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 the federal safety agency 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.
2004 Dodge RAM 1500 transmission complaints
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2004 dodge ram 1500 pickup, engine RPM's surge consistently with no consequence other than the truck shutting down. Starts back most of the time with no problem but there has been instances where the truck does not want to restart. While driving the RPM's run fine but when you decelerate for turning or parking or intersections the truck is slow to gear down and the RPM's surge again shutting the truck down. This is a constant problem with the truck.
Engine stalled while braking to turn left in a busy intersection. Lost power steering and brakes. Narrowly missed crashing into a light pole. The engine stalling occurred for the first time about three weeks ago. At that time it occurred twice in one week. Took the car to shop where spark plugs were replaced but the problem was not corrected. Engine stalled three times in thirty minutes today.
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.
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.
Driving at approximately 20 miles per hour across railroad tracks and heard a loud noise and my truck stopped. I had to have it towed and the garage said that the entire rear end is completely torn to shreds.
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.
Bought a 2004 dodge ram 1500 with 19,000 miles by 36,000 miles the ABS light comes on thought it was a sensor dirty or bad, but took it to a garage and they said there was metal shavings on the sensor. None the less need to say is that the rear end is slowly going out. I put my faith in dodge never again! I will go and buy a ford.
Mileage: 43,520 dealer performing service: vals summit dodge I have a 2004 dodge ram 1500. Approximately 2 months ago I had to have both u-joints replaced due to squeaking. Then today, I had to have the drive shaft replaced. The service manager informed me that the shaft was twisted and could not provide a reason for the twisting other than to explain that the drive shaft is made from a very light aluminum tube and this happens. There was no dings or damage. He also informed me that this is a very common problem with this truck and that he replaces 4-5 drive shafts per week. I was charged $108 as part of the deductible for the replacement for the drive shaft. This appears to be an obvious issue with the quality of the component. I spoke with chrysler customer service who could not assist me other than to tell me to send everything to the customer assistance center and they would see what they can do.
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.
2004 dodge ram 1500 quad cab 5.7 liter has stalled multiple times. Usually immediately after start up or at low speeds.
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
Informed by dealer service advisor that rear axle needs to have clutches replaced. Failure to have this service completed may result in catastrophic failure of rear end axle shafts which may cause axle shafts to fall out of housing resulting in possible injury and repairs amounting to several thousand dollars. This condition was reported to me while my vehicle was in for an oil change. My vehicle only has 32,000 miles on it but dealer said that this was a problem affecting my vehicle type. I feel that dodge should repair this problem immediately as it is appears that this is a defective serious condition.
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.
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.
Failure of front wheel bearings on my 2004 dodge ram 1500 at 29,400 miles. Resulted in loss of brakes almost causing an accident. Wheel bearings were replaced, I do still have the old ones. The left front was so bad it was ready to seperate from the hub. I'm told by the dealer that this is a common problem although chrysler has not addressed it.
Clutch pack retainer clips in 2004 dodge ram 1500. These clips failed in my rear differential leaving large pieces of metal in the housing.the dealership fixed it under warranty but I'm concerned it will happen again.my main worry is that if they fail at highway speeds it could lead to rear end lock up without warning.I belong to a dodge enthusiast group online and about 80% of people who own the 1500 with a limited slip differential have had clip failure,sometimes completely destroying the rear end. I really feel like something needs to be done about this as chrysler has chosen to turn their backs on the problem.
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????
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.
Vehicle has a problem with the front axle shafts. They were initially replaced at 20,000 miles a year ago, then in january 2007 a u joint went bad on the left front axle and was replaced. Since then the truck has a bad vibration and continues to worsen.
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.
For the past couple weeks, my wife claimed to hear a strange sound from '04 ram 1500 quad cab. Yesterday, while traveling on the turnpike with my children, she started to smell something burning, then heard a strange noise, finally some vibrations. She promptly began to pull off of the road, at this point the rear-end locked up, snapped the drive shaft, and a fire broke out beneath the truck. I'm not religious, but thank god the drive shaft broke from the rear end and not the transmission. I think we all know what could have happened then.
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.
