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2005 Dodge Ram 2500

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2013-11-06 13V528000 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY 706,664 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-11-18 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering whe…
2024-01-06 STEERING Yes 0 STEERING WENT OUT AND TRUCK ROLLED. VERIFIED PER MECHANIC FAILURE ON RECALLED PART/S
2023-09-02 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving approximately 70 MPH…
2023-02-24 STEERING No 0 Steering is not as good as it should be. Has 83,000 miles and steering seems very loose, seems to wander from left to r…
2022-02-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifte…
2021-06-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The room fcm power distribution module corrodes and causes electrical problems. Headlights can go out while driving, ta…
2020-12-14 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 THE HEATER IN THE TRUCK WILL NOT THROW OUT HEAT IN VENTS ON TOP OF DASH AND ONLY PUT HEAT OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE IN OTHER …
2020-09-16 ENGINE No 0 ENGINES NEEDING CAM SHAFTS LIFTERS TIMING CHAINS THEY OVER HEAT ELECTRIC FANS NOT WORKING BATTERIES EXPLODE TRANSMISSIO…
2020-09-08 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 THE TRUCK WITH ATTACHED TRAILER WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS REMOV…
2020-07-20 STEERING No 0 TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS HAD THE FRONT END REDONE TWICE, STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN I'M DRIVING AB…
2020-05-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE PEDAL MOVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS.…
2020-04-13 ENGINE No 0 TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT STARTED IN 5 DAYS.
2020-03-05 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE AREA. SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DEFROST VENTS ARE FALLING APART AND BECOMIN…
2019-11-21 STEERING No 0 SWAY AND BODY ROLL
2019-09-08 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATE…
2019-08-12 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONT…
2019-07-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THE CABLE THAT HOIST THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK BROKE AT THE END OF THE CABLE CAUSI…
2019-07-01 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TAKARA INFLATORS APRIL 28TH 2019 WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED AS THEY REQUESTED…
2019-04-17 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT …
2019-03-30 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A PIECE OF THE BODY FILL…
2019-02-03 STEERING Yes 0 DODGE DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THE LAST TIME IT BROKE THE TIE ROD END AND THREW ME OFF THE ROAD
2019-01-01 STEERING No 0 TAKAMA RECALL DEATH WOBBLE IN MOTION
2018-12-14 AIR BAGS Yes 1 DID NOT RECIEVE INFORMATION ABOUT A AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. I LOST CONTROL DRIVING ON ICE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH …
2018-08-08 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: …
2018-07-08 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GASOLINE STARTED SPEWING UNDER PRESSURE FROM TOP OF FUEL PUMP, PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AWAY …
2018-07-03 STEERING No 0 VEHICLE JUST CAME OFF THE EXPRESSWAY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT STEERING BALL JOINT BROKE AS VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED, THE DR…
2018-05-13 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 MAY 2018, PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND LEFT IT RUNNING TO GO IN TO GET SOMETHING. WE WERE IN AN RV PARK AT THE TIME. A MINUTE…
2018-04-19 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DRIVING ACCROSS THE KINGSTON RHINECLIFF BRIDGE AND HEARD CLUNKING AND SCRAPING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK BED. I PULLED OVER …
2018-04-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ALL LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, ETC.) COME ON WHILE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. ALSO…
2018-03-21 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 WIPERS WORK FINE IN HIGH OR LOW POSITION BUT ARE SPORADIC AND OR STOP COMPLETELY IN THE INTERMITTENT POSITION.
2018-03-05 SEAT BELTS No 0 WHILE DRIVING, MY SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND WILL NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT - HOLDING THE OCCUPANT TIGHTLY TO THE BACK OF THE…
2017-10-28 AIR BAGS Yes 0 INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER UPON NOTICE OF TH…
2017-10-20 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS ARE RUSTING OUT FROM INSIDE OUT. I KNOW THIS IS A OLD VEHICLE NOW BUT THIS SHOULD RUST FROM OUTSI…
2017-07-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN OPEN POSITION, THE TRAN…
2017-07-12 STEERING No 0 WHEN I HIT A BUMP POT HOLE OR ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD MY VEHICLE GET S THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE AND I HAVE TO IMMEDIAT…
2017-07-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS…
2017-06-22 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA AIRBAG I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING THE RECALL AND I WENT ON LINE SO THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART BE…
2017-06-08 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL, WHILE LOOKING UP THE STATUS OF THE PASSENGER AB RECALL, I FOUND OUT THAT REPLACEMENT AB WERE AVAILABLE. …
2017-05-25 SUSPENSION No 0 FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 65 MPH
2017-02-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. WITHIN…
2017-02-12 STEERING No 0 WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. I WAS TRAVELLING 35 MPH DOWN A …
2017-01-04 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E001000 (STE…
2016-12-13 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG RECALL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALER AND DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILA…
2016-12-05 STEERING No 0 TRUCK STILL HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER NUMEROUS FIXES AND RECALL BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS. TRUCK CA…
2016-11-02 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE V…
2016-11-02 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE V…
2016-10-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SELL BACK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE…
2016-10-14 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING THE ISSUE OF THE AIRBAGS BEING DANGEROUS IN MY 2005 DODGE RAM PICKUP. I …
2016-09-20 WHEELS No 0 2005 RAM 2500 4X4. KMC XD ROCKSTAR RIMS (20*10"), 37*12.5*20 NITTO TERRA GRAPPLER TIRES. I'VE HAD THE XD RIMS FOR 2 1/2…
2016-09-09 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR …