2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V79600 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO APPROXIMATE DATE FOR PART AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM MY AXLE AND THE RECALL STATES NO PARTS AVAILABLE? SO I KEEP DRIVING IT DUE TO THIS BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DODGE HAS A RECALL NUMBER P77. DODGE DEALER, GLENN E THOMAS DODGE, OF LONG BEACH CA REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE A VIBRATION WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THIS RECALL WILL BE RESOLVED. I NOW HAVE ALOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND I BELIEVE THE CAR IS UNSAFE. CALLS TO THE FCS RECALL CENTER HAVE AVAILED ZERO INFORMATION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A TIME LIMIT ON THESE SAFETY RECALLS. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS ANOTHER RECALL THAT DODGE CANNOT FIX P81. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ENGAGED, THE OPPOSITE ONE WOULD ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR AND FELT A RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE U JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE WRONG SIDE OF THE SHAFT WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 09/16/2015 *JS

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 RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,270.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.