2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WHEN I GET GAS AND FILL UP UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS (I DO NOT TOP OFF TANK) THEN UPON PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION MY TRUCK STALLS. IF I STOP FOR A RED LIGHT TRUCK STALLS AGAIN AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL EVERY NOW AND THEN AT LOW SPEEDS, AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN BRAKING, SLOWING DOWN, OR AT IDLE AND LAST UNTIL I RUN SOME GAS OUT OF IT (ABOUT 10 MILES OR SO). VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT BATTERY GAUGE TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO RISE TO OPERATING LEVELS. TRANSMISSION ALSO FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO SLIP AT TIME OF STALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BECAUSE A CODE WAS NOT THROWN IT IS MY ISSUE TO DEAL WITH (HAVE TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND REPLACE A SENSOR IN THE OVERFLOW TUBE $500 PLUS DOLLARS- WHICH I DO NOT JUST HAVE LYING AROUND). I HAVE AVOIDED TOPPING OFF AT THE PUMP AND HAVE TO WATCH THE AMOUNT OF GALLONS OF FUEL I PUT IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE THE SAME SITUATION OCCUR AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A VALID FIX IN MY OPINION. I CAN SEE THE SITUATION EXISTS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR OF MY VEHICLE AS WELL. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED?!?! THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NOT TO MENTION VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME AND I CRINGE EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS JUST PRAYING WE DONOT GET HIT. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, AND THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME DETACHED FORM THE REAR END. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND REPAIRS ARE PENDING. REPAIR FACILITY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS HOLE IN THE REAR END CASING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 4 LANE MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC WHEN THE REAR END LOCKED UP AND EXPLODED. DRIVER WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY OR CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS A 2004, IT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH IN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS THE 2005 P77 RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14019 RECALL P77 DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN DECELERATING THE REAR END OF TRUCK VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING. UNDER A CONSTANT SPEED SHAKING STOPPED. TOOK AN EXIT TO A COUNTY ROAD WHERE THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 45MPH. TOWED TRUCK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PINION NUT CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE GEAR TO FALL INTO REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH CAUSED DRIVE SHAFT TO FALL OFF AND SHATTER THE TRANSFER CASING. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEED THE DRIVE SHAFT FLYING INTO A VEHICLE BEHIND ME COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL REFERENCED ABOVE. CALLED CHRYSLER, WHO SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED? I BELIEVE THIS RECALL AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST 2005 MODEL RAMS AND NEEDS TO BE READDRESSED TO MULTIPLE YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO NEEDED DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 6/23/2015*JS

VEHICLE STALLS UNDER DECELERATION, CUTTING POWER TO POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING BUSY INTERSECTION TO A RED LIGHT. VERY NEARLY ENDED IN CRASH EXCEPT I GOT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS, NO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A POP, LOST ALL POWER AND SAW MY DRIVE SHAFT ON THE GROUND BEHIND ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAD NO WAY TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING AWAY. I HAD TO REMAIN INSIDE MY VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM LUCKY I DIDN'T COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THAT I WASN'T HIT WHEN I HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY INSIDE MY BROKEN DOWN TRUCK. I SEE THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS SIMILAR INVOLVING MY YEAR TRUCK, YET DODGE HAS ONLY RECALLED THE 2005 MODEL. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 30, 2003. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE INDEPENDENTLY EXTINGUISHED ITSELF LEAVING A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR RESIDUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A GAS FILL-UP. DEALER HAD FILLED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT STALLED REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN WAS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED IT UP IT STALLED REPEATEDLY AGAIN. I RETURNED IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTERS AND PURGE VALVE SOLENOID. AFTER THE NEXT FILL UP IT DID NOT STALL. HOWEVER, AFTER THE SECOND FILL-UP IT STARTED MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN STALLED ON AN EXIT/ENTRY RAMP OF SHORT CURVATURE AND HAD TO BE HURRIEDLY RESTARTED WHILE TURNING AT HIGH SPEED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOCIAL MEDIA IS RAMPANT WITH THIS ISSUE WITH DODGES. NOT FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AS SOME WOULD SUGGEST. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED!!! *TR

MY VEHICLES RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME IN A SNOW STORM BECAUSE MY FUSE BOX JUST CORRODED OUT AND STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE PARKING LAMPS RELAY TO FAULT. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS WORKING ANYMORE AND DODGE DID NOT RECALL THIS. *TR

DRIVING DOWNHILL ON THE HWY 5 GOING NORTH JUST BEFORE GRAPEVINE AT 70 MPH. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN NOTICED I HAD LOST ALL DRIVE AS THE THROTTLE WAS JUST REVVING. HAD TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY FROM THE SPEED LANE OVER THE RIGHT SHOULDER BARELY MISSING 18 WHEELERS COMING DOWN HILL. COASTED ON THE SHOULDER DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY INTO GRAPEVINE AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE ENTIRE REAR DRIVE SHAFT WAS MISSING AS WAS PART OF THE YOKE THAT COMES OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL THAT CONNECTS TO THE FINAL SHAFT. HAD TO TOW 100 MILES BACK TO LOS ANGELES. COMPLETE REAR AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL AND SHAFT REPLACED. *TR

HORN SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON....CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS SITES CARRY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. EVERYTHING FROM SHRUNKEN RUBBER HORN PAD TO CONTACT INSIDE THE HORN. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN FRONTAL COLLISION AND BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. REMOVED FUSE AND FORGOT ABOUT IT AND SHOULD HAVE REMOVED RELAY AS OTHER CIRCUITS WERE STILL OPEN AND KILLED A GOOD CLOSED CELL BATTERY. SO FUSE OUT, HORNS DISCONNECTED AND STILL LOOKING FOR RELAY. DODGE CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE....BULL JIVE............... *TR

I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAGS AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. (WEST HILLS CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP 900 WEST HILLS BLVD. BREMERTON, WA 98312 AND WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR A SAFETY RECALL?? I'M DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND YOUR LIABILITY IS INCREASING WITH EACH PASSING DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND ENTERED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, THE DASHBOARD DEBRIS ENTERED INTO THE CONTACT'S EYES WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REVERSED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE UNKNOWN INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED OR NOT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE BEFORE ABRUPTLY STOPPING. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,324. UPDATED 10/20/2015*JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I PURCHASED THIS 2004 DODGE ON JANUARY 5TH 2015. I WAS TO RETURN ON JANUARY 7TH TO HAVE DIFFERENT TIRES & RIMS INSTALLED. ON THE WAY I STOPPED AND FILLED THE GAS TANK. AFTERWARDS EVERY STOP SIGN I CAME TO THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT CONTINUED TO STALL AT EVERY STOP SIGN. THE MECHANIC AT REDDING TRUCK & AUTO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. IT RAN FINE UNTIL I FILLED THE GAS TANK AGAIN AND STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING OUT. SO NOW IF I FILL THE TANK IT WILL STALL OUT UNTIL I DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MILES OR UNTIL I RUN SOME OF THE GAS OUT OF THE TANK. I WAS TOLD NOT TO FILL THE TANK WHICH IS NOT A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AS SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS HANGING LOOSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TWO PUDDLES OF OIL AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS DAMAGED AND THAT THE PINION NUT CAME LOOSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND THE CARRIER OF THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,612. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPING, TURNING, OR JUST SITTING AT LIGHT. HAVE REPLACED EGR, THROTTLE BODY, PCV, AND HAD PCM UPDATED; BUT TRUCK IS STILL STALLING. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY TROUBLE CODES AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS PUT IN CALLS TO CHRYSLER STAR, BUT NO RESPONSES YET. FROM LOOKING ON LINE, I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRUCK STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN IN TRAFFIC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A FIX OR A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. YES, THIS IS A SLOW SPEED ISSUE; BUT IT IS STILL DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. I IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION, AND IT LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN WHILE BRAKING TO A FULL STOP. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TWO MILES CLOSER TO MY HOME, CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP SLIGHTLY, AND THEN IDLED LOW TO THE POINT WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO STALL AGAIN. I GOT IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT, THE TRUCK DID NOT STALL AFTER REPEATED TESTING FOR THE NEXT WEEK. I PICKED IT UP, GOT A QUARTER MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT TO THE MECHANIC AND, AGAIN, THE TRUCK DID NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING, BUT THE MECHANIC DID SEE IT REV UP WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IDLE POSITIONING SENSOR AND I PICKED UP MY TRUCK ONLY FOR IT TO STALL ON MY WAY HOME. MY MECHANIC HAS HAD MY TRUCK MORE THAN I HAVE OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNDIAGNOSED. AFTER BASIC RESEARCH ON DODGE FORUMS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING THAT THE TRUCK LOSES POWER AND STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS AND COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 6/17/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL, THE FUEL FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPENSE INTO THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/18/2017*CN

