2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Structure Problems

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD ONTO THE ROOF HANDLE, THE HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

Mileage: 230,000

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 DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WON'T UNLOCK OR OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT ONLY OPENS FROM THE INSIDE.

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HAD TO OPEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. KEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK OR THE REMOTE ALSO. SAFETY HAZARD WITH CHILDREN INSIDE AND KEYS INSIDE THE VEHICLE! HAVE READ WHERE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SOME TIME WITH DODGE RAM WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR. SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS TANK STRAPS AND ALSO THE EXHAUST STRAPS. WAS NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THEIR FIST THROUGH THE HOLE. CAR WAS NEVER IN A SITUATION WERE RUST LIKE THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE STATING THAT STRAPS ARE NOT COVERED DUE TO RUST. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRAME BY WELDING A PLATE OVER THE HOLE. NOT SURE HOW SAFE THAT IS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKE JOB 10-21-2010 BRAKE LINES 1-3-2014 9-24-2013 NEW OIL PAN 60.45 2 NEW REAR BRAKE ROTORS 213.45 L. REAR BRAKE HOSE 24.42 OIL PAN GASKET 37.45 1 SET CERAMIC BRAKE PADS 54.88 RT. REAR BRAKE HOSE 24.42 8QT OIL 40.00 1 SET PARKING BRAKE SHOES 64.59 1 3/16X36" BRAKE LINE 8.00 1 OIL FILTER 6.50 1 HARDWARE KIT 49.33 1 L. FRONT BRAKE HOSE 56.54 L. EXHAUST MANIFOLD 217.00 381.80 1 R. FRONT BRAKE HOSE 56.54 OTHER PARTS 320.06 TAX 19.09 BRAKE FLUID 5.00 1414.95 3 HRS. [email protected] 580.89 TAX 9.62 +2.5 [email protected] 346.54 DODGE SAID SORRY NINE YEARS OLD AND NINE MAINE WINTERS! IF I KNEW AT THE TIME ABOUT THE NINE WINTERS GEE I WANT A TRUCK LONGER THAN NINE WINTERS, I GUESS MOVING MY DODGE TRUCK SOUTH, HOW MANY YEARS WILL IT LAST NOW DODGE? *TR

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. MY TRUCK IS TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN JUNE 2008 WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO NOTICE SMALL CRACKS IN THE CENTER OF MY DASH. AT THAT TIME I WAS THE PARTS MANAGER FOR A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP THAT ALSO OWNED A DODGE DEALERSHIP NEXT DOOR. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND DODGE WOULD REPLACE THE DASH FOR A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I LEFT THAT JOB AND NEVER HAD THE DASH REPLACED. I LATER WENT TO A DODGE DEALER NEAR MY HOME AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY PAY 50% OF THE REPAIRS. I DID NOT AGREE TO THE OFFER. IT WOULD COST ME $700 TO $800 OUT OF MY POCKET. I PUT A CARPETED MAT OVER THE TOP OF THE DASH TO COVER UP THE HOLES. THERE ARE ACTUALLY HOLES AND BIG PIECES OF PLASTIC UPPER DASH FALLING INTO THE DASH. IN OCTOBER 2013 I WENT BACK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO TELL THEM IF THEY PAID FOR THE PARTS I WOULD DO THE LABOR MYSELF. THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR OFFER AND ONLY WANT TO PAY 50% OF PARTS NOW. MY PART WOULD BE $495.00. I TRIED A DIFFERENT DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT GIVE ANY HELP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE TEXAS HEAT. THAT IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL OPENED BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THESE VEHICLES ARE IN A ACCIDENT TO WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IT IS GOING TO FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH FLYING PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT MAY IMPALE ITS PASSENGERS. MAYBE CHRYSLER IS WAITING ON A FEW ACCIDENTS TO WHERE THE PASSENGERS HAVE PLASTIC STICKING OUT OF THEIR BODIES. MAYBE A COUPLE OF LAWSUITS WILL GET THEM OFF THEIR REARS. I SPENT OVER THIRTY YEARS IN GENERAL MOTORS AND DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. I DO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THESE THINGS. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD BECOME CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD SNAPPED OUT AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC ALSO WAS POPPED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 134,240

GOT IN TO THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THE DASH WAS CRACKED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AFTER EXITING WHETHER USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB OR THE MANUAL KEY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE WINDOW OPEN AND REACH THROUGH THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ENTER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 191,000.

