2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE ENGINE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 04V385000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). HE WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE 1500 WITH MICHELIN LT XAS . THE TIRE SIZE IS 245/75R/17. THE DOT NUMBER IS N3X6FNDX4903. DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALLS WERE CRACKED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ARMOR INSERTED ON THE TIRES. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WILL SELL HER A NEW SET OF TIRES FOR 500.00 DOLLARS. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING A NEW SET OF TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30000.

THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS FOR THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, IT WEARS OUT CAUSING A LOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATION AND THE WHEEL CAN ACTUALLY FALL OFF, THE CAMPAIGN # FOR THIS INCIDENT IS G02. MY PROBLEM IS I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH ONLY 77000 KILOMETERS AND THE EXACT SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME AND MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF FROM A WORN FRONT WHEEL BEARING, LUCKILY NO DAMAGE OCCURRED SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING 5 KLMS AN HOUR AT THE TIME BUT THE BEARING ENDED UP COSTING ME 325.00 CANADIAN WITH TAX AND WITH ONLY 77,000 KLMS THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR EVER. CAN SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME PLEASE AND THANKS. *TR

ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ILLUMINATED (FLASHED) INSTEAD OF THE LEFT SIDE. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH NICE STRAIGHT ROAD ST 933 GOING FROM NOTRE DAME TO NILES MICHIGAN. THE ASSEMBLY ROTOR CALIPERS LUG NUTS SUSPENSION AND RIM WITH TIRE. AS THE ASSEMBLY ROLLED UNDER THE TRUCK IS CAUSED ME TO GO AIRBORNE THIS HAPPENED AT 1:30PM ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY. 08/25/09. AFTER THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP I GOT OUT AND COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPEN. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES BEFORE THE STATE POLICE ARRIVED. HIS FIRST QUESTION WAS AM I OK DO I NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. HIS SECOND Q UESTION WHERE IS THE OTHER VEHICLE I TOLD HIM THERE IS NONE. QUESTION 2 WHERE IS THE REST OF THE TRUCK. I SAID I DO NOT KNOW. MY INSURANCE IS BENT ON GETTING THE TRUCK AUCTION OFF TRYING TO RECOUP SOME OF THERE MONEY. I GOT ON YOUR HOMEPAGE AND FOUND A RECALL NOTICE CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V221000 AFFECTING 6183 VEHICLES. THE TRUCK SITS AT COPART SALVAGE CASE EXP.0001961. I ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURE THEY SAID IT MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN THE MAIL. THEW RECALL WAS IN 2004 TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK THEY OFFERED NO HELP. WHAT IS THERE WAS SOME TRAFFIC THAT DAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MANY DEATHS INCLUDING MYSELF. *TR

2004 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 5.7L HEMI. ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLS WHEN IT REACHES TEMPERATURE IF THE VEHICLE IS DECELERATING (STOP OR TURN). THE ENGINE APPEARS TO FAIL TO SWITCH CORRECTLY FROM HIGH TO LOW IDLE AND GOES RIGHT TO ZERO. THIS RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING AND SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WITH TIME AND BY THE ONLINE DESCRIPTIONS IS GETTING TO BE FAIRLY COMMON. *TR

ON MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB ,.THE FRAME HAS AN AREA 6 IN BY 10 IN THAT IS RUSTED THROUGH APROX DIRECTLY UNDER REAR SEAT AREA I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHICH IS OTHERWISE IN NEAR PERFECT COND. *TR

DRIVING DOWN I-90 ONE NIGHT TO WORK AND WAS PULLED OVER BY SHERIFF. HE TELLS ME MY RUNNING LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AND YOU COULD NOT SEE ME. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING DODGE AND IM ALWAYS ON HOLD FOR LIKE AN HOUR. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS. CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS ALL OF THEM ARE FINE. *TR

SINCE 2004 MY 2004 RAM 1500 HEMI HAS DIED NUMEROUS TIMES (HAVE DATED, WEATHER, TIME, AND INTERSECTIONS). IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL YOU HOW OFTEN BECAUSE THIS ENGINE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER CHIP "FLASHED" BY DODGE DEALERSHIPS AT LEAST TWICE AND CURRENTLY IT IS AT TOM MATSON DODGE IN AUBURN WA 98002 BECAUSE IN THE LAST MONTH HAS DIED FOUR TIMES. THEY CALLED WITH A REPORT TODAY, "DID NOT DIE ON US, COME BACK AND PICK IT UP". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY, KEYLESS ENTRY, OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

