2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Electrical System Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. REPLACED BULBS HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD. REPLACED FRONT CONTROL MODULE WITH A NEW ONE. 13 MONTHS LATER NOW THE HORN WILL STOP WORKING A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK A MOUTH VERY INTERMITTENT. TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT ALSO. ENGINE WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME JUST CRANKS TELL YOU CYCLE THE KEY. WAS TOLD THIS IS ALL RELATED TO ANOTHER FRONT CONTROL MODULE GOING BAD. NEW MODULE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. I FILL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE . I HAVE HEARD LOTS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK FOR THE DRIVER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRONIC REMOTE LOCK WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY, BUT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN AND UNLOCK THE DOOR. IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER HAD TO ENTER THROUGH THE REAR DOOR AND CLIMB OVER TO REACH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND NEVER BEEN ABUSED BUT BACK ON 4/03/2004 MY TRUCK GAUGES WOULD FLICKER AND GO TO ZERO AND THEN GO BACK ALL IN A MILLISECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. IT KEEPS DOING IT TO THIS DAY. YOU COULD BE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT LOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEEDS WHEN IT DOES IT THE GERMLIN DASH SHAKE. IT HAPPENS SO FAST THAT I CAN'T GET A PICTURE OF IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NURMIOUS TIMES AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. BUT YET YOU LOOK AT ALL THE DODGE FORUMS AND EVERYONE THAT'S OWNS A 2003 TO 2005 DODGE RAM CUMMINS 2500 OR 3500 THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GAUGES CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED? I HAVE LOOKED OVER ALL THE RECALLS AND THINK A INVESTAGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS. I CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 106,000 MILES ON MY 2004! DODGE RAM 2500. LIKE I SAID THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE APRIL OF 2004 AND TO THIS DAY STILL DOES IT. LIKE I SAID I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NURMIOUS TIMES AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG AND NO THEY SAY THEY CAN FIX IT FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY SINCE IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 3,200

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND MY TIPM HAS GONE BAD. NO REAR LIGHTS AT NIGHT. HAVE GONE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DODGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE DUE TO DAMAGED ELECTRICAL WIRES LOCATED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE WIRES BECAME DAMAGED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (JERRY WOOD DODGE IN SALISBURY, NC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

AIR CONDITION WIRE PLUGIN AT STEERING COLUMN GETS TO HOT AND MELTED PART OF PLUG CONNECTION I HAD TO HAVE NEW WIRE RUN JUST FOR AC FAN

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING AT ANY TIME ANY CONDITIONS TURNING OR STRAIT ROADS THE ECT LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STEERING AND BRAKES INCLUDED. THE RPMS WILL JUMP UP HIGH THEN DROP SO LOW THE TRUCK WILL DIE OR IDLE REALLY ROUGH. RAMEYS CAN'T FIX IT LOCAL SERVICE STATIONS CAN'T FIX I'VE ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES BC OF THIS I'VE HAD A NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED NO FIX 150$ THEN A NEW BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY 400$ STILL NO FIX I'VE SEARCHED AND CALLED EVERYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA DODGE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RARE THING FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE CONTROL MODULE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAILER WIRING SHORT CIRCUITING. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE TRAILER FROM BEING HAULED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING WIRES. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THE PART, WHICH WAS MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/04/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES OF BURNING WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT WITH THE WIRING AND THE CONTROL BOX ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUSES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON JUNE 8, 2016, MY VEHICLE /TRUCK WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE INDICATED DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL WORK. DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH ECU DUE TO BATTERY CHANGE, I REQUESTED A REFLASH OF THE ECU BE PERFORMED IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO PASS SMOG. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM DEALERSHIP STATING VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. UPON TAKING POSSESSION OF THE TRUCK I WAS ADVISED BY PHIL (SERVICE TECH) THAT REFLASH WAS PREFORMED AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES WERE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ECU. PRIOR TO LEAVING LOCATION, I WAS ADVISED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE ECU REFLASH. ON JUNE 11, 2016, I BEGAN DRIVING THE TRUCK PER IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL MOTORS "DRIVE CYCLE" PROCEDURES. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING VEHICLE, THE HEATING ELEMENT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH WHILE THE SEAT BELT CHIME SOUNDED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS WARNING LIGHT/SEAT BELT CHIME CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL CYCLES, EACH TIME THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATION LASTING SEVERAL MINUTES THEN GOING OFF ONLY TO SHOULD AGAIN MINUTES LATER. ON JUNE 21, 2016, I SPOKE TO PHIL (AUTONATION DODGE SERVICE TECH) WHO EXPLAINED NO WORK HAD BEEN DONE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE JUNE, 16. AS OF THE SUBMISSION OF THIS COMPLAINT, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED TELEPHONE CALL BACK FROM DODGE. I CURRENTLY RETAIN VOICE MESSAGE FRO ADRIAN, ALL RECEIPTS/INVOICES, CELLPHONE VIDEO OF INDICATOR LIGHT/SEAT BELT ALARM SOUNDING, AS AS ALL CALL LOGS. FURTHERMORE, DODGE REFUSES TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THEY CAUSED AND IS REFUSING TO LOOK FOR AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION TO REPAIR DAMAGE THEY CAUSED.

Mileage: 39

THE 7 PIN PLUG HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT THE LEFT TURN AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK NOR HAVE THEY EVER

Mileage: 200

ON THIS MODEL, AS WELL AS OTHERS WITHIN A CLOSE DATE RANGE, THE FORWARD CONTROL MODULE(FCM) SHUTS OFF THE HEADLIGHTS IF IT RECOGNIZES ANY DISRUPTION IN CURRENT OR GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND CAUSES A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS TURN ON MY BRIGHTS, WHICH IN TURN BLINDS OTHER DRIVERS. THE MODULE IS LOCATED OUTBOARD OF THE FUSE BOX, LOCATED ABOVE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRICE IS USUALLY AROUND $400 FOR PART, THEN I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO SOMEBODY TO HAVE IT KEYED TO MY COMPUTER FOR ANOTHER $100-200. THERE IS NO VARIABLE AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS, SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED INSTEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, A CRASH WAS AVOIDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN UPDATED 11/17/15*JS

WITHOUT THE CLUTCH BEING ENGAGED THE TRUCK WILL START. THIS IS IMPROPER AND WILL ALLOW THE TRUCK TO BE STARTED WHILE IN GEAR, ALLOWING UNWANTED MOVEMENT FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. *JS...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF UPDATED 05/29/2015 *JS

Mileage: 159,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 RAM DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY ACID CORRODED THE CABLE THAT RAN FROM THE PEDAL TO THE CONTROL BOX. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ADDED A PLASTIC COVER BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING WESTBOUND ON M46 DURING DUSK, HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, SUDDENLY I WAS BEING SIGNALED MY HIGH BEAMS WERE ON. I STOPPED AT A NEARBY GAS STATION TO CHECK OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS HAD FAILED. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAD FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 223,469

PROBLEM 1) THE ENGINE HAS A EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. THIS IS DUE TO DODGE USING INADEQUATE BOLTS ON THE HEAD AND THE BOLTS BROKE. THE REMOVAL OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REQUIRES THE BOLTS TO BE DRILLED AND TAPPED OUT. DODGE SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT. PROBLEM 2) THE VEHICLE LEAKS PROFUSELY IN THE CAB. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE CAB HAS LEAKED. IT LEAKS UNDER THE REAR SEAT AND IT LEAKS FROM THE FRONT VISOR AS WELL. I HAVE TRIED TO SEAL WITH RTV SINCE DODGE COULD NEVER FIX THE PROBLEM. IT STILL LEAKS. PROBLEM 3) THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AT BEST. PROBLEM 4) THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT RELEASE THE CHILD LOCK FUNCTION. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT APPARENTLY THE SWITCH IN THE DOOR DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND THE KEY COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. WITHOUT YOUR KEY FOB YOU ARE LOCKED OUT OF YOUR CAR! THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM THE SEARCHES I DID ON THE INTERNET. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

YOU CAN NOT TURN ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL WITHOUT THE RIGHT SIGNAL COMING ON TOO. TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN YOU NEED TO KEEP PRESSING ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO KEEP IT BLINKING. I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 109,000

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DOES NOT HAVE WORKING RUNNING LIGHTS. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. PER THE DODGE DEALER, THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED IT AS PART NUMBER 68005476AA (FUSE BOX/POWER CONTROL MODULE). THE PART IS, AND HAS BEEN, ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING IN VARYING ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING WAYS. THE LACK OF IMPROPER OR NON-WORKING LIGHTS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NON AVAILABILITY OF PARTS MAKES A PERFECTLY GOOD VEHICLE NON-DRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT IN UNLOCK USING THE UNLOCK SWITCH. SWITCH UNLOCKS THE OTHER DOORS BUT NOT THE DRIVERS DOOR. WILL OPEN WITH INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY IS VERY HARD. LOCK DOES NOT WANT TO STAY UNLOCKED. *TR

Mileage: 160,359

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT WORK. DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE. ONLY WAY TO OPEN DOOR IS FROM INSIDE. ON-LINE RESEARCH INDICATES A COMMON PROBLEM - DOOR ACTUATOR. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2004 DODGE PICKUP 2500 DIESEL. (PLEASE DIRECT REPLY TO CONSTITUENT WITH COPY TO CONGRESSMAN). *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A MODULE WHERE ALL THE WIRING FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, REVERSE LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS AND HAZARDS WERE ROUTED THROUGH THE MODULE BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE FUSE BOX. WHEN THE MODULE FAILED, SEVERAL OF THE LIGHTS CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.

EITHER THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (FUSEBOX) FAILED OR THE FORWARD CONTROL MODULE DID (THE PART UNDER THE FUSEBOX. SEVERAL LIGHTING GROUPS WILL GO OUT EVEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS BECOME UNFUNCTIONAL AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. HOW I KNOW IT IS A BIG ISSUE THAT DODGE HAS NOT FELT NECESSARY TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL IS BECAUSE WHEN I WENT TO ORDER THE PART I WAS TOLD IT IS ON AT LEAST A 6 WEEK BACK ORDER. THERE ARE SO MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THEY CAN'T MAKE THEM FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP. SO THAT MEANS 2004 DODGE RAM PICKUP OWNERS HAVE TO LET THEIR VEHICLES SIT IN THE GARAGE FOR 6 WEEKS AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THEM UNTIL THEY RECEIVE THE PART. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH DODGE AND UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED BY YOU TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL THEY WON'T. ALSO, IT IS DODGE'S PAST ACTION IN THAT THEY WILL PUT THE SAME PART ON A VEHICLE THAT THEY ORIGINALLY PUT ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL DO THE SAME THING, FAIL. YOU SHOULD FORCE THEM TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, IDENTIFY THE WEAKNESS, IMPROVE THE PART AND REPLACE IT AT THEIR COST....NOT JUST REPLACE THE BAD PART WITH ANOTHER BAD PART. THE PART (S) COST BETWEEN $400 AND $500 +LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 400,000

THERE WAS AN EXISTING TSB ON THESE YEAR TRUCKS STALLING WHILE TURNING WELL MINE DOES IT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH WHILE BRAKING IN TO A TURN MANEUVER AND STALL LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FURTHER WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 126,105

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 100,000

RIGHT TRAILER LIGHT FAILED ON A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH FACTORY TOW PACKAGE WHILE TOWING IN 2007. THIS LED TO BEING REAR ENDED WHILE TOWING WITH MY TRUCK. INITIALLY ASSUMED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILER. FOLLOWING A DEPLOYMENT WHEN I TRIED TO RENT A TRAILER UHAUL DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND A REPAIR SHOP IN KANSAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS RESULTANT FROM THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER PART # 68005476AA (WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME) IN 2011. THE FAILURE IS ON GOING AND AS A RESULT OF THE BACKORDER FOR SAID PART HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. CONSEQUENCE IS THAT I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY AND LEGALLY TOW WITH MY DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A FACTORY TOW PACKAGE. I HAVE ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

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

Mileage: 35,000

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

Mileage: 35,000

2004 DODGE 2500 TURN INDICATOR IN LEFT HAND POSITION MAKES RIGHT HAND SIGNAL ACTIVATE. ALL LEFT HAND INDICATORS DO NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 75,480

