Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 37 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 37, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY OPERATED ON HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, AND FAILED TO OPERATE ON INTERMITTENT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
ABS SENSOR COMES ON OVER 55MPH. EXTERIOR LIGHTING KEEPS BLOWING BULBS AND SOMETIMES THE TAIL LIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO OR ONLY AT THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY. ALL OCCURS WHILE VECHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN CITY STREET CONDITIONS OTHER THAN ON HIGHWAY WHEN I HAVE TO GO ABOVE 55MPH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAMPER DOOR, WHICH HOUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEATER CORD AND DEFROSTER CONTROL, DETACHED AND CAUSED THE DEFROST TO NO LONGER FUNCTION. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DAMPER DOOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TURN SIGNALS WORK SPORADICALLY. THIS IS A DAILY ISSUE. SIGNAL LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL COMES ON. SIGNAL RIGHT AND MAYBE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON, OR MAYBE NOT AT ALL. SOMETIMES TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT ON THEIR OWN. MANY TIMES TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK AT ALL. ONCE THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND TWICE AGAIN SINCE. STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE TELEGRAPHING THE WRONG INFORMATION TO OTHER DRIVERS. ALSO POSSIBLY RELATED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL NOT WORK 3-4 TIMES A YEAR. NEXT TIME I START THE TRUCK IT WORKS FINE. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND WHEN STATIONARY, FORWARDS, BACKWARDS, STRAIGHT, OR TURNING.
INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT WORK OR WORK ERRATICALLY WHEN RAINING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. MA 10/15/2015 UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY STOP WHILE IN INTERMITTENT MODE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE WIPERS BY SELECTING A NON-INTERMITTENT POSITION ON THE CONTROL WAND. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAT 50 TIMES OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS AND EACH TIME IT WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN BEFORE THEY CAN FIND A FIX. THE ORIGINAL DEALER (TIMBERLINE DODGE, PORTLAND, OR - OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO RECESSION) TRIED TO SEE IT HAPPEN AND THE LATEST SERVICING DEALER (RON TONKIN DODGE - GLADSTONE, OR) SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW OF A PROBLEM OR FIX. MOST RECENTLY, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN. ONCE YOU SWITCH TO NON-INTERMITTENT MODE, YOU CAN RESELECT INTERMITTENT MODE AND THEY WORK UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE. THE ONLY COMMON DENOMINATOR IS THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN IT IS RAINING. *TR
THE WIPERS RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF OR CAN'T MAINTAIN LOWER SPEEDS. *TR
I CAN NOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDOWS ON MY PICK UP THE TINT FROM THE MANUFACTURE IS HORRIBLE FOR VISIBILITY. *TR
VENTILATION NO LONGER WILL CHANGE FROM TOP VENT TO LOWER VENT. *TR
THE WIPER DELAYS DON'T WORK AND SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. THEY WILL SOMETIMES WORK ON THE DELAY AND OTHER TIMES GO FULL SPEED ONLY. I LIVE IN BELLEVUE WASHINGTON WHERE IT RAINS FREQUENTLY SO I RELY ON MY WIPERS TO WORK PROPERLY SO I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THE RELAY SWITCH (NO LUCK). I HAVE READ MAY POSTS IN FORUMS FOR DODGE RAM 1500 OWNERS AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO FIXES HAVE BEEN FOUND. MANY OWNERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR TRUCKS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR WITH NO LUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A SIMPLE FIX AND DODGE SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO A SOLUTION FOR ALL THE OWNERS OF DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS. *TR
THE BLEND DOOR ON THE 2005 DODGE RAM GOES BAD EASILY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE AC/ AND HEATER RE-CIRCULATION IS DAMAGED. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I'M SURPRISED THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET OR EVEN LOOKED INTO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE DEFROST SYSTEM SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND LEFT AT THE SITE BECAUSE THE DEFROST SYSTEM WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC HINGE ON THE DEFROSTER. UPDATED 1/28/2013 *JS
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ONE OF THE DEFROSTER VENTS BROKE AND FELL INTO THE DUCTWORK. LATER THAT DAY NOTICED THE DASH HAD CRACKED. AS THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED ON MY TRUCK I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER DODGE RAMS WHERE THIS WILL PROGRESS AND THE DASH WILL FALL IN, DAMAGING WIRES AND CIRCUITS. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS POSSIBLY CAUSING SYSTEMS SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS, ETC. TO STOP WORKING WHEN NEEDED MOST. DODGE INFORMED ME THAT IF THEY LOOKED AT THE DASH, AND I DECIDED NOT TO PAY TO FIX THE DASH, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $85 FOR THEIR TIME. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ON SO MANY LEVELS. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
THE VOLUME OF AIR COMING FROM MY DEFROSTER IS INADEQUATE TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR FROM FOG AND FROST. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ON LINE ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW SOMEONE LIVING IN A COLDER CLIMATE IS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS DEFINITELY CAN CAUSE AN UNSAFE CONDITION BY HAMPERING YOUR VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E009000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP IS OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN I USE THE TURN SIGNAL - WINDSHIELD WIPER - HIGH BEAM " MULTI-SWITCH". WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN BY PUSHING DOWN ON THE "MULTI-SWITCH" LEVER(LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES TWO OR THREE TIMES THEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES UNCOMMANDED) IF I TRY TO ENGAGE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SOME TIMES IT WON'T SIGNAL / FLASH AT ALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT, NOT A GOOD TESTIMATE FOR DODGE. I READ IN A DODGE REPAIR WEBSITE / FORUM THAT A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING WITH THE DODGE RAM PICK-UPS AND MINI VANS. (ALL YEARS) IS THERE A RECALL OR WILL A RECALL BE CONSIDERED IN THE NEAR FUTURE? *TR
BROKEN BLEND DOOR IN HEATING PLENUM CAUSING LOSS OF DEFROSTER USE. A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN COLD WEATHER. IN SEARCHING THE WEB IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION, ALSO INTERMITTENT BLINKER AND LIGHTING FUNCTION. *TR
THE TURN SIGNAL/WIPER/LIGHTS ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL HAPPENS INSTEAD. NOW, EVERYTHING HAS FAILED. NO BRIGHTS, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO WIPERS. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, ESPECIALLY ON THE DODGE TRUCK FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO E QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT THAT IS WHERE I GOT THE LINK TO THIS FORM TO FILL OUT. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO AIR FLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED REMOVING THE DASHBOARD TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
WHEN I TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BLINKS. SOME TIMES MY WIPERS WON'T COME ON OR STOP RUNNING. I AM TOLD THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE WIPER MOTOR CAUSING IT TO FREEZE AND BECOME INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E009000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - I ONLY TURN THEM ON IN THE RAIN, IN WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. I TURN WIPERS ON, AND HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT WORK, AND I CANNOT SEE. THIS HAPPENS DAILY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RAIN. *TR
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