MY TRUCK 2004 DODGE 1500 RAM DOES NOT START ., IT DOES IT ONCE AN A WHILE., NOT OFTEN. IT DOES OPEN ALL SWITCHES AND IF I BYPASS THE STARTER., IT DOES CRANK BUT NEVER STARTS IT DOES WORKS BACK EITHER IN 15 MINUTES OR TWO DAYS AT THE MOST SO FAR. THIS IS A BIZARRE PROBLEM WHERE MANY TIMES APPOINTMENTS., GOT LOST I HAVE TO PAY FOR TOW TRUCK. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY TRUCK STOPPED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE GARAGE SAID THAT THE ENTIRE REAR END IS COMPLETELY TORN TO SHREDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. SINCE THE END OF MAY 2009, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT BEEN DISPLAYING THE CORRECT SIGNAL LIGHT. IF THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER IS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLINKER DISPLAYS ON THE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NEAR CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,095.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

CRACKED DASH BOARD ON 2004 DODGE RAM P/U. *TR

I ALSO HAVE A 2004 DODGE THAT HAS HAD ROTOR DAMAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON! I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN 2007 WITH 56,000KM. IT NOW HAS 100,000KM AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND COMPLETELY REPLACED ONCE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BRAKES DONE TWICE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING, NEVER ANY TOWING OR HAULING AND THERE IS NO FEASIBLE REASON FOR THE ROTORS TO BE WEARING SO QUICKLY. I AS WELL HAVE A SHUDDER IN THE FRONT WHEN BREAKING ON THE HIGHWAY OR OVER 50KM/HR. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED AND THEY CANNOT FIND A REASON. A HEADS UP TO ANYONE WITH THESE TRUCKS GET YOUR SPINDLE NUTS CHECKED! I TOOK MY TRUCK IN BECAUSE IT HAD AN ODD SQUEAK ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THEY FOUND THAT MY SPINDLE NUT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE! IF I HAD CONTINUED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY I VERY WELL COULD'VE DIED AS MY ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WOULD'VE APPARENTLY COME OFF! ALSO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED STALLS WHEN DRIVING GET YOUR EGR VALVE CHECKED. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHAT IT TURNED OUT TO BE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE HAVING IT CHANGED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND GENERALLY AM A FAN OF DODGE HOWEVER THIS ROTOR ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR

WHEN TRUCK IDLES THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY 20 MILE TRIP. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR WITH NOTHING FOUND.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HANDLE LOCATED IN THE ROOF ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED AS THE PASSENGER GRABBED IT FOR SUPPORT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER FELL AND FRACTURED HER LEFT WRIST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000.

ENGINE STALLING BY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500-5.7L V8 ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND DIRECTLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT CAUSING OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE AND NEAR FATAL INJURIES. FURTHER, THIS VEHICLE (AND OTHERS I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF) HAVE BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TIME/SCHEDULE BUT THIS ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED NOR HAVE THEY BEEN RECALLED OR REPAIRED DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. FORTUNATELY THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY INSURANCE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALER NOR CHRYSLER-DODGE ET, AL. HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE (ALTHOUGH READING THE FILES IT IS CLEAR THEY SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND MAN HOURS TO REFUTE/DISMISS THIS MATTER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MOVES IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS WHEN IT'S NOT STUCK; IT ALSO SHOWS VEHICLE SPEEDS OF 5 - 10 MPH WHEN STOPPED AND IN PARK. DEALER SAYS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800.00. *TR

BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY LED TO ENGINE STALL AND FULL LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED IN LEFT LANE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, RACK AND PINION STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL AT 50,000 MILES. REPLACED AT 54,000. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 LITER HEMI STALLS INCONSISTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP LIGHTS. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS STARTED RIGHT BACK UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC, GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE TRUCK BACK UP; IT FINALLY DID AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. I LEARNED THAT ISSUE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH 2004 RAMS. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND EGR VALVE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. WE PULL A HORSE TRAILER ON REGULAR BASES AND CAN NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF SOMEONE HITTING US DUE TO STALLING, LET ALONE LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT AN OUTRAGE THAT DODGE DOESN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS!! I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT NOW I AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW TRUCK, NOT DODGE, WITH A HEAVY HEART. *TR

EA05018 I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON MY TRUCK AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD 2 VERY NEAR MISSES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS AND I LOSE POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A CORNER. *TR

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER IN MY 2004 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE WIRING HARNESS COMPLETELY MELTED THROUGH WIRES AND ALL, AND THE BRAKE CONTROL MECHANISM ITSELF MELTED AND BURNED. THE PART WAS INSPECTED BY CHRYSLER BUT IN THEIR DETERMINATION SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE TECH'S THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THAT THE BRAKING CONTROLLER IS DRAWING MORE AMPERAGE THAN IT SHOULD BE. CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY WILL DO IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

EXCESSIVE PLAY ON STEERING WHEEL I HAVE A 2004 STL DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI ENGINE ON IT SINCE I BOUGH THIS TRUCK I NOTICED SOME PLAY ON STEERING WHEEL WHICH GETTING WORST AS YOU DRIVING MAKING ALMOST AT SOME POINT LOOSING CONTROL IS NOT RESPONSIVE WHEN STEERING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A TRUCK CHECK UP BUT CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM TRUCK HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUED I HOPE DODGE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

EXCESSIVE PLAY AT STEERING WHEEL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL SHAME ON DODGE BEAUTIFUL TRUCK BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED WANDERING ALL OVER THE PLACE I WAS TOLD BY DEALER MY TIRES WHERE WORN AT THAT'S WHY IT WAS LOOSE $1,200 DOLLARS LATER FOR A NEW SET OF 20' INCHES TIRES STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TRUCK NOW HAS 50K AND PROBLEM START WHEN IT WAS 18,000 MILES I HOPE DODGE IT WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING THE GRASS IN MY BACKYARD. BEING THAT I HAD GRASS CLIPPINGS AND DUST ALL OVER ME AND MY CLOTHES I ASKED MY WIFE TO MOVE THE VEHICLES INTO THE BACKYARD SO I COULD CUT THE FRONTYARD. MY WIFE IS 5' 3" TALL AND OUR TRUCK IS A DODGE RAM 1500 W/ 20" RIMS. SO FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE TRUCK ON EITHER SIDE SHE NEEDS THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LEVERAGE HANDLE OR (THE OH '!@#$% HANDLE) AS WE CALL IT. WHEN SHE PROCEEDED TO PULL HERSELF UP INTO THE SEAT, JUST BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SEAT HERSELF BEHIND THE WHEEL THE LEVERAGE HANDLE CAME OFF THE FRAME OF THE CAB. THE SECOND I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED I WAS ON MY KNEES BY HER SIDE ASKING HER QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE IF SHE WAS O.K. SHE LANDED ON HER BUTT FIRST THEN HER BACKSIDE AND THEN THE BACK OF HER HEAD HIT THE GROUND. A FRIEND OF OURS WAS THERE TO HEAR HER FALL BUT HE DID NOT SEE THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE IS BLIND. I ASKED HIM TO GET A PILLOW FROM THE COUCH SO I COULD PLACE IT UNDER HER HEAD. SHE HAD TO LAY THERE ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET HER BEARINGS BACK TOGETHER. AFTER SHE WAS ABLE TO SIT UPRIGHT ON THE GROUND I TOOK PICTURES OF EVERYTHING. I STARTED LOOKING AT AND STUDYING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LEVERAGE HANDLE AND I MUST SAY THAT IT IS A VERY POOR DESIGN. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS ANCHORING THIS HANDLE TO THE CAB FRAME WAS 2 SMALL BOLTS, NOT WHAT I EXPECTED TO SEE IN A LEVERAGE HANDLE THAT SUPPORTS NO LEVERAGE AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS SHE SAID SHE HAD A MIGRAINE HEADACHE AND HER NECK WAS HU

