2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Problems & Recalls
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Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500, 2004-2005 Dodge Durango, 2005 Dodge Dakota, 2005 Dodge Magnum and 2005 Chrysler 300, 300C and 30...
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Meg...
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2, MANUFACTUR...
FABTECH IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PITMAN ARMS, P/NOS. FTS93001 AND FT44039, INSTALLED FOR USE ON CERTAIN 2003 THROUGH 2008 DODGE 2500 4WD, 3500 4WD, AND 1500 4WD MEGA CAB VEHICLES. ...
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). The vehicle was taken to a tire specialist to install larger tires on the vehicle. The contact was informed that the tires were too big and could not be installed on the vehic...
Mileage: 90,000
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). The vehicle was taken to a tire specialist to install larger tires on the vehicle. The contact was informed that the tires were too big and could not be installed on the vehic...
Mileage: 90,000
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). The vehicle was taken to a tire specialist to install larger tires on the vehicle. The contact was informed that the tires were too big and could not be installed on the vehic...
Mileage: 90,000
Recall that the dealer would not fix
Recall that the dealer would not fix
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 equipped with Yokohama Tires, Tire Line: Geolander X A/T, Tire Size: 235/80/R17, DOT Number: XBA0PA01522. The contact stated that while exiting his driveway, the tires had trouble gaining stable traction. After a visual inspection of the tire tread, the contact...
Mileage: 18,000
Driver ran over tire rubber debris causing a thud under truck. Five minutes later a very loud thud noise occurred, no warning lights on dash, driver pulled off the highway immediately and exited truck. The grass was on fire underneath the truck. Explosion occurred. The entire inside of truck was gut...
Driver ran over tire rubber debris causing a thud under truck. Five minutes later a very loud thud noise occurred, no warning lights on dash, driver pulled off the highway immediately and exited truck. The grass was on fire underneath the truck. Explosion occurred. The entire inside of truck was gut...
May 13,2020. 11:32am Driving north, my drive side tire violently shook & suddenly gave way pulling me hard left. I struggling to keep truck in my lane but lost control of steering , the airbags also deployed. Blocking my view. The rode was a blind spot . I thought it was a tire failure. Be of...
May 13,2020. 11:32am Driving north, my drive side tire violently shook & suddenly gave way pulling me hard left. I struggling to keep truck in my lane but lost control of steering , the airbags also deployed. Blocking my view. The rode was a blind spot . I thought it was a tire failure. Be of...
May 13,2020. 11:32am Driving north, my drive side tire violently shook & suddenly gave way pulling me hard left. I struggling to keep truck in my lane but lost control of steering , the airbags also deployed. Blocking my view. The rode was a blind spot . I thought it was a tire failure. Be of...
This recall N62 13V-528 was never done by Duwanne Lanes Everett WA even though I was told by the dealership service team that they had done this recall as requested while they had my truck for over 3mo ths time. On April 3 ,2022 my vehicle had a cautostraphic failure of my steerwheell column & cau...
This recall N62 13V-528 was never done by Duwanne Lanes Everett WA even though I was told by the dealership service team that they had done this recall as requested while they had my truck for over 3mo ths time. On April 3 ,2022 my vehicle had a cautostraphic failure of my steerwheell column & cau...
This recall N62 13V-528 was never done by Duwanne Lanes Everett WA even though I was told by the dealership service team that they had done this recall as requested while they had my truck for over 3mo ths time. On April 3 ,2022 my vehicle had a cautostraphic failure of my steerwheell column & cau...
LT 265 / 70 R 17 Driving at normal highway speed. No warning lamps, no messages, no other symptoms until heard a loud "bang" and steering became very difficult. Pulled over immediately to find a rear tire had exploded at edge of sidewall. The entire tread was blown off in one piece and caused damag...
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 equipped with Cooper Discoverer A/T-3 tires, Tire Size: LT235/80/R17, DOT number: (UPAB1AU4513). While driving 65 MPH, the front passenger’s tire blew out. The blowout left a dent on the front passenger’s side door as well as damaged the front panel on the ...
Mileage: 205,000
A massive amount of people in forums have encountered the same problem. When you start the vehicle it will idle pretty rough with black smoke. If and when you press the accelerator pedal it will continue to throttle up on its own. In park or driving! FORUM POST: #1. While driving my 04 Dodge 3500 Cu...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, HE HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHILE HE WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEG...
Mileage: 86,891
AT 178,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY), THE REAR SUSPENSION STRAP RUSTED THROUGH AND DROPPED THE REAR END OF THE DIESEL FUEL TANK TO THE PAVEMENT. THE PLASTIC TANK WAS GROUND DOWN BY MOVING OVER THE PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE BY THE UNUSUAL NOISE AND THUS STOP THE T...
Mileage: 178,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ACTIVATED BUT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...
Mileage: 197,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND TWO PINS DETACHED FROM THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED....
Mileage: 120,000
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOTOR THAT HOLDS THE SEAT FROM MOVING- SNAPPED- SO WHEN YOUY DRIVE YOU GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND THE TRUCK HAS 80000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 80,000
TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO SIGN A WAIVER IF THEY BREAK MY DASH, THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED DODGE RECALL, ANF D THEY SAY THE SAME THING. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES OR POOR WORKMANSHIP? THEY ARE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS NONE T...
Mileage: 112,000
ON JULY 20, 2017 FAMILY AND I WERE RIDING IN OUR METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED 2005 RAM 3500 AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE CAPE COD REGION OF MASSACHUSETTS. AFTER AN HOUR TRUCK RUNNING GREAT, OUTSIDE TEMP 92 DEGREES. 30 SECONDS LATER WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WHICH PUT US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.12 QUARTS O...
Mileage: 183,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, B...
Mileage: 237,400
ON FREEWAY GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ENCOUNTERED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND BOUNCING, I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT! TRAVELING AT 75 MPH AND 60 ON THE FREEWAY ITS SOME THING THATS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE HAPPEN.
Mileage: 51,000
ON FREEWAY GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ENCOUNTERED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND BOUNCING, I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT! TRAVELING AT 75 MPH AND 60 ON THE FREEWAY ITS SOME THING THATS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE HAPPEN.
Mileage: 51,000
ON FREEWAY GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ENCOUNTERED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND BOUNCING, I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT! TRAVELING AT 75 MPH AND 60 ON THE FREEWAY ITS SOME THING THATS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE HAPPEN.
Mileage: 51,000
THE INJECTOR FUEL LINE KEEP BRAKEING AND PUSHING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ENGINE AT FULL TEMP. THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED EACH YEAR. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO THIS TRUCK IN 800...
Mileage: 80,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL WHICH I AM UNABLE TO RESOLVE THROUGH MY DEALER. THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS
VEH INVOLVED IN MINOR ACCIDENT. REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO LONG SHARDS OF GLASS INSTEAD OF SMALL SQUARE PIECES LIKE SAFETY GLASS USUALLY BREAK INTO.
Mileage: 89,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRES WERE BURNED AND CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRE AND THE IGNITION WERE ALL IN THE SAME HA...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRES WERE BURNED AND CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRE AND THE IGNITION WERE ALL IN THE SAME HA...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FO...
I HAVE RECEIVED THREE DIFFERENT MAILING FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE TRIED IN THREE STATES TO GET THIS REPLACED. WASHINGTON STATE, OHIO STATE, AND IDAHO STATE. NO ONE HAS IT IN STOCK AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY CAN GET IT!!!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FO...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...
WE JUST HAD THE AIR BAG RECALL FIXED AFTER 2 YEARS AND VARIOUS STATES TRYING TO GET THE PARTS, THE REPAIR WAS DONE IN LEESBURG, FLORIDA AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, IS THIS ANOTHER RECALL, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED...
KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING INTERSTATE 35 NORTH TO MINNESOTA. WE HAD CROSSED A BRIDGE AND THE HIGHWAY WAS ROUGH. THE WOBBLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. I HIT THE BRAKES RIGHT AWAY SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. HAD TO GET DOWN TO 10 MPH + BEFORE I...
Mileage: 240,199
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OFTEN STOP ON THE INTERMITTENT OR SLOWER SETTINGS. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WIPERS WILL STOP MIDWAY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM STARTED AGAIN IS TO SWITCH THE CONTROL TO THE FASTEST SETTING. THE WIPERS OCCASIONALLY TURN THEMSELVES ON AFTER D...
Mileage: 75,000
BOTH MOUNTING TABS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE ALLOWING THE ENTIRE HOUSING TO FALL OFF ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS DANGLING BY THE ELECTRICAL PIGTAIL.
Mileage: 197,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED ...
Mileage: 240,000
2005 DODGE 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT RECALL NOTICE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER, TO GET THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM CORRECTED. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, A FEW MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS D...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V77000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO TURN LEFT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN LEFT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CON...
Mileage: 221,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD CRASHING NOISE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF. AS A ...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...
Mileage: 130,000
DRIVERS SIDE POWER LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE............SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM
Mileage: 184,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PASSING A TRUCK, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. A SLIGHT TURN WAS MADE AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO C...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL R...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A R...
Mileage: 130,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP AND START WORKING RANDOMLY. THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND TEND TO ONLY WORK WHEN PUT IN THE FASTEST SETTING. SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING ALTOGETHER AND WILL JUST START WORKING AGAIN RANDOMLY. I HAVE TWO TRUCKS SAME YEAR/MODEL WITH THIS EXAC...
Mileage: 100,468
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP AND START WORKING RANDOMLY. THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND TEND TO ONLY WORK WHEN PUT IN THE FASTEST SETTING. SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING ALTOGETHER AND WILL JUST START WORKING AGAIN RANDOMLY. I HAVE TWO TRUCKS SAME YEAR/MODEL WITH THIS EXACT SAME ...
Mileage: 108,456
WIPERS ON MY TRUCK HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN THEY WORK COMPLETELY RANDOM, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, SOMETIMES STOP WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES GOES FULL BLAST. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS WITH COUNTLESS WRITE UPS AND COMPLAINTS ONLINE BUT NO SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. IT IS A HUGE SAFE...
Mileage: 100,000
WIPERS ON MY TRUCK HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN THEY WORK COMPLETELY RANDOM, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, SOMETIMES STOP WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES GOES FULL BLAST. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS WITH COUNTLESS WRITE UPS AND COMPLAINTS ONLINE BUT NO SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. IT IS A HUGE SAFE...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE V...
THERE IS SOME KIND OF FRONT-END VIBRATION OR WOBBLE THAT STARTS AT ABOUT 40 MPH THROUGH 44 MPH. I CAN'T DETECT IT ABOVE THAT SPEED. IT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND REBALANCED. THE VIBRATION IS NOT AFFECTED, AND REMAINS THE SAME. I HAVE READ OF A RECALL TH...
Mileage: 103,600
THERE IS SOME KIND OF FRONT-END VIBRATION OR WOBBLE THAT STARTS AT ABOUT 40 MPH THROUGH 44 MPH. I CAN'T DETECT IT ABOVE THAT SPEED. IT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND REBALANCED. THE VIBRATION IS NOT AFFECTED, AND REMAINS THE SAME. I HAVE READ OF A RECALL TH...
Mileage: 103,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTUR...
2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE SAFETY PROBLEMS AND DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART KNOWN AS THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE HEAD LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND STOP RELAY FOR TRAILER BRAKING WAS NO...
2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE SAFETY PROBLEMS AND DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART KNOWN AS THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE HEAD LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND STOP RELAY FOR TRAILER BRAKING WAS NO...
2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE SAFETY PROBLEMS AND DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART KNOWN AS THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE HEAD LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND STOP RELAY FOR TRAILER BRAKING WAS NO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE SEVERELY, MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS TO REDUCE MY SPEED, WHILE I WAS IN A MERGING EXPRESS LANE AND I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK WITH A FULL LOAD. I HAD T...
Mileage: 138,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NETS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE...
HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE...HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. I FOUND A KIT ON THE INTERNET TO STRENGTHEN THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND THE TIE RODS BUT AM ABOUT READY TO BE DONE WITH DODGE. I ONLY DRIVE THE...
Mileage: 197,600
2005 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING LINKAGE RECALL NOTICE REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR IN FRONT WAS SLOW WHEN I PASSED CAR FAN CUT MY WIRE ON CLUTCHFAN ENGIN LIGHT CAME ON GOT HOME A FEW MINITES AFTER LOOK UNDER HOOD SEEN WIRE WAS CUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2 DAYS
Mileage: 143,000
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR IN FRONT WAS SLOW WHEN I PASSED CAR FAN CUT MY WIRE ON CLUTCHFAN ENGIN LIGHT CAME ON GOT HOME A FEW MINITES AFTER LOOK UNDER HOOD SEEN WIRE WAS CUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2 DAYS
Mileage: 143,000
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR IN FRONT WAS SLOW WHEN I PASSED CAR FAN CUT MY WIRE ON CLUTCHFAN ENGIN LIGHT CAME ON GOT HOME A FEW MINITES AFTER LOOK UNDER HOOD SEEN WIRE WAS CUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2 DAYS
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. UPON ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE TRAVELING, TH...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FRACTURED WIRING HARNESS AND THE FAILED LATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FRACTURED WIRING HARNESS AND THE FAILED LATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY!!!!! I CALLED DICK POE DODGE, THEY CALLED IT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $95.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST!!! I FOUND A RECALL ON YOUR SITE AND THEY INSPECTED THE STEERING AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG.......NOTHING'S WRONG!!!!!!!!!...
Mileage: 146,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CON...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CON...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CON...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CON...
Mileage: 119,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION LINE CRACKED ON FOUR OCCASIONS IN WHICH EACH TIME THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...
AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND STEERING TO INCLUDE AXLES AND BEARINGS REPLACED, ONCE. TIE RODS UNDER RECALL, TWICE, REPLACED TIE RODS ON OWN, TWICE, ALL 4 BALL JOINTS REPLACED 3 TIMES, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE ON 20 DEC 2014 DOING 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGH WAY. THE LATEST RECALL WA...
Mileage: 157,000
AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND STEERING TO INCLUDE AXLES AND BEARINGS REPLACED, ONCE. TIE RODS UNDER RECALL, TWICE, REPLACED TIE RODS ON OWN, TWICE, ALL 4 BALL JOINTS REPLACED 3 TIMES, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE ON 20 DEC 2014 DOING 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGH WAY. THE LATEST RECALL WA...
Mileage: 157,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LEVER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSFER CASE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER LEVER, THE TRANSFER CASE, AND DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 210,000
THE WIND SHIELD WIPER'S WOULD CYCLE MORE THAN ONCE ON THE LOWER INTERMITTENT SETTING . THEN IT WAS ALL THE TIME , NOW THEY MAY WORK OR THEY MAY NOT ! THEY MAY CYCLE WHEN THERE NOT ON , OR WHILE I'M CLEANING THE WIND SHIELD , WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION , THERE ARE A LOT OF DODGE TRUCK OWNERS T...
Mileage: 59,000
I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN JANUARY 2014 N62 / NHTSA 13V-528. THE REPLACEMENT LEFT TIE RODS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE REPLACEMENTS WERE DEFECTIVE. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE THE TIE RODS REPLACEMENTS WERE RECALLED. DEALER WILL NOT SCHEDULE A INSPECTION UNTIL THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANU...
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO FIX A TIE ROD ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 PICKUP IN JANUARY 2014. RECALL #N62/NHTSA 13V-528. TOOK IT PROMPTLY TO MARSHALL MOTORS IN SALINA KANSAS. WHERE THEY INSPECTED IT AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THEY TOOK MY RECALL NOTICE AND PERS...
Mileage: 150,000
ENTERING FREEWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND HIT A SMALL BUMP SEND THE TRUCK INTO VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND LOSS OF STEERING. BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, THIS TIME I TRIED ACCELERATING OUT OF IT BUT DID NOT WORK. FINALLY I STOPPED AT THE SOLDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ...
Mileage: 175,000
AFTER HITTING A NON PERPENDICULAR EXPANSION JOINT CONNECTING THE HIGHWAY TO A BRIDGE, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT COULD NOT BE STEERED. FORTUNATELY I SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED TO THE SOLDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WENT TO THE LOCAL RENO DODGE DEALER, DON WEIR DODGE...
Mileage: 125,000
RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF PART RECALL N62/NHTSA13V-528 IN DECEMBER 2013. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED 01-06-2014 VEHICLE IDENTIFIED NEEDED PART CHANGED. WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, ONLY 2 PARTS PER WEEK BEING DELIVERED. I WAS NUMBER 100 ON LIST. AT THAT RATE IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 YRS - ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING), BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED ...
SAFETY ISSUE - ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. WAS TURNING LEFT, BLINKER TURNED ON TO LEFT, BUT RIGHT BLINKERS FLASHED! PERSON BEHIND ME THOUGHT I WAS TURNING LEFT AND STARTED PASSING ON MY RIGHT. THE INTERNET HAS SO MANY COMPLAINT OF THE SAME ISSUE. NO WORD FROM DODGE!!!! THE MAY BE LOOKING INTO 2006, BUT...
Mileage: 94,358
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTIFICATION ID NUMBER 13V528000(STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE ROD ENDS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS A...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE ROD ENDS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS A...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME ROUGH WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTA...
2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ROUNDED A CORNER TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE FRONT END CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND SKIDDED TO AN ABRUPT STOP. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD FREQUENTLY FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE GER SLIPPED WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIE...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD FREQUENTLY FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE GER SLIPPED WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIE...
Mileage: 105,000
I RECEIVED RECALL N62 FOR MY RAM 3500. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL DEALER IN EARLY JANUARY 2013 AND THEY PERFORMED THE VISUAL CHECK AND CONFIRMED MY TRUCK NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLACED. I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PART CAME IN. A MONTH LATER I...
I RECEIVED RECALL N62 FOR MY RAM 3500. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL DEALER IN EARLY JANUARY 2013 AND THEY PERFORMED THE VISUAL CHECK AND CONFIRMED MY TRUCK NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLACED. I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PART CAME IN. A MONTH LATER I...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STATED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER....
Mileage: 185,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE...
Mileage: 68,000
2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE TRAVELING ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE TIE ROD BROKE AND HER HUSBAND LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. HE CROSSED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC, WITHO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Mileage: 84,000
DRIVING PU @ 65 MPH/HIGHWAY. EXITED TO CONVENIENCE STORE. WHEN DEPARTING/HEARD CLUNK NOISE/STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. DISCOVERED FRONT END PARTS DROPPED TO GROUND/TOTALLY DISCONNECTED, ETC. TOWED TO CERTIFIED FRONT END REPAIR FACILITY. SHOP RECOMMENDED MOST PARTS BE REPLACED WITH MOPAR HD PARTS KIT B...
Mileage: 86,894
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 0...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BOLT JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HR IF I HIT A BUMP OR THE SPACES ON THE ROAD BY OVERPASSES( THE SPACE BETWEEN THE REGULAR ROAD AND THE OVERPASS) THE WHOLE FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK VIBRATES TO THE EXTENT THAT I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER OF SLOW DOWN (USING THE BR...
Mileage: 82,251
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HR IF I HIT A BUMP OR THE SPACES ON THE ROAD BY OVERPASSES( THE SPACE BETWEEN THE REGULAR ROAD AND THE OVERPASS) THE WHOLE FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK VIBRATES TO THE EXTENT THAT I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER OF SLOW DOWN (USING THE BR...
Mileage: 82,251
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LAND IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD HAD FAILED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY PROVIDING ONE REPAIR KIT A WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VE...
WIRING HARNESS ON BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE BROKEN AND NO LONG WILL POWER LOCK AND INDICATE THE DOOR IS AJAR ASWELL AS REAR SPEAKERS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES TO THE CLUTCH FAN WERE SEVERED BY THE FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS PERSONALLY REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE....
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE FIR...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE FIR...
Mileage: 89,000
DRIVING ALONG A SMOOTH RECENTLY PAVED ROAD WITH NO BUMPS. IN LEFT LANE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BEGINS TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND STEERING IS BEYOND MY CONTROL. THE VEHICLE GOES OVER THE MEDIAN AND CROSSES BOTH ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. APPLYING T...
Mileage: 88,325
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, I FELT THE RIGHT SIDE SHAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD TIRE FAILURE BUT NOTICE I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TIE ROD SEPAR...
Mileage: 145,531
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY VEER TOWARD THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ...
Mileage: 159,000
BRAKE PEDAL IS SO LOOSE IT CAN COVER THE GAS PEDAL. DODGE PART 55366 032A/C NOT AVAILABLE AND DISCONTINUED..BUSHING KIT 68079239AA WAS INSTALL IN OCT 2011. STILL HAS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND I SHOULD GET AT THE JUNK YARD. SO THEY TAPED IT UP WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE THAT DID NOT...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 AND ABOVE WHILE YOU ARE GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CORNER AND HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. IT IS EXSTREMELY FRIGHTENING. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP AT 65MPH #4 INJECTOR LINE BREAKS COVERS COMPLETE TRUCK WITH DIESEL. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH SAFETY CONCERN THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE PRODUCTS. THIS IS PROBLEM WILL KILL PEOPLE NOW IF THEY ARE NOT INFORMED OF TH...
Mileage: 112,000
DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP AT 65MPH #4 INJECTOR LINE BREAKS COVERS COMPLETE TRUCK WITH DIESEL. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH SAFETY CONCERN THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE PRODUCTS. THIS IS PROBLEM WILL KILL PEOPLE NOW IF THEY ARE NOT INFORMED OF TH...
Mileage: 112,000
EXPERIENCED PUFF PUFF SOUND FROM UNDERSIDE OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION ONE OF THE MANIFOLD BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BROKEN OFF. NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENCE CAUSED THIS. UPON REPAIR, MECHANIC FOUND 3 AND 4 GASKETS ON EACH PORT (TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM) NOT ONE GASKET AS IT SHOULD BE. THE MANIFOLD HAD WA...
Mileage: 75,000
EXPERIENCED PUFF PUFF SOUND FROM UNDERSIDE OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION ONE OF THE MANIFOLD BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BROKEN OFF. NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENCE CAUSED THIS. UPON REPAIR, MECHANIC FOUND 3 AND 4 GASKETS ON EACH PORT (TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM) NOT ONE GASKET AS IT SHOULD BE. THE MANIFOLD HAD WA...
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH AND YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY YOU COULD BE BOUNCED RIGHT OFF THE ROAD IF YOU DON'T SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES AND GET THE TRUCK UNDER 25MPH. ONCE UNDER 25MPH THE TRUCK STOPS SHAKING ENOUGH TO CONTROL IT AND RETURNS TO NORMAL...
Mileage: 80,000
RE: MY 2005 DODGE 3500 LARAMIE DUALLY - DIESEL TRUCK. THE TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED/TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MADE A TIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS NO LONGER HAD ANY STEERING. IF THIS WOULD HAVE...
Mileage: 142,000
RE: MY 2005 DODGE 3500 LARAMIE DUALLY - DIESEL TRUCK. THE TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED/TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MADE A TIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS NO LONGER HAD ANY STEERING. IF THIS WOULD HAVE...
Mileage: 142,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING HIS LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT WOULD ACTIVATE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INSTEAD AND THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH FA...
Mileage: 95,000
PREPARING TO TURN LEFT FROM US69 ONTO COUNTY ROAD. LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. BEGAN THE TURN AND A PICKUP BEGAN TO PASS ON THE LEFT. HE RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. VERY NEARLY ROLLED. COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WOULD PASS AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. LATER, A FRIEND WAS FOL...
Mileage: 43,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 ST/SLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 82,000
#4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTOR LINE CRACKED TWICE IN 4 MONTHS. SPRAYED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, UNDERCARRIAGE, SIDES, AND UP TAILGATE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BOTH TIMES. CHECK HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-L...
Mileage: 149,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 LWB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 41,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 LWB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 41,000
NO PHYSICAL HARM WAS CAUSED, BUT ON MY 2005 DODGE P/U THE A/C QUIT BLOWING COLD, AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD RUMBLE, AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED 100'S OF PEOPLE BLOGGING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT RE OCCURS, EVIDENTLY THE DOOR ON THE AC UNIT...
Mileage: 62,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 2- 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND DROVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE...
Mileage: 81,099
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 2- 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND DROVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE...
Mileage: 81,099
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD ST. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND HE NOTICED THAT ALL WHEELS WERE PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CA...
Mileage: 120,000
I JUST PURCHASED A DODGE RAM 3500 4WD DRW, FROM A DEALERSHIP 200 MILES AWAY. ON THE WAY HOME I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT WAS CLOSE TO BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. IT DID IT 2 MORE TIMES THAT NIGHT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE OVER 55MPH AND HIT A BUMP IT SETS WHA...
Mileage: 87,700
I JUST PURCHASED A DODGE RAM 3500 4WD DRW, FROM A DEALERSHIP 200 MILES AWAY. ON THE WAY HOME I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT WAS CLOSE TO BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. IT DID IT 2 MORE TIMES THAT NIGHT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE OVER 55MPH AND HIT A BUMP IT SETS WHA...
Mileage: 87,700
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED ALONG CENTER CAUSING EXHAUST TO ENTER CAB AREA UNKNOWN TO DRIVER UNTIL SICKENED LATER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH SEVERAL PARTS SUPPLIERS AND MECHANICS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE MODEL YEARS AND CHRYSLER CORP. HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 290,000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED ALONG CENTER CAUSING EXHAUST TO ENTER CAB AREA UNKNOWN TO DRIVER UNTIL SICKENED LATER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH SEVERAL PARTS SUPPLIERS AND MECHANICS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE MODEL YEARS AND CHRYSLER CORP. HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 290,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE 5 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THEN INTO DRIVE WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE YET THE VEHI...
Mileage: 86,161
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL CREW CAB SHORT BOX TRUCK. ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS REPLACED AT 90,000 KMS USING DODGE PARTS,NOTHING IS WORN OUT. A TWO INCH LEVELING KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE I BOUGHT IT AT 90,000 KMS,I HAVE BEEN CHASING IT FOR TWO YEARS NOW,SINCE THEN I...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE OBSOLETE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...
Mileage: 54,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE OBSOLETE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...
Mileage: 54,000
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS INDICATED BY THE BARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE MODULE MOTOR CONTINUING TO RUN WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF WOULD NOT STOP THE MODULE MOTOR FROM RUNN...
Mileage: 116,000
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE #4 INJECTOR TUBE (LINE) CRACKED AND SPRAYED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH FUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED WILE DRIVING THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS FUEL SOAKED ALSO. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I...
