Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/05/2005 | 70000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500 diesel. the contact stated that the air conditioner failed multiple times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the a/c schrader valve had become sticky and was defective. the vehicle was not repaired however, years later the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who then advised that the evaporator valve was leaking and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 76,498. kmj | |||
| 01/05/2005 | 70000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500 diesel. the contact stated that the air conditioner failed multiple times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the ac schrader valve sticky was defective. years later the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that the evaporator valve was leaking and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 76,498. pm | |||
| 02/24/2012 | 42000 | ||
| My directional has failures, i will turn on to make a left turn and the right signal will flash. sometimes the directional will not work at all. sometimes it will signal right and then left all on its own. then it will work fine. i found simular problems in forums for 2006 but nothing for 2005. i contacted the dodge dealer service department and he knows nothing about a recall. i found an action number on your website, pe08059, with the same problem but different year and different type of ram. i think this is a safety issue, and there should be a recall | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 36500 | ||
| Turn signal will blink the wrong direction, will sometimes not work at all, will sometimes turn the wipers on when the signal is pushed up or down, the headlights will stay on bright, move the turning signal and wipers might discharge washer fluid. appears to be short in signal switch. when the turn signal is placed into a certain directions, other cars dont know which way you are turning and about caused several accidents. wipers sometimes will not work in raining conditions. this is a safety hazzard but dodge dealership will not fix without recall which i think is a concern since there are hundreds of problems been reported to them and they are aware of the problems. this is not a one time problem, the 2005-2007 dodge year model switches have a lot of hits on the internet reporting the problems. | |||
| 02/03/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that when using his turn signals they would operate in the wrong direction. when using the right signal the left would flash and the same for the other direction. the vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor has it been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. tb | |||
| 06/21/2011 | 74500 | ||
| Uncontrolled throttle (unintended increase in engine speed). while driving in cruise control, the truck stated going faster. hitting the brake did not disengage but turning the cruise off did. a day letter, while driving in first gear, the engine went to 3500 rpm and would not return to idle. this happened twice and the only way to stop it was to push in the clutch and turn the key off. the truck was parked and went to the dealer where the pedal assembly (drive by wire) and the engine control module were replace plus work was done on the wiring harness due to having 12 volts where it shouldn't which presented issues with installing the engine control module. 100 miles later, the check engine light came on and there are codes indicating high voltage to various sensors. this truck has had electrical issues since day one and the problem is most likely related to the wiring. the engine control module has been replaced twice. i'm getting ready to have it dropped off at the dealership and expect the cpu will be replaced again. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 118000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact would intermittently smell a burning odor upon starting the vehicle. the contact, who was an independent mechanic, examined the vehicle and noticed wires within both rear door panels were cracked and rubbing together. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileages were 118,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 01/13/2010 | 65000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down the highway in my 2005 dodge 2500 ram and smelled smoke. after about 20 seconds i noticed that smoke was beginning to fill the cab. i looked around and saw that the rear passenger-side door was in flames. i immediately pulled over to the shoulder, exited the vehicle, and put out the flames with a blanket. the fire was contained to the door and a little bit of the floor carpet. the very next morning i took it to my local dodge dealer and about a week later they said that their official report indicated that chrysler was not at fault and that it was an act of god. since then it has been back-and-forth between the dealer and insurance company. the bottom line is it will cost me my deductible ($1000) for something that wasn't my fault. i'm submitting this complaint so the incident is documented and to register a complaint against dodge/chrysler since they are completely washing their hands of any responsibility. *tr | |||
| 05/24/2009 | 66000 | 1 | |
| Ignition switch that connects to the left side of steering column to a 12 pin electric connector that controls engine on and off, a/c and heater blower motor and radio and other items all most caught fire. the wires were melted and plastic 12 connector burned and has lost the connection between the two halves of the connector that affect the above items listed. *tr | |||
| 11/13/2008 | 20100 | 1 | |
| I have a 2005 dodge ram truck 2500. the turn signal switch fails and when turning left signal it will switch to right blinker which is very unsafe. and confuses other drivers as well. it is a very unsafe situation, when towing a trailer etc. and just normal driving. i have heard about this from many other owners on line about this problem. it should be a recall because there are too many incidents about this problem. thanks,bob ps i only have 22,000 miles on this rig. this problem happens all the time now. *tr | |||
| 12/20/2008 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Recently in my 2005 dodge ram 2500 when i turn my right blinker on my left one goes on instead or vice versa. sometimes they both go on like flashers. i was almost involved in serious accident do to this failure. my vehicle only has 70,000 miles on it. *tr | |||
| 05/30/2006 | 14500 | 1 | 09/24/2004 |
| I have been locked out of my 2005 dodge 2500 truck with the engine running. the lock assembly on the truck became non-operational with the key and door handle. even with a spare key, it was useless. i had to call my wife to bring me the extra fob ( electronic door opener) to get in the truck. a contributing fact was that there was not a lock on the passenger handle. my question is what would happen if the vehicle was a standard model without a fob? the dealership said that they have seen this happen several times. by the way, my dealer was very helpful. but what about other instances of this occurring. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 39500 | 2 | 10/22/2005 |
| Issue began just after the warranty period was over, if i tilted my steering wheel upward the horn honked repeatedly and headlamps flashed. then a week later, intermittently smell electrical burn and the a/c blower motor would stop, then start etc etc. i removed the covers to the steering column and the 10 ga. blue and red wires are burned along with the plug / pigtail. ignition switch, pigtail and wires were extremely hot and melting. fire is eminent. ign. switch is available but i will be forced to buy the full wiring harness! i have not done the repair due to the financial setback from a bad design. dodge had this exact condition in 2000 on 1994-1996 models, see nhtsa campaign: 00v135000. this is the same conditions, high electrical current from blower motor routed thru ignition switch instead of a relay when the blower is on high for an extended period of time. no fire yet but at this rate there will bes soon. *tr | |||