2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENTS OR BRIDGES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. THE REPAIR CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES AND FOUR MONTHS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE MECHANICS ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD ENDS AND INSTALLED A NEW DAMPER, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

RECENTLY IN MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 WHEN I TURN MY RIGHT BLINKER ON MY LEFT ONE GOES ON INSTEAD OR VICE VERSA. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH GO ON LIKE FLASHERS. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT DO TO THIS FAILURE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED DIRECTION THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT IMPACTING A LIGHT STANDARD BASE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND LOWER BALL JOINT LAYING ON PARKING LOT AND SPINDLE HAD SEPARATED FROM A FRAME. DAMAGED TO LEFT FRONT FENDER AND LEFT REAR DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON ITS OWN WHILE IN PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E009000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THEY INSTALLED AN ALARM TO WARN THE CONTACT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO ROLL. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND INJURED HER RIGHT ARM IN THE PROCESS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE 2500 DIESEL'S WERE MADE FOR FARMERS. SHE DOES NOT NOW HOW TO USE THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT SHE MUST HAVE LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE ALARM ONLY WARNS THE CONTACT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SOFTWARE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,076 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,750.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE MIRRORS CRACKED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE TIRES AND REPAIRED THE FRONT END, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VEHICLE WOBBLES VIOLENTLY IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 TO 75. IT SHAKES TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO SLOW DOWN SOMETIMES TO 15 MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. OTHER DRIVERS SEE THIS AND THEY SLOW OR PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GIVE ME ROOM. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE CHANGED ALL TIRES, RIMS, SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE. THE TRUCK HAS 57K MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROX 2 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX IT EVER SINCE. THE DEALER ADVISES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT IT IS SOMETHING MECHANICAL. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS ONE BLOG THAT STATED THAT THE STOCK TRACKING ARM IS THE CULPRIT AND MUST BE REPLACED. IT FURTHER ADVISED NOT TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER STOCK TRACKING ARM AS THEY CONTINUE TO BE LEES THAN APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS BACK AT THE DEALER AT THIS TIME AND THIS INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS REPLACEMENT OF WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED AS INADEQUATE FOR ITS APPLICATION WILL NOT BE THE BURDEN OF THE VEHICLE OWNERS. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE CHECKED AND THEIR DESIGN STANDARD BE ELEVATED TO PERFORM ON THEIR DESIGNED APPLICATION. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY TO THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS BUT ALSO TO OTHER MOTORIST IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW WHICH IS THE SAME DAY IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. SOME INCIDENTS NOT AS SEVERE AS OTHERS BUT STILL A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE. NEW UPDATED STEERING PARTS WERE PUT ON AT MY EXPENSE SHOULD OF BEEN NOTIFIED OF UPDATED STEERING. THERE IS A DOZEN OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME SET UP THAT OF DONE THE SAME THING. IT WAS A NEAR MISS OF A REALLY BAD WRECK DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH INTERSTATE IT SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE 2500 DIESEL PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. HE DROVE OVER A SLIGHT SPEED BUMP AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

MY VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. MY TRUCK IS A FAIRLY LARGE VEHICLE, AND WHEN YOU START TO BRAKE IN ADVANCE AND THE VEHICLE STALLS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ICY OUTSIDE ITS VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN ENDLESS TIMES, IT HAS SAT THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THEIR TECHNICIANS SIT AROUND AND TRY TO FIGURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS... EVERYTIME THEIR ANSWER IS, WERE NOT SURE BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST ANYONE HAS EVER HEARD OF IT. WE FIXED "WHATEVER" BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT REALLY IT. EVERYTIME I THEN TAKE THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS, I'VE ALMOST KILLED A PEDESTRIAN AND REAR ENDED A TRUCK... WHAT WILL IT TAKE, SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE DODGE TAKES THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM? *TR