Has anyone had this problem with the stripping around the door? The corner of the door rubbs the stripping, till it broke, the driver side is shown, the pass side is not as bad. has anyone else had this problem? Oh yeah, I waxed my truck for the seccond time with meguiars nxt I LOVE that stuff!







P.S. I just herd my neighbor leave in his 06 QC Hemi 1500; it's so quiet compared to my truck! It sounds like crap! We both have the stock exhaust system too. MDS.

 

There is a TSB that applies to this problem. It is for an updated design that fixes the problem...
TSB NUMBER: 23-049-05

Drip Rail Door Seal Torn
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves replacing the secondary door seal with an improved seal.
MODELS:
**2004 - 2005** (DR/DH) Ram Truck
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The drip rail or secondary door seal may become torn from contact with the lower “A” pillar
of the front door.
DIAGNOSIS:
Inspect the secondary door seal. If the seal is torn, perform the Repair Procedure.
PARTS REQUIRED:
Qty. Part No. Description
1 **55277188AB** Secondary Door Seal - Standard Cab -Right
1 **55277189AB** Secondary Door Seal - Standard Cab - Left
1 **55277190AB** Secondary Door Seal - Quad Cab - Right
1 **55277191AB** Secondary Door Seal - Quad Cab - Left

 

So I need to go to the parts dep. and order, 1 **55277190AB** Secondary Door Seal - Quad Cab - Right
1 **55277191AB** Secondary Door Seal - Quad Cab - Left, and replace them and no problem? Do you know how much they are $?

 

Once you put these on, the problem is solved. They retail for $12.75 each. You can put them on in less than a minute per side. Once you see the new design, you will know that this problem is behind you...

 

You gotta pay for that? when i had my 05 the dealer fixed it under warranty.... said it was a common problem... stupid design...

 

Well, Dodge will only pay for it if it is still under the 3/36 warranty...But you could call the customer service hotline and complain and see if they will pay for it....

 

My truck is way over the warranty....109K, but it's always worth trying. Accept for ANY the dealers in my town/area charge more for vehicles/parts/service than the dealers that are an hour away from me. I haven’t bought a car in my town since 1998. They never have what I want, or even one time, they told me that that car isn't made in that color when I drive 1 hour away and i have a wide variety. I don't really mind paying for the part...american made cars have parts that are a lot cheepter than japanese cars.

 

well... that would explain it...it was an 05 had the work done in May of 05 i belive.... had maybe 9000 miles on it...

 

It isn't the MDS making your neighbor's truck quieter. Most likely it the three-years-newer exhaust system. On the first subject, my '03 door seals don't do that. I wonder if the PO had 'em changed. I think his dealer took pretty good care of him. The tranny fluid was clean, the diff fluid was as well. The only real overdue maintenance item so far was the plugs.

 

My local dealer Wanted $17.60 for each side, then I called the dealer that is about 20-30min away...they wanted 12.75 I knew they would jack up the prices.