The contact owns a 2004 Dodge RAM. The contact received recall notifications, NHTSA Capaign Number: 16V352000 (Air Bags and NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V313000 (Air Bags) however the parts were unavailable. The dealer was contacted, however the contact was informed that the parts were in back order. In addition, the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable until October 2026. The manufacturer was contacted. The cotnact was informed that the parts were unavailalbel.
- NHTSA ID
- 11736578
- Incident
- May 8, 2026
AirbagsPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Mar 24, 2026
The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V528000 (Steering), 16V352000 (Air Bags), 15V313000 (Air Bags), and 05V462000 (Power Train); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available while the vehicle was in for service. The local dealer was made aware of the issue, and an appointment was scheduled to repair the vehicle. The vehicle remained with the dealer for a week before the contact was informed that parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that on several occasions, while the vehicle was in park(P), the vehicle unexpectedly rolled without warning. The brake pedal was depressed with extra force while shifting to park(P). The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
- NHTSA ID
- 11726711
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2008
Suspension
Filed Sep 9, 2025
upper control arm cracked which is a safety violation and should be a recall. TRW 52106776 Control arm is the cracked part in the picture My son replace both control arm and send it for alignment total cost was as below; Parts $280 + Alignment $192.59= $472.59 I like Dodge to refund me for $460
- NHTSA ID
- 11686102
- Incident
- Apr 7, 2021
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 22, 2022
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 90 IN WASHINGTON STATE, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH I NOTICED A HAZE BEHIND THE TRUCK THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MIRROR. AT THE TIME, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS BY INSTRUMENTS OR WARNING LIGHTS THAT ANYTHING WAS AMISS WITH THE TRUCK. WONDERING IF IT WAS COMING FROM THE TRUCK I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER TO CHECK. AS SOON AS I STOPPED I SMELLED HOT OIL, SO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, RELEASED THE HOOD LATCH AND CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON LIFTING THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED FLAMES BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND FIRE WALL. I RETRIEVED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE CAMPER THE TRUCK WAS HAULING AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. TWO MOTORISTS WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS STOPPED TO HELP AND THE COMBINED USE OF THREE DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WOULD NOT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE TRUCK AND CAMPER COMPLETELY BURNED. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WE DISCOVERED AN ERROR IN THE VIN NUMBER ON MY INSURANCE POLICY. OUT OF CURIOSITY I RESEARCHED THAT VIN NUMBER AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT SAME STYLE TRUCK HAD ALSO BURNED. IT'S VIN IS 3D7MU48C84G269656 AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE 7TH PHOTO THAT IS UPLOADED TO THIS REPORT. BOTH WERE 2004 DODGE DIESEL TUCKS WITH LOW MILEAGE. IT SEEMS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE AND I WONDER IF THERE IS A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS AND HOW MANY OTHER OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11461850
- Incident
- Feb 9, 2022
Fuel systemPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Jun 16, 2020
STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND HAD 1-2INCHES OF SLACK BEFORE GUIDING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. REPLACED WITH NEW STEERING UNIT. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR AT BUSY INTERSECTION ENTERING FREEWAY. *TR STARTED IN SECOND OR THIRD REQUIRED COSTLY REBUILD. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY REQUIRED NEW UNIT IN FUEL TANK.
- NHTSA ID
- 11329101
- Incident
- Jul 2, 2019
- Mileage
- 124,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Dec 17, 2019
HAVE TO USE FORCE TO ENGAGE CLUTCH TO START VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED. UNABLE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE WHEN FUELING DUE TO PROBABILITY THAT IT WOULD NOT START. TRIED JUMPER CABLES WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER STOMPING CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES VEHICLE STARTED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11289602
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2019
- Mileage
- 137,887 mi
2004 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NUMEROUS REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS HELD THE VEHICLE WITHOUT MAKING ANY REPAIRS, OR PREDICTIONS ON WHEN THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 11202470
- Incident
- Mar 3, 2019
Steering
Filed Mar 29, 2019
PURCHASED USED 2004 DODGE 3500 AND WHILE DRIVING HOMEDOING 60 MPH I EXPERIENCED SUCH A VIOLENT SHACKING OF THE FRONT END I NEARLY LOSS CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I LATER LEARNED THAT THIS TRUCK SUFFERS FROM DEATH WOBBLE WHICH DODGE IS AWARE OF. AS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER WITH 30 YEARS I WOULD HAVE TOWED THIS TRUCK AS UNSAFE UNTIL PROPER REPAIRS WERE MADE BASED ON THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THE DRIVER EXPERIENCES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11192535
- Incident
- Feb 8, 2019
- Mileage
- 180,000 mi
Steering
Filed Oct 6, 2018
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TIRE KINGDOM A REPUTABLE TIRE DEALER AND REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE MY FRONT END CHECKED OUT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD END AND CENTER LINK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE ALSO SAID THAT THIS MODEL TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON THESES PARTS MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER H46 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 09E-001 AND MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER N62 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 13V-528 I VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS A UNREPAIRED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH GREENWAY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 9051 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817. I TOLD THEM AND SHOWED THEM THE ESTIMATE FROM TIRE KINGDOM STATING THE REPAIRS WERE NEEDED THEY HAD THE TRUCK ALL DAY OCT 5 2018 BUT DID NOTHING TO THE STEERING TIE RODS
- NHTSA ID
- 11138833
- Incident
- Oct 5, 2018
- Mileage
- 300,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 15, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET MY AIRBAG REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY CANNOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS AFTERMARKET WIRING. THE WIRING IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE AIRBAG AND SHOULD HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WORKING. THE CURRENT FIX THEY DESIRE IS FOR ME TO FIND A SHOP OF SOME KIND THAT REMOVES HEAD UNITS AND HAVE THEM REMOVE AT MY COST, AND THEN HAVE THE AIRBAG INSTALLED AND THEN HAVE THE HEAD UNIT RE-INSTALLED AT MY COST. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I JUST WANT MY TRUCK TO BE SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN. MY CURRENT CASE NUMBER WITH DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS 34528836. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11102016
- Incident
- Jun 15, 2018
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. SINCE 2005, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO PARK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V462000 (POWER TRAIN) IN 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLES DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (6381 AIRPORT PULLING RD N, NAPLES, FL 34109) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED ONCE FOR A COMPUTER UPGRADE. EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL FAILURE RECURRED, THERE WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11097950
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2005
- Mileage
- 2,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 12, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RECENTALLY AND PULLING A CAR TRAILER, I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A VACATION WHEN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) FAILED. THIS RESULTS IN A "DEAD PEDAL" SITUATION, WHERE THE ENGINE FALLS TO IDLE, AND THERE IS NO 'DRIVE' TO THE WHEELS. THIS SITUATION IS VERY SERIOUS AS SOMETIMES THERE IS NO WHERE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE, DUE TO TRAFFIC LANE NARROWING. MY PERSONAL SITUATION WAS THAT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO RE-SET THE TPS, YOU MUST STOP, PUT IN PARK, TURN THE IGNITION OFF, WAIT APPROX. 10-15 SECONDS, AND THEN RE-START. IT SHOULD RE-SET AND YOU CAN DRIVE AWAY, ALTHOUGH A 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT APPEARS. IN MY CASE, THE TPS FAILED A SECOND TIME, A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY, AND I HAD TO REPEAT THE STEPS. THE SECOND TIME IT "WORKED" AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THIS FAILURE OF THE TPS HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON ME PERSONALLY. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, YOU HAVE NO THROTTLE INPUT AND YOU MUST GET OFF THE ROAD. ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT DURING THOSE MOMENTS OF PANIC, WAS BEING SMASHED INTO FROM THE REAR! I AM AWARE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AS I HAVE DONE SOME FOLLOW UP RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOLLOWING MY INCIDENT. I WANT TO INFORM YOU, THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2004. THIS VEHICLE IS IMMACULATE, AND ALL MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DEALER. IN CAR GUYS TERMS, THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A "GARAGE QUEEN" AND THERE WOULD BE NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS SUCH AS LACK OF MAINTAINCE, DIRT, ROAD GRIME, OR ABUSE. I AM CONVINCED THIS SITUATION WILL LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, IF NOT TO ME, THEN TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND I WANT TO INFORM YOU OF THIS POTENTIAL SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND THE SOLUTION IS A TPS REPLACEMENT, BUT IN MY OPINION, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11084705
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2018
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 3, 2018
DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING, KEY WOULD NOT OPEN NO ENTRANCE BY KEY FOB. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED.CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN DISCOVERED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11082618
- Incident
- Jan 15, 2018
- Mileage
- 93,500 mi
AUTOMATIC TRANS.-WHEN PLACED IN PARK, CANNOT GET IT OUT OF PARK IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE SOLENOID THAT RELEASES THE PARKING PAWL DOES NOT ALWAYS RELEASE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11076143
- Incident
- Feb 28, 2018
- Mileage
- 54,000 mi
ElectricalPowertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Jan 31, 2018
MY 2004 DODGE RAM 3500 WILL GO OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN AND I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK MY TRUCK WENT ON ITS OWN ONE DAY OVER 250 FEET AND DROVE INTO MY NEIGHBORS YARD. THE TRUCK PARKING PAWL WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN AS I WAS TOLD AND THIS TRUCK HAS THE ABILITY TO DO IT ON ITS OWN I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND A HAZARD TO MY HEALTH AS LONG WITH MY NEIGHBORS. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL SENT TO ME OR ANYTHING TOLD TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THIS FROM THE CHRYSLER DODGE AT THE DEALER I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO AND POSSIBLE HAZARDS THAT ARE LINKED TO THIS COULD YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *TT *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 11066162
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2017
- Mileage
- 145,000 mi
2004 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO PERFORM PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD UPDATED 11/06/207*JS
- NHTSA ID
- 11042349
- Incident
- Sep 29, 2017
I WAS REVERSING FROM MY DRIVE WAY AND THEN PUT MY TRUCK ON DRIVE TO GO UP THE DRIVE WAY AND THEN TURNED THE GEAR SHIFT COUNTER CLOCK WISE TO PUT IT ON PARK. GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND WALKED IN FRONT OF IT AND THEN RAN INSIDE THE HOUSE TO GRAB WHAT I FORGOT. WHEN I CAME BACK OUTSIDE, MY TRUCK WAS MOVING FOWARD BY ITSELF, THE TRUCK SHIFTED BY ITSELF FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I RAN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TURNED THE KNOB BACK TO PARK TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE AND DAMAGED MY HOUSE AND TRUCK. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO STOP IT BEFORE IT WENT ALL THE WAY INSIDE THE HOUSE. THANK GOD I'M HERE TO TELL THE STORY AND NOT UNDER THE TIRE. I TRIED REPORTING TO CHRYSELER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT PUTTING THE PARKING BREAK ON AND I STEPPED OUT AND LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNNING. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT ITS NOT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT WASNT PARKED DOWNHILL. GOT NOTHING OUT OF THEM!
- NHTSA ID
- 11015842
- Incident
- Jul 5, 2017
- Mileage
- 24,000 mi
Body & structureExterior lightingOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 7, 2017
HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES 2 MONTH APART. LOUD BANG AND RUMBLE. INSIDE TIRE, TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE. DAMAGED INSIDE OF WHEEL WELL, RUNNING LIGHTS, FENDERS ON THE DUALLY, METAL SUPPORTS ON FENDER. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN 30+ YEARS OF TOWING AND DRIVING TRUCKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11013392
- Incident
- Aug 7, 2017
- Mileage
- 203,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 23, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PREMIER AUTOPLEX 401 US-59 LOOP S, LIVINGSTON, TX 77351 (936) 228-4242) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AS THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK FROM A SUPERVISOR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11000880
- Incident
- Jun 23, 2017
Airbags
Filed Jun 20, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. NOTHING IS HAPPENING WITH THIS RECALL, IF THEY HAVE THE PARTS TO PUT IN NEW VEHICLES THEY SHOULD BE PUTTING THEM IN VEHICLES ON THE ROAD ENDANGERING ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES. IF YOU STOP THEM FROM SELLING TRUCKS TILL THEY CORRECT THE RECALL IT WON'T BE ANOTHER 5 OR 10 YEARS BEFORE THEY GET TO MY TRUCK. THEY ARE JUST WAITING EVERYONE OUT AND YOU KNOW IT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11000300
- Incident
- Jun 15, 2004
Visibility
Filed May 5, 2017
THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR WIPER MOTOR SUDDEN FAILURE ON A REMANUFACTURED PART SUPPLIED FROM OREILY AUTO PARTS. I REPLACE MY WIPER MOTOR WHEN THE ORIGINALS WIPER PARK FUNCTION BECAME FINICKY. I INSTALLED THE REBUILD MOTOR TO FACTORY SPEC AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND PROCEEDED TO FAIL IN A MAJOR RAIN STORM THE WIPERS WOULD BE RUNNING FULL SPEED THEN JUST STOP AND WOULD RESUME AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED IN HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE HI SETTING. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED MY VEHICLE PARTIALLY LEFT THE ROADWAY BECAUSE I MISJUDGED THE SHOULDER WIDTH FROM POOR VISIBILITY. I EXCHANGED THE FAULTY MOTOR AT OREILYS FOR ANOTHER REBUILD MOTOR WHICH LASTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND IT ALSO FAILED IN THE HIGH SETTING IN HEAVY RAIN IN THIS CASE IT WENT FROM WORKING JUST FINE TO MAKING A LARGE SCREECHING NOISE ON ONE WIPE AND IT QUIT COMPLETELY THIS UNIT DID NOT COME BACK TO LIFE. I AGAIN EXCHANGED IT FOR ANOTHER REBUILT UNIT FOR OREILYS AND THE NEW UNIT LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND ALSO HAS FAILED. IT WILL WORK FINE BUT JUST STOP WORKING AT RANDOM UNTIL YOU JERK THE WIPER ARMS THEN IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. THIS UNIT WAS RETURNED TO OREILYS AND I PURCHASED A NEW UNIT FROM DODGE. THE FACT THE QUALITY OF THE PARTS ARE SO POOR IT PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THE PUBLIC AT RISK DUE TO A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE FROM A ESSENTIAL SAFETY COMPONENT TO ALLOW ME TO SEE WHERE I AM GOING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAYS CITY STREETS WHILE IN MOTION AND AT TIMES TURNING
- NHTSA ID
- 10983624
- Incident
- Apr 30, 2017
- Mileage
- 98,000 mi
SteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 24, 2017
MY DODGE TRUCKS VIOLENTLY WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS I HAD TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO 10 MPH, THE PROBLEM WAS I WAS IN THE EXPRESS LANE, I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK
- NHTSA ID
- 10980109
- Incident
- Apr 15, 2017
- Mileage
- 225,000 mi
Fuel systemSuspension
Filed Mar 20, 2017
TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 76,000 MILES. REPLACED ALL 4 BALL JOINTS AT THE SAME TIME, FEWER THAN 40K. HAD TO REPLACE AN INJECTOR AROUND THE SAME TIME. FILTERS DODGE CAME OUT WITH WERE TOO LARGE, LETTING "JUNK" INTO THE INJECTORS. NOT ONG AFTER THAT, WE WERE DRIVING AND LOST POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, SAW BELTS HANGING DOWN. POPPED THE HOOD AND THE PULLEY(?) THE BELTS ATTACH TO HAD SNAPPED OFF! FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ON A COUNTY ROAD, DRIVING SLOWLY. THEN, AT 76K, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING US TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT AXLE SYSTEM. WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL FORWARD. ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP. WE COULD GO IN REVERSE, BUT NOT FORWARD. INJECTORS ARE CLOGGING UP AS WELL AND WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE BOUGHT THIS NEW IN 2005 FOR $42,000. IT HAS HAD AN 'EASY' LIFE WITH VERY LITTLE TOWING.
- NHTSA ID
- 10967151
- Incident
- Jan 5, 2017
- Mileage
- 76,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FUNCTION AFTER BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10957889
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2016
- Mileage
- 142,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 27, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V462000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900.
- NHTSA ID
- 10957386
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2016
- Mileage
- 74,900 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.