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE 5.7 L 4X4 I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I RUN THE TRUCK DOWN TO "E" AND REFILL IT TO FULL THE TRUCK WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A HARD STOP. THE RPM GOES UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPM. THIS ONLY HAPPENS ONCE AFTER I FILL THE TRUCK. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTER NET (EDMONDS/CAR "DODGE TRUCKS STALLING PROBLEMS" AND HAVE LOCATED OTHER THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND HE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE NO CODES OR DASH BOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AFTER IT STALLS. I AM TAKING TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY REPORTS OF THIS TRUCK STALLING AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANY. IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. P.S. I GOT THIS TRUCK USED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE FEARS THAT THE TIRE WILL DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

OIL COOLANT LINES CAN LEAK RESULTING IN OIL CONTACTING ENGINE AND STARTING POSSIBLE FIRE. OIL COOLANT LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE, AS THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS ALL THE RANGE OF 2004-2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 TRUCKS. *TR

BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 19,000 MILES BY 36,000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR DIRTY OR BAD, BUT TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS ON THE SENSOR. NONE THE LESS NEED TO SAY IS THAT THE REAR END IS SLOWLY GOING OUT. I PUT MY FAITH IN DODGE NEVER AGAIN! I WILL GO AND BUY A FORD. *TR

SERIOUS SHAKE IN STEERING AND ABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING. *TR

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED TO ACT UP SO WE CARRIED IT INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE FUSES. THEY SAID IT WAS REPAIRED AND CHARGED US ABOUT $100. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN. BEFORE WE COULD TAKE IT BACK TO BE LOOKED AT IT BURST INTO FLAMES IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT 2 AM ON 3/2/09. FIRE DEPT. STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR AN EXPLANATION AND I'VE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2004 DODGE RAM'S, A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR HARNESS CAN CAUSE "UNDER THE HOOD FIRES"! I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAY THAT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD... OUR VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, IT HAD 5 MILES ON ODOMETER WHEN WE LEFT THE LOT. IT HAD 68000+ MILES WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

MILEAGE: 43,520 DEALER PERFORMING SERVICE: VALS SUMMIT DODGE I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO HAVE BOTH U-JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO SQUEAKING. THEN TODAY, I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE SHAFT WAS TWISTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE TWISTING OTHER THAN TO EXPLAIN THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT IS MADE FROM A VERY LIGHT ALUMINUM TUBE AND THIS HAPPENS. THERE WAS NO DINGS OR DAMAGE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND THAT HE REPLACES 4-5 DRIVE SHAFTS PER WEEK. I WAS CHARGED $108 AS PART OF THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE QUALITY OF THE COMPONENT. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO COULD NOT ASSIST ME OTHER THAN TO TELL ME TO SEND EVERYTHING TO THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STRUCK HIS HEAD AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP CALL WITHIN 48 HOURS. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HE CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE CLAIM THAT WAS FILED AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE AN ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SOMEONE WAS COMING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FIRST COMPLAINT, THE CONTACT ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE HAULED AWAY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HE WAS NOT INFORMED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT AGAIN, BUT NO CALL HAS YET BEEN RECEIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE COASTING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN MINUTES OF STALLING. THERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, IN WHICH THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD ALWAYS START UP AFTER IT STALLED. UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB

HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2002/STEERING/RACK_AND_PINION_FAILURE.SHTML CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY DEFECT LOST STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER LCC IS NOT STANDING BEHIND. PLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE ABOVE AND SEE ALL THE COMMON COMPLAINTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY DODGE OR BY PRESSURE OF THE NHTSA TO HAVE DODGE REIMBURSE AND RECALL THIS COMMON PROBLEM. IF CHRYSLER IS GOING TO ASK FOR A BAILOUT THEN THEY NEED TO USE SOME OF OUR MONEY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND NHTSA NEEDS TO PRESSURE THEM TO GET THIS SAFETY, POOR ENGINEERING PROBLEM FIXED! I FILED WITH BBB OF AUBURN HILLS, MI. THEY ONLY LOOK AT WARRANTY ISSUES. VEHICLES SHOULD NOT HAVE THEIR POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION GOING OUT AT 36K MILES! CHEVY, FORD, NISSAN, TOYOTA DOESN'T! LOOK AT THE WEBSITE COMPLAINTS AND DO YOUR JOB NHTSA...I AM FORWARDING THIS ONTO THE US ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. MAYBE WITH A NEW VISION AND NEW PRESIDENT WE CAN START FIXING THESE PROBLEMS AND START HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO HELP FUND ALL THESE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL..IF I SOUND '!@#$% YES I AM...I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $800 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING OUT AND I HAVE TWO 2004 RAM 1500S AND BOTH HAVE THIS PROBLEM? NOT A COINCIDENCE...JACK BLAIR . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH INCLUDED THE HUB, ROTOR, AND CALIPER. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS THE TIRE ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND RESTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. CHRYSLER OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,896.