INTERIOR FIRE UNKNOWN SORCE BURNT THE TRUCKS DASH RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE FIRE BROKE THROUGH WINDSHEILD. TRUCK HAD 50000 MILES ON IT OWNED SINCE NEW NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS NO AFTERMARKET ITEMS INSTALLED.TRUCK WAS SETTING IN A PARKING LOT NOT RUNNING KEYS OUT OF VEHICLE. TRUCK MAY BE CONSIDERED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2004 DODGE 2500 RAM WHEN I TURN ON THE TURN SIGNAL TO GO LEFT THE RIGHT ON TURNS ON , IT ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE INVOLVE IN A AUTO WRECK , THE ON COMING VEHICLE BELIEVED WE WAS TURN THE OTHER WAY, THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME , NOW MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN IS DOING THE SAME THING , I USED TO BE A MECHANIC SO I DID SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING AND FOUND FAULT WITH THE TURN ASSEMBLY , IF I MOVE IT AROUND JUST SO IT WILL CORRECT ITS SELF SOME TIMES- THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED FAST SOMEONE CAN GET HURT OR EVEN WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

MY 2004 DODGE RAM TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK WHEN YOU TURN ON RIGHT BLINKER OR IT WILL TURN ON THE LEFT BLINKER. WENT TO DEALER TO ASK ABOUT IT THEY SAID IT HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER TRUCKS BUT NO RECALL YET. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800.00 TO FIX SO I MIGHT WANT TO WAIT TILL IT FAILS COMPLETELY. I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET IN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY WRONG BLINKER GOING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I DID NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT, BUT MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN. ONE DAY IT WOULD BE FINE AND THE NEXT IT MIGHT BEGIN OK AND THEN TEN MINUTES LATER IT WOULD START OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS ARE STOCKING THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PARTS TO FIX IT. MY MECHANIC TALKED TO A NEARBY DODGE DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PARTS AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD A GOOD SUPPLY OF PARTS IF NEEDED. WE ALSO SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE NECESSARY PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THIS WERE A GOVERNOR COMPRESSION SOLENOID AND PRESSURE SWITCH. BOTH OF WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE GEAR BOX JUST ABOVE THE PAN. THE PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM DODGE AND COST ABOUT $220.00 JUST FOR THE PARTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF DODGE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM INQUIRING WHY THEY HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ALL THEY HAVE TOLD ME SO FAR IS THAT IT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS THAT INVOLVES YOUR DEPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX AND FRONT CONTROL MODULE GET CORRODED AND STOP WORKING CORRECTLY RESULTING IN OPERATOR LOSING HEADLIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHT LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS 5 ON ORDER AND I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER LOOKING ON DODGE FORUM'S I SEE THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED ATTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER STAR REPRESENTATIVE.THIS IS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT PREPARED OR ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER STAR SUPPORT DESK THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE P/N 56051036AD HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIND THIS OUT AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND INSISTING THAT THE DEALER CALL THEIR STAR SUPPORT DESK AND OPEN AN INCIDENT. THE REP AT THE SUPPORT DESK IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE SERVICE TECH THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE HAD A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY BY NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL OR MALFUNCTIONING. LIGHTS ON TRUCK CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME HEADLIGHTS,TAILLIGHTS,BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS FRONT CONTROL MODULE THERE IS NO BACKUP ON THE SYSTEM WHEN IT FAILS. HERE IS THE LINK TO A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY DODGE HTTP://WWW.XKJEEPS.COM/TSB/TSB_XK_0806005.PDF. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM !! *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO CORROSION IN THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE MASSIVE BACK ORDER FOR THE COMPONENT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUGH IDLING. THE DEALER REPLACED THREE INJECTORS AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. ON APRIL 15, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH. HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE SPEED INSTANTLY SHOT UP TO 100 MPH. HE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND ERROR CODE P2122 FOR THE ECM ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS BELL HOUSING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,559 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $450. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,114. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED A PART, THE CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE MAY BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH THAT GOES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE DASH WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIX THE WIRING. UPDATED

