Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10183287February 22, 2007
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 P/U TRUCK BOUGHT NEW IN 12/2005...BROUGHT TO DEALER @ 5,655 MILES WITH WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. BRAKE ROTORS WERE CUT...PROBLEM TEMPORARILY SOLVED. RETURNED TO DEALER @ 9,712 MILES....FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED...BUT THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS WERE RE-INSTALLED. AT 17,000 MILES....TRUCKS BEGINS TO SHAKE AGAIN WHILE BRAKING... RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALER @ 20,727 MILES...THEY SAID THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN...THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER I EXPRESSED UNHAPPINESS WITH THEIR ANSWER, THEY DID TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THE FRONT SEEMED TO BE OK....AND NOW THE REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED, THOUGH OF COURSE IT IS NOT COVERED ANY LONGER BY THE FACTORY WARRANTY. AT THIS POINT, THE TRUCK IS 15 MONTHS OLD...HAS SLIGHTLY OVER 20,000 MILES AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE...WITH NO HELP FROM DODGE. *JB
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#10183137February 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM WITH THE 5.7 HEMI AT TIMES WILL STALL AT LIGHTS I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE CONCERN IN 2 DAYS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND DUPLICATED THE CONCERN WITHIN 10 MILES. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW AND ADDED FLUID. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A DAY AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. I HAVE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM DCX AND THEY WANTED TO FLASH THE PCM. I LET THEM KNOW THE PCM WAS REPLACED A WEEK EARLIER FOR A CHARGING SYSTEM CONCERN I HAD. I BELIEVE THE PCM SHOULD HAVE COME WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE. *JB
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0
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#10183702February 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CUSTOMER HAS A VOQ (10170663) AND WANTS A RESPONSE LETTER TO THE QUESTION ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE TRUCK**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, OPENED THE TAILGATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE CONSUMER STATED ADDING AN ALARM DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10182448February 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR 2 YEARS. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP THIS LAST WEEKEND, AS WE ACCELERATED IN TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK ENGINE CHOKED AND THEN BEGAN TO STALL. WE HAD JUST TURNED ON TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE POWER BEGAN TO FAIL FOR THE FIFTH TIME. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE . *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10181337February 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SINCE BUYING MY 2005 DODGE CREWCAB 1500 PICKUP I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING BAD HEADACHES. I WENT TO A NUMBER OF DOCTORS AND UNDERWENT A NUMBER OF TESTS. NO CAUSE FOR MY ONGOING HEADACHES COULD BE FOUND. LAST WEEKEND MY OLDEST SON AND I WENT ON A SEVERAL HOUR TRIP IN THE TRUCK AND WE BOTH BECAME SICK. ON A HUNCH I STOPPED AND PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER AND WHEN PLACED IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IT SOUNDED AN ALARM. IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS I TRIED THE ALARM MANY TIMES AND ON ALL OCCASIONS IT SOUNDED AN ALARM. I FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME FAULT WITH THIS TRUCK THAT IS ALLOWING, OR CAUSING, CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181080January 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2005 RAM 1500 DECELERATED WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL ON AN UPGRADE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE VEHICLE KICKED DOWN AND RACED THE HEMI ENGINE. THIS WAS WITH ENOUGH POWER TO PUSH ME INTO MY SEAT. IT EXCEEDED THE SET SPEED BY 7 MPH AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL CRUISE BEHAVIOR. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY I STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP. WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED AT STALL AND THEN RACED THE ENGINE UP TO 2500 RPMS, THEN BACK TO STALL. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE. WILSON DODGE IN TORRINGTON CT IS FINDING NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER TO EXPLAIN THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179275January 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLING, ENGINE STALLS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. PCM HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW CODE AND STILL OCCURS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS REPLACED AND STILL ENGINE STALLS. DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS. WE HAVE MADE A TOTAL OF TEN REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS ON AVERAGE ONE TO TWO TIMES PER WEEK. ONE OCCURRENCE OF STALLING LEFT THE PICKUP IN INTERSECTION WHICH CAUSED A NEAR-MISS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178998January 17, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE ROD ENDS ON HIS VEHICLE HAD FALLEN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND LOSS CONTROL DUE TO THE STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177604January 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT END SHUTTERS DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED. REPLACED THE ORIGINAL AT 7600 MILES, SECOND SET AT 12200 MILES AND NOW AT 17800 MILES THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176910December 25, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
POWER STEERING RACK AT 4000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30,000. MAKES LOUD NOISE AND IS HARD TO STEER. COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY . *NM
