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2005 Dodge Ram 1500 wheels problems

Owners reported wheels problems in 32 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
32 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wheels problems show up

Wheels complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 28% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 25 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

My sister was in a fatal car accident june 23rd 2015. About a week and a half after her death we received a recall for the trucks rear axle pinion nut. Then a week after that we received another recall in the mail regarding the driver airbag inflator. During the incident her trucks right rear tire was snapped at the axle leaving us to believe that the pinion nut was loose and caused this rear axle to seize and break. In the crash all of the airbags failed to deploy.

Reported at 130,000 miles, June 2015 CrashDeath

I recently had a investigator inspect my vehicle that broke the right rear axle. Chrysler got back to me and claimed the break was not from there recall. Chrysler avoided my whole complaint of defective material. I was not relying on recalls but the material is not right. I had a couple of professional welders look at the axle and was informed that the break was on a weld, which should have been the strongest point and that the material looks porous.

Reported at 220,000 miles, August 2017 Crash

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