Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →
TRUCK BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WHEN STOPPING FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED COOLING FAN MOTOR AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THREE WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AND ALL PARTS WE'RE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT HAS LASTED FOR SIX MONTHS BUT TRUCK HAS BEGUN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. *TR
THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS QUIT WORKING. THIS PROHIBITS ANY OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FROM WORKING AND THE FOB WONT WORK. CD PLAYER HAS A CD STUCK IN IT AND WILL NOT EJECT. THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED ON WEBSITES AS PROMINENT PROBLEMS. *TR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS. CAN'T TELL THE ENGINE QUIT AS THE RPMS BOTTOM OUT AND ENGINE DIES. VERY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING. NO CONTROL AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY. FIRST TIME WAS IN TRAFFIC IN A TOWN AT A STOP LIGHT. COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE FOR AWHILE AND COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK OUT OF TRAFFIC. SECOND TIME SLOWED TO TURN AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE AND BACKED UP WHEN I CAME TO A STOP TO SHIFT TO D THE ENGINE STALLED AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT. MY TRUCK WAS AT AN ANGLE CROSSING 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS ON FINDING A REPAIR SOLUTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS JAMMED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE MANUAL KEY LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. 12/07/11
MY TRUCK STALLS AS I COME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS PROBABLY ABOUT 4 TIMES A MONTH SINCE THE DATE ABOVE. THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS ONLINE THAT A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME SAY IT HAS TO DO WITH ERG VALVE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEY SAID THEY REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WAS NOT BLOWING STRONG ENOUGH TO DEMIST THE WINDSHIELD. I TRIED THE HVAC KNOB ON OTHER SETTINGS, AND THE AIR FLOW WAS VERY WEAK ON ALL THE SETTINGS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE BLOWER MOTOR FROM THE AIR BOX, I DISCOVERED THAT THE RE-CIRCULATION DOOR HAD DROPPED DOWN AND WAS BLOCKING THE AIR FLOW TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE RE-CIRCULATION DOOR FROM THE AIR BOX, AND UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED IT HAD BROKEN AT THE CONNECTION POINT TO THE RE-CIRCULATION ACTUATOR. THE PIECE THAT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR WAS STILL UP INSIDE THE AIR BOX. HAD THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC FALLEN INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR, IT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE FAN OR CAUSED AN INJURY. THE HVAC FUNCTIONS WORK FULL STRENGTH NOW, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO BLOCK THE OUTSIDE AIR FROM COMING INSIDE ON VERY HOT DAYS OR WHEN IT IS SMOKY OR THERE IS AN ODOR OUTSIDE. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT BE MECHANICALLY ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR OWN, AND I'VE READ THAT THE REPAIR BY THE DEALERSHIP IS EXPENSIVE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE DOOR BREAK MULTIPLE TIMES. CHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND INSTALL A BETTER DESIGNED AND STRONGER RE-CIRCULATION DOOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATED THE ADJUSTMENT BOLT FOR THE TIE ROD CLAMP WAS MISSING. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS#J0180077 IN STOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED HER TO TWO OTHER DEALERS BUT THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 261,862.
DASH IS CRACKING!! .I TOOK TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID PLASTIC IS NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. *TT
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A POP AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY TRUCK. WAITING FOR THE TOW, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HOUSING HAD CRACKED AND HAD SPEWED OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE SMOKE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 (MY TRUCK) HAD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE ON A POSSIBLE 500+ VEHICLES HAD NOT BEEN TORQUED PROPERLY. THE NHTSA SUMMARY STATES "THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ADAPTER OR TRANSFER CASE HOUSING TO CRACK AND LEAK FLUID". THE CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 03V503000. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THE RANGE OF VINS INVOLVED IS 4J116316 THROUGH 4J174991. MY VEHICLE, BEING 4956, IS INSIDE THIS RANGE, BUT WAS NOT WAS NOT LISTED BY CHRYSLER (I'M ASSUMING BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAD "ALREADY BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED"). IT SEEMS MORE THAN COINCIDENCE TO ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN THE SAME PLANT, IN THE SAME LOT AND INSIDE THE SAME VIN RANGE, AND EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS (A CRACKED TRANSFER CASE HOUSING), BUT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE MAINTAINS THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM CURRENTLY FACING MORE THAN $2K IN REPAIRS FOR A PICKUP TRUCK WITH ONLY 44K MILES ON IT AND IT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF CHRYSLER ALLOWING THIS VEHICLE TO SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS WITH SAFETY RECALL NO. C39. MY VEHICLE HAS OBVIOUSLY NOT BEEN "INSPECTED OR REPAIRED", AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS RELATED TO MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT RESPOND ACCORDINGLY OR NOT AT ALL. IF TURNING LEFT, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON, IF TURNING RIGHT, THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON OR NOT AT ALL. THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPEED. I NO LONGER HAVE A HIGH SPEED WIPER OPTION. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS VEHICLES BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME WILL NOT KNOW WHICH WAY I AM TURNING OR SWITCHING LANES IF THE NEED IS THERE. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE SIGNALS TO WORK. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH VARIOUS YEARS OF THE DODGE TRUCKS AND DURANGOS AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED AN EIGHTEEN INCH FRACTURE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR ERRONEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
DASH BOARD IS CRACKING JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER DODGE TRUCKS OF THIS SAME TIME FRAME. IT HAS MANY SHARP EDGES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DO HARM TO SOMEBODY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON EVERY FORUM AND COMPLAINT SITE. THERE WAS ALSO A NEWS BROADCAST ABOUT, AND HAS ANYBODY TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? THE ONLY RESPONSE YOU GET IS "GET A DASH COVER" . NO, I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO COVER-UP THE CRACK I WANT IT FIXED. SURE, I CAN BUY A NEW ONE, BUT IT WILL JUST DO IT AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY NEED TO PRODUCE A BETTER DASH, MADE OF BETTER MATERIAL, AND SHOW SOME KIND OWNERSHIP OF THE PRODUCT THEY PRODUCE.
