2004 Dodge 1500 Transmission Problems

2004 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI STALLS AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, OFTEN AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. WILL USUALLY START IMMEDIATELY BACK UP, SOMETIMES REQUIRES SLIGHT ACCELERATOR PRESSURE WHEN CRANKING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SELF-SUSTAINING ENGINE SPEED. DURING DECELERATIONS, ENGINE RPM IS ERRATIC AND WILL OFTEN ENCOUNTER A TRANSIENT DROP IN RPM'S TO APPROXIMATELY 400 RPM BEFORE ENGINE DIES. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON AND SEVERE IN COLD WEATHER, OR WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, BUT HAS OCCURRED UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, HAPPENING ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A DAY TO A DOZEN TIMES. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS, WITHOUT RESULT. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN UPDATED, THE SENSORS, EGR VALVE, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CLEANED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED. STILL NOT FIXED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE, DANGEROUS, AND FRUSTRATING CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10371776

Incident

Dec 19, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TRANSFER CASE CRACKED. HE STATED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL BANG. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WAS CONTACTED WHERE HE WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V503000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,715.

NHTSA ID

10339732

Incident

Jun 11, 2010

Mileage

133,715 mi

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7 HEMI I'VE OWNED SINCE NEW. THE TRUCK WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHILE TURNING IT HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED. ON SOME STALLS WITH THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IT HAS BEEN ALL I COULD DO TO NOT HIT OTHER CARS. OVER THE YEARS MY DODGE DEALER HAS OFFERED NO HELP SINCE THIS DOESN'T PRODUCE A SERVICE CODE. NOW I SEE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLETIN (TSD 18-013-05) WAS ISSUED THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY OR MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A DRIVER WITHOUT THE STRENGTH TO HANDLE THE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WOULD BE IN REAL DANGER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10320718

Incident

Mar 17, 2010

Mileage

77,150 mi

2004 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 5.7L HEMI. ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLS WHEN IT REACHES TEMPERATURE IF THE VEHICLE IS DECELERATING (STOP OR TURN). THE ENGINE APPEARS TO FAIL TO SWITCH CORRECTLY FROM HIGH TO LOW IDLE AND GOES RIGHT TO ZERO. THIS RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING AND SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WITH TIME AND BY THE ONLINE DESCRIPTIONS IS GETTING TO BE FAIRLY COMMON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10284558

Incident

Sep 17, 2009

Mileage

79,050 mi

ENGINE STALLING BY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500-5.7L V8 ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND DIRECTLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT CAUSING OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE AND NEAR FATAL INJURIES. FURTHER, THIS VEHICLE (AND OTHERS I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF) HAVE BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TIME/SCHEDULE BUT THIS ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED NOR HAVE THEY BEEN RECALLED OR REPAIRED DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. FORTUNATELY THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY INSURANCE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALER NOR CHRYSLER-DODGE ET, AL. HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE (ALTHOUGH READING THE FILES IT IS CLEAR THEY SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND MAN HOURS TO REFUTE/DISMISS THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267883

Incident

Feb 2, 2007

Mileage

20,001 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE COASTING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN MINUTES OF STALLING. THERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, IN WHICH THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD ALWAYS START UP AFTER IT STALLED. UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB

NHTSA ID

10256697

Incident

Jan 28, 2009

Mileage

44,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CAME. DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. HAD A FRIEND PUT IT ON THE MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CODE WAS. THE CODE WAS P0404, EGR SOMETHING. THE ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHILE IM DRIVING, IM GOING ABOUT 30 MPH I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND MY TRUCK STALLS. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THAT I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY TRUCK STALLS AGAIN. EACH THIS HAPPENS I AM ABLE TO PUT MY TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND START IT RIGHT UP. I NOTICED THAT IF I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IF I AM STARTING MY TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DAY WHEN I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE IT IT SEEMS TO RUN A LITTLE SLUGGISH UNTIL I GIVE IT SOME MORE GAS. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPLACE ANYPARTS AS OF YET. I HAVE A 7 YEAR, 70,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND AM NOT SURE IF THIS MALFUNCTION IS COVERED. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I LOOKED UP THE DEFECTS UNDER THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK WAS THE SAME THING BEING INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10238396

Incident

Aug 2, 2008

Mileage

52,000 mi

VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL UPON SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT OR AT A STOP. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO UPON FIRST "DIAGNOSING" DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG/COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. HAD GENERAL MAINTAINANCE (TUNE-UP, FUEL INJECTION SVC., OIL CHANGE)DONE ON VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. STALLING CONTINUED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK AGAIN, PCM WAS REPLACED. NEXT DAY, STALLING OUT AGAIN, EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222016

