Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10398963April 28, 2011
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
2005 DODGE RAM 1500, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE CENTER LANE AT THE 104 MILE POST. UNIT 1 HEARD A BANG, AND HIS RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. UNIT 1 GOT THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT BERM. BF THE FENDER WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE COMING COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER STATED THE TIRE WAS REPLACED THE DAY BEFORE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0217-90)*JB UPDATED 05/11/11* BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397990April 27, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, STAY ON CONSTANT WHEN IN DELAY, DON'T COME ON AT ALL, OR HAVE NO DELAY AT ALL BUT AM ABLE TO TURN ON IN LOW OR HIGH POSITIONS HAVE CHANGED RELAYS, MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, WIPER MOTOR, FCM NOTHING HAS WORKED AND I CAN NOT GET HELP FROM DEALERSHIP BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396794April 19, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WHEN HE TURNS THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON THE LEFT ONE BLINKS AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395138April 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE KIT, ROTORS, BRAKE LINES, HOSES, FLUIDS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME RESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394952April 5, 2011
STEERING
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED - THE LEFT TIE ROD END HAD SNAPPED OFF FLUSH WITH THE BALL. THIS WAS THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE TIE ROD END AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR THE UPDATE (PERFORMED IN MARCH 2010 AS A PRECAUTION WHEN A FRIEND'S DODGE RAM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND RAN INTO A DITCH). DODGE INSISTS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393954April 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE AND OPENED HOOD AND FOUND FLUIDS DRAINING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ASSISTED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FOURTH CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER SHOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHEN AS PRESSURE WAS LOST. THE CONTACT HAD THE CYLINDER REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,758.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393988April 1, 2011
SUSPENSION, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 LWB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392916March 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO PHYSICAL HARM WAS CAUSED, BUT ON MY 2005 DODGE P/U THE A/C QUIT BLOWING COLD, AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD RUMBLE, AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED 100'S OF PEOPLE BLOGGING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT RE OCCURS, EVIDENTLY THE DOOR ON THE AC UNIT IS FALLING OFF BLOCKING COLD AIR AND CAUSING THE AC NOT TO FUNCTION AS WELL, ALTHOUGH NO BODILY HARM HAS BEEN CAUSED IT SEEMS LIKE THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MORE THEN NOT, DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389989March 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS TURNING ONTO FREEWAY ONRAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENGINE STALLED. I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT RPM FLUCTUATIONS THE LAST MONTH BUT HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A STALL UNTIL NOW. WITH A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE THIS SEEMS RARE AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386903March 8, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 45 MPH AND THE WOBBLING CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383984February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED WIRES WITHIN BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS WERE CRACKED AND RUBBING TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383843February 18, 2011
WHEELS
COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAUSING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO COLLAPSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382867February 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 5.7 HEMI ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP. I SEE TONS OF PEOPLE ON CAR FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381584February 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 DODGE RAM HEMI PICKUP TRUCK. SLOWING FROM 35 MPH TO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT CORNER WHEN I DISCOVER THERE IS NO STEERING TO SPEAK OF (STRONGMAN STEERING ONLY). I BARELY MAKE THE CORNER ALMOST HITTING A NEWLY RENOVATED CHURCH. MY NEXT INCLINATION IS TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER AND STOP AND I EXPERIENCE MINIMAL TO NO BRAKES WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT. NO SENSATION THAT IT HAD STALLED AND NO INDICATION ON THE PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS. I HAD THE RADIO OF AND THE FAN ON LOW WITH ONLY ROAD NOISE AND I HAD NO IDEA THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SAFELY FOR 33 YEARS AND THIS TOPS THE LIST OF FREAKY INCIDENTS AND SENSATIONS (TOPS LOSING A WHEEL). TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. DROVE THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT (VERY DANGEROUS) AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION ONLINE THAT RELATE TO THE HEMI PICKUPS. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS TO INNOCENT, UNKNOWING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381390February 10, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT TRUCK HAS AROUND 52,000 MILES ON IT AS OF NOW. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN MY TURN SIGNAL ON FOR THE LEFT THE RIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I TURN MY SIGNAL ON FOR THE RIGHT NOTHING COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE SO FAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381101February 8, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE WIPER MOTOR CAUSING IT TO FREEZE AND BECOME INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E009000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381028February 7, 2011
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 2- 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND DROVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING LINKAGE AND DAMPER WERE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL 07E009000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,099 UPDATED 3/22/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. HE DISCOVERED THE TIE ROD END SNAPPED IN HALF. UPDATED 04/27/11 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381928February 6, 2011
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON GA 53 TOWARDS ROME, GA. AS I ENTERED A VERY LONG SWEEPING RIGHT CURVE AT 60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE OR SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN THE RAISED TAR STRIPS FROM THE DOT'S PATCHING JOB, THEY ARE PRETTY ROUGH. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTING TEETERING LEFT AND RIGHT EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT A 20-25 DEGREES. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS HOPPING TO AND FROM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO MOVE IN A STRAIGHT PATH EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HANDED CURVE OF A STATE HWY! LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE TRUCK WENT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND IT JUST STOP AND WAS ALL NORMAL AGAIN! AS I WAS REELING FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND HOPING IT DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING IN, UNDER OR ON MY TRUCK, I REALIZED TRAFFIC WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM BEHIND SO I ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND AT SOME POINT AROUND 55MPH IT STARTED AGAIN! THIS TIME I APPLIED HE BRAKES MORE SLOWLY AND IT SEEMED TO WORSEN UNTIL SUDDENLY AT 30 MPH IT STOPPED AGAIN. AFTER THAT I PLAYED WITH MY SPEED AND STEERING TO TRY TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK, AS I HAVE BEEN HEARING OF THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED IT. AS I ACCELERATED PAST 40 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AS SLIGHTLY AS JUST CHANGING LANES IT WOULD START UP AGAIN, BUT IF I STRAIGHTENED UP THE STEERING SOON ENOUGH, IT WOULD STOP BEFORE GETTING TO A FULL BLOWN WOBBLE AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I HAVEN'T LET MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK SINCE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH DODGE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378415January 24, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD ST. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND HE NOTICED THAT ALL WHEELS WERE PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10E013000 (STEERING: GEAR BOX: SHAFT PITMAN). THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE WAS HEARING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376930January 17, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
2005 DODGE RAM 2500. HAS DEATH SHAKE. STEERING BOX STABILIZER, DUEL STEERING STABILIZER, RANCHO RS 9000 SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS ALIGNMENT RADIOUSE ARM BUSHING, AND COMPLETE FRONT END CHECKED BY RESPECTABLE ASE MECHANIC. I BOUGHT A 2500 TRUCK FOR HAULING TRAILER, PLUS JUST THE HEAVY DUTY ASPECT OF THE PICKUP. I CANT DRIVE OVER 70MPH WITHOUT WORRYING. EVEN WORSE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I ASK A DODGE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY ACT STUPID, LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. THE LEAST THAT DODGE COULD DO IS SEND A BULLETIN TO DODGE DEALERS ON HOW TO FIX IT A, BUT I THINK ITS A MAJOR EXPENSIVE DESIGN FLAW, OTHERWISE DODGE WOULD OF CORRECTED THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM YEARS AGO. $1900 WORTH OF PART AND LABOR LATER, AND STILL NO FIX. THIS IS MAJOR B.S. THIS HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 15 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. WOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT MORE IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO BABYSIT THE TRUCK SO BAD. ITS PRETTY BAD WHEN YOU CANT GO OVER 50MPH WITH A LOADED CAR TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A 2500 PICKUP AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING CONTROL SO EASILY. SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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