2004 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE. WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MILES THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE, THE TRUCK LURCHED AND LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND HAD BEEN ROTATING, BANGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE PINION NUT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE PINION GEAR. THE SPLINE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL'S PINION GEAR WAS ASKEW AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THE TOWING SERVICE INDICATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT ROTATE AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED ONTO A FLATBED. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CONDUCTED REPAIRS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLES WAS LOCKED UP AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WOULD REQUIRE A REBUILD. THIS SITUATION MIRRORS THE NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE14-019 AND LINKED TO CHRYSLER'S RECALL P77 / NHTSA 14V-796, WITH THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT THIS OCCURRED ON A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 NOT A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE 2004 DODGE RAM WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS THE 2005 DODGE RAMS IN THE RECALL (JANUARY 28, 2004 - AUGUST 3, 2005), JUNE 2004. IN ADDITION THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2005 DODGE RAM 1500S ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STARTED TO HEAR TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOUND TWO BROKEN EXAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT WERE MAKING THIS TAPPING NOISE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 90,OOO + MILES ON IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED EVER, AND KNOW THIS HAPPENS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS EXHAUST LEAKING PROBLEM. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN,I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE, ME AND MY WIFE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES KNOW DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHAT SHOULD WE DO. A MECHANIC IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER $500.00 FOR THIS FIX AND NO GUARANTEE THAT NEW BOLTS ARE NOT GOING TO BREAK AGAIN.

SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE RPMS REV AND DOWN THE A LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON.THE LIGHT SYMBOL LOOKS LIKE A LIGHTING BOLT WITH TWO LINES ONE IN EACH SIDE OF LIGHTING BOLT. SWITCH TRUCK OFF AND RESTART THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND TRUCK RUNS FINE. IT MIGHT NOT DO IT AGAIN A DAY OR SOMETIMES A WEEK OR SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SHAFT DISCONNECTED CAUSING BOTH REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND THAT THE PINONS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT WERE LOOSE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE HAYES CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE REAR AXEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PINION NUT FAILED AND DETACHED AND THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPORT THE FAILURE TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS

EVERY TIME I GET GAS I PULL OUT ON TO THE ROAD AND IT GOES DEAD AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT'LL CRANK BACK UP ..HAS JUST ABOUT GOTTEN ME KILLED SEVERAL TIMES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED GENE'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 3400 S CUSHMAN ST, FAIRBANKS, AK 99701 AT PHONE NUMBER (907) 452-7117 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. (PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT).

BLOWER MOTOR QUITS WORKING WHEN HOT....BLOWER MOTOR WIRING

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT SPOKE TO VERGER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (1400 OCEAN BOULEVARD, COOS BAY, OR 97420) WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE PARTS NOT HAVING ARRIVED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE CALLED ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE WITH A SECOND DEALER (LITHIA CHRYSLER OF EUGENE, OR) WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND WERE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO VISIT THE SECOND DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE LIMITED AND THE CONTACT SHOULD CHECK OTHER DEALERS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR OVER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, WITHOUT BEING STARTED OR DRIVEN, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WAS DISPATCHED FROM FCA TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND NO DETERMINATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 30972693 BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR THE REAR END SIEZED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND THROWING DRIVESHAFT FROM VEHICLE CAUSING A TWO LANE CLOSURE UNTIL DRIVE SHAFT COULD BE RETRIEVED.

DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DRIVE SHAFT FALLS OUT OF MY TRUCK. THIS LOCKED MY WHEELS UP, STARTED SHAKING MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT SOMEONE WAS NOT DIRECTLY BEHIND OR ADJACENT OF ME BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE RESULTED IN A SURE COLLISION.

HEARD GRINDING NOISE IN BACK OF TRUCK DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 45 MPH ON HIGHWAY , TRUCK SKIDDED TO A STOP AND I FOUND THE DRIVESHAFT AT THE BACK DIFFERENTIAL HAD BROKEN OFF. COULD NOT MOVE TRUCK IN DRIVE, 4WD OR PUSH IN NEUTRAL DUE TO THE BACK DIFF LOCKED UP. BACK WHEELS LOCKED DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS IS IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVESHAFT. HIGHWAY WAS SINGLE LANE WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS LUCKY TO MISS A HEAD ON COLLISION.

