2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE N62/NHTSA 13V-528 FROM CHRYSLER. I HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND PAID FOR IT AND SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION AND RECEIPT TO CHRYSLER AS THEY REQUESTED OVER 90 DAYS AGO WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT OR NOTICE WHATSOEVER. PLEASE CONTACT CHRYSLER ON MY BEHALF AND REQUEST AT LEAST AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MY REQUEST. THANK YOU *TR

THIS VEHICLES WIPERS WILL START OR STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN YOU HAVE THEM ON I HAVE ALSO HAD THEM TO WHIP WITH THE SWITCH TURNED OFF THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS INTERMITTENTLY HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY VERY UNSAFE AUTO TO DRIVE THANK YOU. *TR

2005 DODGE 2500 CUMMINS ENGINE, 160,000 MILES, STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPG AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ASSOCIATED WITH EVERYDAY DRIVING. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT COME OUT OF IT, WENT ANOTHER 30 MILES DID IT AGAIN. ABSOLUTELY A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND IM AM SURE IT WAS SCARY FOR PEOPLE BEHIND ME AS THEY SEEN MY TRUCK START SHAKING AND ME SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" , A COMMON PROBLEM ON MODEL YEARS 2003 THRU 2008. FORUM WEBSITES HAVE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON IT, FROM 20,000 MILES TO 250,000 MILES. CONTACTED DODGE DEALER AND THERE IS NO "RECALLS" OPEN ON MY TRUCK STEERING OTHER THAN H46 AND N62, NEITHER OF WHICH WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FUNNY THING IS, EVEN THOUGH DODGE "DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM" I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND WHERE I CAN ORDER THE SAME TYPE OF STEERING LINKAGE CURRENTLY ON MY TRUCK, IT TAKES ME TO THE NEW 2009 AND NEWER STYLE. A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER DRIVING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE OIL PAN HAS A SILVER DOLLAR SIZED RUST-THROUGH FORMING AT THE BOTTOM, REAR, RIGHT CORNER AND IS NOW LETTING OIL SEEP THROUGH. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE TRUCK AND INSPECTED IT. LUCKILY, I CAUGHT THIS BEFORE IT CAUSED A MAJOR PROBLEM. HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS DEFECT AND IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE BY ALLOWING OIL TO BLOW ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALTERNATIVELY, IT ALSO COULD HAVE ALLOWED 12 QUARTS OF OIL TO LEAK ON TO THE HIGHWAY, DESTROYED MY TURBO AND/OR ENGINE, OR CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. DODGE INFORMS ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,400.00. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE OIL PAN SHOULD RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A CONDITION IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. *TR

I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK TO GET IT SERVICED BECAUSE THE STEERING FELT OFF AND WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SHAKING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS CRACKED AND THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS JUST HANGING THERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON IT BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK SO I CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE THE "SPECIFIC RECALLED" PART. SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AROUND $3,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL, "BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE." IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER GROUP THAT SINCE MY TRUCK HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR THE SPECIFIC PART BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. THEY DID SAY TO KEEP ALL MY RECIEPTS IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY WILL ACTIVATE RANDOMLY WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE INTERMITTENT SETTINGS, THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE. IF THEY MOVE, THEY MAY MOVE ONCE OR MULTIPLE TIMES. IF THEY DO NOT MOVE AT ALL, SWITCH HAS TO BE SET TO SLOW/FAST CONTINUOUS SETTING. HAVE REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, FORWARD CONTROL MODULE, AND WIPER MOTOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASHED, THE AIR BAGS FAILED DEPLOY. THE CONTACT REPORTED TWO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ *JS

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL STOP SPORADICALLY DURING THE CYCLE. IN DELAY MODE THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE AND MAY DELAY THEN CONTINUOUSLY WIPE OR JUST NOT WORK AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO VISIBILITY AND THE NEED TO KEEP LOOKING DOWN AT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT APPEARS DODGE HASN'T RESOLVED. *TR