2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHED AND THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DID NOT STATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL MONTH AFTER MONTH WHILE EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

REAR END FROZE, LOCKED UP, AND DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS CURRENT RECALL P77 FOR 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. MY TRUCK SHOWS A MANUFACTURE DATE OF NOVEMBER 2003, WHEREAS THE P77 STARTS FOR TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 2004. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DID DODGE DO DIFFERENT FROM NOVEMBER 2003 TO JANUARY 2004 ( 2 MONTHS), AND IF NOTHING , WHY ISN'T MY TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, AND IF HER REAR LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY, JUST A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR TRUCK, AND SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT!

I SPOKE TO MICKI AT NEWNAN PEACHTREE DODGE ON 2/23/15 AND 5/14/15 PERTAINING TO RECALL P78/NHTSA 14V-770 AIR BAG NOTICE. MY FIRST CONTACT ON 2/23, I WAS TOLD CHRYSLER HAS NOT RELEASED THE PARTS. MY SECOND CONTACT ON 5/14, I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE SHIPPED AND THE HARNESS FOR THE DEVICE WAS TOO SHORT. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM ON PARTS STATUS. THEY HAVE MADE NO PROGRESS IN THREE MONTHS AND I'M FOLLOWING THE PROTOCOL SET OUT IN THE ADVISORY. I CANNOT ALLOW MY SON TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS IS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE SUDDENLY SEIZED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED WHEN THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT BECAME LOOSE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CLUNKY SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS TWISTED AND THE PINION WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,577.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HAVE A RECALL ON AIRBAG INFLATOR DEALER SAID HE CANT GET PARTS BECAUSE PICKUP CAME FROM WEST TEXAS AND CANT GET PARTS FOR IT IN BARTLESVILLE OK DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO TEXAS TO GET REPAIRED DEALER HERE IS NOT A VERY COOPERATIVE AND NOT A DEALER I WOULD PREFER TO GO TOO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS AND BRUISES TO THE ARMS AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/30/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF ON THE OFF RAMP OF THE FREEWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. , FOUND OUT THIS IS DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE ENGINE FUSE BOX AS THE CONNECTORS ARE EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER ELEMENTS , THUS SHORTED OUT THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT SENDS THE A NEGATIVE SIGNAL TO THE PARK LAMP RELAY AT 86 ,. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS 500.00. DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS THE REPLACEMENT NOW COMES WITH A SPLASH GUARD PLATE TO HELP PROTECT THE CONNECTORS. IF YOU GOOGLE 2004 DODGE RAM PARKING LIGHT ISSUE , YOU WILL SEE THAT A LOT OF US HAVE THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HONOR THIS RECALL AS IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH OUT THE TAILLIGHTS,. *TR