2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I OWNED MY 2005 DODGE SINCE 2006 TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT AN I JUST REALIZED MY FRAME HAS 3 SPOTS THAT'S ROTTING OUT BAD SUCKS BECAUSE TRUCK RUNS AN DRIVE'S GREAT NOW I NEED TO BUY A NEW FRAME TO FIX I WANT TO SEE IF THIS IS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK I LOVE THIS TRUCK I PUT LOTS OF TIME AN MONEY IN TO IT I HATE TO HAVE TO SELL IT BUT IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO GET A NEW FRAME A SWAP EVERYTHING OVER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND THE CONTACT CALLED BODWELL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (169 PLEASANT ST, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011, (207) 729-3375). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LOANER VEHICLES AVAILABLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

WE DONT USE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VERY OFTEN. THERE WAS A HEAVY SNOWFALL THE OTHER DAY. I PUT THE TRANSMISION IN NEUTERAL TRIED TO PUT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE. AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND I HAD TO GIVE A LOT OF EXTRA BRAKING TIME. IT IS IN THE SHOP AT THIS TIME. BUT I ALMOST RAN INTO SOMEONE. I MISSED THEM BY ONLY A FEW FEET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORTHWEST JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (10600 SW CANYON RD, BEAVERTON, OR 97005, (503) 646-5111) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SILICONE WAS PLACED INSIDE IT TO STOP THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,538.

THIS TRUCK HAD A P 77 RECALL DONE AND SUPOSEDLY WAS FIXED IN APRIL 2016 AND IN SEPT 2018 I START HEARING A NOISE IN THE REAREND AND FOUND OUT THESE TRUCKS HAVE REAREND ISSUES SO TOOK IT TO FINDLAY DODGE IN WILSONVILLE OREGON .THEY CLAIMED PROBLEM NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL FIX , SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER PLACE TO HAVE FIXED , WHICH THEY THEN FOUND OUT, THAT THE PINION SET WAS WAY TOO TIGHT CAUSING THE BEARING FAILURE AND METAL IN CASE.I PAID TO HAVE REAREND REBUILT.I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVEBEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER AND HAPPENED BECAUSE THE ORGINA RECALL AND THE FIX WAS DONE WRONG (TOO TIGHT) CAUSING THE BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE PROOF OF FINDLAY DODGE PAPER WORK CLAIMS AND OF THE PLACE THAT ACTUALLY FIXED MY TRUCK WITH REPAIR COST PARTS ETC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 57K MILES.

FRAME IS RUSTING AND PIECES OF METAL ARE FALLING OFF. EMERGENCY CABLE BRACKET BROKE WHILE SITTING ON A BOAT RAMP CAUSING THE VECHILE TO JUMP BACKWARDS.

INTEGRATED POWER MODULE P05026034AB A VENDOR CODE 16238AC082804210042C2 VIN [XXX] NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKY TOP CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (3315 WINFIELD DUNN PKWY, KODAK, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL OVERFLOWED OUT OF THE TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (MY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, 4650 E PICKARD RD, MT PLEASANT, MI 48858, (989) 773-6343) WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEVER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DEACON'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 835 SOM CENTER RD, MAYFIELD, OH 44143, (440) 442-0424) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.