2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

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 REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY SON WAS PULLING HIS TRUCK OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION AND WAS FORTUNATELY ONLY GOING 20-30 MPH AT THE TIME AND THE REAR AXLE SEIZED UP CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT AND FALL OFF. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY IMMOVABLE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR. HE AND A FRIEND WERE FINALLY ABLE TO PUSH IT BACKWARDS OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. WE INCURRED A $100 TOWING BILL, PLUS OVER $4000 IN REPAIRS. HE WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS OCCURRED WHEN IT DID AND NOT WHILE GOING FASTER IN A MORE POPULATED AREA. *TR

STARTED 2005 RAM 1500 AND WENT UP SLIGHT INCLINE (30 DEGREE) OVER A SPEED BUMP ON ROAD AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT ON BRAKE TO STOP GOING BACKWARDS DOWN THE INCLINE. PUT INTO REVERSE STILL WOULD NOT MOVE, TRIED ALL FORWARD GEARS 1ST, 2ND, DRIVE STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. WENT ONTO INTERNET TO SEARCH FOR ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD FOUND THE TRANSMISSION FILTER BECOMING LOOSE CAUSED THEIR PROBLEM. WE CHANGED THE 2 FILTERS IN TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED 8 QUARTS OF ATF4+ FLUID. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTED, BUT TRUCK DID MOVE AFTER IT WARMED UP SEVERAL MINUTES. ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER A FEW START UPS AND TRIPS, SEEMS TO WORK ALRIGHT AT PRESENT TIME. *TR

RECALL P77 MY MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IF THE PINION HAS BECOME LOOSE THE GEARS ARE NOT LINED UP CORRECTLY ANYMORE AND CAUSES EXTREME WEAR ON THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND WILL CAUSE IT TO LOCK UP. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS YESTERDAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP. TODAY I WENT IN TO SPEAK WITH HIM. I REQUESTED THAT HE CHECK THE TORQUE ON MY PINION NUT "I HAVE NOBODY HERE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO DO THAT TODAY" HE STATED. I THEN ASKED HIM WHEN HE WOULD HAVE SOMEBODY IN TO CHECK IT, "MAYBE TUESDAY OR THURSDAY WHEN DID YOU WANT IT CHECKED". "TODAY" I STATED. FOLLOWING THAT HE TOOK DOWN MY VIN NUMBER WENT OVER TO THE COMPUTER CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. WHICH I THEN ADVISED HIM THAT I SPOKE WITH THEM YESTERDAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO TALK TO MY SERVICE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CHRYSLER PROVIDING THE PROPER REMEDY. IF CHRYSLER DOES FIND THAT THE NUT IS LOOSE ARE THEY PLANNING ON REPLACING THE RING AND PINION SINCE WHEN THIS ITEM IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED IT WEARS UNEVENLY AND CAN LOCK UP. CHRYSLER ALSO STATED THAT THEY CANNOT VERIFY IF I WILL BE REIMBURSED IF I TAKE THIS TO A 3RD PARTY REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THIS PROPERLY CORRECTED, SINCE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IS A 3RD PARTY REPAIR SHOP. I AM LEFT WITH A CHOICE OF PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR TO BE ASSURED THAT I AM DRIVING A SAFE VEHICLE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT I WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR MY EXPENSES, WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO AVAILABLE AND DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK UP THE REAR WHEELS WITHOUT NOTICE, OR HAVING A REPAIR THAT MAY NOT MEET YOUR STANDARDS SINCE I HAVE NOT FOUND OUT WHAT THE REMEDY IS IF THE TORQUE RATING IS UNDER THE SPECIFIED 200LBS. THAT IS MY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCK. OCCASIONALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT OR MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AND THE TRUCKS WORKS PERFECTLY AFTER THAT. I FIRST ATTRIBUTED IT TO A STALL OR BAD GAS, BUT NOW BELIEVE IT IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO INSPECT MY TRUCK WITHOUT FIRST CHARGING AN EXORBITANT SERVICE FEE. I FEEL THIS DIAGNOSTIC FEE IS VERY UNREASONABLE, AS THIS DEFECT WITH THE TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVERS AROUND ME. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER MULTIPLES TIMES, AND AM NOW ESCALATING THIS BY FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR, AND THEN I FELT MY DRIVE SHAFT DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL (REAR AXLE PINION NUT RECALL P77/NHTSA 14V-796) AND DROP TO THE STREET. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER (CUMERLAND AUTO CENTER, COOKEVILLE, TN) COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TWICE (ONCE WITHOUT REMEDY AND ONCE WITH REMEDY) AND GET REIMBURSED LATER BY FCA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, WASHINGTON, DC. I ONLY HAVE ONE OTHER VEHICLE IN MY FAMILY TO USE, AND THE RECALL DOESN'T PAY FOR A RENTAL. MY VEHICLE ALSO REQUIRES REPAIR FOR P81 (AIR BAGS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE REAR AXLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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 EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 6/24/2015*JS