2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT #10182379. I TOOK THE TSB AND MY TRUCK TO BOUNDS DODGE IN LIVINGSTON, TX. THEY UPDATED MY COMPUTER AND CHARGED ME $86.00. MY TRUCK IS NOW NEARLY STALLING AT LIGHTS AND STOPS, AND IN ADDITION IDLES ROUGH. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN ROBBED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, AND THERE ISN'T A THING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I AM NOW PAYING FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH DEFECTS THAT I BOUGHT FROM A CROOKED COMPANY. ONCE AGAIN....PLEASE HELP.....THANK YOU. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE STALLING USUALLY OCCURRED S IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS, LIKE IN TOWN DRIVING. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE THAT DATE THE ENGINE HAS QUIT A NUMBER OF TIMES, MORE THAN 10 TIMES. IT WILL RESTART AFTER KEY WAS SWITCHED TO OFF. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALER ON 2-28-07, AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THERE WERE ENOUGH THROTTLE BODIES FAILING FOR THESE TRUCKS THAT THE SUPPLIER WAS OUT OF UNITS UNTIL ALMOST A MONTH LATER. ALSO, I WAS A TOLD THAT THIS PART WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK RAN ERRATICALLY AT LOW THROTTLE SETTINGS.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM. HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL HAD INCORRECT INFORMATION. THERE WAS RECALL RECALL #04V221000 . THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 35,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AXLE SHAFTS. THEY WERE INITIALLY REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES A YEAR AGO, THEN IN JANUARY 2007 A U JOINT WENT BAD ON THE LEFT FRONT AXLE AND WAS REPLACED. SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS A BAD VIBRATION AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IN TWO AREAS, ONE A SHARP PIECE OF METALWAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE MATERIAL IN THE BACK WHICH CAUSED CUTS ON MY BACK AND CLOTHS. SECOND, A BAR THATWAS UNDER THE SEAT BROKE AND ALLOWED THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND BACK WHEN ACCELERATING.*AK

ON 2-23-07, I HAD OCCASION TO DRIVE MY 2004 DODGE, RAM PU, 1500 4X4 APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE IN WESTERN NY. DRUING THE TRIP WE HEAR A SLIGHT HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. DUE TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THE TRIP WE THOUGHT IT WAS SNOW BUILD UP UNDER NEAT. HOWEVER APPROX. 50 FROM RETURNING HOME AND UPON ENTERING A SERVICE AREA OFF THE NYS THRUWAY, A DEFINITE GRINDING / CRRUNCHING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM SOMEWHERES UNDER THE FRONT END. WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION IN THE BUFFALO, NY AREA. AT THIS TIME BESIDES THE NOISES THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING WHEN TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT A WEST HERR DODGE, ORCHARD PARK, NY WHERE IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. THE DEALER SHIP WAS CLOSED WHEN LEFT AND CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THEM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AND MAKE REPAIRS. ON MONDAY, 2-26-07 WE WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND THE THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING WHICH THEY REPLACE. UPON PICKING THE TRUCK UP I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AS SUCH WITH THESE TRUCKS. ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER I HAPPENED TO HEAR ON OUR LOCAL TV THAT THE 2006 MODEL DODGE RAM PICK UP'S HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WHCIH WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT QUANITITY OF GREASE. I AM WORRIED THAT MY TRUCKS BEARINGS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2006 AND THAT THE OTHER SIDE WHEEL BEARING MIGHT GO AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS EXHIBIT THE SAME THINGS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2006 DODGE RAM RECALL, HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAYS THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. SHOULD WHEEL BEARINGS ON A TRUCK WITH 46,000 MILES HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE? *JB

RACK AND PINION FAILED AFTER 33000 MILES AND TWO MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BUT THEY HAD ONE LEFT. NATIONAL BACK ORDER? SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM. *JB

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2007 HE OBSERVED UNDER THE VEHICLE A FLUID LEAK PRESENT ON BOTH SEALS OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT HIM ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE SPECIFIC PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR. THERE WERE NO LISTED RECALLS, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LENGTHY WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE WAS RELATED IN BOTH THE NEW AND FORMER VEHICLES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,700.*AK DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 4/9 *TR

