2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE THE TRUCK STALLED. LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AS I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. AND TODAY IT DID IT MORE THAN IT EVER HAS. THREE RED LIGHTS IN A ROW THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE RACK AND PINION. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,094. *TR

NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER TRUCK CHECKED FLUID ;ADDED FLUID; HAD SYSTEM CHECKED AT LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DECIDED TO KEEP ADDING FLUID CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE REPAIR DONE AT THIS TIME; THE CLAMPS AND HOSES SEEM TO BE LOOSE BUT WAS ALSO TOLD ABOUT SOME "O" RINGS IN THE LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE SHUT-OFF VALVE ENGAGED BEFORE THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

THE UPPER AND LOW BALL JOINT IS MAKE NOISE . DOES HAVE NO GREASE FITING. *TR

DODGE 1500 STALLS AT SLOWING DOWN. SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED IN MULTIPLE POSTINGS HERE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME VERY FOGGY AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR SYSTEM, HEATER DOOR AND THE HEATER BOX WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD ALL THREE COMPONENTS REPLACED. THE HEATER SYSTEM FAILURE RECURRED 11,000 MILES LATER. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO AGAIN HAVE THE ACTUATOR SYSTEM, HEATER BOX AND THE HEATER DOOR REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,365. UPDATED 04/03/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, AROUND 70 MPH. SUDDENLY, I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. I WAS STILL MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED. THE FAULT CODE IDENTIFIED A FAILURE IN THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I PULLED THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER OFF AND FOUND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING. I ALSO FOUND PIECES OF WHAT WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS C CLIPS FROM MY LSD CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE INDUCTIVE PORTION OF THE SPEED SENSOR PROTRUDES INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND WAS HIT BY THE FLYING PIECES OF C CLIPS. THE CARRIER BEARING ALSO HAD A GROVE CUT INTO IT BY THESE CLIPS AS THEY WORKED THEIR WAY OUT. I AM TOLD THAT IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CARRIER BEARING FAILURE AND LOCK UP OF MY REAR AXLE. I REMOVED ALL OF THE METAL C CLIP PIECES AND REMOVED THE REMAINING C CLIPS THAT HAD NOT YET FALLEN OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY CONNECTION, BUT MY LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING CRACKED IN HALF ON THE LOWER MAIN LEAF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRING ASSEMBLY AT MY COST. I NOW HAVE A PERMANENT WHINE AT LOW SPEEDS AND CURRENTLY HAVE 125,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I AM CERTAINLY GLAD THAT I FOUND THESE METAL PIECES WHEN I DID! THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAILURE IN MY TRUCK MODEL, RANGING FROM MODEL YEARS 2003 THROUGH 2006 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. AT THIS TIME, CHRYSLER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PATTERNED FAILURES IN THESE REAR DIFFERENTIALS. *

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

I FILLED UP ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKED AT THE GAS STATION AND THEN UPON PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE TRUCK STALLED INTO TRAFFIC WHILE LEAVING THE GAS STATION. LESS THAN A MILE LATER I HAD TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT AND TRUCK STALLED AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON 2/9/13 AND THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON 2/11/13. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BECAUSE A CODE WAS NOT THROWN IT IS MY ISSUE TO DEAL WITH. 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 THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED?!?!? *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC OR RED LIGHT OR WHEN TURNING. *TR

I HAVE 2004 DODGE RAM AND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN USUALLY TURNING MY ENGINE WILL STALL! VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND AS FAR AS I CAN SEE IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED! APPARENTLY, IT WILL TAKE A FATAL ACCIDENT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WHILE TURNING AT APPROX 5 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STALLED OUT THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THERE IS NO CODE AND SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS DON T HAVE A CLUE WHAT TO FIX AND JUST WANT TO START REPLACING PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL POP WAS HEARD AS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SEALANT FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A GLASS SPECIALIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GLASS SPECIALIST WHO INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD AND ADVISED THAT THE URETHANE SEALANT WAS NOT STICKING TO THE GLASS. THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS WELL AS THE GEAR ASSEMBLY, STEERING RACK, GEAR SHAFT, FLUID. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS

REMOTE UNLOCK STOPPED WORKING ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND CAN'T UNLOCK WITH KEY. THE DOOR WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS WORKING OK. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7L HEMI WILL STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND AM CURRENTLY SEEKING HELP IN THIS MATTER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THREE MECHANICS WHO HAVE REPLACED ALL THE OXYGEN SENSORS, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY, EGR VALVE, AIR INTAKE FILTER AND THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO END TO THIS AND EVERYONE IS JUST SHOOTING IN THE DARK. THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT GET A CODE WHEN THEY HOOK UP TO THE VEHICLE. I AM IN FEAR OF MY SAFETY. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO FILL MY GAS TANK. THE FUEL KEPT OVERFLOWING. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET $15 IN GAS AS I HAD TO SLOWLY PUMP, WAIT FOR THE OVERFLOW OF GAS TO STOP, THEN SLOWLY ATTEMPT TO ADD MORE GASOLINE. THIS TOOK ALMOST 15 MINUTES. THE ONLY REASON I KEPT TRYING TO GET MORE GAS IN WAS THE TRUCK WAS ON EMPTY. IN REVIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE, REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE SYMPTOMS ARE THAT OF A FAULTY ONBOARD REFUELING RECOVERY VALVE. THIS PROBLEM CREATES MANY HAZARDS WITH FUEL AND VAPORS NOT BEING CONTAINED. *TR

UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK BECAUSE OF DEFECT IN GAS TANK.. IT APPEARS THAT A ROLL OVER SAFETY ITEM, DESIGNED TO CUT OFF FUEL FROM POURING OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE, MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PIPE TO BE BLOCKED AT THE TANK. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AS THE GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED, I CALLED CHRYSLER AND LODGED A COMPLAINT, AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON NARROW ROAD AIR BAGS IN STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE DASH STARTED TO ACTIVATE BEFORE I COULD GET OFF ROAD AND STOP THEY EXPLODED AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY CHRYSLER TWO DIFFERENT REPS AND FINDINGS WERE NEVER RELEASED TO THE AUTHORITIES. CHRYSLER WAS REQUESTED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES TO RELEASE THIS INFO AND NEVER DID. THUS I WAS CHARGED WITH "LEFT OF CENTER" VIOLATION. THERE WERE SOME CRITICAL INJURIES TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND NO DEATHS PRAISE GOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD THUD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE RETAINER OF THE VALVE SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE PISTON TO PENETRATE THE WALL OF THE CYLINDER, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WHERE COOLANT HAD FLOWN INTO THE OIL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I BOUGHT AN 04 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI THAT HAD AROUND 80K MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN OCT 2010. IT WAS AWESOME THE FIRST AND A HALF I HAD IT, ONLY MINOR REPAIRS I.E BATTERY, IDLER PULLEY, IGNITION SWITCH. I DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT AS WELL AS OIL CHANGES. IN LATE MARCH 2012 I WENT TO PUT GAS IN MY TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME PUT MORE THAN 10 OR 15 CENTS IN BEFORE IT WOULD "BACK FILL" I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THAT, THEN IN EARLY APRIL 2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER RUNNING SOME ERRANDS, THE TRUCK HAD RUN GREAT ALL DAY JUST LIKE NORMAL, BUT ABOUT 8 MILES FROM HOUSE I HEAR THIS "THUNK" AND I HAVE NO POWER AND I HAD THIS AWFUL SHAKING AND RATTLING NOISE. THERE WERE NOT EVEN ANY WARNING LIGHTS TELLING WE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, I CALLED SOMEONE TO TOW IT HOME THAT NIGHT. I DID THANKFULLY HAVE ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE. IN THE MONTHS SINCE I HAVE BEEN SLOWLY TEARING THE ENGINE APART WITH MY DAD, THIS WEEK WE FINALLY PULLED THE HEADS AND DISCOVERED THAT MY # 6 PISTON WAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND HAD PUNCHED A HOLE IN MY BLOCK! MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS THAT THIS WAS JUST A RANDOM FLUKE AND IT WAS JUST MINE, BUT AFTER READING ON SOME DODGE FORUMS I SEE THAT IT WAS NOT JUST MINE! THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR AN ENGINE THAT HAS NO MORE MILES THAN THIS AND HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. MY PARENTS HAVE A 1999 FORD F150 THAT HAS ALMOST 300K ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED NEARLY AS WELL... AS MY DAD PUTS IT "IT HAS BEEN RUN HARD AND PUT UP WET" THIS

BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE MOVING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END THE PERSON AHEAD OF ME SINCE I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. FROM WHAT I'M READING THIS HAD HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RECALL AND ITS TOO DANGEROUS OF A SITUATION. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF POWER TO ANY OTHER SYSTEMS. THE VEHICLE LITERALLY JUST CUT OFF. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY BECAME TIGHT AND UNABLE TO TURN. I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK. IT OPERATED FOR ABOUT 25 YARDS BEFORE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL WHEN IT WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY 2004 DODGE RAM DRIVER SIDE STOP WORKING MY KEYS GOT LOCK INSIDE THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IS BY USING THE REMOTE AND CLIMB THROUGH ONE OF THE OTHER DOORS WHICH NOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE NONE OF MY DOORS OPEN ANYMORE SPECIALLY THE DRIVER DOOR THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO OPEN EITHER WITH THE ORIGINAL KEY OR THE REMOTE WHICH I CAN'T DO EITHER, THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I AM AN OLDER WOMAN AND CAN'T BE CLIMBING THROUGH MY WINDOW TO DO PERFORM THIS. PLEASE HELP *TR *JS

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IDLING IN TRAFFIC THE RPMS DROP LOW AND THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF. IN THE BEGINNING IT HAPPENED TWICE SPACED ABOUT A MONTH APART AFTER THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. DIDNT HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. NOW ITS HAPPENING OFTEN ITS BEEN TO SEVERAL PLACES NOBODY CAN FIND ANYTHING,NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ,HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER NOTHIN. CALLED DODGE DIRECTLY NO ANSWERS,WENT ONLINE FOUND TONS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ALL SPENDING THOUSANDS REPLACING VARIOUS PARTS WITH STILL NO SOLUTION. MY QUESTION ARE THERE ANY COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE LIKE MINE AND WHAT'S MY COURSE OF ACTION...AS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN JUST AS I STARTED IN THE INTERSECTION IT SHUTOFF..DO I HAVE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE DODGE WILL HELP! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM OUTSIDE EVEN WITH KEY. REMOTE DOES NOT WORK EITHER TO UNLOCK DOOR. VERY DANGEROUS WITH POSSIBLE CHILDREN AND/OR PETS INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN 100 DEGREE TEXAS HEAT! *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, I TURNED THE CLIMATE CONTROL TO THE DEFROST SETTING. AFTER 5 MINUTES, NO AIR WAS BLOWING TO THE WINDSHIELD, ONLY FROM THE DASH VENTS. NO FLOOR AIR, NO DEFROSTER AIR, ONLY DASH VENT AIR. TEMPERATURE ADJUSTED FROM WARM TO COLD JUST FINE, HOWEVER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT A FEE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE. I CALLED A SECOND DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT BY MY DESCRIPTION, THE "RECIRC" DOOR AND "MODE 1" DOOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE "MODE 2" DOOR MIGHT ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT, BUT THAT MY "BLEND" DOOR IS WORKING. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $1300.00 TO GET MY DEFROSTER FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE, HE SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, HE REPLIED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR COMFORT FEATURES, THAT HE WAS AWARE OF. I WOULD THINK THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK JUST STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, LOCKED IT AND WALKED INTO WORK, WHEN I CAME OUT, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. IT CAN NOT BE OPENED BY THE REMOTE KEY FOB. IT CAN NOT BE OPENED BY PULLING THE DOOR LOCK LATCH. WITH SUBSTANTIAL FORCE YOU CAN TURN THE KEY ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE LATCH. THE DOOR WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE HANDLE ONLY. *JS

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. UPDATED0 06/26/12 *BF

I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH 97,000 MILES AND IT RAN GREAT WHEN I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE MY TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE I WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN LEAVING ME WITHOUT ENGINE POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND RUNS LIKE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NORMALLY I WOULDN'T FILE A COMPLAINT UNTIL I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT NOBODY SEEMS ABLE TO FIX. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 TO 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PEOPLE SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND NECK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS BRAND NEW AND WAS JUST PURCHASE FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE SUSPENSION AND FRONT FENDER OF THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,770.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RECURRING FAILURE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,581.

I WAS DRIVING MY RAM 1500 AND LOOKED DOWN AND THEN BACK UP AND SADLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. HAVE YET TO GET IT TO THE SHOP AS ITS SUNDAY BUT THE DAMAGE WAS ENOUGH TO CRUSH IN THE FRONT END PLENTY OF MY RAM. BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. LUCKILY NEITHER MYSELF OR MY PASSENGER WERE HURT. I DON'T THINK I'LL BUY DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN EXCEPT BY THE INSIDE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER DOOR. THE TAILGATE LOCK HAS FAILED TO OPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK, AND THE TAILGATE CAN NOT BE DISENGAGED TO OPEN. *TR

ENGINE STALLED AT IDLE, THEN AGAIN WHEN BRAKING COMING TO A RED LIGHT. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE SECOND INCIDENT AS TRUCK TOOK A COUPLE TIMES OF TRYING TO RESTART WHILE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND NO CODES ARE THROWN. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS ON THEIR HEMI MODEL TRUCKS. HAVE READ ON MULTIPLE WEB-SIGHTS THAT THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM! IF DODGE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING SOON TO FIX THIS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS I WILL BE SELLING MY TRUCK FOR A FORD AGAIN AND NEVER BUY FROM DODGE OR TELL OTHERS TO BUY FROM THEM!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY HIGHER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLIES. I LOOKED UP THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HUB ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2WD BUT NOT THE 4WD WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND JUST HASN'T BEEN BROUGHT TO ANYONE'S ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,600. AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,616.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS CONTAMINATION IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THE STEERING SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE FLUSHED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR AND CAUSED THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZING ABNORMALLY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED BRUISING AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,450.

