2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING, I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE AT THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK. THE BACK END OF MY TRUCK WAS BEING THROWN AROUND CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE NTROL OF THE VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP. I WAS PRETTY SHAKEN UP. I GOT OUT AND AT FIRST THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. THEN LOOKED AND THE TIRES WERE FINE ,SO THEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND SAW THE DRIVES HAFT CAME OUT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, AS ITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK COULDN'T TOW AS THE REAR END WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP, AND AN OFFICER HAD TO SHUT DOWN A CROWDED FREEWAY TO GET ME AND MY TRUCK OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY. LATER IN THE DAY I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL ON THE 2005 RAM 1500. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING DODGE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING SAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND POSSIBLY HURT OTHERS. THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT SAFE UNLESS THIS ISSUE IS FIXED. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, SO IF YOU OWN ONE, GET IT TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

GETTING OFF THE OFF RAMP I COULD NOT STOP IN A SECOND VIBRATIONS STARTED ANOTHER CAR IN THAT CAR WENT TO ANOTHER CAR WITH A PREGNANT GIRL...... I HAVE ASKED OVER AND OVER FOR HELP AND COSTS ARE KILLING MY BUSINESS AND HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS ETC. YOU GUYS PLEASE HELP ME HERE...?

MY TRUCK HAS THE P77NHTSA 14V-796 RECALL NOTICE (REAR AXLE PINION NUT). I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN I RECEIVED THE 1ST NOTICE (NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO) AND WAS TOLD THE PART REQUIRED WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE BUT I WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND BE CONTACTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AGAIN EACH TIME I HAVE RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE FOR THIS SAME RECALL AND EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE THAT THE PART IS STILL UNAVAILABLE. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS REAR AXLE PINION NUT FAILING CANNOT BE ADDRESSED IN 2 YEARS TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CHRYSLER'S LACK OF CONCERN OR MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD AGAIN THIS MORNING THAT THE PART WOULD BE ORDERED SPECIFICALLY FOR ME BUT THAT IT WAS STILL NATIONALLY UNAVAILABLE. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE IF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ME OR MY FAMILY OCCURS DUE TO THIS LACK OF RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER? ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INTO THE CABIN. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A STATE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIREWALL INSULATION UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE HAD SEPARATED AND FELL ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIE RODS AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CONTACT PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I CAN DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED..[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.