2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2005 RAM 1500 DECELERATED WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL ON AN UPGRADE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE VEHICLE KICKED DOWN AND RACED THE HEMI ENGINE. THIS WAS WITH ENOUGH POWER TO PUSH ME INTO MY SEAT. IT EXCEEDED THE SET SPEED BY 7 MPH AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL CRUISE BEHAVIOR. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY I STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP. WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED AT STALL AND THEN RACED THE ENGINE UP TO 2500 RPMS, THEN BACK TO STALL. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE. WILSON DODGE IN TORRINGTON CT IS FINDING NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER TO EXPLAIN THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

ENGINE STALLING, ENGINE STALLS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. PCM HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW CODE AND STILL OCCURS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS REPLACED AND STILL ENGINE STALLS. DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS. WE HAVE MADE A TOTAL OF TEN REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS ON AVERAGE ONE TO TWO TIMES PER WEEK. ONE OCCURRENCE OF STALLING LEFT THE PICKUP IN INTERSECTION WHICH CAUSED A NEAR-MISS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS A CONTINUANCE OF A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10175625 FILED 12/08/2006. I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES STALL WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IT IS COLD OUT SIDE (NEAR FREEZING). SINCE I FILED MY FIRST COMPLAINT, I HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL STALLING OCCURRENCES WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. IT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 60 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE 16TH, I WENT TO THE STORE. AS I EXITED MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 30 MPH AND HESITATED WHERE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS AND THEN STALLED. I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I LEFT THE STORE TO COME HOME ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT ONLY WITH A ONE SECOND HESITATION AND STALLED. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RIGHT AWAY AND DROPPED IT OFF TO THEM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED BOTH TRANSMISSION FILTERS AND A CRANK SENSOR. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY HAS POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN TWO WEEKS. I HAVE EXPRESSED TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER, BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING, MY SINCERE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I HAVE ASKED THAT IF IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED, TO RELEASE ME FORM MY LEASE OBLIGATIONS WITH CHRYSLER FINANCIAL. *NM

SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN SEPT. 2005, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT STALLING OR LUNGING FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) INTO DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS, 1 WITH ME DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED WITH GETTING IT FIXED. *JB

I LEASE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 17,800 MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS WITH IT. IN EARLY NOVEMBER I WENT OUTSIDE TO TURN MY TRUCK ON TO WARM IT UP. I MOVED IT FORWARD ABOUT 5 FEET AND PUT IT IN PARK. WHEN I DID THIS, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON IT'S OWN. I TOOK ME ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT RESTARTED, IT RAN FINE AND SHOWED NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OF A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 3, 2006, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND EXITING FROM THE FREEWAY. WHEN I REACHED THE RED LIGHT, I STOPPED AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT. I RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND STALLED AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTED IT AND KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT RUNNING. AT THE NEXT LIGHT IT DIED AGAIN AND CONTINUED TO DO IT EVERYTIME I STOPPED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 5, 2006. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND IT DID RUN OKAY AS I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON DECEMBER 6, 2006 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED AGAIN AT A STOP. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON DECEMBER 12 TO HAVE THEM "FLASH THE PCM". THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEIR SPECIAL TECH HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON A FEW OTHER VEHICLES AND DOES NOT QUITE KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM IN DODGE RAMS AND DODGE DURANGOS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THEM IN THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND I MAKE CONSCIOUS DECISIONS REGARDING OUR CHILDRENS SAFETY. PLACING THEM INTO A VEHICLE THAT STALLS AT WILL IS NOT SMART. IF YOU HAVE ANY GUIDANCE OR INFORMATION THAT WOULD ASSIST IN THIS MATTER, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4.7L V8. 3-4 TIMES / WEEK THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, USUALLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING SLOWLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH ENGINE CODES P0404 & P0406 SET (EGR VALVE) TALKED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT DODGE ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. THE EGR VALVE APPARENTLY HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND PRONE TO FAIL. *JB

(1) COMING TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN HAS STALLED 10 TIMES (2) STALLS IN THE INTERSECTION - COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT (3) REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY(DEALER SHOULD HAVE) HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STATING "LAMP OUT" WHICH ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS CEASING TO FUNCTION. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS SHUT OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON. THIS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A SERVICE DEALER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING A COLLISION. OCCUPANTS OF BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED IT WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT A CENTER COLLISION, IT WAS MORE OF AN ANGULAR COLLISION. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

ABOUT 1:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 26TH I OPENED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI, SWB QUADCAB LARAMIE TO LOOK FRO SOME PAPERS. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE THAT DAY WAS ABUT 80 DEGREES. I THEN PRESSED THE UNLOCK DOOR BUTTON TO RELEASE THE LOCK ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THEN OPENED TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. AFTER LOOKING FOR SOME PAPERS I CLOSED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. AT THE EXACT INSTANCE THE DOOR CLOSED I HEARD A MODERATE POPPING NOISE. I LOOKED INTO THE TRUCK BED AND SAW TINTED GLASS AND REALIZED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD POPPED OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED INTO MANY PIECES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY HAD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SO THAT THEY COULD TAKE PICTURES AND TO SEND TO CHRYSLER FOR DETERMINATION IF THE WINDOW WOULD BE COVERED UNDER MFR'S VEHICLE WARRANTY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. AWAITING AN ANSWER. *NM