Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10324420April 8, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 AND AM CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE, BRIDGE, ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THIS IS EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND ABOVE. I EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS NONE OF THEM KNOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON HERE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324616April 8, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4, I GET A VERY, VERY BAD FRONT END SHAKE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHENEVER I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE OR DIP IN THE HIGHWAY. USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324151April 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A 4.7 LITER V-8. THE PROBLEM LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD IS THAT THE TRUCK WILL REV UP AND DOWN AT IDLE AND SLOW SPEED. AFTER THE TRUCK STALLED, ALMOST GETTING ME IN A SEVER CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TOWING MY BOAT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO IT STARTED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED SOME PART ON THE COMPUTER AND REPROGRAMMED IT, BUT THIS ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND ITS BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324174April 7, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIE ROD, DRAGS AND LINKS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323045March 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE QUIT AT LOW SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES,WENT TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO START CAR.I USE TIS TRUCK TO PULL A FIFTH WHEEL,SINCE THIS HAPPENED DON'T TRUST IF THIS HAPPENED WITH THE TRAILER THERE WILL BE THREE DEAD BODIES. WILL GET RID OF THIS TRUCK DON'T TRUST IT. DEALER SIAD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT SINCS IT IT INTERMITTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322209March 25, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD SHORT BED STANDARD CAB WITH 3.7L ENGINE POWER STEERING IS LEAKING FLUID. TRUCK HAS 53,000 MILES. IT WAS LEAKING A LITTLE WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AT 43,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS FROM INDIVIDUALS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND CAUSING SAFTEY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321259March 21, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
STEERING FAILED, TRUCK WAS HAVING A THUMPING ON RIGHT FRONT AREA, BUT IT WAS NOT THE TIRE, IT CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE STEERING, THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED, IT ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES, THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WAS SAVED BY MY SEATBELT, THE TRUCK ROLLED TO THE RIGHT HITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT HAD ONLY 44,000 MILES, I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP AS IT WAS BLAMED BY THE PERSON WHO DROVE IT AS MY TIRES BEING ROUGH, I ALREADY OWNED THEM FOR OVER A YEAR WITH ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THEM AND IT WAS NOT THE TIRE, IT WAS FAULTY LINKAGE FOR STEERING, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND THIS TRUCK WAS HIGHLY MAINTAINED, AND BEFORE I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION IT WAS WRECKED, AS OTHER DRIVERS AND OTHER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE FAULTY STEERING LINKAGE PROBLEMS, THIS WILL CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS FOR OTHER OWNERS, AFTER THE WRECK I COULD SEE THAT THE LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED BUT SINCE IT ROLLED THREE TIMES THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAN NOT SAY WHAT EXACTLY CAUSE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING, THE LINKAGE COMPONENTS ARE NOT RIGHT DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320939March 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A 4.7 LITER V-8. THE PROBLEM LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD IS THAT THE TRUCK WILL REV UP AND DOWN AT IDLE AND SLOW SPEED. AFTER THE TRUCK STALLED, ALMOST GETTING ME IN A SEVER CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TOWING MY BOAT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320940March 19, 2010
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INCORRECTLY. THEY MAY WORK FINE OR THEY MAY STOP HALF WAY AND QUIT, OR NOT EVEN WORK AT ALL! I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY OLD 1997 CHEVY S-10 TRUCK, AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER A RECALL. MY DODGE HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321102March 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE IT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN IT DOES GET GOING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF AT THE FIRST SLOW DOWN I MAKE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY MORNING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316951March 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH A 4.7 ENGINE HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIME RIGHT AFTER I START FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DAY AND DRIVE TO A STOP SOMETIME VERY SOON AFTER I START IT. THE ENGINE HAS A DIP IN RPMS, AND THEN TRIES TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I'M ON THE BRAKE, AND THEN STALLS. I START IT BACK UP AND IT'S FINE. IT'S HAPPENED ABOUT 5-10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BACK IN APRIL 05. THE DEALER HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY TRIED KEEPING IT FOR A WEEK AND WEREN'T ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316974March 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A HEMI ENGINE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE ENGINE DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 1200 RPM, IT JUST QUITS WITHOUT WARNING, KILLING THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING MECHANISM IN MANUAL. THIS TRUCK IS OVER 6000 POUNDS, ADRIFT, HALF WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. TWICE I HAVE NEARLY RUN OVER A SMALL VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. YESTERDAY I WENT OFF THE ROAD. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT IN ONE OF THESE INSTANCES. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ON THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRUCK AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317146March 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 05 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH HEMI ENG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT STARTING STALLING FROM TIME TO TIME. USELY WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE ENG SHUT OFF. IT WILL RESTART BUT NOT NORMAL, I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN, ITS STARTS UP AND IS OK FOR DAYS. IF I AM ABOVE 60 MPH WHEN IT MALFUCTION IT WILL START SURGING AND I SHIFT TO NUTURAL AND RIV THE ENG UP AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND ITS OK AGAIN . I AM BELOW 60 MPH WHEN MALFUCTION OCCURES THE ENG QUITS. THE TEM IS ALWAYS BELOW 50 DEGREES. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER THEY CHARGE ME 66 DALLORS TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DETERM THE PROBLEM . AND THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO THEIR MACHANICS . IF I COULD TALK TO THEM WE MIGHT COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, I SUSPECT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314574February 26, 2010
WHEELS
I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 2 YEARS AGO WITH 19,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. I NOTICED ROARING NOISE AND ATTRIBUTED THE NOISE TO TIRES OR FACT IT WAS 4X4. SOON TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING. I MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRUCK INSPECTED AT A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP CALLED AND SAID THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT OF TRUCK HAD FAILED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE AND HAD TO REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS THAT WERE WARPED DUE TO INTENSE HEAT. TOTAL BILL WAS ALMOST $800 WHICH I PAID. I CONTACTED DODGE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE SITUATION. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT I FELT THAT 2005 TRUCKS SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON RECALL LIST ALONG WITH 2006 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON 2005S AND DODGE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ENTIRE WHEELS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE AND BRAKE LOCKING OR COMPLETE FAILURE CAN RESULT FROM INTENSE HEAT CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313989February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2005 DODGE RAM HAS BEEN STALLING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. IT SEAMS THAT IT WILL STALL WHILE I AM SLOWING MAKING A TURN OR ATTEMPTING TO PARK. I FEEL THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE READ SOO MANY CASES OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION TO THIS MATTER IN THE PAST BUT IN LIGHT OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA NOW I FEEL IT IS A MATTER THAT SHOULD BE REOPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313583February 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE 1500 TRUCK IN RAIN,WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING,THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. IT DID NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT ,BUT COULD HAVE IF RAINING HARDER. NOW I DON'T WANT MY SPOUSE DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. THE DEALER SAYS NO RECALL ON 2005,BUT THERE IS A WIPER RECALL ON 2009. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM MANY, MANY TIMES, AND HAVE PARTS IN STOCK TO REPAIR, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I'VE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND HAVE A COMPLAINT [XXX] , ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND KEEP INVOICE IN CASE A RECALL IS ISSUED SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE TO GET SOMETHING DONE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312263February 19, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RACK AND PINION LEAKING WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH USES THE SAME FLUID AS THE RACK AND PINION--BOTH HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AND REPLACED. THE TIE RODS ARE BROKEN AND CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION FLUID, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO THE TIERODS BREAKING DUE TO FLUID LEAKAGE. WE ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, NOT SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE--OUR PRIOR VEHICLE WAS ALSO A DODGE RAM 1500, IN WHICH WE HAD TIE ROD ISSUES AND MAJOR AUTOMATIC POWER TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING FLUID ISSUES. TRUCK JUST PURCHASED AND CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP PENDING REPLACEMENT TIE RODS, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT AND ANY OTHER FLUID ISSUES THEY FIND TO GET THE COMPONENTS WORKING IN SYNERGY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311087February 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING FILLED UP WITH FUEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND HE WAS INFORM THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THIS FAILURE, AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310494February 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OCCASIONAL USE OF VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS CHANGED ABOUT HOW OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS USED. WHEN FILLING TRUCK WITH FUEL, THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AFTER VERY LITTLE TIME AND FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND ONTO THE GROUND AND/OR PERSON FILLING THE TANK. IF THE FUEL IS PUMPED EXTREMELY SLOW, THE PUMP WILL STILL SHUT OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS AND FUEL WILL STILL SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE TRUCK, NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I USE. MY INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN A RECALL FOR DODGE DURANGOS OF THE SAME ERA. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. FUEL SPILLAGE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308879February 12, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE TWO 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND BOTH HAVE STARTED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID IN COLD WEATHER. LOOKED ON LINE AT DIFFERENT FORUMS AND FOUND THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM OR DEFECT. WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD DEFECT, THEN WHY HAS NOT DODGE BEEN REQUIRED TO FIX? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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