2004 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

RM 3500 4X4 LONG BED QUAD CAB. I HAVE A STOCK TRUCK. TIE ROD ENDS ARE SHOT, STEERING GEAR BOX IS SHOT, BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT NOW FALL IN THE "LIMITS" THAT DODGE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE MEASUREMENTS. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 WITH ONLY 106,000 HIGHWAY MILES. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME TRUCK BUT DUALLY 05 AND HAS 62,000 MILES AND HAS TO REPLACE THE SAME THING OTHER THAN HIS STEERING GEAR BOX FOR NOW. COST FOR ME TO REPAIR WITH LABOR IS $1300.00 HOW CAN PARTS GO OUT THIS QUICK IS BEYOND ME. I HAVE OWNED EVERY TRUCK AND NEVER HAD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THESE KIND OF PARTS WITH LOW MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. I HAVE HAD 4 #2 INJECTION LINES BREAK ON IT SINCE 10 NOV 2009. I HAVE CALLED BOTH DODGE AND CUMMINS ON THE ISSUE. CUMMINS SAID TO CALL DODGE, AND DODGE SAID IT WAS "NOTED" AND THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH IT IS THAT WHEN IT BREAKS IT SPRAYS DESIEL FUEL ONTO THE TURBO CHARGER. THAT RECHES TEMPERATURES THAT EXCEED THE LOWER FLAMABILITY RATE OF DESIEL FUEL. BUT LUCKLILY IT HAS NOT CAUGHT FIRE YET. BUT 4 LINES IN SIX MONTHS SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE. I HAVE SEEN A TREND WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE THE PART. ALMOST ALL OF THE PARTS DEALERS KNOWS WHICH INJECTION LINE IS BROKEN BEFORE I TELL THEM. SO IT HAS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. AND THIS PARTICULAR INJECTION IS USUALLY ON BACK ORDER. I THINK IT IS A SEVERE SAFTEY ISSUE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GGET FIXED OR ADDRESED BEFORE ANYONE GETS BURNED UP IN A VEHICLE DUE TO THE FUEL IGNITION.

STARTED TRUCK UP LET WARM AND DEFROST WINDOWS. SNOWING AND FREEZING COLD TEMPS. AFTER WARMING UP TRUCK LEFT HOUSE ABOUT 1/2 MILE WINDOWS FROZEN OVER AND COULD NOT SEE OUT. PULLED OFF ROAD DEFROSTER WAS NOT SWITCHING TO BLOW AIR ON WINDOW. JUST BOUGHT TRUCK USED. LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME DID 2-3 REPAIRS A WEEK FOR THIS BUT NO RECALLS YET. WANTED 750.00 TO FIX. DODGE RAM TRUCKS ALL SERIES. *TR

DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 2004 FRONT END HAS VIOLENT FRONT SHAKE CALLED DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK HITS UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE . DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE HEATER SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED; HOWEVER, THE BLOWER FAN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. UPDATED 01/29/10. *LJ THE BAD CONNECTION AT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CAUSING AN ARC AND BURNING THE INSTALLATION AT THE END OF THE WIRE HARNESS . THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSING THE BLOWER FAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 01/29/10 UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF UPDATED09/28/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE EXAMINING THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT ALIGNED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150167.

WIPERS FAIL TO GO INTO HIGH SPEED OR FUNCTION ON INTERVAL DURING PERIODS OF HIGH HUMIDITY OR RAIN. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 3500 PICKUP CUMMINS 5.9 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. 1/17/2009 UNDER/OVER ACCELERATION. VEHICLE IS A "DRIVE BY WIRE" DESIGN. PROBLEM HAPPENED VERY SPORADICALLY. WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 20 DEGREES F OR LOWER. PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES DURING THE WINTER OF 2007-2008. PROBLEM AT THAT TIME WAS ONLY UNDER ACCELERATION. I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. THE TUCK WOULD SUDDENLY NOT MAINTAIN SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WOULD PRODUCE NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS TRUCK DRIVES NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED 8 TO 10 TIMES. OVER ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON 1/13/09. AGAIN TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE ALL DAY. STARTED TRUCK AND ALL WAS NORMAL FOR THE FIRST 5 OR 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED OF 60 MPH. WITH NO INPUT FROM ME SUDDENLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AND THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED UP CONSIDERABLY. IN MY PANIC I STABBED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK SOMEWHAT. AFTER ACCELERATING WILDLY FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS THE TRUCK THEN WENT INTO THE UNDER ACCELERATION MODE. NOW PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WOULD GET ZERO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THIS SUDDEN OVER ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT TEN MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. LUCKILY THE ROADS WERE DRY AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES CLOSE ENOUGH TO ME TO CAUSE ANY CRASH. I REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERN BECAUSE OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED DURING THE OVER ACCELERATION. IF THE ROAD WAS SNOW COVERED OR ICY THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS OR EVEN DEADLY. *TR

TURN SIGNAL NOT SHOWING CORRECT DIRECTION OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. WET WEATHER MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. TILT STEERING WHEEL USUALLY AFFECTS THE SITUATION. *TR

ON A 2004 DODGE TRUCK WHEN YOU HOOK UP A TRAILER YOU MAY NOT HAVE BRAKE OR TURN SIGNALS ON TRAILER BUT TRUCK WORKS FINE DUE TO A INTERGRADED FUSE BOX ASSY YES THERE ARE FUSES THAT SHOW GOOD BUT THE FUSE BOX INTERNAL WILL SHORT OUT DODGE HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS AND SOME FIRES . *TR