2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SHAFT HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE A FAILED TO PINION NUT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. *TR

DODGE HAS A KNOWN HISTORY OF FUELING PROBLEMS CAUSING GASOLINE TO FLOW OUT OF THE FILLING TUBE WHILE AT A PUMP. THIS IS A HAZARD CAUSE BY THEIR POOR VENTING COMPONENTS. CHECK THE INTERNET AND SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS, BUT WITH DODGE IT'S A FAMILIAR OCCURRENCE.

ONCOMING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL CAME ACROSS 4 LANES TO HIT FRONT OF TRUCK. DODGE IS TOTALED BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED DODGE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THEM OUT AND WAS TOLD, FIRST A SPECIAL TASK FORCE WOULD COME CHECK THE AIRBAGS AND WE WOULD BE COMPENSATED, THEN LATER WAS TOLD DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY TRUCK THEY WOULDN'T BUT I COULD TAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY WOULD RUN THE TEST AT MY EXPENSE. DODGE DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE WHY AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE TRUCK IS 10 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE APPLYING THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT ON DASH STARTS FLASHING AND TRUCK STALLS, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND BRAKE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO GET OFF ROAD, THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH OTHER PASSENGERS. CALLED DEALER, THEY CANT OFFER ANY INSIDE TO PROBLEM WITHOUT VEHICLE AT SHOP TO READ CODES, NO CODES SHOWN AND VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVIN, $40,000 FOR 89000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS SUSPENDED UNDER THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE METAL BRACKET THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE SPARE TIRE TO SUSPEND IT RUSTED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SUSPENSION CABLE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A SHOPPING PLAZA AND THERE WAS NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR ANYONE BEHIND ME. VERY UNSAFE DESIGN. I MENTION WHAT OCCURRED TO MY NEIGHBOR WHO HAS A SIMILAR DODGE RAM AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE SAME THING HAD OCCURRED TO HIS VEHICLE. HE TOO WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HIS HOME. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, NUMEROUS FORUMS REPORT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND DISCUSS THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH DODGE BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. THANKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE SO I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC APPROX 15 MILE DRIVE. THE NOISE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TURNING TO A GRINDING NOISE ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE MECH. WHEN I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE MY TURN INTO THE MECHANIC'S DRIVEWAY THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP AND DROPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED THIS WOULD OF BEEN SERIOUS, POSSIBLY CAUSING DRIVER INJURY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SATURDAY, 11/23/2013, I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR WOULD CROAK OR MOAN. I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SPONGY AND HAD TO BE PRESSED IN FULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I BEGAN TO HEAD HOME WITH THE TRUCK AS I DID NOT WANT A SAFETY HAZARD WHERE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT IN ORDER TO STEER STRAIGHT, I HAD TO HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES LEFT. UPON GETTING THE TRUCK HOME I IMMEDIATELY SAW MY PROBLEM. MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS SITTING IN THE WHEEL WELL ON AN ANGLE. LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE WERE POURING OUT OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND RUBBER GOO WAS LEAVING A TRAIL WHERE I DROVE. I JACKED THE CAR AND REMOVED THE WHEEL, AND COULD SEE EVEN MORE. MY WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WAS SEPARATED AND BROKEN. THIS CAUSED MY TIRE TO SIT ON THE HUB CROOKED AND LEAN AGAINST MY CONTROL ARM. THE HEAT FROM THIS FRICTION WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT MELTED MY CV BOOT, WHICH IS WHY I HAD A RUBBER GOO TRAIL. IT ALSO MELTED THE ABS SENSOR ON THE WHEEL HUB ITSELF. CAUSING MY ABS TO GO OUT. THE HUB ITSELF HAD A PIECE COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF, AS IF A WELD BROKE. THE HEAT ALSO WARPED MY ROTOR, AND CRACKED MY BRAKE PADS IN THAT SIDE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HAVE ANY WHEEL SEPARATION OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING CRASH OR INJURY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO UTILIZE BRAKING AND DRIVE HOME AT ABOUT 20MPH WITH HAZARDS ON. THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SEVERAL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500S, INCLUDING 2004, 2006, AND OTHERS, FOR BEARING ISSUES. HOWEVER DODGE CLAIMED IT WAS ONLY A FAULTY PART IN 2WD APPLICATIONS. NOW WE KNOW THIS IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE A 4WD RAM THAT HAD THE HUB ASSEMBLY FAIL AND A PARTIAL BRAKING FAILURE. I AM OUT OF ROOM, BUT I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PARTS BROKEN ON THE CAR, AND PICTURES OF THE REMOVED PARTS AS WELL. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FUELING. THIS IS VERY RANDOM AND DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I FUEL. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN I FUEL THE TANK TO THE TOP. THE VEHICLE CAN STALL DURING DRIVING OR AT A STOP THAT ALSO IS RANDOM. *TR

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON FRONT SUSPENSION HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED FOR CONCERNS OF SAFETY. THIS IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR BALL JOINTS TO FAIL. AND SINCE MY 2WD TRUCK HAS UNITIZED BALL JOINTS (PART OF UPPER CONTROL ARM, WHICH ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACED), THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR