Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#10154645April 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 DODGE RAM WITH DIESEL AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MARCH 28, 2006 THAT WILL ADD ALARM FUNCTION IF DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED, ENGINE RUNNING AND VEHICLE NOT IN PARK. THIS IS NOT A FIX TO A PROBLEM REPORTED BY OTHERS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL INADVERTENTLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE WITH THE SHIFTER INDICATING "PARK". IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER MECHANISM, IT MUST BE FIXED. MANY DRIVERS BACKUP THE LAST FOOT OR TWO WITH DRIVERS DOOR OPEN WHEN CONNECTING TRUCK TO A TRAILER. THE PROPOSED FIX IN THE RECALL MAKES THE VEHICLE LESS USABLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS NEW TRUCK IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE "RUBE GOLDBERG" BANDAID PATCH RATHER THAN FIXING THE SHIFTER PROBLEM. I WOULD ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO DISAPPROVE THE CURRENT RECALL AND DEMAND THAT THE PROBLEM BE SOLVED WITH A FUNCTIONAL SHIFTER MECHANISM. I CONSIDER THE FIX PROPOSED BY THE RECALL TO BE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND REFUSE TO HAVE IT INCORPORATED ON MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT MAKES CONNECTING TO A TRAILER MORE DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK BUT NOW ALWAYS SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF UNCERTAINTY OF THE SHIFTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154259March 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ON THE PUMP WORKS CORRECTLY BUT THE TANK WILL BUBBLE UP FUEL CAUSING A SPILL. I NEVER TOP-OFF THE TANK! THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THIS TWICE AND IS SCHEDULING A THIRD APPOINTMENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154275March 31, 2006
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED QUICKLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND THE NOISE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE DRIVING ACROSS ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. ALSO, WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVESHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR THE STEERING AND DRIVESHAFT. THE DEALER PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE STEERING PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154174March 30, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD 6,000 MILES WHEN THE TIRES STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEING SEVERELY WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154180March 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND RAN OVER THE CONTACT AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE DAMAGE TO THE FENCE WAS ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON NHTSA # 05V462000, CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE. THE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE IN REVERSE AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR RECHECKED THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE "UNSAFE". THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THE ALARM PATCH THAT WAS PLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION TO ALERT THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN GOING INTO REVERSE, WAS A SHORT TERM REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE CONTACT IS UNPLEASED WITH THE REPAIR THAT WAS MADE AND VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF SAFETY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10154032March 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, PARKED, AND THEN RESTARTED, THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS DRAGGING. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED EVERY MONTH AND A HALF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE SOLENOID IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153884March 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL # 05V462000, CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS RECEIVED. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CONTACT DOES NOT APPROVE OF THE MANUFACTURERS REMEDY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153902March 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2500 DODGE RAM DIESEL 2005 HAS A FACTORY RECALL FOR NOT GOING ALL THE WAY INTO PARK ALTHOUGH SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS IN PARK. THE DEALERSHIP IS TOO FAR AWAY FOR ME TO DRIVE THERE AND THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING ME WITH ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS RECALL REPAIRED. I HAVE NO MEANS OF GETTING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153845March 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER, THEY WHERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH A TRAILER BEHIND IT; THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR ONCE AGAIN AND HIT THE TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ROOSTER TAIL IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONCE AGAIN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A THIRD TIME AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V462000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153291March 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 REGULAR CAB TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT FRONT AREA, THE BUMPER WAS KNOCKED UP INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS SLAMMED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIVERS DOOR IN THIS COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, SO NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED IN YOUR DESCRIPTION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10153311March 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 DAYTONA EDITION QUADCAB SWB, VIN [XXX], IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE AND STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN AT IDLE AND/OR LOW SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTS AS IF NO PROBLEM OCCURRED. NHTSA CHOICES FOR MODEL DO NOT INCLUDE QUADCAB SWB DODGE RAMS. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153094March 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON--USUALLY AT NIGHT--DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM AND INTENSIFY INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DOME LIGHT HAS COME ON OCCASIONALLY. I APPRECIATED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ME ON MY VEHICLE THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I AM FULLY AWARE OF HOW THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WORKS. 2. TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FUNCTION SAFELY. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK WHEN ENGAGED. AFTER TRYING A MULTITUDE OF TIMES TO ENGAGE, SIGNAL COMES ON, BUT DOES NOT STAY ON CONSTANTLY. SIGNAL WILL BLINK, STOP AND START RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WILL BLINK. 3. WHEN HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WERE ON, FOG LIGHTS AND/OR HEADLIGHTS HAVE CUT OUT. THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152282March 9, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
STRIPPED BOLT IN UPPER STEERING COLUM, CAUSE STEERING TO LOCK UP, CAUSING CRASH INTO PARKED TRUCK AND BUILDING. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152342March 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS AND THE DOME LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERED IN AND OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD A DEFECT; HOWEVER IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152169March 8, 2006
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
INVOLVED IN LOW SPEED CRASH. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LAP/SHOULDER HARNESS DIDN'T RESTRAIN ME. SUFFERED FRACTURE NOSE..HEMATOMA OF EYE...TRUCK SUFFERED A LOT OF FRONT END DAMAGE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152986March 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 RAM 3500 ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, IT KNOCKED THE CONSUMER DOWN AND ROLLED OVER HIS FEET. THE INSPECTOR FOUND NO MALFUNCTIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED. THE PARKING PAWL AND PARKING BRAKE HELD THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE SHIFTER SOLIDLY ENGAGED EACH GATE. THE CONSUMER HAD ALSO OBSERVED WHEN HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK , THE P INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP AND THEN THE R INDICATOR LIT UP AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10150345February 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SAFETY RESTRAINT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE REAR AXLE, REAR BRAKES, REAR BRAKE DRUM, REAR BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES, LININGS AND ALSO THE REAR SPRING. THE DEALER STATED NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER RELEASED OTHER TSB'S. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150273February 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB PICK-UP TRUCK WITH ONLY 3656 MILES ON IT IS MAKING A WHINING SOUND WHEN IT IS WARMED UP, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND LOOKED AT BY ONE OF THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED A TORQUE CONVERTER AND A FRONT PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONTACTED AND THE PARTS WHICH WERE REQUESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY WERE DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, SO AT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DIRECTOR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT AND WAS SENT HOME WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL WHINING AS IT WAS WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THIS CONDITION TO ME IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND IT IS UNSAFE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149421February 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTOR WARPING, FRONT AND REAR-FRONT REPLACED AT APPROX 15000 MILES AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR REPLACED AT 29000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148733January 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE'S GEAR POSITION INDICATOR WAS IN PARK THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IT ROLLED AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR WAS IN PARK, WHEN THE INDICATOR WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE POSITION INDICATOR WAS FOUND IN REVERSE. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE. HOWEVER, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER WITH ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CLAIMED WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AT THE TIME OF CRASH, BUT COULD NOT GET TO GEAR SHIFT IN TIME TO STOP VEHICLE.,SHE HAD LEFT ARM IN A SLING DUE TO ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE GEAR SHIFT JUMPING INTO REVERSE. THE INDICATOR DEFINITELY WA SIN PARK MOMENTARILY BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT'S LIABILITY INSURANCE PAID FOR REPAIRS TO THE OTHER VEHICLE IN CLASH , AND THE INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE CONTACT ENCLOSED A COPY OF THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WHICH HE RECEIVED FROM DAIMLER/CHRYSLER. HE FELT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED , AND HE FELT THIS WAS A DODGE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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