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). THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS OF WAITING THE SERVICE MAN CAME OUT AND SHOWED ME THE PLASTIC HANDLE OF THE DIP STICK THAT BROKE OFF. I WAS THEN INFORMED IT WILL BE A WHILE TO FIX, SO I WENT HOME WHEN I PICKED IT UP I WAS BILLED $400.00 TO GET THE DIP STICK OUT, AND REPLACED. I WENT ON LINE AND 2 DIFFERENT AUTO PARTS STORES AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY. BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAD ONE ON HAND. I'M 66 YEARS OLD, AND WENT IN FOR A $20.00 OIL CHANGE, THE DIPSTICK WAS ONLY PULLED OUT 12 TIMES, BUT DUE TO THE PLASTIC HANDLE, IT COST ME $400.00. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD STYLE STICKS THAT WERE ONE PIECE OF METAL, WITH A LOOP ON THE END FOR YOUR FINGER TO PULL OUT? HOW MANY OF THESE DIP STICKS BREAK PER YEAR? AS A % , WHAT IS THE FAILURE RATE? SOMEONE IS GETTING RICH OFF THIS THING, AND IT SURE ISN'T ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRAVELING FL TURNPIKE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. TYPICAL WEEK-LONG HEAVY RAIN IN MAY WITH STANDING WATER. DODGE RAM 1500 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 275/60R20" TIRES. I WAS DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH DUE TO RAIN AND STANDING WATER IN A 65 MPH ZONE OF THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE TIRES LOST TRACTION AND I HYDROPLANED. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. BEING A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER OF A FIRE TRUCK I USED PROPER CORRECTIVE TECHNIQUES TO COMPENSATE AND AVOID ROLLOVER AND AVOIDED OTHER VEHICLES. I CRASHED INTO THE RIGHT SAFETY GUARD RAIL. CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH FRONT/REAR 1/4 PANELS. AFTERWARDS I LOOKED UP THE REVIEWS OF THIS TIRE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF INADEQUATE TRACTION DURING WET CONDITIONS AND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) 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 STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, BOTH REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND THE GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE, KIND OF A RATTLE AND VIBRATING SOUND. IT CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER FOR ABOUT AN 8TH OF A MILE. I BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARD THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC TO EXIT THE MAIN ROAD. THE NOISE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD AND THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A LOUD CRASHING THUD OCCURRED AND THE TRUCK JARRED TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. AFTER LOOKING UNDERNEATH I SAW THAT THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR AND FLUID WAS SPILLING ON THE GROUND. THE TOW DRIVER SAID HE'D NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. OUR MECHANIC CAME BY OUR PLACE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND TOLD US ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE REAR OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE PINION NUT FELL OFF OR VIBRATED LOOSE. WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE HAPPENED, THEN IT ALL MADE SENSE WHEN WE FOUND THE RECALL AND INVESTIGATION INFORMATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH AND MY DRIVESHAFT FALLS OUT OF NOWHERE. TRUCK WAS RUNNING PERFECT AND NO SOUNDS OR ANYTHING. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT IT CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK UP AND COULDN'T MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CENTER PINION NUT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE REAR DRIVE AXLE, REAR DRIVE SHAFT, TRANSFER CASE AND FRONT DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, A LOUD UNUSUAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.