The Sport Package available on all cab styles adds some of this equipment, plus the larger V8, a body-colored grille and unique bucket seats. For reasons too numerous to list, full-size pickups have always had leaf-spring rear suspensions, a design that sandwiches strips of steel together to locate the rear axle and to support the truck's weight. Materials quality is among the best found in this class, with nicely textured low-sheen plastics that look durable. The center console bin is quite large, while the crew cab features watertight storage compartments under the rear floor as well as shallow bins under the flip-up backseat. On November 7, 2013 Chrysler notified owners that dealers would install a pinion nut retainer, free of charge. What is not to like? Need to get around or away from someone or thing? My radiator hoses gave way. It's a gas guzzler, but this is expected with a 5.
Primary Use: Family transportation Pros: I bought this truck new in 2009 and have had now issues with it in 50,000 miles. No consistency to their failure or success. Had nothing but issues from it since we bought it. The 2009 Dodge Ram is wicked looking. For a vehicle weighing in at 5680 pounds, performance started off as formidable in our initial test: 0 to 60 mph in 6. Looked like a bag of change.
Driving Impressions With its body-on-frame construction, the 2009 Dodge Ram exhibits the expected body jiggle over bumps. This safety recall may result in the following: The transmission may be shifted of the park position without a key in the ignition or a brake pedal application. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the electronic stability program and the brake assist system warning lights illuminated. It will still accept a four-by-eight-foot sheet of drywall, but conventional pickup beds are wider. The truck was still drivable up until the right front wheel and wheel assembly overheated and caused my right front disc rotor to overheat and begin to come apart from the inside out and also caused a blown piston sleeve on the break caliper to cause the front wheel assembly to actually overheat with smoke and extreme asbestos smelling heat coming out of the wheel.
It takes just a few hours. A Really Nice Truck Worth Having — When it comes down to what I like about this truck I have to brag about the power and drive train, it performs very good and handles well also. I am very careful to have both hands on the wheel but it still causes a ¿jerky ¿ feel when driving. The failure mileage was 29,900. Dodge Ram 1500 crew cab, V6 engine. I think the new Ford is much better than the Silverado.
This has been a huge safety issue when there's cold weather or rain and all of a sudden my defroster or wipers arent working or my turn signal is cutting out. The front passenger needed stitches to the forehead which required medical attention. Front Seats Ranked 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche better. The Yukon rear end is awesome now. It may seem like a small thing but being able to see the radio station on the instrument panel comes in handy. Had it into the shop 7 times within a year to have different stuff fixed.
The contact was able to restart the vehicle. Definately love off roadin in this truck which I could do more of this Summer!!! Our one complaint: When the Hemi drops into four-cylinder operation, the exhaust goes from rowdy V-8 to dowdy old tractor. The RamBox bins, providing stowage for small stuff in the cargo-bed walls, were favorably received, but all agreed they annoyingly cut down on the width of the bed. I loaded this truck with more than its weight rate but the truck handled it well. Vehicle has just over 65,000 miles on it. In other trucks, including Tundra, F-150 and Ram, the vibrations made me feel nauseous by no means criticizing those other trucks; this is due to an issue with my surgically repaired lower back.
We were going to rebuild the motor but when we pulled the oil pan off we found huge shards of metal shavings chunks and that factory torqued Bolts were finger tight. Instrument panel indicators will indicate 4-hi or 4-low is engaged and I have had observers report that on acceleration from a dead stop on glare ice that the front wheels are not engaged. For 2009 the warranty is unmatched. That got you a basic standard-cab model with rear-wheel drive and a 3. I have owned this truck for just over 30 days now and it exceeded my expectations by a long shot.
Overall very plush powerful truck for the money just don't think I would use it for heavy work. The truck is awesome to drive and in the Laramie trim has all of the modern gadgets making it favorite with my wife. Primary Use: Family transportation Overall Very Pleased With My 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Slt Truck. Buyers of full-size pickups have long assumed that such discomfort just comes with the territory. Truck is at 142K miles now and still with the same issue got used to driving slow and replacing the brakes ever 30K miles.
The looks of this truck is very nice also. I exited my now parked vehicle and went inside at 10:21. The home security camera captured the above described of events. Get pass the gadgets and get to the nuts and bolts. Which is a roundabout way of saying mea culpa. The panel will not open or close the 2 rear windows, but, the 2 front windows will open and close. The air bags failed to deploy.
After a few stops either hard or mere traffic light stops the brakes start to over heat. While driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to slow down and the pedal extended to the floor. I drives like a car and is very comfortable. This needs to be investigated farther. I got the truck in 2011 with about 29,000 miles on it, now it has about 128,000 miles on it and runs amazing for the mileage. In simpler terms, leaf springs and respectable ride comfort don't mix.