Dodge Ram Complaints (2004)

1,953 consumer complaints on file.

#10690847February 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690676February 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS 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
#10690356February 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689933February 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A POP, LOST ALL POWER AND SAW MY DRIVE SHAFT ON THE GROUND BEHIND ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAD NO WAY TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING AWAY. I HAD TO REMAIN INSIDE MY VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM LUCKY I DIDN'T COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THAT I WASN'T HIT WHEN I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY INSIDE MY BROKEN DOWN TRUCK. I SEE THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS SIMILAR INVOLVING MY YEAR TRUCK, YET DODGE HAS ONLY RECALLED THE 2005 MODEL. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 30, 2003. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689991February 23, 2015
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V185000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690054February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS 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
#10690113February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS 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
#10690137February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE INDEPENDENTLY EXTINGUISHED ITSELF LEAVING A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR RESIDUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689599February 20, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR BOX SPLIT IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN UPDATED 9/25/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689471February 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684044February 18, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN THE FIRST TIME WAS. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED/ REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER MULTIPLE TIMES JUST TO GET THE RUNAROUND EVERY TIME. THIS LAST TIME 02/16/2015, THEY HAD ME DRIVING 30 MINUTES TO THEIR SHOP, IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSED BY 5 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW RECEIVED THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEN THEY ENDED UP WASTING OVER 3 HOURS OF MY TIME/DAY BY NOT DOING ANY WORK AT ALL TO MY TRUCK THE WHOLE TIME IT SAT IN THEIR SHOP AND TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY IN EXCESS OF $575 FOR ANY WORK THEY WAS GOING TO DO. I HAD ALREADY REBUILT THE ENTIRE FRONT END IN MID 2013 AND IN 2014 I DUMPED $10000 INTO REBUILDING THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT BLEW 4 OF THE 6 COMPRESSION RINGS FOR SOME REASON, I CAN'T AFFORD TO REBUILD THE WHOLE FRONT END.......AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER IT. CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS THE PARTS TO FIX IT, SO WHY WON'T THEY JUST DO IT? DOESN'T CHRYSLER CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684183February 18, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A GAS FILL-UP. DEALER HAD FILLED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT STALLED REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN WAS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED IT UP IT STALLED REPEATEDLY AGAIN. I RETURNED IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTERS AND PURGE VALVE SOLENOID. AFTER THE NEXT FILL UP IT DID NOT STALL. HOWEVER, AFTER THE SECOND FILL-UP IT STARTED MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN STALLED ON AN EXIT/ENTRY RAMP OF SHORT CURVATURE AND HAD TO BE HURRIEDLY RESTARTED WHILE TURNING AT HIGH SPEED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOCIAL MEDIA IS RAMPANT WITH THIS ISSUE WITH DODGES. NOT FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AS SOME WOULD SUGGEST. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683633February 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VEHICLES RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME IN A SNOW STORM BECAUSE MY FUSE BOX JUST CORRODED OUT AND STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE PARKING LAMPS RELAY TO FAULT. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS WORKING ANYMORE AND DODGE DID NOT RECALL THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683644February 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWNHILL ON THE HWY 5 GOING NORTH JUST BEFORE GRAPEVINE AT 70 MPH. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN NOTICED I HAD LOST ALL DRIVE AS THE THROTTLE WAS JUST REVVING. HAD TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY FROM THE SPEED LANE OVER THE RIGHT SHOULDER BARELY MISSING 18 WHEELERS COMING DOWN HILL. COASTED ON THE SHOULDER DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY INTO GRAPEVINE AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE ENTIRE REAR DRIVE SHAFT WAS MISSING AS WAS PART OF THE YOKE THAT COMES OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL THAT CONNECTS TO THE FINAL SHAFT. HAD TO TOW 100 MILES BACK TO LOS ANGELES. COMPLETE REAR AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL AND SHAFT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683695February 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON....CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS SITES CARRY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. EVERYTHING FROM SHRUNKEN RUBBER HORN PAD TO CONTACT INSIDE THE HORN. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN FRONTAL COLLISION AND BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. REMOVED FUSE AND FORGOT ABOUT IT AND SHOULD HAVE REMOVED RELAY AS OTHER CIRCUITS WERE STILL OPEN AND KILLED A GOOD CLOSED CELL BATTERY. SO FUSE OUT, HORNS DISCONNECTED AND STILL LOOKING FOR RELAY. DODGE CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE....BULL JIVE............... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683185February 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS 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
#10683259February 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAGS AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. (WEST HILLS CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP 900 WEST HILLS BLVD. BREMERTON, WA 98312 AND WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR A SAFETY RECALL?? I'M DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND YOUR LIABILITY IS INCREASING WITH EACH PASSING DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683282February 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND ENTERED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, THE DASHBOARD DEBRIS ENTERED INTO THE CONTACT'S EYES WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682944February 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS 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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682775February 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REVERSED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE UNKNOWN INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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