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2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

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Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 16, 2021
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of 422 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 34 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.

Owner reports naming electrical

The 25 most recent of 34, in the owner's own words

ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jun 16, 2021

The room fcm power distribution module corrodes and causes electrical problems. Headlights can go out while driving, taillights, break lights etc. There is many complaints on the web about this issue and dodge has not fixed the problem. I was driving at night and my headlights went completely out. Luckily I was able to avoid any accident and come to a controlled stop. If I had been on a curve I would have lost sight of the road. This is a well known issue among dodge trucks. This is a safety recall as it can cause an accident and death.

NHTSA ID
11421213
Incident
Jun 15, 2021
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed May 30, 2018

ALL LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, ETC.) COME ON WHILE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS RUN ALL THE TIME AND CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. DRAINS BATTERY WHILE NOT RUNNING, THEN WILL NOT START. FACTORY TRAINED MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A "BAD TIPM" (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT ORDER A NEW TIPM AS DODGE DOES NOT MAKE THESE ANYMORE (VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD). MY VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY USELESS AND NOW VALUELESS, AS I CAN NOT GET NEEDED PARTS TO REPAIR. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT AFTERMARKET PARTS (INCLUDING FAN CLUTCH FOR THIS VEHICLE) DOES NOT WORK WELL AND END UP NEEDING REPLACEMENT ALMOST AS SOON AS REPAIRS ARE DONE. THIS REALLY SUCKS THAT AN AMERICAN AUTO MANUFACTURER CAN FAIL TO MAKE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLES. I GUESS THEY NEED TO SELL A NEW ONE THAT BAD! NOT ANOTHER DODGE, FOR SURE

NHTSA ID
11098784
Incident
Apr 2, 2018
Mileage
240,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 7, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND THE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLICKER INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (B&B CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 125 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, HONESDALE, PA 18431), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 375,321.

NHTSA ID
11013512
Incident
Jul 4, 2017
Mileage
375,321 mi
Electrical
Filed Jun 15, 2016

TRUCK QUIT AFTER IT WAS CRANKED UP. GAGES PEGGED OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER AND NARROWED DOWN TO THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE FIRE WALL TO THE ENGINE IS SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE PCM TO SHORT OUT AS WELL. WIRING HARNESS IS DISCONTINUED AND TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING AT DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK. WE HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE ONE PERSONALLY TO NO AVAIL. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ASSIST US WITH. WE LOVE OUR 2500 DIESEL AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS OPPOSED TO BUYING ANOTHER TRUCK.

NHTSA ID
10874424
Incident
Mar 4, 2016
Mileage
179,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 15, 2016

REAR DOOR WIRING HARNESS: WIRES BREAK INSIDE OF RUBBER HOUSING CAUSING TOTAL WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK FAILURE. THE EXPOSED WIRES COULD ARC AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THE METAL RESULTING IN A FIRE. IF CHILD LOCKS ARE ENGAGED OR IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED YOU ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD RESULT IN THE REAR PASSENGERS BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

NHTSA ID
10855715
Incident
Apr 14, 2016
Electrical
Filed Sep 29, 2015

IGNITION SWITCH WHEN PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. BLOWER FOR THE HEAT/AC WILL COME ON. HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY ONCE. I MUST KEEP THE BLOWER IN THE OFF POSITION WHEN NOT IN TRUCK. UNKNOWN IF OTHER ACCESSORIES ARE ACTIVATED WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE TRUCK. WITH THIS PROBLEM, COULD IT LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK?

NHTSA ID
10778569
Incident
Aug 19, 2015
Mileage
104,150 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Sep 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID
10762790
Incident
Jun 23, 2015
Mileage
36,000 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Aug 3, 2015

TURN SIGNAL WHEN SWITCHED ACTIVATES THE OPPOSITE TURNING LIGHT. REAR TAIL TIGHT HOUSINGS ARE NOT WATER TIGHT AND BLOWS BULBS AFTER RAINING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACT ON THEIR OWN WHEN ITS RAINING AND NOW DOME AND CONSOLE LIGHTS DONT WORK. NO BLOWN FUSES. THE THIRD FUEL PUMP LINE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK FROM VIBRATION. NEW ONES HAVE BETTER VIBRATION HOUSING AND DEALERSHIP HAD STOCK. (125 OF THESE AND NONE OTHER BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS HAVING THE SAME ONE BREAK). KEY FALLS OUT OF IGNITION AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED. AIR BAGS WERE RECENTLY RECALLED BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PART TO GET IT FIXED. I MUST WAIT. VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BE AN OWNER OF.

NHTSA ID
10745956
Incident
Jun 29, 2012
Mileage
79,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 19, 2015

I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE OR JUST STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL BECAUSE YOU LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. FINALLY THE COMPUTER WENT OUT, SHOP ORDERED A NEW ONE AND THE WIPERS WERE GOING ON AND OFF BY THEM SELVES(HAS HAPPENED BEFORE), THROWING CODES..... THE MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND THAT THE CONNECTORS THAT PLUG INTO THE COMPUTER ARE BAD AND LOOSING CONNECTION. THIS WOULD POSSIBLE EXPLAIN THE WIPERS COMING ON BY THEM SELVES SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, ALSO THE TRUCK STALLING. I JUMPED OFF THE INTERSTATE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE EXIT WAS A TURN, WHEN I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK STALLED AND IT WAS TOUGH TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID
10734975
Incident
Jun 1, 2015
Mileage
220,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jun 2, 2015

