2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED TO REMEDY FAILURE TO GO INTO PARK. MFR'S. SOLUTION WAS TO MAKE THE HORN BLOW IF THE TRUCK WASN'T FIRMLY IN PARK. THIS WAS NEVER EXPLAINED TO ME, AND I THOUGHT THE HORN BLOWING WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE DEALER DOESN'T TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN THE SO-CALLED FIX TO THE VEHICLE OWNER, IT'S A USELESS EXERCISE. AS FAR AS THE HORN WARNING GOES, THIS IS ONLY A BAND-AID ON A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE HAZARD STILL EXISTS. *NM

DODGE REFUSES TO FIX A PROBLEM FOR WHICH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN #2101605 I HAVE BEEN THREE TIMES TO GET SOMETHING DONE. THE DEALER SAYS I AM NOT COVERED BY THE BULLETIN, BUT THAT I DO HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CALLED DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT APPROVE THE REPAIR. THEY SAY IT IS OKAY TO HAVE A 4 TO 10 SECOND DELAY IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING OPERABLE WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE ENGINES REVS UP AND THE TRUCK ROLLS, UNTIL IT FINALLY CATCHES INTO GEAR. I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY 2005 RAM 2500. I TOLD THEM (ON THE THIRD VISIT JULY 18) THAT I BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE BEING KNOWN ABOUT AFTER SOME ONE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. DODGE SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF IT UP UNTIL I PROVIDED PROOF OTHERWISE. I NEED MY VEHICLE FIXED. MY PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. WHAT GOOD IS MY WARRANTY WHEN THEY WILL NOT FIX A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO AIR BAGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE; HOWEVER INJURIES DID OCCUR. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED.

I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF MY 2005 DODGE 2500 TRUCK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY ON THE TRUCK BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL WITH THE KEY AND DOOR HANDLE. EVEN WITH A SPARE KEY, IT WAS USELESS. I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO BRING ME THE EXTRA FOB ( ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENER) TO GET IN THE TRUCK. A CONTRIBUTING FACT WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOCK ON THE PASSENGER HANDLE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS A STANDARD MODEL WITHOUT A FOB? THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. BY THE WAY, MY DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL. BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING. *NM

CONSUMER 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 SLIPPED OUT OF PARK IN TO REVERSE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, THE ALARM DID HOWEVER ACTIVATE, BUT IT DIDN'T WARN THE CONSUMER BEFORE HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO ACTIVATE ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. *JB

ON APRIL 30, 2006, WHILE PARKING MY CAMPER IN MY DRIVEWAY I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION IN TO (PARK); SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING; GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO GO SET A CHOCK ON THE CAMPER TIRES AND LEFT THE DOOR OPEN (NOTE THAT I HAVE HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED WHICH ACTIVATES THE ALARM SHOULD THE DOOR BE OPEN, THE ENGINE RUNNING, AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED IN REVERSE). IT TOOK ME APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE SECONDS TO GET TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAMPER TO SET THE CHOCKS WHEN THE ALARM ACTIVATED INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. THEREFORE; NOT ONLY DID THE TRANSMISSION FAIL TO PROPERLY STAY ENGAGED IN THE PARK POSITION BUT THE ALARM FEATURE ALSO FAILED TO WARN ME WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. LET ME ELABORATE ON EXACTLY HOW THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR WITH MY SPECIFIC TRUCK: FIRST OF ALL; IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN; THE POSITION INDICATOR (THE SQUARE MARQUEE THAT ENCIRCLES THE CURRENT GEAR POSITION) IS NOT ILLUMINATED AROUND ANY GEAR POSITION, PRNDL, BUT SPECIFICALLY NOT AROUND PARK OR REVERSE. AS THE OPERATOR, I HAVE TO MAKE A VERY DELIBERATE ACTION TO PUSH THE SHIFT LEVER IN TO THE PARK POSITION AND VISUALLY CONFIRM THAT IN FACT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK, AS INDICATED BY THE MARQUEE. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE SITUATION I MENTIONED ABOVE WHILE PARKING MY CAMPER '' I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN THE PARK POSITION. DCC''S SOLUTION OF INSTALLING AN ALARM TO WARN YOU OF DANGEROUS SITUATION; DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AND, AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS ALARM DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK EITHER. DCC NEEDS TO IMMEDIATELY FIND A SOLUTION TO THEIR DESIGN DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS EITHER INJURED OR KILLED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. NHTSA RECALL # 05V462000, REGARDING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE REMEDY THAT WAS PERFORMED IS A HORN BLOWING ALARM ALERTING THE VEHICLE IT IS NOT IN PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED THE HORN BLOWS TO ALERT THE DRIVER. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE IS EXITED, WHEN IT IS PUT INTO REVERSE AND THE DOOR IS CLOSED THE ALARM WILL SOUND UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PUT BACK INTO THE PARK POSITION. UPDATED 06/12/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TIRE HIT A CURB AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS WORKED CORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/30/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 75-80 MPH AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT END SHOOK BADLY; MORE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES THE DEALER PUT AN EXTRA SHOCK ON THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR AND REPLACED AN UNKNOWN STEERING PART. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER EACH ATTEMPT TO REMEDY BY THE DEALER AND ONLY OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE USING THE TOW HAUL BUTTON, THE BUTTON ENGAGED INTO THE WRONG GEAR. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY HARD TO MANEUVER WHEN DECLINING AND TOWING A TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING UP INSTEAD OF DOWN SHIFTING. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND OPERATED CORRECTLY.