Purchased the truck new in 2005. Wife was driving to store when engine shut off. She turn around and drove 1.5 mile back to house and parked truck. Truck had plenty oil, but was leaking oil from passenger side valve cover had a small hole. Pulled covers, both heads and found head cast had broke off on passenger side. This caused hole in valve cover. Bottom of both head casting had damage to valve seal which should be pressed into place. Three of the seal pop out about 1/4 inch. And one of the seal on driver side head casting cracked cylinder head. This should not happen. I never seen this type of damage to headers. I think the casting if flawed. Before taking the valve covers of, I thought if I get another valve cover might be ok. So I searched for a valve cover. I called two Dodge dealer part department. Withnell Dodge in salem and mark thomas motors in albany Oregon. Both dealer parts department told me they had over 60 back orders for this valve cover. That's over 120 back order for valve covers. I suspect other truck owners thought all they needed was to replace the valve cover and that should fix their problem. I also suspect the flaw in the header cast is the problem and is causing a chain reaction to occur when parts of the casting break off, hit the valve cover, which can cause the truck to overheat, and result in damage to cylinder head, rings, and header, all because the head casting was molded with an inherited flaw. Nothing make sense as to why truck had problem with header, except bad cast for header. I hope your organization can do something about this matter. I put less than 15,000 miles per year on this truck, and I should be enjoying this truck for trouble free. With Dodge history of failure to notify vehicle owner about inherited problems with past, I do not expect Dodge to take responsibility for what I have experienced.

- Dallas, OR, USA

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 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.

- Flowery Branch, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V796000 (power train) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated 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. Updated 11/25/15 updated 12/03/15

- St. Landry, LA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V796000 (power train) was received in February of 2015 and NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags) was received in June of 2015. After contacting the dealer 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.

- Nashville, TN, USA

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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Safford, AZ, USA

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 provided no disclosure on the part's availability. 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.

- Marshall, MO, USA

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 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/20/15

- Ellend, DE, USA

While driving and getting ready to make a right turn the passenger side front tire made a noise and fell off from vehicle, causing me to skid on the axle. Tore up frame, axle

- Granger, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, there was an abnormal nose coming from the rear of the vehicle and rear wheels seized. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence then towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear pinion axle nut had fractured and the drive shaft collapsed. The technician at the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V796000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

- Ellington, CT, USA

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 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 issues. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Vanceboro, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 30-35 mph, the rear axle fractured. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The contact stated that the rear passenger side wheel fractured during the crash and separated from the vehicle. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V796000 (power train). The contact sustained unknown injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 204,000.

- North East, PA, USA

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 notified of the issue. The contact did not experience a failure.

- Los Lunas, NM, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that when the ignition switch was turned to the on position, it was difficult to shift the vehicle into reverse. 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 failure. The failure mileage was not available.

- Marietta, GA, USA

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.

- Hull, MA, USA

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 the reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Wythville, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 25 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to move forward as the driveshaft fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V796000 (power train). The failure mileage was 170,000.

- Coolville , OH, USA

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 part was not available to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. MA 10/25/15 the consumer stated all of the recalls were fixed. Updated 01/26/16

- Massillon, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired for the pinion nut included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V796000 (power train); however, the pinion seal started to leak after the repair. The contact stated that the pinion seal was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact was notified by the manufacturer that the pinion seal was not included as a part of the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 138,000.

- Grand Island, NE, USA

When truck reaches about 50 mph transmission wants too kick into reverse gear

- Colorado,Springs, CO, USA

While driving vibration in the front proceeded to lose control lose control with out knowing I was off the road into a guard rail through a small building from the highway department storage I proceeded to go through the building and into to park cars after being told they were told it was a complete wreck I was brought to the hospital in exeter New Hampshire please run the scenes no airbags failed to inflate and vibration and I could not stop nor steers vehicle I had no frenchy's and I use my vehicle for business and had to close my account as of right now I've been denied right rental fee nor rentals at all and that vehicle is now at foss motors in exeter New Hampshire I've had it towed three times and have a total of four calls to Chrysler about this matter and have yet been informed about any compensation or what I'm gonna do about my vehicle.

- Newburyport , MA, USA