2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TRUCK STALLS DAILY. ONLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ONCE COMPLETELY STOPPED THE TACHOMETER JOLTS UP AND DOWN, MAKING THE TRUCK LURCH FORWARD, AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL COMPLETELY. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, OR AT LOW SPEEDS, ONLY AT COMPLETE STOP AND IN DRIVE. IF IN NEUTRAL THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS IS UNSAFE TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR TRUCK AND AT TIMES IT LURCHES FORWARD TRYING TO GET THE CORRECT RPM. I HAVE SEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS AND DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. MANY TIMES I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED TO PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE EXCEPT THIS, IT HAS TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND NEEDS REPLACED. I SEE OFTEN WHERE PEOPLE CHANGE MANY PARTS, SOMETIMES HELPING BUT USUALLY NOT. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL A TURN (EITHER WAY) THE SIGNAL EITHER GOES THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU WANT OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. HAVE BEEN STOPPED DUE TO NON SIGNAL ON A TURN, EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND SHOWED THEM HOW IT DIDN'T WORK, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN WORKS, BUT IS THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL....GOT OFF WITHOUT ANYTHING BUT A VERBAL WARNING TO FIX. ALSO THE WIPERS ACT UP, TURN ON INTERMITTENT AND THE WIPERS GO FAST AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY STOP IN MID WIPE AND WON'T RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THEY ALSO WILL NOT GO ON INTERMITTENT OR SLOW AT ALL, BUT WILL GO ON THE FAST WIPER SPEED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONLY LIGHTS UP ON CERTAIN CLUSTERS SINCE THE ISSUES STARTED WITH THE WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS. I BELIEVE THIS TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER!!! *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL/WIPER/LIGHTS ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL HAPPENS INSTEAD. NOW, EVERYTHING HAS FAILED. NO BRIGHTS, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO WIPERS. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, ESPECIALLY ON THE DODGE TRUCK FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO E QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT THAT IS WHERE I GOT THE LINK TO THIS FORM TO FILL OUT. *KB

FOR SOME REASON MY TRUCK JUST STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OR LEFT HAND TURN OR IF YOU SLOW BELOW 5 MPH AND TRY TO TURN THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN AND DODGE ACTS LIKE ITS JUST ME. I FEEL THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN LETS TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I PAID 35,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND IT SHOULDN'T BE A LEMON EVEN IF THE TRANNY HAS BEEN REBUILT 3 TIMES ALREADY. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON AND DODGE NEEDS TO FIX IT AT THERE COST NOT OURS. *TR

WHEN I SLOW DOWN, AND SPECIFICALLY TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, MY DODGE WILL RANDOMLY STALL. THE RADIO WILL STAY ON AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW THE TRUCK HAS STALLED IS BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE. ONCE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND TAKES OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT COULD BE AS THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. *KB

WHEN APPLYING LEFT TURN SIGNAL, OFTEN THE VEHICLES RIGHT SIGNAL ACTIVATES, VERY DANGEROUS AS OTHER DRIVERS MAY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BASED UPON YOUR SIGNALED DIRECTION. OFTEN APPLYING THE RIGHT SIGNAL, WILL NOT PRODUCE ANY ACTIVATION AT ALL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO AIR FLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED REMOVING THE DASHBOARD TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE A 05 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP OR TAKE CORNERS. WHEN IT STALLS YOU LOSS POWER STEERING WHICH HAS CUASED ME TO ALMOST BE IN MULITPLE ACCIDENTS GOING AROUND CORNERS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND MULIPLE PEOPLE AND MODEL YEARS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HEAR A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL BUT THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO LATER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,883 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRIVER WHO WAS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TO TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.