2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

BEFORE THE OCCURRENCES, MY 5.7L RAM 1500 WOULD SPUTTER ON IDLE AND WHEN FIRST PUT INTO GEAR, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR ABOUT 25 MILES AND THEN GO BACK OFF. WHEN THE CODE WAS CHECKED FOR THE LIGHT, THE FORWARD PASSENGER-SIDE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS SHOWING VOLTAGE HIGH. I REPLACED THE SENSOR, CLEARED THE CODES AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. THE FIRST EVENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A SMALL ROAD-WHEN I TURNED, THE TRUCK DIED. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE TRUCK HAD DIED UNTIL I FELT THE POWER STEERING GO OUT, AND THEN I REALIZED I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I THEN HAD TO CRANK THE ENGINE 5 OR 6 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED AGAIN, AND, WHEN IT DID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES THAT DAY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN, AND THE SAME CODE WAS SHOWING UP. THE MECHANICS PUT ABOUT 45 MILES ON IT TRYING TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT WERE UNABLE TO. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, AND THEN IT STARTED SPUTTERING AGAIN. WHEN TAKEN AGAIN TO THE DEALER, 4 CYLINDERS WERE SHOWING A MIS-FIRE, AND THE SAME OXYGEN SENSOR WAS SHOWING VOLTAGE HIGH. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CYLINDERS WERE MIS-FIRING DUE TO BAD SPARK PLUGS (WHICH WERE NOT DUE FOR SERVICE YET). I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, AND MY TRUCK HAS DIED TWICE SINCE THEN. THIS HAS BECOME MORE THAN FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 39,000 MILES (ROUGHLY) ON IT. THE MECHANIC CHARGED ME FOR MY LAST VISIT BECAU

MY REAR BUMPER WHICH IS A TOW BUMPER JUST STARTED RUSTING AFTER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST ONE THAT THEY HAD SEEN. THEY SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE IT WAS BAD PLATING WHICH WAS CAUSING THE RUST . THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR ABOUT $575.00 I JUST DON'T WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND TO WATCH THEIR REAR BUMPER FOR DEFECTS. *JB

TRAVELING AT 40 MPH TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. IT THEN STALLED OUT ON A SLOW-BRAKING TURN. HAD TO LIMP HOME AND THEN TO GARAGE USING ONE FOOT ON BRAKE AND ONE ON GAS TO KEEP THE RPMS UP. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A STUCK AIR VALVE THAT MADE THE FUEL MIXTURE TOO RICH. SEVERAL CYLINDERS WERE MISSING. IT TURNED OUT THAT TWO VALVE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS PRETTY COMMON. A LOT OF VALVE SPRINGS ARE BEING SOLD IN THE AREA. THE TRUCK HAD 73K MILES ON IT AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 70K. DEFECTIVE VALVE SPRINGS COSTING A COUPLE OF BUCKS COST ME OVER $1000 IN REPAIRS. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BLOCK WASN'T DAMAGED. FOR A WHILE WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN MY WIPERS OFTEN STOP WORKING ON HIGH SPEED WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE IN A DOWN POUR. ALSO MY BLOWER FAN FOR THE A/C DEFROSTER HEATER ETC. STOPS BLOWING WHEN TILT WHEEL IS MOVED TO SOME POSITIONS. IT HAS PROCEEDED TO THE POINT OF NOT BLOWING AT ALL AND SOMETIMES WILL START BLOWING WHEN I AM NOT IN MY TRUCK WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER MECHANIC THAT IT IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT HE HAS CHANGED SEVERAL. HE SAID IT IS CAUSED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS HANGING TO LOOSE AND REPEATED TILTING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES THE IGNITION SWITCH TO BREAK AND HAVE A BAD CONNECTION. THIS IS ALSO PROBABLY WHAT CAUSES SOME TRUCKS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THESE ARE ALL VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF THEY OCCUR AT CERTAIN TIMES. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRONT AND SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT , THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER OF THE "AIR BAGS" DEPLOYED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WAS STRANDED. I PUT MY SPARE TIRE ON AND DROVER TO MY HOUSE. I THEN HAD A INSPECTION OF THE TIRES TO FIND THE FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF UNDERINFLATION AND WEAR ON THE OUTER EDGES. THE REAR TIRES INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WENT FLAT WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERINFLATION, WEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON TWO OCCASIONS(CASE #14711417) AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE TIRE INFLATION LABEL IN THE DOOR JAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SAME ON THE DEALER AND HANDBOOK REFER YOU FOR QUICK REFERENCE. IT STATED THE VEHICLE CAME WITH P245/70R17, AS PER THE VEHICLE INFORMATION REPORT FROM THE DEALER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAME WITH P275/60R20. THE P275/60R20 SIZE WHEELS ARE CURRENTLY ON THE VEHICLE AND CAME WITH THEM FROM THE FACTORY. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE TIRES AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATE THAT ITS GOODYEARS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE TIRES, WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE WRONG TIRE PRESSURES LABEL ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE REAR AXEL FRACTURED AND CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AND RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK CAUSING A FIRE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, A REPORT WAS TAKEN. A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE AS THE BROKEN DRIVESHAFT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A NOISE AND SUDDENLY MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL AND I ENDED UP IN A SHOPPING PLAZA. LUCKILY, I ESCAPED UNHURT. I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE WHEEL BECAME DETACHED AT THE SPINDLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT STATING THAT I HIT SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE SPINDLE TO BECOME DETACHED. THE 2004 DODGE STRATUS HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE ARE AN AWFUL LOT OF DODGE RAMS WITH FRONT END PROBLEMS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING STATING THAT THEY GO WITH WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS. *NM

I HAVE AN 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS STALLED 7 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING BUT GIVE ME A RUN AROUND I WENT TO DODGE FORUM AND HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA THE LAST TIME IT STALLED I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD I LOST ALL POWER THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THERE IS NO WAY YOU WOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME I AM VERY FRUSTRATED IN THE RESULTS I AM GETTING FROM DODGE BUT AS I RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ARE ALSO GETTING NOWHERE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I AM NOT WANTING A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION. *NM

RACK AND PINION STEERING. *JB

EGR VALVE FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE OIL PUMPED FAILED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READ THE OIL LEVEL WAS ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ADDITIONAL TESTING.

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. *JB

THIS STARTED OUT WITH A TIRE ALMOST BEING FLAT. PUMPED UP THE TIRE AT HOME AND TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE SHOP TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE TRUCK, THEY TOLD ME THE TIRE IS NO GOOD, IT IS LEAKING THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THEY PUT MY SPARE ON AND I WENT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER IN MY TOWN. THE GOODYEAR DEALER LOOKED AT THE LEAK THROUGH THE SIDEWALL AND REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE RIM. THERE WAS 2 , 2 INCH CUTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL (1 AT THE LEAK) OF THIS TIRE THAT HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN. HE TOLD ME A NEW TIRE WAS $180.00 AND I ASKED HIM TO CONTACT GOODYEAR CORPORATE BECAUSE THERE IS HARDLY ANY WEAR/MILES ON THESE TIRES. HE CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE FOR $94.00. THIS TIRE HAD 4/32 WORN OFF FROM IT!!! WHILE WAITING FOR GOODYEAR CORPORATE TO REPLY TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RAISE THE TRUCK ON THE HOIST TO CHECK THE REST OF THE TIRES FOR A SLIGHT BULGE ON THE INNER SIDEWALL BECAUSE OF FEAR OF THESE TIRES BLOWING OUT THE SIDEWALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSING A FATALITY! THEY DID NOT SEE ANY BUT BEFORE I LEFT THEY TOLD ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED! THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 12-31-2003, HAS 26,600 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THIS DEALER.PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT WHAT IS GOING TO FAIL NEXT?

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE 1/2T 1500 SERIES TRUCK I HAVE HAD IT AT THE SHOP 3 TIME IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MILES PER HOUR FOR NO REASON. THE SHOP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CRANK IN THE COMPUTER, THE 2ND TIME IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER(WHICH IT IS WINTER SO I DON'T HAVE IT ON) AND THE LAST TIME IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM. SO I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE.. I WOULD HATE TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 55-65 IF THIS THING DECIDES TO SHUT DOWN. BECAUSE IT IS ALL OF A SUDDEN. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME. FYI. *NM

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSTALLED UPDATED PCM CALIBRATION. STALLING CONTINUES TO OCCUR DURING THE SAME CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING, BUT LESS FREQUENTLY. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 5.7 LITER HEMI PICK-UP TRUCK HOME FROM WORK ON 03-02-06 AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN I WAS PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HR. AND THE TRUCK JUST STALLED OUT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE OPPOSING LANE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER SO THE BRAKES WERE AT A LOSS AND SO WAS THE STEERING I'M GLAD I WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER THAN THAT. *NM

AT LESS THAN 300 MILES, SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD A WIRE WAS LEFT LOOSE AND WRAPPED AROUND ANOTHER PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ALSO COMPLAINED THE TRUCK WAS DYING WHILE DRIVING. ALSO TOLD THIS WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. AT 19000 THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACED AND AT 80000 MILES THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO 0. *NM

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED APPROXIMATELY DEC 1, 2005 WITH 49,500 KM ON THE ODOMETER. IT IS A 2004 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 WITH A 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS DRIVING ALONG A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KM/HR. MY FOOT WAS BARELY ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THERE WAS NO WARNING (I.E. NO HESITATION, STUMBLING OR MIS-FIRE). NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS AFTERWARD. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY ''10 OR ''12C TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE AND HAD GONE TO ''20C OVERNIGHT. I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS AND MY THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN SERVICED IN THE PREVIOUS 2 WEEKS. THE ENGINE WAS REASONABLY WARM, BUT I HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AT LOW SPEEDS. ODOMETER WAS ABOUT 56,000KM. THE TRUCK WAS INTO CHRYSLER SERVICE ON FEB 24 AND I MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I ASKED IF HE HAD HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS. TODAY (FEB 28, 2006), THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY ''10C AND HAD GONE TO ABOUT ''13 OR ''15C OVERNIGHT. SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAD DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, LIGHT ACCELERATOR, SPEED OF ABOUT 20 TO 30 KM/HR AND WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ODOMETER IS ABOUT 59,000 KM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON THE FOURTH TIME THE PCM, MAP SENSOR AND THE NGC CONTROLLER WERE REPLACED. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE STALLING RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK FOR INSPECTION TWO MORE TIMES HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT HAS BEEN OVERHAULED 2 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING ENGINE HESITATION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES DUE TO THE ABS. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE PULSATES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ABS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 3-4 TIMES WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER WITH THE FRONT END AND ENDED UP ON THE CONCRETE DIVIDER WITH THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REAR BUMPER NEEDS REPLACING. THERE MUST ALSO BE REPAIRS TO THE TRUCK BED.

VEHICLE STALLED IN VARYING CONDITIONS. STALLED/STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT 3 TIMES. COASTING DOWN HILL 3 TIMES 60 + MPH. ACCELERATING UP HILL 4 TIMES AT 60 + MPH. DRIVING FROM STOP WITH WHEELS TURNED AF FULL LOCK 2 TIMES. ALSO STALLED AFTER STARTING UP OR WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE 2 TIMES. *AK

2004 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB 22K MILES. REAR PASSENGER AXLE END BROKE OFF CAUSING NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THUS THE TRUCK SPINS INTO A SIGN AND DAMAGED THE PASSENGER REAR BED. POLICE REPORT SAYS THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF THE AXLE. WE WENT ON LINE THAT NIGHT AND FOUND SEVERAL CASES THEY SAME. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD AN INVESTIGATOR COME AND LOOK. AFTER APPROX 5 WEEKS I GOT A LETTER BACK THAT SAYS THE AXEL BROKE DUE TO IMPACT AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. JUST TYPE IN DODGE AXLES BROKE AND THE INTERNET HAS A LOT OF THE SAME FAILURES RECORDED BY OTHER DODGE OWNERS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT SOMEONE CAN BE KILLED WITH THIS FAULT. THE WHEEL AND BRAKES ALL JUST BREAK OFF LEAVING NO CONTROL. *JB

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI. ENGINE STALLS DAILY WHEN STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. DEALER HAS "FLASHED' THE COMPUTER, BUT NEVER HELPS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL OR ATTEMPTING SLIGHT TURNING MANEUVERS THE ENGINE IDLE WILL FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN AND STALL. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE STALLS THE VEHICLE IS EASILY RESTARTED. NO WARNING INDICATORS ARE PRESENT WHEN THIS OCCURS. THERE IS A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05027 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, THE VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER, BUT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING APPROX 35-40 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT SHOW CORRECT SPEED, AND JUMP UP AND DOWN. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, IT HAS STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, AND HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE BACKING UP. RESULTING IN HITTING A LAMP POST, AND CAUSING REAR BUMPER TO DE DENTED AND AS WELL AS SOME BUCKLING IN REAR PANEL. *NM

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ON , THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES 5 TO 10 WHILE IN PARK OR AT A STOP. DEALER HAS HAD TRUCK 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUES.(10/2004 1/2005 10 2005 AND ON 12/2005) IT WAS REPAIRED BY CLEANING OR REPLACING SPEED SENSORS AND ABS SENSORS BUT IT HAS RETURNED AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SERIES OF BRAKE ROTOR FAILURES ON MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. DEALER HAS TWICE TURNED THE ROTORS AND ONCE REPLACED THEM AND THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AND THERE IS NO GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN POOR QUALITY PARTS OR REPAIR. DODGE WILL NOT WARRANTY THE BRAKES OR THEIR REPAIRS TO BRAKES. I HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $400 AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER...AND NO SATISFACTION. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST DODGE TRUCK. HOPEFULLY NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND FORCE DODGE TO ACT. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A HEMI IT HAS A STALLING AND IDLE DROP PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CAR DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN HAD THE UPGRADE DONE STALLING WAS LESS NOW ONLY TWICE BUT IDLE DROPS TO 300 RPM AND BOUNCES AROUND TRUCK SHAKES LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL THEN SMOOTHES OUT AND RPMS GO BACK TO 1100 OR SO. DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME THEY ARE WORKING DIRECT WITH CHRYSLER CORP ON THIS AND THEY WILL KEEP IN TOUCH. THEY HAVE YET TO CALL ME I CALL THEM ONCE A WEEK TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AND GET THE SAME STORY THE ARE WORKING ON IT...*JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALLING. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EVENT HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES NOW. ONCE RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEN AGAIN AT 7642, 9861, 11487, 11898 AND 12,009 MILES. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING ONE EVENT AS THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TURNING A SHARP CORNER. I WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC BUT DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC AT THE TIME THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FACTORY HASN'T PROVIDED A SOLUTION. I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED BY THIS DEFECT AS THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *NM

2004 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 PICKUP. PARKED TRUCK AND BRAKE PEDAL SWUNG TO LEFT CAUSED BY BRAKE PEDAL HINGE PIN COMING OUT OF HOLE AS A RESULT OF C CLIP NOT INSTALLED AT FACTORY TO PREVENT HINGE PIN FROM COMING LOSE. GREAT POTENTIAL FOR DEATH OR INJURY IF BRAKE PEDAL FAILS DURING HARD BRAKING OR EMERGENCY REACTION TO STOP. CONTACTED DODGE TO INFORM. DEFECT CORRECTED AT DEALER. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND TREE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. HE TORE A LIGAMENT IN LEFT SHOULDER, AND HAD STIFFNESS IN NECK AND BACK, THERE WAS BLEEDING FROM HIS NOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AT THAT TIME. HE STATED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER DID AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM THEM.*AK

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER VIOLENT ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THEN HIT FROM THE REAR AT ABOUT 65 MPH BY TOUR BUS, CAUSING IT TO LAND ON TOP OF VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONTINUING TO BE HIT AGAIN 3-4 TIMES UNTIL ROLLING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON ALL SIDES. *JB

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AS WELL AS A SIDE COLLISION. PASSENGER OF VEHICLE WAS INJURED. ENOUGH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE THAT IT WAS CLAIMED A TOTAL LOSS. *NM

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE BACKSEAT SEATBELT ALSO DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED, WHICH RESULTED IN MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT MOVING FORWARD AND ALLOWING THE CHILD TO SUSTAIN HEAD TRAUMA DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK HAD QUITE A BIT OF FRONTAL DAMAGE AND TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS TO REPAIR. I ASSUMED THE AIRBAGS WOULD'VE BEEN CHECKED DURING THE TIME THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP.

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT DIM SWITCH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING ON THE 2004 DODGE 1500 SINCE APRIL 2005. THE HEADLIGHT WOULD STAY ON BRIGHT OR DIM BUT NOT SWITCH. AT THE SAME TIME THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BACK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOUR TIMES, AND HAD THE SAME SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, BUT WAS NOT CONSTANT. THE CONTACT WROTE TO CHRYSLER, BUT HAD NO SATISFACTION. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT RECURRED, BUT THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION OR SOLUTION. *AK (11/17/05) *SC

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A CLANKING NOISE AND SURGING. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE HOOD. AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. A HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT WAS TAKEN, CHP LOG NUMBER 1217. AND FIRE REPORT ENGINE NUMBER 74 INCIDENT NUMBER 390. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE INSURANCE AGENCY, THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS RECALL SAID THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE FIRE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ROTORS WARPED. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND CUT TWICE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 17,794 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAD 6,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR 2004 RAM 1500 5.7L TRUCKS, I TOO HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO PERFORMANCE DODGE IN GLENDALE AZ TO HAVE THEM FIX THE STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW OF THIS TYPE PROBLEM HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER FOUR HOURS OF WAITING, THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND P2299 BRAKE SWITCH POSITION/APPS INCOMPATIBLE, CHECKED BRAKE SWITCH AND APPS SENSOR OPERATIONS, AND GUESS WHAT, ALL WORKING NORMALLY. THEY THEN CHECKED MDS FOR TSBS FOUND TECH SVC BULLETIN 18-016-05 AND PERFORMED THIS SERVICE. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND GUESS WHAT, SAME PROBLEM. I WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN TO PLAY THE GAME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. SINCE THIS IS OUR MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *NM

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN AN HOUR. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PERFORMANCE DODGE IN GLENDALE AZ TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED IF POSSIBLE. THIS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT UNLESS BEING DRIVEN. *JB

WHILE STOPPED IN A TURN LANE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS OCCURRING THREE DAYS AFTER SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CHRYSLER IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. SO FAR, THIS A PROBLEM THAT HAS ONLY MANIFESTED ITSELF IN TOWN AT LOW SPEEDS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT MAY OCCUR ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH WILL LEAVE ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES.*JB

ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK BOUNCES SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OUT OF THE FAST LANE. WHILE IN A TURN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) IF I HIT A BUMP MY TRUCK JUMPS APPROX. TWO FEET LEFT OR RIGHT. SOMETIMES IF I HIT A BUMP GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES THE BOUNCING IS SO BAD MY VISION BECOMES BLURRED. I HAD MY TRUCK CHECKED BY DODGE TWO TIMES AND THEY SAY MY TRUCK IS "OK" AND ITS JUST "CALIFORNIA ROADS". I DROVE MY NEIGHBORS TRUCK WHICH IS THE SAME YEAR 4X4 QUAD CAB AND IT BOUNCED APPROX. 1/4 OF WHAT MINE BOUNCES. WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN THE BACK IN THEIR CAR SEATS THEY BOUNCE UP AND DOWN APPROX. TWO TO THREE INCHES UP AND DOWN AS I DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE AREA I DRIVE IN IS I80 BETWEEN FAIRFIELD AND TRUCKEE, CA. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHEN MY TRUCK HITS A BUMP AND JUMPS OUT OF CONTROL AT 65 MPH OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M A SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER AND I KNOW THIS TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED.*JB

DT: AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE TRUCK IS CHOKING DOWN, NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. *AK AT TIME THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS ALSO BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED. *NM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 IN MOBILE, AL DOING A SPEED OF AROUND 65 MPH. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, FINALLY STOPPING IN A DITCH ON AN OFF RAMP. THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP POPPED OFF, WRAPPED AROUND MY SERPENTINE BELT, AND CRACKED MY HEAD GASKET. THEY REPLACED ALL PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULATOR MALFUNCTIONED DURING A RAIN STORM AND I HAD NO WIND SHIELD WIPERS. *NM

THERE WAS NO "INCIDENT" HOWEVER A DANGEROUS SITUATION WAS CAUGHT AND CURED BEFORE AN "INCIDENT" OCCURRED. I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. SOMEWHERE AROUND THE 13,000 MILE MARK ON THE TRUCK I STARTED NOTICING A SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I FINALLY HAD MY 15,000 SERVICE DONE AT 18,697 MILES. DURING THAT SERVICE I HAD THE DEALER LOOK INTO THE SHUDDER. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THIS IS THE ISSUE. THOSE ROTORS HAD ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO NEED SERVICING AT ALL WITH THAT LOW AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR ANY OTHER HEAVY WORK OR BRAKING. THERE IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT INDICATED. ALSO, THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS WHEN THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS AS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS WAS DODGE POLICY ON WARRANTY WORK. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO ASE STANDARD, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO REPLACE PADS WHEN RESURFACING A ROTOR OR TO RESURFACE THE ROTOR WHEN REPLACING THE PADS. I WOULD SUGGEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE NUMBER ROTOR RESURFACING SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS MODEL OF DODGE TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD LAST NO LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *NM

TURNING ON OFF RAMP ABOUT 30 MPH. TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING. SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE STARTED MOTOR AGAIN. *JB

RAM 1550 WITH 19" TIRES HAS EXPERIENCE 2 SUCCESSIVE REAR-END FAILURES. REPLACEMENT PARTS INCLUDE CASE, BEARINGS AND RING/PINION. FAILURES OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEED. HAD THEY OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED AND THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP THE VEHICLE WOULD MOST LIKELY ROLL OVER AND INJURE/KILL THE OCCUPANTS. THERE IS ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF SUCH FAILURES IN INTERNET USER GROUPS AND ELSEWHERE. I HAVE SUFFERED 2 FAILURES IN 2 000 MILES (30 000 AND 32 000 MILES) AND I AM SURPRISE TO SEEE NO ACTION ON THIS TOPIC. *NM

I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. THE ENGINE IN MY TRUCK HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND GOING INTO A TURN. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH! THIS HAPPENS MOST WHEN TURNING ON CITY STREETS OR PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER HAS FLASHED THE PCM 3 TIMES AND IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THE DEALER SCREWED WITH THE TIMING, FUEL AIR MIXTURE AND IDLE ALL IN POOR ATTEMPT TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. THE RESULTS ARE POORER FUEL MILEAGE, OCCASIONAL BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, STALLS AT IDLE, THE ENGINE STUMBLES AND SOOT BUILD-UP IN THE EXHAUST PIPES. OH, IT STILLS STALLS WHILE TURNING SOMETIMES. THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL DODGE REP ARE BOTH DRAGGING THEIR FEET. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS 20" TIRES AND WHEELS(FACTORY)WHICH MAKE IT EVEN HARDER TO STEER WHEN THE ENGINE DIES AND YOU ALSO LOSE THE POWER BRAKES TOO. REAL WAKER UPPER. *JB

COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR DETAILS: 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HEMI. AT 10,000 MILES LOTS OF STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER WHILE BRAKING. MANY WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND BRAKE REPAIR STATED THE ROTORS ARE BUILT TO MINIMUM TOLERANCES. THIS IS WHY THE ROTORS WARP. I SEE PEOPLE ARE GETTING CHARGED TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. ALSO, IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. *NM