2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT TIRES BOUNCING WHEN MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER 55 MILES AND HITS A BUMP. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE BOUNCING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK YEARS AGO AND HAPPENS AS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP AT 55. I HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS HAD TIES ROTATED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

MY DIFFERENTIAL HAS WENT OUT TWICE IN MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT AT 48K MILES (MAY 2008) (COVERED BY WARRANTY) AND THE SECOND TIME AT 137K MILES. BOTH TIMES THE FAILURE BEGAN WITH A WINDING SOUND FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL,THEN FOLLOWED BY DIFFEREMENTIAL SLIP. IF NOT CORRECTED RIGHT AWAY THE DIFFERENTIAL WILL BEGIN RATTLING BEFORE COMING APART. THE POTENTIAL HARM IS THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL CAN LOCK UP WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE REPAIR ACTION IS TO REPLACE ALL BEARINGS AND GEARS IN THE DIFFERETNTIAL $1800). I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING WITH THIS HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO DODGE AND THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS COMMON. I HAVE ONLY 1K MILES ON THE 2ND REBUILT DIFFERENTIAL AND I ALREADY HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR WINDING AND SLIPPING OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. I HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR 28 JAN 2011 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. *LN

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE. AT THAT MOMENT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKE STOPPED. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I REALLY STARTED TO PAY ATTENTION AND IT DOES IT FROM 55 MPH AND UP. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE ISSUE CORRECTED BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TR

2004 DODGE 2500 TURN INDICATOR IN LEFT HAND POSITION MAKES RIGHT HAND SIGNAL ACTIVATE. ALL LEFT HAND INDICATORS DO NOT WORK. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS WHEN YOU PASS 40 MPH AND HIT EVEN A SMALL BUMP IT HAS BEEN SO BAD AT TIMES THAT I HAVE INJURED MY NECK I HAVE REPLACED TIRES STOCK SIZE, SHOCKS, BEARINGS,ROTORS,BALL JOINTS,BUSHINGS MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND HATES TO EVEN RIDE IN IT NOW SHE SAYS ITS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IT HAS THREW US ACROSS THE LANES JUST THE OTHER DAY I JUST MISSED THE GUARD RAILS BY INCHES IF THE ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED FORGET DRIVING IT UNLESS YOUR LIFE INSURANCE IS PAID UP. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY IS MALFUNCTIONING. SOMETIMES THE DELAY SWIPES THREE OR FOUR TIMES, AND THEN NOT AT ALL. THE WIPER SWITCH MUST BE MOVED TO THE LOW OR HIGH SETTING TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS. THEN AT TIMES THE WIPES WILL NOT RETURN TO THE PARK POSITION. *TR

2004 DODGE 2500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH LIFT PUMP *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE LIFT PUMPS FAIL WITH 50,000-60,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE MOUNTED ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BY THE FUEL FILTER BY THE HEAT MOTOR. WHEN THE PUMP FAILED, THE ENGINE HAD NO WAY TO GET FUEL UP FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AFTER THE STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

SERVICE BULLETIN 22-005-06 CONCERNING FRONT END SHIMMY OR THE DEATH WOBBLE AS DRIVERS OF THESE TRUCKS CALL IT. THE FIX IN 2006 WAS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR MY 2004 DODGE TRUCK. IT ONCE AGAIN IS GOING INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. 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 COMPLAINS HAS DODGE HAD CONCERNING THIS. ONLY THEY KNOW. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHEN IT DID SLOW DOWN AND THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11