2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

HAD JUST FILLED GAS TANK FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIER. DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN RD. SLOWED FOR CURVE AND ENGINE QUIT, ALMOST RAN INTO LOGGING TRUCK HEADON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLUP. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. SLOWED TO LET ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND ENGINE QUITE AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. WHEN I FILL GAS TANK IT USUALLY DIE AT FIRST STOP. DOES THIS UNTIL I HAVE USED UP SOME OF THE GAS. HAVE ASKED DEALER WHO SOLD THE TRUCK TO ME TO LOOK INTO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET KILLED. NO RESPONSE. I NO LONGER DRIVE THAT ROAD JUST AFTER FILL UP. HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL 1500 RAM OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL BE LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GET KILLED TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, DRY SHAFT, AND THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE FILLING TANK FUEL KICKS BACK SHUTTING OFF PUMP HANDLE. APPARENT ORVR VALVE PROBLEM REQUIRING ENTIRE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

MY MOM AND I WERE HEADING HOME FROM CHURCH WHEN THIS MAN IN A PICKUP RAN THE STOP LIGHT AND TOTALED MY PICKUP, MY MOM HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF A HEAD INJURY AND OTHER INJURIES. THE POLICE CAME OUT AND NO ONE WAS TICKETED. ANYWAY I GOT AHOLD OF CHRYSLER AND THEY SENT ME A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A HEAD ON COLLISION THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THEY SAID THAT SINCE IN WAS FROM THE SIDE, THAT IT DID NOT MATTER IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED OR NOT. MY PICKUP PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY THIS IS WHY MY 82 YEAR MOM WAS SERIOUSLY HURT! MY QUESTION IS WHY ARE AIR BAGS PUT IN VEHICLES OR REQUIRED IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WORK? I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR THE MEANS TO HIRE A LAWYER, AND I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE AWHILE. THE BIG 3 AUTO MAKERS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE AIR BAG PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON EVEN IF THEY DO NOT DEPLOY! ANY HELP FROM YOU FOLKS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. P.S. I HAD TO GUESS ON MY ACTUAL MILEAGE BUT I KNOW IT WAS OVER 65,000. I APOLOGIZE FOR BOTHERING YOU FOLKS BUT I NEED HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THE "LAMP OUT" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF AS IF THE BULB WAS GOING BETWEEN WORKING AND NOT WORKING. CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB WITH THE RECOMMENDED 3057 BULB BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. CHANGED THE BULB HOLDER BUT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUES. CHECKED THE FUSE BUT IT WAS GOOD. FINALLY WENT UNDER THE REAR TO CHECK IF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LOOSE AND SAW THE WIRES FOR THE REAR LAMP WAS PINCHED AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WIRE FOR THE BRAKE LAMP WAS CUT. THERE WAS REALLY NO GIVE TO THE WIRING HARNESS; IT WAS PULLED EXTREMELY TIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES AND NOTHING ELECTRICAL HAS EVER BEEN TOUCHED BEFORE. THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP IS WORKING FINE BUT THE HARNESS FOR THAT SIDE WAS NOT CHECKED. ALL WIRING IS ORIGINAL FROM FACTORY. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE BRAKE LAMPS ARE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING WAS BENT AND THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THERE IS EXTREME RUST OUT ON MY DODGE RAM ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS IS ON THE BOX OF THE TRUCK. THE DODGE TRUCKS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THERE IS FOAM MATERIAL BEHIND THE BODY. ONCE THIS MATERIAL GETS DAMP OR WET, IT STARTS RUSTING THE VEHICLES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES AND IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THRU THE OUTER METAL. THIS IS WEAKENING THE INTEGRITY OF THE BODY. I DID TALK TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY HAVE TO CUT THE BODY, REMOVE THE FOAM AND RUST AND WELD A NEW PATCH PANEL IN PLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND WAS HEARING A WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE. DURING THE SERVICE THE SHOP FOUND A CHIPPED TOOTH SO BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE SHOP WAS NICE AND ONLY CHARGED ME THE TIME TO PULL THE COVER. I TOOK IT TO A LOYAL DEALER AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO FIX BECAUSE I WAS NEEDING MY VEHICLE TO GO ON A PLANNED VACATION THE NEXT WEEK. THEN AT 73000 AND A YEAR LATER THE TRUCKS DIFF STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AGAIN AND I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $2600.00. SO I CALLED AROUND AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PARTS GAVE ME A BETTER PRICE SO I HAD THEM CHANGE THE GEAR RATIO (4.56) AND PUT AN AFTER MARKET LSD (AUBURN LOCKER) AND NOW I AM SCHEDULE TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS MAKING NOISE AGAIN AT 95777 MILES.JUST SICK OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DIFF SEIZING AND PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER OR POSSIBLE DEATH. $ WHEEL DRIVE PARTS TOLD ME THAT THE CHYRSLER 9.25 DIFF IS A VERY BAD DIFF AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO SWITCH IT OUT TO A DANA 60 BECAUSE THAT IS THE DIFF THE 3/4 TON HAVE AND NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM. JUST COST TO MAKE THE SWITCH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I LIKE THE TRUCK JUST NOT THIS WEAK SPOT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING VIBRATIONS OR SHUDDERS WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING TURNS ETC. NOT CONSISTENTLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO GET WORSE WITH TIME. SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WHEN IN MOTION AND NOT WHEN AT A STAND STILL AND TURNING WHEELS. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING A FEW TIMES. SOME TIMES WHILE TURNING CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. FINALLY ENGINE QUIT, LUCKILY WHILE STILL AND A VALVE SPRIG BROKE AND VALVE DROPPED. DODGE HAS LONG KNOW ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I AMOUNT OF WARRANTY AND OUT OF LUCK. BUT LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *TR