2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE BLEND DOOR ON THE 2005 DODGE RAM GOES BAD EASILY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE AC/ AND HEATER RE-CIRCULATION IS DAMAGED. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I'M SURPRISED THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET OR EVEN LOOKED INTO. *TR

OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE VEHICLE IDLE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ERRATIC. TODAY PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AT A SLIGHT CURVE, THE VEHICLE/ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING BOTH SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER CARS COMING. *TR

MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. BOTH TIRE LOCKED SENDING ME AND MY KIDS INTO THE DASH AND BACK SEAT. BOUGHT TRUCK NEW HAD ONLY 50K MILES BUT WAS 2 WEEKS OUT OF THE 7 YEAR WARRANTY. SPOKE W DODGE REP TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER THEY HAD TRUCK FOR 1 MONTH, WAS THEN TOLD NOT COVERED. ORIGINALLY WAS TOLD I WOULD PAY $1000 & DODGE WOULD COVER REST. 11TH HR WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE. *TR

WHILE TAKING LOW SPEED, TIGHT TURNS WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK THE ENGINE STALLS OUT. I'M PRETTY SURE THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:EA05018. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTH. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER "CLEANED" THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, (CHARGED ME $89.00) BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE DEFROST SYSTEM SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND LEFT AT THE SITE BECAUSE THE DEFROST SYSTEM WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC HINGE ON THE DEFROSTER. UPDATED 1/28/2013 *JS

WELL I WAS ABOUT 2 TO 5 MILES FROM HOME THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND THEN ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE DRIVE WAY THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND NEVER CAME BACK UP I STARTED IT BACK AFTER IT DIED AND IT STARTED TO KNOCK SO I TURNED IT OFF AND IT HAS NOT BEEN STARTED SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES HE NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PLASTIC WAS VERY WEAK AND THE BREAK LEVER RELEASE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST 3 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,186 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,779.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AXLE PIN BACK AND THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE PINION NUT CAME LOOSE FROM THE PINION SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE NEVER SEEN THAT TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DRIVING ON ROUTE 3 SOUTH IN TYNGSBORO, MA. 55 MPG AT 7:00AM REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION BEARING SEIZED. LOCKED UP PINION AND YOKE. SNAPPED OFF DRIVESHAFT, BREAKING FRONT DRIVESHAFT AND YOKE. ALSO SHATTERED TRANSFER CASE. *TR