2005 Dodge Ram 3500 transmission problems
26 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2005 Dodge Ram 3500, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 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 23 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 11,000 miles, and 96% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dt when putting the vehicle into park it will jump into reverse. On one occasion the vehicle rolled away, and over top on the consumer, across a street, and hit a parked vehicle. Consumer had cuts and bruises on his knees from avoiding the rolling vehicle. On other occasions, could not get the key out of the ignition when it shifted into park. Did this intermittently. This has happened a dozen times. This happened around january 15, 2005. Had not contacted the dealer.
Dt: the vehicle was parked and idling and without warning or occupancy of driver it popped from park to reverse, striking another car. This was the only incident with the vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer, and they could not demonstrate what had happened. It was as though when it was in park it was not always in park and the same was when in reverse. A police officer witnessed the entire incident. There was a police report due to the fact that the vehicle that was hit had passengers in tow.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Ram 3500
- Steering 62 complaints
- Air bags 33 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints
- Electrical system 16 complaints