2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Electrical System Problems

The room fcm power distribution module corrodes and causes electrical problems. Headlights can go out while driving, taillights, break lights etc. There is many complaints on the web about this issue and dodge has not fixed the problem. I was driving at night and my headlights went completely out. Luckily I was able to avoid any accident and come to a controlled stop. If I had been on a curve I would have lost sight of the road. This is a well known issue among dodge trucks. This is a safety recall as it can cause an accident and death.

ALL LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, ETC.) COME ON WHILE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS RUN ALL THE TIME AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. DRAINS BATTERY WHILE NOT RUNNING, THEN WILL NOT START. FACTORY TRAINED MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A "BAD TIPM" (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT ORDER A NEW TIPM AS DODGE DOES NOT MAKE THESE ANYMORE (VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD). MY VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY USELESS AND NOW VALUELESS, AS I CAN NOT GET NEEDED PARTS TO REPAIR. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT AFTERMARKET PARTS (INCLUDING FAN CLUTCH FOR THIS VEHICLE) DOES NOT WORK WELL AND END UP NEEDING REPLACEMENT ALMOST AS SOON AS REPAIRS ARE DONE. THIS REALLY SUCKS THAT AN AMERICAN AUTO MANUFACTURER CAN FAIL TO MAKE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLES. I GUESS THEY NEED TO SELL A NEW ONE THAT BAD! NOT ANOTHER DODGE, FOR SURE

Mileage: 240,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND THE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLICKER INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (B&B CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 125 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, HONESDALE, PA 18431), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 375,321.

Mileage: 375,321

TRUCK QUIT AFTER IT WAS CRANKED UP. GAGES PEGGED OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER AND NARROWED DOWN TO THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE FIRE WALL TO THE ENGINE IS SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE PCM TO SHORT OUT AS WELL. WIRING HARNESS IS DISCONTINUED AND TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING AT DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK. WE HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE ONE PERSONALLY TO NO AVAIL. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ASSIST US WITH. WE LOVE OUR 2500 DIESEL AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS OPPOSED TO BUYING ANOTHER TRUCK.

Mileage: 179,000

REAR DOOR WIRING HARNESS: WIRES BREAK INSIDE OF RUBBER HOUSING CAUSING TOTAL WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK FAILURE. THE EXPOSED WIRES COULD ARC AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THE METAL RESULTING IN A FIRE. IF CHILD LOCKS ARE ENGAGED OR IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED YOU ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD RESULT IN THE REAR PASSENGERS BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

IGNITION SWITCH WHEN PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. BLOWER FOR THE HEAT/AC WILL COME ON. HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY ONCE. I MUST KEEP THE BLOWER IN THE OFF POSITION WHEN NOT IN TRUCK. UNKNOWN IF OTHER ACCESSORIES ARE ACTIVATED WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE TRUCK. WITH THIS PROBLEM, COULD IT LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK?

Mileage: 104,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

TURN SIGNAL WHEN SWITCHED ACTIVATES THE OPPOSITE TURNING LIGHT. REAR TAIL TIGHT HOUSINGS ARE NOT WATER TIGHT AND BLOWS BULBS AFTER RAINING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACT ON THEIR OWN WHEN ITS RAINING AND NOW DOME AND CONSOLE LIGHTS DONT WORK. NO BLOWN FUSES. THE THIRD FUEL PUMP LINE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK FROM VIBRATION. NEW ONES HAVE BETTER VIBRATION HOUSING AND DEALERSHIP HAD STOCK. (125 OF THESE AND NONE OTHER BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS HAVING THE SAME ONE BREAK). KEY FALLS OUT OF IGNITION AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED. AIR BAGS WERE RECENTLY RECALLED BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PART TO GET IT FIXED. I MUST WAIT. VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BE AN OWNER OF.