Incident

Feb 26, 2008

Mileage

58,350 mi

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 LITER WITH 48K MILES THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS (E.G. ERG VALVE REPLACED, POWER STEERING RESERVOIR (CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED), AND ENGINE STALLING AT AN IDLE, WHILE TURNING, WHILE BACKING UP, OR COASTING. THE STALLING OCCURS OUT OF THE BLUE AS IF SOMEONE FLIPPED A SWITCH CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. THE ELECTRICAL STAYS ON, JUST THE ENGINE DIES. MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES AWHILE. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. THE STALLING BEGAN ABOUT THREE - FOUR MONTHS AGO. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN FOR REPAIRS AT LEE'S SUMMIT DODGE, LEE'S SUMMIT MISSOURI. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219273

Incident

Nov 27, 2007

Mileage

40,000 mi

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.LEFT ME CROSS WAYS IN TRAFFIC AS I PULLED INTO ROAD FROM GAS STATION. FUEL MILEAGE 14 MPG ON AND OFF HIGHWAY . ACTUALLY DROPS MILEAGE ON OVERHEAD READ OUT WHEN COASTING DOWN A GRADE. BALKS AT CRUISING SPEED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN REVERSE AFTER TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT. TRANSMISSION LULLS IN IT'S SHIFTING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING . 1. CLAIMED TRANS NEEDED FLASHED, CLAIMED SECONDARY TRANS FILTER WAS BAD(SECOND TIME THEY ACTUALLY CHANGED THE FILTER. NO DIFFERENCE. CHARGED ME 169.00 FOR THAT CHANGE . CLAIMED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR 0 DEDUCTIBLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. CHARGED 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND 69.00 DIAGNOSIS. I HANDED THEM A COPY OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT CALLED FOR THE CHANGE, BUT THEY CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSIS. WHY 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE WHEN I HAVE ) DEDUCTIBLE EX WARRANTY? " NOT COVERED UNDER EITHER OF THOSE WARRANTIES... THIS IS A DIFFERENT WARRANTY" ????? DOOR SEALS ALSO TORN." NOT COVERED ON 2004 ONLY 2005 MODELS....SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED????

NHTSA ID

10192614

Incident

Apr 1, 2007

Mileage

24,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10188272

Incident

Feb 12, 2007

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.

NHTSA ID

10183279

Incident

Feb 22, 2007

Mileage

34,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10181165

Incident

Apr 1, 2006

Mileage

82,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10169820

Incident

Aug 8, 2006

Mileage

31,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10169581

Incident

Sep 29, 2006

Mileage

48,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10152448

Incident

Mar 3, 2006

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

NHTSA ID

10151812

Incident

Apr 13, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10151062

Incident

Dec 27, 2004

Mileage

12,783 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10148566

Incident

Mar 28, 2004

Mileage

24,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10147333

Incident

Jan 8, 2006

Mileage

12,500 mi

DT: CONSUME ROWNED A 2004 DODGE 1500 RAM. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ONCE IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BUMP A BRICK WALL. WHICH CAUSED A SLIGHT DENT IN THE BUMPER. IT HAS A VIBRATION THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. WHEN THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT SHOWING THE CODES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER FIVE TRIES THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET THE DOOR LOCK FIXED. AS FOR THE OTHER PROBLEMS THE DEALER PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN THE PROBLEMS CAME BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THE ONE THAT SAID TO PUT THE NEW COMPUTER IN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10130289

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

Mileage

100 mi

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK ON APRIL 20, 2004 & STARTED HAVING THE STALLING PROBLEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE TRUCK 2 1/2 TO 3 DAYS. THE TRUCK DOES NOT STALL WHILE THE ACCELERATOR IS ENACTED. THE RPM GAUGE WILL FLUTTER WHEN STOPPED & THEN IT WILL DROP & THE TRUCK WILL DIE. SOME DAYS THE TRUCK WILL STALL ONLY ONCE OR TWICE & OTHER DAYS THE TRUCK WILL STALL UP TO 20 TO 30 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: FAULT CODE, P0261, REPLACED PCM FOR ERRACTIC SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL. R&R PAN & REPLACED TRANS FILTER PER STAR 1763 WD94 0.80. 5094274AA MODULE-POWERTRAIN CONTROL, 5015267AC FILTER PKG-POWERTRAIN CONTROL, 5010884AA SEALER, 5 ATF BULK - +4.

NHTSA ID

10127192

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

OUR TRUCK HAS STALLED APROX. 15-20 TIMES WHILE WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE MAKING TURNS. IT HASN'T RESULTED IN ANY ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES WHEN WE ARE MAKING A TURN AND IT STALLS ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE TRAFFIC IS COMING TWOARDS US. I FEEL THAT WE HAVE ONLY SO MUCH TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES A BAD ACCIDENT. OUR TRUCK IS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 LITER HEMI. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, BECAUSE I'VE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE TRUCK, NOT TO MENTION THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CARS.

NHTSA ID

10121817

Incident

May 22, 2005

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK TRUCK LOST ALL POWER FUNCTIONS. IT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED, PUT IN PARK THEN RESTARTED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER IT MAYBE 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN FIX IT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS REDESIGNING THE PCM. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10115472

Incident

Mar 11, 2005

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD IE.TRANSMISSION SLIPPING,MOTOR REVING UP!*AK

NHTSA ID

10114280

Incident

Mar 17, 2005

Mileage

1,000 mi