Mileage: 191,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER LIFT FOR THE FRONT HOOD FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL AND DROP ON THE CONTACT BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT IN COLDER WEATHER AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 01/11/12*LJ UPDATED 01/19/12

Mileage: 25,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4. LAST FRIDAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR JUST STOPPED WORKING. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY FOB OR BY TURNING THE KEY. THE PLUNGER THINGY MOVES UP A BIT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR - AND YOU CANNOT PULL IT UP MANUALLY. JUST LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME THING. WOULD BE INTERESTED IF THERE WERE A COVERED RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE AND FREEZES UP LOSING POWER; TOOK IT TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD "NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT". I ALSO HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND COMPLAINED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR NEVER SEALS PROPERLY AND THE WIND NOISE IS RIDICULOUS! THEY SAID THEY HEARD NOTHING AND "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE REPLACED THE RUBBER DOOR STRIP WHICH DID NOTHING. THE DASH BOARD CRACKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. ONLINE YOU CAN FIND THAT DODGE CLEARLY HAD A RESIN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS CAUSING THEIR PLASTICS TO CRACK PREMATURELY. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. NO I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND STILL ALL THE SAME ISSUES. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE AND FREEZES UP LOSING POWER; TOOK IT TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD "NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT". I ALSO HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND COMPLAINED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR NEVER SEALS PROPERLY AND THE WIND NOISE IS RIDICULOUS! THEY SAID THEY HEARD NOTHING AND "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE REPLACED THE RUBBER DOOR STRIP WHICH DID NOTHING. THE DASH BOARD CRACKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. ONLINE YOU CAN FIND THAT DODGE CLEARLY HAD A RESIN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS CAUSING THEIR PLASTICS TO CRACK PREMATURELY. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. NO I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND STILL ALL THE SAME ISSUES. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON DODGE TRUCK WITH SHARP EDGES. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I'VE HAD MY DASH CRACKED FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW AND IT'S GETTING WORSE - IT MAY JUST CAVE IN SOON. I PRICED IT THREE YEARS AGO AND IT WAS $500.00, THEN I PRICED IT AGAIN 3 WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID IT IS OVER $3,000 DUE TO A DEFECT AND THEY HAD TO REMANUFACTURE THE NEW ONES A LITTLE SMALLER, WHICH IS WHY THE PRICE IS HIGHER NOW! THAT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, RIGHT? *TR

Mileage: 71,000

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 SUDDENLY HAVE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. STARTED SMALL NOW ALL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF CRACKING AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A NEW DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4, AND IN JULY 2009, THE DASH CRACKED, WITH WHAT I AM LEFT TO GUESS IS DUE TO SUNLIGHT DESTROYING ON THE PLASTIC CHRYSLER USES TO MAKE THE DASH. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL REGIONAL DEALERS ABOUT THE COST OF REPLACING THE DASH, WITH THE LOWEST COST AS A CONSUMER AT $829.65 I WAS CLEANING THE DASHBOARD JULY 2010, I'LL TYPICALLY CLEAN MY TRUCK EVERY 2-3 WEEKS, AND AS I WIPED OFF THE DASH, ONE OF THE SHARP EDGES ON THE DASH CUT THE PALM OF MY HAND. THIS WAS NOT CARELESS USER ERROR, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DUE TO POOR MATERIAL CHOICE FOR CONSTRUCTING A DASH. I DO KEEP THE DASH COVERED WITH A SUN SHIELD IN PARKING LOTS WHERE THE SUN IS INTENSE, AND I HAVE WINDOW TINTING ON THE SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS, AND A STRIP ON THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE. FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD THE DASH CRACK, IT HAS CAUSED MORE CRACKS, CAUSING UNSIGHTLY DAMAGE AND A CUT ON THE HAND. *TR

Mileage: 134,759

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $1000 REPLACING BALLJOINTS (AVAILABLE), TRACKBAR BUSHINGS, STEERING STABILIZER, AXLE U-JOINTS, COMPLETE 2008 DODGE STEERING SYSTEM TO INCLUDE TIE-ROD ENDS, PITMAN ARM, AND LINKAGE (AVAILABLE), AND SHOCKS (AVAILABLE) WITH NO SUCCESSFUL RESULTS. AT THIS POINT I AM AT A LOSS OF WHERE TO GO NEXT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAVE TO USE IT FOR TRANSPORTATION EVERYDAY. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS FOR SO LONG I WORRY EVERYDAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND RECEIVING NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AND HELP US DODGE OWNERS REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

GRAB-HANDLE ON WINDSHIELD PILLAR PULLED OUT OF IT'S ATTACHMENT BOLTS, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING DRIVER TO FALL FROM VEHICLE UPON ENTERING VEHICLE. GRAB-HANDLE IS TOTALLY PLASTIC, NOT REINFORCED WITH METAL. ASSUMING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE GRAB-HANDLE IS MADE THE SAME WAY. DRIVER WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 180 POUNDS. THIS IS A 4WD TRUCK, AND SITS VERY HIGH OFF THE GROUND. THE WINDSHIELD MOUNTED GRAB-HANDLES ARE NECESSARY TO PULL ONESELF UP INTO THE CAB. THESE GRAB-HANDLES ARE MADE AS IF THEY ARE COSMETIC ITEMS, AND NOT PROPERLY REINFORCED. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THIS WAS THE CASE, AND FEEL IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 27,233

