2010 Ram 2500 Electrical Problems

Your truck's engine randomly stalls while you're driving with no warning, forcing you to restart it while in motion. This is especially dangerous because your truck is large, heavy, and used for work, and the manual transmission means you lose power steering and braking control when the engine dies. The problem happens unpredictably during both starting and driving. A mechanic will need to diagnose the electrical and engine systems to find what's causing the stalling.

Your truck sometimes won't start when you turn the key, and while driving it randomly shuts off and won't restart until you try again—forcing you to pull over in traffic. This is becoming a daily problem and creates a serious safety risk. The issue may be related to the ignition system or electrical module, which may need diagnosis and replacement.

Your truck's wireless ignition receiver sometimes fails to work, causing the engine to not start or to shut off while you're driving. This is a safety concern since the engine can unexpectedly die while on the road. The fix will likely involve replacing the wireless ignition node receiver module.

Your ignition key keeps falling out of the ignition while driving, especially over bumpy roads. This happened multiple times even after reinserting the key, forcing you to coast to the side of the road each time. Although a recall exists for this issue on some 2010 Ram 2500s, your vehicle's VIN wasn't included, and dealers and mechanics haven't been able to fix it. The fix will likely involve replacing or adjusting the ignition switch assembly to ensure the key stays firmly seated.

Your truck won't start when you turn the key, and the key has fallen out of the ignition while driving. At one point while driving at 45 mph, your truck shut off completely when going over a bump, requiring you to restart it by jiggling the key. A dealer diagnosed that the ignition switch (wire ignition node) needs to be replaced.

ORIGINAL TIPM FAILED AT 151000 MILES CAUSING FRONT TURNING SIGNALS TO MALFUNCTION. THE TIPM CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND SENSORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE INCLUDING FUEL PUMPS AND AIR BAGS. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN AN ALARM DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOTING A FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED THE BULB PER REPLACEMENT BULB NUMBER SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALSO, REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL MULTI SWITCH WHICH BOTH ITEMS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.

ELECTRONIC IGNITION SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. DURING TURNS OR SPEED BUMPS VEHICLE MAY LOOSE ALL POWER AND VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED.

I DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 20MILES HOME, SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND UNLOADED BOTH OF MY SLEEPING CHILDREN. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK TO THE TRUCK TO UNLOAD OUR STUFF MY WHOLE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I QUICKLY BACKED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND CALLED 911 BECAUSE IT WAS CONTINUING TO SMOKE HEAVILY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME POPPED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THEY UNHOOKED BOTH BATTERIES AND THEY COULD SHOW ME WHAT WAS ON FIRE THE ALTERNATOR AND WIRES SURROUNDING OUTSIDE OF IT. TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE UNTIL A MECHANIC CAN COME. IVE ASKED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE REPORT BUT THEY HAVEN'T SENT IT OVER YET.

THE IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY ( WIRELESS IGNITION NODE ) THE TRUCK CAN TURN OFF COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC UNEXPECTEDLY ON THREE SEPARATE CVASIONS IN TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADS WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF AND SHUT DOWN.. YOU HAVE TO PLACE IN PARK AND RESTART THE TRUCK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH

WHILE DRIVING HIT A BUMP KEY FALLS OUT OR TRUCK SHUTS OFF WITH KEY STILL IN

TRUCK KEEP SHUTTING IT SELF OFF AND WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS IT JUST GOES DEAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CODES THROWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A 5 LANE ROAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE. THEN WHEN TURNING OFF A 5 LANE ROAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE. ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH TOWING A CAR TRAILER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART TO CONTINUE. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY TRUCK AND VERY HARD TO STEER AND STOP WHEN NOT RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND BEHIND THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT, NONE OF THE HVAC FUNCTIONS WERE OPERATIONAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION FOR THE FAILURE INITIATED BY THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION (K17). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500.

I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE ELSE HTTP://WWW.DODGETALK.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=364235) THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. MY HEATED MIRRORS ARE STARTING TO BURN WHEN I USE THE HEATED MIRROR FUNCTION TO GET RID OF THE CONDENSATION. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS A THERMAL REGULATOR SWITCH, OR A SAFETY THAT HAS BEEN ACTING UP, BUT THE HEAT FROM THE COIL ON THE BACK OF THE MIRROR IS STARTING TO DISCOLOR THE FACE OF THE MIRROR. I ATTACHED TWO PICTURES. THEY ARE OF THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR, AND IT IS ONLY STARTING ON THE BOTTOM. WHEN I NOTICED IT, I STOPPED USING THE HEATERS, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO USE THEM AN NOT WORRY ABOUT THEM MAKING THE WHOLE MIRROR BROWN. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A TIMER ADDED, OR A THERMAL SAFETY SWITCH, OR WHAT, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 HD DIESEL, ONLY PURCHASED APRIL/MAY 2015 WITH 52,000 MILES TOTAL.

TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEM TIPS FAILURE ... I DID THE RECOMMENDED 10,000 MILE FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT AND TURNED THE IGNITION KEY "ON-OFF" THREE TIMES WITHOUT STARTING THE VEHICLE AS OUTLINED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I NOW HAVE AT LEAST 10 WARNINGS ON MY VEHICLE: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKES, TRAILER, WILL NOT START, NO AIR CONDITIONING, HEADLIGHTS STAY ON, ONLY DRIVER SIDE OF BRAKES WORK, DIESEL REGENERATION REQUIRED POWER WILL BE REDUCED.....ETC. LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEM TIPS SHORT CIRCUITED. THEY SAY IT WILL COST AT LEAST $1,200.00. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING WITH THE TIPS, THERE MUST BE A RECALL. IN FACT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THE TIPS SORT CIRCUIT JUST BECAUSE THE OWNER WASHED THEIR VEHICLE AND WATER GOT INSIDE THE TIPS.

CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL P65/NHTSA 14V-635 I WAS SENT THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AS OF APRIL 2015, I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 5 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT, AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS CRITICAL SAFETY RECALL, WHICH IF NOT FIXED, COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THEY DID NOT GIVE ME A DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER IS NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

DODGE/CHRYSLER IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE RECALL NOTICES. WHEN WE RECEIVE THE NOTICES THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND TREAT CUSTOMERS INDIFFERENTLY. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT BUT THE POSSIBILITIES ARE FRIGHTENING. *TR

FROM STATEMENT OF OPERATOR "WHILE PERFORMING ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES I WAS DRIVING UP A GRADE AT LOW SPEED WHILE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND IN LOW GEAR. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS A SUDDEN BURST OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ACCOMPANIED BY THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. I TRIPPED THE HOOD RELEASE, WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE HOOD. THE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PREVENTED ME FROM SAFELY LOCATING THE HOOD RELEASE. I THEN RETRIEVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED IT THE BEST I COULD TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RETRIEVED AN ADDITIONAL 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM ANOTHER FOREST SERVICE TRUCK AND APPLIED THEIR CONTENTS IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THE APPLICATION WAS INSUFFICIENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. OVER THE SUBSEQUENT HALF HOUR TO 45 MINUTES THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE SECOND OPERATOR SAID WHEN HE SEEN THE SMOKE HE RAN UP TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND COULD SEE FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND AT THAT TIME THEY TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING 3 5ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AFTER DEPLETING THE EXTINGUISHERS THEY MOVED BACK AND UNHOOKED THE ROCK RAKE THEY WERE PULLING AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE RESPONSE TO ARRIVE AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED. *TR