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2005 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1386809
Internal NHTSA #	11000830
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2005
File date	02/05/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the rear of the vehicle caught on fire while driving 60 mph. An eyewitness extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a report was not filed. The vehicle was serviced per nhtsa campaign number: 14v796000 (power train), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The recall repair was serviced at the local dealer (adventure chrysler jeep dodge ram located on 36845 euclid ave, willoughby, ohio, 44094). The vehicle was driven to an unknown local dealer located in the state of kentucky. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated they would send a special engineer to investigate the vehicle per case number: 31588634. The vehicle was investigated by the manufacturer's engineer who informed the contact that a special investigations unit was to review the vehicle and report back to the manufacturer. The vehicle remained at the dealer for three weeks, but no repair order had been provided from the manufacturer. The contact was informed that he would have to start paying a storage fee for the vehicle if it was not removed. The contact had the vehicle shipped to his personal independent mechanic located in atlanta, georgia who diagnosed that the rear pinion nut was repaired and was too tight, which caused the fire. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time and no assistance was made available. The failure mileage was 150,000. The vin was unavailable.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	CLEVELAND, OH
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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