2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

STEERING GEAR BOX EXPLODES DURING SERVICE, CAST IRON GEAR BOX BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF FLUID NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES HYDROBOOST SYSTEM. *TR

WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS SELECTED RIGHT ONE WILL FLASH ON OCCASION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW AND ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY ONE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS UTILIZING MY VEHICLE FOR A CHILD SAFETY INSTALLATION CLASS. DURING THE CLASS ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS WERE UTILIZED FOR INSTALLATION OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS. DURING INSTALLATION, FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN MY OWNERS MANUAL, ALL THREE REAR SEATBELT LOCKING LATCH PLATES BROKE. I HAD THIS PROBLEM BACK IN 2005 WHEN I INSTALLED MY DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE RIGHT REAR SEATING POSITION. BACK IN 2005, THE RIGHT REAR SEATBLET POSITION WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. EACH OF THESE TIMES A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAKS OFF, RESULTING IN THE SEATBELT LATCH PLATE NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO LOCK. THIS FEATURE IS ONLY UTILIZED TO LOCK THE SEATBELT DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND HAD I NOT BEEN SOME-WHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED, I MIGHT HAVE NOT REALIZED THE SEATBELT HAD BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE FOR SAFE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUADCAB 4X4 SWB. WHILE PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE WOODS WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE MOTOR RUNNING. THE CONTACT INJURED HIS ARM. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 11/12/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATED ROUGHLY AND MADE NOISES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE NORMALLY AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AUDIO ALARM (E17). HE STATED THAT THE REMEDY IS INCORRECT AND SHOULD RE-ENGINEER THE SHIFT DETERRENT LINKAGE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE DETERRENT LINKAGE WAS NOT FIRM ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT GEAR WAS APPLIED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE POWERTRAIN AND RECALL INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHEN HE STARTED HIS VEHICLE WHEN IT IDLED HIGH AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE BELL HOUSING TO BLOW OUT, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAB. IT ALSO RIPPED THE EXHAUST FROM UNDER THE CAB AND RIPPED OUT SOME WIRING. THE CLUTCH AND OTHER PARTS DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE DASH LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM INDICATOR WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THEY TURN ON VERY BRIEFLY AND ARE NOT VISIBLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT , NOT SURE IF THEY'RE FLICKERING OR NOT. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL PERIODICALLY FREEZE, EITHER THEY WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS ACTIVATED OR THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING ADJUSTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN BUMPED INTO NEUTRAL INADVERTENTLY. THERE WAS ONE MINOR INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.