Mileage: 81,000
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE #4 INJECTOR TUBE (LINE) CRACKED AND SPRAYED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH FUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED WILE DRIVING THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS FUEL SOAKED ALSO. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I...
Mileage: 81,000
I SIGNAL LEFT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. GATHERING INFORMATION TO CORRECT IT NOW. FROM THE BOARDS IT APPEARS IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
I SIGNAL LEFT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. GATHERING INFORMATION TO CORRECT IT NOW. FROM THE BOARDS IT APPEARS IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 DIESEL 48RE AUTOMATIC TRANS # [XXX]. TRUCK IS FOR PERSONAL USE AND HAS 117,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO STORE AND TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS AND TORQUE CONVERTER STUDS WELDED ON CONVERTER SHEARED OFF CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO EVACUATE TRANS FLUID ALL OVER UNDERSIDE...
Mileage: 117,370
MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BEGINNING MAY 6, 2010. WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. IT THEN BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND FELT LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MECHANIC ON MAY 13, 2010 AND HAD TO HAVE THE ...
Mileage: 64,000
THE NEXT TOYOTA IS IN YOUR LAP FOUR TIMES NOW MY DODGE TRUCK WITH A CUMMINGS DIESEL MOTOR HAS HAD A FUEL LINE BURST AND SPRAY FUEL ALL OVER A HOT MOTOR AND EXHAUST PIPES. THE LAST TIME, THIS RESULTED IN A FIRE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK THAT I PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DODGE CLAIM...
Mileage: 88,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE V...
Mileage: 87,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE AND FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK. THIS RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE BRACKETS FORMATION. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE OWNER...
Mileage: 100,000
I WAS PASSING A TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR TO KICK IN PASSING GEAR,THE THROTTLE STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I KEPT HITTING THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A SEMI CLEAR ROAD AHEAD OF ME OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS...
Mileage: 57,400
I WAS PASSING A TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR TO KICK IN PASSING GEAR,THE THROTTLE STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I KEPT HITTING THE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A SEMI CLEAR ROAD AHEAD OF ME OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS...
Mileage: 57,400
MY BRAKE PEDAL IN MY DODGE RAM 3500 IS LOOSE. IT ACTUALLY MOVES LEFT TO RIGHT A COUPLE INCHES. I FEEL IT TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. DODGE CLAIMS ITS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM. AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THEN THEY SAY THERE IS ABOUT 100 PEOPLE ON THE BACKORDER LIST ...
Mileage: 81,000
BALL JOINT FAIL ,MINOR TIRE WEAR AND THEN THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF, UPON INSPECTION , JACKED UP FRONT WHEEL AND IT FELL OFF COULD HAVE BEEN BAD DEAL. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND THE TIE ROD FAILED ON MY TRUCK RENDERING IT UNSTEERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS COMMON AND FREQUENTLY OCCURRED ON BRAND NEW VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 71,500
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM. THE TURN SIGNAL STARTED TO SIGNAL OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION SELECTED. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS TRUCK THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY $188.00 TO FIX IT AT THE DEALER. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
STEERING GEAR BOX EXPLODES DURING SERVICE, CAST IRON GEAR BOX BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF FLUID NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES HYDROBOOST SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 44,450
STEERING GEAR BOX EXPLODES DURING SERVICE, CAST IRON GEAR BOX BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF FLUID NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES HYDROBOOST SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 44,450
YOU SENT ME A PIECE OF CRAP. *TR
Mileage: 23,000
YOU SENT ME A PIECE OF CRAP. *TR
Mileage: 23,000
WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS SELECTED RIGHT ONE WILL FLASH ON OCCASION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW AND ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY ONE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
I WAS UTILIZING MY VEHICLE FOR A CHILD SAFETY INSTALLATION CLASS. DURING THE CLASS ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS WERE UTILIZED FOR INSTALLATION OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS. DURING INSTALLATION, FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN MY OWNERS MANUAL, ALL THREE REAR SEATBELT LOCKING LATCH PLATE...
Mileage: 66,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUADCAB 4X4 SWB. WHILE PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE WOODS WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE MOTOR RUNNING. THE CONTACT INJURED HIS ARM. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDE...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATED ROUGHLY AND MADE NOISES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE NORMALLY AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALER ST...
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AUDIO ALARM (E17). HE STATED THAT THE REMEDY IS INCORRECT AND SHOULD RE-ENGINEER THE SHIFT DETERRENT LINKAGE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE DETERRENT LINKAGE WAS NOT FIRM ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT GEAR WAS APPLIED. THERE HAD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHEN HE STARTED HIS VEHICLE WHEN IT IDLED HIGH AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE BELL HOUSING TO BLOW OUT, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAB. IT ALSO RIPPED THE EXHAUST FROM UNDER THE CAB AND RIPPED OUT SOME WIRING. THE CLUTCH AND OTHE...
Mileage: 76,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHEN HE STARTED HIS VEHICLE WHEN IT IDLED HIGH AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE BELL HOUSING TO BLOW OUT, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAB. IT ALSO RIPPED THE EXHAUST FROM UNDER THE CAB AND RIPPED OUT SOME WIRING. THE CLUTCH AND OTHE...
Mileage: 76,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL PERIODICALLY FREEZE, EITHER THEY WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS ACTIVATED OR THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING ADJUSTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.*AK
Mileage: 20,000
WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE DASH LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM INDICATOR WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THEY TURN ON VERY BRIEFLY AND ARE NOT VISIBLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT , NOT SURE IF THEY'RE FLICKERING OR NOT. *AK
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF ...
Mileage: 23,000
WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND WEARING THE SEAT BELT THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM SOUNDED. THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA RECALL # 05V462000. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER IT WAS DETERMINED THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM SHOULD NOT SOUND WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS ...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,850.*AK. SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07 UPDATED CORRECT INFORMATION . NEED TO RESEND FORM. *LJ LEFT MESSAGE 11/01/07. *LJ
Mileage: 156,850
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE ROD ENDS ON HIS VEHICLE HAD FALLEN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND LOSS CONTROL DUE TO THE STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE; HOW...
Mileage: 59,934
2005 DODGE TRUCK 3500 RAM 4 WHEEL DRIVE 40,000 MILES. STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE WITH DIFFICULTY KEEPING VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. REPLACE BY DEALER 11/28/2006. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NHTSA RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THE OUT OF PARK ALARM DID NOT RECTIFY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PARK ON ITS OWN 25 TIMES AND THE ALARM DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE GEAR DOESN'T INDICATE I...
Mileage: 13,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EXITED. THE UNATTENDED VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, BUT NO SPEED WAS DETERMINED. A NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FOR RECALL # 05V462000 REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN:...
Mileage: 11,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO REVERSE BY ITSELF AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V462000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE ...
Mileage: 59,600
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 LARAMIE HIT A ROUGH SEAM IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *KB ***NAR*** THE SHIMMY WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED A WORN INNER TIE...
Mileage: 50,474
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL #05V462000; POWER TRAIN; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL. THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IS BARELY VISUAL AND NOT AUDIBLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 11,000
2005 DODGE RAM HEAVY DUTY PICKUP, PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LEVER. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE DRIVER EXITED. SHORTLY AFTER THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A CONCRETE TRUCK. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SUSTAINED 1500.00 OF DAMAGE...
Mileage: 6,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND WEARING THE SEAT BELT THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM SOUNDED. THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA RECALL # 05V462000. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER IT WAS DETERMINED THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM SHOULD NOT S...
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND WEARING THE SEAT BELT THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM SOUNDED. THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA RECALL # 05V462000. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER IT WAS DETERMINED THE OUT-OF PARK ALARM SHOULD NOT S...
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REMEDY FOR RECALL # 05V462000; POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO SEE AROUND THE FIFTH WHEEL WHILE BACKING UP. WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN WHILE BACKING UP, THE HORN SOUNDED AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED. THE CONTACT IS AWA...
Mileage: 13,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER, THEY WHERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH A TRAILER BEHIND...
Mileage: 12,000
STRIPPED BOLT IN UPPER STEERING COLUM, CAUSE STEERING TO LOCK UP, CAUSING CRASH INTO PARKED TRUCK AND BUILDING. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS AND THE DOME LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERED IN AND OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD A DEFECT; HOWEVER IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AL...
Mileage: 10,000
2005 RAM 3500 ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, IT KNOCKED THE CONSUMER DOWN AND ROLLED OVER HIS FEET. THE INSPECTOR FOUND NO MALFUNCTIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED. THE PARKING PAWL AND PARKING BRAKE HELD THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 1,053
WHEN I DRIVE ABOVE THE SPEED OF 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE AND HIT A SMALL RIPPLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY FRONT END WILL START HOPPING OUT OF CONTROL. *JB
Mileage: 31,000
MY 2005 DODGE RAM HD DIESEL W/AUTO TRANS. COME OUT OF PARK WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON INSIDE. HE IS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO REACH THE BRAKE, HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT OF PARK INTO R AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OFF THE HILL INTO THE WOOD AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL SAPLINGS. MY SON WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED, HE...
Mileage: 14,250
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 DODGE 1 TON TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. IF IT WAS DEPRESSED SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN A NORMAL STOP, IT WILL PUSH COMPLETELY DOWN. DEALER, FRONTIER MOTORS, BOONVILLE MO, 660-882-8800, CHECKED VEHICLE AND COULD FO...
Mileage: 34,000
BACK UP LIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN SHIFTER HELD IN REVERSE. EVENTUALLY BACK UP LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC AS SWITCH FAILURE. NOT REPLACED YET. *NM
Mileage: 10,000
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A "TOW-HAUL" MODE THAT WILL NOT LOCK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IF YOU ARE DESCENDING A HILL AND YOU SO MUCH AS TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR THEN THE TRUCK AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE AND SENDS YOU SPEEDING DOWN THE ...
Mileage: 1,200
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT TOW HOOKS AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT GOT STUCK IN SOFT WET SAND ON A CAMPING TRIP. NO MEANS WAS AVAILABLE TO EXTRACT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ATTACHING A TOW CHAIN DIRECTLY TO THE CHASSIS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT, THE FRONT SPOILER AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. ON 9-...
Mileage: 4,700
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT TOW HOOKS AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT GOT STUCK IN SOFT WET SAND ON A CAMPING TRIP. NO MEANS WAS AVAILABLE TO EXTRACT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ATTACHING A TOW CHAIN DIRECTLY TO THE CHASSIS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT, THE FRONT SPOILER AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. ON 9-...
Mileage: 4,700
DODGE REPRESENTS THE 3500 RAM I PURCHASED TO BE A HEAVY DUTY TOW VEHICLE CAPABLE OF SAFELY TOWING NEARLY 16000 LBS. UPON MY PURCHASE I QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAVE REMOVED THE BASIC OVERDRIVE LOCK OUT FEATURE FOUND ON MOST IF NOT ALL VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS OF AUTOMOBILE. THE COMPUTER PROGRAM ...
Mileage: 1,500
A WEEK BEFORE TAKING IN MY 2005 RAM 2500 TRUCK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING HAD CHANGED. THE TRUCK WANDERED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MID WAY THROUGH A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. THREE DAYS BEFORE TAKING IN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER, THE STEERI...
Mileage: 6,500
DT: DODGE RAM WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE . THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DECELERATE WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE THROTTLE. HAD ONE MINOR FENDER BENDER, AND A NEAR MISS AS A RESULT OF FEELING AS THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS STILL PULLING. NO REPAIRS, BUT HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO STATED ...
Mileage: 1,000
DT: DODGE RAM WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE . THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DECELERATE WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE THROTTLE. HAD ONE MINOR FENDER BENDER, AND A NEAR MISS AS A RESULT OF FEELING AS THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS STILL PULLING. NO REPAIRS, BUT HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO STATED ...
Mileage: 1,000
DT WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IT WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, AND OVER TOP ON THE CONSUMER, ACROSS A STREET, AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS KNEES FROM AVOIDING THE ROLLING VEHICLE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, COULD NOT GET T...
Mileage: 22,800
DT WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IT WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, AND OVER TOP ON THE CONSUMER, ACROSS A STREET, AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS KNEES FROM AVOIDING THE ROLLING VEHICLE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, COULD NOT GET T...
Mileage: 22,800
DT: CONSUMER STATED STEERING BOX MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, IT DIDN'T TURN STRAIGHTEN BACK UP ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ALSO, CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HEAR OF THE PROBLEM. HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAV...
HOOD FLEW UP ON 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK, ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH. WINDSHIELD CRUSHED, UNABLE TO SEE ROAD OR OTHER CARS, GLASS ALL OVER INTERIOR OF TRUCK. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL ON EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM WITH 1994 - 1999. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS. AND I DOUBT THEY FILED THE APPROPRIATE REPO...
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING AND WITHOUT WARNING OR OCCUPANCY OF DRIVER IT POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, STRIKING ANOTHER CAR. THIS WAS THE ONLY INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DEMONSTRATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IT WAS AS THOUGH WHEN IT WAS IN PARK IT W...
Mileage: 2,500
I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND COMMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN IT STALLED OUT. I WAS RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CUMMING TO A STOP IN A LEFT TURN LANE IT STALLED OUT. THIS IS A DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SHORT BED.
Mileage: 1,000
I WAS DRIVING MY PICKUP IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXIT THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE MOTOR RUNNING. ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED RUNNING. I HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET FORUMS THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURANCE, AND IT UNFORTUNATELY HAPPENS ON THE R...
Mileage: 9,450
CONSUMER STATES: ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE DIED WHEN MAKING A TURN IN TRAFFIC , NO LIGHTS CAME ON, IT JUST DIED. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE FIRST TIME BUT THEN THEY CALLED BACK HAD US COME IN, AND THEY FLASHED THE COMPUTER, AND THEN HAD US BRING IT BACK AND FLASHED AGAIN. *AK
Mileage: 11,970
2005, DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB 5.7L, 3.92 GEARS INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AN ALMOST IDENTICAL 2003. IT HAD A 4.7L / 3.55 GEARS. SO FAR THE TRUCK STALLED TWICE WHILE IDLING IN FRONT OF THE MAILBOX. ONCE WHILE IDLING WAITING ON LINE TO PICK MY CHILD UP FROM SCHOOL. ONCE WHILE ID...
Mileage: 4,729
AT 1000 MILES A 2005, RAM STARTED TO SQUEAK. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER IT WAS REPORTED AS A STICKER IN THE CALIPER BRACKET.*AK
Mileage: 1,112
THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE BUCKLE AND RETURN IT TO THE RETRACTED POSITION IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT. AS THE PASSENGER MOVED, THE BELT LOCKED TIGHTER. *AK (VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER PLACED ON THE DOCUMENT) DODGE RAM 2005 *SC *JB
PROBLEMS WITH CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION ON 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 EVEN AFTER CRUISE CONTROL IS DISENGAGED.*MR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON BUT NOT ENGAGED DUE TO BRAKING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO AC...
THE GEAR POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK *NM SEE ALSO 10111594. *DSY
Mileage: 5,000
WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY MY REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE THREAD. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY GOODYEAR. THE TIRE HAD ONLY 3400 MILES ON IT.THE TIRE WAS A WRANGLER HP, THE VECHICLE WAS A DODGE 1500 4X4.*AK
Mileage: 3,400
VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF THE DRIVE GEAR INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, CAUSING IT TO RUN INTO A LIBRARY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE OCCURRENCE.*AK VEHICLE IS A DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4 (NOT ON PRODUCTS LIST). *DSY
2005 DODGE RAM 3500 CUMMINS DEISEL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PUMP, COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF TRANS., REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE, AND REPLACED VALVE BODY BEFORE SUCCESS AFTER ELEVEN DAYS IN SHOP. SERVICE DEPT. ADVISED THEY DON'T...
Mileage: 5,000
GEAR POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PARKED CAR IN THE REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP 3 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMERWILL INFORM THE MANUFACTURER.*AK