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2005 Dodge Ram 1500 suspension problems

84 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
84 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
105,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
12 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 105,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 105,000 miles
Based on 57 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 57 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 12 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

We purchased the car on 6/30/05.on 7/4/05, my dayghters friend was driving on the freeway, when he heard a loud bang.thinking that there was a flat tire, he proceeded to move into the breakdown lane. No sooner had he done this, the vehicle began bucking, went airborne, and flipped a minimum of 3 times.none of the airbags deployed.thankfully he wasnt injured, but his passenger was. He had a small gash in his head which required 2 staples.

July 2005 CrashInjury

Driving during inclement weather event, heard a pop in the area of the right front wheel. Assumed it was ice or snow. Within the next 20 miles, slight vibration began and grinding noise heard. Parked vehicle for week while out of town. Returned drove to work, approx 22 miles, problem persisted and got worse, this was during another snow event. Decided to seek assistance from local dealership, refused immediate attention, set up appointment for jan. 4, 2010. Called local repair shop near home.

Reported at 53,412 miles, December 2010

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