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2005 Dodge Ram 2500 transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 38 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
38 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
14,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 14,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 14,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 100% 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 miles15
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the gear shifter indicator jumped into reverse and ran over the contact and crashed into a fence. The contact received minor injuries; however, the police were not contacted since this happened on private property. The damage to the fence was additional property damage. Two days later, the contact received a recall notification on NHTSA # 05v462000, concerning the automatic transmission.

Reported at 12,000 miles, March 2006 CrashInjury

Dodge refuses to fix a problem for which there is a service bulletin #2101605 I have been three times to get something done. The dealer says I am not covered by the bulletin, but that I do have the problem. The dealer called dodge and they will not approve the repair. They say it is okay to have a 4 to 10 second delay in the transmission being operable when shifted into gear. The engines revs up and the truck rolls, until it finally catches into gear. I have 24,000 miles on my 2005 ram 2500.

Reported at 18,000 miles, July 2006

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