2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4. LAST FRIDAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR JUST STOPPED WORKING. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY FOB OR BY TURNING THE KEY. THE PLUNGER THINGY MOVES UP A BIT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR - AND YOU CANNOT PULL IT UP MANUALLY. JUST LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME THING. WOULD BE INTERESTED IF THERE WERE A COVERED RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 2500- FRONT END/STEERING FAILURE AT 71,000 REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE KIT, DAMPER AND TRACTION BAR (AS WELL AS PITMAN ARM) AT COST OF OVER $1,200. THIS WAS TO CORRECT THE EXACT SAME STEERING PROBLEM I AM READING ABOUT AS REPORTED BY SEEMINGLY COUNTLESS OWNERS OF DODGE RAMS FROM THIS YEAR. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE TO ME WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO OWNERS LIKE ME WHO PAID FOR THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE ALL SERVICE REPAIR ORDERS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FT. COLLINS (CO) DODGE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AS IS CHRYSLER AND THAT IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED AS A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END COULD RESULT IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED.. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EACH OF THE LAST 3 YEARS AND FAILURES CONTINUE WITH NO SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE DEATH WOBBLE AS DRIVERS OF THESE TRUCKS CALL IT. THE FIX IN 2010 WAS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR MY 2004 DODGE TRUCK. IT ONCE AGAIN IS GOING INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE . DODGE SAYS THE PARTS WERE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS AND WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. DODGE APPARENTLY DIDN'T USE HEAVY ENOUGH PARTS AND AXLES IN THE FIRST PLACE SO DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED OVER AND OVER AND OVER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE DODGE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE PARTS . THERE ARE AND WILL BE MANY DEATHS OVER THESE TRUCKS . IT IS NO WONDER THE AMERICAN VEHICLE MANUF. ARE STRUGGLING. APPARENTLY THE BULLETIN REPAIR MAKES THE TRUCK SAFE FOR ONLY 1 MORE YEAR . THIS ISN'T A POOR A.C OR POWER LOCK PROBLEM IT IS RELATED TO LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL EVERYDAY CONDITIONS WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE MAKE DODGE DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS ONE AND GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT MINE. JUST HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAS DODGE HAD CONCERNING THIS. ONLY THEY KNOW. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. I CALLED DODGE & THEY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM! *TR

DEATH WOBBLE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND BUMPS I HAVE REPLACED SOME PARTS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND THE MORE I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM THE MORE I LEARN THERE ARE MANY JUST LIKE ME WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ON OUR 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT CREW CAB. THE TURN SIGNAL WILL SOMETIMES INTERMITTENTLY DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION YOU CHOOSE AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO BRIGHT IF YOU HAVE IT ON DIM AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AS WE FOUND OUT SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON A RAINY DAY. IT APPEARS IT IS ALL CONTROLLED FROM ONE LOCATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. *TR

@ ROUGHLY 30,000 MI I HIT A POTHOLE ON THE FREEWAY (I-80) AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IMMEDIATELY GOT A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY/BOUNCE. HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER ([XXX] IN RENO) WHO SAID IT WASN'T COVERED BY (50,000 MI) WARRANTY AND WANTED $2300 TO FIX IT. TOOK IT TO A 4 WHEEL DRIVE SPECIALIST WHO REPLACED THE TRACK BAR. ABOUT 10,000 MILES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. RECENTLY (70,000 MI) IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I TOOK IT BACK. THEY CHECKED AND TIGHTENED EVERYTHING & REBALANCED TIRES AND WHEEL AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. TWO DAYS LATER I GOT A VIOLENT FREEWAY SHIMMY AND IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BEEN IN A SERIOUS WRECK IN EITHER INSTANCE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO GIVE A [XXX]. I NEED THE TRUCK BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRUCK WILL GO INTO "DEATH WOBBLE AT OR AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR, AND WONT STOP UNTIL IT REACHES 30 TO 35 MPH. THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER!!!! I URGE ANYONE READING THIS TO FILE FORMAL COMPLAINTS WITH ANY ONE WHO WILL LISTEN!! IM CONTACTING MY STATE REP. ON THIS MATTER. JUST LIKE THE CORVAIR, UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY FAILURES, BUT IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OUT OF PARK ALARM WOULD EMIT A LOUD SOUND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A TRIP I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGH IT WERE BOUNCING FROM ONE FRONT TIRE TO THE OTHER IN THE FRONT END. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER THE SHAKING EVENTUALLY STOPPED. WE CHECKED THE CAR AND THERE SEEMED TO BE NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE TRUCK SEEMED TO DO THE SHAKING TO SMALLER AND SMALLER BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO SHOW A MARKED AMOUNT MORE WEAR THAN THE OTHERS. WE REPLACED THE SHOCKS, THE OUTER TIRE ROD, STABALIZER SHOCKS, TIRES AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE IT CAME BACK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE TO BREAK IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I WAS CALLED IN FOR A RECALL, FOR A SEPERATE ISSUE, BY DODGE I TRIED TO TALK TO THE MEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT IT AND THEY PRETENDED TO NO NOTHING ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND WHEN DISCUSSING IT WITH A FRIEND FOUND OUT HE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IT IS DEFINATELY A DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW IN THESE DODGE TRUCKS, AND WHILE I WAS HOPING THAT DODGE WOULD STEP UP AND DO A RECALL, THE VERY LEAST I WOULD HAVE HOPED FOR WAS AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX IT FROM THE DEALER RATHER THAN A DENIAL OF THERE BEING A PROBLEM AT ALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS TRUCK AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE FRONT END SUSPENSION EVERY YEAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE DODGE STEP UP AND INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A SAFE TRUCK TO HAUL WITH. *TT