Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10343868July 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I SIGNAL LEFT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. GATHERING INFORMATION TO CORRECT IT NOW. FROM THE BOARDS IT APPEARS IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342399July 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP SLT TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. RIGHT SIGNAL WILL BLINK WHEN LEFT SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED AND VICE VERSA. HAVE HAD PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY (1) MONTH. DEALER INDICATES NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED. I ORDERED USED REPLACEMENT MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FROM E-BAY. STILL DECIDING IF IT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO ATTEMPT ON MY OWN. OTHERS ON INTERNET HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT REPLACING THIS PART RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339986June 25, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE OUTER LINKAGE OF THE TIE ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS HOWEVER; THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SAVE HIS RECEIPTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN CASE THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336177June 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FRIDAY THE #4 FUEL TUBE THAT COMES FROM THE FUEL BAR AND GOES INTO THE INJECTORS STARTED LEAKING CAUSING DIESEL TO LEAK OVER MY ENTIRE MOTOR AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES AS I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A LEAK. I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY EXHAUST BEHIND THE TRUCK BUT THEN NOTICED MY FUEL GAGE STARTED GOING DOWN QUICKLY AND WHEN I MADE IT HOME SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE. ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF DIESEL WAS LEAKED OUT. THIS COULD HAVE IGNITED AND / OR EXPLODED CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES / HOMES. I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE LEAK AND PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE #4 TUBE, WHICH IS THE ONE I REPLACED, WAS VERY COMMON TO LEAK. IF THIS IS VERY COMMON...SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. IF ONE TUBE IS COMMON TO LEAK ALL OTHERS ARE QUESTIONABLE AS WELL. THE PART COST ME $52.60 PLUS LABOR TO CHANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336191June 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM WITH A CUMMINGS DIESEL ENGINE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL DIESEL FUEL AND WITHIN 15 MILES OF TRAVEL, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FELL FROM ONE HALF OF THE TANK TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE FUEL INJECTOR HAD FRACTURED FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE CYLINDER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336035June 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 DIESEL 48RE AUTOMATIC TRANS # [XXX]. TRUCK IS FOR PERSONAL USE AND HAS 117,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO STORE AND TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS AND TORQUE CONVERTER STUDS WELDED ON CONVERTER SHEARED OFF CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO EVACUATE TRANS FLUID ALL OVER UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK AND ALL OVER TIRES AND BRAKES. THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS BUT COULD HAVE DAMAGED PROPERTY AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED BODILY INJURY IF OCCURRED DURING DAILY COMMUTE ON INTERSTATE. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN THE FIRST FOR ME WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL REPAIR BILL DUE TO THE DAMAGE THAT THIS CREATED TO THE TRANS AND FLYWHEEL AND TORQUE CONVERTER. DODGE WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY OF THIS BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND DODGE'S BANKRUPTCY. I HAVE READ VARIOUS THREADS PERTAINING DEFECTIVE OR WEAK TORQUE CONVERTERS AND BREAKING OF FLYWHEELS DUE TO THESE ISSUES BUT NO RECALLS AS OF YET. THE DODGE DEALER STATED MY TRUCK WAS THE SECOND ONE THIS WEEK WITH SIMILAR ISSUES BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE DAMAGE TO MINE AND MUST BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH THE WEAK PARTS BEING USED ON THESE VEH THAT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURES ARE PRODUCING DIFFERENT DESIGNED PARTS FOR THIS APPL. THIS PROBLEM IS THE FIRST FOR ME BUT NUMEROUS TRANS SHOPS HAVE REPAIRED THE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT. MY REPAIR BILL FOR THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER MOUNTING BOLTS IS OVER $2500.00 AND INCREASING BEFORE MY TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED LESS THE MONEY FOR TOWING AND RENTAL VEH BEING NEEDED. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER I NEED ALL BROKEN PARTS FOR MY REVIEW AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS BEING HELPFUL BUT THE HAVE SAID THAT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED DUE TO THEIR BANKRUPTCY AND THAT IF THEIR WAS A RECALL THAT IT WOULD CREATE A MAJOR PANIC WITH IN THE DODGE NAME. I AM CERT. MECHANIC WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND I AM SEEING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE . PLEASE ASSIST,AND THANK YOU. 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
#10335224June 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM A COLD START, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333990June 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
DEFROST WINDSHIELD, NO AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334154June 1, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 05 DODGE RAM AND I SNAPPED MY AXLE FOR THE SECOND TIME! THE FIRST TIME I DID IT I SLID INTO A CURB AND SNAPPED THE END OF MY AXLE CLEAN OFF WITH THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM STILL ATTACHED TO RIM AND TIRE WHICH WAS COMPLETELY INTACT. ALL HIT HAD DAMAGED ON IT WAS A SCRATCH ON THE RIM. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT SO I TOOK CARE OF IT MYSELF AND PURCHASED THE SAME EXACT AXLE. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT DIRT ROAD AT ABOUT THIRTY MILES PER HOUR WHEN A COYOTE RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. TO DODGE IT I SWIRVED INTO A DRY UP MUD RUT WHICH IS USUALLY NO BIG DEAL TO DRIVE INTO BUT WHEN I WENT INTO IT MY TRUCK QUICKLY TURNED SIDEWAYS THEN WHIPPED ME BACK AROUND IN THE DIRECTION I WAS HEADING IN. I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND SAW THAT MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF! I WENT AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SAW THAT MY AXLE WAS SNAPPED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT I DID IT THE FIRST TIME! LIKE SOMEBODY CUT IT OFF WITH A KNIFE! I WAS FURIOUS TO SEE THIS SO THAT NEXT WEED I CALLED DODGE AND COMPLAINED BECAUSE ONE TIME IS A FREAK ACCIDENT BUT TWO. THE MAN TOLD ME HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF AN AXLE BREAKING AND THAT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AND MY WARRANTY SHOULD COVER IT. DODGE SENT OUT A WARRANTY ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND AFTER THAT I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT BECAUCE THE DAMAGE WAS DO TO IMPACT. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM AND SAW ALOT OF BAD INFO ON CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I EVEN SAW A VIDEO OF MY EXACT SAME TRUCK WITH ITS AXLE SNAPPED JUST LIKE MINE WAS! I ALSO READ THAT DODGE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THERE AXLES SHEARING/HUBS SEPERATING CAUSING WHEELS TO FALL OFF! CHRYSLER LIED TO ME SAYING THAT THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF AXLES BRAKING WHEN IT CLEARLY SHOWS ON THAT WEBSITE THAT THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOTHING ABOUT AND REFUSE TO FIX THERE BROKEN PRODUCTS. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT. ITS BEEN A MONTH AND MY KNEE IS STILL SWOLLEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10332592May 27, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 THE AIR CONTROL BOX DOOR BROKE SO THE AIR ONLY BLOWS OUT THE VENTS NO DEFROST IT GETS HARD 2 SEE WHEN IT RAINS AND IS HUMID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332415May 26, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE OWN A 2005 DODGE 2500 4X4 HAS ONLY 56,000 ON IT WE GET A VERY BAD WOBBLE THAT CAUSES USE TO COME TO A DEAD STOP WHEN GOING 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD OR A UNEVEN AREA. REPLACE STEERING DAMPER DID NOT HELP HAD FRONT END LOOKED AT BY DODGE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332068May 24, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK EXPERIENCES FREQUENT SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONT WHEEL SHIMMY (DEATH WOBBLE). RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE BUT DEALER STATED MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. THERE IS A TSB (22-005-006)ON IT BUT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331311May 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SON WAS DRIVING DADS 2005 1500 DODGE RAM SLT HEMI ENGINE PICK UP TRUCK AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE TODAY FROM THE ENGINE. FIRE DEPART WAS CALLED IN YUCAIPA CA AND NOW OUR TRUCK IS AT THE REDLANDS AUTO CENTER IN REDLANDS CA. THE FRONT TIRE WAS BURNED, HOOD, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS MELTED. THE BATTERY TOTALLY MELTED. TRUCK ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330521May 15, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BEGINNING MAY 6, 2010. WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. IT THEN BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND FELT LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MECHANIC ON MAY 13, 2010 AND HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DODGE TRUCKS RECENTLY AND ALL HAD BAD STEERING GEAR BOXES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329371May 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRUCK WILL IDLE THEN REV UP, IDLE THEN REV UP UPON A COLD START. ENGINE LOSES POWER DURING LOW SPEED TURNS AND SOMETIMES UPON SLOWING TO A STOP. WHEN ENGINE POWER IS LOST, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328062April 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE NEXT TOYOTA IS IN YOUR LAP FOUR TIMES NOW MY DODGE TRUCK WITH A CUMMINGS DIESEL MOTOR HAS HAD A FUEL LINE BURST AND SPRAY FUEL ALL OVER A HOT MOTOR AND EXHAUST PIPES. THE LAST TIME, THIS RESULTED IN A FIRE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK THAT I PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DODGE CLAIMS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET THE CUMMINGS DIESEL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET HAVE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-LINE-STICKY.HTML DODGE SAYS THEY CAN ONLY SELL ME A NEW PART >>> CUMMINGS SAYS TOO BAD, BECAUSE THEY SELL THEIR PRODUCT TO DODGE WITH NO WARRANTY >>> I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF DESERTED HIGHWAYS FOUR TIMES, THE LAST ONE WITH A FIRE. SOME FAMILY IS GOING TO BURN UP WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND I WILL BE RIGHT THERE AT THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS WITH ALL OF MY COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS LEADS TO DEATH ( IF NOT ALREADY ). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328145April 29, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER LINING AROUND THE DOOR FRAME WOULD CONTINUOUSLY WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327269April 24, 2010
TRAILER HITCHES, EQUIPMENT
DRAW-TITE GOOSENECK HITCH FOR 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP. THE FRAME MOUNTED U-BOLTS CONNECTING THE HITCH TO THE FRAME SHEARED OFF UNDER LIGHT TO MEDIUM LOAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324803April 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS INCIDENT HAS NOW HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AND I AM QUITE CONCERNED. AS I DRIVE MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 V8 HEMI, IT STALLS ON ME WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THIS THE SVC ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO AUTOZONE W/A REGISTERED EGR SENSOR, VALVE, ETC. I REPLACED THE VALVE, CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE. THE LIGHT WENT AWAY AFTER THIS FIX. BUT AS I STATED, AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF W/NO NOTICE AT ALL. I THOUGHT TO PROMPT AN INVESTIGATION AS ALL OF MY ONLINE FINDINGS WOULD INDICATE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324796April 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
VEHICLE IS STALLING AND LOSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, VERY HARD TO STEER VEHICLE. OCCURS USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING OR JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAVE TO PLACE MY VEHICLE IN PARK & RESTART MY ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE I WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC & NEARLY COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE REQUESTED FOR THIS TO BE DIAGNOSED AND RESEARCHED SEVERAL TIMES BY MECHANICS, BUT THE DEFECT HAS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED, RESULTED IN A DIAGNOSIS, OR RESOLVED BY A MECHANIC. IT RANDOMLY OCCURS AND JUST OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY IN TRAFFIC, WHILE TURNING LEFT ON AN INSIDE LANE. I HAD CARS BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME. I HAD TO COME TO A SLOW STOP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO REMAIN IN MY LANE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS CAN RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT AND WANT TO REPORT THIS IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ASIDE FROM SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL AT THIS POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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