AT 80,000 MILES CITY DRIVING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HUBS FAILED. LEFT HUB LOCKED UP ALMOST SENDING ME INTO CENTER CONCRETE WALL. DAMAGE TO FT END WAS EXTENSIVE. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF I HAD 2 WHEEL OR 4 WHEEL ABS, GIVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER.. LOOOOOOONG STORY SHOT, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL ME IF I HAD 2 OR 4 WHEEL ABS. I HAD TO PULL APART TO FIND OUT. ITS A SHAME THE VERY PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE TRUCK, CAN'T TELL YOU WHATS ON THE TRUCK. $500.00 LATER 2 WHEEL ABS HUBS LEFT AND RIGHT, REPLACED BY MYSELF. NOT TO MENTION THE UNDER CARRIAGE DAMAGE DONE DUE TO HUB LOCKING UP. SENT TRUCK TO AUTO SHOP TO REPAIR FRONT END DAMAGE. BEWARE..IF YOU'RE HEARING A NOISE IN FRONT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG BOLT IN YOUR TIRE AND THERE IS NOT, GET THE HUBS LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS HOW MY ISSUE AND COSTLY REPAIRS STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURNS SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, 5.7 LITER HEMI STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF FILLING GAS TANK AND WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. SINCE THEN VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES OF EACH FILL-UP, (ONCE WHILE STILL AT THE PUMP) A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. CAR HAS RESTARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AFTER REMOVING AND REPLACING GAS CAP. *TR

WENT TO FILL MY VEHICLE TANK AND GAS BEGAN TO SUDDENLY FLOW OUT OF FILLER HOSE. AFTER REMOVING AND VISUALLY INSPECTING THE FILLER HOSE AND REMOVING OTHER HOSES DURING TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A REPLACEMENT TANK WAS NEEDED. THE ON-BOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY (ORVR) VALVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER CONSULTING A DEALERSHIP WITH THE DETAILS IT WAS CONFIRMED A NEW TANK WAS NEEDED. WHILE PLACING AN ORDER FOR THE TANK, I WAS TOLD FROM A FEW DEALERSHIPS THAT I WAS ON THE WAITING LIST. AFTER ANOTHER CALL FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I AM NUMBER 85 ON BACK ORDER LIST TO RECEIVE A NEW FUEL TANK AND THAT WAS JUST FROM HIS DEALERSHIP. HE QUOTED " THEY HAVE NO ETA ON THAT TANK.RIGHT NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON TRUCKS THAT ARE VOR CONCERN FROM OTHER DEALERS FIRST. JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED." BETWEEN FUEL SPITTING OUT OF VEHICLE, TAKING 15 MINUTES TO PUT ONLY 10 GALLONS INTO TANK, AND MOST OF ALL A LARGE BACK ORDER NUMBER. I AM WONDERING OR REQUESTING A RECALL TO BE POSSIBLY PLACED. THE ORVR VALVE CAN NOT BE REPLACED DO TO BEING PLASTIC WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD ONLY ENTER THE VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE ENTRY ON THE REMAINING DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER OR FRONT CONTROL MODULE FOR NO REASON IS BAD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT JUST CORRODED. *TR

ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE TIME, MY TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS DO NOT INDICATE THE SIGNAL I WANT TO GIVE. DURING THOSE TIMES, WHEN I INDICATE RIGHT IT DOESN'T FLASH AT ALL. IF I INDICATE LEFT, IT INDICATES RIGHT. ALSO IF I PUT ON THE HAZARDS, IT EITHER CORRECTS THE PROBLEM OR IT INDICATES LEFT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND PROVIDES A BIG SAFETY INCIDENT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS BEFORE AS IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE WEB. IT INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS AND IS ALMOST NOT EXISTENT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IT ALSO AFFECTS MY WIPERS THAT WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON I CAN SEE THAT MY VEHICLE IS ACTING UP BECAUSE THE WIPERS ARE AT 1 DETENT LESS THAN WHAT I AM TRYING TO PROVIDE. THIS MAKES IT SO I CAN'T USE THE FAST WIPING POSITION. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR