Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the defroster failed and caused a reduction in visibility. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the blend door pin had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
2004 Dodge RAM 2500 visibility complaints
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On the 27th of nov, 2013 my heater quit working on the defrost mode. I turn the switch from 1 position to another and nothing happens, it just keeps putting out air through the front vents. Nothing out the defroster. Dangerous if trying to drive in bad weather.
While driving in the early am with fog and humidity, the defroster stopped blowing warm air, as air was diverted though the dash vents and not the defroster vents. I had made sure the dial was turned all the way to the right (defrost) but air was still coming out dash vents. Had to pull over as dash was fogging up. No matter what vent is selected on the dial, air not continues to blow through dash vents. This is a safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would activate independently and without warning. The wipers would also sporadically fail to operate when engaged. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the defroster failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the blend door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the defrost system did not function. As a result, the contact was unable to defrost the windshield. The failure LED to reduced visibility. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that he could only operate the windows by using the master control panel from the driver's seat. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the wiring harness was repaired. The failure recurred approximately one year later. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that air would no longer flow through the windshield defrost vents, making it impossible to defrost the windshield. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.
The defroster does not work causing safety issues, window fogs/frosts up because blend control does not work. The drivers side visor repeatedly/unexpectedly falls blocking view of road. Driver must take attention off the road to move visor to stop blockage. Driver is forced to put attention to visor to try to get it out of the way, thus attention diverted from the road. Both these defaults are major safety issues that block visibility of the road for drivers.
On our 2004 dodge ram 2500 slt crew cab. The turn signal will sometimes intermittently do the exact opposite of the direction you choose and when this happens the headlights will not go bright if you have it on dim and the windshield wipers will not work as we found out shortly after we bought the truck on a rainy day. It appears it is all controlled from one location on the steering wheel column.
Climate control blend doors malfunction and cannot use the defrost mode for the windshield causing a hazardous situation. The blend doors are made of plastic which get stripped from the motor coupling. This is a wide spread problem for the 2003 -2008 dodge ram truck.
The intermittent wipers on my truck have a mind of there own. They sometimes work, sometimes stop (in the middle of the window) and sometimes continue after they are switched off.
The windshield wiper delay is malfunctioning. Sometimes the delay swipes three or four times, and then not at all. The wiper switch must be moved to the low or high setting to activate the wipers. Then at times the wipes will not return to the park position.
2004 dodge ram 2500. Heat/defrost directional control quit working in may 2010. The air flow is stuck on dash. This is a safety issue with winter approaching. This is a widely reported problem on the online discussion forums such as edmunds. The chrysler dealership I contacted is well aware of the problem that involves extreme torque applied to the vent doors because of problems with the electrical calibration of the motor controls for the doors, causing the door to break. The estimated cost of this repair is $800.00. This is a little beyond my financial means. I intend to contact chrysler to file a complaint. The dealership did tell me that there is a recall in effect to repair this problem on the 2010 models. Thank you.
2004 dodge ram 2500. A/c and heater blend doors have failed. Unable to get air to defrost windshield. I have contacted dodge about the problem and they refuse to reply to my inquiry. As a professional registered engineer, I can assure you that this definitely a safety issue. I just moved to texas where hot humid weather is the norm, as well as the possibility of ice storms. Not being able to defrost your windshield is definitely a safety concern. I have to reach for a towel to keep wiping the inside of the windshield. If it is very cold, icing of the windshield becomes a real issue. Without heated air being directed to the windshield allows for freezing precipitation to accumulate on the windshield. The driver is then forced to stop to remove the ice. My research into this issue reveals that chrysler has known about this problem for years, but continued to install the defective parts into new manufacturing years. Also, chrysler wants upwards to $1000 to fix the problem, the average driver cannot afford this so is forced to deal with the situation. In my opinion this is definitely a safety issue that affects drivers in all parts of the country. Hopefully no has an accident and is injured or dies, or causes injury or death to someone else because he cannot safely see through the windshield of his chrysler vehicle. Please investigate my complaint and act to insure the safety of drivers and occupants of the chrysler vehicles experiencing this defect..
Driver side sun visor falls unexpectedly temporally obstructing drivers view. Driver raises to stowed up position taking eyes off road, visor continues to work downward to a position blocking view.
The A/C heater/ defroster air does not switch when the control knob is set to defrost. This happens almost all the time if not all the time.the dealer said that this was not covered under my warrantee and want 1,200 dallars to repair the problem.
The mode selector did not divert the air from the defroster or to floor heat the defroster door was broken when I brought to the garage to have fixed the mechanic told me it was a common problem for my truck it cost me $439 to have fixed.
Improper functioning of windshield wipers. While in intermittent position, they will randomly work at normal low-speeds for a few cycles and revert back to the set speed. Also, from time to time they do not work when the switch is turned on the first time (3 times in 1.5 years). When switch is turned off then back on they will start to work. Happens more when the wipers are used for long periods. So they can't replicate it, and if they try a tech has to watch continually for hours and because it's a completely random happening, they could well miss it. Basically when you aren't driving the truck for hours in rain looking through/at the wipers you really don't see it. Vehicle has been in 3 times for this issue. First the grounds and contacts were cleaned, to no avail. The 2nd time the wiper control was replaced, which made it happen less often, but still occurs. Third time was today, was told they could not fix the problem because they could not make it happen.
2004 dodge ram 2500 pickup.*mr (nar) windshield wiper fluid odor, and electrical brakes installed.
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