Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10361218October 19, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2009 FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359930October 10, 2010
STEERING
MY TRUCK WILL SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN YOUR GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. YOU CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE FRONT TIRES WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY TILL YOU GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359263October 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE STALLING AND THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358495September 30, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE WITH MY LEFT BLINKER ACTIVATED AND MY BUDDY THAT WAS BEHIND ME CALLED ME ON THE CELL PHONE AND SAID THAT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ON. THE INSIDE ONE WAS INDICATING A RIGHT TURN CONDITION, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE WAS POSITIONED FOR A LEFT TURN. THE NEXT DAY I HOOKED UP TO A TRAILER THE NEXT DAY AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND WALKED BACK TO CHECK MY TRAILER LIGHTS AND MY RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE BLINKING. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS LISTED FOR THE 2006 DODGE 3500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358359September 29, 2010
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356773September 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A FLAP WITHIN THE AIR VENTS WAS BLOCKING THE AIR FLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355122September 13, 2010
STEERING
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL CREW CAB SHORT BOX TRUCK. ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS REPLACED AT 90,000 KMS USING DODGE PARTS,NOTHING IS WORN OUT. A TWO INCH LEVELING KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE I BOUGHT IT AT 90,000 KMS,I HAVE BEEN CHASING IT FOR TWO YEARS NOW,SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TO THE DODGE DEALER ON AN APPARENT RECALL ON THE STEERING STABILZER,MY TRUCK DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA,BUT I BOUGHT THE PARTS ANYWAY THEN ADDED A ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR AND A STEERING BOX STABILIZER. IT DID HELP SOME ,BUT THE SHAKE IS STILL THERE. IN MY OPINION THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND MUST BE DEALT WITH SOONER THAN LATER. THE WOBBLE IS TRIGGERED WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-120 KMS,IT SHAKES THE STEERING SO HARD YOU HAVE TO HANG ON WITH BOTH HANDS, BRAKE AND TURN SHARP LEFT TO RIGHT TO GET OUT OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354902September 10, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND PARKED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL EITHER NOT COME ON OR THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS SET ON INTERMITTENT IT WOULD SWIPE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351691August 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
'DEATH WOBBLE': SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, USUALLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACES. SEVERAL (6-8) EPISODES OVER 1 MONTH PERIOD. REQUIRED DECREASE OF SPEED FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OR EVEN FULL STOP TO END EPISODE. IN ONE PARTICULAR EPISODE (8/11/10)WAS TOWING UP AN INCLINE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WAS FORCED TO SLOW FROM 65 MPH TO 25MPH WHILE TRYING TO MOVE ONTO NARROW SHOULDER TO AVOID DANGER WITH OTHER TRAFFIC BEHIND US. DESPITE NO NOTED WORN OUT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS (INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT AND DEALER MECHANICS, SOME TIE ROD WEAR NOTED ONLY) REPAIR INVOLVED REPLACING STEERING COMPONENTS, PITMAN ARM, TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS. DEALER RETAINED OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350795August 20, 2010
STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE OBSOLETE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 12/21/0. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE ROD FAILED AND HE LOST STEERING ABILITY. UPDATED 12/29/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348990August 12, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE SLID 120 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS DONE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURERS DEFECT FOUND AND THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL # 07V038000. UPDATED 11/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348374August 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INDICATED BY THE BARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE MODULE MOTOR CONTINUING TO RUN WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF WOULD NOT STOP THE MODULE MOTOR FROM RUNNING. MY DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE MODULE IN STOCK AND CHRYSLER CORP IS BACKORDERED ON THE ITEM.THE DEALER'S MECHANIC SAID HE HAD PERSONALLY SEEN 5 OR 6 OF THESE FAILURES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM, AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BRAKES. 1.) IF THE MODULE IS ALLOWED TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY THERE MAY BE A FIRE DANGER, OR POSSIBLY A FURTHER DEGRADATION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. 2.) THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS RENDERED INOPERATIVE. 3.) IF THE MODULE IS DISCONNECTED TO STOP THE MOTOR, OTHER SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, AND DATA SYSTEMS DISPLAYED ON THE OVER HEAD. 4.) SINCE CHRYSLER IS BACK ORDERED ON THIS SAFETY ITEM, THIS MAY INDICATE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RASH OF FAILURES. THE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED BY KELSEY-HAYES AND HAS PART NUMBERS: P52121408AD TJZBK1984K0584 IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER NOT TO HAVE THIS ITEM READILY AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347759August 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLICKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS WARPED AND LEAKING FUMES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,502.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346063July 29, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TRUCK WILL START SURGING BETWEEN 30 -65 MPH AND THE ENGINE WILL FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WHILE IDLING THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 3000 RPM UP AND DOWN AND WILL ALSO DO THIS WHILE IN DRIVE. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT THE TRUCK WILL SURGE FORWARD LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE ALMOST HIT NUMEROUS CARS IN FRONT OF ME MANY DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND REPLACED, EGR VALVE REPLACED, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL REPLACED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP. ON AVERAGE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS 5-8 TIMES A WEEK. TO THIS DAY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (7/29/2010). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346131July 29, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ALSO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN OPERATING THE WIPERS, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED EITHER THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAD FAILED OR THE WIRING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345610July 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 ST/SLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE DISCOVERED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS POURING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345562July 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO MY TRUCK, FROM THE TOP PART OF THE REAR WINDOW. IT MAKES ITS WAY AROUND THE WINDOW, THEN DOWN TO THE CAB FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344692July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE #4 INJECTOR TUBE (LINE) CRACKED AND SPRAYED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH FUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED WILE DRIVING THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS FUEL SOAKED ALSO. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344625July 21, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE FROM A CONCRETE ROADWAY OVER A TRANSITION BUMP TO A BLACKTOP ROADWAY, THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. USING THE BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED TO STOP THE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344162July 20, 2010
WHEELS
I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK THAT HAS 35200 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HUB BEARING HAS GONE OUT AND THE OTHER SIDE IS ALMOST WORN OUT THE DEALER WANTS 424.00 PER WHEEL TO REPLACE THEM. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ( 07V03800) ON THE 2006 1500 TRUCKS BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE TIME HAS LAPSED I HAVE FRIENDS & RELATIVES THAT HAVE DODGE TRUCKS THAT HAD BAD HUB BEARINGS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF IF IT GOES TOO LONG. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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