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE TOP DASHBOARD. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I READ THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE VEHICLES. I ALSO READ THAT THE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED INTO HOLES. THE DEBRIS FROM THE DISINTEGRATING DASHBOARDS FALLS INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ALSO BETWEEN MOVING PARTS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT SUNLIGHT ENTERING THROUGH THE CRACKS AND HOLES RESULTED IN MELTED WIRES AND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY SEVERAL OWNERS. ALSO, A TV STATION IN ORLANDO DID AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AND THE DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS BEFORE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSES A FIRE OR LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2004 DODGE 2500 CREW CAB TRUCK. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH IS CRACKED BADLY AND WAS NOT A RESULT OF ABUSE OR ACCIDENT. THESE TRUCKS HAVE A VERY COMMON ISSUE OF THE DASH CRACKING AND PIECES OF THE DASH MATERIAL COMING LOOSE COMPLETELY. *TR

DASH PANEL BUSTED/CRACKED ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2004 DODGE RAM FRONT BUMPER WAS LOOSE. CUSTOMER STATES HE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK BEFORE NOTICING THE BUMPER. HE WAS THANKFUL THE BUMPER DIDN'T DETACH WHILE TOWING THE TRUCK. *KB THE CONSUMER WANTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIS MOTORHOME. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A 10,000 POUND BLUE OX TOW BAR AND THE RECOMMENDED BLUE OX TRUCK ATTACHMENT BAR TO GO WITH THE SPECIFIC TOW BAR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY WAS ONLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WITH FOUR 7/16 BOLTS. THE BOLTS WERE THE ONLY THING THAT HELD THE ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME WITH ONLY 1/8 OR LESS METAL SLOTTED BRACKETS. THE JARRING MOVEMENT OF THE TOWING HAD ALLOWED MOVEMENT OF THE BRACKETS AT THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE FRAME. *JB

2004 DODGE RAM FRONT BUMPER WAS LOOSE. CUSTOMER STATES HE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK BEFORE NOTICING THE BUMPER. HE WAS THANKFUL THE BUMPER DIDN'T DETACH WHILE TOWING THE TRUCK. *KB THE CONSUMER WANTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIS MOTORHOME. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A 10,000 POUND BLUE OX TOW BAR AND THE RECOMMENDED BLUE OX TRUCK ATTACHMENT BAR TO GO WITH THE SPECIFIC TOW BAR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY WAS ONLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WITH FOUR 7/16 BOLTS. THE BOLTS WERE THE ONLY THING THAT HELD THE ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME WITH ONLY 1/8 OR LESS METAL SLOTTED BRACKETS. THE JARRING MOVEMENT OF THE TOWING HAD ALLOWED MOVEMENT OF THE BRACKETS AT THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE FRAME. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, THE HANDLE USED FOR BALANCING OR SECURING ONESELF WHEN EXITING OR ENTERING THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE DETACHED. THE CONTACT FELL BACK SLIGHTLY, SUFFERING SLIGHT BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 75,000

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

FIRST THE FREEZE PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE (WHICH TOOK APPROX. 30 DAYS FOR THEM TO FIX ) AND THEN (AND NOW ) I'M STILL RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WIND AND WATER LEAKAGE IN THE FRONT DOORS , THE WIND IS SOMETIMES SO LOUD YOU HAVE TO YELL AT EACH OTHER JUST TO TALK IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS VISIBLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING, ALLOWING THE WIND AND WATER IN. AND H.W. HUNTER DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. WE LET THEM TEST DRIVE IT ALONE WHICH THEY DID FOR 600 MILES , AND CLAIM THEY HEARD NOTHING AND THEN I DROVE WHILE THE DISTRICT AND SERVICE MANAGERS WHILE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME THEY BOTH STATED THAT THEY COULD HEAR THE WIND BUT ACCORDING TO THEM THAT WAS NORMAL. SO I TOLD THEY THAT THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISED A SMOOTH QUITE RIDE AND THIS IS NOT EITHER . THEN ONCE AGAIN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID BASICALLY IT IS WHAT IT IS AND DEAL WITH IT. I THINK AFTER PUTTING $18,500 DOWN ON THIS TRUCK AND STILL PAYING FOR IT, IT SHOULD BE AS ADVERTISED. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE DOORS MOVING LIKE THEY DO HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE , BECAUSE THEY WAY THEY MOVE I FEEL THEY ARE EVENTUALLY THEY ARE GOING TO FLY OFF OR SOMETHING TERRIBLE LIKE THAT. THE DATE I'M USING HERE IS THE DATE OF THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN. *NM

Mileage: 32,000

RATTLE COMES FROM CENTER DASHBOARD AREA. STARTED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. 16 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE RATLER IS STILL HEARD AND RARELY GOES AWAY AS IT DID SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.*AK

THE WEATHER STRIPPING IN THE DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE THEY ARE PINCHING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE LEAKS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE RE-DESIGNED THE WEATHER STRIPPING IN THE NEWER MODEL YEAR TRUCKS WHICH IS MADE OUT OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL BUT FAILS EVEN QUICKER THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE. *JB

Mileage: 11,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 PICKUP CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERBODY AND WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED.*AK

Mileage: 6,500

THE CONSUMER NOTICED A DISTINCT VIBRATION ON THE TRUCK THAT GETS WORSE WHEN TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *LA THE DEALER/REGIONAL SERVICE EXPERT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER HAD TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DODGE 2500 2004 *SC *JB