Dodge Ram Complaints (2005)

1,831 consumer complaints on file.

#11322828April 30, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ACTIVATED BUT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321027April 13, 2020
ENGINE
TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT STARTED IN 5 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319847March 31, 2020
AIR BAGS
THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM AUTOBARN IN LINDEN, PA. IT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY ON A ON RAMP AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER INVESTIGATING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRUCK HAD 2 OPEN RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS. THE OWNER OF AUTOBARN WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT A BILL WAS PASSED IN 2018 FORBIDDING THE SALE OF ANY VEHICLE WITH OPEN RECALLS UNLESS THE PURCHASER AGREED IN WRITING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE ACCEPTED IN THAT CONDITION. NO SUCH FORM WAS SIGNED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD NO IDEA HE WAS RESPONSIBLE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THIS TRUCK SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD AND THROUGH HIS NEGLIGENCE HE ENDANGERED BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE IN THE ACCIDENT. AUTOBARN SELLS MANY VEHICLES AND I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN SOLD IN VIOLATION OF THIS LAW.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319174March 24, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE AREA. SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DEFROST VENTS ARE FALLING APART AND BECOMING LODGED IN THE VENTS. WORRIED ABOUT THESE PIECES BREAKING AND BECOMING SHARPS PROJECTILES IN THE EVENING OF A COLLISION. NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317094March 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE PADS, AND MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY A LOCAL GARAGE. AND STILL I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND PRAY I STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296738January 2, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED, VARIOUS FUEL INJECTORS BURNED THE PISTONS WITHOUT WARNING AND DAMAGED THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KEN GARFF WEST VALLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (4175 W 3500 S, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120) AND DOUG SMITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (523 W MAIN ST, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003) WHERE THE INJECTORS AND ENGINE WERE REPLACED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLEW UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PAID $15,000 TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292134December 30, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
A SENSOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER IS FAULTING OUT COUSIN THE TRANSMISSIONS OR GEARS TO SHIFT IN CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY OR SHIFT DOWN AND IT'S NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289544December 17, 2019
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY TRUCK DECEMBER 2018 FROM A PRIVATE CITIZEN, I RECENTLY RAN A CHECK FOR RECALLS AND IT INFORMED ME THAT NONE OF THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 2005 RAM 1500 HAVE NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED. I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION AS TO HOW I MOVE FORWARD IN GETTING THE RECALLS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286391December 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CYLINDER #4 PUSH ROD IS BENT AND MESSED UP CAM AND VALVES AS A RESULT NEW MOTOR IS NEEDED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NEVER BROUGHT IN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO WITH NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS AND NOW I'M OUT A TRUCK WITH NO MOTOR DUE TO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283090December 1, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SWAY AND BODY ROLL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278750November 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID STANLEY DODGE (877-853-3755, LOCATED AT 7609 SE 29TH ST, MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS AGO PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUPPORTED THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266096October 4, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE FAILURES CEASED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253723September 6, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BUSHING KITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240272July 29, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT VEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO ORANGE COAST CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (2929 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92626, (714) 549-8023) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT END LINKAGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234190July 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THE CABLE THAT HOIST THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK BROKE AT THE END OF THE CABLE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. THE CAMPER RAN OVER THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY FIFTH WHEEL. BOTH AXLES ARE NOW BENT ON THE CAMPER, BENT A RIM, DESTROYED A TIRE, TORE A JACK STABILIZER OFF OF THE CAMPER. THE TIRE JUST MISSED MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A PAVED ROAD. THANK GOD THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS FREE ROLLING TIRE. I CALLED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AT FIRST I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, I INFORMED THEM THAT THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT MAINTENANCE FOR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. THIS IS A 2005 MODEL THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK IS IN ALMOST PERFECT SHAPE. I HAVE ONLY USED THE SPARE TIRE ONCE, THAT WAS ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO. THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY TIME THAT THE TIRE HAS BEEN LOWERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231156July 11, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TAKARA INFLATORS APRIL 28TH 2019 WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED AS THEY REQUESTED. MAINLY THE AIRBAGS AND THEY DID A 28 POINT INSPECTION. JULY 1ST 2019 SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY HUSBAND AND THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. MY HUSBAND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THERE'S A BRUISE AND MARK ON HIS CHEST AND THE SHAPE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT ALSO MESSED UP THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE TRUCK IS TOTALED THE FRAME IS BENT THE SUSPENSIONS RIPPED OFF BUT WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. INSURANCE IS BEING A PAIN. DODGE SAID THEY'D SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR SO FAR NO ONE SHOWED UP. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11228696July 1, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND TWO PINS DETACHED FROM THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219618June 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUNROOF EXPLODE TODAY 6/12/2019 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217615June 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED AND BECAME STUCK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A LOOSE PINION NUT CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT AND THE YOKE TO DETACH. THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DON WEIR'S RENO DODGE RAM FIAT (775-786-1211, LOCATED AT 700 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAITED TOO LONG TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED; HOWEVER, A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGES, AND ONLY THE RECALL PART WOULD BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE CONTACT IN 2015; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTICE WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196523April 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A PIECE OF THE BODY FILLER FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT EIGHT INCHES FROM THE FRAME WAS CORRODED THROUGH. THE CONTACT CALLED GIBSON AUTO & RV SALES AT (864) 467-9080 (LOCATED AT 3103 N PLEASANTBURG DR, GREENVILLE, NC 29609), WHICH WAS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A CHECK FOR THE REPAIR OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,130.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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