Dodge Ram Complaints (2004)

1,953 consumer complaints on file.

#10111662February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHOOK HORRIBLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110326February 11, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF IF I USE 2 OR MORE OF THE POWER WINDOWS AT THE SAME TIME. CC WILL ALSO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES, NOT JUST DISENGAGE. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ALSO STATED DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WITH THE WINDOW SWITCH PROBLEM WHILE I WAS PASSING A SLOW VEHICLE WITH MY CRUISE ON. I ROLLED UP 2 WINDOWS AND THE CRUISE SHUT OFF DURING THE PASS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111541February 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. *NM THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO GET IN THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS MOVING BUT THE DOOR KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND THE TRUCK RAN OVER HIS RIGHT LEG AND ARM. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MASSIVE BRUISES AND LATER DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10109990February 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
(1)REAREND DIFFERENTIAL AND PINION SEAL LEAKING FLUID (2)REAREND ALMOST LOCKED UP, DAYS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION (3)PARTS REPLACED AND NEW FLUID, THEY HAVE WORKED ON IT TWICE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109678February 3, 2005
STRUCTURE
WHEN MUD GETS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVE THE GEAR. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IT WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS ALMOST RUN OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109504February 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108302January 31, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI QC INTERMITTLENTLY STALLS AT IDLE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THROWS NO CODE. KEY MUST BE TURNED ALL THE WAY BACK, THEN FORWARD TO RESTART. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS WARMED UP.*AK SAFETY HAZARD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108260January 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2004 DODGE RAM [XXX] QUAD CAB SLT. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, BEST DESCRIBED AS A LOUD WHINE. IT OCCURS WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AT LOW RPM'S AND ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS COLD AS WELL. THE COLDER IT IS OUTSIDE, THE LOUDER THE WHINE NOTED FROM THE REAR END. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE NOISE STEADILY DIMINISHES AND THEN EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT INSPECTED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND WAS PROBABLY THE PINION GEAR. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN AS THE TEMPERATURE GOT COLDER AND THE WHINE GOT LOUDER. THEY LET THE VEHICLE SIT OVERNIGHT AND TEST DROVE IT THE NEXT MORNING AND, THIS TIME, HEARD THE OBVIOUS WHINE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR TSB'S ISSUED AS OF YET, BUT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER IS INVESTIGATING. THE PRINTOUT FROM DEALER CONNECT STATED THAT IT IS A REAR PROPELLER SHAFT CENTER BEARING NOISE ISSUE-"ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD." THEY ALSO STATED THAT A TSB OR OTHER NOTIFICATION MAY BE ISSUED AFTER ENGINEERING REVIEW OF THE REPORTED PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A "SOLUTION NUMBER" OF [XXX]. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO NHTSA SO THAT APPROPRIATE FOLLOW UP CAN BE DONE AND HELP EXPEDITE A RECALL NOTICE IF WARRANTED. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107975January 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
FOR CHRISTMAS VACATIONS, I WENT TO DURANGO, MEXICO. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THERE, I TOOK A CURVE APPROXIMATLY AT 35 MPH AND I SUDDENLY HEAR A LOUD NOISE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND I SAW THE LEFT REAR TIRE PASS ME BY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK, AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THANK GOD. THE REAR AXEL BROKE, BOTH WHEELS WERE OUT AND THE TRUCK'S BED WAS ON THE FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108858January 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN
UPON PUTTING THE GEAR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY PLACE ITSELF INTO REVERSE AND TAKE OFF IN THAT POSITION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108729January 24, 2005
STRUCTURE
THE WEATHER STRIPPING IN THE DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE THEY ARE PINCHING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE LEAKS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE RE-DESIGNED THE WEATHER STRIPPING IN THE NEWER MODEL YEAR TRUCKS WHICH IS MADE OUT OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL BUT FAILS EVEN QUICKER THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107839January 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
SINCE PURCHASED MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500, FIVE SPEED STANDARD, WILL NOT DECELERATE FOR THREE TO FOUR SECONDS. PROBLEMS ALSO WITH THE CLUTCH. IT HAS TO BE PRESSED FULLY TO THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS WAS "THE WAY THE TRUCK WAS BUILT". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106478January 17, 2005
SUSPENSION
THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION UPON HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO JUMP OUT OF IT'S LANE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 10,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE TRUCK BUT REPORT "NOTHING IS WRONG" WITH IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THIS PHENOMENA ON THE INTERNET. ALL DESCRIBE THIS THE SAME WAY - AS VIOLENT SHAKING - AND ALL REPORT THE SAME "CAUSE" IE., HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SMALL BUMP OR BREAK IN THE PAVEMENT SUCH AS A EXPANSION JOINT ETC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101982January 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON IT OWN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS CATCHING THE CONSUMER BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE CAR 8-10 FEET BEHIND IT. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10103264January 5, 2005
AIR BAGS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 01V153000. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER ISSUED A CLOCK SPRING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENTS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103503January 5, 2005
WHEELS
WHILE TRAVLEING AT 20 MPH RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE CURB, AND GO ONTO THE SIDEWALK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066920January 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT DRIVESHAFT PROBLEM. IT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AT A TIME WHICH WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104768December 30, 2004
SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD 4 ALIGNMENTS DONE, AND THAT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OFFERED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104535December 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING, NO REASON. NO CODES GENERATED PER DEALER. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HORN BEEPING AT RANDOM TIMES SOMETIMES DAYS APART. THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN FOR A WEEK AT TIMES. *AK THERE MAY BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE INTERMITTANT HORN SOUNDING AND THE FAILING IGNITION. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS AND KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM MAY BE TIED TO AN IGNITION KILL SWITCH WHEN THE DEFECTIVE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM TRIGGERS THE HORN. WHEN DRIVING, THE HORN MAY NOT SOUND AS A KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND/OR THE VEHICLE IS EXCEEDING 15 MPH MAY DISCONNECT THE FINAL CIRCUIT DRIVING THE HORN. REMNANTS OF A SECURITY SYSTEM WIRING MAY EXIST WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHILCLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH A SECURITY SYSTEM OR NOT. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN WHY NO FAILURE CODES ARE EVER FOUND. I WILL GO TO DEALER AND ASK THEM TO REPLACE KEYLESS ELECTRONIC MODULE TO STOP THE HORN FROM TRIGGERING AT RANDOM TIMES AND HOPEFULLY FIX STALLING PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104485December 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RAM 1500 STALLLS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. DEALER CANNOT FIX AS NO FAILURE CODE WAS SET NOR WAS THEIR ANY HISTORY OF THE STALL IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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