Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10231895June 21, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STRUCTURE
I HAVE HAD (2)TWO CLOSE CALLS FROM A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURES. (1) THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED DURING A SNOWSTORM AND SKIDDED ME OFF THE ROAD. (2) RECENTLY WITH JUST 44,000 MILES ON THE RAM THE WHEELBEARINGS SEIZED AND THE DRIVERSIDE TIRE BLOWOUT SENDING ME AGAIN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A SMALL CULVERT. EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY DODGE IS DELAYING FIXING IT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE EQUIPMENT FAILURES. I'VE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS AND EVEN LIMITED RECALLS REGARDING DODGE WHEELBEARINGS BEING DEFECTIVE. IF YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH EITHER OF THESE EQUIPMENT FAILURES YOU'D KNOW HOW CATASTROPHIC IT COULD BE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229782June 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND FALL INWARD AS VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. WHEEL BEARING HUB WAS FOUND TO HAVE FALLEN APART AND SHOWED LACK OF GREASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229783June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. CODE SHOWS PROBLEM TO BE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229784June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BOLT ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK. BOLT HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED ALONG WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS IS COMMON ON DODGE VEHICLES. BOLT RECEIVES TOO MUCH VIBRATION AND HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229837June 3, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 DODGE RAM BOTH FRONT BEARINGS WORE OUT AT 48,000 MILES---DODGE RECALLED 2006, S-MINE CAME OUT IN 06---BUT IS AN 05. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229670June 2, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DODGE RAM 1500 (2005) INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (HIT SIDE OF JETTA). TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HIT BRAKES LATE AS JETTA TURNED IN FRONT OF TRUCK. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAGS ON THE TRUCK DEPLOYED. SIX AIRBAGS IN JETTA DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10228359May 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE STALLS WHEN BRAKING. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS, DUE TO SLOWING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND OR SHIFTS HARD. I HAVE EVEN HAD TO SHIFT ON THE COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227985May 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GENERATES EXCESSIVE HEAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225791April 26, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
KEPT HEARING A NOISE IN THE DASH OF MY TRUCK AFTER INVESTIGATING THE NOISE I FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD BECOME UNGLUED AND WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225707April 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 (4.7). MY VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON. AFTER EVALUATING THE PROBLEM AT A LOCAL PARTS STORE IT WAS DETERMINED THE EGR VALVE IS BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS 43,500 MILES ON IRT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225352April 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCK WITH 31,700 MILES ON IT BEGAN SHUTTERING AND HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS. A DODGE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT MY EXPENSE TO CORRECT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS DENIED WARRANTY REPLACE DUE TO BEING A BRAKE COMPONENT AND SUBJECT TO NORMAL WARE. THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE COMPONENTS THEMSELVES STILL HAD 80% USAGE AVAILABLE. I DISAGREE THAT FRONT ROTORS SHOULD FAIL AT 30K MILES ON A NEW VEHICLE BUT NORMAL BRAKE COMPONENTS DO NOT. I CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223725April 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 DODGE RAM FREQUENTLY STALLS AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND RPM'S. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING OFTEN AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL AT LOWER RPMS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND LOWER, WHILE TAKING TURNS, APPROACHING STOP SIGNS AND AT THE CREST OF HILLS WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS. VERY DANGEROUS AND RESULTED IN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH IN ONE CASE. THE DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHEN THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR REPAIR PURPOSES. IN BOTH CASES THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER A SPECIFIC FAILURE. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE LOW RPM'S AND THAT IT WAS NOT A "SENSOR" ISSUE. THEY REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AS THEY FELT THIS WOULD BE CHASING THE PROBLEM "BLIND". *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222371March 26, 2008
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I WAS UTILIZING MY VEHICLE FOR A CHILD SAFETY INSTALLATION CLASS. DURING THE CLASS ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS WERE UTILIZED FOR INSTALLATION OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS. DURING INSTALLATION, FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN MY OWNERS MANUAL, ALL THREE REAR SEATBELT LOCKING LATCH PLATES BROKE. I HAD THIS PROBLEM BACK IN 2005 WHEN I INSTALLED MY DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE RIGHT REAR SEATING POSITION. BACK IN 2005, THE RIGHT REAR SEATBLET POSITION WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. EACH OF THESE TIMES A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAKS OFF, RESULTING IN THE SEATBELT LATCH PLATE NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO LOCK. THIS FEATURE IS ONLY UTILIZED TO LOCK THE SEATBELT DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND HAD I NOT BEEN SOME-WHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED, I MIGHT HAVE NOT REALIZED THE SEATBELT HAD BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE FOR SAFE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222428March 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I STARTED NOTICING MY TRUCK WANTING TO LOSE POWER WHEN GETTING TO A LOW CRUISING SPEED; APPROXIMATELY 25 - 30MPH'S. THE TRUCK WOULD START TO REV UP AND DOWN, BOUNCING THE RPM'S FROM 900 TO ABOUT 1600 AS IF YOU WERE TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN THE NEXT OCCASION WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING, I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED/SHUT OFF. NOW ITS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AND NOW WHEN I GO TO TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP, I HAVE TO REALLY GET ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE IT TAKE OFF. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEY REPORTED A 406 ERROR READING: THE EGR VALUE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALOT WITH THE VEHICLES COMING BACK...COME TO FIND OUT, THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222006March 22, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
AT 37,000 MILES I LOST CONTROL OF MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT READILY EXPLAIN THE REASON BUT I ASSUMED I HAD DROPPED OFF ONTO A LOW SHOULDER. AFTER GETTING THE BODY REPAIRED I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE RODS ON MY 2005 DODGE TRUCK WERE "SEVERELY" WARN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS A CONDITION THAT WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE DEALERS AT THE 30K OR 34K SERVICE. THERE IS A SERVICE NOTICE ON A IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED NUT BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED. STEERING IS A SAFETY SYSTEM ON A CAR. THE CHANGE TO PERMANENTLY LUBRICATED LINKAGES IS CREATING PREMATURE WEAR RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED UNSAFE SITUATIONS. DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO COVER STEERING IN THEIR WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY AND/OR RETURN TO A SERVICEABLE PARTY. I BELIEVE THESE TIE RODS ARE INAPPROPRIATELY DESIGNED FOR THIS APPLICATION AND POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220954March 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB LWB. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND SPARKS COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THIRTEEN PREVIOUS TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,178 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,520.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220714March 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7LITER HEMI STALLS BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 15-30MPH. STALLS WHILE MAKING TURNS, COMING UP TO STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS. MILEAGE IS AT 36,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219232February 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 ON A 3-YEAR LEASE. THE VEHICLE HAS 24,000+/- MILES. DURING THE LAST OF JAN. 2008 THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LEASING DEALER ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008. THE NEXT DAY OR SO, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER SERVICE REP. WANTING "PROOF" OF OIL CHANGES. I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE RECEIPT'S SINCE I DO THE OIL & FILTER CHANGES MYSELF. I AM A FARMER AND HAVE MY OWN PIT BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING FOR ANOTHER WEEK, I CALLED BACK AND THEY WERE STILL ASKING FOR SERVICE RECEIPTS. FINALLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND A REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER WITHIN 24 HOURS. THEY CALLED 2 WEEKS LATER SAYING THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE OIL WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. I DISAGREE OF COURSE AND WILL BE PURSUING THIS THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM. HAVING OWN A MULTITUDE OF VEHICLES IN MY 64 YEAR OLD LIFE, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT A MOTOR SHOULD NOT GO BAD AFTER 24,000 MILES IF THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217385February 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. DODGE HAD A TSB FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FILTER THAT WOULD CRACK. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS JUST OVER 3,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY BUT DODGE WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. NOW TRUCK IS STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP BUT ONLY WHEN I FIRST START THE TRUCK UP IN THE MORNING. TRUCK WILL RESTART NO PROBLEM. ONCE I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK A FEW MILES THE STALLING PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON TODAY AND TRUCK IS A THE MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216866February 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB LWB. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES, THE PVC RETURN SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SQUIRT OIL INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE DEFROST SYSTEM BECOMES CLOGGED AND FAILS. THE WINDOWS WERE UNABLE TO DEFROST AND LEFT OIL RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED SEVERE EYE BURNINGS, STOMACH PAINS, AND CHOKING OF THE OCCUPANTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE AND CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE, THE REPAIR WILL COST $400. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE ZERO DEGREES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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