ENGINE STALLS UPON BREAKING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER GOING 45 MPH , ALL 4 BREAKS LOCKED UP ON THERE OWN, VEHICLE RESTARTED ON IT'S OWN. SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON , NOR THROW CODES. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED APX 50 TIMES. NO WARNING LEADING UP TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. PARTS ALREADY REPLACED INCLUDE: FUEL PUMP, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH. NONE OF WHICH HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE ON THE FRONT TIE ROD. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRES TO WEAR SEVERELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,104.
WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON MY RAM 04 HEMI EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. BROKE 2 VALVE SPRINGS COSTING OVER $900 TO REPAIR. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN STALLING AND LEAKS FROM POWER STEERING LINES. *TR
DODGE RAM 1500 2004 CRACKED DASH ISSUE KNOWN TO EVERY DODGE OWNER OF 2ND AND SOME 3RD GENERATION TRUCKS. DASH HAS CRACKED IN 4 TO 5 PLACES AND NOW THERE IS A BIG HOLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT. TERRIBLE PART FAILURE WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM. *KB
2004 DODGE RAM. SEVERE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
THE FRONT DOORS LEAK AIR REALLY BAD GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED YOU CANNOT CARRY A CONVERSATION WITH OUT YELLING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED NEW DOOR SEALS BECAUSE OF NORMAL USE AND HOW OLD IT WAS AND THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT HAD MADE THE SEALS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. I TOLD THEM I HAD A 1996 WITH 210,000 ON IT AND YOU COULD HEAR A PIN DROP IT WAS SO QUITE. THEY CHARGED ME $60 AND DID NOTHING FOR MY PROBLEM!!
AC DEFROST HEATER AIR RECIRCULATION DOOR BREAKS OFF IT PLASTIC AXLE, DROPS INTO AND BLOCKS THE AIR INTAKE INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THUS RESULTING IN NO AIRFLOW THRU THE HEAT VENT AC DEFROST SYSTEM. CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS SINCE THE DEFROST SYSTEM WILL NOT GET THE PROPER AIRFLOW TO WORK. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR, WHICH APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND FELT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER TRUCK . EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LITES CAME ON AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IMMEDIATLY WENT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SPEED SENSER WAS BROKEN AND GEAR OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE SENSER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE SPEED SENSER HE NOTICED THAT THE UNDER SIDE WAS DISTROYED. HE THEN REMOVED THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER AND FOUND THAT THE RETAINING CLIPS HAD COME OUT AND DESTROYED THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW DODGE PARTS. *TT
IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SUSPENSION PARTS FROM FACTORY GRINDING THROUGH RIGHT SPRING SHACKLE. BUSHINGS INSTALLED WITH METAL FLANGE INBOARD,INSTEAD OF OUTBOARD WHERE PRESSURE FORCES SPRING OFF BUSHING ,INTO SHACKLE, CAUSING FAILURE. I HAVE PHOTOS BEFORE THE OLD BUSHING WAS REPLACED. IT APPEARS THEY MAY HAVE RUN OUT OF RIGHT SPRING ASSEMBLIES ON THE LINE AND USE LEFT ON BOTH SIDES,AS OTHER BUSHING LOOK WRONG ALSO. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE POST ONLINE THAT REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN LOOSE AND WENT THROUGH BED OF TRUCK,CAUSING CONTROL ISSUES. WOULD NOT BE GOOD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A 10,000 LB TRAILER ATTACHED I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT ISSUE AS THEIR ARE PROBABLY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME IF THEIR WAS A RECALL,HOPEFULLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. REPAIRED ONE BUSHING SO FAR MYSELF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FOUR BOLTS THAT DETAINED THE FRONT BUMPER WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BUMPER COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A FAILURE TO THE BRAKE LINE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,058.
