2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems

Mechanic said TIPM went bad. All gages guit working, check engine light stays on wind shield whipers turn on & off, engine stalls,all lights randomly turn on and off head lights turn signals exc. Transmission and 4 wheel drive say repair. Anti lock breaks acting up. Mechanic said this is happening alot for 2004 Dodge Ram trucks.

I was driving from Colorado to Indiana and all the sudden I heard a noise so I pulled over to the right side of the road. When a man came across the median and got a fire extinguisher from his truck and stated for me and my 3 dogs to get out because my truck was on fire. He stated that the driver shaft was on fire with flames by my gas tank.

Severe rust and corrosion on body and suspension parts. Started at around 10 years of age. Support for bed to frame shows severe corrosion making hauling unsafe. Water is able to enter the cab through corroded rocker panels causing mold. Also, electrical system malfunction in throttle body can cause no response from accelerator at intermittent times.

THE HEADLAMP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. IT WOULD NOT WORK. I GOT A SECOND BULB AND TRIED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT AGAIN. STILL WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND NONE OF THEM COULD FIX IT. I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE FUSE BOX.

Mileage: 195,000

AIRBAGS RECALL WHEN TO HAVE IT CHECKI AND THE DASH BOARD BROKE APART LIKE PEANUT BRITTLE. THEAY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE DASH BOARD. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE PERFORMING THE AIRBAG RECALL THE DASHBOARD BROKE APART. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DASHBOARD. ALSO THE CARGO LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED THE HEADLINER.*JS

JUST CAUGHT FIRE BURNED UP COMMON PROBLEM LOTS OF FIRES

Mileage: 200,000

TIPM/FCM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS. TURN ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL RIGHT SIGNAL COMES ON, OTHER TIMES NO SIGNALS AT ALL. PROBLEM OCCURES WETHER IN PARK, DRIVING, WITH ENGINE OFF. EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH REPLACEMENTS COSTING OVER $400.

Mileage: 135,000

FIRST IT WAS FUEL LIGHT COMING ON THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. GOT THAT OFF THEN THE BLOWN LIGHT STARTED COMING ON CHANGE ALL BLOWN FUSES AND LIGHTS BUT LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PAID TO FIXED AFTER 1 YEAR IT STARTED UP ALL OVER AGAIN.

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, ABS AND BROKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. FOUND A FORUM WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 175,000

TURN SIGNAL, WINSHIELD WIPERS, AND SPEED CONTROL HAS A MIND OF THEIR OWN. HALF THE TIME NOT WORKING THE REST OF THE TIME THE WHEN SIGNALING TO TURN RIGHT THE RIGHT DONT WORK THEN WHEN SIGNALING LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE BLINKS INSTEAD OF THE LEFT. THE WINSHIELD WIPERS JUST RANDOMLY SWIPE SOMETIMES WHEN NOT EVEN CRANKED AND KEYS NOT EVEN IN THE IGNITION.

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. I AM HAVING ISSUE FINDING MOPAR-OEM BELL CRANK PART# 53032456 AE. IF YOU GO TO THE DEALER IN ELK GROVE CA, THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER 270. OR ON THE MORPAR WEBSITE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER TOO. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TRUCK HAS ( ) WITH A LIGHTING VOLT. YOU LOOSE ALL POWER AND THE TRUCK STAYS AT HIGH IDLE ABOUT 1800 RPMS. DIFFICULT BRAKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS.

Mileage: 130,000

BLOWER MOTOR QUITS WORKING WHEN HOT....BLOWER MOTOR WIRING

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR OVER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, WITHOUT BEING STARTED OR DRIVEN, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WAS DISPATCHED FROM FCA TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND NO DETERMINATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 30972693 BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

Mileage: 100,000

TIPM REPLACED IN A 2004 RAM 1500. REPLACED DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). FUEL PUMP WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, WIPERS TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES, BOTH SIDES OF MY TAIL LIGHTS BLACKED OUT, NO POWER. FOUND OUT THE GROUND TO THE TAIL LIGHT RELAY IN THE TIPM FAILED . HAD TO REPLACE THE TIPM ON 1-20-16 AT A DODGE DEALER. ALL PROBLEMS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EITHER STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY OR TURNING. I ALSO RECEIVED A TICKET FOR NO TAIL LIGHTS. WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TIPM IT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAUSED A SAFETY RISK OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT

Mileage: 108,000

A MALFUNCTION IN THE UNDER HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE, FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN STARTED NOR DRIVEN IN OVER 24 HOURS UP TO THE TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

Mileage: 120,000

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE THE TRUCK HAD 90000 MILES ON IT ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND NOT TURNING BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE HEADLIGHT MODULE AND I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW AFTERMARKET ONE BUT THE TRUCKS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I WAS DRIVING AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I COULDN'T SEE AND HIT A DEER AT 20MPH ON A BACK ROAD . POLICE WERE NOT CALLED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY THE BUMPER . BUT IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIXED SOMEONE COULD GET HURT AS WITHOUT LIGHT YOU CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE AND THE LIGHTS WON'T COME BACK ON. THIS IS JUST LIKE THE FORD RECALL I RECEIVED FOR MY CAR... *TR

WHEN STATIONARY AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION: THE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DISJUNCTION. SOMETIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT INTENTIONALLY LOCKED, THE DOORS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT A PERSON PRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR OR THE KEY FOB. AT OTHER TIMES, WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED THEN AFTER RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AT A LATER TIME, THE DOORS WILL BE UNLOCKED. THIS HAPPENS ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR THEFT OF ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE. ON OCCASION, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN MOTION OR STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL ALL LIT THE TRUCK RANDOMLY HAS ALL THE LIGHTS TURN-OFF AND BLINK A FEW TIMES AND THEN, NORMALLY, COME BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING THE EVENING HOURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

THE DASH MODUAL THAT CONTROLS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, AND INTERIOR SIGNALS NO LONGER WORKS. THE GUAGES WORK AND THE SIGNALS WORK BUT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR SPEED, OIL, TEMP, AND BATTERY GUAGES. IM NOT SURE WHEN IY WENT BAD, I GOT INTO MY TRUCK ONE NIGHT AND NONE OF MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED.

