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Problems with 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 POWER TRAIN

On average, the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 starts to “feel” problems with the POWER TRAIN and its various aspects after 120 535 miles.

Components Affected by POWER TRAIN Issues

We have classified the 530 complaints from 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 10 AXLE ASSEMBLY 5 DRIVELINE 4 TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) 1

Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on 2005 Dodge Ram 1500

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 14v796000 (power train) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 14v796000 (power train); however, the parts were not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 14v817000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available to schedule the recall repair within a reasonable timeframe. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the steering wheel seized without warning. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). the failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part for 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 14v817000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 14v817000 (air bags); however, the parts for the repairs were 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.

Just picked vehicle from dealership for rebuild of rear end from recall p77. drove vehicle three miles and felt a vibration then saw large amount of smoke. pulled over and saw what appeared was grease or oil leaking onto exhaust. called dealership to inform something was wrong. upon my return and delivering vehicle to service i was informed that the transfer case had exploded. dealership claimed had nothing to do with recall, however i find several cases of this same issue occurring due to differential failure. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part needed 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 14v817000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part needed 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v817000 (air bags) and nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the manufacturer stated that the parted needed were unable for repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 3/31/15*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving around corners, the rear of the vehicle would drift to the side. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnostic was unknown and no repairs were made to the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 154,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v817000 (air bags) and 14v796000 (power train). the contact stated that the dealer was unable to determine when the part would become available to schedule the recall repair. the manufacturer was contacted and was unable to determine when the part would become available to schedule the recall repair. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train) and stated that the part needed was not available. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v817000 (air bags) and 14v796000 (power train), however the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 4/13/15*cn updated 05/12/15*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the contact heard a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification for the nhtsa campaign numbers:14v796000 (power train), and 14v817000 (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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceed a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle began to shake. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle 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 failure mileage was 74,000.

Tl* the contact owns 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the rear end of the vehicle seized without warning and the vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier. the air bags failed to deploy. no police report was filed. no injuries were sustained. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and the failure recurred. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); 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.

At approximately 35 mph my driveline dislodged from my rear differential and locked up the wheels (differential.). the road was a popular well maintained paved road. fortunately no cars or pedestrians were close by and speed was relatively low, otherwise this could have ended with serious injury or fatality. in addition to the recent incident with the differential, i have experienced other issues with this ram: -new engine after cracking both heads while driving down the freeway (it gets serviced regularly and doesn't tow often). -idle has sudden surges at a stop. -transmission skipping gears. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a recall letter for nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); 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 ware of the issue. the vin was unavailable. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 45 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:14v796000 (power train) 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 failure. the failure mileage was 121,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 15v313000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were 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. updated 7/21/15*cn

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification for nhtsa campaign id number: 14v796000 (power train), 14v817000 (air bags) and stated that the dealer was unable to determine when the parts would become available. the contact also called the manufacturer and they were unable to provide a reasonable timeframe of when the part would become available to repair the vehicle. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. while driving at approximately 40 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. the contact discovered that the drive line pinion was detached causing the rear wheels to seize. the vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); 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 failure. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000. updated 4/13/15*cn updated 11/5/2015*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

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 contact stated that the parts were not available. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Recall p77 my main problem with this is that if the pinion has become loose the gears are not lined up correctly anymore and causes extreme wear on the differential unit and will cause it to lock up. i called the manufacturer regarding this yesterday and they told me to talk to the service manager at my dealership. today i went in to speak with him. i requested that he check the torque on my pinion nut "i have nobody here that is available to do that today" he stated. i then asked him when he would have somebody in to check it, "maybe tuesday or thursday when did you want it checked". "today" i stated. following that he took down my vin number went over to the computer came back and told me that there is no remedy for the problem right now and to contact the manufacturer. which i then advised him that i spoke with them yesterday and they told me to talk to my service manager. he stated that there is nothing he can do to my vehicle without chrysler providing the proper remedy. if chrysler does find that the nut is loose are they planning on replacing the ring and pinion since when this item is not properly installed it wears unevenly and can lock up. chrysler also stated that they cannot verify if i will be reimbursed if i take this to a 3rd party repair shop to have this properly corrected, since the only people that seem to be able to correct this issue is a 3rd party repair shop. i am left with a choice of paying out of pocket for the repair to be assured that i am driving a safe vehicle with no guarantee that i will be compensated for my expenses, waiting for the parts to available and drive a vehicle that may or may not lock up the rear wheels without notice, or having a repair that may not meet your standards since i have not found out what the remedy is if the torque rating is under the specified 200lbs. that is my concern. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 15v313000 (air bags); however, the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v313000 (air bags) and nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). the parts needed were not available. the contact believed that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer stated that the parts were still not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the delay. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part needed to perform 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. the contact had not experienced a failure.

While driving my truck, i heard a whining noise coming from the rear, and then i felt my drive shaft disengage from the differential (rear axle pinion nut recall p77/nhtsa 14v-796) and drop to the street. currently, there is no permanent remedy for this condition. the dealer (cumerland auto center, cookeville, tn) could repair the vehicle, but the same thing could happen again, and i would have to pay for the repairs twice (once without remedy and once with remedy) and get reimbursed later by fca customer assistance, washington, dc. i only have one other vehicle in my family to use, and the recall doesn't pay for a rental. my vehicle also requires repair for p81 (air bags). *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train) however, the part to perform 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train, air bags); however, the part needed 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. updated 7/7/15*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the part to do the repairs 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the contact was unable to have the vehicle repaired because the parts were unavailable. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 14v817000 (air bags) however, the parts to repair the vehicle were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. 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 received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train) and stated that the part needed was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the vin was not available. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

2005 dodge ram 1500. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete rear axle recall notices. *smd recall # 14v796000. *jb updated 10/06/15*lj updated 11/30/217*cn the consumer recieved a second recall for a second repair on the air bags. updated 04/10/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); however, the parts needed were not available. the contact believed this was a serious safety issue since the driveshaft could separate from the rear and cause a crash without warning. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not notified of the delay. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 14v796000 (power train), but was unable to get the part from the dealer for an extended period of time. the dealer indicated that the part was on back order for the air bag recall and that they would not inspect the parts for the power train recall until the parts were available. the contact was unable to confirm when the vehicle would be repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train, air bags) however, the part needed 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 experience a failure. updated 04/03/15*lj updated 6/24/2015*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v796000 (power train) and 15v313000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded an unreasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. in addition, while driving approximately 60 to 65 mph, the vehicle vibrated violently. the approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v79600 (power train); however, the part to repair the defective component was unavailable. the contact stated that the dealer 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train); 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.

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