I HAVE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 LITER, IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THE WIPER WILL START AND STOP WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON WHEN THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 7 TIME AND HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS. *TR

WIPERS ICING BAD IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES DUE TO INADEQUATE DEFROSTER PERFORMANCE, UPPER HALF OF W/S STAYS ICY GOING DOWN ROAD. LOTS OF HEAT FROM HEAT/DEFROST TO THE POINT YOU ARE COOKING OUT OF CAB, BUT WINDSHIELD STILL STAYS ICY AS WELL AS WIPER BLADES. BOTTOM OF WINDOW NEVER DOES THAW IF IT IS BELOW 18 DEGREES. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN AMBIENT TEMP BELOW 34 DEGREES. HAVE TRIED DEFLECTORS ON VENTS TO DIRECT MORE AIR AT BASE OF WINDSHIELD, NO HELP. GETS TO THE POINT WHEN DRIVING YOU HAVE TO STOP AND LET WINDOW THAW, REGARDLESS OF FAN SPEED OR HEAT LEVEL. GETS TOO HOT TO SIT IN VEHICLE WITH OUT SIDE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN SOME. WILL DO THIS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IDLING ALONG IN 1ST GEAR GOING SLOW IN SNOW. HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2006. *TR

IN FEB 08 TOOK 2004 DODGE RAM TO DEALER FOR NO HEAT THROUGH FLOOR VENTS, HEAT THROUGH OTHER VENTS, DEALER REPLACED HOUSING WITH DEFLECTION DOOR. ON DEC 23, 08, SAME PROBLEM DEVELOPED TOOK TO DEALER TO LOOK AT ON DEC 29. *TR

YESTERDAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 DIED ON A BUSY ROAD WITH NO WARNING. AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS TRUCK HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP DECIDED TO STOP RUNNING. (4-5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS)UNTIL YESTERDAY I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH OFF THEN RESTART AND I WOULD BE OKAY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED FOR CODES BUT NONE WERE FOUND. AFTER READING OTHER PROBLEMS ON YOUR SITE WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN SOLVED? SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE "DODGE" AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE #1 CONCERN...... I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS NOT SO UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH SHUTDOWNS & STALLING ENGINES. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM1500 V8 5.7 L ENGINE 2WD STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS IN COLD TEMPERATURES. ALSO AT TIMES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED THERE IS NO RMP INCREASE. THE STALLING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I AM AT AN INTERSECTION, I HAVE TO QUICKLY RESTART THE ENGINE AND HOPEFULLY NOT GET REARENDED. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY 60K. I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH DODGE 2003 AND 2004 1500 V8 5.7 L ENGINES FOR TRUCKS. HE DIRECTED ME TO A WEB SITE WERE I DISCOVERED SEVERAL SUB SITES WITH PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. ENGINE STALLING IN COLD TEMPERATURES AT INTERSECTIONS WITH THEIR 2003 AND 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 V8 5.7L ENGINES. SOME OF THEM DID GET INTO CRASHES UNABLE TO AVOID GETTING REARENDED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT BOTH 2WD AND 4WD TRUCKS WITH THE 1500 V8 5.7 L ENGINES HAD THIS FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. MY TRUCK STALLING IS NUMEROUS DAILY, SOME TIMES 2 OR 3 TIMES IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, AND AGAIN 2 OR 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS IF I ALLOW THE ENGINE TO WARM UP, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, I WON'T STALL. TO BE SAFE FROM GETTING REARENDED IT'S BEST I WASTE A LITTLE GAS EACH TIME I START THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH AN IMPROPER THROTTLE BODY. THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE IMPROPER THROTTLE BODY AND INSTALL A PROPER THROTTLE BODY. I DID CONTACT MY DODGE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, (

ENGINE FAILURE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WOULD STALL UPON ACCELERATION. MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 STALLED ON ME AFTER DRIVING ONTO A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING MY STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING DOWN AN ICY STREET, OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ON A TREE. SINCE THE TRUCK STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT IN TIME. THE TRUCK IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. THE FRAME BENT IN THE FRONT DRIVERS AREA OF THE TRUCK, THE STEERING BECAME LOSE AND THE BACK PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL IS DAMAGED WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE TAIL GATE TO COME DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DODGE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE OCCURS ON ALL 2004-2005 RAMS AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,457. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

TODAY 11/13/08 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, PURCHASED NEW. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE OUT ALMOST CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT TOOK ALL HIS STRENGTH TO GET THE STEERING TO TURN ENOUGH TO AVOID CRASHING. UPON TAKING IT TO A DEALER HE WAS TOLD THE MANIFOLD SHIELD WAS RUSTED AND FELL INTO THE LINKAGE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER I AM NOT READY TO LEAVE IT AT THAT, I EXPECT SOME KIND OF EXPLANATION FROM DODGE WHY SOMETHING THIS DRAMATIC WOULD HAPPEN TO A VERY HIGH END VEHICLE ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. THE THOUGHT OF WHAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS NEGLECT ON DODGES PART IS UNTHINKABLE. I EXPECT THIS INCIDENT TO BE FULLY EXAMINED AND WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING DODGE REGARDING THIS UNACCEPTABLE FAULT IN THEIR VEHICLE. NO WARRANTY CAN COVER DAMAGED LIVES AND POSSIBLE DEATH THAT IS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED. I AM NOW AND IN THE FUTURE VERY ENTRUSTING OF DODGE PRODUCTS AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT MY REPORTING THIS MAY HELP AVOID INJURY TO ANOTHER DODGE OWNER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE 1500 4.7L THAT RECENTLY BEGAN TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. SINCE THE APPEARANCE OF THE CRACKING, I MADE TWO CALLS TO CHRYSLER TO SEEK ASSISTANCE IN GETTING IT REPLACED WITH NO SUCCESS. MY FIRST CALL WAS ON 10/21/2008, I SPOKE TO A LADY BY THE NAME OF CATHY, SHE PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND GIVE ME A CALL BACK. I WAS ASSIGNED A REF # 18012888, BUT NEVER RECEIVED THAT CALL. I CALLED AGAIN ON 10/31/2008, AND SPOKE TO A LADY NAMED SHERYL WHO WAS EXTREMELY RUDE AND EVEN THREATEN TO CUT OFF THE CALL, BECAUSE I ASKED HER WHY AM I REPEATING INFORMATION I ALREADY GAVE IN MY FIRST CALL. SHE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE ANY INFORMATION AND IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME TO CALL THEM (CSN 800-992-1997). I AM STILL WAITING FOR HER TO CALL BACK. I FIND THIS A TRAVESTY THAT THIS IS THE ONE OF THE FEW TIMES I DECIDED TO BUY AN AMERICAN VEHICLE AND THIS IS HOW I GET TREATED. I WILL NEVER BY AMERICAN AGAIN. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE DODGE TRUCKS AS SHOWN ON THIS WEB LINKS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2003/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKED_DASHBOARD.SHTML I HOPE SOMEONE WILL RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS AND PROBABLY CHRYSLER WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND SHE REPAIRED THE WHEEL HUB INSIDE THE ROTOR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 5.7 LITER HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. USUALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP OR AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME. DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. HAD A FRIEND PUT IT ON THE MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CODE WAS. THE CODE WAS P0404, EGR SOMETHING. THE ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHILE IM DRIVING, IM GOING ABOUT 30 MPH I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND MY TRUCK STALLS. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THAT I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY TRUCK STALLS AGAIN. EACH THIS HAPPENS I AM ABLE TO PUT MY TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND START IT RIGHT UP. I NOTICED THAT IF I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IF I AM STARTING MY TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DAY WHEN I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE IT IT SEEMS TO RUN A LITTLE SLUGGISH UNTIL I GIVE IT SOME MORE GAS. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPLACE ANYPARTS AS OF YET. I HAVE A 7 YEAR, 70,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND AM NOT SURE IF THIS MALFUNCTION IS COVERED. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I LOOKED UP THE DEFECTS UNDER THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK WAS THE SAME THING BEING INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU *TR