Mileage: 218,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS, SHORTS OUT CAUSING DOOR LOCKS TO CONSTANTLY UNLOCK CYCLE KILL BATTERY & ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO DIE. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS STORIES OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2004-2005 DODGE RAM PICKUPS. DEALERSHIP CHARGES $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX & ADMITS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO HELP. FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES CUSTOMER SERVICE ALSO REFUSES TO HELP.

Mileage: 50,300

TODAY I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD DIAGNOSE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I WAS HAVING IN MY TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME THAT PART # 56045112AE, 56051949AD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHICH ARE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS. PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WERE THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE MOTOR BLOWERS FOR MY A/C AND HEAT WOULD SOMETIMES NOT WORK. AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IN THE CLUSTER PANEL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNT, BUT COULD NOT TELL ME THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE MUST BE COMPLETELY TOO MUCH CURRENT GOING THROUGH THOSE WIRES TO CAUSE A PROBLEM LIKE THAT AND THEY AGREED. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE WIRES BEING IN THAT CONDITION THE AIRBAG COULD POSSIBLY GO OFF AT ANY TIME AND/OR CAUSE A FIRE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS AND JEEPS. ALSO PART NUMBER 56051949AD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED SO HOW DO THEY EXPECT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK ALSO HAS THE STALLING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ACCELERATING.

Mileage: 160,374

MY TRUCK IS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500, THAT ONLY HAS 77,965 MILES. IN THE LAST MONTH IT HAS BEGIN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, WITH THE AIR ON. AFTER TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 10 MILES A RED LIGHT FLASHES ON THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I WAIT FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND START MY TRUCK BACK UP THE RED LIGHT GOES OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAME ON UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE MY TRUCK. I LOOKED UP THE CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS A CLOGGED THROTTLE BODY. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENED ON A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN TWO RECALL IN LESS THAN A MONTH APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 234,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

Mileage: 234,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

MY PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. , FOUND OUT THIS IS DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE ENGINE FUSE BOX AS THE CONNECTORS ARE EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER ELEMENTS , THUS SHORTED OUT THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT SENDS THE A NEGATIVE SIGNAL TO THE PARK LAMP RELAY AT 86 ,. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS 500.00. DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS THE REPLACEMENT NOW COMES WITH A SPLASH GUARD PLATE TO HELP PROTECT THE CONNECTORS. IF YOU GOOGLE 2004 DODGE RAM PARKING LIGHT ISSUE , YOU WILL SEE THAT A LOT OF US HAVE THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HONOR THIS RECALL AS IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH OUT THE TAILLIGHTS,. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

DOOR LOCK WILL ONLY OPEN FROM INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

MY VEHICLES RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME IN A SNOW STORM BECAUSE MY FUSE BOX JUST CORRODED OUT AND STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE PARKING LAMPS RELAY TO FAULT. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS WORKING ANYMORE AND DODGE DID NOT RECALL THIS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

HORN SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON....CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS SITES CARRY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. EVERYTHING FROM SHRUNKEN RUBBER HORN PAD TO CONTACT INSIDE THE HORN. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN FRONTAL COLLISION AND BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. REMOVED FUSE AND FORGOT ABOUT IT AND SHOULD HAVE REMOVED RELAY AS OTHER CIRCUITS WERE STILL OPEN AND KILLED A GOOD CLOSED CELL BATTERY. SO FUSE OUT, HORNS DISCONNECTED AND STILL LOOKING FOR RELAY. DODGE CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE....BULL JIVE............... *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED THIS 2004 DODGE ON JANUARY 5TH 2015. I WAS TO RETURN ON JANUARY 7TH TO HAVE DIFFERENT TIRES & RIMS INSTALLED. ON THE WAY I STOPPED AND FILLED THE GAS TANK. AFTERWARDS EVERY STOP SIGN I CAME TO THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT CONTINUED TO STALL AT EVERY STOP SIGN. THE MECHANIC AT REDDING TRUCK & AUTO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. IT RAN FINE UNTIL I FILLED THE GAS TANK AGAIN AND STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING OUT. SO NOW IF I FILL THE TANK IT WILL STALL OUT UNTIL I DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MILES OR UNTIL I RUN SOME OF THE GAS OUT OF THE TANK. I WAS TOLD NOT TO FILL THE TANK WHICH IS NOT A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,665

THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPING, TURNING, OR JUST SITTING AT LIGHT. HAVE REPLACED EGR, THROTTLE BODY, PCV, AND HAD PCM UPDATED; BUT TRUCK IS STILL STALLING. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY TROUBLE CODES AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS PUT IN CALLS TO CHRYSLER STAR, BUT NO RESPONSES YET. FROM LOOKING ON LINE, I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRUCK STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN IN TRAFFIC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A FIX OR A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. YES, THIS IS A SLOW SPEED ISSUE; BUT IT IS STILL DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 134,060

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AS I SLOW DOWN. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW HAPPENS EACH TIME I BREAK. I HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN P OR N. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL LET ME RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 104,356

TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, THROTTLE LAMP BLINKING. STALLED ON ROADWAY, WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT GIVE THROTTLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK. TURNED KEY OFF THEN BACK ON A FEW TIMES AND WOULD LET ME APPLY THROTTLE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN BACK TO NO POWER. I DID THIS A FEW TIMES JUST TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. THERE IS NO THROTTLE CABLE SO IT IS A COMPUTER CONTROL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 154,681

I CLOSED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND LOCKED IT WITH THE KEY LESS ENTRY. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR KEY LESS ENTRY WOULD NOT OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND LOCK IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND REACH AROUND FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL??? *TR

Mileage: 88,000

HAD JUST FILLED GAS TANK FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIER. DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN RD. SLOWED FOR CURVE AND ENGINE QUIT, ALMOST RAN INTO LOGGING TRUCK HEADON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLUP. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. SLOWED TO LET ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND ENGINE QUITE AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. WHEN I FILL GAS TANK IT USUALLY DIE AT FIRST STOP. DOES THIS UNTIL I HAVE USED UP SOME OF THE GAS. HAVE ASKED DEALER WHO SOLD THE TRUCK TO ME TO LOOK INTO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET KILLED. NO RESPONSE. I NO LONGER DRIVE THAT ROAD JUST AFTER FILL UP. HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL 1500 RAM OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL BE LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GET KILLED TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 41,500

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THE "LAMP OUT" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF AS IF THE BULB WAS GOING BETWEEN WORKING AND NOT WORKING. CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB WITH THE RECOMMENDED 3057 BULB BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. CHANGED THE BULB HOLDER BUT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUES. CHECKED THE FUSE BUT IT WAS GOOD. FINALLY WENT UNDER THE REAR TO CHECK IF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LOOSE AND SAW THE WIRES FOR THE REAR LAMP WAS PINCHED AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WIRE FOR THE BRAKE LAMP WAS CUT. THERE WAS REALLY NO GIVE TO THE WIRING HARNESS; IT WAS PULLED EXTREMELY TIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES AND NOTHING ELECTRICAL HAS EVER BEEN TOUCHED BEFORE. THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP IS WORKING FINE BUT THE HARNESS FOR THAT SIDE WAS NOT CHECKED. ALL WIRING IS ORIGINAL FROM FACTORY. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE BRAKE LAMPS ARE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

VEHICLE DIED OPENED HOOD TO CHECK ALTERNATOR WHILE HOOD WAS OPEN NOTICED BURNED WIRE ON ALTERNATOR HARNESS. SPARK IGNITED PORTION OF VALVE COVER NEAR FIREWALL UNABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE VEHICLE BURNED TOTALLY. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

I FOUND OUT THAT I DON'T HAVE A TURN SIGNAL FOR THE TRAILER TOW ON THE LEFT SIDE IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FUSE BOX. NOW I CAN'T TOW A TRAILER UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. THIS COULD'VE CAUSED A WRECK.I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,338.

Mileage: 139,338

I WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, AROUND 70 MPH. SUDDENLY, I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. I WAS STILL MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED. THE FAULT CODE IDENTIFIED A FAILURE IN THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I PULLED THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER OFF AND FOUND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING. I ALSO FOUND PIECES OF WHAT WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS C CLIPS FROM MY LSD CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE INDUCTIVE PORTION OF THE SPEED SENSOR PROTRUDES INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND WAS HIT BY THE FLYING PIECES OF C CLIPS. THE CARRIER BEARING ALSO HAD A GROVE CUT INTO IT BY THESE CLIPS AS THEY WORKED THEIR WAY OUT. I AM TOLD THAT IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CARRIER BEARING FAILURE AND LOCK UP OF MY REAR AXLE. I REMOVED ALL OF THE METAL C CLIP PIECES AND REMOVED THE REMAINING C CLIPS THAT HAD NOT YET FALLEN OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY CONNECTION, BUT MY LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING CRACKED IN HALF ON THE LOWER MAIN LEAF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRING ASSEMBLY AT MY COST. I NOW HAVE A PERMANENT WHINE AT LOW SPEEDS AND CURRENTLY HAVE 125,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I AM CERTAINLY GLAD THAT I FOUND THESE METAL PIECES WHEN I DID! THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAILURE IN MY TRUCK MODEL, RANGING FROM MODEL YEARS 2003 THROUGH 2006 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. AT THIS TIME, CHRYSLER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PATTERNED FAILURES IN THESE REAR DIFFERENTIALS. *TR

Mileage: 75,500

REMOTE UNLOCK STOPPED WORKING ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND CAN'T UNLOCK WITH KEY. THE DOOR WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS WORKING OK. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I BOUGHT AN 04 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI THAT HAD AROUND 80K MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN OCT 2010. IT WAS AWESOME THE FIRST AND A HALF I HAD IT, ONLY MINOR REPAIRS I.E BATTERY, IDLER PULLEY, IGNITION SWITCH. I DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT AS WELL AS OIL CHANGES. IN LATE MARCH 2012 I WENT TO PUT GAS IN MY TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME PUT MORE THAN 10 OR 15 CENTS IN BEFORE IT WOULD "BACK FILL" I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THAT, THEN IN EARLY APRIL 2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER RUNNING SOME ERRANDS, THE TRUCK HAD RUN GREAT ALL DAY JUST LIKE NORMAL, BUT ABOUT 8 MILES FROM HOUSE I HEAR THIS "THUNK" AND I HAVE NO POWER AND I HAD THIS AWFUL SHAKING AND RATTLING NOISE. THERE WERE NOT EVEN ANY WARNING LIGHTS TELLING WE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, I CALLED SOMEONE TO TOW IT HOME THAT NIGHT. I DID THANKFULLY HAVE ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE. IN THE MONTHS SINCE I HAVE BEEN SLOWLY TEARING THE ENGINE APART WITH MY DAD, THIS WEEK WE FINALLY PULLED THE HEADS AND DISCOVERED THAT MY # 6 PISTON WAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND HAD PUNCHED A HOLE IN MY BLOCK! MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS THAT THIS WAS JUST A RANDOM FLUKE AND IT WAS JUST MINE, BUT AFTER READING ON SOME DODGE FORUMS I SEE THAT IT WAS NOT JUST MINE! THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR AN ENGINE THAT HAS NO MORE MILES THAN THIS AND HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. MY PARENTS HAVE A 1999 FORD F150 THAT HAS ALMOST 300K ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED NEARLY AS WELL... AS MY DAD PUTS IT "IT HAS BEEN RUN HARD AND PUT UP WET" THIS ENGINE HAS RUN LIKE A CHAMP! IT EVEN STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY IN IT! THERE ARE MANY MORE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS ENGINE BOTH IN THE DURANGO WITH THAT YEAR HEMI AS WELL AS THE RAM ON THIS FORUM HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1DD4B2/270. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MY 2004 DODGE RAM DRIVER SIDE STOP WORKING MY KEYS GOT LOCK INSIDE THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IS BY USING THE REMOTE AND CLIMB THROUGH ONE OF THE OTHER DOORS WHICH NOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE NONE OF MY DOORS OPEN ANYMORE SPECIALLY THE DRIVER DOOR THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN EITHER WITH THE ORIGINAL KEY OR THE REMOTE WHICH I CAN'T DO EITHER, THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I AM AN OLDER WOMAN AND CAN'T BE CLIMBING THROUGH MY WINDOW TO DO PERFORM THIS. PLEASE HELP *TR *JS

Mileage: 23,000

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER OR FRONT CONTROL MODULE FOR NO REASON IS BAD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT JUST CORRODED. *TR

ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE TIME, MY TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS DO NOT INDICATE THE SIGNAL I WANT TO GIVE. DURING THOSE TIMES, WHEN I INDICATE RIGHT IT DOESN'T FLASH AT ALL. IF I INDICATE LEFT, IT INDICATES RIGHT. ALSO IF I PUT ON THE HAZARDS, IT EITHER CORRECTS THE PROBLEM OR IT INDICATES LEFT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND PROVIDES A BIG SAFETY INCIDENT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS BEFORE AS IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE WEB. IT INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS AND IS ALMOST NOT EXISTENT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IT ALSO AFFECTS MY WIPERS THAT WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON I CAN SEE THAT MY VEHICLE IS ACTING UP BECAUSE THE WIPERS ARE AT 1 DETENT LESS THAN WHAT I AM TRYING TO PROVIDE. THIS MAKES IT SO I CAN'T USE THE FAST WIPING POSITION. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS QUIT WORKING. THIS PROHIBITS ANY OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FROM WORKING AND THE FOB WONT WORK. CD PLAYER HAS A CD STUCK IN IT AND WILL NOT EJECT. THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED ON WEBSITES AS PROMINENT PROBLEMS. *TR

MY TRUCK STALLS AS I COME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS PROBABLY ABOUT 4 TIMES A MONTH SINCE THE DATE ABOVE. THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS ONLINE THAT A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME SAY IT HAS TO DO WITH ERG VALVE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEY SAID THEY REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR, WHICH APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 66,945

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

Mileage: 68,000

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.

Mileage: 62,500

THE TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, AND HIGH BEAMS ON MY 04 DODGE RAM 1500 HAVE BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES FOR THE LAST YEAR. THIS STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE TURN SIGNALS. WHEN I WOULD SIGNAL LEFT THE RIGHT BLINKER WOULD COME ON, OR VISA VERSA. THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK FINE, AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME AND NOW I AM AT THE POINT WHERE ONLY WHEN I SIGNAL LEFT WILL THE RIGHT SIGNAL COME ON; NOTHING ELSE WORKS. MY HAZARD SWITCH AT ONE TIME WOULD WORK THE LEFT SIGNAL, AND THE LEFT CLICKER WOULD WORK THE RIGHT SIGNAL BUT NOW THAT DOES NOT WORK EITHER. AT THIS POINT MY HAZARD SWITCH AND LEFT CLICKER NOW ONLY WORK THE RIGHT BLINKER AND I HAVE NO WAY TO WORK THE LEFT. AS FOR THE HIGH BEAMS, SOMETIMES I AM UN-ABLE TO DISENGAGE THEM WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ON-COMING TRAFFIC. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT RISK IT AND JUST DON'T USE THEM, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AT SOME TIMES. THE WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE THEM ON FULL SPEED/FAST IN HEAVY RAIN THEY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN REDUCE TO THE LOWEST OR MIDDLE SETTING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL JUST NOT TURN ON AT ALL. I ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS AND NOW JUST AVOID DRIVING IN THE RAIN IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE USING A TIRE INFLATER THE PLUGS INTO MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER OF MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE BEHIND THE DASH. TURNS OUT THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW HEATING THE CIRCUIT UNTIL IT STARTED BURNING THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH THE FUSE THAT WAS IN THE DASH I PURCHASED FROM HARBOR FREIGHT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I HAD NOT KNOWN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUSES. NOW WHAT? *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI. FUSE BOX GETS WATER INSIDE AND CORRODES THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF PARKING LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, MORE. 2. THE REAR ENDS GO OUT PREMATURELY. 3. AIR BAGS DON'T GO OFF IN ACCIDENT 45 MPH 4. FRONT ROTORS WARP. 45,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A FIRE IGNITED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF; AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE ENGINE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 04V385000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). HE WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

MY TRUCK 2004 DODGE 1500 RAM DOES NOT START ., IT DOES IT ONCE AN A WHILE., NOT OFTEN. IT DOES OPEN ALL SWITCHES AND IF I BYPASS THE STARTER., IT DOES CRANK BUT NEVER STARTS IT DOES WORKS BACK EITHER IN 15 MINUTES OR TWO DAYS AT THE MOST SO FAR. THIS IS A BIZARRE PROBLEM WHERE MANY TIMES APPOINTMENTS., GOT LOST I HAVE TO PAY FOR TOW TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER MOVES IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS WHEN IT'S NOT STUCK; IT ALSO SHOWS VEHICLE SPEEDS OF 5 - 10 MPH WHEN STOPPED AND IN PARK. DEALER SAYS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800.00. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER IN MY 2004 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE WIRING HARNESS COMPLETELY MELTED THROUGH WIRES AND ALL, AND THE BRAKE CONTROL MECHANISM ITSELF MELTED AND BURNED. THE PART WAS INSPECTED BY CHRYSLER BUT IN THEIR DETERMINATION SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE TECH'S THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THAT THE BRAKING CONTROLLER IS DRAWING MORE AMPERAGE THAN IT SHOULD BE. CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY WILL DO IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED TO ACT UP SO WE CARRIED IT INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE FUSES. THEY SAID IT WAS REPAIRED AND CHARGED US ABOUT $100. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN. BEFORE WE COULD TAKE IT BACK TO BE LOOKED AT IT BURST INTO FLAMES IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT 2 AM ON 3/2/09. FIRE DEPT. STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR AN EXPLANATION AND I'VE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2004 DODGE RAM'S, A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR HARNESS CAN CAUSE "UNDER THE HOOD FIRES"! I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAY THAT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD... OUR VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, IT HAD 5 MILES ON ODOMETER WHEN WE LEFT THE LOT. IT HAD 68000+ MILES WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

Mileage: 68,600

I HAVE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 LITER, IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THE WIPER WILL START AND STOP WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON WHEN THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 7 TIME AND HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON, AND MORE FREQUENTLY ENGINE COMING TO A STALL WHEN STOPPING, BELIEVED TO BEING BROUGHT ON BY RAPID STOPPING WITH ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING. HAVE HAD PROBLEM "FIXED" TWICE ALREADY -- MOISTURE IN C.A.B WIRING, WATER DAMAGE SEVERAL INCHES INTO HARNESS WITH SUBSEQUENT CORROSION, CURRENTLY IN SHOP BEING FIXED FOR THE 3RD TIME. ..THE ENGINE STALLING JUST STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS HOWEVER. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE WHEEL SENSOR CAUSING IT TO SHORT AND THEN THE ENTIRE CLUSTER IN THE DASH TO SHORT. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SPEEDOMETER START JUMPING AROUND. HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2006, HAD IT FIXED BY DEALER AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP NOR DODGE WILL TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL; HOWEVER, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED BATTERY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH DOWNLOADING THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS TO THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO START IT. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ACID LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY. THEY STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CRACK IN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 2 MONTHS. THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL; HOWEVER, THE WOULD NEED TO REMOVE AS MANY COMPONENTS AS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $6,000. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO DATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE, PCM UNIT, THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY TRAY WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WORSEEND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,235 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,229.

Mileage: 53,229

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM BURNED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. SHE ALSO FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V385000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE SPEED AND POWER TRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

THE RIGHT LAMPS ARE NOT RECEIVING THE PROPER CURRENT, ONLY RECEIVING CURRENT WHILE UTILIZING THE PARK LAMP. NO BRAKE, HAZARD OR TURN LIGHTS. ! USING THE TEST LIGHT I TESTED EVERY FUSE WITHIN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER WHICH INDICATED IN NO FAILURES OR BLOWN FUSES. YET WHEN UTILIZING THE RIGHT BLINKER THE RELAY HAS A MUFFLED CLICK THAT WAS BARELY AUDIBLE UNLIKE THE LEFT BLINKER WHERE THE RELAY SOUNDED NICE AND STRONG WITH OR WITHOUT THE TRAILER TOW HARNESSES BEING UTILIZED. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS YEARS OF DODGE LAM?S. II BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM THAT VARIES IN LOW OR HIGH MILEAGE DODGE TRUCK?S NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND QUERIES FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), $ 300.00 JUST SO HAPPENS TO CONTROL EVERYTHING INCLUDING MOST IMPORTANTLY THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK

Mileage: 68,998

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES INSTEAD. HE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE BETWEEN 4-8 TIMES WITHIN THE MONTH OF JUNE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,153 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,120.