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP. THERE WAS A SLIGHT WHINE AS I DECELERATED. THEN A CLUNK AND A LOUD BANG. THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVESHAFT HAD FALLEN OUT FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL AND WAS ON THE GROUND. I WAS ONLY GOING 25-30 MPH AT THE TIME. LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PINION NUT HAD COME LOOSE. MY WIFE WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN A RECALL BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND MINE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY NEED TO EXPAND THE RECALL!!! IF IT HAD HAPPENED JUST A FEW MINUTES EARLIER I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING. FOUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS NO GOOD. I HAVE BEEN AN AUTO MECHANIC FOR YEARS AND THIS IS VERY DANGERIOUS! I HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE DAVES AUTO ON MADISON AVE TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP WAS NO GOOD ALSO THE FUEL TANK IS NO GOOD THE RING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK IS ROTTEN THE "TABS THAT HOLD THE FUEL PUMP IN IS ROTTEN" AND WHERE THE FUEL PUMP SITS ON THE FUEL TANK IS LIKE IN A WELL SO WHEN IT RAINS THE WATER ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK SITS IN THE FUEL PUMP LOCATION HAS NO WHERE TO DRAIN AND MY THERY IS THAT IS WHAT ROTTS THE FUEL PUMP BRACKET ON THE FUEL TANK! AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT SAFE I HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL TANK. I CALLED MULTIPUL USED AUTO PARTS SUPPLY COMPANYS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE WHO HAD A GAS TANK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WAS ROTTEN. SO I CALLED THE DEALER SCAP DODGE OF FAIRFIELD,CT THEY HAVE 68 PEOPLE WAITING ON BACK ORDER FUEL TANKS AND THEY ARE OVER $800.00 REDICULES.SO CAN YOU IMAGINE ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH A BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE!!!! THIS IS A SAFTY HAZZARD BECAUSE ANY ONE WILL TELL YOU THAT IF THIS FAULTY FUEL TANK IS ROTTEN GAS FUEMS WILL ESCAPE AND CAUSE AN EXPLOTION OR FIRE EVEN DEATH IF THE VEHICAL IS IN AN ACCEDENT TE FUEL WILL LEAK EVERY WHERE THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL IM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE TO!!!! I REALLY HOPE YOU LOOK IN TO THIS PROBLEM ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED I HAVE PHOTOS IF YOU NEED THEM YOU CAN CONTACT ME ASAP! THANK

HAD R25 AND S43 RECALL COMPLETED THEN LIGHT CAME ON FOR AIR BAG SWITCH # 56045496AA .....AND THAT HAS TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL- IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING MY RECALL NOTICE, I CALLED MY LOCAL RAM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE ALL OUT OF PARTS, BUT I WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITLIST TO HAVE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED. I RECEIVED THIS MAILING CLOSE TO A YEAR AGO, AND STILL, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. IF THIS RECALL WERE NOT SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS SAFETY, I WOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DELAY, BUT THIS HAS TO DO WITH PASSENGER SAFETY, AND I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT THERE STILL ARE NOT ENOUGH PARTS TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED.

4/23/2017 REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND HUB ASSEMBLY FELL OFF. CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING IN A PARKING LOT. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF ONLINE POSTINGS AND PICTURES OF FAILURES AND ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. PLEASE ADVISE... THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME...

REAR END LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO PINION NUT BACKING OFF. DESTROYING THE REAR END.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL AND DROVE INTO A CANAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED THE CONTACT'S BODY; HOWEVER, HIS UPPER BODY STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE CHEST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *CN

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL. MY DIFERENTIAL FELL AND MY WHEELS LOCKED COULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCED. NO CARS WHERE NEAR ME BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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 06/08/17*LJ *CN