ABS MODULE FAILED. WATER LEAKING FROM HOOD CAUSED ABS CONNECTOR TO CORRODE UP RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL (ALL GAUGES) INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND OVERHEAD INFORMATION CENTER. NO ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *JB

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT OUR 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 (HEMI) IN JAN 2004 AND HAS ABOUT 130,000 MILES NOW. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS AND ROTORS JUST LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE ON HERE IN MARCH OF 2005 WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE ON AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. THE RPM WENT TO ZERO BUT THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING . TO GET THE RPM TO COME BACK ON WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTART THE TRUCK. EVERY TIME THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON, ALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT 65-70 MPH. THIS WENT ON FROM MARCH 2005- JAN 2007. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T GET ANY CODES TO COME UP. THEN IN JANUARY 07 WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP AT A STORE AND HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO THE STORE. THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND DIED. WHEN MY HUSBAND STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP IT WAS SPUTTERING AND WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING WITHOUT KEEPING THE TRUCK ABOVE 2000 RPMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DAD WHO IS A ROBERTSON TIRE REPAIR TECH. HE COULDN'T GET ANY CODES TO COME UP. THEN ABOUT 45 MIN AFTER LETTING THE TRUCK SIT HE RAN THE CODES AGAIN AND GOT ABOUT FIFTEEN CODES. WE REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS AND IT DIDN'T HELP SO WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY COULDN'T GET ANY CODES AND COULDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG. WHY IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. SO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT AND LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ITS DONE STALLING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE. *NM

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. NEVER CAME BACK. DODGE WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ENGINE , DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE IS SHOT, 56K AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP STARTED AT 8 GRAND TO FIX IT. IS NOW DOWN TO 4,500. IT APPEARS THIS COULD BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT DODGE WON'T WARRANTY THE REPAIR. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL 034503000 FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE INFORMATION WAS PROPRIETARY AND THEY COULD NOT RELEASE IT. THE VEHICLE HAD 34,000 MILES.

FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, MY WIFE CLAIMED TO HEAR A STRANGE SOUND FROM '04 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. YESTERDAY, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE TURNPIKE WITH MY CHILDREN, SHE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE, FINALLY SOME VIBRATIONS. SHE PROMPTLY BEGAN TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD, AT THIS POINT THE REAR-END LOCKED UP, SNAPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND A FIRE BROKE OUT BENEATH THE TRUCK. I'M NOT RELIGIOUS, BUT THANK GOD THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE FROM THE REAR END AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED THEN. *NM

40,600 MILES AND I HAVE A RACK AND PINION FLUID LEAK. I HAD HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE IT ON LINE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET AND WILL DO IT NEXT WEEK. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL COMING TO A STOP AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 32900. THE DEALER HAD DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS NEEDING TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DODGE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY LOCATED A PUMP, HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN HE WOULD GET THE PART IF HE CHOSE NOT TO PURCHASE THE PART AT THIS TIME. *AK

I JUST LEARNED YOU WERE LOOKING INTO AN ISSUE WITH 2004/05 DODGE RAM TRUCKS WHERE THE ENGINE STALLS. I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB WITH A 5.7 LITER ENGINE. IN DECEMBER OF 2006, I WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL (A FAIRLY STEEP GRADE) AT ABOUT 30 - 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO COME LEFT AROUND A BEND. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. *NM

I OWN A 2004 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB. AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES WHEN I CAME TO A STOP MY TRUCK WOULD JUST DIE. THERE WOULD BE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU THINK SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT THERE WOULD NEVER BE ANY CODE. TO THIS DATE MY TRUCK IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE. DODGE KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE CALLED TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE NO CODE WILL SHOW UP. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME BECAUSE ONE DAY I DROVE THE TRUCK AND IT WAS FINE. IT SAT FOR TWO DAYS AND WHEN I DROVE IT TO WORK IT WOULDN'T STEER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT UPON INSPECTION THAT WASN'T IT. IT WAS HOWEVER LOW ON FLUID A BIT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE IT TO BE STEERING THE WAY IT WAS. AS I PUT FLUID IT I WATCHED IT GO RIGHT THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING PAST A SEAL AND THE ENTIRE RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW THIS IS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE DON'T GO OFF ROADING WITH IT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND FOR A THREE YEAR OLD TRUCK THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *JB

