2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY STOP WHILE IN INTERMITTENT MODE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE WIPERS BY SELECTING A NON-INTERMITTENT POSITION ON THE CONTROL WAND. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAT 50 TIMES OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS AND EACH TIME IT WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN BEFORE THEY CAN FIND A FIX. THE ORIGINAL DEALER (TIMBERLINE DODGE, PORTLAND, OR - OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO RECESSION) TRIED TO SEE IT HAPPEN AND THE LATEST SERVICING DEALER (RON TONKIN DODGE - GLADSTONE, OR) SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW OF A PROBLEM OR FIX. MOST RECENTLY, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN. ONCE YOU SWITCH TO NON-INTERMITTENT MODE, YOU CAN RESELECT INTERMITTENT MODE AND THEY WORK UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE. THE ONLY COMMON DENOMINATOR IS THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN IT IS RAINING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT TWICE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT AND ROLL INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 8/11/2015 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V79000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN UPDATED 04/09/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTED NEEDED WERE UNABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E013000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAG) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500.WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING OIL AND EMITTING VAPOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,995.