2004 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 99 complaints for the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 99 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 82 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 17
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 82 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 17 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While using a tire inflater the plugs into my cigarette lighter of my 2004 dodge ram 1500 the truck caught fire behind the dash. Turns out the fuse did not blow heating the circuit until it started burning the plastic in the dash the fuse that was in the dash I purchased from harbor freight a couple of years ago I had not known there was a recall on the fuses. Now what?
Remote unlock stopped working on drivers side door and can't unlock with key. The door will open from the inside and the passenger side is working ok. Have seen hundreds of this same complaint online.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500
- Air bags 368 complaints
- Engine 184 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 163 complaints
- Steering 88 complaints
- Suspension 68 complaints
- Fuel system 62 complaints
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Body & structure 54 complaints