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#10176634December 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN SEPT. 2005, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT STALLING OR LUNGING FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) INTO DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS, 1 WITH ME DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED WITH GETTING IT FIXED. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10176706December 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS COMPLAINT IS A CONTINUANCE OF A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10175625 FILED 12/08/2006. I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES STALL WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IT IS COLD OUT SIDE (NEAR FREEZING). SINCE I FILED MY FIRST COMPLAINT, I HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL STALLING OCCURRENCES WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. IT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 60 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE 16TH, I WENT TO THE STORE. AS I EXITED MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 30 MPH AND HESITATED WHERE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS AND THEN STALLED. I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I LEFT THE STORE TO COME HOME ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT ONLY WITH A ONE SECOND HESITATION AND STALLED. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RIGHT AWAY AND DROPPED IT OFF TO THEM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED BOTH TRANSMISSION FILTERS AND A CRANK SENSOR. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY HAS POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN TWO WEEKS. I HAVE EXPRESSED TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER, BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING, MY SINCERE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I HAVE ASKED THAT IF IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED, TO RELEASE ME FORM MY LEASE OBLIGATIONS WITH CHRYSLER FINANCIAL. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176190December 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE ROTATING MY TIRES AT 30,000 MILES, I DISCOVERED SOME TOP-TO-BOTTOM PLAY ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THINKING THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE WHEEL BEARING WEAR, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
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No
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0
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#10175625December 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I LEASE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 17,800 MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS WITH IT. IN EARLY NOVEMBER I WENT OUTSIDE TO TURN MY TRUCK ON TO WARM IT UP. I MOVED IT FORWARD ABOUT 5 FEET AND PUT IT IN PARK. WHEN I DID THIS, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON IT'S OWN. I TOOK ME ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT RESTARTED, IT RAN FINE AND SHOWED NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OF A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 3, 2006, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND EXITING FROM THE FREEWAY. WHEN I REACHED THE RED LIGHT, I STOPPED AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT. I RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND STALLED AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTED IT AND KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT RUNNING. AT THE NEXT LIGHT IT DIED AGAIN AND CONTINUED TO DO IT EVERYTIME I STOPPED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 5, 2006. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND IT DID RUN OKAY AS I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON DECEMBER 6, 2006 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED AGAIN AT A STOP. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON DECEMBER 12 TO HAVE THEM "FLASH THE PCM". THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEIR SPECIAL TECH HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON A FEW OTHER VEHICLES AND DOES NOT QUITE KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM IN DODGE RAMS AND DODGE DURANGOS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THEM IN THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND I MAKE CONSCIOUS DECISIONS REGARDING OUR CHILDRENS SAFETY. PLACING THEM INTO A VEHICLE THAT STALLS AT WILL IS NOT SMART. IF YOU HAVE ANY GUIDANCE OR INFORMATION THAT WOULD ASSIST IN THIS MATTER, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10175079December 4, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
2005 DODGE TRUCK 3500 RAM 4 WHEEL DRIVE 40,000 MILES. STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE WITH DIFFICULTY KEEPING VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. REPLACE BY DEALER 11/28/2006. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10175034December 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4.7L V8. 3-4 TIMES / WEEK THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, USUALLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING SLOWLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH ENGINE CODES P0404 & P0406 SET (EGR VALVE) TALKED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT DODGE ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. THE EGR VALVE APPARENTLY HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND PRONE TO FAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174773November 30, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO LEAN FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174691November 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE DRIVER MAY INADVERTENTLY LEAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL IN INDICATED REVERSE. CONSEQUENCE: THIS ERROR IS AN UNINTENDED ACTION THAT MAY RESULT IN A LACK OF TRANSMISSION PARK PAWL ENGAGEMENT AND POSSIBLY DELAYED REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL PERFORM A SOFTWARE MODIFICATION TO EQUIP THESE VEHICLES WITH AN OUT-OF-PARK ALARM. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. DODGE IS SAVING A BUNDLE OF MONEY BY GOING THIS ROUTE.....INSTEAD OF FIXING THAT SLIPPERY INDENT BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE SELECTOR POSITIONS WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH A HORN BLOWING. I SOMETIMES NEED TO OPEN MY DOOR WHILE BACKING UP. NOW I HAVE TO LISTEN TO A HORN BLOWING AS WELL AS MY NEIGHBORS. TELL CHRYSLER THERE ARE PUTTING A BAND AID OVER AN OPEN WOULD THAT NEEDS STITCHING. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174475November 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NHTSA RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THE OUT OF PARK ALARM DID NOT RECTIFY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PARK ON ITS OWN 25 TIMES AND THE ALARM DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE GEAR DOESN'T INDICATE IT IS IN PARK. IT DISPLAYS THAT IT IS IN REVERSE AND IT WILL NOT START DUE TO THIS. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173582November 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
(1) COMING TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN HAS STALLED 10 TIMES (2) STALLS IN THE INTERSECTION - COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT (3) REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY(DEALER SHOULD HAVE) HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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