2004 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

WHEN MUD GETS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVE THE GEAR. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IT WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS ALMOST RUN OVER.

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON IT OWN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS CATCHING THE CONSUMER BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE CAR 8-10 FEET BEHIND IT. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *TC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT DRIVESHAFT PROBLEM. IT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AT A TIME WHICH WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK *TC

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED DUE TO THE RING REAR AND PINION OF THE REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REPLIED, THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK

LOAD CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT AXLE, AND NOTICABLE INSTABILLITY IN STEERING ON BUMPY ROADS THAT ONLY STARTED WHEN THE FRONT BALL JOINTS DEVELOPED WHAT I BELEIVE TO BE EXCESSIVE WEAR. I MEASURED .033 VERTICLE FREE PLAY OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE, BUT MINIMAL LATERAL PLAY. ACCORDING TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER, THE -QUOTE- "NEW WAY OF CHECKING PLAY" ONLY REGISTERS .010 FREEPLAY, AND THE BALL JOINT HAS TO HAVE .060 TO BE DECLARE DEFECTIVE. AS SUCH DAIMLERCHRYSLER DENIED MY REPAIR. IN MY OPINION BY THE TIME THE LATERAL PLAY MEASURES .060, THE VERTICLE PLAY WILL DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE BALL JOINTS ON 2003 AND LATER "3RD GENERATION" 2500/3500 4 WHEEL DRIVE DODGE RAM HD PICKUPS ON THE VARIOUS INTERNET NEWS GROUPS, SUCH AS TURBO DIESEL REGISTER.COM.*AK

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH MY 2001 DODGE 3500 RAM, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND TIRE CAME OFF AND FLEW DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DODGE DEALER SAID THE MAIN WHEEL BEARING HAD BROKEN IN TWO. MY 100,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS BEEN DENIED AND I CANNOT CLAIM IT UNDER MY INSURANCE BECAUSE IT WASW EQUIPMENT FAILURE..THE REPAIR SHOWLD BE ABOUT $4,OOO. ALL MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAY THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP IN HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS NOW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE FRONT END SHAKES WHEN REACHING 60 MPH. CONSUMER WAS THROWN FROM THE HIGHWAY, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED.THE DEALER STATED WAS MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT MADE CONTACT WITH THE CONSUMER.*AK

VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN AT HIGH SPEEDS, STARTING AT ABOUT 72 MILES PER HOUR. 6 ATTEMPTS OF BALANCING DRIVE TRAIN AND WHEELS HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. VIBRATION IS ENOUGH TO NUMB HANDS AND FEET AND DISTORT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IMAGES.*AK

(1) I WAS DESCENDING DOWN A SNOW COVERED HILL. (2) ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND APPEARED TO LOCK UP THE WHEELS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE, NOR DID THEY ALLOW ME TO TURN. THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL ABOUT 1 FULL SECOND AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKE COMPLETELY. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO ROLLING THE TRUCK INTO A GULLY. (3) I PULLED THE ABS BREAKER, AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS EVEN ON THE SAME HILL. *JB