2004 DODGE 1500 RAM HEMI 5.7 QUAD CAB WITH FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. TURNING ON CRUISE CONTROL AND OFF FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. SELECTING "SET" ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FAILS TO ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL DESIRED SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. THIS HAPPENS 10-15 TIMES OUT OF 75-90 TIMES SELECTED DURING A PERIOD OF A MONTH. ALSO, PERIODICALLY DURING THE 10-15 TIMES A MONTH, CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE ENGAGED WITH A CURRENT SPEED "SET," AND WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN AND PREVENTS RE-ENGAGEMENT OF "SET" ON THE LEFT HAND CONTROLLER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL ON. CHANGED BATTERY WITH NO EFFECT. THROTTLE BODY IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. NO BLOWN FUSES. SEEMS THAT TEMPERATURE EXTREMES OF 45 DEGREES OR BELOW AND 90 DEGREES AND HIGHER HEIGHTENS THE EFFECTS OF THIS DEFICIENCY. WHEN TURNING IGNITION FROM OFF THROUGH INTERMEDIATE TO ON POSITION (NOT START) WITH TRIP BUTTON HELD IN GREATER THAN 15 SECS, C-CODE DISPLAYS 67 15 THEN DISPLAYS 00 00. TRUCK HAS 66945 MILES CURRENTLY. *TR
STEERING RACK LEAKS SEVERLY. *TR
2004 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A SET OF COOPER DISCOVERER TIRES, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE FELT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMY AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SHREDDED, BUT IT WAS STILL HOLDING AIR. THE LAST TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED $2000 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE MORE THAN 85 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN
FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING HUB FAILED AT 54,000 MILES. THIS IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR A WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL. WHEEL BEARING HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL, LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT WOULD TAKE THIRTY DAYS FOR IT TO BE RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 47 FOLLOWING A VAN AND SOME OTHER VEHICLES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE LOCKED UP AND BY THE TIME I SAW THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT THE BRAKES I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SLID INTO HIM DAMAGING HIS REAR PANEL DOORS AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EITHER ON THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK THAT I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND THE ROADS WERE SATURATED SO STOPPING ABRUPTLY WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION STILL I TRIED, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH HOWEVER THE VERY NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SEVERE NOSE BLEED THAT LASTED ABOUT 15-20 NON STOP WHEN IT FINALLY SLOWED TO A TRICKLE I WENT TO THE NEARBY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED AND I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON. *TR
TAIL LIGHTS AND PARK LAMPS ON MY 2004 DODGE RAM KEEPING FAILING DO TO I DEFECT IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER/FUSE BOX ALMOST CAUSED TO GET HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AT NIGHT CANT EVEN ORDER PART BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S ON BACKORDER AND DEALER KEEPS DENYING FAULT OR CHRYSLER WONT REPLACE UNIT THIS IS HAPPENING ON THOUSANDS OF 2004 2005 AND 2006 DODGE RAMS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THEIR MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAILING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BETWEEN 75,000 AND 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP WITH A 5.7 LITER ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL UPON BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE RPM AND DIE (STALL) LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. IT WOULD RESTART EASILY BUT OCCUR AGAIN FREQUENTLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAILING THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS OBTAINED FROM DODGE (DIFFERENT PART NUMBER FROM ORIGINAL) AND INSTALLED. TOTAL COST FOR THE WORK WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXTENSIVE IN THIS MODEL AND IS DANGEROUS.
DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO SOMEONE AND DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE CALLED OUR DODGE DEALER AND N ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE PAST MONTH. *TR
THIS IS MY 3RD TIRE IN AS MANY MONTHS THAT HAVE CRACKED AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL 3 HAVE BEEN WITHIN 2000 MILES OF HAVING THE NEW TIRES. *TR
2004 DODGE RAM 4.7L I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM SCHOOL, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED! WAS ABLE TO START IT UP AND GET IT HOME! MY MECHANIC HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPUTER WENT OUT CAUSING A GAS BUILDUP IN WHICH ONE OF MY VALVES WAS BENT. THE TRUCK HAS 98000MILES AND AS I'VE READ ONLINE ITS VERY COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! ITS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN IT STALLS U HAVE NO CONTROL! NOT TO MENTION VERY FRUSTRATING AND EXPENSIVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD WHISTLE AND AS THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS ONLY COLD AIR EMITTING FROM THE VENTILATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE BLEND AIR DOOR FAILED AND WAS NOT ALLOWING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AIR TO FLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
20004 DODGE RAM CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ALLOW HIM TO ADD ONE DOLLAR WORTH OF GAS AT A TIME IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE GASOLINE FROM SPEWING BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER TUNE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE POSSIBLY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AS WELL, BUT WAS UNSURE IF IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FASTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE LOUDER THE SOUND WOULD BECOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PINION BEARING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,600.
2004 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI STALLS AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, OFTEN AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. WILL USUALLY START IMMEDIATELY BACK UP, SOMETIMES REQUIRES SLIGHT ACCELERATOR PRESSURE WHEN CRANKING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SELF-SUSTAINING ENGINE SPEED. DURING DECELERATIONS, ENGINE RPM IS ERRATIC AND WILL OFTEN ENCOUNTER A DROP IN RPMS TO APPROXIMATELY 400 RPM BEFORE ENGINE DIES. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, BUT HAS OCCURED UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS, HAPPENING ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A DAY TO A DOZEN TIMES. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS, WITHOUT RESULT. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN UPDATED, THE SENSORS, EGR VALVE, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CLEANED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED. STILL NOT FIXED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED . THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE, DANGEROUS, AND FRUSTRATING CONDITION. HAVING 3 KIDS IN THE CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME ALSO ADDS TO MY FRUSTRATION.
2004 DODGE RAM 1500 - POWER STEERING HOSES, CLAMPS AND PIPING: I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL, THE PUMP WAS DRY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVELED A LARGE PUDDLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE LEAK CAME FROM THE AREA WHERE THE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE LINES CONNECT TO THE STEERING RACK. INQUIRES ON THE WEB LED ME TO THIS SITE, AND PROVED THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON A VEHICLE THIS SIZE, ESPECIALLY IF TOWING A LARGE LOAD, COULD BE, AND PROBABLY WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DODGE SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE INCIDENTS PERTAINING TO THIS, AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE REPAIR BEFORE SOMEONE IS NOT ABLE TO WRITE A COMPLAINT LIKE THIS.. *TR
BOTH FRONT HUB/WHEEL-BEARING ASSEMBLIES HAVE FAILED ON MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS 50K MILES! THE FRONT WHEEL-BEARING ON BOTH SIDES MAKES NOISES, SOMETIMES SOUNDS LIKE IT IS CATCHING OR GETTING STUCK. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO WRECK IN A DITCH AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE NOISE STARTS OUT ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE, THEN SEEMS TO BE CONSTANTLY GRINDING. *TR
2004 DODGE RAM 4.7L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE DESIGN OF THE RADIATORS WITH THE PLASTIC SIDES ON THE ALUMINUM RADIATOR CORE IS DEFECTIVE. DURING THE WINTER THE RADIATOR LEAKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE COUPLING OF THE PLASTIC TO THE ALUMINUM. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE VEHICLES CAN OVERHEAT WITHOUT PROPER ANTI-FREEZE LEVELS, AND LEAVE OWNERS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAYS, AND ROADS. LET ALONE IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT NOR ANIMALS THAT ENJOY THE TASTE OF ANTI-FREEZE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS TRUCK. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR WITH THE SAME TYPE A YEAR AGO, AND NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. THIS IS AN O.E.M. RADIATOR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN A PORTION OF THE CUP HOLDER FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S DRINK TO FALL TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE CUP HOLDER PIECE COULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
2004 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI STALLS AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, OFTEN AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. WILL USUALLY START IMMEDIATELY BACK UP, SOMETIMES REQUIRES SLIGHT ACCELERATOR PRESSURE WHEN CRANKING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SELF-SUSTAINING ENGINE SPEED. DURING DECELERATIONS, ENGINE RPM IS ERRATIC AND WILL OFTEN ENCOUNTER A TRANSIENT DROP IN RPM'S TO APPROXIMATELY 400 RPM BEFORE ENGINE DIES. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON AND SEVERE IN COLD WEATHER, OR WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, BUT HAS OCCURRED UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, HAPPENING ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A DAY TO A DOZEN TIMES. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS, WITHOUT RESULT. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN UPDATED, THE SENSORS, EGR VALVE, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CLEANED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED. STILL NOT FIXED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE, DANGEROUS, AND FRUSTRATING CONDITION. *TR
THE REAR END/DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT ON MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IS CAUSING ME TO MISS WORK AND HAVING TO RENT A CAR. MY TRUCK HAS 74000 MILES ON IT IS JUST OUT OF THE POWER WARRANTY. MY FAMILY NEEDS/DEPENDS ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK AND AROUND TOWN. CAN NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR BILLS. I AM CURRENTLY (FIGHTING) CHRYSLER WARRANTY DEPARTMENT PLEASE HELP! *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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