2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON AN ACCESS ROAD WITH MY WIFE WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE AND STAYED IN THE SAME LANE NOT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT WE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL. I COULD NOT KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT ANYMORE. THEN WE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND HEARD SOMETHING SCRAPING THE GROUND. WE PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT WAS HANGING DOWN. WE THEN TALKED WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE INFORMED US IN HIS OPINION THAT THIS WAS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE UNDER OUR INSURANCE. WE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND SAW A SMALL DENT IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CASING, BROKEN DRIVE SHAFT, TWO SUSPENSION ARMS BENT, AND DENT IN OIL PAN FROM THE AXLE BEING PUSHED BACK. WE INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANY VEHICLE OR ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROADWAY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE A FALSE CLAIM ON OUR INSURANCE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE TRUCK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR BELIEVES THAT WE HIT SOMETHING WHICH MADE THE SMALL DENT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING AND THIS CAUSED ALL THE OTHER DAMAGE DESCRIBED ABOVE. THERE IS NO WAY A SMALL DENT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING COULD CAUSE ALL THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED. THIS DENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED FROM A ROCK HITTING IT; IT IS A VERY SMALL DENT. IF WE WOULD OF HIT SOMETHING, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL WHICH SITS LOWER THAN THE DIFFERENTIAL. ALSO, IF WE HIT THE DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH IS MADE FROM ALUMINUM, THERE PROBABLY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO IT. HIS THEORY DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO US. WE BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT WITH THE SUSPENSION BARS ON MY VEHICLE. ALSO THE DRIVE SHAFT COULD HAVE CATAPULTED US CAUSING A SERIOUS COLLISION AND INJURIES TO US. *JB

ISSUE BEGAN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS OVER, IF I TILTED MY STEERING WHEEL UPWARD THE HORN HONKED REPEATEDLY AND HEADLAMPS FLASHED. THEN A WEEK LATER, INTERMITTENTLY SMELL "ELECTRICAL BURN" AND THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR WOULD STOP, THEN START ETC ETC. I REMOVED THE COVERS TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE 10 GA. BLUE AND RED WIRES ARE BURNED ALONG WITH THE PLUG / PIGTAIL. IGNITION SWITCH, PIGTAIL AND WIRES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND MELTING. FIRE IS EMINENT. IGN. SWITCH IS AVAILABLE BUT I WILL BE FORCED TO BUY THE FULL WIRING HARNESS! I HAVE NOT DONE THE REPAIR DUE TO THE FINANCIAL SETBACK FROM A BAD DESIGN. DODGE HAD THIS EXACT CONDITION IN 2000 ON 1994-1996 MODELS, SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 00V135000. THIS IS THE SAME CONDITIONS, HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT FROM BLOWER MOTOR ROUTED THRU IGNITION SWITCH INSTEAD OF A RELAY WHEN THE BLOWER IS ON HIGH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. NO FIRE YET BUT AT THIS RATE THERE WILL BES SOON. *TR

AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR IF THE TRUCK HITS A POTHOLE OR MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD, SUCH AS BRIDGE SEAMS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED"IT HAS THE OFF ROAD PACKAGE WHICH MAKES IT UNSTABLE?" MY MECHANIC REPEATEDLY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL SHAKES UNTIL THE SPEED IS LOWERED BELOW 40 MPH. HE HAS NOT FOUND ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT AT THE RATE OF SHAKING IT IS BOUND TO BREAK FRONT END PARTS. OCCURED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BRAND NEW AND DECREASED AS THE TIRES WORE. AFTER THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM IS CRITICAL. THE NEW TIRES ARE THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE # OF CYLINDERS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 REGCAB SWB. ON MARCH 31, 2007 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED DIESEL FUMES AND NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY HE FOUND A LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION LINE WHICH CAUSED THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE LINE TOGETHER TO BECOME LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR DID NOT OFFER ANY REASON AS TO WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED, OTHER THAN THE WEATHER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL DEFECT AND THAT THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIR. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,679 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF PARK WHILE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE IN A BUSY STORE PARKING LOT. ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS AFTER WALKING INTO STORE VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS PARKING LOT. SALES WOMAN CAME AND INFORMED ME. NEEDED RECALL REPAIRS, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. CAMPAIGN WAS FOR VEHICLE RUNNING. THIS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED.*AK

2005 DODGE TRUCK CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR OR PERFORM THE NECESSARY RECALL INSTALLMENTS**CC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE OUT-OF-PARK ALARM SYSTEM. *JB

2005 DODGE RAM 2500 CUSTOMER TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL AND WAS CHARGED WHEN LETTER STATED MODIFICATION SHOULD BE DONE WITH NO CHARGE. **CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CHARGED HIM BECAUSE THEY HAD TO RECONNECT HIS XM SATELLITE RADIO TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. *JB

TL *- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE WALKED APPROXIMATELY 20 FT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05V462000 CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

WHILE ROTATING MY TIRES AT 30,000 MILES, I DISCOVERED SOME TOP-TO-BOTTOM PLAY ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THINKING THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE WHEEL BEARING WEAR, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM