Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10559506January 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DIFFERENTIAL: OVER THE 90000 MILES I HAVE ON FOUR OCCASIONS I HAVE PULLED THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER, CLEANED THE RECEIVER, AND REPLACED LUBRICANT. THESE ARE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND AS STATED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE AND ACCIDENT POTENTIAL. THIS WOULD BE A $3000+ REPAIR AT A DEALER - ALMOST THE VALUE OF MY TRUCK. THE REST OF MY TRUCK WOULD GO FOR ANOTHER 100,000+ MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE WRITTEN YOUR AGENCY. DIFFERENTIALS WERE DEFECTIVE. I LIMIT USE TO LOCAL DRIVING ONLY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559334January 10, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559380January 10, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HR IF I HIT A BUMP OR THE SPACES ON THE ROAD BY OVERPASSES( THE SPACE BETWEEN THE REGULAR ROAD AND THE OVERPASS) THE WHOLE FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK VIBRATES TO THE EXTENT THAT I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER OF SLOW DOWN (USING THE BREAKS) DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATIONS( I RESEARCHED THIS AND IN MY RESEARCH THEY REFER TO THIS AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECT KNOWN BY DODGE AS THEY HAVE CHANGED CERTAIN PARTS KNOWN TO CAUSE THIS SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. PLEASE ADVISE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUSLY DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559257January 9, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LAND IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558980January 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY PROVIDING ONE REPAIR KIT A WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558737January 7, 2014
SUSPENSION, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW. FOR A FEW SECONDS HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT THEN IT MADE A SUDDEN JERK TO THE LEFT AND PULLED HIM OFF THE ROAD, HE FOUGHT IT FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS UNTIL IT DID THE SUDDEN JERK THING AGAIN TO THE LEFT AND HE SLAMMED INTO 2 OAK TREES WHERE THE SEAT BELT FAILED AND HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE TRUCK. AFTER IMPACT AND ME RUNNING TO THE TRUCK I NOTICED HE HAD BEEN EJECTED, BEGAN LOOKING FOR HIM THEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF. THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH THIS WHOLE THING AND I AM JUST NOW GETTING A RECALL NOTICE ON THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD.WHAT ABOUT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DELAY? IF THIS IS WHAT CAUSE THE SUDDEN JERKING TO THE LEFT NOW ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. JUST WISH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED SOONER MAYBE I WOULDN'T BE A WIDOW AT THE AGE OF 41! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10558646January 6, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A BRACKET AND THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558559January 5, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. POSSIBLE DEFECT AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM PER DODGE DEALER. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557907December 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN 2 DODGE RAM PICK UPS THE ONE WE HAVE NOW, NO HEAT BLOWS..... ALSO WE HAVE A SUN ROOF AND IT LEAKS WATER. I KNOW 14 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS TRUCK AND 12 OF THEM HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT/BLOWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557703December 30, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 6, 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557438December 27, 2013
SUSPENSION
DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN CALIFORNIA, AFTER HITTING A MINOR ROAD BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT WHEELS WERE MOVING IN AND OUT OF PLANE (VERTICALLY) AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE BOUNCING ON THE ROAD SURFACE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE,. AND IS NOT RELIEVED BY ANY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT OR MAINTENANCE ITEM REPAIR. .THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND REQUIRES SOME EXPERTISE ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER TO DESIGN A REPAIR TO CHANGE THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF A DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF IT'S IMPENDING CHANCE OF OCCURRING.. I LIVE WITH THIS DANGER EVERY DAY AND AM AWAITING SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPAIR. THE ONLY LIKELY REPAIR IS PROBABLY AN AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION UPGRADE TO CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM DYNAMICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557163December 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS ON BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE BROKEN AND NO LONG WILL POWER LOCK AND INDICATE THE DOOR IS AJAR ASWELL AS REAR SPEAKERS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556956December 22, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
SHORTLY AFTER SPEEDING UP A CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THEIR BRAKES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN IT SEEMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AND NOT RETURNING TO NEUTRAL AFTER BEING DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SLOWLY RETURN TO NEUTRAL, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY DEPRESSED. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE PEDAL (I.E. FLOOR MAT), AND ONLY THE PEDAL LINKAGE IS AT FAULT. IF I PUSHED THE PEDAL A LARGE DISTANCE THEN IT WOULD NORMALLY SPRING BACK ALL THE TO NEUTRAL. WHEN I CHECKED CLOSELY, IT APPEARS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS) IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE BINDING. THIS TRUCK IS THROTTLE-BY-WIRE SO NO MECHANICAL CABLE IS INVOLVED. THE APPS IN THIS MODEL TRUCK IS PART OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM AND THE HINGE POINT FOR THE PEDAL IS IN THE APPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556605December 19, 2013
STEERING
JUST LOOK UP DODGE DEATH WOBBLE ON INTERNET!!!! MILLIONS OF OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM.HIT A BUMP, POT HOLE, ANYTHING AND TRUCK STEERING GOES INTO SHAKING.....YOU JUST ABOUT HAVE TO STOP TO CONTROL THIS>WITCH ON ICE ROADS CAN LEAD TO UNCONTROLLABLE CONDITIONS.....JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556478December 18, 2013
STEERING
I HAD JUST LEFT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN FROM HAVING MY LEFT OUTER TIE-ROD END INSPECTED FOR A RECALL, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND MY RIGHT OUTER TIE-ROD END COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT I STILL HAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556220December 16, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES TO THE CLUTCH FAN WERE SEVERED BY THE FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS PERSONALLY REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554052November 28, 2013
STEERING
AT 50 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP ON THE ROAD, IT GOES TO A VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO 30MPH. VERY SCARY AS THE TRUCK GOT THROWN INTO THE OTHER LANE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR NOW. THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE ISSUE. I ALREADY SPEND $2500 AND NOW IT SEEMS I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $1500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552074November 13, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE REAR TIRES SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVE SHAFT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OUT OF LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551844November 11, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
ON FEBRUARY 3, 2012 WE WERE PASSING A LOGGING TRUCK IN A LEGAL PASSING LANE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUR TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WE LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL AND HAD NO BRAKES ALL WHILE SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HEADED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER THE EMBANKMENT HITTING TREES HEAD ON. WE HAVE 2 WITNESSES TO VERIFY EVERYTHING. THE WITNESSES BOTH SAID OUR TIRES WERE MOVING A FOOT ,OR MORE, IN & OUT DURING THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. OUR TRUCK WAS TOTALED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10551555November 8, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 05/16/2014*LJ STATUS UPDATE. 02/26/15.*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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