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Expensive Dodge Ram HD repairs by problem area
Engine (19%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (33%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (29%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (15%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (0%)
Other (0%)
Chart based on 52 repairs.
Dodge Ram HD repair cost distribution
$2500+ (35%)
$1000 - $2499 (65%)
$500 - $999 (0%)
$100 - $499 (0%)
< $100 (0%)
Chart based on 31 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
6-cylinder diesel automatic 4WD
| 186000 mi C $1750 |
EGR was almost plugged. EGR was removed , cleaned and replaced. Computer was reflashed. |
2007 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 4WD
| 172000 mi US $900 |
Water pump failed. Replaced water pump and radiator hoses. |
| 183000 mi US $150 |
Replaced front brake pads |
| 250000 mi US $6000 |
Rebuild transmission, new torque converter, replace cooling lines |
| 260000 mi US $2400 |
Replace pads, rotors, shoes; repair parking brake cable; also replace hub seals Replace muffler and tail pipe (severely rusted out) |
| 265000 mi US $1500 |
Replace injectors |
| 268000 mi US $1000 |
Replace injectors feed tube |
| 274000 mi US $2000 |
Replace fuel lift pump |
| 274000 mi US $5000 |
Replace fuel injection pump. Also replace timing chain cover gasket and oil pan. |
| 245000 mi US $1000 |
Rebuild rear differential and replace wheel bearings. |
2007 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 2WD
| 257000 mi US $1000 |
Complete rebuild of A/C system. Replaced all components of AC system (compressor, condensor, evaporator, drier, orifice, hose, etc). Evaporator requires removal of dash. Replaced heater core and ventilation flaps as well while dash was apart. Significant investment of time and money. Hopefully will last a long time since the truck now has an entirely new AC system. |
| 298000 mi US $350 |
Replaced leaking oil cooler. Replaced radiator, water pump, thermostat, fan clutch and fan belt as preventative maintenance. |
| 317000 mi US $600 |
A/C quit. Compressor seized. |
| 318000 mi US $2600 |
Fuel injector failure on Bank 5 resulted in vehicle vehicle running in reduced power limp mode. Earlier symptoms before failure included slight miss/rattle at idle and excessive black smoke under heavy load/acceleration. Replaced all six fuel injectors, feed tubes, and valve cover gasket as preventative maintenance due to failure of #5 injector and # of miles on existing injectors. |
| 200000 mi US $4000 |
Front pump seal leak. Had entire transmission rebuilt. |
2006 Dodge Ram HD
Engine not specified
| 200000 mi US $1400 |
TIPM replaced |
| 123300 mi US $1500 |
Radiator replaced due to leak, thermostat replaced due to replacement schedule. Oil pan and manifold replaced due to rust out. |
| 134000 mi US $1400 |
Both front wheel bearings and u joints on half shafts needed replaced. |
| 174000 mi US $1800 |
A/C compressor failure, also recirculation door failure inside A/C ductwork |
| 96000 mi US $1100 |
U joint went out in front left wheel. |
| 104000 mi US $700 |
Compressor went out again, had to replace it and a few other components. |
| 109200 mi US $500 |
U joint went out in the front |
| 108000 mi US $1250 |
The doors in the dash that work off the AC. I had all 3 doors replaced. |
2006 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel manual 4WD
| 78000 mi C $1000 |
Front axle u-joint, 3 rear drive shaft u-joint and steady bearing. |
| 86180 mi C $400 |
Water pump. |
2006 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 4WD
| 116000 mi US $768 |
Cooler lines to the transmission corroded leaking badly. Cost to repair 768.00. Replaced 3 lines. |
| 117000 mi US $2000 |
Front End Rebuild, Wheel Bearing, All Universal Joints Ball Joints, Tie Rods |
| 126000 mi US $2000 |
replaced both front wheel bearings replaced entire steering assembly, including tie rods,connecting bars, and pitman arm replace upper and lower ball joints on both sides of front suspension replaced steering damper, added aftermarket steering box brace but steering box needs replacement in future replaced shocks with Bilstein HD, added anti-sway bar to rear suspension |
| 152000 mi US $325 |
Repair leaking exterior transmission line |
| 72000 mi US $1500 |
all universal joints needed replacing as well as front drive axle bearings (both sides) as well as axle u-joints. replaced with greasable units. if only they installed greasable units like toyota does. |
| 75000 mi US $500 |
4 wheel drive front axle steering knuckle u-joints replaced. both sides were bad. |
| 79000 mi US $350 |
blinkers have a mind of their own. when i went to signal a left turn, the opposite light came on. almost caused accident. semi truck locked up hi tires thinking i was going to cut him off. the blinker issue happened only after 45 minutes.. |
| 82000 mi US $500 |
drive shaft universal joints. who in their right mind epoxies their universal joints in? dealer wanted $100 per joint plus install non greasable. bought off internet (greasable) and had them installed with clips for easier replacement. |
| 97000 mi US $150 |
driver power seat. decided to quit. took seat apart and put in new motor. dealer stated that entire seat needed replacement. odd...went to store with old one in hand and found like item. |
| 129500 mi US $360 |
replaced front rotors and drivers side caliper. replaced driver's side front wheel bearing. Replaced AC compressor, orifice, and dryer with a full recharge. |
| 139700 mi US $3400 |
Torque converter Sprague gear went taking the rest of the tranny with it. |
| 141000 mi US $160 |
Rear U Joint dried out and seized. I pulled the driveshaft and had a shop install the u-joint. Then I reinstalled the driveshaft. |
| 142700 mi US $125 |
