2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

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  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - MARYVILLE, TN

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ UPDATED 02/22/16.*JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - VERMILION, OH

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - SUN VALLEY, NV

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - COPPEROPOLIS,, CA

    OCTOBER 31, 2015, I EXPERIENCED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE EAST BOUND ROAD IN MODESTO, CALIF., DRIVING STRAIGHT. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE CLOSE BY. PREVIOUSLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SINGLE WHEEL "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM HAVING TO CHANGE THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES. THEY ARE WORN OUT OR IN PIECES. I HAVE FOUND THE FRAME AND THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ARE NOT IN ALIGNMENT. THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE PULLED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRAME 1/4 INCH(APPROX.) TO INSTALL THE BOLT THROUGH THE FRAME MOUNT AND THE TRACK BAR BUSHING. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION TO THE FRONT. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS BEEN NOTICED ON MANY TRUCK WEBSITES. IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS NHTSA DOING ABOUT A RECALL BY DODGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, PERMANENTLY? THE TRUCK WAS NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE CHANGED ADDRESSES ON REGISTRATION AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF THE OTHER RECALLS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - SYDNEY, OH

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - TUCSON, AZ

    2005 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE PINION NUT REPAIR AND DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *SMD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 14V796000. *JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - INYOKERN, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - KINGMAN, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - BEAVER DAM, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
    - TEMPERANCE, MI

    IGNITION SWITCH WHEN PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. BLOWER FOR THE HEAT/AC WILL COME ON. HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY ONCE. I MUST KEEP THE BLOWER IN THE OFF POSITION WHEN NOT IN TRUCK. UNKNOWN IF OTHER ACCESSORIES ARE ACTIVATED WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE TRUCK. WITH THIS PROBLEM, COULD IT LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK?

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE