Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10664157December 14, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. REPAIR FACILITY CONFIRMS IT NO LONGER WORKS AND IS UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663983December 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663416December 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON A PATCH OF BLACK ICE ON THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACE AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ UPDATED 6/3/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10662997December 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LEVER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSFER CASE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER LEVER, THE TRANSFER CASE, AND DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662285December 4, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS VEHICLES WIPERS WILL START OR STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN YOU HAVE THEM ON I HAVE ALSO HAD THEM TO WHIP WITH THE SWITCH TURNED OFF THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS INTERMITTENTLY HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY VERY UNSAFE AUTO TO DRIVE THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661064November 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP AND THE DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED AT THE REAR CONNECTION TO THE DIFFERENTIAL IN MODEL YEAR 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO NOISE OR OTHER WARNING PRIOR TO THE LOCK-UP AND SEPARATION. THE PINION WAS FORCED INTO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING THE LOCK UP AND DAMAGING THE INTERNALS. THE DRIVE SHAFT WITH THE U-JOINT ATTACHED FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS PULLED FREE OF THE TRANSFER CASE. I WAS TRAVELING A SPEED OF < 35 MPH AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. I AM IN POSSESSION OF ALL DAMAGED PARTS AND HAVE SUPPORTING REPAIR DOCUMENTATION. I AM AWARE THERE IS A PENDING INVESTIGATION WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659436November 19, 2014
SEATS, AIR BAGS
TRUCK WAS REAR ENDED. DRIVER SEAT CAME LOOSE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659108November 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHRYSLER DIRECT TO HAVE AIRBAGS REPLACED. BOTH CHRYSLER AND THE LOCAL DEALER STATES THAT CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED NO RECALLS ON DODGE VEHICLES. NO ONE WILL EVEN CONFIRM THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ AND SEEN SEVERAL NEWS ON THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND TRAVEL TO FLORIDA OFTEN WHICH WAS LISTED AS TWO OF THE AFFECTED AREAS. PLEASE PROVIDE CLARITY. I RIDE A TODDLER DAILY IN THIS VEHICLE AND REALLY NEED ACCURATE INFORMATION. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654165November 11, 2014
STEERING
2005 DODGE 2500 CUMMINS ENGINE, 160,000 MILES, STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPG AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ASSOCIATED WITH EVERYDAY DRIVING. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT COME OUT OF IT, WENT ANOTHER 30 MILES DID IT AGAIN. ABSOLUTELY A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND IM AM SURE IT WAS SCARY FOR PEOPLE BEHIND ME AS THEY SEEN MY TRUCK START SHAKING AND ME SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" , A COMMON PROBLEM ON MODEL YEARS 2003 THRU 2008. FORUM WEBSITES HAVE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON IT, FROM 20,000 MILES TO 250,000 MILES. CONTACTED DODGE DEALER AND THERE IS NO "RECALLS" OPEN ON MY TRUCK STEERING OTHER THAN H46 AND N62, NEITHER OF WHICH WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FUNNY THING IS, EVEN THOUGH DODGE "DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM" I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND WHERE I CAN ORDER THE SAME TYPE OF STEERING LINKAGE CURRENTLY ON MY TRUCK, IT TAKES ME TO THE NEW 2009 AND NEWER STYLE. A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER DRIVING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653734November 9, 2014
ENGINE
THE OIL PAN HAS A SILVER DOLLAR SIZED RUST-THROUGH FORMING AT THE BOTTOM, REAR, RIGHT CORNER AND IS NOW LETTING OIL SEEP THROUGH. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE TRUCK AND INSPECTED IT. LUCKILY, I CAUGHT THIS BEFORE IT CAUSED A MAJOR PROBLEM. HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS DEFECT AND IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE BY ALLOWING OIL TO BLOW ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALTERNATIVELY, IT ALSO COULD HAVE ALLOWED 12 QUARTS OF OIL TO LEAK ON TO THE HIGHWAY, DESTROYED MY TURBO AND/OR ENGINE, OR CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. DODGE INFORMS ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,400.00. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE OIL PAN SHOULD RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A CONDITION IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653130November 6, 2014
STEERING, WHEELS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK TO GET IT SERVICED BECAUSE THE STEERING FELT OFF AND WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SHAKING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS CRACKED AND THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS JUST HANGING THERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON IT BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK SO I CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE THE "SPECIFIC RECALLED" PART. SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AROUND $3,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL, "BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE." IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER GROUP THAT SINCE MY TRUCK HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR THE SPECIFIC PART BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. THEY DID SAY TO KEEP ALL MY RECIEPTS IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652069November 3, 2014
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651781November 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
JUST EXITED FREEWAY WHEN HEARD A LOW SOUNDING WHINING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DECELERATING. SHORTLY AFTER FURTHER TRAVEL AT APPROX 35 MPH A LOUD BANG OCCURRED AND REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING A LONG TIRE SKID WHERE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS ON THE GROUND SEPARATED FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED IN AUGUST 2009. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651370October 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650589October 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE WAS SEEN EMITTING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND FRONT PASSENGER BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650858October 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE DRIVE SHAFT HIT THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY BEFORE A MORE SEVERE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. UPON LEAVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRAFT SHAFT WAS SEEN LAYING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, DETACHED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PINION NUT HAD BACKED OFF AND YOKE CAME OUT OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THE PINION WENT INTO THE CARRIER AND GOUGED IT AND BROKE THE SPEED SENSOR. REPAIRS WERE EXTENSIVE AND NOT SUPPORTED BY CHRYSLER. HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CENTER CARRIER, RING AND PINION, BOTH AXLE BEARINGS, REAR SPEED SENSOR, AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT AND YOKE. RESEARCH CONCLUDED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER DODGE TRUCKS OF VARYING YEARS AS WELL AS 2005. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECALL 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650000October 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. THAT USUALLY MEANS THE GEARS INSIDE BROKE OR A PIN ETC BROKE. CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE SAYING ALOT OF DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I BABY MY TRUCK, NEVER BEAT ON IT ETC BECAUSE IT'S A LIMITED NUMBERED DAYTONA SERIES TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649702October 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WANT ALL THE RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649437October 23, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY WILL ACTIVATE RANDOMLY WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE INTERMITTENT SETTINGS, THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE. IF THEY MOVE, THEY MAY MOVE ONCE OR MULTIPLE TIMES. IF THEY DO NOT MOVE AT ALL, SWITCH HAS TO BE SET TO SLOW/FAST CONTINUOUS SETTING. HAVE REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, FORWARD CONTROL MODULE, AND WIPER MOTOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649530October 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
SON WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON ST. RD. 25 JUST NORTH OF LOGANSPORT IN. ,IT WAS RAINING AND THE TRUCK HYDROPLANED AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON AT ABOUT 30 MPH,TOTALING THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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