Mileage: 79,000

I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE OR JUST STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL BECAUSE YOU LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. FINALLY THE COMPUTER WENT OUT, SHOP ORDERED A NEW ONE AND THE WIPERS WERE GOING ON AND OFF BY THEM SELVES(HAS HAPPENED BEFORE), THROWING CODES..... THE MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND THAT THE CONNECTORS THAT PLUG INTO THE COMPUTER ARE BAD AND LOOSING CONNECTION. THIS WOULD POSSIBLE EXPLAIN THE WIPERS COMING ON BY THEM SELVES SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, ALSO THE TRUCK STALLING. I JUMPED OFF THE INTERSTATE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE EXIT WAS A TURN, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK STALLED AND IT WAS TOUGH TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 220,000

MY KEYS WERE ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WITH JUST OVER 40000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DROVE. NOW THE VEHICLE WAS 8 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT FROM SOMEONE BUT ONLY 40000 MILES WERE ON IT. AS TIME WENT ON LITTLE THINGS STARTED HAPPENING, LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD COME ON THEN SHUT OFF. AIR WOULD STAY ON EVEN AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. THEN THAT WOULD DRAIN BATTERY. THE SWITCH WOULD BECOME MORE LOOSE OVER TIME. KEYS WOULDN'T EVEN STAY IN IGNITION, THEY WOULD JUST FALL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE SIGNALING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAD BLOWN OUT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

HIT BRAKES TO MISS A DEER DROVE APPROX ONE QUARTER OF MILE NOTICED A BRIGHT RED GLOW BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT UPON EXITING VEHICLE NOTICED FLAMES WHILE DARLING 911 WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE CAB WAS ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES ON THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY POURING SODA ON THE SEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY WILL ACTIVATE RANDOMLY WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE INTERMITTENT SETTINGS, THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE. IF THEY MOVE, THEY MAY MOVE ONCE OR MULTIPLE TIMES. IF THEY DO NOT MOVE AT ALL, SWITCH HAS TO BE SET TO SLOW/FAST CONTINUOUS SETTING. HAVE REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, FORWARD CONTROL MODULE, AND WIPER MOTOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE LOCK ON MY DRIVER DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB, OUTER MANUAL LOCK, OR INTERIOR POWER LOCK. CANNOT EVEN PULL UP THE LOCK, CAN ONLY OPEN DOOR BY PULLING INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS ALL DODGE MODELS AROUND MY YEAR MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

THE TRUCK'S HORN BEGINS SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND RANDOMLY OCCURS. THE TRUCK CAN BE IN PARK, FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER TRIED TO IDIOT PROOF THEIR VEHICLE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL OR FIX FOR THIS CONDITION? THANKS, WEARING EAR PLUGS IN OHIO. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THE TRUCK'S HORN BEGINS SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND RANDOMLY OCCURS. THE TRUCK CAN BE IN PARK, FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER TRIED TO IDIOT PROOF THEIR VEHICLE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL OR FIX FOR THIS CONDITION? THANKS, WEARING EAR PLUGS IN OHIO. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

JUST PULLED ON TO EXIT RAMP LOST POWER AND STARTED MISSING, BY THE TIME REACHED STOP SIGN AT BOTTOM PULLED OVER SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. BARELY REGAINED SPEED TO 40 MPH TO LIMP TO JOB SITE RAN INJECTOR CLEANED LIMPED 25 MILES INTO TOWN TO MECHANIC HE REPLACED LEFT BACK WIRING HARNESS SAID FAULTY DESIGN OF PLUGS GOIING TO INJECTORS. *TR

Mileage: 67,330

MY DIRECTIONAL HAS FAILURES, I WILL TURN ON TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL FLASH. SOMETIMES THE DIRECTIONAL WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL SIGNAL RIGHT AND THEN LEFT ALL ON ITS OWN. THEN IT WILL WORK FINE. I FOUND SIMULAR PROBLEMS IN FORUMS FOR 2006 BUT NOTHING FOR 2005. I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. I FOUND AN ACTION NUMBER ON YOUR WEBSITE, PE08059, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND DIFFERENT TYPE OF RAM. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVER DOOR LOCK IS STUCK DOWN IN LOCK POSITION. POWER DOOR LOCKS AND KEY WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. DOOR WILL OPEN FROM INSIDE DOOR LATCH. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 67,750

DRIVER DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, RESULTING IN DISABLING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE ONLY KEY CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH A SPARE KEY SINCE THERE IS NO LOCK CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THIS TRUCK. NOTE THAT LOCKING THE KEYS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING WHEN EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE IS VIRTUALLY INEVITABLE WITH THIS TRUCK, SINCE IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN YOU REACH 10 MPH AND THE OTHER THREE DOORS STAY LOCKED WHEN YOU EXIT FROM THE DRIVER DOOR. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO OPEN THE TRUCK SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET IN EVEN WITH A SPARE KEY, SINCE THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ONLY DOOR LOCK ON THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE BEING LOCKED OUT OF YOUR RUNNING VEHICLE IN THE WINTER COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT OF CELLPHONE RANGE OR YOUR CELLPHONE IS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE, AS MINE WAS. *TR

