NHTSA Safety Complaint 10695549: 2005 Dodge Ram 1500

anonymous to NHTSA
March 20, 2015


All Products Associated with this Complaint: 2005 Dodge Ram 1500
Date Complaint Filed: 03/20/2015
Date of Incident: 03/04/2015
Component(s): POWER TRAIN
NHTSA ID Number: 10695549
Consumer Location: SOUTH BELOIT, IL
Crash: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Number of Deaths: 0
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1D7HA16D85J...

SUMMARY: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED GEAR OIL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,562.