2005 Dodge Ram 3500 problems
NHTSA has received 240 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Ram 3500, and 26% of them involve steering. Next are air bags (14%) and transmission (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 240 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 173 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 32 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 18 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 173 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 84,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (45 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Dodge Ram 3500 with enough data (95 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
May 13,2020. 11:32am Driving north, my drive side tire violently shook & suddenly gave way pulling me hard left. I struggling to keep truck in my lane but lost control of steering , the airbags also deployed. Blocking my view. The rode was a blind spot . I thought it was a tire failure. Be of the drop & hard pull to left. While the rode was curving right . I could not get truck to fallow curve. Causing truck to cross into oncoming lane. I never saw the other car . With air bags deployed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 3500. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact also stated that the ability to steer and brake seized. The contact crashed into the center divider before coming to a stop. The frontal air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a dislocated right arm, which required medical attention. The contact did not specify if a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 350. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH, suddenly, the vehicle traveled across the road without warning. The contact was able to gain control of the vehicle. When the vehicle came to a complete stop, the tie rod detached from the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the tie rod, drags and links were replaced. The vehicle was inspected at an authorized dealer prior to the failure.