2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

RECENTLY MY RAM 1500 HAS BEGUN TO STALL FOR NO REASON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NO SPUTTERING. JUST STALLS WHEN I SLOW DOWN FOR A LIGHT OR MAKING A TURN. IT WILL USUALLY STARTS RIGHT UP AND ACT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. OTHER TIMES IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE TO START. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN REAR ENDED, YET.

THE TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, AND HIGH BEAMS ON MY 04 DODGE RAM 1500 HAVE BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES FOR THE LAST YEAR. THIS STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE TURN SIGNALS. WHEN I WOULD SIGNAL LEFT THE RIGHT BLINKER WOULD COME ON, OR VISA VERSA. THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK FINE, AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME AND NOW I AM AT THE POINT WHERE ONLY WHEN I SIGNAL LEFT WILL THE RIGHT SIGNAL COME ON; NOTHING ELSE WORKS. MY HAZARD SWITCH AT ONE TIME WOULD WORK THE LEFT SIGNAL, AND THE LEFT CLICKER WOULD WORK THE RIGHT SIGNAL BUT NOW THAT DOES NOT WORK EITHER. AT THIS POINT MY HAZARD SWITCH AND LEFT CLICKER NOW ONLY WORK THE RIGHT BLINKER AND I HAVE NO WAY TO WORK THE LEFT. AS FOR THE HIGH BEAMS, SOMETIMES I AM UN-ABLE TO DISENGAGE THEM WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ON-COMING TRAFFIC. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT RISK IT AND JUST DON'T USE THEM, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AT SOME TIMES. THE WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE THEM ON FULL SPEED/FAST IN HEAVY RAIN THEY WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN REDUCE TO THE LOWEST OR MIDDLE SETTING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL JUST NOT TURN ON AT ALL. I ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS AND NOW JUST AVOID DRIVING IN THE RAIN IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. *TR

I HEARD WHINE NOISE COMING FROM MY FRONT WHEEL HUBS ON MY 04 RAM 1500 2WD WITH 73,724 MILES IN JANUARY OF 2010. TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED HUBS WERE LOOSE AND REPLACE THEM BOTH WITH AFTERMARKET HUBS PART NUMBER 515072. 10 MONTHS LATER AND APPROX 4000 MILES ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AT 7 PM I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN AN EMPTY LOT GOING TO AN ATM AND FELT AND HEARD A POP THEN MY RIGHT FRONT END WAS ON THE ASPHALT. GOT OUT AND FOUND MY WHEEL LAYING NEXT TO MY TRUCK WITH ALL LUG NUTS STILL IN PLACE. I INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND THE WHEEL HUB BROKE COMPLETELY APART LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW IN A PARKING LOT. MY FRONT RIGHT FENDER IS DAMAGED, THE BRAKE CALIPER SNAPPED OFF THE SPINDLE AND HUB IS IN SEVERAL PIECES WITH ROLLER BEARINGS SPREAD OUT OVER AREA THAT IS JUST WHAT I SAW THE MAY BE MORE DAMAGE. CALLED THE DEALER THEY SENT A WRECKER TO GET MY TRUCK AND STILL WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T NOW ANYTHING. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI. AFTER FUELING THE ENGINE STALLS, BUT WILL START BACKUP UP FINE BUT FOR THE NEXT 30-60 MILES IT WILL STALL AT LIGHTS. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE YET BUT A FEW TREES. AND THE DEALER IS NO HELP, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO GEAR HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RUBBER FLEXIBLE HYDRAULIC HOSE LINE FITTING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE FLEXIBLE LINE . IN JUNE OF 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THEY STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE PARKING BRAKE TO FAIL. THE DEALER CLEANED AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC HOSE LEAKING; HOWEVER, THE DEALER PLACED THE HOSE CLAMP IN ORDER TO STOP THE LEAKING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 03/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS BEING BURNED AT A QUICK RATE. THE OIL WAS BURNING 1,000 MILES FOR EVERY QUART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DALER WHERE THEY WERE CONDCUTING AN OIL EVALUATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,984.

