2004 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD RECURRING FAIL TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN POWER DOOR ACTUATOR THAT WAS ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR

I HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER (MCCORD IN LONGVIEW, WA.) FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO REPLACE THIS TIE ROD BALL. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A RESTRICTIVE PART AND CHRYSLER CORP. IS ONLY SENDING ONE TIE ROD PER SEVEN DAYS. LOOKING AT WHERE I AM AT IN THE STACK OF RECALLS, THERE COULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED AHEAD OF ME AND THAT SUGGEST TO ME THAT MY TRUCK COULD BE SITTING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. TO ISSUE A LARGE RECALL SUCH AS THIS AND NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE IS IRRESPONSIBLE. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE RECALL IS : N62 / NHTSA 13V-528 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (WEST TO EAST), I WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, PUSHING ME TO THE RIGHT INTO A TRAFFIC LANE HEADING NORTH WHERE I THEN STRUCK A VEHICLE HEAD ON CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THIS SECOND VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD BUT SLOWING DOWN AT THE TIME OF IMPACT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

BILLION DODGE IN BOZEMAN, MT REPLACED THREE COMPONENTS (STEERING, DAMPER AND ARM) ON JANUARY 2, 2014. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM DODGE. THIS MORNING, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BILLION DODGE INSPECTED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND DECIDED A REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART(S) WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY OF 2015. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART(S) ARE NOT AVAILABLE. (1) THE DEALER INSTALLED THE DEFECTIVE PART(S) AFTER A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. (2) WE MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PART(S) REPLACED WITH PART(S) FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER, BUT MUST PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR OURSELVES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 35 I NOTICED SMOKING COMING FROM MY VEHICLE, AS I PULLED OVER THE SMOKE BECOME THICK AND ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE HOOD TO FIND DIESEL FUEL COVERING THE COMPLETE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED FUEL SPRAYING FROM THE NUMBER FOUR FUEL INJECTION LINE. I AM A MECHANIC SO CALLED DODGE DEALER TO GET NEW LINE (PART #5086874-AC) FOR MY CUMMINS 5.9 ENGINE. AFTER TALKING TO THE PARTS MAN HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE CLAMPING SYSTEM ON THE LINE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHEN THIS LINE LEAKS IT IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND SPRAYS FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I FEEL I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE FUEL DID NOT IGNITE AND BURN UP MY TRUCK. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NEW LINE SO THEY CAN REPLACE IT BEFORE IT LEAKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BACK IN 2010 AND I PUT AN EXTRA STABILIZER ON THE FRONT AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND A FEW MORE PIECES ALL MADE BY MOOG BUT THE FRONT END STILL SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN REAL FAST BEFORE I CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO MAKE ME WRECK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE "WATER IN FUEL" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP, INJECTORS AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TRAILER TURN SIGNALS & BRAKE (LEFT) NOT WORKING ON FACTORY 7 PRONG TRAILER ADAPTER, TRUCK INDICATOR IS OK, NO SIGNAL TO "LEFT" IN THE WIRING LOOM FROM THE PDC/FMC TO THE FACTORY 7 PRONG TRAILER ADAPTER. (0 VOLTAGE), RIGHT TURN, RIGHT BRAKE, RUNNING, TRAILER BRAKE & BATTERY CHARGE ARE FINE. DEALER WANTS 1000$+ TO FIX/REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PDC/FMC. HAD NOT I DONE A WALK AROUND THIS COULD/WOULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS MAKING A "LEFT" TURN, MERGING OR SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING.. BULBS ARE ALL GOOD AND INDEPENDENTLY CHECKED WITH A 12V POWER SOURCE. *TR