDER, BUMPER, AND FRAME WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED 06/21/17 *BF *CN
AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. TRUCK HAS ONLY 29K MILES ON IT! TRUCK STORED IN THE WINTER IN CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE GARAGE. THE TRUCK IS NEVER OUT IN SNOW OR SALT. DEALER WANTS $1400 TO REPLACE IT !
2010 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN INSTANTLY THE GAUGE CLUSTER STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. FIRST THE TIRE PRESSURE DISPLAY SAID THAT DIFFERENT TIRES WERE SHOWING A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT PRESSURES THE GAS GAUGE STARTED FLICKERING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AS WELL AS THE STOP WORKING OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AIR-CONDITIONED, POWER STEERING AND CONTINUAL WINDSHIELD WIPER ON EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE OFF AT THE SWITCH. RADIO INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF AND ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE AND INTERIOR LIGHTING WILL NOT COME ON. GAUGE FUNCTION FLUCTUATES EVERY COUPLE SECOND.
AIR BAG CLUSTER LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR VARIABLE LENGTHS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO CAUSE CLEARLY DETERMINED AS TO WHY. AFTER VISIT DEALERSHIP EMAILED OFFER TO TRADE UP ON VEHICLE. ISSUE REMAINS OPEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FUSE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *JS
MY VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AND A TREE NEARLY HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THIS ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE HARMED, BUT THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I FEEL THERE IS A DIRE NEED FOR A REMEDY TO THIS ISSUE. I FEEL UNSAFE EVERY TIME I SIT BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, A SECOND VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN UPDATED 11/6/15*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DURING THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM THE FAR RIGHT LANE TO THE FAR LEFT LANE DUE TO THE COLLISION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. CHRYSLER / DODGE HAS NOT FOLLOWED THIS FEDERAL REGULATION FOR THE UPPER TETHER ANCHORAGE ON IT?S 2010 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 TRUCK. THE CURRENT TETHER STRAP IN THE 2010 MODEL VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT. ALL CHILD SEATS WITH UPPER TETHER STRAPS HAVE A METAL HOOK FOR WHICH TO CLIP INTO A TETHER ANCHOR. THE METAL HOOK ON CHILD SEAT TETHERS BY DESIGN IS NOT MEANT TO BE CLIPPED ONTO A LOOP OF WEBBING ONLY. SOME TECHNICAL ADVISORS FROM CHRYSLER / DODGE HAVE INFORMED ME AND MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK IS TO BE CLIPPED ONTO THE UPPER TETHER LOOP OF WEBBING. HOWEVER, IF YOU UTILIZE THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER LOOP AS CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHOR THE WAY IN WHICH THIS ASSEMBLY IS MANUFACTURED WEAKENING OF THE WEBBING MATERIAL COULD OCCUR OVER TIME OR DURING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WEBBING MATERIAL WOULD BEGIN TO BE CUT BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE BRACKET SLOT THROUGH WHICH THE WEBBING MATERIAL GOES THROUGH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH INTO A DITCH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT HIT AND BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE; HE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC (AND POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE) STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,600.
THERE WAS NO FAILURE OR ACCIDENT INVOLVED. WHILE RENTING A 2010 DODGE RAM PICKUP - SHOULDER HARNESS WAS SO HIGH IT RUBBED MY NECK SO RAW I HAD TO HOLD IT AWAY WITH LEFT HAND. SHOULDER HARNESS DESIGNS ARE NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PEOPLE THAT ARE SHORT 5' OR LESS. THE VEHICLE SAFETY BOARD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY ALL THE SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE MOUNTED SO HIGH ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IN FACT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO A SHORT PERSON DRIVING, IF INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY AND HAVE HAD A PACEMAKER IMPLANTED, AND THIS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAT BELT NEARLY CUTS MY NECK. MY TOYOTA TUNDRA IS ALSO HIGH, BUT NOT NEARLY SO MUCH AS THIS RENTAL DODGE. *TR
CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS ON INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOKS TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. COMPLAINT BEYOND 2000 CHARACTERS. UPDATED 02/09/11 *TR
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