Vehicle report
2005 DODGE RAM 1500
Reported problems
1167 complaints · median 85000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 547 |
| AIR BAGS | 359 |
| ENGINE | 76 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 56 |
| STEERING | 54 |
| SUSPENSION | 52 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 39 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 39 |
| WHEELS | 30 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 25 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 22 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 19 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 18 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 17 |
| VISIBILITY | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 15 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 14 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 14 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 14 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 13 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 12 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 11 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 10 |
| TIRES | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 8 |
| SEATS | 7 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 7 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 6 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 6 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 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.