I OWN A BLACK 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 4 DOOR SHORT BED WITH 146,466 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW, ALMOST 14 YEARS. NEVER HAS A PINION NUT BACK OFF THE PINION BEFORE. WE HAD JUST GOT OFF THE MAIN HI WAY SPEED WAS 55 MPH AND TURNED ONTO A BACK ROAD SPEED WAS 35 MPH. WHEN OUT OF KNOW WERE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE BACK OFF THE TRUCK. THEN THE DRIVE LINE FELL OFF OF THE REAR END AND BANGED AROUND UNTIL I COULD GET THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE 1500 TRUCK REAR ENDS, BUT PER MY VIN NUMBER ON MY TRUCK IT IS NOT COVERED BY A KNOWN PROBLEM. ONLY THE 2005 AND 2006 1500 TRUCKS A COVERED. IT SEEMS THAT THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PINION NUT ISSUE AS THE 2005 AND 2006 1500'S. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT OUT COME IF WE WERE ON A FREEWAY WERE THE SPEEDS ARE ANYWHERE FROM 55 TO 75 MPH. I WOULD HOPE THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE TRUCKS WILL TAKE A LOOK INTO THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PINION NUT ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING PROCESS ERROR.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD DRONING SOUND WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, REMINISCENT OF AN AIRPLANE FLYING OVERHEARD OR A SEMI TRUCK'S "JAKE BRAKE." THE SOUND STOPPED AFTER THE VEHICLE STRAIGHTENED OUT. ON THE NEXT TWO CORNERS, THE DRONING SOUND REPEATED, AND VIBRATION WAS ALSO FELT COMING THROUGH THE FLOORBOARDS, BUT THE SOUND WENT AWAY AFTER STRAIGHTENING THE VEHICLE OUT. AFTER THE SECOND CORNER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD BANG. BOTH BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP IMMEDIATELY, AS EVIDENCED BY THE SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. THE DRIVELINE ALSO DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT THAT TIME, LEAVING A TRAIL OF OIL ON THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE NUT SECURING THE PINION GEAR HAD COME LOOSE, ALLOWING THE PINION TO MOVE OUT OF ITS CORRECT LOCATION. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE AXLES TO BOTH REAR TIRES LOCKED UP. IT APPEARS THAT SIMILAR ISSUES RELATED TO PINION NUTS LOOSENING HAVE BEEN FOUND ON MANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR OVER 250,000 DODGE RAM 1500 VEHICLES FROM THE 2005 MODEL YEAR TO CORRECT AN ISSUE WITH THE NUT ON THE PINION. OVER 250,000 ADDITIONAL DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES FROM THE 2009 TO 2012 MODEL YEARS WERE ALSO RECALLED FOR A PINION NUT ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. 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.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A NOTICE THAT A RECALL IS ACTIVE ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT RESOLVED AND THEY SAY THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ANY WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL STATES THAT IF I AM IN A COLLISION AND MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYS, THAT MY PASSENGER CAN RECEIVE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH FROM FLYING PIECES OF METAL. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN WE BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE AROUND IN THESE POSSIBLE DEATH MACHINES AND NOBODY SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYHTING ABOUT IT.?????

TIPM REPLACED IN A 2004 RAM 1500. REPLACED DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). FUEL PUMP WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, WIPERS TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES, BOTH SIDES OF MY TAIL LIGHTS BLACKED OUT, NO POWER. FOUND OUT THE GROUND TO THE TAIL LIGHT RELAY IN THE TIPM FAILED . HAD TO REPLACE THE TIPM ON 1-20-16 AT A DODGE DEALER. ALL PROBLEMS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EITHER STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY OR TURNING. I ALSO RECEIVED A TICKET FOR NO TAIL LIGHTS. WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TIPM IT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAUSED A SAFETY RISK OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHEN THE GAS TANK ON THIS TRUCK IS FILLED TO CAPACITY, THE TRUCK WILL STALL WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE TRUCK CANNOT BE FILLED TO THE "FULL" MARK. IF IT IS IT WILL STALL WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID IT IS TO NOT FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY FULL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHIRRING NOISE. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND THE REAR TIRES SEIZED AND MADE A SCREECHING NOISE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WENT TO THE VEHICLE'S LOCATION TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT STRIPPED THREADS ON THE PINION GEAR CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVE TRAIN, REAR END GEARS, AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED AT WORK AND AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED HOME AND I DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE NEXT DAY I LIFTED THE BED TO REPLACE IT AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE WHOLE TOP OF THE TANK'S LOCKING RING TANGS WERE ALL RUSTED AWAY AND THE PUMP WAS JUST SITTING IN THE TANK CROOKED. IF IT WAS FILLED FULL OR IN AN ACCIDENT FUEL WOULD'VE SLOOSHED OUT OF THE TANK. ON A ROLLOVER THE ENTIRE TANK WILL EMPTY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/19/17 LJ *CN

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK LAST SUNDAY (2/5/17) ON A SMOOTH OPEN ROAD SURFACE, WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE BACK TWO TIRES SEIZED UP WHILE GOING 55MPH. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH BOUNCED AND SKIDDED AND THEN CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE I'D BEEN DRIVING IN. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE AROUND AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. IN 2013, DODGE ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AFTER AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE PINION NUT CAN LOOSEN, CAUSING THE REAR AXLE TO SEIZE AND THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DETACH. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SITUATION I SUFFERED OVER THE WEEKEND, HOWEVER DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THEY'RE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, AND NO ONE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN ANSWER EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY "UNRELATED" TO THE RECALL. OUR FAMILY IS NOW DOWN TO ONE VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO TO WORK THIS WEEK FOR LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE REPAIRS WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $3,000, WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

A MALFUNCTION IN THE UNDER HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE, FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN STARTED NOR DRIVEN IN OVER 24 HOURS UP TO THE TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER 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 COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,100. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *CN

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2004 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/18/17 LJ UPDATED 09/1/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR 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 02/03/17*LJ

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 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 MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.