2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL MY HUSBAND AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR FIRST CHILD IN ONE MONTH AND WERE TRYING TO TRADE IN MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 FOR AN SUV THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE OUR FAMILY AND BECAUSE OF THIS INCOMPLETE RECALL, NO DEALERSHIP WANTS TO BUY OUR CURRENT VEHICLE. ON TOP OF THAT, THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE OR CAN PROVIDE THE MATERIALS NEEDED TO FIX OUR TRUCK AND CLEAR THE RECALL. WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF A FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATOR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE HARM TO US AND OUR FUTURE CHILD. WE ARE HAVING TO HOLD ONTO THIS 2005 VEHICLE THAT POSES A DANGER TO OUR FAMILY BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER THAT WILL NOT GET THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND ACT QUICK ENOUGH ON THE REPAIR. NO ONE CAN FIX THE RECALL RIGHT NOW AND HAVE NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR SO WE COULD BE STUCK WITH THIS TRUCK FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SO THAT DODGE WILL QUIT DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND TAKE THIS SAFETY ISSUE SERIOUSLY.

TAKATA RECALL NO AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LOSS OF VALUE TO TRADE IN TO PURCHASE NEW VEHICLE. SAFETY OF FAMILY AND MYSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHORTLY BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE OFF AND ON PERIODICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAMPER DOOR, WHICH HOUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEATER CORD AND DEFROSTER CONTROL, DETACHED AND CAUSED THE DEFROST TO NO LONGER FUNCTION. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DAMPER DOOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH DRIVERS SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

REAR END LOCKED UP AT SLOWING FROM 65 TO 40 IN TURN LANE. CAME TO A SUNDAY SLAMMING HALTED STOP THROWING MY WIFE AND OTHER PASSENGERS INTO DASH.DRIVELINE SHEARD OFF REAR END COMPLETELY.