2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN), 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS NEEDED WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A POSSIBLE DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DODGE DEALER IN VICKSBURG MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A VIBRATION DAYS BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT, SO I PARKED IT FOR TWO DAYS. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP APPOINTMENT, THE VIBRATION WORSENED AND I DARED NOT DRIVE OVER 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY DIFFERENTIAL. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON MY RECALL NOTIFICATION TO TALK TO A DODGE / CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE. HE INFORMED ME THAT NO PARTS ARE YET AVAILABLE, AND THAT THEY COULD BE A WEEK TO ONE YEAR AWAY, AS THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR SOME ONE TO MANUFACTURE THEM. THE DIFFERENTIAL PLANT IN DETROIT WAS CLOSED SHORTLY AFTER MY MODEL YEAR TRUCK. THE NEWER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE DIFFERENTIALS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN AXLE IN MEXICO. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING, I NEED MY TRUCK TO DRIVE TO WORK, 30 MILES, TO AMERICAN AXLE IN THREE RIVERS MICHIGAN. I RUN MACHINES THAT MAKE DIFFERENTIAL GEARS FOR GM TRUCKS. MY TRUCK CANNOT BE REPAIRED OR SOLD AT THIS TIME. DODGE HAD NO ANSWER ON HOW TO GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,957.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT/OFF THE TRUCK; CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STOP DEAD IN THE ROAD. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP TO BE FIXED. TRUCK WAS FIXED IN APRIL 2013. I WAS JUST NOTIFIED VIA RECALL NOTICE P77 / NHTSA 14V-796. WILL FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO AUBURN MI. ADDRESS PROVIDED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND SLIGHTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AND FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AND A HEADACHE THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS RELATED TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.