Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated while driving at unknown speeds and parking, the brakes failed causing the vehicle to crash into a curb. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the non serviceable hydraulic pump in the anti lock braking system had failed. the vehicle was repaired. two years later, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 98,000. mah | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated while parking the vehicle the brakes failed causing the vehicle to crash into a curb. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and was informed that the non serviceable hydraulic pump in the anti lock braking system. the vehicle was repaired. two years later the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 98,000. dt | |||
| 10/07/2007 | 12186 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that when releasing the emergency brakes he noticed that the plastic cover fracture. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the plastic was very weak and the break lever release cover needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they repaired the vehicle under warranty the first 3 times. the failure mileage was approximately 12,186 and the current mileage was approximately 49,779. pmb | |||
| 10/07/2007 | 12186 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that when releasing the emergency brakes he noticed that the plastic cover fracture. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised him that the plastic is very weak. the vehicle was repaired for the break lever release cover. the manufacturer was contacted and they repaired the vehicle under warranty the first 3 times. the failure mileage was approximately 12,186. the current mileage was approximately 49,779. tb | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Engine stalled without warning while traveling at slow speeds causing loss of brakes and steering control. this has happened numerous times while both traveling straight and turning. it has been a very dangerous issue to deal with. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Engine stalled without warning while traveling at slow speeds causing loss of brakes and steering control. this has happened numerous times while both traveling straight and turning. it has been a very dangerous issue to deal with. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/07/2007 | 14000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle would not accelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician replaced the front and rear brake kit, rotors, brake lines, hoses and fluids master cylinder and master cylinder cover. the contact stated that the failure recurred approximately three years after repairs while driving approximately 55 mph. the vehicle shortly became responsive to acceleration and the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the approximate failure mileage was 14,000. | |||
| 04/07/2007 | 22383 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle would not accelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians replaced the front and rear brake kit, rotors, brake lines, hoses and fluid,the master cylinder and master cylinder cover were replaced. the contact stated approximately three years after the repairs were he was driving approximately 55 mph when the vehicle would not accelerate and he experienced the same failure. the contact stated after driving for a couple of minutes the failure did not continue. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the approximate failure mileage was 14,000. ds | |||
| 05/19/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Son was driving dads 2005 1500 dodge ram slt hemi engine pick up truck and it caught on fire today from the engine. fire depart was called in yucaipa ca and now our truck is at the redlands auto center in redlands ca. the front tire was burned, hood, and all the electrical wiring was melted. the battery totally melted. truck only had 55,000 miles on it. | |||
| 12/16/2009 | 55456 | 3 | |
| It feels like the brakes are applied automatically, without drivers intervention and truck stalls out in the road. abs light comes on for a short time then goes out. this happened three times in a row and then all was fine. 2005 dodge ram 1500. two wheel drive truck. *tr | |||