Dodge 3500 2005
Model 3500 made in 2005 by Dodge got 27 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and exterior lighting. There were some recalls concerningsteering and visibility.
Model 2005
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E013000 | FABTECH MOTORSPORTS | E (Equipment) | 1500 | 05/24/2010 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/03/2010 | 05/03/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Fabtech is recalling certain aftermarket replacement pitman arms, p/nos. fts93001 and ft44039, installed for use on certain 2003 through 2008 dodge 2500 4wd, 3500 4wd, and 1500 4wd mega cab vehicles. the pitman arm can fracture and break away from the steering box causing total loss of steering control. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Steering loss could result in a vehicle crash possibly resulting in property damage, injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Fabtech will notify owners and authorized installers will inspect for defective pitman arm and replace if necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on may 24, 2010. owners may contact fabtech at 1-877-432-2832. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fabtech replacement pitman arms and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge 2500, 3500, and 1500 vehicles manufactured by chrysler group, llc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E104000 | SAFELITE FULFILLMENT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 1657 | 01/15/2008 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 12/11/2007 | 12/11/2007 | 571 | 205 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, glazing materials. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. the recall began on january 15, 2008. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass, ltd. (dot-430) and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above. customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/30/2011 | 43500 | ||
| Preparing to turn left from us69 onto county road. left turn signal on. began the turn and a pickup began to pass on the left. he ran off of the left side of the highway at a highway speed. very nearly rolled. couldn't understand why he would pass as i was turning left. later, a friend was following me and called me on me cell and asked if i knew my right blinker was flashing when i changed lanes to the left. pulled over to test. sometimes it would blink left. other times it would go immediately to the right blinker. other times it will start left and switch to the right. googling the problem, i find it is a problem with the multifunction switch and from the dodge diesel forums, been around for awhile and quite common. dodge evidently denies there is a problem. totally inconceivable that a part could fail and have the exact opposite thing happen than what was intended. if there have not been fatalities or injuries related to this, i would be surprised. maybe not even realized. here is a link to one of the forums and the first post form 08 is almost identical as what happened to me. http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?t=208543&highlight=turn+signal | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 07/10/2008 | 37000 | 1 | |
| When left turn signal is selected right one will flash on occasion. this has happened several times since i have owned the truck. i have owned the truck since new and all repairs have been done by one dealership. *tr | |||
| STEERING | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 142000 | ||
| Re: my 2005 dodge 3500 laramie dually - diesel truck. the tie rod ball stud fractured/tie rod assembly failed on my vehicle when i was backing up out of a parking space and made a tight turn to the left and then as i attempted to straighten my wheels no longer had any steering. if this would have happened 5 minutes later i would have been on a major freeway and crashed at 55-60 mph due to loss of steering. dodge in bellevue washington is refusing to have chrysler pay the recall repair. they tried to tell chrysler that this was a maintenance issue. i disagree. it is plastered all over the internet that this is a common problem. 2003-2011 dodge ram 2500/3500 vehicles. i do not believe that chrysler has reached out to their customers with recall notices to protect their customer's driving safety. myself and others i know in the equestrian community have not received recall notices for their vehicles which qualify under the recall years. someone needs to make chrysler responsible for correcting these problems and not holding individuals accountable for the repair expense. this not only effects individual's driving safety; but horses that could be hauled behind the 2500/3500 models and this failure occurring. i hope that a major fatality effecting humans and animals does not have to happen in order for an immediate correction and accountability of chrysler. | |||
| 03/21/2009 | 71500 | 1 | |
| I was driving 15 mph and the tie rod failed on my truck rendering it unsteerable. the dealer stated this was common and frequently occurred on brand new vehicles. *tr | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/12/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge 3500. the contact stated that the steering linkage broke and fall out of the truck. this rendered the vehicle inoperable. the vehicle was towed to the dealer but it did not fall under the recall because of the brackets formation. the repairs will be made at the owners expense. the failure mileage was 100,000. | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 80000 | ||
| When driving the truck at speeds above 45mph and you hit a slite bump in the road the truck shakes so violantly you could be bouced right off the road if you don't slam on your brakes and get the truck under 25mph. once under 25mph the truck stops shaking enough to control it and returns to normal. this has happened to me approximately 10 times from around 80000 miles to 83000 miles, so far. have had the truck checked by local dodge dealer and everything looks ok. have been told to replace traction bars under front end by other dodge truck owners. i believe this is a manufactures problem and they should be fixing the problem for free. untill that happens i guess i will have to fix it myself. | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 142000 | ||
| Re: my 2005 dodge 3500 laramie dually - diesel truck. the tie rod ball stud fractured/tie rod assembly failed on my vehicle when i was backing up out of a parking space and made a tight turn to the left and then as i attempted to straighten my wheels no longer had any steering. if this would have happened 5 minutes later i would have been on a major freeway and crashed at 55-60 mph due to loss of steering. dodge in bellevue washington is refusing to have chrysler pay the recall repair. they tried to tell chrysler that this was a maintenance issue. i disagree. it is plastered all over the internet that this is a common problem. 2003-2011 dodge ram 2500/3500 vehicles. i do not believe that chrysler has reached out to their customers with recall notices to protect their customer's driving safety. myself and others i know in the equestrian community have not received recall notices for their vehicles which qualify under the recall years. someone needs to make chrysler responsible for correcting these problems and not holding individuals accountable for the repair expense. this not only effects individual's driving safety; but horses that could be hauled behind the 2500/3500 models and this failure occurring. i hope that a major fatality effecting humans and animals does not have to happen in order for an immediate correction and accountability of chrysler. | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 142000 | ||
| Re: my 2005 dodge 3500 laramie dually - diesel truck. the tie rod ball stud fractured/tie rod assembly failed on my vehicle when i was backing up out of a parking space and made a tight turn to the left and then as i attempted to straighten my wheels no longer had any steering. if this would have happened 5 minutes later i would have been on a major freeway and crashed at 55-60 mph due to loss of steering. dodge in bellevue washington is refusing to have chrysler pay the recall repair. they tried to tell chrysler that this was a maintenance issue. i disagree. it is plastered all over the internet that this is a common problem. 2003-2011 dodge ram 2500/3500 vehicles. i do not believe that chrysler has reached out to their customers with recall notices to protect their customer's driving safety. myself and others i know in the equestrian community have not received recall notices for their vehicles which qualify under the recall years. someone needs to make chrysler responsible for correcting these problems and not holding individuals accountable for the repair expense. this not only effects individual's driving safety; but horses that could be hauled behind the 2500/3500 models and this failure occurring. i hope that a major fatality effecting humans and animals does not have to happen in order for an immediate correction and accountability of chrysler. | |||