2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE, AUTO TRANS. 3,000 MILES ON TRUCK. ENGINE IS LOUD DURING IDLE, ALMOST AS IF THERE IS LIFTERS STICKING AND OR INPROPER ENGINE TOLERANCES. FUEL MILEAGE IS VERY POOR, 10-12 MILES PER GALLON IN CITY OR HIGHWAY. WINDOW STICKER ON TRUCK STATED 14-CITY/16-HIGHWAY WHEN PURCHASED, WAY OFF. *JB

2005 DODGE RAM SRT LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE AWAY FROM THE AXLE RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND IT TIPPED OVER INTO A DITCH WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL IT WAS PUT INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. LATER IT WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP, WHICH DID NOT HAVE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS HARDLY ANY TRANSMISSION FLUID. OIL LEAKED THROUGH TRANSMISSION TUBE UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. HE TOLD THEM THAT ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLES COMPUTERS IT DID NOT SHOW IT HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FRAME WAS DENTED, AND THERE WAS AN INJURY. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED (42K) WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER (PRESENT OR PAST) WHILE DRIVING ALONG A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SUDDENLY & RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN AND BEGAN TO SURGE (RAPIDLY SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN). THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE FORCED TO SUDDENLY BRAKE; MANY QUICKLY CHANGED LANES TO AVOID A COLLISION. I REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR FROM DODGE VIA THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, DAN LEWENDOWSKI, WHO REFUSED TO ASSIST ME WITH THE EXPENSE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NOTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIR. UPON INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR SOME OTHER REASON THAN NON-MAINTENANCE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE FLUID DOES NOT LOSE IT'S LUBRICATION AT 42,000 MILES. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST DODGE RAM HE HAS SERVICED WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IN FACT, HE HAD ANOTHER DODGE RAM IN THE SHOP THE SAME DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (THE "SOFT PARTS" IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED). THE TRANMISSION SHOP OWNER TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE THIS MATTER FURTHER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE LOCATED SEVERAL WEBSITES RELATED TO THE FAILURE OF DODGE TRANSMISSIONS. I AM REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT OF $1,900 FROM DODGE FOR THE REPAIR OF MY TRANSMISSION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE NHSTA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FURTHER TO SEE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN AND WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I HAVE THE DAMAGED/REPLACED PARTS IN MY POSSESSION SHOULD YOU WISH TO INSPECT THEM.

WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON 6/30/05.ON 7/4/05, MY DAYGHTERS FRIEND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG.THINKING THAT THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE, HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. NO SOONER HAD HE DONE THIS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN BUCKING, WENT AIRBORNE, AND FLIPPED A MINIMUM OF 3 TIMES.NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.THANKFULLY HE WASNT INJURED, BUT HIS PASSENGER WAS. HE HAD A SMALL GASH IN HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED 2 STAPLES.

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOUNTING A RADIO, AND WAS BOLTING IT DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON THE TRANSMISSION HUMP IN THE FRONT OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SENSOR WAS IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER HAD INADVERTENTLY DROVE A SHEET METAL SCREW THROUGH THE WIRE RUNNING TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *SC *JB

MY 2004 DODGE RAM WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND TOTALED THE TRUCK. THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGED THE DRIVEWAY AND SUROUNDING AREA.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DOING A THREE POINT TURN AND A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING LOOKED AT.*AK

DT: VEHICLE RUNS FINE WHEN IT'S COLD. BUT WHEN IT'S WARM IT RUNS DIFFERENTLY. IT FUELS ITSELF. WHEN COASTING ABOVE 25 MPH IT WILL HOLD 1500 RPMS, AND WHEN NOT HAVING FOOT ON THE GAS IT HAS NO ENGINE BRAKING, IT WILL ACTUALLY SPEED UP IF GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS 4 TIMES, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE DIED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY SAID SINCE THERE ARE NO CODES ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK