2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, DRY SHAFT, AND THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE FILLING TANK FUEL KICKS BACK SHUTTING OFF PUMP HANDLE. APPARENT ORVR VALVE PROBLEM REQUIRING ENTIRE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

MY MOM AND I WERE HEADING HOME FROM CHURCH WHEN THIS MAN IN A PICKUP RAN THE STOP LIGHT AND TOTALED MY PICKUP, MY MOM HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF A HEAD INJURY AND OTHER INJURIES. THE POLICE CAME OUT AND NO ONE WAS TICKETED. ANYWAY I GOT AHOLD OF CHRYSLER AND THEY SENT ME A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A HEAD ON COLLISION THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THEY SAID THAT SINCE IN WAS FROM THE SIDE, THAT IT DID NOT MATTER IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED OR NOT. MY PICKUP PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY THIS IS WHY MY 82 YEAR MOM WAS SERIOUSLY HURT! MY QUESTION IS WHY ARE AIR BAGS PUT IN VEHICLES OR REQUIRED IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WORK? I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR THE MEANS TO HIRE A LAWYER, AND I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE AWHILE. THE BIG 3 AUTO MAKERS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE AIR BAG PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON EVEN IF THEY DO NOT DEPLOY! ANY HELP FROM YOU FOLKS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. P.S. I HAD TO GUESS ON MY ACTUAL MILEAGE BUT I KNOW IT WAS OVER 65,000. I APOLOGIZE FOR BOTHERING YOU FOLKS BUT I NEED HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, THE "LAMP OUT" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF AS IF THE BULB WAS GOING BETWEEN WORKING AND NOT WORKING. CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB WITH THE RECOMMENDED 3057 BULB BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. CHANGED THE BULB HOLDER BUT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUES. CHECKED THE FUSE BUT IT WAS GOOD. FINALLY WENT UNDER THE REAR TO CHECK IF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LOOSE AND SAW THE WIRES FOR THE REAR LAMP WAS PINCHED AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WIRE FOR THE BRAKE LAMP WAS CUT. THERE WAS REALLY NO GIVE TO THE WIRING HARNESS; IT WAS PULLED EXTREMELY TIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES AND NOTHING ELECTRICAL HAS EVER BEEN TOUCHED BEFORE. THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP IS WORKING FINE BUT THE HARNESS FOR THAT SIDE WAS NOT CHECKED. ALL WIRING IS ORIGINAL FROM FACTORY. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE BRAKE LAMPS ARE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING WAS BENT AND THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THERE IS EXTREME RUST OUT ON MY DODGE RAM ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS IS ON THE BOX OF THE TRUCK. THE DODGE TRUCKS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THERE IS FOAM MATERIAL BEHIND THE BODY. ONCE THIS MATERIAL GETS DAMP OR WET, IT STARTS RUSTING THE VEHICLES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES AND IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THRU THE OUTER METAL. THIS IS WEAKENING THE INTEGRITY OF THE BODY. I DID TALK TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY HAVE TO CUT THE BODY, REMOVE THE FOAM AND RUST AND WELD A NEW PATCH PANEL IN PLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND WAS HEARING A WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE. DURING THE SERVICE THE SHOP FOUND A CHIPPED TOOTH SO BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE SHOP WAS NICE AND ONLY CHARGED ME THE TIME TO PULL THE COVER. I TOOK IT TO A LOYAL DEALER AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO FIX BECAUSE I WAS NEEDING MY VEHICLE TO GO ON A PLANNED VACATION THE NEXT WEEK. THEN AT 73000 AND A YEAR LATER THE TRUCKS DIFF STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AGAIN AND I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $2600.00. SO I CALLED AROUND AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PARTS GAVE ME A BETTER PRICE SO I HAD THEM CHANGE THE GEAR RATIO (4.56) AND PUT AN AFTER MARKET LSD (AUBURN LOCKER) AND NOW I AM SCHEDULE TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS MAKING NOISE AGAIN AT 95777 MILES.JUST SICK OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DIFF SEIZING AND PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER OR POSSIBLE DEATH. $ WHEEL DRIVE PARTS TOLD ME THAT THE CHYRSLER 9.25 DIFF IS A VERY BAD DIFF AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO SWITCH IT OUT TO A DANA 60 BECAUSE THAT IS THE DIFF THE 3/4 TON HAVE AND NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM. JUST COST TO MAKE THE SWITCH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I LIKE THE TRUCK JUST NOT THIS WEAK SPOT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING VIBRATIONS OR SHUDDERS WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING TURNS ETC. NOT CONSISTENTLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO GET WORSE WITH TIME. SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WHEN IN MOTION AND NOT WHEN AT A STAND STILL AND TURNING WHEELS. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING A FEW TIMES. SOME TIMES WHILE TURNING CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. FINALLY ENGINE QUIT, LUCKILY WHILE STILL AND A VALVE SPRIG BROKE AND VALVE DROPPED. DODGE HAS LONG KNOW ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I AMOUNT OF WARRANTY AND OUT OF LUCK. BUT LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN STAYS OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON AFTER SO LONG. *TR