WHILE USING A TIRE INFLATER THE PLUGS INTO MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER OF MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE BEHIND THE DASH. TURNS OUT THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW HEATING THE CIRCUIT UNTIL IT STARTED BURNING THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH THE FUSE THAT WAS IN THE DASH I PURCHASED FROM HARBOR FREIGHT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I HAD NOT KNOWN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUSES. NOW WHAT? *TR

2004 DODGE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE HAS 2 DROPPED THE VALVE IN THE NUMBER 6 PISTON ON TWO SEPARATE ENGINES, RESULTING IN CASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND NEEDING TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON EDMUNDS .COM. ALMOST ALL OF THE ENGINES ARE BETWEEN 70,000 AND 80,000 MILES. DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO ACCEPT THE DEFECT AND IS COSTING THEIR CUSTOMERS BETWEEN 5K AND 10K DOLLARS AN ENGINE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT NOW HOW TO PUT THE ENGINE IN. I AM CURRENTLY A DODGE MECHANIC AND HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT PUBLIC. HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION'S ATTENTION WITH NO RESULT. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE DODGE IS REFUSING THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT VOLUNTARY RECALLS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL REFERENCE NUMBERS WERE E17 AND H46. THE SAFETY DEFECT COMPONENTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AFTER AN APPOINTMENT WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGER RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERING WAS ABNORMALLY BECOMING FOGGY FROM DEW AND MOISTURE. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE LIMITED ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COVERS WOULD BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,008 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE LEFT REAR DOOR. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND SHOULDER. BOTH REAR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND SUSTAINED HIP AND FACIAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY REPAIR FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE (26-856-10). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/27/10

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT HEMI RACK BLOWING SEALS THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE 3 IN 15000 MILES I HOPE MY WIFE IS NOT DRIVING WITH MY SON IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS............ THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOW WHY IS IT NOT FIXED ITS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI. FUSE BOX GETS WATER INSIDE AND CORRODES THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF PARKING LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, MORE. 2. THE REAR ENDS GO OUT PREMATURELY. 3. AIR BAGS DON'T GO OFF IN ACCIDENT 45 MPH 4. FRONT ROTORS WARP. 45,000 MILES. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500, V8, STALLS WHEN PRESSING BRAKE AND RELEASING, COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. ALSO STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN MOVING AT A LOW SPEED, HAS STALLED TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. USUALLY STARTS BACK UP, THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE TIMES THAT IT DOES NOT START UP. LAST TIME I CHECKED, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, OR, GOING AT A LOW SPEED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED! AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE FIX TO THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND THE BRAKE SWITCH, NEITHER HAVE WORKED. DODGE NEEDS TO OWN UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 REGULAR CAB PICKUP W/ 20" WHEELS & OEM GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIERS 5.7 HEMI. VEHICLE IS 100% STOCK AND UNMODIFIED AND MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60 & 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY DEVELOP A MASSIVE SHAKING SENSATION. VIOLENT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT MAY LOOSE CONTROL OR HAVE A FLAT TIRE. THEN IF YOU SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK RIDE SMOOTHES AS GLASS AND WILL BE FINE TILL IT STARTS TO BUILD AGAIN, OR A BUMP SETS IT OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN THROWOUT THE INTERNET AND COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO AFFECT PRIMARILY RAM 1500-2500 FROM 2003-2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS WHEN A CHILD PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE CHILD CLIMBED ONTO THE DRIVER'S LAP; FELL ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACT'S HOME AT FULL FORCE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH TWO WALLS THEN INTO THE REAR OF THE HOME, THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR TO MODERATE INJURIES. THE POLICE ASSISTED WITH REMOVING THE PASSENGER'S FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER'S WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 70WEST AND MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RIM AND AXLE CAME OFF MY 2004 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB PICK UP THERE IS ONLY 80 PLUS THOUSAND MILES. IT TORE UP MY FRONT FENDER AND DOOR. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM, EXCEPT THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL KICK OFF AND WOULD NOT RESET. THAN MY BRAKE WARNING AND ABS WARMING LIGHTS CAME ON ABOUT 2 MINS LATER MY STEERING STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THAN WHEEL ASSEMBLE CAME OFF. I WAS LUCKY THE VEHICLE DID NOT GRAB AND FLIP. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN ON A ROCK AND DIRT FILLED ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FLEX PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BOLTS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE IS STALLING AND THE ENGINE DIES WHILE SLOWING, TURNING, AND STOPPING. IT NOW OCCURRS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS ON OCCASION SUCH AS TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC AND APPROACHING RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TRANSFER CASE CRACKED. HE STATED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL BANG. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WAS CONTACTED WHERE HE WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V503000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,715.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, I HAVE NO DEFROST DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DOOR CONTROL IN THE HEATER BOX, I HAD IT FIXED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. ALMOST IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF WIND SHIELD, PLEASE HELP, NOONE IS MAKING DODGE ACCOUNTABLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE DURING RAINY WEATHER ONLY. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E009000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BUT WAS TOLD HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD BE REPAIRING THE FAILURE ON HIS OWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED10/28/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COMPLAINT IS ACCURATE. UPDATED 11/01/10*JB