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AS I SLOW DOWN. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW HAPPENS EACH TIME I BREAK. I HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN P OR N. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL LET ME RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND EMITTED A LOUD VIBRATION SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PINION GEAR AND AXLE SHAFT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.

I ORIGINALLY REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO NHTSA WEBSITE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO FIND THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE WEBSITE HAS CHANGE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN CUSSETA, GA, THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD NOISE ON THE LEFT SIDE AN HOUR BEFORE STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, AND IT DID IT AGAIN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED TOTAL AND THE MECHANIC FROM THE WRECKAGE COMPANY SAID THE AXLE BROKE. I REPORTED THIS TO DODGE/CHRYSLER AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE TRUCK AND HE SAID TO ME "I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE" DODGE/CHRYSLER NEVER GAME ME NO INFORMATION AT ALL, I WAS ACTUALLY BRUSH ASIDE LIKE NOTHING. PLEASE HELP ME FIND THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT I SUBMITTED. *JS

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS A DODGE,I WENT TO FUEL UP THE TRUCK AND IT WENT ALL OVER THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN THE TANK...TOOK IT TO THE DEALER...CHECK VALVE BAD...NEED NEW TANK....NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH DOWN A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A HUMMING NOISE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. THE REAR OF MY DRIVE SHAFT WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND. HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP (COST $133.59). REPAIR SHOP HAD TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE REAR AXLE HOUSING/DIFFERENTIAL (COST $3,543.48). TOTAL COST WITH TOW BILL $3677.07. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT 2.5 MONTHS AGO USED WITH 59XXX MILES ON IT. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN I HIT ABOUT 20 MPH MY TRUCK COMPLETELY STALLED. ALL POWER WAS ON AFTER STALL, BUT I HAD NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, AND NO ENGINE. LUCKILY IM A STRONG GUY AND HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE AND VERY FORCEFULLY APPLY THE NON POWERED BRAKES. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I KIND OF SHRUGGED IT OFF. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE THEN, SAME SYMPTOMS: SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN OR A STOP.... ENGINE DIES, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, DEAD TRUCK, STARTS RIGHT UP. HOWEVER LAST NIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY IT STALLED ON ME A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 15 MPH. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO FINISH MY TURN, I COULDN'T APPLY THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO STOP IN A SAFE AMOUNT OF TIME, I DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. I HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. STOPPING JUST IN TIME ABOUT 1 FOOT SHORT OF DRIVING INTO A GUARDRAIL WITH A STEEP EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE. I AM LITERALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW, SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLES LIVES. APPARENTLY THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS STALLING, BUT NO RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE OR DEFINITIVE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED... PLEASE HELP! RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER RECEIVING THE RECENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING AIR BAGS, I TOOK MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TO SOUTHERN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED IN NORFOLK, VA. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND I WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REP. ALSO STATED THAT THE REQUIRED PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED, BUT DUE TO A BACKLOG/SHORTAGE, IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS (MINIMUM) UNTIL THE REQUIRED PARTS ARRIVED. I INQUIRED ABOUT HAVING THE AIR BAGS DEACTIVATED AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION SINCE THEY MEET THE CRITERIA TO BE REPLACED. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DEACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE DOING SO WOULD VIOLATE FEDERAL REGULATIONS. I FIND IT HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS (MINIMUM), WITH A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

