2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

YOU CAN NOT TURN ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL WITHOUT THE RIGHT SIGNAL COMING ON TOO. TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN YOU NEED TO KEEP PRESSING ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO KEEP IT BLINKING. I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!! *TR

LIFT PUMP FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LOST ALL POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES CREATING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE FAILED PART AND INSTEAD PUT WHOLE NEW PUMP ASSEMBLY INSIDE FUEL TANK. THIS MEANS THEY KNOW THE CURRENT METHOD OF MOUNTING ON ENGINE BLOCK IS A DESIGN DEFECT. REVIEWED ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER COMMENTS HAVE A SIMILAR STORY. SINCE THIS IS A RE-ENGINEERING OF THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE AND BECAUSE LOSING FUEL STOPS THE ENGINE CREATING AN EXTREME HAZARD FOR SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE, DODGE SHOULD BE RECALLING TRUCKS WITH THIS CONFIGURATION IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT INJURY AND REMEDY AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE DESIGN. IN MY CASE, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED WITH THE SAME DEALER SINCE IT WAS NEW AND THEY NEVER WARNED ME ABOUT THIS, BUT CLEARLY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD BECOME CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TURN SIGNAL AND HIGH BEAM WAS OPERABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE WIPERS WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

TRAVELING ON HWY AT 55 MPH WHEN TRUCK LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. NO WARNING. STEERED TO SIDE OF HWY AND STOPPED. HWY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND 50 MORE YARDS I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MIDDLE OF ROAD BECAUSE NO SHOULDER WITH CONSTRUCTION. TRUCK RESTARTED, AND I CONTINUED ON BECAUSE IN RURAL AREA. TRUCK STOPPED AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION IN TOWN ABOUT 2HRS LATER. DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL NEXT DAY, SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME (40 MI) AND HOPE I MADE IT. BROUGHT IT BACK NEXT MORNING AND TOLD NEEDED NEW LIFT PUMP AND WOULD KEEP IT OVERNIGHT. MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT IS GREAT, AND THEY GAVE ME A RIDE HOME (40 MI). NO OPTION TO INSTALL ORIGINAL PUMP OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. HAD TO INSTALL ONE IN THE FUEL TANK WITH COST OF $1000. SEVERAL CONCERNS. ONE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT SINCE THEY NOW INSTALL THE LIFT PUMP IN THE GAS TANK WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG. TWO, THEY ARE MAKING A NICE SUM TO REPLACE IT AND PUT IT IN THE TANK. THREE, THIS IS AN URGENT SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THERE ARE DROP-OFFS WITH NARROW SHOULDERS (OR NO SHOULDER AS IN MY CASE BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION) ALONG HWYS IN MY AREA. I COULD VERY EASILY HAVE GONE OVER OR DOWN THE SIDE OF ONE OF OUR HILLS. FOUR, VEHICLE CAN LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN MAKING A TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC (AS IT DID IN MY CASE). FIVE, THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING OR WAY TO CHECK THE POTENTIAL OF THIS HAPPENING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND I STARTED RESEARCHING, IT WAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD OF IT. MY TRUCK IS SERVICED REGULARLY BY MY DEALER, AND THERE IS NO TEST FOR THIS. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION ON THE HWY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YRS SHOWS THAT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL PROBABLY ALL FAIL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS SHEARED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR

WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY TO GET IT TO STOP. HAVE HAD IT IN THREE TIMES FOR ALIGMENT AND TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. SEEMS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DOES NOT HAVE WORKING RUNNING LIGHTS. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. PER THE DODGE DEALER, THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED IT AS PART NUMBER 68005476AA (FUSE BOX/POWER CONTROL MODULE). THE PART IS, AND HAS BEEN, ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING IN VARYING ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING WAYS. THE LACK OF IMPROPER OR NON-WORKING LIGHTS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NON AVAILABILITY OF PARTS MAKES A PERFECTLY GOOD VEHICLE NON-DRIVABLE. *TR

10 MINUTES AFTER START UP I BEGAN TO TRAVEL IN DRIVE GEAR OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPON ACCELERATION THE PEDAL WAS DEAD, I.E. NO POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. AFTER THE TRUCK DECELERATED TO ABOUT 10 MPH THE PEDAL WAS BACK AND WORKING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS. THIS BEHAVIOR CONTINUED FOR 30 MINUTES AND STOPPED. IT WAS COLDER THAT MORNING (10 DEGREES F). THE PEDAL ALSO HAD RUN AWAY ACCELERATION AT TIMES BEFORE THE PEDAL WENT DEAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL RELATED BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE RUN AWAY ACCELERATION. I BELIEVE IT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE APPS SYSTEM? VERY SCARY THOUGH. I HOPE IT DOESN'T DIE CROSSING AND INTERSECTION. *TR