2004 Dodge Ram 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 54 complaints for the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 31 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dodge ram 1500 year 2004 purchased brand new on march the vehicle had 22 miles on it when the accident occured it had approx. 10,000 miles. Proble defective axle and or rim. Note: previous tire blow out rim totaled and repaired that rim was placed on the truck and the tires rotation and that rim went to the left rear axle, tire is lost.
The panel on the drivers side (with the handle) broke when using it to assist myself into truck which caused me to fall out the truck. There is no other handle to use to get into truck. I was told by dealer that this is not what the handle is to be used for. I'm sure the passenger side is ready to break too. Part number I replaced was 5gr29tl2ag.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500
- Air bags 368 complaints
- Engine 184 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 163 complaints
- Electrical system 99 complaints
- Steering 88 complaints
- Suspension 68 complaints
- Fuel system 62 complaints
- Brakes 55 complaints