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Old 02-05-2008, 03:48 PM
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Ive had my dodge for 6 months now. now that its kinda broken in i have notice certain things. Has anyone experience any of these things?

When the engine is at a specific RPM there is rattling noise that comes from the passenger side dash and the drivers side door panal

At high speeds or high winds the driver side door will open up just enough to let air out (it whistles). in otherwords it does not seal properly. one day it opened up so much i could see sky.

The headlights dont always turn of the first time. i have to turn the **** twice for them to go off or press the button on the remote.
 
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Old 02-05-2008, 03:52 PM
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Umm.... I havent had any of those problems. I have an '05. I would get that door looked at.
 
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Oh yeah...I hear ya henmarr77...my truck has only 5500 miles on it and I have experienced all those issues.

Before I got my truck a buddy of mine warned me and said "everything will start to rattle after a while"...I think he's right.

The door problem I have as well, but it's the passenger door, not driver.

Also, when I'm at a dead stop with my brakes on and I ease off the brakes to start going there is a terrible grinding sound...can someone explain this????????????????????????????????????? What is it?
 
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The headlights must be turned off before the key is turned off or there will be a 60 second delay, then they will turn off. Its a built in safety feature so you can see to get into your house, and not have to return to turn the headlights off. Kill the headlights before the key and they will go off immediately.

No rattles in my dash, and I would have the door investigated asap
 
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It must be the "big horn" edition. The only diff is i have a diesel not a hemi. Anyone ever drive with the windows down. I have this loud deep bass sound when i do.
 
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What about the new car smell being gone?
 
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just an expression. meaning there are problems now that i have had it for a short while.
 
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I don't have any of the above issues. As stated above, the headlights are on a timer if you shut the truck off before the headlight switch. Good luck. Red
 
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i have an '05 with 27K on itand have had the driver's side door issue, never opened up so much that i can see the outside, but definately whistles. no other problems.
 
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ORIGINAL: henmar77

It must be the "big horn" edition. The only diff is i have a diesel not a hemi. Anyone ever drive with the windows down. I have this loud deep bass sound when i do.

do you have a tonneau cover? I have the same issue and was wondering what it was myself, then realized that my tonneau cover was flapping at higher speeds causing it to sound like bass or like a tire was out of balance.
 


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