I HAVE AN 2004 DODGE RAM WITH A 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. MY TRUCK IS NOW AROUND 50K MILES. I HAVE HAD ENGINE STALLING SINCE DAY-ONE OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DODGE DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. THE ENGINE STALLS MOSTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SOMETIMES IS JUST STALLS AFTER SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *JB

ENGINE DIED TWICE IN 2 1/2 YEARS TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING A 240 LBS MAN CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL AFTER ENGINE DIES BRAKES WORK FINE JUST NO STEERING. *JB

STEERING-AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, THE POWER STEERING FLUID BEGAN TO REQUIRE ATTENTION. AT PRESENT, I HAVE TO ADD FLUID EVERY 3-4 WEEKS. MY SON HAS A PICK-UP, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, IN A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED ME THAT, HE TOO, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, ONLY WORSE. HE POINTED TO A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND-STEERING FLUID. *JB

VEHICLE HAD UNDER 100,000 MILES WHEN THIS STARTED. 1. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS 2. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T PUT IT IN GEAR AFTER YOU PUT IT IN PARK. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT HAS STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE STALLING INCIDENTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE THE STALLING THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 15,000 MILES.

TRUCK STALLED WHEN TURNING A CORNER. HAD TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CORNER AND AFTER I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK DIED WITHOUT ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED IT AND DROVE OFF. *JB

HEMI ENGINE DIES FOR NO REASON. 3 TIMES WITHIN 1YR AND HALF, TRUCK RESTARTS FINE. HAPPENS AFTER IT IS PUT IN GEAR AND DRIVEN FOR @150FT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED PREMATURELY. (33,000 MILES ON ODOMETER) THE RESULT OF THIS FAILURE, COMPROMISE STEERING, DO TO VIBRATION. *NM

ABS FAILED, WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS A WRITE OFF. *NM

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE PERFORMANCE ISSUES, STRANGE SOUNDS AND STALLING, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FELL OUT, AND WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. PULLED OVER AND HAD TO DRIVE REAL SLOW WITH FLASHERS TO GET HOME. INSPECTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD A COOLING FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE OIL TO SLUDGE. *NM

2004, DODGE RAM 1500, 5.7L. TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP OR TURN. HAD THE TSB 18-013-05A DONE BY THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY INTO TURNS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. *JB

TRUCK STARTED STALLING A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR MY WIFE. I FINALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO DRIVE IT AND IT FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS ALMOST PUT INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AT 45 MPH SINCE THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T STALL IT JUST RAN WITH NO ACCELERATION AND HELD AT 4,000 RPMS. EXTENSIVE ATTEMPTS FOR COOPERATION BY DEALERSHIP AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAVE LED ME TO BELIEVE I BOUGHT A REALLY EXPENSIVE COFFIN. I ESTABLISHED THE TSB CODES W/ BOTH AND WAS LEFT HANSEN HIGH AND DRY. I GOT THAT " SURE WE'LL HELP, HERE' S A NEW TRUCK BUT WE CAN'T PAY OFF YOURS EVEN THOUGH WE SOLD IT TO YOU." AND THE" WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IS OUR FAULT." I WILL NOT PURCHASE A DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. SHAME ON DODGE!!!! I DON'T REALLY BLAME THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY THEMSELVES SHOULD HAVE CHECKED ALL THIS WITH THE TRUCK BEFORE SELLING IT TO ME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVES WHO DECIDED THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE SHOULD BE PUNISHED BY LAW TO DRIVE THESE FAULTY VEHICLES UNTIL THEY ARE INJURED OR KILLED. MAYBE THEN THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE REPAIRED. *NM

DODGE RAM 2004-5 QUAD CAB, LOCATION OF LATCH AND ANCHOR LOCATIONS. THE ANCHOR LOCATION FOR THE REAR SEAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, THE LOCATION IS TOO CLOSE TO THE HEAD AND LIMITS THE ABILITY TO INSTALL THE SEAT PROPERLY. ALSO AN ANCHOR NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE FRONT SEAT, CENTER. *NM

2004 DODGE RAM 1500, 62,000 MILES, LEAKING FLUID. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND IT TO BE THE RACK AND PINION SEALS HAD FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY. NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS. VEHICLE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, ENGINE STOPS. WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF THEN ON. *JB

2004 RAM 1500 DIRECTIONAL MALFUNCTIONED. *TS WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATED. *NM

SUBJ: REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE DEAR SIR OR MADAME, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I PURCHASED A USED 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. ON DEC. 7, 2006 I HAD MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED FACILITY AFTER READING NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS DISCUSSING REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES FOR THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER I EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK. AS SUSPECTED AND AS DOCUMENTED BY OTHER OWNERS, THE CLUTCH RETAINER CLIPS OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FELL APART IN THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING CAUSING THE ENTIRE REAR END TO FAIL. I AM IN PROCESS OF HAVING ALL MOVING PARTS IN THE HOUSING TO BE REBUILT BY A DRIVETRAIN SPECIALIST AND WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $1000. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN SERVICING THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THIS PROBLEM IF NOT CAUGHT IN EARLY STAGES, CAN CREATE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE REAR END EVENTUALLY LEADING TO LOCK UP. IN SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR THIS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE ROLL OVERS AND TOTAL LOSS OF TOTAL VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE IS AGGRAVATING AND SHOWS THEIR LACK OF SYMPATHY FOR THEIR OWNERS AND AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU, KENNETH MOSLEY . *NM

ORIGINALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR POSITION SENSOR AND THE DEALERSHIP RE PROGRAMMED THIS WITH NEW SOFTWARE THIS TOOK PLACE 02/07/06. SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF ORIGINAL STALLING ISSUE. *NM THEN ON 12/2/06 I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK WAS SHAKING BAD. I COULD TELL THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. IF THE ENGINE WENT DOWN TO AN IDLE IT WOULD STALL, WHICH IT DID SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING ALL SYSTEM COMPONENTS POWERLESS (NO STEERING OR BRAKES ETC). I HAD MY PREGNANT WIFE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME. PUTTING HER IN DANGER THIS WAY LEFT ME LESS THAN THRILLED. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. THEY TOLD US THAT CYLINDER #4 WAS NOT FIRING (NO COMPRESSION) AND TWO OTHER CYLINDERS HAD LIMITED COMPRESSION. THEY ENDED UP CALLING SOME DODGE TECH. LINE. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A TSB REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. TURNED OUT THERE IS ONE IN EXISTENCE #02021 FROM 11/4/2002. THE TECH LINE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE OR MORE VALVE SPRINGS COULD BE BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP IN FACT TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS A BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THEY TOLD US SEVERAL OTHERS SEEM WEAK. I HAVE 71,500 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND YOU GUESSED IT SURPRISE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 70,000. THIS IS GOING TO COST AROUND $1200.00 OUT OF POCKET!!! I WANT DODGE TO BACK THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALOT OF DISCUSSION BOARDS WITH INNOCENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. A BROKEN VALVE SPRING IS AN OBVIOUS ERROR ON THE ENGINEERS END OF THINGS...BAD DESIGN.....FAULTY METAL. THIS IS NOT

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HEMI, AT 10,000 MILES LOTS OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHILE BREAKING. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND LEFT IT WITH THEM JUST TO GET A CALL BACK TELLING ME TO COME GET IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT JUST THAT IS WAS FROM CONDENSATION (LOL). THE AT 14,000 MILES CALLED THEM AND TOOK IT BACK IN AND WE GOT THE SAME STORY. THEN WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING 2 MORE TIMES AND THEN AT 30,000 MILES WE TOOK IT BACK IN THERE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THAT I WOULD NEED A WHOLE BREAK JOB BUT THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WASN'T GOOD ANY LONGER. WELL OUR INSPECTION WAS UP AND IT WOULDN'T PASS WITH THE BREAK PROBLEMS SO LOTS OF $$ WE HAD TO PUT INTO IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT YOU CAN SPEND TOP DOLLARS FOR A TRUCK AND THEY REALLY WANT YOUR BUSINESS BUT WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW NOTHING OR FIX IT. THE DEALER SHIP ISN'T VERY NICE AND LOVES TO FIGHT WITH PEOPLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THIS IS A LEASE AND I WILL BE TURNING IT IN WHEN MY LEASE IS UP AND THEY CAN HAVE ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WILL GO SOME WHERE ELSE FOR SURE. *NM

I WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE THAT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 45 MPH AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DODGE SENT AN ENGINEER TO INVESTIGATE IT AND FOUND, PER THEIR LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2006, "THAT THERE WERE NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS". *JB

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 - BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE FAILED BY 9000 MILES, 18000 MILES, AND 24000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TWO WITH OEM EQUIPMENT. DODGE CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A MAINTENANCE ITEM. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FOR THE 18000 TO 24000 MILE INTERVAL. THE 24000 MILE ROTOR REPLACEMENT WAS DONE WITH PERFORMANCE AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS. *JB

ON ALL 2002-2005, AND MAYBE 2006, DODGE RAM 1500S EQUIPPED WITH THE 9.25" REAR LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. THE RETAINING CLIPS ON THE LSD FAIL AND BEGIN GRINDING A RING INTO THE HOUSING. WHEN ENOUGH GRINDING HAS OCCURRED THE CLIPS CAN BECOME FREE DESTROYING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. IN SOME CASES IT CANS CAUSE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOCK UP. IF THIS OCCURS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO HAVE YOUR REAR TIRES LOCK UP GOING 75 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVE CALLED INTO DODGE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR FAULTY LSD'S. SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED I GUESS THEY DON'T CARE. I KNOW IT IS CHEAPER TO ONLY FIX THE ONES THAT GET CAUGHT WITHIN THE WARRANTY, THEN IT IS TO FIX EVERY SINGLE 9.25" LSD ON THE ROAD TODAY BUT IT IS WRONG. I ASKED THE DODGE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE IF DODGE WOULD COVER THE DIFFERENTIAL AGAIN IF IT FAILS OUT SIDE OF THE WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD NO. I WOULD HAVE TO CALL IN A SEE IF THEY COULD DO A GOOD WILL COVERAGE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND IT IS A WONDER, AND PURE LUCK, THAT NO ONE HAS DIED FROM HAVING THEIR REAR-END LOCKING UP ON THEM DOING 75 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BEGINNING STAGES OF THIS PROBLEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I ALSO KNOW A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH A BILL TO REPLACE THE FAILED UNIT THEMSELVES ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY. EVEN IF DODGE DOES REPAIR IT THE SAME JUNK LSD GOES RIGHT B

AT AROUND 8:00 AM ON OCTOBER 12, 2006, THERE WAS A SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION FROM THE DRIVER'S DASHBOARD OF MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE (NOT EVEN TURNED ON). THIS INCIDENT NEARLY BURNED OUR CONDO UNIT WHICH WAS ABOVE THE GARAGE AND ENDANGERED MY WIFE AND KIDS WHO WERE STILL SLEEPING. LUCKILY, MY WIFE AWOKE AND CALLED 911 (INCIDENT REPORT #2006-6223247-000 CCFD CLARK COUNTY). AFTER SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHRYSLER DODGE, THEY SENT AN "INVESTIGATOR" ONLY AFTER 4 DAYS TO TAKE PICTURES; THEY SENT US A LETTER SAYING IT WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. WHEN ASKED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE POSSIBLE CAUSE -THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW (?!?). WE THEN CONSULTED AND ASKED HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP (INTEGRITY DODGE, LV,NV -SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE ONLY A YEAR AGO AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WAS OUR ONLY CAR) THEY SAID THE SAME THING AND INSIST WE CONTACT OUR INSURANCE. WE ASKED THEM WHY WE SHOULD USE OUR INSURANCE WHEN THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS JUST SITTING IN THE GARAGE? BESIDES, IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY WERE TO REIMBURSE US IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH BELOW WHAT WE OWE OUR BANK AND WOULD ALSO CHARGE US A DEDUCTIBLE. HONESTLY, MY FAMILY IS HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME WITH WHAT HAPPENED AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE ALSO A LITTLE TIGHT ON OUR FINANCES SINCE MY WIFE IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE SHE IS TAKING CARE OF OUR 8 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 6 MONTH-OLD BABY; AND I JUST STARTED ON A NEW JOB. AS OF NOW WE CAN'T AFFOR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEEDS AND WOULD FLUCTUATE UP OR DOWN BY 6 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A NORMAL ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

I HAVE PLACED THREE SETS OF ROTORS ON MY 2004 DODGE 1500 RAM QUAD CAB IN 65,000 MILES. FIRST SET WARPED AT ABOUT 18,000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THEM AND CHARGED ME $90.00. THEY IN TURN WARPED AGAIN AT ABOUT 23,000 MILES. REPLACED THEM WITH WAGGNER HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS AT ABOUT $110.00 A PIECE. THE ROTORS AND PADS LASTED ABOUT 35,000 AND THE ROTORS WERE SO WARPED, THEY COULDN'T BE TURNED. DEALERSHIP IS ABSOLUTLY NO HELP WHAT SO EVER. THEY DENY EVEN HAVING A PROBLEM. I TOLD THE SERVICE WRITER TYPE IN DODGE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND YOU'LL GET MORE THAN YOUR SHARE OF INFO. HE SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR OVER 40 YEARS... THIS LEMON HAS ENDED ALL THAT.

REAR AXLE NOISE. REPEATEDLY REPORTED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. FAILURE AND COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF REAR AXLE. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT TEMPORALLY NOT ENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD. INCREASING ENGINE RPMS WILL ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER WHILE OPERATING IN MID WESTERN STATES OF MONTANA AND WYOMING. STILL LOSS OF POWER NOTICED UPON RETURNING TO CT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WHILE IDLING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SEALS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE TRANSMISSION (WIRING HARNESS) LEAKED ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE WIRING TO THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CORRODED. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED SEVERAL CONNECTORS AND REPLACED A GROUND WIRE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF CLEANING THE CONNECTORS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IDLING AND WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED SOON AFTER STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES OUR 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 BEGAN PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHIN SECONDS IF THE DRIVER IS NOT PULLING TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RIGHT PULL. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES BY DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AS WELL AS AT ALIGNMENT SHOPS, AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER CLAIMED THE ISSUE WAS TIRE RELATED, AND WE HAD THE TIRE DEALER MOVE TIRES AROUND REPEATEDLY TRYING TO MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED TIRES WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PULL. RECENTLY, WE NOTICED THE PULL IS FAR WORSE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS, WHICH LEADS ME TO SUSPECT WEIGHT OR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION IS A FACTOR. WE HAD STEERING RACK AND DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES. BOTH WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. ALSO, ALIGNMENT NUMBERS GO FROM WITHIN SPECIFICATION TO WILDLY OUT OF SPECIFICATION EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS PLACED ON A RACK. THIS VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUE IS 100% REPEATABLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY DEPRESSED AND THE BACK SEAT SAFETY BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS. THE CHILD AND THE SEAT WERE THROWN FORWARD AND A MINOR HEAD INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER NO PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS WERE FOUND. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THROUGH THE WOODS, THE UNDERBODY SKID PLATE COLLECTED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DETERMINED AFTER THE CONTACT OBSERVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH BOTH SIDES OF THE UNDERBODY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A NEARBY WATER HOSE WHERE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MINOR FIRE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE REMAINING UNDERBODY AND SHIELD. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SKID PLATE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED BY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER FOR ANOTHER TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED A FAULT WITH THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. UPDATED 09/05/06. *JB