2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

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  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - ELWOOD, IN

    2005 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR PINION NUT AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - MASHPEE, MA

    TRUCK KEEPS STALLING IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE TRUCK WILL ONLY RUN GOOD IF ITS IN NEUTRAL. THE RPMS JUST DROP SUDDENLY, BUT THE TRUCK IS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM. TRUCK ALSO HAS HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ALONG WITH O2 SENSORS. THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - JACKSONVILLE , FL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN, 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - SUMITON, AL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - LIVINGSTON, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V7960009 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE 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.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - CALHOUN, GA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); 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.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - BEAVERCREEK, OH

    I HAVE A 2005 DODGE SLT RAM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. 73,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY MERGING WITH ANOTHER WHEN THE REAREND CUT LOOSE. THERE IS RECALL BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINES TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FIX. THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO REPAIR IT AND SUBMIT RECEIPTS. IF I AM PAYING TO REPAIR WITH SAME FAULTY PARTS MY EXPENSES COULD GROW OUT OF SIGHT. I WAS VERY LUCKY AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR. THEY SAY PARTS MADE BEFORE AUG 3/2005 ARE AFFECTED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PARTS MADE AFTER 8/3/05 CANNOT BE USED. ALSO WHY SHOULD I PAY ANYTHING. IM A WORKING GUY WITHOUT THAT KIND OF DISPOSABLE INCOME. I WAS ALSO TOLD I WOULDN'T BE REIMBURSED UNTIL THE FIX WAS AVAILABLE. CANNOT GET IT IN WRITING THAT I WOULD BE COMPENSATED IN FULL. PLEASE ADVISE. I FONT HAVE THE VIN #. MY TRUCK IS AT DAVE DENNIS DODGE DAYTON OHIO. I HAVE READ OF THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN ABOUT SOME TIME AGO. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - NASHVILLE , TN

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - CARMICHAEL, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 1500
    - ZIONSVILLE, IN

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE