2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V77000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE U JOINT, REAR AXLES, GEAR OIL, DIFFERENTIAL, GASKET, AND MULTIPLE PARTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT AND THE TECHNICIAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 05/20/15 *BF UPDATED 7/6/2015*JS

I WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE FREEWAY AND ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,COMPLETELY TURNED OFF,HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND PUT IT IN PARK,RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN ON.THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES NOW.EVEN WHEN TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP,TRUCK HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE OFTEN.CHECKED RECALLS BUT NOTHING,I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE.IT HAS EVEN OCCURRED WHILE TURNING,COMING TO A STOP AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SLOWED BY ROAD CONSTRUCTION A GRINDING NOISE STARTED AT THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS LATER AND A LOUD POP THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING . I VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BARELY GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD . LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK FOUND THE DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL WITH THE U JOINT A YOKE STILL ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT .I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE ON A ROLLBACK TOW TRUCK BECAUSE THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP. I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR ANYONE THAT MIGHT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND FOUND A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER WHO TOLD ME MY VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS ON IT . I ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP WHO TOLD ME THE SAME THING . I NEED THIS TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT AND THEIR RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE MY TRUCK . THANKS *TR

DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE, THEY BROKE A PLUG IN THE HORN THAT RENDERED IT INOPERATIVE. *JB

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, I HEARD A LOUD "SMACK!" BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. LUCKILY, I'M PRETTY STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WOULD START BUT NOT TURN OVER WITH 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS. IT STARTED ON THE FIFTH OR SIXTH TRY BUT WOULD NOT IDLE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO START AND ON MY WAY TO THE MECHANIC, I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS BROKEN IN THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE AND LOOKING INTO IT, IT'S BEEN DETERMINED THAT A VALVE SPRING BROKE AND SENT THE VALVE THROUGH THE PISTON AND INTO THE CYLINDER, EFFECTIVELY CEASING THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

SINCE MARCH OF 2013 I'VE MADE SEVERAL PANIC STOPS TO AVOID RUNNING A RED LIGHT. I DE ACCELERATED FROM 30 TO 0 AND THE TRUCK STALLED WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT IS EVERY NOW AND THEN THE TRUCK WON'T START. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT DOESN'T START. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN IT STARTS ON THE RE TRY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.