Truck started stalling a few weeks ago for my wife. I finally had the chance to drive it and it fell flat on its face. My entire family was almost put into a telephone pole at 45 MPH since the truck lost all power. This time it didn't stall it just ran with no acceleration and held at 4,000 rpms. Extensive attempts for cooperation by dealership and daimler chrysler have LED me to believe I bought a really expensive coffin. I established the tsb codes w/ both and was left hansen high and dry. I got that " sure we'll help, here' s a new truck but we can't pay off yours even though we sold it to you." and the" we're not responsible for this even though we acknowledge the problem is our fault." I will not purchase a dodge vehicle again. Shame on dodge!!!! I don't really blame the dealership, but they themselves should have checked all this with the truck before selling it to me. Daimler chrysler representatives who decided this isn't a problem should be made should be punished by law to drive these faulty vehicles until they are injured or killed. Maybe then these problems will be repaired.
Subj: rear differential failure dear sir or madame, several months ago, I purchased a used 2004 dodge ram 1500 that was out of the warranty period. On dec. 7, 2006 I had my rear differential serviced by an ase certified facility after reading numerous postings on several online forums discussing rear differential failures for this vehicle and after I experienced a loss in general performance of the truck. As suspected and as documented by other owners, the clutch retainer clips of the rear differential fell apart in the differential housing causing the entire rear end to fail. I am in process of having all moving parts in the housing to be rebuilt by a drivetrain specialist and will cost in excess of $1000. I was also told by the technician servicing the vehicle that it is quite possible that this problem if not caught in early stages, can create a catastrophic failure of the rear end eventually leading to lock up. In speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour this can cause vehicle roll overs and total loss of total vehicle. The fact that daimler-chrysler has yet to issue a service bulletin for this issue is aggravating and shows their lack of sympathy for their owners and as well as other drivers on the road. Thank you, kenneth mosley .
On all 2002-2005, and maybe 2006, dodge ram 1500s equipped with the 9.25" rear limited slip differential. The retaining clips on the lsd fail and begin grinding a ring into the housing. When enough grinding has occurred the clips can become free destroying the rear differential. In some cases it cans cause the rear differential to lock up. If this occurs at a high rate of speed you can imagine what it would be like to have your rear tires lock up going 75 MPH down the freeway. Myself and many others have called into dodge to complain about their faulty lsd's. Since no one has died I guess they don't care. I know it is cheaper to only fix the ones that get caught within the warranty, then it is to fix every single 9.25" lsd on the road today but it is wrong. I asked the dodge representative on the phone if dodge would cover the differential again if it fails out side of the warranty since it was a known problem on my vehicle and had to be replaced. I was told no. I would have to call in a see if they could do a good will coverage. This is a major issue and it is a wonder, and pure luck, that no one has died from having their rear-end locking up on them doing 75 MPH down the freeway. I have pictures of the beginning stages of this problem if you would like to see them. I also know a large number of people who have been stuck with a bill to replace the failed unit themselves only a few thousand miles after the warranty. Even if dodge does repair it the same junk lsd goes right back in. This is a very simple problem to identify during scheduled maintenance if the dealerships were told to look and dodge had a better item to replace them with. I hope you can do something before someone does get injured or killed by dodge.
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.
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.
At approximately 10,000 miles our 2004 dodge ram 1500 began pulling hard to the right. At highway speeds, the vehicle will cross 4 lanes of traffic within seconds if the driver is not pulling to the left in order to compensate for the right pull. We have had the vehicle aligned several times by different dealerships as well as at alignment shops, and the issue persists. Daimler chrysler claimed the issue was tire related, and we had the tire dealer move tires around repeatedly trying to make the problem go away. We have also replaced tires with no change in the pull. Recently, we noticed the pull is far worse when the vehicle has a full tank of gas, which leads me to suspect weight or weight distribution is a factor. We had steering rack and differential failure at approximately 25,000 miles. Both were replaced and the problem continues to exist. Also, alignment numbers go from within specification to wildly out of specification each time the truck is placed on a rack. This vehicle control issue is 100% repeatable.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH the rear axel fractured and came off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, upon inspection the dealer stated the contact must have hit something to cause this failure.
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