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2005 Dodge Ram 1500 hesitation / surging reports

16 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
81,000 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (15 with odometer)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 report before drawing conclusions.