Mileage: 39,120

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. ON JUNE 2, 2007, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS MILD PROPERTY DAMAGE, INCLUDING BURNED GRASS AND TREES. THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OR DEATHS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED DODGE AND THEY OFFERED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A REFERENCE NUMBER BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO SEIZE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AGENCY ADVISED OTHERWISE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE SAME THING ABOUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT NO ONE WILL TAKE POSSESSION UNTIL BOTH PARTIES CAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE TOGETHER IN FULL DETAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

HARD STARTING AFTER (RUNNING FOR A TIME) AND SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES. IT TAKES SOME TIME TO RESTART. *TR

ABS MODULE FAILED. WATER LEAKING FROM HOOD CAUSED ABS CONNECTOR TO CORRODE UP RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL (ALL GAUGES) INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND OVERHEAD INFORMATION CENTER. NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *JB

Mileage: 35,600

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT OUR 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 (HEMI) IN JAN 2004 AND HAS ABOUT 130,000 MILES NOW. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS AND ROTORS JUST LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE ON HERE IN MARCH OF 2005 WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE ON AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. THE RPM WENT TO ZERO BUT THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING . TO GET THE RPM TO COME BACK ON WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTART THE TRUCK. EVERY TIME THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON, ALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT 65-70 MPH. THIS WENT ON FROM MARCH 2005- JAN 2007. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T GET ANY CODES TO COME UP. THEN IN JANUARY 07 WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP AT A STORE AND HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO THE STORE. THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND DIED. WHEN MY HUSBAND STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP IT WAS SPUTTERING AND WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING WITHOUT KEEPING THE TRUCK ABOVE 2000 RPMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DAD WHO IS A ROBERTSON TIRE REPAIR TECH. HE COULDN'T GET ANY CODES TO COME UP. THEN ABOUT 45 MIN AFTER LETTING THE TRUCK SIT HE RAN THE CODES AGAIN AND GOT ABOUT FIFTEEN CODES. WE REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS AND IT DIDN'T HELP SO WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY COULDN'T GET ANY CODES AND COULDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG. WHY IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. SO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT AND LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ITS DONE STALLING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE. *NM

AT AROUND 8:00 AM ON OCTOBER 12, 2006, THERE WAS A SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION FROM THE DRIVER'S DASHBOARD OF MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE (NOT EVEN TURNED ON). THIS INCIDENT NEARLY BURNED OUR CONDO UNIT WHICH WAS ABOVE THE GARAGE AND ENDANGERED MY WIFE AND KIDS WHO WERE STILL SLEEPING. LUCKILY, MY WIFE AWOKE AND CALLED 911 (INCIDENT REPORT #2006-6223247-000 CCFD CLARK COUNTY). AFTER SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHRYSLER DODGE, THEY SENT AN "INVESTIGATOR" ONLY AFTER 4 DAYS TO TAKE PICTURES; THEY SENT US A LETTER SAYING IT WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. WHEN ASKED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE POSSIBLE CAUSE -THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW (?!?). WE THEN CONSULTED AND ASKED HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP (INTEGRITY DODGE, LV,NV -SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE ONLY A YEAR AGO AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WAS OUR ONLY CAR) THEY SAID THE SAME THING AND INSIST WE CONTACT OUR INSURANCE. WE ASKED THEM WHY WE SHOULD USE OUR INSURANCE WHEN THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS JUST SITTING IN THE GARAGE? BESIDES, IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY WERE TO REIMBURSE US IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH BELOW WHAT WE OWE OUR BANK AND WOULD ALSO CHARGE US A DEDUCTIBLE. HONESTLY, MY FAMILY IS HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME WITH WHAT HAPPENED AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE ALSO A LITTLE TIGHT ON OUR FINANCES SINCE MY WIFE IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE SHE IS TAKING CARE OF OUR 8 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 6 MONTH-OLD BABY; AND I JUST STARTED ON A NEW JOB. AS OF NOW WE CAN'T AFFORD FANCY LAWYERS OR HIRE PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS TO SCRUTINIZE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE -SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ON OUR SIDE. HOPING YOU CAN HELP US AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WHILE IDLING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SEALS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE TRANSMISSION (WIRING HARNESS) LEAKED ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE WIRING TO THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CORRODED. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED SEVERAL CONNECTORS AND REPLACED A GROUND WIRE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF CLEANING THE CONNECTORS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN MY WIPERS OFTEN STOP WORKING ON HIGH SPEED WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE IN A DOWN POUR. ALSO MY BLOWER FAN FOR THE A/C DEFROSTER HEATER ETC. STOPS BLOWING WHEN TILT WHEEL IS MOVED TO SOME POSITIONS. IT HAS PROCEEDED TO THE POINT OF NOT BLOWING AT ALL AND SOMETIMES WILL START BLOWING WHEN I AM NOT IN MY TRUCK WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER MECHANIC THAT IT IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT HE HAS CHANGED SEVERAL. HE SAID IT IS CAUSED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS HANGING TO LOOSE AND REPEATED TILTING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES THE IGNITION SWITCH TO BREAK AND HAVE A BAD CONNECTION. THIS IS ALSO PROBABLY WHAT CAUSES SOME TRUCKS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THESE ARE ALL VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF THEY OCCUR AT CERTAIN TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE AN 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS STALLED 7 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING BUT GIVE ME A RUN AROUND I WENT TO DODGE FORUM AND HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA THE LAST TIME IT STALLED I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD I LOST ALL POWER THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THERE IS NO WAY YOU WOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME I AM VERY FRUSTRATED IN THE RESULTS I AM GETTING FROM DODGE BUT AS I RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE ALSO GETTING NOWHERE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I AM NOT WANTING A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION. *NM

Mileage: 7,000

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE 1/2T 1500 SERIES TRUCK I HAVE HAD IT AT THE SHOP 3 TIME IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MILES PER HOUR FOR NO REASON. THE SHOP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CRANK IN THE COMPUTER, THE 2ND TIME IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER(WHICH IT IS WINTER SO I DON'T HAVE IT ON) AND THE LAST TIME IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM. SO I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE.. I WOULD HATE TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 55-65 IF THIS THING DECIDES TO SHUT DOWN. BECAUSE IT IS ALL OF A SUDDEN. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME. FYI. *NM

