Vehicle report
2004 DODGE RAM 1500
Reported problems
1097 complaints · median 70984 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 352 |
| POWER TRAIN | 127 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 74 |
| ENGINE | 74 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 57 |
| STEERING | 57 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 40 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 38 |
| SUSPENSION | 36 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 36 |
| WHEELS | 24 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 23 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 21 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 20 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 19 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 17 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 16 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 16 |
| STRUCTURE | 15 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 11 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 11 |
| TIRES | 11 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 9 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 8 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 8 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 8 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 6 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 6 |
| VISIBILITY | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 5 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 4 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 3 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 2 |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | 1 |
| TIRES:MARKINGS | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.