Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10743716July 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE SEVERELY, MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736226July 24, 2015
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT DISCONNECTED FROM THE AXLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743382July 24, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS TO REDUCE MY SPEED, WHILE I WAS IN A MERGING EXPRESS LANE AND I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK WITH A FULL LOAD. I HAD TO PUT ON FLASHERS AND DROP SPEED TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING TO THEM. I HAD MY WIFE WITH ME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. - 2005 DODGE 3500 RAM LARAMIE OWNER / EAGLE CREEK, OR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736095July 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736087July 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736107July 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR FIXES ON MY 2005 DOGE RAM. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR. THE RECALL NOTICES ARE FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING AND A REAR AXLE PINION NUT. IN THE REC ALL NOTICE I WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR EITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS. BOTH DEFECTS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. I WANT CHRYSLER TO TAKE THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE OFF MY HANDS AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $12,000 I PAID FOR IT A YEAR AGO. BECAUSE OF THESE DANGEROUS SITUATION I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE OFF MY HANDS AND REIMBURSED ME FOR WHAT I PAID FOR IT SO I CAN PURCHASE A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736134July 23, 2015
STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735746July 22, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735742July 22, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735773July 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT U-JOINT CONNECTING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT OFFERED A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735851July 22, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE RPMS INDEPENDENTLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735229July 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
2005 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE REAR AXLE PINION NUT AND AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING RECALL NOTICES. RECALLS 15V313000 AND 14V796000. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735228July 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
2005 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE REAR AXLE RECALL NOTICES. *SMD RECALL # 14V796000. *JB UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ UPDATED 11/30/217*CN THE CONSUMER RECIEVED A SECOND RECALL FOR A SECOND REPAIR ON THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 04/10/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735707July 22, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/25/15*LJ UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735430July 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735444July 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735457July 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735555July 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734976July 19, 2015
ENGINE
AFTER CHANGING THE OIL I NOTICED A QUARTER SIZE RUST BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF THE OIL PAN ABOUT 1/2" FROM THE BOTTOM. I TOOK A RAG AND WIPED IT OFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO SPRAY SOME PAINT ON IT BUT AS SOON AS I WIPED IT THE NEW OIL STARTED RUNNING OUT AT A SLOW DRIP. I ULTIMATELY ENDED UP REPLACING THE OIL PAN. AFTER I HAD THE PAN OF IT LOOKED LIKE THE PAN HAD BEEN PAINTED WITH RUST ON THE OUTSIDE. THE INSIDE OF THE PAN WAS FINE BUT I HAD 10 OR 15 RUST SPOTS THAT WERE BUBBLING UNDER THE PAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734975July 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE OR JUST STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL BECAUSE YOU LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. FINALLY THE COMPUTER WENT OUT, SHOP ORDERED A NEW ONE AND THE WIPERS WERE GOING ON AND OFF BY THEM SELVES(HAS HAPPENED BEFORE), THROWING CODES..... THE MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND THAT THE CONNECTORS THAT PLUG INTO THE COMPUTER ARE BAD AND LOOSING CONNECTION. THIS WOULD POSSIBLE EXPLAIN THE WIPERS COMING ON BY THEM SELVES SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, ALSO THE TRUCK STALLING. I JUMPED OFF THE INTERSTATE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE EXIT WAS A TURN, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK STALLED AND IT WAS TOUGH TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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