2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY 2005 DODGE RAM HAS AN AIR DUCT FLAPPER THAT BROKE AND FELL INTO THE FAN. KNOW MY DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. *TR

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7 HEMI. AS VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN FOR STOP OR TURN ENGINE SHUTTERS HARSHLY AND THEN STALLS. RESTART IS POSSIBLE, BUT EACH TIME A STOP IS COMPLETED ENGINE STALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2009 FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A FLAP WITHIN THE AIR VENTS WAS BLOCKING THE AIR FLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE SLID 120 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS DONE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURERS DEFECT FOUND AND THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL # 07V038000. UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLICKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS WARPED AND LEAKING FUMES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,502.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ALSO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN OPERATING THE WIPERS, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED EITHER THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAD FAILED OR THE WIRING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

THE TRUCK WILL START SURGING BETWEEN 30 -65 MPH AND THE ENGINE WILL FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WHILE IDLING THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 3000 RPM UP AND DOWN AND WILL ALSO DO THIS WHILE IN DRIVE. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT THE TRUCK WILL SURGE FORWARD LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE ALMOST HIT NUMEROUS CARS IN FRONT OF ME MANY DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND REPLACED, EGR VALVE REPLACED, AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL REPLACED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP. ON AVERAGE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS 5-8 TIMES A WEEK. TO THIS DAY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (7/29/2010). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 ST/SLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE DISCOVERED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS POURING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO MY TRUCK, FROM THE TOP PART OF THE REAR WINDOW. IT MAKES ITS WAY AROUND THE WINDOW, THEN DOWN TO THE CAB FLOOR. *TR