2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART 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.

I WAS AT THE STOP SIGN ON THE BRAGA BRIDGE IN MA. I STARTED TO ENTER TRAFFIC WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THEN A BUNCH OF BANGING, I INSTANTLY STOPPED ON THE BRIDGE JUST PAST THE STOP SIGN. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, I JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BUT IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK. I HAD MY WIFE HOLD THE BREAK WHILE I CHECKED. THE TRUCK WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS BUT NOT FORWARDS. THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. WE HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO MOVE THE TRUCK. A FLAT BED SHOWED UP AND COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO ROLL FORWARD. HE THEN CONTINUED TO UPSET ME BY DRAGGING THE TRUCK ONTO THE FLAT BED AS IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I NOTICED A WHINE WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT I FELT THE REAR END MAKE A SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LOCK UP. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT. I NOTICED FLUID COMING FROM THE SEAL FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. I PUT THE TRUCK ON A TRAILER AND PULLED IT TO MY SHOP. WHEN I REMOVED THE DRIVESHAFT I FOUND THE PINION NUT HAD BACKED OFF. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER PICK-UPS. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE DODGE OWNERS WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD FAILED AT HIGH SPEED THERE WOULD BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO YOUR SAFETY. *TR

IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS LOCKED DOWN, AND THE REAR END BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE SWERVING, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE VEERING OFF OF THE ROAD AND ROLLING MULTIPLE TIMES. DRIVER WAS MY SON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SHAFT AND THE REAR AXLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE, THE PINION GEAR, AND THE MAIN GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 45MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE I HEARD THE TIRES CHIRPING AS THEY INTERMITTENTLY BEGAN TO LOCK UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION AND NOTICED THERE WAS GEAR LUBE SPRAYED ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE. THE PINION SHAFT WAS DETACHED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, HAD TO BE TOWED BY FLATBED AS REAR END WAS LOCKED. SPENT ALMOST $2000 IN REPAIRS. SPOKE TO DODGE 12/21/14 AS I'M NOW READING INFORMATION THAT 2005 DODGE RAMS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE 2008 MODEL AND MY TRUCK IS "FINE". WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH A SUPERVISOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVE SHAFT DISCONNECTED WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING, AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED. TRUCK WAS INOPERABLE AND UNMOVABLE, AND REQUIRED TOW. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT HAD BACKED COMPLETELY OUT. *DT CLAIM 24780895 FILED WITH CHRYSLER ON MARCH 24, 2014, AND REFILED DECEMBER 20, 2014 #26153960.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 45-50MPH WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE TRUCK, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND SENT THE DRIVESHAFT FLYING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK THEN FISHTAILED INTO THE WOODS. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE PINION NUT CAME OFF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. THIS ALSO WIPED OUT THE REAR GEARS, CARRIER AND DRIVESHAFT. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS AN EXTERNAL PART ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE DAMAGE. THE REPAIRS COST ME OVER $1,000.

NOTICED SOME VIBRATION FROM THE REAR END. WE WERE TRAVELING ON US12 HEADED EAST. TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, STARTED GOING INTO MOSCOW MI. STARTED SLOWING TO 35 MPH, DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF WE COASTED THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE CENTER OF THE TOWN. CALLED FOR A WRECKER WHO TRIED TO LOAD OUR TRUCK ONLY TO FIND THE REAR END HAD LOCKED UP. HE HAD TO GO BACK AND GET A FLAT BED AND DRAGGED THE TRUCK ON. TOOK US TO A CHRYSLER DEALER [XXX] . WHO NEVER MENTIONED DODGE WAS HAVING AN ISSUE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE REAR END DID NOT LOCK UP AT 55 MPH. GUESS SOMEONE AS LOOKING OUT FOR US! THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED, I STILL HAVE A VIBRATION I THINK THE DRIVE SHAFT IS BENT? CIST $3148.90 TO REPAIR PLUS THE WRECKER AND A THREE DAY STAY AT A MOTEL WAITING FOR A NEW REAR END. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TR