VEHICLE DIED OPENED HOOD TO CHECK ALTERNATOR WHILE HOOD WAS OPEN NOTICED BURNED WIRE ON ALTERNATOR HARNESS. SPARK IGNITED PORTION OF VALVE COVER NEAR FIREWALL UNABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE VEHICLE BURNED TOTALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

I FOUND OUT THAT I DON'T HAVE A TURN SIGNAL FOR THE TRAILER TOW ON THE LEFT SIDE IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FUSE BOX. NOW I CAN'T TOW A TRAILER UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. THIS COULD'VE CAUSED A WRECK.I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BOTH REAR QUARTER PANELS RIGHT ABOVE THE WHEEL WELLS STARTED BUBBLING. THEN AFTER THE PAINT PEALED THERE WAS NOTHING BUT RUST. HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON BOTH REAR TIRES HAD BECOME SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 06/17/14 MA

I HAD THE TRUCK OFF, IN PARK AND E-BRAKE ENGAGED. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS WATCHING MY CHILD WHILE I WAS PULLED AWAY AND SHE HAD LET HIM PLAY WITH STEERING WHEEL (HE LOVES PLAYING WITH STEERING WHEELS). ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR THE SITTER SCREAMING AND TURN AROUND AND SAW MY TRUCK ROLLING DOWN THE INCLINED DRIVEWAY WITH MY TODDLER STILL IN DRIVERS SEAT AND DOOR OPEN. I DID WHAT ANY SANE MOTHER WOULD AND TRIED TO RUN TO JUMP IN AND HIT BRAKE BUT ENDED UP BEING DRAGGED BY THE TRUCK AFTER IT HIT A POTHOLE BEFORE CROSSING INTO A MAJOR ROAD. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A REST AFTER CRASHING INTO A LARGE FENCE WITH TREES BEHIND IT, I MANAGED TO GET MY CHILD OUT OF TRUCK AND NOTICED THE E-BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A SHOP YET BUT WILL BE SOON. THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENCE OF THIS MALFUNCTION WITH MY TRUCK THAT I KNOW OF AND IVE HAD IT SINCE 2009. HOWEVER, I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES WHERE MY BRAKE LINES POPPED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT. I NOW HAVE A CERVICAL SPINE INJURY, SPRAINED WRIST, SPRAINED ANKLE, SEVERE ROAD BURN WHERE I WAS DRAGGED, AND MULTIPLE BRUISES, KNOTS AND SCRAPES. WE WERE JUST LUCKY IT HAPPENED AFTER 5 O CLOCK TRAFFIC HAD CLEARED OUT. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT FILED AND MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME I NEED TO LOOK INTO GETTING AN ATTORNEY. *TT

PAINT STARTED TO BUBBLE ON FENDERS AND HAS PROGRESSED TO FULL RUST. ALSO TAILGATE HAS BEGUN TO RUST ALSO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 25 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE GAS THEN CUT OFF. WOULD NOT RESTART , ENGINE WOULD ROTATE BUT NOT START. PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR THEN ENGINE RESTARTED AND RAN ROUGH WITH NO POWER . HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN . WHEN I CHECK THE DASH THE THROTTLE ELEC. LIGHT WAS ON. *TR

