2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

2004 DODGE RAM. STALLED 3 SEPARATE TIMES BEFORE DEALER COULD FIND DIAGNOSTIC READING TO REPAIR IN 2005. THE LAST TIME MY TRUCK DIED ON AN ON RAMP IN TRAFFIC AND THE DEALER HAD TO TOW IT. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. AUGUST 2008 6:50AM LEFT TO TAKE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN EXTREMELY BAD RAINY WEATHER. WE WERE SEVERAL MILES UP THE ROAD FROM OUR HOME AND AS I SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN I HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND MY TRUCK TURNED OFF. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, HAD NO LIGHTS , WINDSHIELD WIPERS,BRAKES, NOTHING. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE TO PUT BACK IN PARK TO TRY TO RESTART. WE HAD TO SIT IN THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I COULD PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED. IT WAS LIKE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE POWER STEERING WASN'T OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AS WERE THE BRAKES. I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AT 7:30AM AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK IN. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AT 8:30 AM AND AS OF 5:11 PM THEY CAN NOT FIND A CODE ON THE TRUCKS COMPUTER AS BEFORE IN 2005. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME ON THIS SAME TRUCK THAT IT HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THE SECOND TIME THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX IT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND A CODE ON THE COMPUTER AND ARE SUGGESTING I PICK IT BACK UP AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

1)LEFT HOUSE IN MORNING FOUND WHILE DRIVING DOWN RD TRUCK WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE 2)TRUCK CUTS OFF DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO CYLINDER#1 3)DEALER SERVICE DEPT> FOUND THE HEAD GASKET WAS DAMAGED AND WAS AMAZED WITH JUST AT 80,000 MILES A DAMAGED HEAD GASKET IN THE SHAPE IT IS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NOT SEATED CORRECTLY. *TR

DASH PANEL IS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN TWO SPOTS ON MY 2004 RAM PICKUP. *TR

WHEN MAKING A TURN ENGINE STOPS FOR NO REASON CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING. TOOK ONE A VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

MY TRUCK, A 2004 DODGE RAM 5.7 LITRE, STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL STAYS ON. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 LITER. LAST YEAR I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER IT STALL SEVERAL TIMES THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM NOR DID IT GIVE THEM ANY ERROR CODE. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK WILL TAKE TO DEALER. *TR

INFORMED BY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR THAT REAR AXLE NEEDS TO HAVE CLUTCHES REPLACED. FAILURE TO HAVE THIS SERVICE COMPLETED MAY RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF REAR END AXLE SHAFTS WHICH MAY CAUSE AXLE SHAFTS TO FALL OUT OF HOUSING RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY AND REPAIRS AMOUNTING TO SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO ME WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT BUT DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM AFFECTING MY VEHICLE TYPE. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SERIOUS CONDITION. *TR

5.7 ENGINE STALLS, NO WARNING, WHEN SLOWING DOWN. CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EGR WAS POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT CERTAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE 1500. WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED, THE DEALER NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,989. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN THE REAR PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 06/09/08

PAINT ON FRONT BUMPER PEELING RIGHT OFF, UNKNOWN IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PAINT JOB. IT IS THE WHITE. 2004 RAM 1500 5.7L STANDARD CAB. *TR

SUMMARY: GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 WITHIN THE 50,000 MILES THAT ARE ON MY 2004 DODGE RAN 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK I HAVE GONE THREW 2 SETS OF THESE TIRES THEY HAVE A MAJOR EARLY WEAR PROBLEM FOR STARTERS. BUT WORST OF ALL AROUND 25,000 MILES THE TREAD SEPARATES ON THE 1ST SET THE TREAD DIDN'T COME ALL THE WAY OFF THE TRUCK JUST BOUNCED ME INTO THE DITCH THE 1ST ONE THAT WENT WAS IN THE FRONT AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT HAPPENS IN THAT CASE THE TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. AFTER I REPLACED IT HAPPENED TO 2 MORE SHORTLY AFTER. NOW I AM ON THE 2ND SET THEY HAVE 25,881 MILES ON THEM YES THAT'S IT AND THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF 1 AND ANOTHER IS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME. THEY ALSO HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH EARLY WEAR. THE THING THAT REALLY GETS ME IS WHEN I CALLED GOODYEAR THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WAS UP AFTER A YEAR NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE SAME THING WAS SAID TO ME TODAY WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE SECOND SET. APPARENTLY JODI FROM GOODYEAR CORP. OFFICE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS AT A GARAGE LOCATION EARLIER AND FOUND TO HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. O_O_O_O_O I'M SORRY MR. WOLFE THAT TIRE DOES HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING WITH A MOTOR AND ANYTHING THAT DRIVES WITHOUT A MOTOR WHEN THEY GO ON THE HIGHWAY TRUST ME THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. MY FATHER ALSO BOUGHT THE SAME TRUCK AS ME WITH THE 20 IN WHEELS AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START DYEING ON THE HIGHWAY

VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL UPON SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT OR AT A STOP. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO UPON FIRST "DIAGNOSING" DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG/COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. HAD GENERAL MAINTAINANCE (TUNE-UP, FUEL INJECTION SVC., OIL CHANGE)DONE ON VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. STALLING CONTINUED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK AGAIN, PCM WAS REPLACED. NEXT DAY, STALLING OUT AGAIN, EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE. *TR

GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 WITHIN THE 50,000 MILES THAT ARE ON MY 2004 DODGE RAN 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK I HAVE GONE THREW 2 SETS OF THESE TIRES THEY HAVE A MAJOR EARLY WEAR PROBLEM FOR STARTERS. BUT WORST OF ALL AROUND 25,000 MILES THE TREAD SEPARATES ON THE 1ST SET THE TREAD DIDN'T COME ALL THE WAY OFF THE TRUCK JUST BOUNCED ME INTO THE DITCH THE 1ST ONE THAT WENT WAS IN THE FRONT AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT HAPPENS IN THAT CASE THE TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. AFTER I REPLACED IT HAPPENED TO 2 MORE SHORTLY AFTER. NOW I AM ON THE 2ND SET THEY HAVE 25,881 MILES ON THEM YES THAT'S IT AND THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF 1 AND ANOTHER IS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME. THEY ALSO HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH EARLY WEAR. THE THING THAT REALLY GETS ME IS WHEN I CALLED GOODYEAR THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WAS UP AFTER A YEAR NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE SAME THING WAS SAID TO ME TODAY WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE SECOND SET. APPARENTLY JODI FROM GOODYEAR CORP. OFFICE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS AT A GARAGE LOCATION EARLIER AND FOUND TO HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. O_O_O_O_O I'M SORRY MR. WOLFE THAT TIRE DOES HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING WITH A MOTOR AND ANYTHING THAT DRIVES WITHOUT A MOTOR WHEN THEY GO ON THE HIGHWAY TRUST ME THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. MY FATHER ALSO BOUGHT THE SAME TRUCK AS ME WITH THE 20 IN WHEELS AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START DYEING ON THE HIGHWAYS JUST LI

EGR MALFUNCTION AT 29,800 MILES JUST BOUGHT FROM DEALER AT 28,500 FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE AN EGR VALVE CAN FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE AND ISN'T COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. *TR

HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON, AND MORE FREQUENTLY ENGINE COMING TO A STALL WHEN STOPPING, BELIEVED TO BEING BROUGHT ON BY RAPID STOPPING WITH ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING. HAVE HAD PROBLEM "FIXED" TWICE ALREADY -- MOISTURE IN C.A.B WIRING, WATER DAMAGE SEVERAL INCHES INTO HARNESS WITH SUBSEQUENT CORROSION, CURRENTLY IN SHOP BEING FIXED FOR THE 3RD TIME. ..THE ENGINE STALLING JUST STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS HOWEVER. *TR

IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID FROM STEERING RACK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR LATE MODEL DODGE TRUCKS WHEN THEY REACH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. THE STEERING RACK CANNOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. *TR

1.) LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID 2.) FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION SEAL, LOSS OF STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION 3.) REPLACEMENT OF RACK AND PINION STEERING, NEW PART FROM DEALER WAS ONLY ONE AVAILABLE, COST EXCEEDING $800. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 LITER WITH 48K MILES THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS (E.G. ERG VALVE REPLACED, POWER STEERING RESERVOIR (CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED), AND ENGINE STALLING AT AN IDLE, WHILE TURNING, WHILE BACKING UP, OR COASTING. THE STALLING OCCURS OUT OF THE BLUE AS IF SOMEONE FLIPPED A SWITCH CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. THE ELECTRICAL STAYS ON, JUST THE ENGINE DIES. MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES AWHILE. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. THE STALLING BEGAN ABOUT THREE - FOUR MONTHS AGO. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN FOR REPAIRS AT LEE'S SUMMIT DODGE, LEE'S SUMMIT MISSOURI. *TR

