Dodge Ram Complaints (2004)

1,953 consumer complaints on file.

#10399258May 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY AND SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE BUT RECURRED ALSO WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HORN WAS MANUFACTURED TO BEHAVE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396875April 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2004 DODGE 1500 RAM HEMI 5.7 QUAD CAB WITH FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. TURNING ON CRUISE CONTROL AND OFF FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. SELECTING "SET" ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FAILS TO ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL DESIRED SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. THIS HAPPENS 10-15 TIMES OUT OF 75-90 TIMES SELECTED DURING A PERIOD OF A MONTH. ALSO, PERIODICALLY DURING THE 10-15 TIMES A MONTH, CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE ENGAGED WITH A CURRENT SPEED "SET," AND WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN AND PREVENTS RE-ENGAGEMENT OF "SET" ON THE LEFT HAND CONTROLLER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL ON. CHANGED BATTERY WITH NO EFFECT. THROTTLE BODY IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. NO BLOWN FUSES. SEEMS THAT TEMPERATURE EXTREMES OF 45 DEGREES OR BELOW AND 90 DEGREES AND HIGHER HEIGHTENS THE EFFECTS OF THIS DEFICIENCY. WHEN TURNING IGNITION FROM OFF THROUGH INTERMEDIATE TO ON POSITION (NOT START) WITH TRIP BUTTON HELD IN GREATER THAN 15 SECS, C-CODE DISPLAYS 67 15 THEN DISPLAYS 00 00. TRUCK HAS 66945 MILES CURRENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396083April 16, 2011
STEERING
STEERING RACK LEAKS SEVERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396058April 15, 2011
VISIBILITY
CLIMATE CONTROL BLEND DOORS MALFUNCTION AND CANNOT USE THE DEFROST MODE FOR THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE BLEND DOORS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH GET STRIPPED FROM THE MOTOR COUPLING. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 -2008 DODGE RAM TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396419April 14, 2011
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2004 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A SET OF COOPER DISCOVERER TIRES, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE FELT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMY AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SHREDDED, BUT IT WAS STILL HOLDING AIR. THE LAST TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED $2000 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395313April 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
APPARENT DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT APX. 42 MPH TO APX 55 MPH+. HAS BEEN IN SHOP AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. REAR AXLE REBUILT, DRIVESHAFTS REPLACED, WHEELS BALANCED, ETC. IS ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE. HAD VEHICLE SINCE NEW IN JAN 2004. NOW HAS ONLY 54,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392857March 25, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE MORE THAN 85 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392922March 25, 2011
WHEELS
FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING HUB FAILED AT 54,000 MILES. THIS IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR A WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL. WHEEL BEARING HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392787March 24, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING ABNORMALLY AND WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392807March 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE GEAR STAYED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN HOOKED THE HORN UP TO A RELAY. THE PURPOSE WAS FOR THE VEHICLE TO HONK AND WARN THE CONTACT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 04/06/11*LJ UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS SHIFTING TO PARK AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET PASS REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFT IT FELT AS THOUGH THE GEAR WAS BEING PLACED IN PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HE THOUGHT HE PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, BUT SUDDENLY DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN ALARM TO THE HORN TO SO THE CONSUMER WOULD BE WARNED. HOWEVER, THE ALARM DID NOT ALWAYS WORK. UPDATED 05/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390541March 17, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL, LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT WOULD TAKE THIRTY DAYS FOR IT TO BE RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390186March 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2004 DODGE 3500 CUMMINS DIESEL INJECTORS WENT OUT ON IT, DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, AFTER STARTING HARD FOR A FEW WEEKS. MECHANIC REPLACED INJECTORS, LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON NEW ONES AND THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. CUMMINS MECHANIC SAYS WHOLE ENGINE IS BAD, THERE WERE 4 OTHER TRUCKS AT MECHANIC WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390246March 15, 2011
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 47 FOLLOWING A VAN AND SOME OTHER VEHICLES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE LOCKED UP AND BY THE TIME I SAW THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT THE BRAKES I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SLID INTO HIM DAMAGING HIS REAR PANEL DOORS AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EITHER ON THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK THAT I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND THE ROADS WERE SATURATED SO STOPPING ABRUPTLY WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION STILL I TRIED, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH HOWEVER THE VERY NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SEVERE NOSE BLEED THAT LASTED ABOUT 15-20 NON STOP WHEN IT FINALLY SLOWED TO A TRICKLE I WENT TO THE NEARBY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED AND I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389962March 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389999March 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAIL LIGHTS AND PARK LAMPS ON MY 2004 DODGE RAM KEEPING FAILING DO TO I DEFECT IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER/FUSE BOX ALMOST CAUSED TO GET HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AT NIGHT CANT EVEN ORDER PART BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S ON BACKORDER AND DEALER KEEPS DENYING FAULT OR CHRYSLER WONT REPLACE UNIT THIS IS HAPPENING ON THOUSANDS OF 2004 2005 AND 2006 DODGE RAMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386975March 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,762.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386880March 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THEIR MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAILING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BETWEEN 75,000 AND 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10388009March 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP WITH A 5.7 LITER ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL UPON BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE RPM AND DIE (STALL) LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. IT WOULD RESTART EASILY BUT OCCUR AGAIN FREQUENTLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAILING THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS OBTAINED FROM DODGE (DIFFERENT PART NUMBER FROM ORIGINAL) AND INSTALLED. TOTAL COST FOR THE WORK WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXTENSIVE IN THIS MODEL AND IS DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384270February 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO SOMEONE AND DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE CALLED OUR DODGE DEALER AND N ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE PAST MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384103February 23, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 RAM 2500 AT NIGHT, ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OF. AFTER HITTING THE DASH THEY CAME BACK ON BUT WOULD GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 OR 12 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST MONTH BUT THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $900 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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