Mileage: 60,200

TURN SIGNAL WILL BLINK THE WRONG DIRECTION, WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL, WILL SOMETIMES TURN THE WIPERS ON WHEN THE SIGNAL IS PUSHED UP OR DOWN, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL STAY ON BRIGHT, MOVE THE TURNING SIGNAL AND WIPERS MIGHT DISCHARGE WASHER FLUID. APPEARS TO BE SHORT IN SIGNAL SWITCH. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS PLACED INTO A CERTAIN DIRECTIONS, OTHER CARS DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY YOU ARE TURNING AND ABOUT CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK IN RAINING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT DODGE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT RECALL WHICH I THINK IS A CONCERN SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS BEEN REPORTED TO THEM AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM, THE 2005-2007 DODGE YEAR MODEL SWITCHES HAVE A LOT OF HITS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

UNCONTROLLED THROTTLE (UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED). WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE TRUCK STATED GOING FASTER. HITTING THE BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE BUT TURNING THE CRUISE OFF DID. A DAY LETTER, WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE WENT TO 3500 RPM AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND TURN THE KEY OFF. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY (DRIVE BY WIRE) AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACE PLUS WORK WAS DONE ON THE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO HAVING 12 VOLTS WHERE IT SHOULDN'T WHICH PRESENTED ISSUES WITH INSTALLING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. 100 MILES LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE ARE CODES INDICATING HIGH VOLTAGE TO VARIOUS SENSORS. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE AND THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE WIRING. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I'M GETTING READY TO HAVE IT DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPECT THE CPU WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 74,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED WIRES WITHIN BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS WERE CRACKED AND RUBBING TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2005 DODGE 2500 RAM AND SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS BEGINNING TO FILL THE CAB. I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW THAT THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR WAS IN FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH A BLANKET. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE DOOR AND A LITTLE BIT OF THE FLOOR CARPET. THE VERY NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER THEY SAID THAT THEIR OFFICIAL REPORT INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT AT FAULT AND THAT IT WAS AN "ACT OF GOD". SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN BACK-AND-FORTH BETWEEN THE DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT WILL COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE ($1000) FOR SOMETHING THAT WASN'T MY FAULT. I'M SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT SO THE INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED AND TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AGAINST DODGE/CHRYSLER SINCE THEY ARE COMPLETELY WASHING THEIR HANDS OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCK, I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. WHEN I INDICATE A RIGHT TURN FROM THE INDICATOR SWITCH, THE LEFT INDICATOR LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I INDICATE A LEFT TURN FROM THE INDICATOR SWITCH, THE RIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. CURRENTLY THE MALFUNCTION OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER 10 USES OF THE INDICATOR SWITCH. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE OWNER TO SPOT THIS TYPE INDICATOR MALFUNCTION. POTENTIAL TO BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IS EXTREME SINCE SURROUNDING VEHICLES BELIEVE YOU ARE TURNING ONE DIRECTION WHEN IN FACT YOU TURN THE OPPOSITE WAY. INITIALLY I DISASSEMBLED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN QUESTION AND SLIGHTLY BENT THE SPRING CONTRACT SLIDES TO ENSURE PROPER CONTACT WAS BEING MADE. THIS WORKED FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS NOW RE-OCCURRING. I'VE RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH $140 WHICH I INTEND TO INSTALL, HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE CONFIRMATION IT IS DESIGNED IN AN INHERENTLY SAFE WAY SO THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

IGNITION SWITCH THAT CONNECTS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF STEERING COLUMN TO A 12 PIN ELECTRIC CONNECTOR THAT CONTROLS ENGINE ON AND OFF, A/C AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AND RADIO AND OTHER ITEMS ALL MOST CAUGHT FIRE. THE WIRES WERE MELTED AND PLASTIC 12 CONNECTOR BURNED AND HAS LOST THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO HALVES OF THE CONNECTOR THAT AFFECT THE ABOVE ITEMS LISTED. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCK 2500. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILS AND WHEN TURNING LEFT SIGNAL IT WILL SWITCH TO RIGHT BLINKER WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE. AND CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, WHEN TOWING A TRAILER ETC. AND JUST NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS,BOB PS I ONLY HAVE 22,000 MILES ON THIS RIG. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR

Mileage: 20,100

RECENTLY IN MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 WHEN I TURN MY RIGHT BLINKER ON MY LEFT ONE GOES ON INSTEAD OR VICE VERSA. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO ON LIKE FLASHERS. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT DO TO THIS FAILURE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ISSUE BEGAN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS OVER, IF I TILTED MY STEERING WHEEL UPWARD THE HORN HONKED REPEATEDLY AND HEADLAMPS FLASHED. THEN A WEEK LATER, INTERMITTENTLY SMELL "ELECTRICAL BURN" AND THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR WOULD STOP, THEN START ETC ETC. I REMOVED THE COVERS TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE 10 GA. BLUE AND RED WIRES ARE BURNED ALONG WITH THE PLUG / PIGTAIL. IGNITION SWITCH, PIGTAIL AND WIRES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND MELTING. FIRE IS EMINENT. IGN. SWITCH IS AVAILABLE BUT I WILL BE FORCED TO BUY THE FULL WIRING HARNESS! I HAVE NOT DONE THE REPAIR DUE TO THE FINANCIAL SETBACK FROM A BAD DESIGN. DODGE HAD THIS EXACT CONDITION IN 2000 ON 1994-1996 MODELS, SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 00V135000. THIS IS THE SAME CONDITIONS, HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT FROM BLOWER MOTOR ROUTED THRU IGNITION SWITCH INSTEAD OF A RELAY WHEN THE BLOWER IS ON HIGH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. NO FIRE YET BUT AT THIS RATE THERE WILL BES SOON. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

I BELIEVE NHTSA RECALL 05V46200 HAS PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE HORN HONK ONLY HONKS WHEN YOUR FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE AND YOUR DOOR IS OPEN AND YOU ARE IN REVERSE. THE HORN HONKS AT NO PARTICULAR TIME IF FOUND. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET IT TO HONK WHEN THEY DID ALL THREE REQUIREMENTS WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THEM. ALSO THE RECALL THEY SENT OUT DID NOT SAY THE HORN WOULD HONK. MY AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND THE HORN HONKING AT UNKNOWN TIMES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND ON SWAT OPERATIONS THE TRUCKS CAN NOT BE USED FOR FEAR OF THE HORN GOING OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT TAKE THIS RECALL OFF AND THEY SAID THE RECALL IS MANDATORY BY NHTSA AND WE ARE STUCK WITH THE RECALL. MY PROBLEM IS: 1. THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT THE HORN WILL NOW START HONKING ONCE THE RECALL WAS DONE. 2. THE RECALL SHOULD WORK AND THE HORN NOT GO OFF AT ANY TIME. 3. THAT DODGE SHOULD NOT SAY THIS IS A NHTSA REQUIRED RECALL AND MANDATORY AND THE RECALL CAN NOT BE TAKEN OFF IF THAT IS TRUE. *NM

I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF MY 2005 DODGE 2500 TRUCK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY ON THE TRUCK BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL WITH THE KEY AND DOOR HANDLE. EVEN WITH A SPARE KEY, IT WAS USELESS. I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO BRING ME THE EXTRA FOB ( ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENER) TO GET IN THE TRUCK. A CONTRIBUTING FACT WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOCK ON THE PASSENGER HANDLE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS A STANDARD MODEL WITHOUT A FOB? THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. BY THE WAY, MY DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL. BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING. *NM

Mileage: 14,500

DT: 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE TRUCK WILL SPUTTER AND THEN IT WILL FINALLY STALL OUT. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME NO MATTER WHAT THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW; IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE STALLED OUT, WAS AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THEN IT STALLED OUT. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR CRASHES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THEY DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, A NEW COMPUTER WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED AND NOW THE TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT TELL THE CONSUMER HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. *JB

Mileage: 1,750

I HAVE AN 05 RAM 2500 QUAD CAB HEMI TRUCK WITH 3,200 MILES ON IT. SINCE NEW THE TRUCK HAS HAD AN ERRATIC IDLE AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY DIE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE PCM HAS BEEN FLASHED, THE THROTTLE BODY IS PROJECTED TO BE REPLACED NEXT. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE TRUCK RECENTLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC THREE TIMES IN A TEN MINUTE PERIOD. I WILL ALSO BE FILLING A SIMILAR COMPLAINT FOR MY 05 HEMI DURANGO LIMITED.

Mileage: 3,195