FELT THE REAR END COME UP OFF THE GROUND AND A LOUD BANG. SPARE TIRE HAD COME LOOSE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. RIM IS BENT AND UNUSABLE NOW. IT IS HELD UP BY A SMALL GAUGE WIRE AND WILL EVENTUALLY FRAY AND BREAK LOOSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SHAFT HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE A FAILED TO PINION NUT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. *TR

DODGE HAS A KNOWN HISTORY OF FUELING PROBLEMS CAUSING GASOLINE TO FLOW OUT OF THE FILLING TUBE WHILE AT A PUMP. THIS IS A HAZARD CAUSE BY THEIR POOR VENTING COMPONENTS. CHECK THE INTERNET AND SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS, BUT WITH DODGE IT'S A FAMILIAR OCCURRENCE.

ONCOMING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL CAME ACROSS 4 LANES TO HIT FRONT OF TRUCK. DODGE IS TOTALED BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED DODGE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THEM OUT AND WAS TOLD, FIRST A SPECIAL TASK FORCE WOULD COME CHECK THE AIRBAGS AND WE WOULD BE COMPENSATED, THEN LATER WAS TOLD DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY TRUCK THEY WOULDN'T BUT I COULD TAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY WOULD RUN THE TEST AT MY EXPENSE. DODGE DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE WHY AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE TRUCK IS 10 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE APPLYING THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT ON DASH STARTS FLASHING AND TRUCK STALLS, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND BRAKE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO GET OFF ROAD, THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH OTHER PASSENGERS. CALLED DEALER, THEY CANT OFFER ANY INSIDE TO PROBLEM WITHOUT VEHICLE AT SHOP TO READ CODES, NO CODES SHOWN AND VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVIN, $40,000 FOR 89000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS SUSPENDED UNDER THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE METAL BRACKET THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE SPARE TIRE TO SUSPEND IT RUSTED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SUSPENSION CABLE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A SHOPPING PLAZA AND THERE WAS NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR ANYONE BEHIND ME. VERY UNSAFE DESIGN. I MENTION WHAT OCCURRED TO MY NEIGHBOR WHO HAS A SIMILAR DODGE RAM AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE SAME THING HAD OCCURRED TO HIS VEHICLE. HE TOO WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HIS HOME. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, NUMEROUS FORUMS REPORT THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND DISCUSS THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH DODGE BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. THANKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE SO I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC APPROX 15 MILE DRIVE. THE NOISE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TURNING TO A GRINDING NOISE ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE MECH. WHEN I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE MY TURN INTO THE MECHANIC'S DRIVEWAY THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP AND DROPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED THIS WOULD OF BEEN SERIOUS, POSSIBLY CAUSING DRIVER INJURY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SATURDAY, 11/23/2013, I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR WOULD CROAK OR MOAN. I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SPONGY AND HAD TO BE PRESSED IN FULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I BEGAN TO HEAD HOME WITH THE TRUCK AS I DID NOT WANT A SAFETY HAZARD WHERE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT IN ORDER TO STEER STRAIGHT, I HAD TO HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES LEFT. UPON GETTING THE TRUCK HOME I IMMEDIATELY SAW MY PROBLEM. MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS SITTING IN THE WHEEL WELL ON AN ANGLE. LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE WERE POURING OUT OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND RUBBER GOO WAS LEAVING A TRAIL WHERE I DROVE. I JACKED THE CAR AND REMOVED THE WHEEL, AND COULD SEE EVEN MORE. MY WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WAS SEPARATED AND BROKEN. THIS CAUSED MY TIRE TO SIT ON THE HUB CROOKED AND LEAN AGAINST MY CONTROL ARM. THE HEAT FROM THIS FRICTION WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT MELTED MY CV BOOT, WHICH IS WHY I HAD A RUBBER GOO TRAIL. IT ALSO MELTED THE ABS SENSOR ON THE WHEEL HUB ITSELF. CAUSING MY ABS TO GO OUT. THE HUB ITSELF HAD A PIECE COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF, AS IF A WELD BROKE. THE HEAT ALSO WARPED MY ROTOR, AND CRACKED MY BRAKE PADS IN THAT SIDE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HAVE ANY WHEEL SEPARATION OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING CRASH OR INJURY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO UTILIZE BRAKING AND DRIVE HOME AT ABOUT 20MPH WITH HAZARDS ON. THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REC