Mileage: 15,668

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ON , THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES 5 TO 10 WHILE IN PARK OR AT A STOP. DEALER HAS HAD TRUCK 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUES.(10/2004 1/2005 10 2005 AND ON 12/2005) IT WAS REPAIRED BY CLEANING OR REPLACING SPEED SENSORS AND ABS SENSORS BUT IT HAS RETURNED AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 9,500

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A HEMI IT HAS A STALLING AND IDLE DROP PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CAR DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN HAD THE UPGRADE DONE STALLING WAS LESS NOW ONLY TWICE BUT IDLE DROPS TO 300 RPM AND BOUNCES AROUND TRUCK SHAKES LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL THEN SMOOTHES OUT AND RPMS GO BACK TO 1100 OR SO. DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME THEY ARE WORKING DIRECT WITH CHRYSLER CORP ON THIS AND THEY WILL KEEP IN TOUCH. THEY HAVE YET TO CALL ME I CALL THEM ONCE A WEEK TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AND GET THE SAME STORY THE ARE WORKING ON IT...*JB

Mileage: 21,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALLING. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EVENT HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES NOW. ONCE RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEN AGAIN AT 7642, 9861, 11487, 11898 AND 12,009 MILES. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING ONE EVENT AS THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TURNING A SHARP CORNER. I WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC BUT DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC AT THE TIME THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FACTORY HASN'T PROVIDED A SOLUTION. I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED BY THIS DEFECT AS THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A CLANKING NOISE AND SURGING. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE HOOD. AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. A HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT WAS TAKEN, CHP LOG NUMBER 1217. AND FIRE REPORT ENGINE NUMBER 74 INCIDENT NUMBER 390. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE INSURANCE AGENCY, THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS RECALL SAID THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE FIRE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR 2004 RAM 1500 5.7L TRUCKS, I TOO HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO PERFORMANCE DODGE IN GLENDALE AZ TO HAVE THEM FIX THE STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW OF THIS TYPE PROBLEM HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER FOUR HOURS OF WAITING, THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND P2299 BRAKE SWITCH POSITION/APPS INCOMPATIBLE, CHECKED BRAKE SWITCH AND APPS SENSOR OPERATIONS, AND GUESS WHAT, ALL WORKING NORMALLY. THEY THEN CHECKED MDS FOR TSBS FOUND TECH SVC BULLETIN 18-016-05 AND PERFORMED THIS SERVICE. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND GUESS WHAT, SAME PROBLEM. I WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN TO PLAY THE GAME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. SINCE THIS IS OUR MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *NM

Mileage: 11,182

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN AN HOUR. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PERFORMANCE DODGE IN GLENDALE AZ TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED IF POSSIBLE. THIS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT UNLESS BEING DRIVEN. *JB

Mileage: 11,140

DT: CONSUME ROWNED A 2004 DODGE 1500 RAM. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ONCE IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BUMP A BRICK WALL. WHICH CAUSED A SLIGHT DENT IN THE BUMPER. IT HAS A VIBRATION THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. WHEN THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT SHOWING THE CODES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER FIVE TRIES THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET THE DOOR LOCK FIXED. AS FOR THE OTHER PROBLEMS THE DEALER PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN THE PROBLEMS CAME BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THE ONE THAT SAID TO PUT THE NEW COMPUTER IN. *AK

Mileage: 100

I OWN A 2004 RAM 1500. THIS IS TRUCK NUMBER 2 OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I WAS WITH THE LAST. 1. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. 2. IT HAS STALLED ON OCCASION USUALLY WHEN DECELERATING TO MAKE A TURN. 3. THE TRANSMISION WILL HIT A "FLAT" SPOT WHEN EXCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. 4. THE RADIO DOES NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY WHILE OPPERATING. IT PUTS OUT JIBBERISH OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS. I SAY THIS IS TRUCK NUMBER TWO BECAUSE I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND COMPLAINED OF THE SAME EXCACT PROBLEMS SEVERAL TIMES ON TRUCK ONE. THEY WERE LESS THAN HELPFULL BLAMING EVERYTHING OTHER THAN THE TRUTH. I TRADDED THE FIRST TRUCK IN AND SITED MY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY THEN STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BAD BATCH. THEY PAID OFF THE FIRST TRUCK AND I BOUGHT THE SECOND ONE. NOW I REGRET THAT DECISION. I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH MY INSTINCTS AND CONTACTED MY LAWYER. BECAUSE IT IS STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS IN A DIFFERENT TRUCK. THAT IS NOT A LEMMON ITS A POORLY BUILT TRUCK FETCHING TOP DOLLAR FOR THEIR COMPANY, WHO WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HOPPING WE GO AWAY OR OUT OF WARRENTY!! .

Mileage: 7,000

I OWN AND HAVE TAKEN IN MY DODGE RAM 1500 SEVERAL TIMES FOR STALLING. ON TWO SEPERATE OCASSIONS THE DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 6/1/05 MY TRUCK STALLED ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS ACCELERATING. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID,"YOUR TRUCK IS ONE OF FOUR THAT WE CANNOT FIX."

