2005 Dodge Ram 3500 suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 17 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Ram 3500, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
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. The contact stated that the ball joints and the tie rod ends on his vehicle had fallen off. The contact was driving 20 miles per hour and loss control due to the steering failure. The contact crashed into a tree. There was damage to the vehicle; however, there were no injuries.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Ram 3500
- Steering 62 complaints
- Air bags 33 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Electrical system 16 complaints