2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD....ITS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER ..SOON WILL SPLIT DASH BOARD IN HALF. THE EXPOSED EDGES ARE SHARP AS A RAZOR. *TR

WHILE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, HIT A JOINT IN THE ROAD ON AN OVERPASS. THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BY A COUPLE MECHANICS AND A DEALERSHIP. NO ONE SAW ANYTHING THAT SHOULD/WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER. THEY NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING. I HAVE BEEN UNDER THE TRUCK BEFORE AND IT WASN'T LEAKING PRIOR TO THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE,' RATHER, I FEEL THAT IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2003-2006 DODGE RAM 2500'S THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET GETS THOUSANDS OF HITS. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRUCK WAS MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOT WHEN A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS HEARD. VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERING WELL. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT STEERING FOUND THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD END SHEARED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE A/C SCHRADER VALVE HAD BECOME STICKY AND WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VALVE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,498 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,498. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/2013 *JS

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE; I HEARD A SNAP. AS I TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT TO PULL FORWARD, I HEARD ANOTHER SNAP. WHEN THE PICKUP STRAIGHTENED OUT, I HEARD SEVERAL POPPING NOISES AND THE STEERING CAUGHT. I ROLLED FORWARD AND THE WHEELS DIDN'T RESPOND; THE LEFT TIE ROD HAD SHEERED OFF AND THE WHEELS WERE FACING EACH OTHER. I HAVE THE BROKEN TIE ROD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THIS WAS THE NEW "IMPROVED" SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, SOMEONE WOULD BE DEAD. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE PIECE AT COST AND SUGGESTED I CALL DODGE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER INSTANCES. THERE WAS ANOTHER DODGE INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO NEAR GUNNISON, CO IN AUGUST. THEY WERE PARKING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AT THE TIME OF BREAKAGE. AGAIN, THANK GOD, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

BAD FRONT END VIBRATION {DEATH WOBBLE} I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND SPENT ABOUT $3000.00 ON IT WITH THE {NEW AND IMPROVED STEERING LINKAGE} THAT CAME FROM DODGE AND I STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE. I TALKED TO SOMEONE NAMED [XXX] IN CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SHE SAID TO TAKE IT TO DODGE. I JUST GOT IT BACK FROM PRO CHRYSLER JEEP IN NORTHGLEEN COLORADO WHERE THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP A FULL TANK OF GAS AND 65 LBS OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND I WONT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM..THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP WHEN IT STARTS SHAKING. I GOT STUCK BETWEEN A SEMI TRUCK AND A CEMENT BARRIER WHEN IT WENT NUTS AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE CRASH ON I70 AND THE TUNNEL. I WANT DODGE TO DO A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS TRUCK AND ANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 10-15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROAD ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,505 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,371.

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND JUST ABOUT CAUSE ME TO CRASH WHILE DRIVING A VARIOUS SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER SEVERAL TIMES YET IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. I STARTED RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING. IT IS DESCRIBED AS THE SHAKE OF DEATH OR DEATH WOBBLE. THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ARE OPTIONS FOR REPLACING FRONT END PARTS FOR ABOUT $500-800 DOLLARS. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF IT. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE RECCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 65 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE TOWARD A DITCH AND CRASHED INTO A ROCK WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.