Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. While driving 35 MPH, the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle drifted backwards and the rear end locked up. The contact applied the emergency brake. The contact researched a recall related to the rear axle pinion nut. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then to the dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed, but not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
2005 Dodge RAM 1500 brakes complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the rear brakes locked and the drive shaft separated while driving 55 MPH. The vehicle was towed to a local garage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v796000 (rear axle pinion nut) after the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The frame on my dodge ram has broken welds on both sides of the frame where the lower control arms mount to the frame. They have failed due to manufacturing defects during the welding process. The truck has never been wrecked, driven off road, or done any towing. Dodge refuses any assistance in replacing the frame because it has aged out of their warranty. The truck has 74,138 miles on it and is not drivable without a new frame. I had the truck in twice under warranty service for drivability issues under braking and steering over bumps. Neither time were the cracks in the frame found or addressed. Every time the brakes are applied, the steering wheel shakes uncontrollably and is unsafe to drive. I found the damage while changing the oil and was about to replace the frt hub bearing assembly on the passenger side since the driver's side had already failed and had been replaced earlier. Contacted chrysler and was told that my truck had aged out of warranty, but that taking it to a dealer they would be able to find a technical service bulletin that may cover it. I googled tsb's and found one on the 2006 dodge ram frames for the exact same area affected on my truck, but dodge still won't address this issue. I've been dealing with this for over six months and want my truck fixed or replaced.
While driving and getting ready to make a right turn the passenger side front tire made a noise and fell off from vehicle, causing me to skid on the axle. Tore up frame, axle
There have been 5 recalls on my dodge ram. The airbags may rupture in 2015, the rear axle pinion nut may loosen at the differential (powertrain) in 2014, again the airbags inflator may rupture in 2014, the wheel hub assembly (wheels) in 2010, also a recall for the after market replacement pitman arms (steering) in 2010. I have gone to my chrysler dealer in las cruces, new mexico; the dodge dealer has been closed for a few years now. I have been told I have to have a notification from chrysler/dodge to have them just to take a look at it, much less fix the problems. Now there is a huge recall; this is now really gotten serious. Please help me as much as you can to take care of the malfunctions on my dodge ram as soon as possible. I have not taken the dodge on long distance road trips for the past couple of years now. The failed components listed below do not show all the malfunctions I have listed above.
Since I first bought this truck in 2005 its had a pretty serious problem with stalling out when coming to a stop, and even worse, sometimes mid turn while moving. This is a very dangerous issue since loss of control is eminent in this type of incident. Along with this stalling out, the truck has a rough idle/surging idle issue when at a stop. Ive tried all types of repairs, and spent alot of money trying to fix this issue with no avail. I took it into dodge after I first bought the truck and they said they could not recreate the problem and everything was fine. I took it in again and they cleaned the throttle body. Still same issue. Now ive replaced, out of my own pocket, the egr valve, throttle body itself, evap purge valve, and have tried a list of other remedies. Still not fixed. After a quick search of many different dodge ram club online forums this is a very very very common issue with these trucks, and all of us owners are fed up. Dodge wont take responsibility for this serious issue, and unfortunately people may die because of this. Please help us!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. After restarting the engine, the vehicle operated as normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. Also, while driving at an unknown speed, smoke was seen emitting from the rear driver side wheel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake caliper malfunctioned. The brake caliper was replaced, but the failure recurred on the rear passenger and front passenger brakes. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 32,000. Updated 12/09/14*lj
I purchased my 2005 dodge ram used in 2010 with 74,000 miles. Shortly after I purchased it the truck would die when coming to a stop, no power steering, no power brakes. Well I took it to 3 different dealerships to try and get an explanation after I replaced the iac valve and cleaned every piece of the induction system including all sensors and the throttle body. I reset the ecu and started the truck and let it warm-up for 10 minutes before my test drive. This fixed the problem for 2 days then the rough idle started again and it died at the top of the street. I have been dealing with this issue for 3 years now and someone needs to be held accountable I have had 3 different dealerships look into the problem and I have tried to work it out through private mechanics. In my search for a resolution I have a documented expense well over $1937 and I still have to live with the stress of knowing my truck could die causing a serious accident. At this point I am considering selling the truck for lack of an affordable remedy. Upon researching my problem I have found hundreds of similar stories from people having the same issues as I am, please help us resolve this issue and hold the manufacturer responsible for a potentially fatal engineering flaw!
This is an ongoing and old problem with this vehicle. When attaining minimum speeds of 40 or 45mph, applying the brakes causes a vehicle shudder. Its almost like the vehicle is hopping. It causes operator to bounce in seat and is a safety issue as to control. Researching problem online I have discovered other complaints. Replacing brake pads and rotors solves the problem only temporarily. Having brakes checked at mechanic during this issue failed to find fault, and indicated ample thickness on brake shoes. Issue has caused a great vehicle maintenance expense due to frequent brake replacements.
When I slow down it just stalls out on me . Its always restart.
Another vehicle cut in front and braked for red light causing me to "lock up" the brakes. The truck has rear ABS which kept the rear wheels from "locking up". Vehicle accelerated during heavy braking which caused the collision. About 50 feet of brake marks were left on the road surface from the front tires. In a separate incident, a vehicle suddenly merged from left side of road causing me to swerve to the soft shoulder on the right. Truck had come to a complete stop when the right rear wheel started to spin. It spun for about 10 seconds before it stopped. Tire dug into the soft shoulder and left a spray of dirt behind the truck.. Have been searching for a facility to test the braking system. It appears related to the stalling while stopping problem.
While driving home from the mayo clinic from a heart dr. Appt. I felt a strange motion in the truck and went to pull over on the interstate when the differential locked up causing the truck to skid to a stop. Had it towed to a dodge dealer where I could get it repaired. First it was $1700 to put in a junkyard rear,then it was $2350 and $2450 if I wanted a rebuilt .I then received a call it would be another $600 because the brakes locked up with the rear end.the truck was a year past warranty but only had 50000 miles on it. Called chrysler and they said there was nothing they would do because the garage used napa parts.
I was pulling away from a drive up window and the truck died. Lost power steering and brakes. This is not the first time this has happened and luckily I have not been driving fast when it has happened.
I was driving my 05 dodge ram 1500 4x4 traveling on the interstate doing 55 MPH when I heard a whining noise that grew real loud. As I attempted to pull over to the median the truck locked up and skidded to a stop just missing the guard rail. I got out and looked under my truck and saw the drive shaft had broken off from the rear end/differential and oil was pouring out the differential casing from the exposed hole where the drive shaft had been attached. If this had happened on the drive lanes I think there would have been a collision with other vehicles that may have been behind me. I had it towed to the repair shop that had repaired the rear end in 2010 at a cost of $906.93. The truck would not roll forward on to the tow truck but would roll backward making it difficult to load on the tow truck. I went online and read many complaints about the same problem I am having. These complaints are not year specific and covered vehicles ranging from the late 90s and practically all 2000 model years. Some of the divers nearly had accidents. Apparently dodge is well aware of this on going problem but refuses to make a recall. I think someone is eventually going to get hurt or killed. I for one am getting rid of it as soon as it is fixed. I don't feel safe driving it anymore. Some people have had repairs for this problem only to have it reoccur shortly after the repair. Thank you for your time and assistance. *tr..updated 01/07/15 *bf the pinion seal and axle seal were replaced
1st incident 2/21/13: driving on a 4 lane highway w/center left turn lanes at 40 when a car cut across from the right to make a left turn. Hit the brakes causing the front to lock up (rear ABS only). Truck started stopping, but continued moving forward against the front brakes and into the car. Truck left unusually long skid marks. Police and insurance reports made. Damaged to front bumper. 2nd incident 3/5/13: driving at 40 on curved section of highway with 2 lanes in direction I was going and 1 lane on opposite side separated by large grass medium when a car pulled out from the left hand u-turn in the medium. Hit the brakes causing the truck to slide straight through curve onto grass shoulder. Truck came to complete stop and heard the right rear spinning in the dirt. Put my left foot on the brake to hold truck from moving. I checked to make sure I was not on the gas. It spun for several seconds before stopping. Truck left normal length of skid marks. Did not smell burnt brakes in rear; possibly not engaged at all. I am currently looking to see if I can test the braking at a local dirt track to verify this issue, and to have outside observation of the occurrence. I have replaced all four disk brakes with high performance brake rotors and brake pads to assist with better braking in the last week. I will post the results here once I can arrange the test. Have not had any problems with normal or heavy braking; only emergency braking. First incident resulted in an accident, luckily no injuries. The drive wheel was in the dirt for second incident; there was not an accident. This is a very serious safety issue, and may be the cause of other accidents and not reported because driver could not realize it happened. It appears to be the problem where the ABS system causes excessive heat build up resulting in computer malfunction.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds and parking, the brakes failed causing the vehicle to hit a curb. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the non serviceable hydraulic pump in the anti lock braking system had failed. The vehicle was repaired. Two years later, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage is 95,000. Updated 03/12/13*lj updated 3/13/13 updated 3/27/13 updated 04/18/2013
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that when releasing the emergency brakes he noticed that the plastic cover fracture. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the plastic was very weak and the break lever release cover needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they repaired the vehicle under warranty the first 3 times. The failure mileage was approximately 12,186 and the current mileage was approximately 49,779.
Engine stalled without warning while traveling at slow speeds causing loss of brakes and steering control. This has happened numerous times while both traveling straight and turning. It has been a very dangerous issue to deal with.
The front brake will lock up on one side causing the rotor , caliper hub and wheel to become so hot it starts smoking . After it cools of it will release the locked up caliper and become drivable again. This will be fine for a while and then the other side will do the same thing.. This has to be very dangerous overheating all the front end components to these very high temperatures . There have been others with this problem on a forum ( vtcoa.com ) I am a member of . There needs to be a dodge recall on all the effected overheating parts before it causes a major accident if it hasn't already. The other problem is the power steering hoses keep leaking or blowing out . This is another real hazard to safety . Have you ever tried to steer a 3 ton truck with no power assist , not easy by any means . These two things are an accident waiting to happen and should be corrected by dodge before someone gets killed.
While backing out my driveway I went to turn the wheel and there was a shudder ,I went to put the brakes on ,no brakes then the engine died. Making me hit a parked vehicle .this happens on and off and should be addressed ,before there is an injury or death .come on dodge fix this!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician replaced the front and rear brake kit, rotors, brake lines, hoses, fluids and the master cylinder cover. The contact stated that the failure recurred approximately three years later while driving approximately 55 MPH. Shortly thereafter, the vehicle had become responsive to acceleration and was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the plastic emergency brake lever broke off. The vehicle was previously replaced by the dealer in october 2009 for the identical failure. The failure recurred again in october 2010. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would repair the vehicle under warranty. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 38,000. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.
It feels like the brakes are applied automatically, without drivers intervention and truck stalls out in the road. Abs light comes on for a short time then goes out. This happened three times in a row and then all was fine. 2005 dodge ram 1500. Two wheel drive truck.
Bought a 2005 dodge ram 1500 4x4 laramie quad cab used with 38000 mi. With new brakes & tires. At 42000mi a heavy vibration occurred, which turned out to be warped rotors. Since it was just out of warranty, I replaced all rotors & brakes (I am maintenance in the army). Then, at 51500mi the rotors warped again. I have read of many, many other owners with the same problem. I live a block from my job and don't drive very much. I also don't tow either, nor do I "slam" the brakes. I drive very slow & cautious, so there is no reason this should happen. This needs to be recalled & dodge needs to make good on their "tough truck".
Have 2005 dodge ram 1500 quad cab with factory installed 20" chrome wheels. Brakes have gone out twice in 23,000 miles, at 13,000 and now again at 23,000. Dealer refuses to accept any manufacturer defect.
Front rotors requiring refacing at 17,000 miles. Rotors requiring refacing at 22,000 miles. Rotors requiring refacing/replacement at 33,000 miles.
Truck was bought new with 42 miles and at 9k the brake rotors were replaced because of excessive wear. Again at 14k miles the brakes needed to be replaced, but this time the dealer refused to pay. The rotors only had 5k miles and 3 months. I spoke with chrylser, the general manager of the dealership, and the service manager and they are telling me this is normal wear and tear. I told them this was unacceptable that rotors were wearing out so quickly. I have made 3 attempts to fix the problem and it is still not fixed. I am comtemplating the next step in the repair process. Hopefully, the federal safety agency can be of some assistance.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 30mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash. The brake pedal was depressed; however the vehicle did not stop and hit another vehicle. The contact was wearing a safety restraint and received no injuries. There was considerable amount of damage to both vehicles involved. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership prior to the incident concerning brake problems. The dealer had previously replaced the rear axle, rear brakes, rear brake drum, rear brake pads, brake shoes, linings and also the rear spring. The dealer stated no additional repairs could be completed until the manufacturer released other tsb's. The police filed a report at the scene.
Brake rotor warping, front and rear-front replaced at approx 15000 miles and both front and rear replaced at 29000 miles.
Offset accident at approx 30 MPH. Hit parked car. Damage to fender. Passenger wheel broke off. Also brake lines severed. Result is loss of control and ability to stop. Truck is at dealer for repairs. Should a wheel break off so easily. What are the standards. I have seen at least one other truck with the same damage.
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