PULLING UP TO STOP SIGN TRAVELING ABOUT 5-10 MPH. DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT AND REAR END LOCKED UP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP AND TOTAL BILL WAS OVER 1200.00 INCLUDING TOW. HAS OTHER DODGE RAMS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND A BURNING OIL ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,355.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 SPUTTERED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO PULL IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT LOST POWER. I WAS HEADED UPHILL, SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND LET IT ROLL BACK BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS 5 PM AND I WAS WESTBOUND, SO PEOPLE HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING MY HAZARD LIGHTS WHILE LOOKING INTO THE SUN. IT WAS SCARY! WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND GARAGE KEPT, THIS TRUCK BROKE AN ENGINE VALVE SPRING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE FAILS IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THERE IS NO LONGER COMPRESSION IN THAT CYLINDER. I WAS LUCKY, THE SPRING HELD IN PLACE AND DID NOT ALLOW THE VALVE TO DROP INTO THE CYLINDER, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND IRREPARABLE. AFTER RESEARCH, I FOUND DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2004 HEMI ENGINE. IN FACT, THEY REDESIGNED THE VALVE SPRINGS IN THE 2005 MODELS. SEVERAL SITES & BLOGS SHOWED OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT DODGE NEVER STARTED A CAMPAIGN OR ISSUED A RECALL. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER (DODGE) AND THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, I LOST POWER STEERING AND ANY ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. IF NEEDED, I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION, AND I ALSO HAVE THE BROKEN VALVE SPRING IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLEND DOORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, THROTTLE LAMP BLINKING. STALLED ON ROADWAY, WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT GIVE THROTTLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK. TURNED KEY OFF THEN BACK ON A FEW TIMES AND WOULD LET ME APPLY THROTTLE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN BACK TO NO POWER. I DID THIS A FEW TIMES JUST TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. THERE IS NO THROTTLE CABLE SO IT IS A COMPUTER CONTROL PROBLEM. *TR

I CLOSED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND LOCKED IT WITH THE KEY LESS ENTRY. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR KEY LESS ENTRY WOULD NOT OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND LOCK IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND REACH AROUND FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL??? *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE AT LOW SPEED (PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN), THE ENGINE IDLE DROPS AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT AND KEEP THE ENGINE IDLE UP BY PRESSING ON THE GAS TO KEEP FROM STALLING. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AND DO NOT TRUST THE TRUCK. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS AND RESEARCH ON THE TRUCK, THIS HAPPENS A LOT AND IS DANGEROUS. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO DIAGNOSE THE TRUCK (FOR $125.00) AND GO FROM THERE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT SEEMS THEY WANT TO EXCHANGE PARTS AND CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE. *TR

HAD JUST FILLED GAS TANK FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIER. DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN RD. SLOWED FOR CURVE AND ENGINE QUIT, ALMOST RAN INTO LOGGING TRUCK HEADON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLUP. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. SLOWED TO LET ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND ENGINE QUITE AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. WHEN I FILL GAS TANK IT USUALLY DIE AT FIRST STOP. DOES THIS UNTIL I HAVE USED UP SOME OF THE GAS. HAVE ASKED DEALER WHO SOLD THE TRUCK TO ME TO LOOK INTO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET KILLED. NO RESPONSE. I NO LONGER DRIVE THAT ROAD JUST AFTER FILL UP. HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL 1500 RAM OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL BE LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GET KILLED TO GET IT FIXED. *TR