THE HANDLE TO ASSIST GETTING INTO MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED ME ON THE GROUND. BEING 69 YEARS OLD THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. ON TOP OF IT ALL I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE....LARGE PIECE TO JUST REPLACE A HANDLE!! EXPENSIVE TOO! WHY CAN'T AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS GET THEIR [XXX] TOGETHER? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, ENGINE RPM'S SURGE CONSISTENTLY WITH NO CONSEQUENCE OTHER THAN THE TRUCK SHUTTING DOWN. STARTS BACK MOST OF THE TIME WITH NO PROBLEM BUT THERE HAS BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO RESTART. WHILE DRIVING THE RPM'S RUN FINE BUT WHEN YOU DECELERATE FOR TURNING OR PARKING OR INTERSECTIONS THE TRUCK IS SLOW TO GEAR DOWN AND THE RPM'S SURGE AGAIN SHUTTING THE TRUCK DOWN. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A FIRE IGNITED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF; AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH INTO A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SLIGHTLY VIBRATE WITH A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. RECENTLY, THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SIMILAR RELATED DEFECTS AS MENTIONED IN THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2006 DODGE RAM 1500; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE (WITH THE HANDLE) BROKE WHEN USING IT TO ASSIST MYSELF INTO TRUCK WHICH CAUSED ME TO FALL OUT THE TRUCK. THERE IS NO OTHER HANDLE TO USE TO GET INTO TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT THE HANDLE IS TO BE USED FOR. I'M SURE THE PASSENGER SIDE IS READY TO BREAK TOO. PART NUMBER I REPLACED WAS 5GR29TL2AG. *TR

ALL MODEL OF THE DODGE 4.7 MOTOR. MOTOR STOPS RUNNING DUE TO A PRONE SLUDGE BUILD UP DODGE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A MOTOR FAILURE . IT IS INFACT A DESIGN FLAW DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BREAKING DOWN ON A HIGHWAY OR SUCH. MOTOR STOPS AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR BRAKE WITH THE ENGINE OFF AT 65 MPH. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THOUSAND OF PEOPLE ARE BEING STRANDED IN NEED OF PLEASE RESEARCH. [XXX] THANKYOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE BRAKING TO TURN LEFT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. NARROWLY MISSED CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE ENGINE STALLING OCCURRED FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AT THAT TIME IT OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. TOOK THE CAR TO SHOP WHERE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. ENGINE STALLED THREE TIMES IN THIRTY MINUTES TODAY. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 LOCKED UP WHILE SWITCHING LANES CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO CROSS THE ROAD STRIKE A ELECTRIC POLE THEN COMING TO A REST. THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER ARM BALL JOINT WAS FOUND IN THE ROADWAY. *TR

TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING - I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES AND STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC IN I95 IN FT LAUDERDALE WHERE EVERYBODY IS GOING 70-75 MPH. IF THAT TRUCK HAD HIT ME, I AND SEVERAL OTHERS AROUND ME WOULD HAVE DIED. WE WERE JUST PLAIN LUCKY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES AND I KEPT FIXING THINGS WHICH WERE NOT BROKEN BEFORE I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS TRUCK IS FAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. 2 DEALERS WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY CALLS WHEN I START TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. THEY EITHER KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED OR REALIZE THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ACROSS FLORIDA TO BRING IT BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT. MY BROTHER IS FLYING DOWN FROM BOSTON TO FOLLOW ME IN CASE I HAVE TROUBLE. IF DELAER GIVES ME A NEGATIVE RESPONSE I AM PLANNING ON SUING CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER AS I REALLY BELIEVE THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE TRUCK THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE SAME EXACT TRUCK. WHY HAS NHTSA NOT DONE SOMETHING? *CN

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7 HEMI I'VE OWNED SINCE NEW. THE TRUCK WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHILE TURNING IT HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED. ON SOME STALLS WITH THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IT HAS BEEN ALL I COULD DO TO NOT HIT OTHER CARS. OVER THE YEARS MY DODGE DEALER HAS OFFERED NO HELP SINCE THIS DOESN'T PRODUCE A SERVICE CODE. NOW I SEE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLETIN (TSD 18-013-05) WAS ISSUED THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY OR MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A DRIVER WITHOUT THE STRENGTH TO HANDLE THE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WOULD BE IN REAL DANGER. *TR

AROUND 6/2009 MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB STARTING TO MAKE A CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS, I TOOK IT TO HAVE REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART. NOW ONLY A YEAR LATER MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB IS MAKING THE SAME CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE. I BELIEVE THE BEARINGS ARE SUB STANDARD AND NEED TO BE CHECKED INTO. *TR

MY PRIOR COMPLAINT ABOUT 2003 TO 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUPS HAVING IMPROPERLY GREASED FACTORY WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSING BEARING FAILURE AND TIRES TO FALL OFF THE FRONT AXLES HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. NHTSA ONLY DEMANDED RECALLS ON THE 2006 MODELS WHICH IS NOT THE CASE, SEE RECALL # 07V038000. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MYSELF AT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET AND ACTUALLY SAW THE OLD BEARINGS BLUED WITH HEAT AND WITHOUT GREASE. THE REPLACEMENTS WERE ALSO LACKING GREASE AND AGAIN NEED REPLACED AFTER ONLY 5,000 MILES. PLEASE RECALL ALL 2003 TO 2006 MODELS FOR FRONT BEARING FAILURE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

I HAD A WRECK IN MY PICK / UP. I HIT SEVERAL TREES AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT I HIT THE SEAT BELT HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK FOUR RIBS, AND HURT MY BACK. NOT TO MENTION THE STAB WOUND ON MY ANKLE. *TR

I HAD A WRECK IN MY PICK / UP. I HIT SEVERAL TREES AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT I HIT THE SEAT BELT HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK FOUR RIBS, AND HURT MY BACK. NOT TO MENTION THE STAB WOUND ON MY ANKLE. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WITH HEMI 5.7 ENGINE - 61K MILES. UNTIL NOW I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE TRUCK. IT IS A PLEASURE TRUCK AND HAS NEVER HAULED ANYTHING. I HAVE DONE EVEYTHING TO MAINTAIN THE TRUCK PERFECTLY. I HAD THE GSR VALVE REPLACED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EVER SINCE THEN THE TRUCK JUST QUITS AND STALLS AND HAS LEFT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW. WHEN IT STALLS IT WILL NOT START OR EVEN TURN OVER AND HAS TO BE TOWED - TWICE NOW IN A WEEK. AFTER SOME TIME THE TRUCK STARTS AND THE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ON ANY INTERSTATE. WHAT CAN I DO?? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE BYPASS AND WAS TURNING ON TO THE OFF RAMP WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF RED LIGHT AND OTHER TRAFFIC BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE DITCH TO KEEP FROM HITTING OTHER TRAFFIC BRAKES WOULD STILL NOT ENGAGE THEN I HIT A ADVERTISEMENT SIGN AND IT STOPPED ME THE AMBULANCE CAME AND TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I STAYED FOR 7 DAYS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE 1500. ON 18 FEB 10 FOR NO APPARENT REASON TRUCK STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS STARTING TO DEVELOP WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CURRENTLY DODGE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS HELPED. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, EVERY WINTER I HAVE OWED THIS VEHICLE, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON, WARNING OF ABS FAILURE. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" THE DEALER HAS CLAIMED IT IS DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE SYSTEM....CAN'T BELIEVE THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM STALLS. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE LAST TWO ALMOST KILLING MY GIRLFRIEND AND ME. AFTER THE FIRST THREE, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR. ON THE WAY HOME, IT DID IT AGAIN. THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES IT STALLED WHILE TURNING LEFT AND SLOWING DOWN. THIS PUTS YOU IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LAST TIME I WAS ON ALERT AND STILL NEARLY DIED. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE 1500 RAM TRUCK HAS A DEFECTIVE VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK . DODGE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $900! HOWEVER, DODGE DOES NOT HAVE ANY FUEL TANKS & I'D BE # 83 ON A WAIT LIST!!! IN THE MEANTIME, I CANNOT FILL MY TANK WITH GAS !!! I CALLED DODGE 800 # THREE WEEKS AGO, BUT HAVE STILL NOT HEARD BACK. LOCAL DEALERS ARE NOT HELPFUL EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A METAL POLE WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED DURING OR AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER NECK DURING THE CRASH AND ALSO EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57000. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPDATED 09/23/10

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP 5X IN 2 YEARS. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE FAN AND THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE DURING THIS TIME. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. *TR

I HAD PURCHASE 4 TIRES AND ONLY HAD TRAVELED 5,000 MILES . THE COMPANY I BOUGHT THEM FROM DID NOT TELL ME THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRES UNTIL ONE OF THEM THE BELT SEPARATED I PURCHASE THEM MARCH 08 AND IN SEPT 09 IS WHEN IT HAPPENED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE COMPANY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ONLY HAD A YEAR WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE WHICH THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE TIRE. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD GET WITH THE SUPPLIER AND SEE IF THEY COULD GET ME CREDIT ON THE TIRE. STILL NOT HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT THE TIRE I HAD ANOTHER ONE TO SEPARATE ON 12-19-09. I WENT AND HAD ALL THE TIRES AND RIMS TAKING OFF OF MY TRUCK AND PURCHASE NEW RIMS AND TIRES FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE AND THEN I WENT BACK TO THE COMPANY WHERE I HAD PURCHASE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND SHOWED THEM AGAIN THAT ANOTHER SEPARATED HE THEN WANTED TO GET IT AND LET THE SUPPLIER SEE IT AND I TOLD HIM NOT UNTIL I HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THE FIRST ONE THAT HE HAD SENT BACK. HE HAS HAD THE 1ST TIRE FOR ALMOST 4 MONTHS AND NOW HE WANTS THE REST I THINK NOT. I WANT A TOTAL REFUND OF ALL MY TIRES BUT HE IS TALKING ABOUT TREAD WEAR CREDIT. THEY SHOULD NOT GO BY THAT SINCE THOSE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. DOTU865 NS ALL-SPORT PERFORMANCE X/P. NANKANG 792 0507 H5. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE 1500 A MONTH AGO. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GOOD TILL YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS GOING TO PICKUP MY SON WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP $1400 FOR NEW RACK AND PINION. IF I AM STILL LUCKY IT WILL NOT BE A PUMP AS WELL. TRUCK HAD 162460KM WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND HAS 163496KM NOW. THE THOUGHT OF A CLEAR SAFETY ON THE TRUCK AND JUST OVER 1000KM PUT ON IT AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IS NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR THE DEALERSHIP. JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE CONTINUES. *TR

I HAVE THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. THE TRUCK INCONSISTENTLY STALLS FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES AFTER FUELING UP THE MOTOR WILL SURGE AND SPUTTER BEFORE STALLING. MOST OF THE TIME THE MOTOR STARTS RIGHT BACK UP ONLY TO STALL AGAIN JUST A SHORT TIME LATER. OTHER TIMES THE MOTOR WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND ATTEMPTS. IT ONLY STALLS WHEN TRAVELING BELOW 25MPH AND SITTING AT IDLE. I NOTICED IT NORMALLY IDLES AROUND 700RPM, BUT JUST BEFORE A STALL IT WILL DIP TO 500RPM AND FEEL AS IT THERE IS A SLIGHT MISS IN THE MOTOR. NOTHING I HAVE TRIED HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE AND THE REPAIR SHOPS HAVE FAILED TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING AROUND I HAVE NOTICED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND I THINK DODGE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS. WHENEVER THE ENGINE FAILS I LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES. LAST WEEK IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH NO PULL OFF ROOM AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION BETWEEN A BIG RIG AND MYSELF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 04 QUADCAB WITH 61000 MILES AND VERY WELL CARED FOR . I PURCHASED IN DEC 2008. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS A EXTREME AMOUNT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM AROUND THE DOORS. BECOMES ALOT WORSE WITH ANY KIND OF CROSSWIND. ALL SEALS CHECKED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, 68,000 MILES, NOT COMMERCIAL USE, NEVER USED FOR TOWING, NEVER USED TO PLOW SNOW, NO MODIFICATIONS MADE EVER, DRIVEN ON PAVED HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS, AND NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD. ON DECEMBER 11TH 2009 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A SMOOTH PAVED ROAD WHEN A HUMMING BEGAN IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IN A MATTER OF 1-2 MILES THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING HARD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL. I CHECKED THE SUSPENSION THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THE PASSENGER FRONT HUB BEARING WORN OUT AND SEVERELY LOOSE. I COULD ROCK THE TIRE 1/4 INCH EACH DIRECTION. UPON INSPECTING THE HUB THERE WERE NO DARK SPOTS INDICATING GREASE HAD LEAKED OUT. I DISASSEMBLED THE FRONT HUB AND FOUND IT BONE DRY OF GREASE AND RUINED. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME BEARING ASSEMBLY, OR VERY SIMILAR, AS THE 2006 RAM 1500S. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN WITH ONLY A MINOR HUMMING BEFORE SEVERE VIBRATION, WHEEL DRAG, AND ALMOST A LOSS OF STEERING. THE COST OF PARTS ALONE COST ME APPROXIMATELY $185 AT AN AFTERMARKET PARTS STORE AND $350 AT CHRYSLER. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHRYSLER INSTALLED THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECTIVE BEARINGS IN ALL THE 04,05,06 AND POSSIBLY NEWER RAM 1500 PICKUPS. NHTSA SHOULD ENFORCE THIS RECALL THROUGH CHRYSLER ON ALL 04,05, AND 06 MODELS BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. BELOW IS THE 2006 RECALL. 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 UNITS AFFECTED: 86333 RECALL NUMBER: 07V038000 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING MAY HAVE RECE