2005 Dodge Ram 1500 transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 17 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Dt: the contact states after parking vehicle she got out of the vehicle and it popped out of gear and hit another vehicle. At a later time the contact's husband put the vehicle in park and it popped out of gear. The vehicle was taken to dealer to be inspected. He drove the vehicle and the same thing happened, it popped out of gear. However, no repairs have been made.
During cold weather, you can put the vehicle in reverse and it will not move at all, to get it to move you have to put the vehicle back in park and then in reverse and sort of wiggle the shifting lever. Also during in cold weather the vehicle when in drive wants to take off by itself and you have to press the brake pedal down hard to keep it from taking off into traffic.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500
- Drivetrain & axles 582 complaints
- Air bags 378 complaints
- Engine 155 complaints
- Suspension 84 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Steering 60 complaints
- Brakes 41 complaints
- Fuel system 41 complaints