2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2005 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAGS NOT BEING DEPLOYED DURING A CRASH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAGS AND THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/27/2017*JS

RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES FROM CHRYLSER IN THE COURSE OF LAST ~1.5 YR. WHEN I CALL TO SCHEDULE WITH LOCAL DEALER IN KOKOMO IN THEY TAKE MY INFO & SAY THEY'LL CALL WHEN PARTS COME AVAILABLE. OVER A YEAR LATER AND I 'M GETTING PAPERWORK ON TK HOLDINGS (TAKATA) CHAPTER 11 FILING. JUST WANT CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG.. HELP !

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ELLIOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2045 BURTON RD, MT PLEASANT, TX 75455, (903) 572-4371) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE A 2005 RAM 1500 WITH A REAR PINION RECALL. THE PINION CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE PINION CAME LOOSE IT RUINED THE HOUSING. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $917.00 FOR THE HOUSING. THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE PINION CAME LOOSE.

I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL BY MAIL I TOOK MY TRUCK TO JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE AT NURSERY FIELD DR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA ON OCTOBER THE 18TH THE SAME DAY THEY MADE ME SIGN A PAPER WHICH WAS RELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRAKING MY DASHBOARD WHILE WORKING ON THE AIRBAG . AL PALMER WAS THE TECHNICIAN WHO RECEIVED MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD ON ICTOBER THE 18 TH MY TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED WITHIN 2 TO 3 HOURS BEING THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AHEAD OF TIME THAT THE TRUCK WAS MY WORK TRUCK ( REASON WHY I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR OCTOBER 18TH ) . ON OCTOBER 19 AT 1:19 PM THEY TEXTED ME APOLOGIZING BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO TOUCH MY TRUCK BY THEN SAYING THEY WERE WORKING ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT CAUSED A DELAY ON MINE. I LOST THAT WORK DAY 500.00. THE TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED ON OCTOBER 18 WIITHIN 2 TO 3 HOURS , NEVERTHELESS BY THE NEXT DAY PAST 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON THEY DIDN'T TOUCH MY WORK TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CRASH WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL BRUISES AND SWELLING TO THE FACE, AND A LACERATED LIVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE HOSPITAL, BUT LATER PASSED AWAY. THE OTHER OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WAS A CANINE AND WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED DUE TO BUMPER AND GRILL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ADVISED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAIR 28006955. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE INSPECTION DID NOT SHOW ANY FAULT CODES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ....UPDATED 11/03/17 *BF ......UPDATED UPDATED 9/5/18*JB

09/01/2017 TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON HWY 12 IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY AT 11:30 PM WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IN BETWEEN 2 JERSEY WALLS I TURNED LEFT AND HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID A BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE. (NOTE BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE HAD NO FLASHERS, FLAIRS OR ANY OTHER WARNING) WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STARTED BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH OFF THE WALLS. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, I WAS AIRBORNE AT ONE POINT & ACTUALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I WAS FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION ON THE HWY.. I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PROCEEDED TO WALK AROUND THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS MISSING.I BELIEVE WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THAT'S WHEN I LOST THE WHEEL. CHP CALLED TOW TRUCK AND SAID SOLO NON INJURY ACCIDENT NO REPORT NEEDED I DIDN'T REALIZE AND NOW IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE AXLE SHAFT BROKE ON A WELD AND LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE AIR BUBBLES IN THE STEEL.I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH AXLE SHAFTS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM. I BELIEVE THE WRECK WAS MUCH WORSE DUE TO THE AXLE SHAFT BREAKING. TRUCK IS TOTALED WITH A TWISTED FRAME. SEE ALSO 11073246

ENGINE SHUTS OFF UPON BRAKING, OCCURS RARELY AND USUALLY AT LOW SPEED AFTER AN I WOULD NEED TO USE GAS . VEHICLE IS IN MOTION A SLOW SPEED APPROACHING AREA WHEN NEEDED TO BRAKE. NO CODES COME ON DASH OR NO CODES SHOWN WHEN DIAGNOSED. MY VEHICLE HAS 250,000 MILES ON IT. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES SOMEWHAT COME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FELL ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *TR

CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES. 265/70R17 JENJ FTP 4411. TIRE BLOWOUT WITH APP 15,000 MILES ON TIRE. ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATED WITH APP 22000 MILES ON TIRE.