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Windshield wipers work once and then they stop working. I see this has been an issue on a lot of Dodge during these years. My truck doesn't have the recall. But this is a serious problem, I crashed into someone due to it. Please figure this out I know of several people that this has happened to as well.
The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. Upon starting the vehicle, the front defogger failed to operate correctly and made it difficult to see out the front windshield. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to milford Chrysler sales (500 us-6, milford, pa 18337 (570) 296-2636) where it was diagnosed with a defective blend door that needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that when entering the vehicle and close the driver side front door, there was a loud noise of glass falling. The contact noticed the driver side rear window had shatter. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate mileage was 112,000. In addition, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V452000 (air bags) however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. VIN tool confirms part not available.
Windshield wipers often dont activate when turned on, and sometimes turn on when not activated. Wipers often turn on when unlocking doors with key fob. When wipers are turned on, they cycle for 5 swipes and then stop. Has jeopardized my safety multiple times, until problem was repaired at local dealership.
The ac/heater plenum doors do not work and defrosting the windshield is impossible at times (very common in all size Ram trucks). I live in Colorado and this happens while driving and it is cold out. Dodge has to be aware of the cheap plastic vent doors they used.
- Longmont, CO, USA
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Windshield wipers work intermittently on delay. Sometimes they work but the majority of the time they don't. they also stopped working on the fastest speed and will sometimes stop working all together or come on by themselves. This seems to be a very common problem (google). There doesn't seem to be an easy fix unless you start changing parts and modules. Vehicle does not give a code for the problem.
Fracture of the pitman arn at the steering box/ had to replace entire steering box/ fracture was found while undergoing wheel aligment/ was only a matter of time before it would have failed. Replace water pump/ 120000 replace rear universal joint for bad bearings/ 121,000 entire engine fan with pulley sheared off while on a trip/ 118000 replaced entire wiper mechanism due to complete failure/122000 poorly engineered vehicle/ wouldn't buy another Dodge lots of safety issues.
Driving westbound on M46 during dusk, headlights were on, suddenly I was being signaled my high beams were on. I stopped at a nearby gas station to check out what was going on and all of my lights had failed. Closer inspection revealed the totally integrated power module had failed without warning.
The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the defroster failed and caused a reduction in visibility. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the blend door pin had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
On the 27th of Nov, 2013 my heater quit working on the defrost mode. I turn the switch from 1 position to another and nothing happens, it just keeps putting out air through the front vents. Nothing out the defroster. Dangerous if trying to drive in bad weather.
While driving in the early am with fog and humidity, the defroster stopped blowing warm air, as air was diverted though the dash vents and not the defroster vents. I had made sure the dial was turned all the way to the right (defrost) but air was still coming out dash vents. Had to pull over as dash was fogging up. No matter what vent is selected on the dial, air not continues to blow through dash vents. This is a safety issue.
The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would activate independently and without warning. The wipers would also sporadically fail to operate when engaged. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the defrost system did not function. As a result, the contact was unable to defrost the windshield. The failure led to reduced visibility. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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- Center Moriches, NY, USA