44 of the 8,415 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 2500 are about the doors, latches and locks — 1% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2004.
44
Complaints
1%
Share of all complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TAKATA ?- ON 7/15/2017 MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AS HE DROVE HOME ON THE FREEWAY. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SPINNING AND IMPACTING A GUARD RAIL POST , EJECTING HIM FROM THE VEHICLE ON TO THE FREEWAY WHERE HE DIED. UPON EXAMINATION OF VEHICLE NO AIRBAGS IN THE CABIN DEPLOYED. *BF *
NHTSA complaint #11061233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LOCK ON MY DRIVER DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB, OUTER MANUAL LOCK, OR INTERIOR POWER LOCK. CANNOT EVEN PULL UP THE LOCK, CAN ONLY OPEN DOOR BY PULLING INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS ALL DODGE MODELS AROUND MY YEAR MODEL.
NHTSA complaint #10605135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND THE KEY COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. WITHOUT YOUR KEY FOB YOU ARE LOCKED OUT OF YOUR CAR! THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM THE SEARCHES I DID ON THE INTERNET. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10536840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK IS STUCK DOWN. YOU CANNOT UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEYLESS REMOTE OR KEY.
NHTSA complaint #10483766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PASSENGER WAS RESTING THEIR ARM ON THE WINDOW SEAL WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY, PINCHING THE PASSENGER ON THE ARM BETWEEN THE LOCK AND THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING TO THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
NHTSA complaint #10472631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT IN UNLOCK USING THE UNLOCK SWITCH. SWITCH UNLOCKS THE OTHER DOORS BUT NOT THE DRIVERS DOOR. WILL OPEN WITH INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY IS VERY HARD. LOCK DOES NOT WANT TO STAY UNLOCKED.
NHTSA complaint #10464580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NEITHER LOCK NOR UNLOCK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE DOOR LOCKS POSSIBLY FAILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #10456706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER DOOR LOCK IS STUCK DOWN IN LOCK POSITION. POWER DOOR LOCKS AND KEY WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. DOOR WILL OPEN FROM INSIDE DOOR LATCH. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE FORUMS.
NHTSA complaint #10448605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT WORK. DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE. ONLY WAY TO OPEN DOOR IS FROM INSIDE. ON-LINE RESEARCH INDICATES A COMMON PROBLEM - DOOR ACTUATOR.
NHTSA complaint #10447340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, RESULTING IN DISABLING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE ONLY KEY CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH A SPARE KEY SINCE THERE IS NO LOCK CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THIS TRUCK. NOTE THAT LOCKING THE KEYS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING WHEN EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE IS VIRTUALLY INEVITABLE WITH THIS TRUCK, SINCE IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN YOU REACH 10 MPH AND THE OTHER THREE DOORS STAY LOCKED WHEN YOU EXIT FROM THE DRIVER DOOR. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO OPEN THE TRUCK SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET IN EVEN WITH A SPARE KEY, SINCE THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ONLY DOOR LOCK ON THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE BEING LOCKED OUT OF YOUR RUNNING VEHICLE IN THE WINTER COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT OF CELLPHONE RANGE OR YOUR CELLPHONE IS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE, AS MINE WAS.
NHTSA complaint #10446142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2004 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4. LAST FRIDAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR JUST STOPPED WORKING. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY FOB OR BY TURNING THE KEY. THE PLUNGER THINGY MOVES UP A BIT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR - AND YOU CANNOT PULL IT UP MANUALLY. JUST LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME THING. WOULD BE INTERESTED IF THERE WERE A COVERED RECALL FOR THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10436641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ALL 4 POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED WITHIN 60 DAYS.
NHTSA complaint #10436445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DODGE 2000 2500 4X4 SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH GRAVEL ROAD---THE VEHICLES' WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN IN SITKA ALASKA 99835 --CABLE WAS RUSTED.
NHTSA complaint #10320479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND HOOD FLEW OPEN ON MY 2001 DODGE 2500. HOOD AND LATCHES BENT BACK OBSTRUCTING VIEW COMPLETELY. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON A USUALLY BUSY ROAD WHICH PREVENTED FURTHER PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10283591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2002 DODGE RAM HOOD FLEW OPEN WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH. HOOD HAD BEEN OPEN AND CLOSED BEFORE DEPARTURE AND WAS SECURE. HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA SUSTAINED OVER $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THANKFULLY DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP SAFELY. VERY FRIGHTENING EVENT. AUTO BODY DEALER INDICATES THIS IS A FREQUENT EVENT WITH DODGE RAMS.
NHTSA complaint #10272393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE HOOD FLEW BACKWARDS AND NEARLY SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE CLOSED THE LATCH PROPERLY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DISAGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
NHTSA complaint #10251403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY HOOD WAS NOT LATCHED FULLY @THE LOCAL DEALER AFTER SERVICE. I PROCEEDED ONTO HIGHWAY AND IT POPPED OPEN....SECONDARY LATCH DIDN'T CATCH IT PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #10245252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVING DOWN RURAL ROAD THE HOOD POPPED UP BLOCKING MY VIEW. I COULD SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNDER THE OPEN HOOD AND PULLED OVER HOOD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET.
NHTSA complaint #10244379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE HOOD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS UNLATCHED AND FLEW BACK HITTING THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING TWICE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS DAMAGING THE HOOD AND HINGES.
NHTSA complaint #10237348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V040000. UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
NHTSA complaint #10223787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.