Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10644954October 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASHED, THE AIR BAGS FAILED DEPLOY. THE CONTACT REPORTED TWO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10644136October 12, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL STOP SPORADICALLY DURING THE CYCLE. IN DELAY MODE THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE AND MAY DELAY THEN CONTINUOUSLY WIPE OR JUST NOT WORK AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO VISIBILITY AND THE NEED TO KEEP LOOKING DOWN AT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT APPEARS DODGE HASN'T RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643614October 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
YOKE SEPARATED FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING DRIVESHAFT TO DROP AND REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643622October 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE 1500 RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD BOOMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FAILED. THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,897.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643107October 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN MY TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE WHEELS LOCKING UP CAUSING THE REAR END TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER ME AND CAUSE ME TO COME TO A SKIDDING STOP. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER A PASSERBY CALLED 911 BELIEVING THERE WAS A WRECK. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A SHOP WE LOOKED AND NOTHING WAS BROKE THE NUT HAD BACKED OFF OF THE PINION GEAR CAUSING IT RECEDED BACK INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE NUT WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE SHAFT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT IF I HAD HAVE BEEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD HAVE CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641528October 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE 2005 DODGE RAM AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH INTO A 6 FOOT BRICK COLUMN AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH A TRAVEL TRAILER 4 FEET BEYOND THE FENCE. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS THE CENTER OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND OCCURRED WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO PUSH THE HOOD THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING THE SEATBELT, BUT SUFFERED A CRACKED STERNUM AND CONCUSSION BY IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. FROM THE POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT: A 2012 KIA FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF COURTSIDE DRIVE AND TOWN CENTER LOOP E IN WILSONVILLE, OR. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT COURTSIDE DRIVE AND ONTO TOWN CENTER LOOP WHERE IT CAME INTO THE PATH OF A NORTH BOUND 2005 DODGE RAM. THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF TOWN CENTER LOOP EAST. THE DODGE RAM CONTINUED NORTH BOUND THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THEN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD IMPACTING A FENCE AND BRICK COLUMN OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF WILSONVILLE. THE DODGE RAM HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE FENCE AND 6 FOOT BRICK COLUMN AND IMPACT A 30 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER WHICH WAS PARKED/STORED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. BOTH THE KIA AND THE DODGE RAM HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, AS DID THE TRAVEL TRAILER WHICH WAS PUSHED SIDEWAYS 2 TO 4 FEET. ALL 4 STABILIZER JACKS AND THE TONGUE JACK WERE COMPROMISED AND THE TRAILER FRAME WAS VISIBLY DAMAGED/BENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE 2005 DODGE RAM REQUIRED IT TO BE TOTALED, RATHER THAN REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10641128October 3, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
ON PA 81 HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT WAS NOT THE CASE. AFTER LOOKING ON THE WEB "YOU TUBE" AND ASKING PEOPLE I FOUND THAT I HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND THE KIDS IN THE BACK THOUGH WE WERE GOING TO CRASH AS DID I. THIS DEATH WOBBLE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640071September 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO BREAK OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED IN ROAD. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA CURRENTLY HAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN ON THIS ISSUE, ID # PE14019. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640356September 30, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE RAM USED IN 2010 WITH 74,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT THE TRUCK WOULD DIE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. WELL I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND GET AN EXPLANATION AFTER I REPLACED THE IAC VALVE AND CLEANED EVERY PIECE OF THE INDUCTION SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL SENSORS AND THE THROTTLE BODY. I RESET THE ECU AND STARTED THE TRUCK AND LET IT WARM-UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE MY TEST DRIVE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS THEN THE ROUGH IDLE STARTED AGAIN AND IT DIED AT THE TOP OF THE STREET. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TRIED TO WORK IT OUT THROUGH PRIVATE MECHANICS. IN MY SEARCH FOR A RESOLUTION I HAVE A DOCUMENTED EXPENSE WELL OVER $1937 AND I STILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE STRESS OF KNOWING MY TRUCK COULD DIE CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT I AM CONSIDERING SELLING THE TRUCK FOR LACK OF AN AFFORDABLE REMEDY. UPON RESEARCHING MY PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR STORIES FROM PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM, PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR A POTENTIALLY FATAL ENGINEERING FLAW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639202September 26, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING ASSEMBLY HAS GONE OUT TWICE ON MY TRUCK, ONCE AT ABOUT 85,000 AND ONCE AT 158000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING LOCKED TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, THE SECOND TIME ONLY TURN TO THE LEFT. PRECEDING THESE OCCURRENCES, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND GOING OVER A BUMP THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY (DEATH SHAKE), AND TO CONTROL THE TRUCK I HAD TO BREAK SHARPLY. THE THIRD STEERING ASSEMBLY THAT WAS JUST INSTALLED AT A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES, THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS - TWO DIFFERENT VIBRATION - ONE LIKE THE TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE, THE OTHER IS A RAPID VIBRATION THAT YOU FEEL THRU THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE MONTH PRECEDING THE STEERING FAILURE. I HAD THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES CHECKED, THEY WERE FINE, BUT THE VIBRATION PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. I LOOKS LIKE ALL THREE STEERING ASSEMBLIES ARE BAD - I HAVE CHECKED WITH A REPUTABLE MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED THAT THE FACTORY STEERING ASSEMBLIES ARE NO GOOD FOR THIS TRUCK. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED NO HELP OR RESOLUTIONS, AND I HAVE EVEN REQUESTED THAT THEY CONTACT THE FACTORY FOR RESOLUTIONS, BUT HAVE DECLINED TO HELP. THE LAST CONVERSATION THEY SAID IT WAS A BALANCING ISSUE - THIS WAS FOUND OUT NOT TO BE TRUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638671September 24, 2014
STEERING
RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL N62/NHTSA 13V-528 IN DEC 2013, DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL MAR 2014 DO TO ALL OF THE BAD WINTER WEATHER. THEY SAID I HAD THE SUSPECT TIE ROD AND WOULD BE PUT ON THE LIST FOR THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD I WAS # 70 ON THE LIST. I HAVE SINCE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND AM TOLD EACH TIME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FROM CHRYSLER AND THAT CHRYSLER ONLY SENDS THEM A FEW PARTS AT A TIME. LOOKS LIKE I WILL NEVER GET THIS ITEM REPAIRED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638568September 23, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIND SHIELD WIPER'S WOULD CYCLE MORE THAN ONCE ON THE LOWER INTERMITTENT SETTING . THEN IT WAS ALL THE TIME , NOW THEY MAY WORK OR THEY MAY NOT ! THEY MAY CYCLE WHEN THERE NOT ON , OR WHILE I'M CLEANING THE WIND SHIELD , WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION , THERE ARE A LOT OF DODGE TRUCK OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES . CLASS ACTION IF YOU ASK ME ! ESPECIALLY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THESE RIG'S COST ! [XXX] 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
#10633854September 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON PARKWAY, 9/13/14, NOTED A HUMMING NOISE FROM REAR-END, WHEN CHECKED FOUND TO BE LEAKING AROUND PINION SEAL BEHIND DRIVE-SHAFT YOLK. WHEN CHANGING SEAL NOTED PINION NUT TO BE EXTREMELY LOOSE WHEN GOING TO REMOVE IT. REPLACED SEAL, TIGHTENED PINION NUT BACK WITHOUT ANY LOCKING PIN NOTED AND NOTED REAR-END STILL HUMMING BUT NOT AS BAD, AND NO LEAK REMAINING AT THIS TIME. FEEL POSSIBILITY THAT PINION NUT BEING LOOSE COULD HAVE FURTHER DAMAGED BEARINGS AND PINION, AND FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. NO CRASH HAS BEEN INVOLVED OR FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED TO THIS POINT. END- WEB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632739September 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632037September 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE AND CHILD WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE NUT ON THE YOKE ON THE REAR END FELL OFF. WHICH CAUSED THE READ END TO LOCK UP AND ABOUT CAUSE A WRECK. AFTER TALKING TO A FEW MECHANICS ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH DODGE TRUCKS. AFTER SEARCHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THEY ARE RIGHT. A REPLACEMENT REAR END WAS VERY HIGH PRICED DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THEM. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL AND ONLY FOUND RECALLS FOR 2007 AND NEWER TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOW CAN THEY NOT FIX THIS WHEN IT'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AND VERY POSSIBLY DEADLY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631630September 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 AT 30 MPH WHEN I JUST HEARD A BANG AND MY TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE HOLT . I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND FOUND OUT THAT MY DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN NOT FOR MY UV JOINT BUT FROM THE REAR AXEL PINION NUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE IS COMMON BUT IS NOT A RECALL. BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 THRU 2012 FOR THE SAME EXACT THING. I ALSO FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL THAT HAD THE SAME INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631009September 5, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK JUST STALLS OUT LOSE ALL POWER AND CONTROLLING IS VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630332September 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHINING AND WHIRRING SOUND COMING FROM REAR END OF TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO GARAGE AND THEY FELT THE REAR END WAS SHOT. I CAN'T GET TRUCK INTO MY DODGE DEALER UNTIL 9/7/2014. DISAPPOINTED A TRUCK WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE WOULD HAVE THIS MAJOR OF A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630023September 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS FRACTURED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BEARINGS AND SPIDER GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629727August 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. TRUCK SKID AND BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP. PINION GEAR CRACKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DROP AND BECOME DAMAGED. HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW TRUCK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP (I WAS OUT OF STATE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND HAD TO BE TOWED FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW JERSEY.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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