2004 Dodge Ram 2500 power train problems
110 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Three different occasions when I would park somewhere with the automatic transmission selector in park , the truck would take off backwards . Once at shop at home , I was close enough to catch it , without incident . Second time I was at a convenient store , had been in there5 to ten mins. It took…”
filed Nov 13, 2017
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. While the vehicle was in park, the gears independently shifted into reverse at a high rate of speed. As a result the contact crashed into two vehicles and the rear bumper was damaged. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was…”
filed Oct 27, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IN AN…Campaign 05V462000 · Oct 6, 2005
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE TRANSFER CASE TO TRANSMISSION ATTACHING FASTENERS MAY NOT…Campaign 03V503000 · Dec 4, 2003
Related service bulletins
Plate - Planetary
101232 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 30, 2024
Power Train problems in other Ram 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 2500 | 35 | 12% |
| 2011 Ram 2500 | 16 | 5% |
| 2010 Ram 2500 | 13 | 6% |
| 2009 Ram 2500 | 6 | 3% |
| 2008 Ram 2500 | 20 | 6% |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 17 | 5% |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 37 | 6% |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 63 | 15% |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 55 | 8% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 19 | 12% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 28 | 6% |
| 2000 Ram 2500 | 15 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.