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FUELING. THIS IS VERY RANDOM AND DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I FUEL. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN I FUEL THE TANK TO THE TOP. THE VEHICLE CAN STALL DURING DRIVING OR AT A STOP THAT ALSO IS RANDOM. *TR

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON FRONT SUSPENSION HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED FOR CONCERNS OF SAFETY. THIS IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR BALL JOINTS TO FAIL. AND SINCE MY 2WD TRUCK HAS UNITIZED BALL JOINTS (PART OF UPPER CONTROL ARM, WHICH ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACED), THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF ROAD AND ROLLED INTO A FIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR SHIFTER HAD BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE IN THE REAR END OF MY RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE TRAVELING INTERSTATE SPEED BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT OF THE TRUCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE REAR AXLE OF MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY FATHER WHICH IS A MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DODGE ABOUT A WARRANTY RECALL FOR THE BOLTS BACKING OFF THAT HOLD THE DRIVE SHAFT. I PULLED THE DRIVE SHAFT OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND PUT MY FINGER INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE PIN FITS AND THE NUT WAS STILL THERE AND IT HAD BACKED OFF THE PIN. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THEM A PICTURE THE SERVICE TECH'S RESPONSE WAS "[XXX]" WE WILL GET IT TOWED IN AND FIX IT. APPARENTLY HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS AN OLDER TRUCK BUT YOU WOULD THINK THAT IF THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DIFFERENT ON THE NEWER TRUCKS AND OLDER TRUCKS WOULDN'T YOU BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE? FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT I AM OUT ALMOST 2,000.00 BUCKS. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE BEARINGS WENT OUT BUT DODGE HAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND THIS FAILURE PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR ...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN 50 MPH SINGLE LAND ROADWAY. 0525 HRS, DARK, DRY, NO STREET LIGHTS. DEER FROM RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, SWERVED, VEHICLE CROSSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND LEFT ROADWAY. VEHICLE WENT INTO TREE LINE STRIKING TWO TO THREE TREES. MAJOR/TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. MAIN DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB 5.7L HEMI 2WD AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL EVERY NOW AND THEN AT LOW SPEEDS OR AT A COMPLETE STOP. 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. HAD ENGINE AND TRANS CHANGED, BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT OKAY AS WELL. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF INCIDENTS HAPPEN AFTER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HA BEEN SERVICED OR TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LOW; OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM HAVE SAID THEY HAD THE ERG VALVE, TPS SENSOR, MAP SENSOR AND EVEN SOFTWARE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT YOU END UP SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHY CHRYSLER DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO SMALL BUBBLES IN THE PAINT ABOVE THE REAR TIRE WELL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BOXES ABOVE BOTH REAR WELLS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH PANELS ON THE REAR BOX WOULD NEED TO BE CUT AND REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND HAS STEADILY GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, THE DASH SIMPLY CRACKED AND SEEMS TO BE DISINTEGRATING. THE EDGES ARE NOW SHARP LIKE GLASS AND I BELIEVE THIS PRESENTS A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT. UNTIL NOW, I ASSUMED MINE WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE BUT RECENTLY DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE HOW IT COULD BE FIXED AND CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS POSTED TO VARIOUS CAR COMPLAINT WEBSITES FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE SO I KNOW THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. *TR

IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 8. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH THEY REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER GETTING MY TRUCK BACK THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CODE WAS MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 6. I TOOK IT TO A VERY TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS A ROCKER ARM THAT HAD COME OFF DUE TO JUNK IN THE ENGINE. ONCE IT WAS FIXED AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 8. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE ROCKER ARM ON THAT CYLINDER AND REPLACED IT. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT MONTH. THE MECHANIC, WHO IS VERY REPUTABLE, BELIEVES THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR NO MATTER HOW OFTEN IT IS REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED HE HAS SEEN THIS IN MANY MANY DODGE TRUCKS AND MOST NOTABLY IN THE 474 ENGINE. IT IS AN ENGINE AND SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LOSS OF THROTTLE WHICH OCCURS VERY OFTEN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING AND IS DEFINITE RISK OF CAUSING AN AUTO ACCIDENT. THIS CODE IS COMING UP EVERY OTHER DAY NOW AND I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO RISE, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM THE HOOD AREA, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE SAME DAY AS IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC THEN REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, AND FAN CLUTCH ON SUBSEQUENT VISITS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 257,098.

