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5.5

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

$700.00

Average Mileage:

44,340 miles

Total Complaints:

4 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. buy a new heater door (2 reports)
  2. not sure (2 reports)
Dodge Ram 1500 AC / heater problems

AC / heater problem

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problem #4

2009Jan 01

Ram 1500 ES Hemi

  • Automatic transmission
  • 45,360 miles

I have taken real good care of my truck. And now that the warranty just ran out, the heater quit sending heat to the floor. All I get is heat in my face, nothing on my feet.

There is a TSB for this: http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2003/24-004-03.htm. All you have to do is remove the dash, drain the coolant, drain the refrigerant, disconnect the heater hoses, and remove the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) from the engine compartment.

Dodge should do the right thing and issue a recall in the US and Canada. This is a $40,000.00 truck with less than 100,000 km on it.

Do these guys deserve to be bailed out by the US government?

markie

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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problem #3

2005Sep 01

Ram 1500 ST 4.7L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 30,000 miles

The heat stopped going to my feet, just went to the defrost, which caused my windshield to crack all the way across. I was having another problem at the same time, with the stereo, and they fixed both at the same time.

I had this fixed, ended up buying the extended warranty to do so, since they had to take the entire inside out. 3 years later, here I am again, but I don't want to spend $700 to get it fixed again! Fortunately, we drive our other vehicle to/from work most of the time, where the heater works! But it's made me think about trading this wonderful truck in on something that has a more reliable heater!

dbroermannm

Los Lunas, NM, USA

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problem #2

2006Oct 10

Ram 1500 1500 4.7L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,000 miles

floor heat only stopped working , took to the dealer ,explained it to them,they said oh yeah it's probably the heater door. this happens somewhat often ,but DODGE says it's not enough of a problem for a recall..................TRANSITTOWN DODGE WILLIAMSVILLE,N.Y. took the dash apart ,yep broken door!!!
they said if i want to fix it will be like $700!!!!

You know...$50 for the heater door, $650 in labor cost.............
I love my truck ,and it's pretty warm, BUT $700 for my feet???
LET DETROIT PAY FOR THE F'NING THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steven B.

Cheektowaga, NY, USA

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problem #1

2007Nov 07

(reported on)

Ram 1500

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles

Turn the control to direct air to your feet and the air goes out the defrost. I get a hot head and cold feet - most annoying.

Ken J.

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

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