Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033539 Incident Date: Jul, 23 2005
Consumer's City: HALLETTSVILLE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HA16N35J Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer's son was driving when vehicle swerved to miss a deer and it tipped over into a ditch while driving 30 mph. upon impact, the air bag did not deploy. the vehicle would not shut off until it was put into park. the consumer drove the vehicle back home. later it was taken to a body shop, which did not have diagnostic equipment. they said that there was hardly any transmission fluid. oil leaked through transmission tube under the hood. the manufacturer stated that air bags will deploy when driving forward. he told them that according to the vehicles computers it did not show it had been in an accident. the frame was dented, and there was an injury. *ak