2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

2005 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. STARTING AT APROX. 27,000 MILES, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER TO START. AT ABOUT 30K MILES, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT DIESEL IN THE TRUCK, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IN FACT IT WAS DIESEL FROM OUR VERY OWN TANK, AND OUR FUEL SALESMAN TOLD THEM IT WAS ULSD, WITH A MOUNTAIN DEW APPEARANCE FOR HIGHWAY. THE DEALER REMOVED THE FUEL FROM THE TRUCK AND REPLACED IT WITH THEIR OWN, ONLY TO THEN TELL US WE RUINED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF @ $14,000. THEN THEY ADDED THAT WE HAD VOIDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY FROM CONTAMINATION. WE TOOK THE TRUCK DIRECTLY TO CUMMINS, WHO DIAGNOSED 2 FAULTY INJECTORS AND REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF @$1700. THE TRUCK RAN FINE FOR 3 YEARS, THEN SAME TROUBLE AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO DODGE AT OUR MECHANICS REQUEST, AND GOT THE SAME TOTAL REPLACEMENT SCENARIO. WENT BACK TO CUMMINS YESTERDAY, WHERE THEY SERVICE TECH TOLD ME 1. DODGE BUYS THE ENGINES FROM CUMMINS JUST ABOVE COST, AND CARRIES THE ENTIRE WARRANTY, 2. DODGE LOCKED CUMMINS OUT OF THE ENGINES THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND DIFFERENT PLUG CONNECTOR 3. HE HAD MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS WE DID, TURNING THE PROBLEM BACK ON THE OWNER AND REFUSING SERVICE. HE SAID IN FACT HE DID NOT KNOW OF DODGE HONORING ENGINE WARRANTEES AT ALL, AND IT WAS A SORE ISSUE FOR CUMMINS REPUTATION. CUMMINS SENT US TO A THIRD PARTY, WERE THE TRUCK IS NOW. WHILE TALKING TO DODGE CORPORATE THE FIRST TIME AROUND, THEY TOLD ME THEY COUNT ON THEIR DEALERS TO BE THE "EYES AND EARS" OF THE COMPANY AND LEAVE IT TO THEM TO DECIDE WARRANTIES. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO VOID OVER A FAULTY COMPONENT, ONE WHICH THE DEALER COULD NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE. IF I TOOK IT TO A REGULAR MECHANIC FOR A SPARK PLUG AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, THAT WOULD SHOW EXTREME NEGLIGENCE. *TR

MARKER/RUNNING LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY QUIT WORKING, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WERE WORKING. DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS. TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

MY TRUCK WILL SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN YOUR GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. YOU CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE FRONT TIRES WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY TILL YOU GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *TR

I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE WITH MY LEFT BLINKER ACTIVATED AND MY BUDDY THAT WAS BEHIND ME CALLED ME ON THE CELL PHONE AND SAID THAT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ON. THE INSIDE ONE WAS INDICATING A RIGHT TURN CONDITION, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE WAS POSITIONED FOR A LEFT TURN. THE NEXT DAY I HOOKED UP TO A TRAILER THE NEXT DAY AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND WALKED BACK TO CHECK MY TRAILER LIGHTS AND MY RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE BLINKING. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS LISTED FOR THE 2006 DODGE 3500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND PARKED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL EITHER NOT COME ON OR THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS SET ON INTERMITTENT IT WOULD SWIPE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

'DEATH WOBBLE': SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, USUALLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACES. SEVERAL (6-8) EPISODES OVER 1 MONTH PERIOD. REQUIRED DECREASE OF SPEED FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OR EVEN FULL STOP TO END EPISODE. IN ONE PARTICULAR EPISODE (8/11/10)WAS TOWING UP AN INCLINE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WAS FORCED TO SLOW FROM 65 MPH TO 25MPH WHILE TRYING TO MOVE ONTO NARROW SHOULDER TO AVOID DANGER WITH OTHER TRAFFIC BEHIND US. DESPITE NO NOTED WORN OUT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS (INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT AND DEALER MECHANICS, SOME TIE ROD WEAR NOTED ONLY) REPAIR INVOLVED REPLACING STEERING COMPONENTS, PITMAN ARM, TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS. DEALER RETAINED OLD PARTS. *TR

DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE FROM A CONCRETE ROADWAY OVER A TRANSITION BUMP TO A BLACKTOP ROADWAY, THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. USING THE BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED TO STOP THE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK THAT HAS 35200 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HUB BEARING HAS GONE OUT AND THE OTHER SIDE IS ALMOST WORN OUT THE DEALER WANTS 424.00 PER WHEEL TO REPLACE THEM. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ( 07V03800) ON THE 2006 1500 TRUCKS BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE TIME HAS LAPSED I HAVE FRIENDS & RELATIVES THAT HAVE DODGE TRUCKS THAT HAD BAD HUB BEARINGS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF IF IT GOES TOO LONG. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE OUTER LINKAGE OF THE TIE ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS HOWEVER; THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SAVE HIS RECEIPTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN CASE THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FRIDAY THE #4 FUEL TUBE THAT COMES FROM THE FUEL BAR AND GOES INTO THE INJECTORS STARTED LEAKING CAUSING DIESEL TO LEAK OVER MY ENTIRE MOTOR AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES AS I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A LEAK. I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY EXHAUST BEHIND THE TRUCK BUT THEN NOTICED MY FUEL GAGE STARTED GOING DOWN QUICKLY AND WHEN I MADE IT HOME SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE. ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF DIESEL WAS LEAKED OUT. THIS COULD HAVE IGNITED AND / OR EXPLODED CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES / HOMES. I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE LEAK AND PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE #4 TUBE, WHICH IS THE ONE I REPLACED, WAS VERY COMMON TO LEAK. IF THIS IS VERY COMMON...SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. IF ONE TUBE IS COMMON TO LEAK ALL OTHERS ARE QUESTIONABLE AS WELL. THE PART COST ME $52.60 PLUS LABOR TO CHANGE. *TR