2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND THE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLICKER INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (B&B CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 125 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, HONESDALE, PA 18431), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 375,321.

TAKATA AIRBAG I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING THE RECALL AND I WENT ON LINE SO THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE I CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN FOR 2 WEEKS. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF AT RON TONKIN DODGE IN MILWAUKIE OR. THEY CALLED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR ANOTHER MONTH. I LIVE 45 MILES AWAY AND MAKING ARRAIGNMENTS FOR A PICK UP RIDE TO AND FROM DEALER IS NOT EASY. WHY AM I GETTING LETTERS TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN THEY ARE NOT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER ALMOST A YEAR FROM THE TIME I REGISTERED ON LINE UNTIL TODAY. I THOUGHT I HAD THE TRUCK SOLD WITH THE STIPULATION I HAD ALL RECALLS AND SERVICE UP TO DATE. THE BUYER DOES NOT WANT TO WAIT FOR A MONTH. THEY WILL BUY ANOTHER TRUCK. AFTER ALL THIS, I AM NOT HAPPY. I TRIED THE PHONE NUMBERS ON THE NOTIFICATION, I GET A VERY FAST BUSY SIGNAL. I HOPE NO ONE IS INJURED DURING THE WAIT.

TAKATA RECALL, WHILE LOOKING UP THE STATUS OF THE PASSENGER AB RECALL, I FOUND OUT THAT REPLACEMENT AB WERE AVAILABLE. I HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AS I DID FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AB. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TO FIND OUT WHEN I COULD BRING MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY REPLACEMENTS IN STOCK, BUT THEY COULD ORDER ONE, THIS WAS ON 5/26/17. AFTER TWO WEEKS WENT BY WITHOUT GETTING A CALL THAT MY AB HAD COME IN, I CALLED THE DEALER ON 6/5/17, AND FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL AB PART HAD ARRIVED AND THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CALL & LET ME KNOW THAT THEY COULD FIX MY TRUCK. I HAD TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, NOT FOR THAT DAY OR THE NEXT DAY, BUT 3 DAYS LATER. SO ON 6/8/17, I FINALLY HAD A SERIOUS RECALL ITEM REPLACED, BUT IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE I FOLLOWED UP ON IT. THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER ORDER THE AB AND CALL TO FIND OUT WHY I HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART CAME IN. FINAL STRAW WAS HAVING TO WAIT OVER THREE DAYS TO HAVE PART INSTALLED, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKED IN THE DAY I CALLED. I FEEL THAT FCA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDING AN AIRBAG REPLACED THAT ENDANGERED NOT ONLY MY LIFE, BUT THE LIFE OF ANYONE THAT CHOOSE TO RIDE IN MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 13 MONTHS. THAT TYPE OF DISREGARD FOR A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER IS DISGRACEFUL AND SHOWS A COMPLETE LACK OF CONCERN FOR ANYONE OWNING ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I'M REALLY WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF I HADN'T BEEN CHECKING ON THIS REGULARLY, I WOULD STILL HAVE A DEFECTIVE AB IN MY TRUCK. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PARTS AVAILABLE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WITH THIS RECALL SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER HAS TO ORDER A RECALL PART AND THEN CAN'T NOTIFY ME WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. THEN HAVING TO WAIT TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE INSTALLED FOR 3 DAYS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TAKATA RECALL DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR.

TAKATA INFLATOR: IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE RECEIVED OFFICIAL RECALL NOTIFICATION, FREQUENTLY INQUIRE, YET TOLD THERE ARE NO INFLATORS. I'M AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, AND UNDERSTAND THE HAZARD INVOLVED AND CAN ACT AS PROFESSIONAL WITNESS. WHY ISN'T NHTSA RESOLVING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? WHEN WILL THIS GET FIXED OR WHOM DO I SUE?

"TAKATA RECALL" I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM A DEALER IN NASHVILLE TN THAT ALSO OWNED A DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS IN FLORIDA, BUT THE TRUCK HAD OVER 2600 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IN AUG 2005. HOW DO I KNOW WHAT GROUP MY VEHICLE IS IN SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED TO FLORIDA , THEN SOLD IN TN, AND NOW HAS BEEN IN MO SINCE 2008. I NOW HAVE OVER 216,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND I'M CONCERNED OVER HOW LONG I'M WAITING TO HAVE MY AIRBAG REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS AND DAMPERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. WITHIN SECONDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND FOUND UNKNOWN PARTS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE, CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, UNIVERSAL JOINT, FUEL LINES, AND BRAKES LINES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.