2005 Dodge RAM 1500 Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 0%of 1,173 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,557miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500, 0% of the 1,173 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,557 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The truck will start surging between 30 -65 MPH and the engine will fail causing loss of brakes and power steering. While idling the engine will rev up to 3000 RPM up and down and will also do this while in drive. While idling at a stop light the truck will surge forward like the gas pedal was pushed to the floor and I have almost hit numerous cars in front of me many different times. I have had the throttle body cleaned and replaced, EGR valve replaced, and the electronic throttle control replaced by a Dodge dealership. On average, this problem occurs 5-8 times a week. …”
NHTSA complaint #10346063, filed 2010-07, 60,557 miles“2005 Dodge 1500 pickup truck...while driving down highway without any warning other than the wheel started shaking and then broke off the truck and I slide down highway on 3 wheels...Dodge sent a third party to the dealership to review...turned down my claim never received a reason...sorry in the parts business wheels don't just break off....need help in this matter...just picked up truck at my expense over 559 miles away...”
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Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 11 | 2% |
| 2007 | 6 | 1% |
| 2006 | 13 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 12 | 1% |
| 2003 | 11 | 1% |
| 2002 | 11 | 1% |
| 2001 | 18 | 2% |
| 2000 | 14 | 3% |
| 1999 | 13 | 2% |
| 1998 | 13 | 3% |
| 1997 | 12 | 3% |
| 1996 | 7 | 2% |
| 1995 | 4 | 2% |
| 1994 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500
594 complaintsAir bags
376 complaintsSuspension
82 complaintsEngine cooling
77 complaintsEngine
76 complaintsElectrical system
63 complaintsSteering
59 complaintsBrakes
40 complaintsFuel system
40 complaintsOther or unknown
40 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
37 complaintsWheels
32 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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