ON 02/15/08 I DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING RACK, WHERE THE RETURN LINE ENTERS IT. THE RUBBER RETURN HOSE IS ATTACHED TO THE STUD WITH A HOSE CLAMP ALLIED AT THE FACTORY. HOWEVER THE CLAMP IS SO LOOSE THAT THE HOSE CAN BE TURNED BY HAND. THIS LOOSE CLAMP ALLOWED FLUID TO ESCAPE. I INSTALLED A NEW HOUSE CLAMP AND THEN HAD TO ADD ALMOST 1/2 QUART OF FLUID TO THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND A DODGE RAM FORUM AND FOUND 3 PAGES OF POSTS ABOUT THIS EXACT TOPIC. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT HAPPENING, WHICH LEADS TO THE TOTAL DRAINING OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID. IN TURN THE POWER STEERING PUMP OFTEN FAILS. IN ADDITION THE LACK OF FLUID AND STEERING ASSISTANCE CAUSE THE STEERING RACK TO COMPLETELY FAIL!! ANY LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN A 5,800 POUND TRUCK IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND MUST BE DEALT WITH BY DODGE, WHO DESIGNED THIS SYSTEM POORLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN TURNING OR WHILE STOPPED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM WITH THE 5.7 HEMI MOTOR. THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES FOR NO REASON WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN AND PREPARING TO TURN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY TRUCK HAS GONE OUT TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE P.S. HOSES WITH NEWLY DESIGNED (CRIMPED END IN PLACE OF HOSE CLAMPS) ONES. THIS WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. AS I LEFT WORK ON THE 30TH, THE FRONT SEAL ON THE RACK BLEW, AND I ALMOST HIT OTHER PARKED CARS DO TO A LACK OF STEERING. IT HAS BEEN VERY COLD HERE FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, DON'T KNOW WHAT AFFECT THIS COULD HAVE ON IT. THE DEALER WILL FIX TO THE TUNE OF $600.00 PLUS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TRUCK THIS WEEK WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM TO COME INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK 45,000 MILES, TODAY THE POWER STEERING RACK BLEW THE SEALS OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHILE TURNING CORNER SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BUILDING DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IT. *TR

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE WHEEL SENSOR CAUSING IT TO SHORT AND THEN THE ENTIRE CLUSTER IN THE DASH TO SHORT. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SPEEDOMETER START JUMPING AROUND. HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2006, HAD IT FIXED BY DEALER AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP NOR DODGE WILL TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD THE WRONG LABELS. THE VEHICLE HAD 20 INCH RIMS, BUT THE FRAME INDICATED THAT THEY WERE 17 INCH RIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V221000 (EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS). THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE TIRES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 AT 29,400 MILES. RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED, I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD ONES. THE LEFT FRONT WAS SO BAD IT WAS READY TO SEPERATE FROM THE HUB. I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT.*CN

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7L HEMI V-8, AND EVERYTIME I TURN MY TRUCK WHEEL MY TRUCK ENDS UP STALLING. IT STALLS AND IDLES DOWN FOR NO REASON. *TR

I NOTICED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AND BROUGHT MY PICKUP IN TO DEALER FOR EVALUATION. NOTIFIED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING HOSES WERE SHOT. 29,780 MILES ON VEHICLE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE HOSES HAD A REPAIR CLAMP INSTALLED FROM PRIOR FAILURE. 2 MONTHS LATER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN MY PICKUP SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. I WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT RACK/PINION WAS SHOT. NOT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO 1 MONTH PAST 3YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. 30,200MILES ON VEHICLE. SHOP FOREMAN ADVISED ME BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH "NORTHERN AREA" RAM 1500'S AND THEY ALONE HAD SERVICED OVER 200 SIMILAR TYPE 1500 RAM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEMS I ALSO HAD JUST IN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS! THE FOREMAN ALSO INFORMED ME THERE IS A 5-7 DAY BACKORDER ON RACK AND PINIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN HIGH DEMAND DUE TO THIS DODGE ENGINEERING PROBLEM. HE GAVE ME A NUMBER TO DODGE TO COMPLAIN, I CALLED WITH THE REPLY FROM DODGE AS "I'M SORRY BUT DUE TO YOUR WARRANTY BEING PAST BY 1 MO. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO GOODWILL ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEM". I'M NOT BITTER BUT FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO DUE TO OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THANK YOU. *TR

TWO YEARS AGO I TOTALED A DODGE RAM 1500 SRT-10. ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE WRECK THAT COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE, I PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR THAT VEHICLE. LADEN WITH COMPANY SUPPLIES, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AT 65 MPH. I FLIPPED 8 TIMES, LANDING ON THE ROOF 3 TIMES AND WAS LUCKY TO WALK AWAY. AS I MENTIONED, IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. WHY IS IT NOW I BECOME, BY MY OWN MERITS,AWARE OF THE NHTSA RECALL AFFECTING THAT EXACT ISSUE. THE FAILURE OF THE RESPONSIBLE COMPANY TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS DOCUMENT RECALL, HOWEVER SLIGHT, COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. THE ENSUING FINANCIAL REPERCUSSIONS FROM THAT ACCIDENT WILL NEVER BE REMEDIED. I WAS FOUND AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT AND IT MAKES ME FURIOUS AND SAD THAT NO ONE EVER MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF MY INNOCENCE WITHIN THIS INFORMATION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ONCE I STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER I PROCEED INTO A TURN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUTS OFF. I HAVE CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND CAN FIND NO PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME ONCE THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE MANUFACTURERS ATTENTION MORE THAN THREE TIMES, A SERVICE BULLETIN IS ISSUED. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER OWNER OF THIS SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE INTERNET HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHENEVER I BRAKE OVER 30MPH PULSATING FROM THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FOURTH. ON HIGHWAYS IT IS EVEN WORSE GOING OVER 55MPH REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKES AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. NEXT IM REPLACING THE CALIPERS ROTORS AND BRAKES WITH AFTERMARKET UPGRADES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *TR

MY SON WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE DRIVERS FRONT BUMPER AND THEN HE BOUNCED OFF OF THE BARRIER AND HIT ANOTHER CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER. NEITHER FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DODGE SAID THAT THEY SENT A 3RD PARTY INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AFTER IT HAD BEEN DECIDED FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO BE TOTALED. DODGE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS AND THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE "THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOY WHEN A VEHICLE IS STRUCK FROM THE REAR FIRST". MY SON SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES AND BRUISING OF THE BRAIN. HE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER AND DODGE SAYS THAT "DUE TO THE DECELERATION FROM THE REAR IMPACT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY". WE REQUESTED A COPY OF THE ENGINEERS REPORT AND WERE TURNED DOWN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED TWICE THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY 2004 DODGE RAM WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DROP THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOWN BUTTON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T THROWING A CODE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, I WOKE UP TO DISCOVER THE DRIVERS DOOR HAD CAUGHT FIRE. IT SURE LOOKED TO ME THAT IT STARTED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 09/18/07.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL; HOWEVER, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED BATTERY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH DOWNLOADING THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS TO THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO START IT. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ACID LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY. THEY STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CRACK IN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 2 MONTHS. THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL; HOWEVER, THE WOULD NEED TO REMOVE AS MANY COMPONENTS AS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $6,000. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO DATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE MODULE, PCM UNIT, THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY TRAY WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WORSEEND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,235 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,229.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM BURNED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. SHE ALSO FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V385000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE SPEED AND POWER TRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC'S SHOP THAT THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS ARE IN DIRE NEED OF BEING REPLACED. I SEE THAT 2006 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY DODGE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK THAT 26,000 MILES WARRANTS SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE FAILING AND IT SEEMS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS 20 INCH TIRES AND THE WHEELS ARE UNSTABLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERS INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,279 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