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK FULL, ENGINE DIES WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING A CORNER (LOSING STEERING) AND COMING TO A STOP. STARTS BACK UP FINE, BUT STALLS AGAIN ON NEXT LOW SPEED BRAKING OR TURNING A CORNER. VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER ACCOUNTS THAT I HAVE READ. I'VE HAD NEW PLUGS AND O2 SENSORS COSTING MUCHO FOR ZERO RESULT. WHEN THIS OCCURS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A SLOW TURN, I HAVE TO THROW IT UP TO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. ONCE I THREW IT IN PARK GOING SLOWLY, BUT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO SCREECH TO A HALT WITH A CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE SAME CRAP BY DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND I KNOW THEY ARE PLAYING DUMB. THE ONLY REMEDY THAT I USE FOR THIS IS SIMILAR TO OTHERS WHICH IS JUST DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP UNLESS YOU ARE GETTING RIGHT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY TO RUN THOSE SPEEDS AND NOT BE STOPPING. I CAN'T LET OTHERS DRIVE MY TRUCK UNLESS I MAKE SURE THAT THE TANK IS BELOW THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S NOT A QUICK AND DIRTY FIX FOR THIS. SEEMS LIKE YOU SHOULD DISABLE EMISSIONS DEVICES IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. *TR

I NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR END FOR THE 4TH TIME SINCE I GOT THIS TRUCK. I PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED FIRST TIME. 3 MONTHS LATER IT WENT AGAIN. DODGE DEALER GAVE HARD TIME BUT THEY FOUND IT DEFECTIVE AGAIN. FIXED. ONLY A YEAR AND 1/2 LATER IT IS GOING AGAIN. I ONLY PUT 18000 MILES ON THIS LAST ONE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE REAR IN MY RAM TRUCK. IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. 4 TIMES? NEVER HAD THAT WITH A FORD. PROBLEM IS I NEED THE TRUCK AND FIXED INCOME AND CAN'T PAY DEALERS TO KEEP FIXING THE REAR. HELP. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT GOES BACK TO SHOP ON JULY 31. THE DODGE PEOPLE SAY I AM OUT OF ANY WARRANTY. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRUCK EITHER. THE DATES LISTED IS CLOSE TO WHEN THIS LAST ISSUE STARTED. IT DOES NOT REFLECT BACK WHEN THE OTHERS FIRST STARTED BUT ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS NOW SINCE FIRST REAR WENT. *TR

HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND BRAKES GAVE OUT WHICH ALLOWED VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO A TREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I HAVE TWO ISSUES WHICH I BELIEVE ARE RELATED. THE ANTI ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK IS STICKING PREVENTING FUEL FROM ENTERING THE TANK PROPERLY AND BUBBLING BACK UP THE FILLER TUBE. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT IN FUEL AND HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FUEL SPILLS. THE SECOND ISSUE IS AFTER A FILL UP THE TRUCK MAY STALL 4-5 TIMES WHILE AT IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS OR EVEN WHILE ROLLING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND NO ADVANCED WARNING. BOTH ISSUES HAVE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. I REPAIRED MY FUEL TANK BY ADDING AN AUXILIARY ANTI-ROLLOVER VALVE AND PLUMBING IT INTO THE EXISTING EVAP CONNECTIONS. THIS AFTER THE DEALER REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE TANK EVEN THOUGH SOME MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THIS DOES HAVE A BULLETIN PUBLISHED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,338.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY AT 10 TO 15 MPH, THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL AND FRONT AXLE SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,762.

AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN BRAKING, SLOWING DOWN, OR AT IDLE. THIS ALWAYS OCCURS IN COLDER WEATHER MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING ALL OF THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC FOUND DETERIORATION ON THE FRONT AND REAR LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS, AS WELL AS THE TIE ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES SEIZED. THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT AND THE REAR DEFERENTIAL WERE ALSO FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.