2005 Dodge Ram 2500 engine problems
19 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. While driving at an unknown speed, the transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately, smoke and vapors appeared from the engine compartment. The contact used a 10-pound fire extinguisher, but was not successful in extinguishing the flames. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. Both a police and fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were less than 28,400.
My vehicle will stall when I apply the brakes to the vehicle. This in turn causes the vehicle to shut down all power steering and braking. My truck is a fairly large vehicle, and when you start to brake in advance and the vehicle stalls, especially when icy outside its very hard to stop the vehicle. I have reported this to my dealership and brought my vehicle in endless times, it has sat there for several days while their technicians sit around and try to figure what the problem is...
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Ram 2500
- Steering 154 complaints
- Suspension 80 complaints
- Air bags 76 complaints
- Transmission 38 complaints
- Electrical system 36 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 25 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints