2005 DODGE RAM Complaints

20,000 MILES ON TRUCK. WAS DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN TRUCK JUST DIED. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. PULLED TRUCK OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN RESTARTED. TRUCK STARTED BACK UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WAS LEAVING FOR AIRPORT WITHIN 2 HOURS SO COULDN'T TAKE TO SHOP BEFORE I LEFT. I MADE 2 STOPS (COMPLETELY TURNING OFF IGNITION) BEFORE I LEFT FOR WEEKEND AND EACH TIME I STARTED TRUCK, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROPPED OFF TRUCK ON FOLLOWING MONDAY EVENING AND NOTICED NO MORE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN I STARTED TRUCK. DROVE TO DEALER WITH NO PROBLEMS. DEALER SAID FOUND CODE IN COMPUTER RELATING TO CAM SENSOR. ALSO SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED CAM SENSOR & ETB AND CHANGED/UPDATED COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY. SO FAR NO ISSUES...HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 200 MILES ON TRUCK SINCE ALL WORK PERFORMED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. SHE IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO DRAG AND LEAN. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING THE BARRIER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE AXLE FAILED AND THE WHEEL AND DRUM WERE FOUR LANES ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 20 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL RECOVERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BELT WAS SLIPPING DUE TO WATER EXPOSURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

(1) VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IT, VIBRATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKES,HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM TRANS AND VEHICLE VIBRATION AT 50 TO 65 MILES AN HOUR (2) THESE PROBLEMS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 4 DEFERENT OCCASIONS,COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES HOW UNSAFE THIS VEHICLE IS AND THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. (3) I FINALLY HAD TO PAY THEM TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD FRONT AND REAR,HOW THE STALLING, THE VIBRATION ,HUMMING FROM THE TRANS AT 50 TO 65 STILL OCCURS TO DATE AND WAS REFUSED AT TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND TURNED AWAY. *JB

MY TRUCK IS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. IT STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN CORNERS. *TR

2005 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *MC OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED CONSISTENTLY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON APRIL 20, 2007. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND STATED THAT THE ROTORS WEREWARPED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,981, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,950.*AK

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER CAR CHANGED LANES AND FORCED MY TRUCK INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, FRONTAL COLLISION, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EITHER SIDE. *AK

WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, BUT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABOUT TO TURN RIGHT; I HIT A SIGN AND SCRATCHED THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. DODGE CLAIMED WE CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.*AK

I OWN A 2005 DODGE RAM SLT 1500 4X4. THIS TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 15000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PERSONALLY PUT 3500 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. IN THE 2 MONTHS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THIS TRUCK THE ENGINE DIED 4 TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING. EACH TIME THE ENGINE DIED I WAS TURNING UPHILL AND TO THE LEFT WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP , 3 WEEKS AGO, TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONVINCED THEM TO REPLACE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY. THE ENGINE DIED AS I WAS PULLING INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY. THE PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY ROAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER SHOWN UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND I URGE YOU TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE 05 RAM SERIES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK