2004 Dodge RAM 2500 visibility problems

Filed Dec 9, 2017 · Visibility · 160,000 miles · NY · crash

Windshield wipers work once and then they stop working. I see this has been an issue on a lot of dodges during these years. My truck doesn't have the recall. But this is a serious problem, I crashed into someone due to it. Please figure this out I know of several people that this has happened to as well.

Filed Sep 6, 2017 · Visibility · 120,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. Upon starting the vehicle, the front defogger failed to operate correctly and made it difficult to see out the front windshield. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to milford chrysler sales (500 us-6, milford, pa 18337 (570) 296-2636) where it was diagnosed with a defective blend door that needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Mar 21, 2017 · Airbags, Visibility · 112,000 miles · CA

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that when entering the vehicle and close the driver side front door, there was a loud noise of glass falling. The contact noticed the driver side rear window had shatter. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate mileage was 112,000. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v452000 (air bags) however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Vin tool confirms part not available.

Filed Oct 30, 2016 · Visibility · WA

Windshield wipers often dont activate when turned on, and sometimes turn on when not activated. Wipers often turn on when unlocking doors with key fob. When wipers are turned on, they cycle for 5 swipes and then stop. Has jeopardized my safety multiple times, until problem was repaired at local dealership.

Filed Dec 30, 2015 · Visibility · 174,000 miles · CO

The AC/heater plenum doors do not work and defrosting the windshield is impossible at times (very common in all size ram trucks). I live in colorado and this happens while driving and it is cold out. Dodge has to be aware of the cheap plastic vent doors they used.

Filed Dec 1, 2015 · Visibility · 104,405 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed and sporadically wiped the windshield. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09e009000 (visibility). The dealer inspected the vehicle and found that the windshield motor assembly failed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 02/05/16*lj the consumer stated when the wiper were on intermittent, t hey wiped 2-3- times at once. When they were adjusted to wipe faster, the didn't wipe at all. They would wipe when the key fob was activated to unlock the doors. Updated 02/10/16.

Filed Jan 13, 2015 · Visibility · 85,000 miles · NY

Windshield wipers work intermittently on delay. Sometimes they work but the majority of the time they don't. They also stopped working on the fastest speed and will sometimes stop working all together or come on by themselves. This seems to be a very common problem (google). There doesn't seem to be an easy fix unless you start changing parts and modules. Vehicle does not give a code for the problem.

Filed Dec 17, 2014 · Steering, Transmission · 94,972 miles · WA

Fracture of the pitman arn at the steering box/ had to replace entire steering box/ fracture was found while undergoing wheel aligment/ was only a matter of time before it would have failed. Replace water pump/ 120000 replace rear universal joint for bad bearings/ 121,000 entire engine fan with pulley sheared off while on a trip/ 118000 replaced entire wiper mechanism due to complete failure/122000 poorly engineered vehicle/ wouldn't buy another dodge lots of safety issues.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · WA

2004 dodge ram 2500. Consumer writes in regards to tie rod ball stud recall notice, heater controller unit, front end steering control and suspension issues. Consumer seeks reimbursement for repairs. *smd the consumer stated the steering box and power steering pump were replaced. The source was metal shavings in the steering box. Also, it was noted the sway bar links were worn out, and the dealer was unable to perform a full alignment, because the upper ball joints were loose. The consumer had to manually move the heater blender door, in order to turn off the heat. The check engine light illuminated, which was traced to a frayed wire, and eventually fixed. The consumer stated a service advisor informed him, nothing needed to be done to the vehicle, as far as the recall was concerned, after only looking at the vehicle for a few seconds.

Filed Feb 19, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 223,469 miles · MI

Driving westbound on m46 during dusk, headlights were on, suddenly I was being signaled my high beams were on. I stopped at a nearby gas station to check out what was going on and all of my lights had failed. Closer inspection revealed the totally integrated power module had failed without warning.