Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10376788January 15, 2011
VISIBILITY
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - I ONLY TURN THEM ON IN THE RAIN, IN WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. I TURN WIPERS ON, AND HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT WORK, AND I CANNOT SEE. THIS HAPPENS DAILY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375092January 7, 2011
VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE BLINKERS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY, THEY BLINK ON BOTH SIDES WHENEVER THEY WANT AND NOW THE WIPER BLADES WORK INCONSISTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SEPTEMBER, 2010, APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS. NEED TO REPLACE THE BLINKER HANDLE ON STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374829January 5, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY--WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LEFT SIGNAL IT WILL SWITCH FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMEDIATELY--AT FIRST ONLY HAPPENED NOW AND THEN--NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT CLICK ANY MORE EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373230December 29, 2010
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER EVENT, HEARD A POP IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. ASSUMED IT WAS ICE OR SNOW. WITHIN THE NEXT 20 MILES, SLIGHT VIBRATION BEGAN AND GRINDING NOISE HEARD. PARKED VEHICLE FOR WEEK WHILE OUT OF TOWN. RETURNED DROVE TO WORK, APPROX 22 MILES, PROBLEM PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE, THIS WAS DURING ANOTHER SNOW EVENT. DECIDED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP, REFUSED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, SET UP APPOINTMENT FOR JAN. 4, 2010. CALLED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP NEAR HOME. COULD GET ME IN IMMEDIATELY. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO REPAIR SHOP. RIGHT FROM WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO HUB AND AXLE. HAD TO BE HAULED IN BECAUSE THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AXLE. CAUSED TIRE TO RIDE UP INTO UPPER CONTROL ARM AND DESTROYED TIRE. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THAT 2006 DODGE RAMS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THAT 2002 THRU 2008 DODGE RAMS THAT HAD REPLACEMENTS WITH SPECIFIC BRANDS HAD BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY 53,412 MILES ON IT WHEN THE BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED. IT HAS COST ME OVER $600 IN REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY THE "70,000 MILE LIMITED DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY." THE REPLACED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND IN MY POSSESSION. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN DODGE PICKUPS OF MANY MODEL YEARS INCLUDING 2005 BOTH 2 AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372467December 27, 2010
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY IF AT ALL. THE INTERMITTENT WIPER FUNCTION TIMING IS OFF, IT WILL WIPE TWICE, WAIT A MINUTE, WIPE ONCE, WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO, WIPE FOUR OR FIVE TIME BACK AND FORTH, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED SETTING. THE WIPERS WILL ALSO GET STUCK UP OR IN THE MIDDLE AND FLAT OUT NOT WORK AT ALL SOMETIMES. THIS IS ALL WHEN IT IS RAINING OR TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372440December 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
STARTED HEARING A ROARING NOISE FROM FRONT END OF TRUCK, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND JERKING WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. REPLACED HUB BEARING ASSY AND NOISE QUIT. DODGE RECALLED THE 2006 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2005 WHICH USES THE SAME PART. CALLED DODGE AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS THERE WAS NOT RECALL ON THAT VEHICLE. I SAID I KNOW, THAT IS THE PROBLEM. FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE...FEEL PART WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373068December 24, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ASPHALT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE AND WHEN I GOT TO THE END, THERE WAS A LOW SPOT IN THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE BUMP, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW TO 25 MPH BEFORE IT QUIT. ON 12/17/2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT 70 MPH ON I-35. SHE SAID SHE HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND WENT OFF INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN BEFORE BRINGING IT UNDER CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371606December 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING IN CITY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (WIDE OPEN THROTTLE) AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN. THE THROTTLE REMAINED STUCK IN FULL ACCELERATION MODE UNTIL I CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. FULL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE: HTTP://IMIMPULSIVE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/01/STUCK-THROTTLE-ACCELERATOR-THAT-ALMOST.HTML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10371102December 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER, WAS INFORMED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PITMAN ARM JOINTS AND BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370600December 14, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A ROAD DIP, THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,750 UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH SHAKE. UPDATED 05/12/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369426December 7, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I JUST PURCHASED A DODGE RAM 3500 4WD DRW, FROM A DEALERSHIP 200 MILES AWAY. ON THE WAY HOME I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT WAS CLOSE TO BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. IT DID IT 2 MORE TIMES THAT NIGHT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE OVER 55MPH AND HIT A BUMP IT SETS WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE OFF. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER WITH A LARGER ONE, NEW TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, OUTER TIE ROD END, HAD THE WHEELS AND TIRES CHECKED AND BALANCED, AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, A BIG TRUCK ALIGNMENT SHOP, AND A 4WHEEL DRIVE SHOP. ALL OF THEM SAID IT CHECKS OUT GOOD BUT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. EVERYONE WHO HAS DROVE IT COMES BACK SCARED! THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT COULD REALLY CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT IF NOT CONTROLLED OR FIXED. THE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAY IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369266December 5, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY AIR CONDITION WON'T SWITCH TO DEFROST CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. I BROUGHT IT THERE 3 TIMES TO FIX AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368579December 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE 1500 STALLING AFTER ACCELERATING OR WHILE TURNING. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 34000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED DOING IT RIGHT AWAY...PROBABLY WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER GOT RID OF IT :) YESTERDAY, IT LEFT ME ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IN A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM ON MY WAY TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL. I HAVE TAKEN THIS 2005 DODGE 1500 OUT ON THE AIR FORCE BASE FOR HUNTING AND WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CHECK STATION (VERY ROUGH ROADS-WASHBOARDS, POTHOLES, DEEPSAND, ETC) MY ENGINE WAS REVVING UP AND DOWN. WHEN I GOT ONTO THE INTERSTATE TO COME HOME THE CRUISE WOULD NOT ENGAGE, I OPENED THE HOOD AND PRESSED ON ALL THE INJECTOR AND PLUG WIRES AND THE TRUCK RAN SMOOTH AND THE CRUISE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THINGS WERE FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT THEN IT STARTED STALLING/CUTTING OUT AGAIN. I PRESSED ON THE WIRES AND THINGS WERE FINE AGAIN. NOW YESTERDAY, IT STALLED COMING INTO A TURN. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I WENT THROUGH TWO STOP SIGNS WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I GOT UP TO SPEED AND WENT ABOUT 1 MILES, THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED AND IT SAYS I WAS RUNNING HOT. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED ON THE HEATER?THE HEATER BLEW COLD BECAUSE I HAVEN?T GONE FAR ENOUGH FOR IT TO HEAT UP YET SO I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND TURN THE KEY UNTIL THE GAUGES CAME ON BUT DID NOT START THE ENGINE. IT SAID MY ENGINE WAS JUST OFF THE COLD MARK AND THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT WAS GONE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE STALLING PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TAKING A SHARP CORNER ON MY STREET. DODGE, PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A CONNECTOR WIGGLING LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368406November 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY 2005 DODGE RAM HAS AN AIR DUCT FLAPPER THAT BROKE AND FELL INTO THE FAN. KNOW MY DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368071November 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7 HEMI. AS VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN FOR STOP OR TURN ENGINE SHUTTERS HARSHLY AND THEN STALLS. RESTART IS POSSIBLE, BUT EACH TIME A STOP IS COMPLETED ENGINE STALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367555November 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED ALONG CENTER CAUSING EXHAUST TO ENTER CAB AREA UNKNOWN TO DRIVER UNTIL SICKENED LATER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH SEVERAL PARTS SUPPLIERS AND MECHANICS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE MODEL YEARS AND CHRYSLER CORP. HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366127November 15, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES
2005 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE RESULT OF A FAILED STEERING LINKAGE AND FRACTURE OF THE DRAG LINK JOINT *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. CHRYSLER DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT, STATING THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365421November 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2005 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. STARTING AT APROX. 27,000 MILES, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER TO START. AT ABOUT 30K MILES, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT DIESEL IN THE TRUCK, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IN FACT IT WAS DIESEL FROM OUR VERY OWN TANK, AND OUR FUEL SALESMAN TOLD THEM IT WAS ULSD, WITH A MOUNTAIN DEW APPEARANCE FOR HIGHWAY. THE DEALER REMOVED THE FUEL FROM THE TRUCK AND REPLACED IT WITH THEIR OWN, ONLY TO THEN TELL US WE RUINED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF @ $14,000. THEN THEY ADDED THAT WE HAD VOIDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY FROM CONTAMINATION. WE TOOK THE TRUCK DIRECTLY TO CUMMINS, WHO DIAGNOSED 2 FAULTY INJECTORS AND REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF @$1700. THE TRUCK RAN FINE FOR 3 YEARS, THEN SAME TROUBLE AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO DODGE AT OUR MECHANICS REQUEST, AND GOT THE SAME TOTAL REPLACEMENT SCENARIO. WENT BACK TO CUMMINS YESTERDAY, WHERE THEY SERVICE TECH TOLD ME 1. DODGE BUYS THE ENGINES FROM CUMMINS JUST ABOVE COST, AND CARRIES THE ENTIRE WARRANTY, 2. DODGE LOCKED CUMMINS OUT OF THE ENGINES THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND DIFFERENT PLUG CONNECTOR 3. HE HAD MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS WE DID, TURNING THE PROBLEM BACK ON THE OWNER AND REFUSING SERVICE. HE SAID IN FACT HE DID NOT KNOW OF DODGE HONORING ENGINE WARRANTEES AT ALL, AND IT WAS A SORE ISSUE FOR CUMMINS REPUTATION. CUMMINS SENT US TO A THIRD PARTY, WERE THE TRUCK IS NOW. WHILE TALKING TO DODGE CORPORATE THE FIRST TIME AROUND, THEY TOLD ME THEY COUNT ON THEIR DEALERS TO BE THE "EYES AND EARS" OF THE COMPANY AND LEAVE IT TO THEM TO DECIDE WARRANTIES. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO VOID OVER A FAULTY COMPONENT, ONE WHICH THE DEALER COULD NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE. IF I TOOK IT TO A REGULAR MECHANIC FOR A SPARK PLUG AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, THAT WOULD SHOW EXTREME NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364381November 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE 5 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THEN INTO DRIVE WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION YET THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WOULD INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AT THEIR EXPENSE BUT THEY REFUSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,161.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363053October 31, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MARKER/RUNNING LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY QUIT WORKING, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WERE WORKING. DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS. TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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