Mileage: 50,100

THE SOFTWARE CHANGE THAT INDICATES THAT THE PARKING GEAR IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED, GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES. LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AT A QUIET CAMPGROUND, WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM THAN SOUNDING THE HORN. MAYBE CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE HORN GOES OFF WHEN BACKING THE TRUCK WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I KNOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT WITH THE "BAND AID FIX" BUT WHEN HOOKING UP TO TRAILERS, IT IS OFTEN NICE TO LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN WHEN BACKING. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP. HAD TO PURCHASE A DEALER MANUFACTURED RETROFIT KIT, WHICH INCLUDED A NEWLY DESIGNED FUEL LIFT PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS. *AK

Mileage: 50,100

THE HORN BEGINS HONKING (UNINTENDED) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNOCCUPIED, NOT LOCKED, ENGINE NOT RUNNING. IGNITION KEY NOT IN.

Mileage: 23,000

UPON HAVING THE TRUCK AT DEALER B FOR WARRANTY SERVICING,THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT THE E17 OUT-OF-PARK ALARM, SIMILAR TO RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V462000. THE RECALL WAS FOR A COMPUTER FLASH TO LOOK FOR SEVERAL THINGS TO OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY; 1) DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED, TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE, AND FOOT WAS OFF OF BRAKE. WHEN THESE CONDITIONS OCCURRED THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE LIGHTS START FLASHING. THIS WAS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE RECALL, AND I DIDN'T WANT IT ON MY TRUCK. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I NEEDED TO BACK UP BY HAVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN TO USE THE GROUND AS A REFERENCE. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURRED WHEN MIRROR OR WINDOW VIEWS WERE BLOCKED, OR THERE WAS AN OBJECT BEHIND THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN. WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP TO THESE OBJECTS THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THIS RESULTED IN BOTHERING NEIGHBORS, COWORKERS, ETC. IT WAS AN ANNOYANCE AND IT DID NOT RESULT IN A SAFER VEHICLE. CHRYSLER NEEDED TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATE METHOD FOR ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM, IF THERE WAS TRULY A PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO REVERSE THE RECALL THAT IT WAS IN PLACE. ALSO, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE MANDATED TO DO THE RECALL IF I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE, AND THEREFORE CLAIMED THEY HAD NO DUTY TO INFORM ME BEFOREHAND. THIS WAS TANTAMOUNT TO TAMPERING WITH MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. DOES CHRYSLER HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PERFORM THIS RECALL WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT? IF SO, FROM WHERE DO THEY DERIVE THIS AUTHORITY?*AK UPDATED 04/18/07. *JB

I AM OWNER OF A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. VIN # 1D4HB48N04FXXXXXX. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 MY WIFE (LORI M. MURPHY) NOTICED THAT ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THAT DAY AND AT 10:00 P.M. I TRIED TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF TO NO AVAIL. THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON THIS MORNING (9/13/06) WHEN MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AURORA CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH IN AURORA OHIO. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP SHE NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. AFTER ARRIVING AND WAITING ABOUT 2 HOURS, SHE WAS TOLD THAT A CHIP HAD BURNED OUT ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL INDICATED THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $587.00. I WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION # EA06015 TO SEE IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER FOR COVERING EXPENSES FOR THIS REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 37,990

DEFECTIVE WEATHERS TRIPPING AROUND FRONT DOORS OF MY 2004.5 DODGE RAM TRUCK. DODGE DID NOT INFORM ME OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR EXPENSE (CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION DANGER). ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND WIRING HARNESS DEFECTS, DEALER HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME OF DEFECTS, WILL NOT FIX THEM UNDER WARRANTY,(FIRE HAZARD). DECEPTIVE PRACTICES BY DODGE DEALER (KARI DODGE , KALISPELL MONTANA). SOLD ME A 7 YEAR 70,000 MILE WARRANTY , SPECIFICALLY STATING IT WAS NOT SIMILAR TO MY PREVIOUS WARRANTY (INSURANCE POLICY IT TURNED OUT TO BE). I PAID 1700 DOLLARS FOR A WARRANTY THAT DOES NOT COVER WHAT I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE IT WOULD. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

CONSUMER 2004 RAM 2500 STALLED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *TS *REF 10156266 THE CONSUME WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC TO HOOKED UP TOT HE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FRONT POWER TRAIN MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. *NM