2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

STEERING FAILED, TRUCK WAS HAVING A THUMPING ON RIGHT FRONT AREA, BUT IT WAS NOT THE TIRE, IT CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE STEERING, THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED, IT ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES, THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WAS SAVED BY MY SEATBELT, THE TRUCK ROLLED TO THE RIGHT HITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT HAD ONLY 44,000 MILES, I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP AS IT WAS BLAMED BY THE PERSON WHO DROVE IT AS MY TIRES BEING ROUGH, I ALREADY OWNED THEM FOR OVER A YEAR WITH ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THEM AND IT WAS NOT THE TIRE, IT WAS FAULTY LINKAGE FOR STEERING, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND THIS TRUCK WAS HIGHLY MAINTAINED, AND BEFORE I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION IT WAS WRECKED, AS OTHER DRIVERS AND OTHER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE FAULTY STEERING LINKAGE PROBLEMS, THIS WILL CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS FOR OTHER OWNERS, AFTER THE WRECK I COULD SEE THAT THE LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED BUT SINCE IT ROLLED THREE TIMES THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAN NOT SAY WHAT EXACTLY CAUSE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING, THE LINKAGE COMPONENTS ARE NOT RIGHT DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS. *TR

UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE IT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN IT DOES GET GOING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF AT THE FIRST SLOW DOWN I MAKE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY MORNING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INCORRECTLY. THEY MAY WORK FINE OR THEY MAY STOP HALF WAY AND QUIT, OR NOT EVEN WORK AT ALL! I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY OLD 1997 CHEVY S-10 TRUCK, AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER A RECALL. MY DODGE HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A 4.7 LITER V-8. THE PROBLEM LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD IS THAT THE TRUCK WILL REV UP AND DOWN AT IDLE AND SLOW SPEED. AFTER THE TRUCK STALLED, ALMOST GETTING ME IN A SEVER CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TOWING MY BOAT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR

I HAVE A 05 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH HEMI ENG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT STARTING STALLING FROM TIME TO TIME. USELY WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE ENG SHUT OFF. IT WILL RESTART BUT NOT NORMAL, I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN, ITS STARTS UP AND IS OK FOR DAYS. IF I AM ABOVE 60 MPH WHEN IT MALFUCTION IT WILL START SURGING AND I SHIFT TO NUTURAL AND RIV THE ENG UP AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND ITS OK AGAIN . I AM BELOW 60 MPH WHEN MALFUCTION OCCURES THE ENG QUITS. THE TEM IS ALWAYS BELOW 50 DEGREES. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER THEY CHARGE ME 66 DALLORS TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DETERM THE PROBLEM . AND THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO THEIR MACHANICS . IF I COULD TALK TO THEM WE MIGHT COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, I SUSPECT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A HEMI ENGINE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE ENGINE DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 1200 RPM, IT JUST QUITS WITHOUT WARNING, KILLING THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING MECHANISM IN MANUAL. THIS TRUCK IS OVER 6000 POUNDS, ADRIFT, HALF WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. TWICE I HAVE NEARLY RUN OVER A SMALL VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. YESTERDAY I WENT OFF THE ROAD. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT IN ONE OF THESE INSTANCES. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ON THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRUCK AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH A 4.7 ENGINE HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIME RIGHT AFTER I START FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DAY AND DRIVE TO A STOP SOMETIME VERY SOON AFTER I START IT. THE ENGINE HAS A DIP IN RPMS, AND THEN TRIES TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I'M ON THE BRAKE, AND THEN STALLS. I START IT BACK UP AND IT'S FINE. IT'S HAPPENED ABOUT 5-10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BACK IN APRIL 05. THE DEALER HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY TRIED KEEPING IT FOR A WEEK AND WEREN'T ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 2 YEARS AGO WITH 19,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. I NOTICED ROARING NOISE AND ATTRIBUTED THE NOISE TO TIRES OR FACT IT WAS 4X4. SOON TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING. I MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRUCK INSPECTED AT A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP CALLED AND SAID THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT OF TRUCK HAD FAILED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE AND HAD TO REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS THAT WERE WARPED DUE TO INTENSE HEAT. TOTAL BILL WAS ALMOST $800 WHICH I PAID. I CONTACTED DODGE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE SITUATION. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT I FELT THAT 2005 TRUCKS SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON RECALL LIST ALONG WITH 2006 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON 2005S AND DODGE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ENTIRE WHEELS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE AND BRAKE LOCKING OR COMPLETE FAILURE CAN RESULT FROM INTENSE HEAT CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE RAM HAS BEEN STALLING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. IT SEAMS THAT IT WILL STALL WHILE I AM SLOWING MAKING A TURN OR ATTEMPTING TO PARK. I FEEL THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE READ SOO MANY CASES OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION TO THIS MATTER IN THE PAST BUT IN LIGHT OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA NOW I FEEL IT IS A MATTER THAT SHOULD BE REOPENED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE 1500 TRUCK IN RAIN,WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING,THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. IT DID NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT ,BUT COULD HAVE IF RAINING HARDER. NOW I DON'T WANT MY SPOUSE DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. THE DEALER SAYS NO RECALL ON 2005,BUT THERE IS A WIPER RECALL ON 2009. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM MANY, MANY TIMES, AND HAVE PARTS IN STOCK TO REPAIR, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I'VE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND HAVE A COMPLAINT [XXX] , ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND KEEP INVOICE IN CASE A RECALL IS ISSUED SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE TO GET SOMETHING DONE. THANK YOU *TR