2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP AT 65MPH #4 INJECTOR LINE BREAKS COVERS COMPLETE TRUCK WITH DIESEL. I CONTACTED DODGE WITH SAFETY CONCERN THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE PRODUCTS. THIS IS PROBLEM WILL KILL PEOPLE NOW IF THEY ARE NOT INFORMED OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRUCK AND THEY CATCH ON FIRE. DODGE AND CUMMINGS HAS CHANGED THE WAY THE REPLACEMENT FUEL LINES ARE MADE TO STOP THEM FROM BREAKING BUT WON'T LET PEOPLE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THAT THERE'S COULD BREAK . THERE IS LISTING AFTER LISTING IN THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DODGE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT LINES. *TR

EXPERIENCED PUFF PUFF SOUND FROM UNDERSIDE OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION ONE OF THE MANIFOLD BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BROKEN OFF. NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENCE CAUSED THIS. UPON REPAIR, MECHANIC FOUND 3 AND 4 GASKETS ON EACH PORT (TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM) NOT ONE GASKET AS IT SHOULD BE. THE MANIFOLD HAD WARPED AND BOLT HOLES BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD PORTS AND EXHAUST NO LONGER LINED UP. SINCE THE MANIFOLD HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED BEFORE THIS, IT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND/OR MANUFACTURED WITH MULTIPLE GASKETS TO FORCE THE BOLTS TO INCORRECTLY LINE WITH THE EXHAUST. WHEN HEATED THE MANIFOLD THEN WARPED AND THE FIRST BOLT BROKE OFF. UPON CONTACTING DODGE CUSTOMER CARE, THEY CLAIMED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (BASIC IF 5 YRS OR 150,000 KM) AND SINCE IT WAS NOW 7YRS WITH ONLY 120,000KM THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. CUSTOMER CARE INQUIRED WHY THIS HAD NOT BEEN DISCOVERED EARLIER; THEIR IGNORANT ATTITUDE REFLECTED THAT THEY BELIEVED CUSTOMERS SHOULD CHECK THE BOLTS AS OFTEN AS THEY CHECKED THEIR OIL! SUCH AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED BY DODGE, AS IT CONTRADICTS CURRENT VEHICLE EMISSION REGULATIONS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH AND YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY YOU COULD BE BOUNCED RIGHT OFF THE ROAD IF YOU DON'T SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES AND GET THE TRUCK UNDER 25MPH. ONCE UNDER 25MPH THE TRUCK STOPS SHAKING ENOUGH TO CONTROL IT AND RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES FROM AROUND 80000 MILES TO 83000 MILES, SO FAR. HAVE HAD THE TRUCK CHECKED BY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE TRACTION BARS UNDER FRONT END BY OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. UNTIL THAT HAPPENS I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. *TR

RE: MY 2005 DODGE 3500 LARAMIE DUALLY - DIESEL TRUCK. THE TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED/TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MADE A TIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS NO LONGER HAD ANY STEERING. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND CRASHED AT 55-60 MPH DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. DODGE IN BELLEVUE WASHINGTON IS REFUSING TO HAVE CHRYSLER PAY THE RECALL REPAIR. THEY TRIED TO TELL CHRYSLER THAT THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I DISAGREE. IT IS PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. 2003-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER HAS REACHED OUT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH RECALL NOTICES TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMER'S DRIVING SAFETY. MYSELF AND OTHERS I KNOW IN THE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHICH QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL YEARS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THESE PROBLEMS AND NOT HOLDING INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THIS NOT ONLY EFFECTS INDIVIDUAL'S DRIVING SAFETY; BUT HORSES THAT COULD BE HAULED BEHIND THE 2500/3500 MODELS AND THIS FAILURE OCCURRING. I HOPE THAT A MAJOR FATALITY EFFECTING HUMANS AND ANIMALS DOES NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING HIS LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT WOULD ACTIVATE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INSTEAD AND THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH 3 TIMES WITHIN 18 MONTHS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED A FORTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

PREPARING TO TURN LEFT FROM US69 ONTO COUNTY ROAD. LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. BEGAN THE TURN AND A PICKUP BEGAN TO PASS ON THE LEFT. HE RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. VERY NEARLY ROLLED. COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WOULD PASS AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. LATER, A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME AND CALLED ME ON ME CELL AND ASKED IF I KNEW MY RIGHT BLINKER WAS FLASHING WHEN I CHANGED LANES TO THE LEFT. PULLED OVER TO TEST. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BLINK LEFT. OTHER TIMES IT WOULD GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT BLINKER. OTHER TIMES IT WILL START LEFT AND SWITCH TO THE RIGHT. GOOGLING THE PROBLEM, I FIND IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND FROM THE DODGE DIESEL FORUMS, BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE AND QUITE COMMON. DODGE EVIDENTLY DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. TOTALLY INCONCEIVABLE THAT A PART COULD FAIL AND HAVE THE EXACT OPPOSITE THING HAPPEN THAN WHAT WAS INTENDED. IF THERE HAVE NOT BEEN FATALITIES OR INJURIES RELATED TO THIS, I WOULD BE SURPRISED. MAYBE NOT EVEN REALIZED. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF THE FORUMS AND THE FIRST POST FORM 08 IS ALMOST IDENTICAL AS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. HTTP://WWW.DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM/DEV/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=208543&HIGHLIGHT=TURN+SIGNAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 ST/SLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL CONTROL ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN

#4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTOR LINE CRACKED TWICE IN 4 MONTHS. SPRAYED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, UNDERCARRIAGE, SIDES, AND UP TAILGATE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BOTH TIMES. CHECK HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-LINE-STICKY.HTML FOR SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM. TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP BOTH TIMES, PARTS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 LWB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11

NO PHYSICAL HARM WAS CAUSED, BUT ON MY 2005 DODGE P/U THE A/C QUIT BLOWING COLD, AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD RUMBLE, AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED 100'S OF PEOPLE BLOGGING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT RE OCCURS, EVIDENTLY THE DOOR ON THE AC UNIT IS FALLING OFF BLOCKING COLD AIR AND CAUSING THE AC NOT TO FUNCTION AS WELL, ALTHOUGH NO BODILY HARM HAS BEEN CAUSED IT SEEMS LIKE THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MORE THEN NOT, DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR