Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v77000 (air bags) was received in january of 2015 and nhtsa campaign number 03v033000 (vehicle speed control) was received in march of 2015. 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 related to the recalls. the contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver seat adjustment mechanism failed causing the rear of the seat to fall backwards. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 78,000.
The consumer noticed that the rear seat had no head restraint. if the vehicle was involved in a rear end accident the passenger would hit the rear window and could possibly die. the dealer stated sorry but this is the way the vehicle was manufactured. *nlm *mr
Seat becomes a problem when the temperature gets colder. cool mornings will cause the seats to rise 3 inches causing driver or passenger not to sit correctly and buckle seat belt. this also causes driver to readjust mirror as temperatures rise and cushion lowers. as these changes occur driver must adjust seat forward and back making use of mirrors impossible without numerous corrections daily.also, vehicle wanders on highway, driver must continuously move steering wheel to keep vehicle between lines on consumer's side of the road. in addition, detected clunking noise coming from steering box. *ak