First shop damaged the u-joint when they pressed it in. I pulled the shaft and took it to a driveshaft specialty house where they installed two Spicer joints and balanced the entire assembly. I reinstalled the shaft. |
| 147000 mi US $120 |
Exhaust pipe rotted out. Replaced defective pipe with SS and added a resonator. The entire exhaust is now a 5" SS system with a MBPR performance muffler and a resonator from FTE Diesel. rear pinion seal was leaking on the differential. |
| 151000 mi US $1300 |
Had the rear axle seals replaced. While doing that I had the rear brake pads and rotors replaced. |
| 154000 mi US $150 |
Replaced the rear calipers |
| 156000 mi US $236 |
Rear u-joint on the main drive shaft. Repeat failure. This mechanic thinks it was a bent yoke from pressing the previous u-joint out. It may fail again. If it does I will have to buy a new drive shaft. |
| 156300 mi US $454 |
Replaced all four shocks with performance grade shocks. Also replaced the steering stabilizer with a performance unit. |
| 172000 mi US $140 |
Belt tensioner replacement |
| 186000 mi US $200 |
Replaced tranny coolant line due to a hole caused by chaffing. |
| 184000 mi US $450 |
Loose steering. Partially caused by the accident in June of 2017. Only partially though. |
| 187000 mi US $400 |
Right front wheel bearing was bad - probably due to accident in June of 2017. |
2006 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder automatic 4WD
| 89280 mi C $1915 |
Yoke at transfer case on front drive shaft cracked, cv joint defective, universal joint dry replaced front axle seals leaked, replaced seals, bearings and u joint AC compressor failed, new AC compressor |
| 114080 mi C $575 |
Bought new tires in January and wheel balance weights kept falling off. Chrome outer surface of wheels separating making it impossible to retain wheel weights. Had to replace all wheels with OEM stock steel wheels to stop shake in front end. |
| 124720 mi C $2995 |
torque converter locked and failing to release at stop and lower gears. Only symptom was at stop truck felt like it wanted to rev and go, but diesel did not stall like a gas engine would. New heavy duty torque converter installed |
| 136400 mi C $4750 |
Transmission not going in second. Torque converter BD brand replacement slipping in O/D new tranny and torque converter installed |
| 137700 mi C $100 |
On replacing rear rotors and pads found right rear axle seal leaking. replaced seal and clened up drum parking brake |
| 155620 mi C $1900 |
Ball joints both sides and left tie rod and axle ujoints |
2005 Dodge Ram HD
Engine not specified
| 126440 mi C $4500 |
Both front wheel bearing hubs and all the steering linkages.(Right tie rod fell off while driving). Front breaks including rotors. |
| 129580 mi C $650 |
Installed from the cat back a new SS Banks exhaust system. This is the third and I hope the last exhaust system |
| 122200 mi US $3000 |
Emergency brake failure - some parts deteriorated others needed replaced. Also found that pads were wet from leaky wheel seals - replaced as well. |
| 128000 mi US $2400 |
Air conditioner quit - it was determined that the coil under the dash had developed a leak. once that was repaired it was determined there was another failure - the electric fan behind the radiator was not running when called for. truck would not start in cold conditions |
| 150000 mi US $200 |
Hood would not stay up - replaced hood support lifts - the "Shocks" |
| 70760 mi C $1000 |
worn out tie-rod ends shocks gone ball joints worn out |
| 80080 mi C $150 |
Starter went bad |
2005 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
8-cylinder manual 4WD
| 108000 mi US $100 |
Replaced broken exhaust manifold studs |
| 110000 mi US $2000 |
Replaced steering linkage due to worn tie rod end. Updated to 08.5 up Mopar parts Rebuilt entire front suspension and installed Spyntec Manual locking hub conversion. |
| 113000 mi US $500 |
Replaced rear pads, rotors, calipers and both rubber lines. Mostly due to rust and as preventive maintenance. 2nd brake service for this vehicle so pad life has been good. Also replaced parking brake shoes and replaced the drivers side wheel seal. |
2005 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
8-cylinder automatic 4WD
| 164920 mi C $1000 |
One cylinder not firing. Suspected camshaft but one end of one push rod had been hammered flat. 4 push rods in total replaced. Incidental throttle shaft gasket replaced and MAP sensor. |
2004 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel manual 2WD
| 169000 mi US $1500 |
Throwout bearing failed and destroyed the clutch pressure plate. Resurfaced the flywheel and replaced the entire clutch. |
2003 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 4WD
| 227540 mi C $500 |
Rusted trans cooler lines. Rusted and brake lines. |
| 230240 mi C $250 |
Alternator failed Failed u joints in rear driveshaft |
| 235600 mi C $125 |
Water pump seal failed |
| 236940 mi C $5000 |
Valve body failed on previously rebuilt transmission frying the clutches |
2001 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic 2WD
| 388000 mi US $200 |
Water pump failed. Installed new water pump and did a coolant flush/fill. |
| 413666 mi US $1500 |
Alternator not providing enough power. Replaced. |
| 419707 mi US $220 |
Radiator leaking from lower drivers side between metal radiator and plastic end caps. Replaced radiator and 4 gallons of coolant. |
2000 Dodge Ram HD 4-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel manual 4WD
| 382000 mi US $863 |
Replaced rear axel seals and rear brake shoes. Rear axel seal was leaking |
| 422000 mi US $916 |
Replace upgrade steering gear, shaft, install bracing |
| 434000 mi US $2100 |
Intermittent vibration at speed. Balance driveshaft, replace carrier bearing, replace rear U-joints |
1997 Dodge Ram HD 2-door
turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel automatic AWD
| 233000 mi US $3500 |
Completely rebuilt transmission |
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