Mileage: 14,716

TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW, PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 1000 MILES. TRUCK STALLS, USUALLY HAPPENS AT SLOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PETAL TO TURN. IDLE DROPS VERY QUICKLY AND THE ENGINE STALLS. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP OR TURN WHEN YOU LOOSE POWER, YOU ALSO LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY DID AN UPDATE ON MY COMPUTER. UPDATE HAS NOT STOPPED THIS FROM HAPPENING. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME A NEW UPDATE WILL BE OUT SOON, BUT THAT WAS 5 WEEKS AGO, AND IT STILL HAS NOT HAPPENED. IN THE MEANTIME THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS OUT WHEN YOU ARE MOVING!

Mileage: 1,000

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT- ERRATIC IDLING AND NO POWER WHEN THROTTLE FULLY PRESSED. ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT FLASHING. VEHICLE NOT OPERABLE. ADVISE CUSTOMER TO 'CYCLE' IGNITION TO RESET COMPUTER. REPLACE COMPUTER WITH UPGRADE (UNDER WARRANTY). CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - RECURRANCE OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM (IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES) UNABLE TO IDENTIFY/ISOLATE/REPRODUCE IN SHOP. ADVISE CUSTOMER IF RECURRANCE TO CYCLE IGNITION TO RESET COMPUTER. NO SUGGESTED REPAIR.

Mileage: 38,000

CHECK ENGINE LITE KEEPS COMING ON. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER SAYS ISSUE IS WITH O2 SENSORS. SECOND TIME IN ALL SENSORS AND COMPUTER REPLACED. STILL IS OCCURRING. DEALER SAID THEY WHERE BRINGING IN FIELD SERVICE TECH ON 3RD TIME. LAST ISSUE OCCURRED 30 MARCH 05. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOIS CASE OF ISSUE.*AK

Mileage: 6,500

I HAVE A 2004, DODGE 1500 SLT RAM, HEMI SPORT, WITH 5422 MILES ON IT, AND ON FEB 21, 2005, I WATCHED AS MY TRUCK BURNED TO THE GROUND ( LITERALLY ), I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE PLASTIC OR BURNT WIRE WHILE DRIVING, JUST PRIOR TO DISCOVERING MY ( NOW ) PARKED TRUCK, SMOLDERING IN MY BACK YARD. I WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE SMOLDERING, AND OPEN THE TRUCK DOOR AFTER NOT SEEING ANY FLAME; HOWEVER, ONCE I OPENED THE DOOR IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD LITE A FLAME THROWER, AND POINTED IT IN MY DIRECTION. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE VEHICLE SO RAPIDLY, I AM SURE I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TIME TO REMOVE A INFANT FROM IT'S CAR SEAT, HAD MY SON BEEN IN THE TRUCK. I ALLOWED DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SEND AN ENGINEER NAMED BOB WHIPPLE OUT HERE TO MY HOME. HE TOOK JUST A FEW PICTURES, JERKED ON A FEW WIRES, THEN RETURNED TO WHERE EVER HE CAME FROM. HE PROMISED ME A COPY OF HIS REPORT; HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER, THEY BLEW ME OFF WITH A " HEY! IT'S NOT OUR FAULT", LETTER, I TRIED CALLING THEM AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER INFORMATION FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH THEIR VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY FAILED ELECTRICALLY, AND WAS UNDER FULL WARRANTY.

Mileage: 5,422

700 ORIGIANL MILES - PIN CONNECTIONS(1ST SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAID IT WAS READING A TRANSMISSTION ERROR, BUT COULDN'T FIX IT); 6000 MILES-FUEL PUMP AND MAP SENSOR; 8000 MILES-TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED, AND I'VE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE.*AK

Mileage: 700

WE HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN BOERNE, TX, WHERE THEY FIXED IT, BUT DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO CHRYSLER. WE WORRY ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, AND ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR EXPLANATION. WE FEAR WE MAY HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WANTS US TO DEAL WITH OUR INSURANCE CO., BUT THEY NEVER WERE INVOLVED, EXCEPT FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE OURS WAS BEING REPAIRED.*AK

Mileage: 6,500

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN MAKING TURNS, CAUSING THE STEERING AND BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

RAM 1500 STALLLS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. DEALER CANNOT FIX AS NO FAILURE CODE WAS SET NOR WAS THEIR ANY HISTORY OF THE STALL IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER.*AK

Mileage: 3,125

REGARDING THE STALLING PROBLEM ON A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HEMI SPORT TRUCK. CURRENTLY THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME IT HAS STALLED. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I ROUNDED THE CORNER TO EXIT THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AS OF THE RESULT OF STALLING AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER FOR CHRYSLER HAS LOOKED AT IT, BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ANY CODES. *AK

Mileage: 8,457

VEHICLES ELECTRONICS BEGIN TO GO BUZURK. SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN, REGISTERS MILES INCORRECTLY, BUZZER WILL NOT TURN OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THE WIRING SYSTEM IS GETTING WET. ON TWO OCCASIONS THEY PACKED WIRE WITH GREASE TO KEEP WIRING FROM GETTING WET. THIS QUITS WORKING WITHIN A MONTH OR SO. THIS LAST VISIT WE WERE FINALLY TOLD THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER WAS AWARE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A PART TO REPAIR AND HAVE NOT RECALLED. WE WERE TOLD THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER CANNOT SEE THE SPEED, MILEAGE AND OTHER GAUGES.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HORN FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 5,096

WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER TO REGISTER SPEED AND MILES ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOTIONLESS. *AK

Mileage: 109

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER FELT THAT VEHICLE STARTED RESPONDING SLUGGISHLY. AFTER A FEW MILES, CONSUMER NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. *AK

Mileage: 800