2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2005 DODGE RAM HEMI PICKUP TRUCK. SLOWING FROM 35 MPH TO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT CORNER WHEN I DISCOVER THERE IS NO STEERING TO SPEAK OF (STRONGMAN STEERING ONLY). I BARELY MAKE THE CORNER ALMOST HITTING A NEWLY RENOVATED CHURCH. MY NEXT INCLINATION IS TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER AND STOP AND I EXPERIENCE MINIMAL TO NO BRAKES WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT. NO SENSATION THAT IT HAD STALLED AND NO INDICATION ON THE PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS. I HAD THE RADIO OF AND THE FAN ON LOW WITH ONLY ROAD NOISE AND I HAD NO IDEA THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SAFELY FOR 33 YEARS AND THIS TOPS THE LIST OF FREAKY INCIDENTS AND SENSATIONS (TOPS LOSING A WHEEL). TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. DROVE THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT (VERY DANGEROUS) AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION ONLINE THAT RELATE TO THE HEMI PICKUPS. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS TO INNOCENT, UNKNOWING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT TRUCK HAS AROUND 52,000 MILES ON IT AS OF NOW. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN MY TURN SIGNAL ON FOR THE LEFT THE RIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I TURN MY SIGNAL ON FOR THE RIGHT NOTHING COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE SO FAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE WIPER MOTOR CAUSING IT TO FREEZE AND BECOME INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E009000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - I ONLY TURN THEM ON IN THE RAIN, IN WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. I TURN WIPERS ON, AND HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT WORK, AND I CANNOT SEE. THIS HAPPENS DAILY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RAIN. *TR

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE BLINKERS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY, THEY BLINK ON BOTH SIDES WHENEVER THEY WANT AND NOW THE WIPER BLADES WORK INCONSISTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SEPTEMBER, 2010, APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS. NEED TO REPLACE THE BLINKER HANDLE ON STEERING COLUMN. *TR

DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER EVENT, HEARD A POP IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. ASSUMED IT WAS ICE OR SNOW. WITHIN THE NEXT 20 MILES, SLIGHT VIBRATION BEGAN AND GRINDING NOISE HEARD. PARKED VEHICLE FOR WEEK WHILE OUT OF TOWN. RETURNED DROVE TO WORK, APPROX 22 MILES, PROBLEM PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE, THIS WAS DURING ANOTHER SNOW EVENT. DECIDED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP, REFUSED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, SET UP APPOINTMENT FOR JAN. 4, 2010. CALLED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP NEAR HOME. COULD GET ME IN IMMEDIATELY. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO REPAIR SHOP. RIGHT FROM WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO HUB AND AXLE. HAD TO BE HAULED IN BECAUSE THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AXLE. CAUSED TIRE TO RIDE UP INTO UPPER CONTROL ARM AND DESTROYED TIRE. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THAT 2006 DODGE RAMS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THAT 2002 THRU 2008 DODGE RAMS THAT HAD REPLACEMENTS WITH SPECIFIC BRANDS HAD BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY 53,412 MILES ON IT WHEN THE BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED. IT HAS COST ME OVER $600 IN REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY THE "70,000 MILE LIMITED DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY." THE REPLACED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND IN MY POSSESSION. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN DODGE PICKUPS OF MANY MODEL YEARS INCLUDING 2005 BOTH 2 AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

STARTED HEARING A ROARING NOISE FROM FRONT END OF TRUCK, VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND JERKING WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. REPLACED HUB BEARING ASSY AND NOISE QUIT. DODGE RECALLED THE 2006 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2005 WHICH USES THE SAME PART. CALLED DODGE AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS THERE WAS NOT RECALL ON THAT VEHICLE. I SAID I KNOW, THAT IS THE PROBLEM. FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE...FEEL PART WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN CITY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (WIDE OPEN THROTTLE) AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN. THE THROTTLE REMAINED STUCK IN FULL ACCELERATION MODE UNTIL I CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. FULL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE: HTTP://IMIMPULSIVE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/01/STUCK-THROTTLE-ACCELERATOR-THAT-ALMOST.HTML

MY AIR CONDITION WON'T SWITCH TO DEFROST CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. I BROUGHT IT THERE 3 TIMES TO FIX AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE 1500 STALLING AFTER ACCELERATING OR WHILE TURNING. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 34000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED DOING IT RIGHT AWAY...PROBABLY WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER GOT RID OF IT :) YESTERDAY, IT LEFT ME ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IN A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM ON MY WAY TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL. I HAVE TAKEN THIS 2005 DODGE 1500 OUT ON THE AIR FORCE BASE FOR HUNTING AND WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CHECK STATION (VERY ROUGH ROADS-WASHBOARDS, POTHOLES, DEEPSAND, ETC) MY ENGINE WAS REVVING UP AND DOWN. WHEN I GOT ONTO THE INTERSTATE TO COME HOME THE CRUISE WOULD NOT ENGAGE, I OPENED THE HOOD AND PRESSED ON ALL THE INJECTOR AND PLUG WIRES AND THE TRUCK RAN SMOOTH AND THE CRUISE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THINGS WERE FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT THEN IT STARTED STALLING/CUTTING OUT AGAIN. I PRESSED ON THE WIRES AND THINGS WERE FINE AGAIN. NOW YESTERDAY, IT STALLED COMING INTO A TURN. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I WENT THROUGH TWO STOP SIGNS WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I GOT UP TO SPEED AND WENT ABOUT 1 MILES, THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED AND IT SAYS I WAS RUNNING HOT. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED ON THE HEATER?THE HEATER BLEW COLD BECAUSE I HAVEN?T GONE FAR ENOUGH FOR IT TO HEAT UP YET SO I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND TURN THE KEY UNTIL THE GAUGES CAME ON BUT DID NOT START THE ENGINE. IT SAID MY ENGINE WAS JUST OFF THE COLD MARK AND THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT WAS GONE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE STALLING PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TAKING A SHARP CORNER ON MY STREET. DODGE, PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A CONNECTOR WIGGLING LOOSE. *TR