MY KEYS WERE ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WITH JUST OVER 40000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DROVE. NOW THE VEHICLE WAS 8 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT FROM SOMEONE BUT ONLY 40000 MILES WERE ON IT. AS TIME WENT ON LITTLE THINGS STARTED HAPPENING, LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD COME ON THEN SHUT OFF. AIR WOULD STAY ON EVEN AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. THEN THAT WOULD DRAIN BATTERY. THE SWITCH WOULD BECOME MORE LOOSE OVER TIME. KEYS WOULDN'T EVEN STAY IN IGNITION, THEY WOULD JUST FALL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
10723054
Incident
Oct 1, 2013
Mileage
44,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed May 15, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE SIGNALING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAD BLOWN OUT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NHTSA ID
10716745
Incident
Jul 1, 2011
Mileage
73,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 5, 2015
Fire reported

HIT BRAKES TO MISS A DEER DROVE APPROX ONE QUARTER OF MILE NOTICED A BRIGHT RED GLOW BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT UPON EXITING VEHICLE NOTICED FLAMES WHILE DARLING 911 WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE CAB WAS ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10681542
Incident
Jan 29, 2015
Mileage
140,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 4, 2015
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES ON THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY POURING SODA ON THE SEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10681315
Incident
Jan 29, 2015
Mileage
140,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 30, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID
10651370
Incident
Oct 11, 2014
Mileage
170,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Oct 23, 2014

WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THEY WILL ACTIVATE RANDOMLY WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE INTERMITTENT SETTINGS, THE WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE. IF THEY MOVE, THEY MAY MOVE ONCE OR MULTIPLE TIMES. IF THEY DO NOT MOVE AT ALL, SWITCH HAS TO BE SET TO SLOW/FAST CONTINUOUS SETTING. HAVE REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, FORWARD CONTROL MODULE, AND WIPER MOTOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10649437
Incident
Oct 8, 2012
Mileage
140,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jun 23, 2014

THE LOCK ON MY DRIVER DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB, OUTER MANUAL LOCK, OR INTERIOR POWER LOCK. CANNOT EVEN PULL UP THE LOCK, CAN ONLY OPEN DOOR BY PULLING INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS ALL DODGE MODELS AROUND MY YEAR MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10605135
Incident
Jun 22, 2014
Mileage
181,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 8, 2013

THE TRUCK'S HORN BEGINS SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND RANDOMLY OCCURS. THE TRUCK CAN BE IN PARK, FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER TRIED TO IDIOT PROOF THEIR VEHICLE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL OR FIX FOR THIS CONDITION? THANKS, WEARING EAR PLUGS IN OHIO. *TR

NHTSA ID
10534360
Incident
Jul 2, 2013
Mileage
132,000 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Mar 14, 2012

JUST PULLED ON TO EXIT RAMP LOST POWER AND STARTED MISSING, BY THE TIME REACHED STOP SIGN AT BOTTOM PULLED OVER SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. BARELY REGAINED SPEED TO 40 MPH TO LIMP TO JOB SITE RAN INJECTOR CLEANED LIMPED 25 MILES INTO TOWN TO MECHANIC HE REPLACED LEFT BACK WIRING HARNESS SAID FAULTY DESIGN OF PLUGS GOIING TO INJECTORS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10451600
Incident
Mar 8, 2012
Mileage
67,330 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Feb 28, 2012

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. *TR

NHTSA ID
10449606
Incident
Feb 24, 2012
Mileage
42,000 mi
Body & structureElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Feb 21, 2012

DRIVER DOOR LOCK IS STUCK DOWN IN LOCK POSITION. POWER DOOR LOCKS AND KEY WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. DOOR WILL OPEN FROM INSIDE DOOR LATCH. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE FORUMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10448605
Incident
Feb 21, 2012
Mileage
67,750 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 2012

DRIVER DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, RESULTING IN DISABLING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE ONLY KEY CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH A SPARE KEY SINCE THERE IS NO LOCK CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THIS TRUCK. NOTE THAT LOCKING THE KEYS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING WHEN EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE IS VIRTUALLY INEVITABLE WITH THIS TRUCK, SINCE IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN YOU REACH 10 MPH AND THE OTHER THREE DOORS STAY LOCKED WHEN YOU EXIT FROM THE DRIVER DOOR. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO OPEN THE TRUCK SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET IN EVEN WITH A SPARE KEY, SINCE THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ONLY DOOR LOCK ON THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE BEING LOCKED OUT OF YOUR RUNNING VEHICLE IN THE WINTER COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT OF CELLPHONE RANGE OR YOUR CELLPHONE IS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE, AS MINE WAS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10446142
Incident
Jan 31, 2012
Mileage
60,200 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Oct 14, 2011

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 DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY YOU ARE TURNING AND ABOUT CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK IN RAINING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD 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. *TR

NHTSA ID
10430170
Incident
Jul 20, 2011
Mileage
36,500 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 7, 2011

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. *TR

NHTSA ID
10410817
Incident
Jun 21, 2011
Mileage
74,500 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 22, 2011
Fire reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. 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.

NHTSA ID
10383984
Incident
Feb 15, 2011
Mileage
118,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 4, 2010
Fire reported

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

NHTSA ID
10305421
Incident
Jan 13, 2010
Mileage
65,000 mi

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