THE RIGHT LAMPS ARE NOT RECEIVING THE PROPER CURRENT, ONLY RECEIVING CURRENT WHILE UTILIZING THE PARK LAMP. NO BRAKE, HAZARD OR TURN LIGHTS. ! USING THE TEST LIGHT I TESTED EVERY FUSE WITHIN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER WHICH INDICATED IN NO FAILURES OR BLOWN FUSES. YET WHEN UTILIZING THE RIGHT BLINKER THE RELAY HAS A MUFFLED CLICK THAT WAS BARELY AUDIBLE UNLIKE THE LEFT BLINKER WHERE THE RELAY SOUNDED NICE AND STRONG WITH OR WITHOUT THE TRAILER TOW HARNESSES BEING UTILIZED. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS YEARS OF DODGE LAM?S. II BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM THAT VARIES IN LOW OR HIGH MILEAGE DODGE TRUCK?S NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND QUERIES FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), $ 300.00 JUST SO HAPPENS TO CONTROL EVERYTHING INCLUDING MOST IMPORTANTLY THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE GETTING INTO 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 THE MOUNTING HANDLE INSIDE THE CAB FAILED AND CAUSED ME TO FALL OFF THE RUNNING TUBE ONTO THE GROUND STRIKING MY HEAD. I AM HANDICAPPED AND REQUIRE A STRONG GRIP TO ASSIST ME INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THIS VEHICLE WAS CHOSEN DUE TO ITS WIDE DOORS AS MY FOOT HAS BEEN FUSED AND WILL NOT BEND. I AM NOT SURE WHY I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY WITH STRONG WINDS BLOWING AT 50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,435.

CLUTCH PACK RETAINER CLIPS IN 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THESE CLIPS FAILED IN MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAVING LARGE PIECES OF METAL IN THE HOUSING.THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT I'M CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.MY MAIN WORRY IS THAT IF THEY FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD LEAD TO REAR END LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING.I BELONG TO A DODGE ENTHUSIAST GROUP ONLINE AND ABOUT 80% OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 1500 WITH A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL HAVE HAD CLIP FAILURE,SOMETIMES COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE REAR END. I REALLY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS CHRYSLER HAS CHOSEN TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES INSTEAD. HE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE BETWEEN 4-8 TIMES WITHIN THE MONTH OF JUNE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,153 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,120.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. ON JUNE 2, 2007, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS MILD PROPERTY DAMAGE, INCLUDING BURNED GRASS AND TREES. THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OR DEATHS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED DODGE AND THEY OFFERED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A REFERENCE NUMBER BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO SEIZE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AGENCY ADVISED OTHERWISE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE SAME THING ABOUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT NO ONE WILL TAKE POSSESSION UNTIL BOTH PARTIES CAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE TOGETHER IN FULL DETAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.LEFT ME CROSS WAYS IN TRAFFIC AS I PULLED INTO ROAD FROM GAS STATION. FUEL MILEAGE 14 MPG ON AND OFF HIGHWAY . ACTUALLY DROPS MILEAGE ON OVERHEAD READ OUT WHEN COASTING DOWN A GRADE. BALKS AT CRUISING SPEED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN REVERSE AFTER TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT. TRANSMISSION LULLS IN IT'S SHIFTING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING . 1. CLAIMED TRANS NEEDED FLASHED, CLAIMED SECONDARY TRANS FILTER WAS BAD(SECOND TIME THEY ACTUALLY CHANGED THE FILTER. NO DIFFERENCE. CHARGED ME 169.00 FOR THAT CHANGE . CLAIMED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR 0 DEDUCTIBLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. CHARGED 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND 69.00 DIAGNOSIS. I HANDED THEM A COPY OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT CALLED FOR THE CHANGE, BUT THEY CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSIS. WHY 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE WHEN I HAVE ) DEDUCTIBLE EX WARRANTY? " NOT COVERED UNDER EITHER OF THOSE WARRANTIES... THIS IS A DIFFERENT WARRANTY" ????? DOOR SEALS ALSO TORN." NOT COVERED ON 2004 ONLY 2005 MODELS....SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED????

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LABEL HAS INCORRECT TIRE INFORMATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH AIR TO PUT IN THE TIRE DUE TO THE INCORRECT LABEL. THE LABEL READS P245/20R17, BUT SHOULD READ P27560/R20. THIS ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA RECALL # 04V221000 (EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS). DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

HARD STARTING AFTER (RUNNING FOR A TIME) AND SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES. IT TAKES SOME TIME TO RESTART. *TR