2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V462000 PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REMEDY AND IS HAVING THE HORN DISCONNECTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN THE LEFT SIGNAL IS TURNED ON THE RIGHT SIGNAL BLINKS. THE RIGHT SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. IT IS AN ERRATIC PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT WORKS CORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH OVER BUMPS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATES INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AND RELEASED. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BALL JOINTS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 5-03-06 WHERE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS UNSURE IF THIS REPAIR HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ITS INTERMITTENCE NATURE OF THIS DEFECT .

CONSUMER LETTER CONCERNING THE SAFETY RECALL TO INSTALL AN OUT OF PARK ALARM SYSTEM. *TS ***NAR*** WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, SHE WAS TOLD THE RECALL COULD TAKE UP TO WEEK, HOWEVER THE RECALL NOTICE STATED IT WOULD TAKE AN HOUR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NEVER BEEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

FIRST THE FREEZE PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE (WHICH TOOK APPROX. 30 DAYS FOR THEM TO FIX ) AND THEN (AND NOW ) I'M STILL RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WIND AND WATER LEAKAGE IN THE FRONT DOORS , THE WIND IS SOMETIMES SO LOUD YOU HAVE TO YELL AT EACH OTHER JUST TO TALK IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS VISIBLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING, ALLOWING THE WIND AND WATER IN. AND H.W. HUNTER DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. WE LET THEM TEST DRIVE IT ALONE WHICH THEY DID FOR 600 MILES , AND CLAIM THEY HEARD NOTHING AND THEN I DROVE WHILE THE DISTRICT AND SERVICE MANAGERS WHILE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME THEY BOTH STATED THAT THEY COULD HEAR THE WIND BUT ACCORDING TO THEM THAT WAS NORMAL. SO I TOLD THEY THAT THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISED A SMOOTH QUITE RIDE AND THIS IS NOT EITHER . THEN ONCE AGAIN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID BASICALLY IT IS WHAT IT IS AND DEAL WITH IT. I THINK AFTER PUTTING $18,500 DOWN ON THIS TRUCK AND STILL PAYING FOR IT, IT SHOULD BE AS ADVERTISED. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE DOORS MOVING LIKE THEY DO HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE , BECAUSE THEY WAY THEY MOVE I FEEL THEY ARE EVENTUALLY THEY ARE GOING TO FLY OFF OR SOMETHING TERRIBLE LIKE THAT. THE DATE I'M USING HERE IS THE DATE OF THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR WAS PLACED IN PARK. AFTER THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE LEFT THE PARK POSITION, WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A TREE AND A ROCK WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL, #05V462000, CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED, BUT THE CONTACT FELT IT SHOULD HAVE ALSO ADDRESSED THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF GEAR. THE RECALL REMEDY SIMPLY HAS THE DEALER INSTALL AN OUT OF PARK ALARM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THERE IS LESS THAN ONE THIRD TANK OF FUEL, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.

RE: DC E17 "SAFETY RECALL TO INSTALL OUT-OF-PARK ALARM SYSTEM" THIS RECALL IS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESOLUTION. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE A FIX TO THE LACK OF 2003-2005 DODGE RAM TRUCKS TO PROPERLY ENGAGE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTIONS. THE RECALL IS BEING REFUSED BY MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS IN THE RV AND TOWING COMMUNITY. ACTIVATING AN ALARM IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT FULLY IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RUNNING IS GOING TO DO LITTLE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. IT IS AN ANNOYING AND OBTRUSIVE "FEATURE" THAT DRIVERS ARE OVER-RIDING ANYWAY USING FAUX SEAT-BELT LATCHES AND JUMPER WIRES. THE NHTSA SHOULD ENDEAVOR DC TO FIX THE SHIFTER ENGAGEMENT PROBLEM, NOT PROVIDE A BAND-AID TO A POORLY DESIGNED SHIFTER MECHANISM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN PARK. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V462000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE RECALL REPAIR INCLUDES AN OUT-OF-PARK ALARM, BUT THIS DOES NOT STOP THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THIS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.