2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Driver assistance Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A NECK INJURY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT LUNG. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

NHTSA ID

10703482

Incident

Jun 13, 2014

Mileage

137,000 mi

I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK TO GET IT SERVICED BECAUSE THE STEERING FELT OFF AND WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SHAKING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS CRACKED AND THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS JUST HANGING THERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON IT BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK SO I CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE THE "SPECIFIC RECALLED" PART. SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AROUND $3,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL, "BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE." IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER GROUP THAT SINCE MY TRUCK HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR THE SPECIFIC PART BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. THEY DID SAY TO KEEP ALL MY RECIEPTS IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653130

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

ON PA 81 HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT WAS NOT THE CASE. AFTER LOOKING ON THE WEB "YOU TUBE" AND ASKING PEOPLE I FOUND THAT I HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND THE KIDS IN THE BACK THOUGH WE WERE GOING TO CRASH AS DID I. THIS DEATH WOBBLE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641128

Incident

Aug 10, 2014

Mileage

49,000 mi

WHILE ON THE OFF RAMP TO THE STOP AT THE BOTTOM DODGE RAM GAS PEDAL STUCK DOWN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LEAVE THE ROAD AT AROUND 85+ MPH THEN DROPPING OFF THE ROAD TO AN 400+ DROP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609979

Incident

Jun 13, 2014

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY MY FRONT TIRES STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN OPPOSED [XXX]. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF MY WIFE AND ME ! I RECEIVE D IN THE MAIL A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON MY TIEROD BALL JOINTS AND WENT TO COOK CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON RT 40 ABERDEEN MD. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS ! THEY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM !! WHATS GOING ON ? ITS A RECALL . I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER, BUT MORE, I WANT PARTS ! I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS *TR

NHTSA ID

10592348

Incident

May 19, 2014

Mileage

111,000 mi

SHORTLY AFTER SPEEDING UP A CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THEIR BRAKES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN IT SEEMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AND NOT RETURNING TO NEUTRAL AFTER BEING DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SLOWLY RETURN TO NEUTRAL, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY DEPRESSED. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE PEDAL (I.E. FLOOR MAT), AND ONLY THE PEDAL LINKAGE IS AT FAULT. IF I PUSHED THE PEDAL A LARGE DISTANCE THEN IT WOULD NORMALLY SPRING BACK ALL THE TO NEUTRAL. WHEN I CHECKED CLOSELY, IT APPEARS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS) IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE BINDING. THIS TRUCK IS THROTTLE-BY-WIRE SO NO MECHANICAL CABLE IS INVOLVED. THE APPS IN THIS MODEL TRUCK IS PART OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM AND THE HINGE POINT FOR THE PEDAL IS IN THE APPS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10556956

Incident

Dec 21, 2013

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, FLIPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK, SHOULDERS AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10440597

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 REGCAB SWB. ON MARCH 31, 2007 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED DIESEL FUMES AND NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY HE FOUND A LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION LINE WHICH CAUSED THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE LINE TOGETHER TO BECOME LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR DID NOT OFFER ANY REASON AS TO WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED, OTHER THAN THE WEATHER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL DEFECT AND THAT THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIR. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,679 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID

10189963

Incident

Mar 31, 2007

Mileage

25,000 mi