2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND DID NOT EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BODY AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 1/12/16 *JS UPDATED 01/26/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 08/14/15 UPDATED 09/03/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE WHEELS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

REAR AXLE LOCKED UP BREAKING OFF DRIVE SHAFT. 5 MIN EARLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (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 OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED CAUSING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOCK UP. AS A RESULT, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DRAGGED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 03V503000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR, I TAKE THE HANDLE ABOVE THE DOOR TO GET IN THE TRUCK SEAT, THE HANDLE CAME OFF, I WENT TO A GARAGE IN MY TOWN TO GET IT FITTED THEY HAD TO ORDER A NEW ONE. IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO GET A NEW ONE, THEY PUT IT ON EVERYTHING WAS OK. BUT NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT AGAIN, IS THERE A CALL BACK ON THIS HANDLE? I AM NOT HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, I THINK BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE IS USED MORE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.