# 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1148007` · 2015-01-15 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 78,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SPIN OUT AND GO OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PUT  THE TRUCK IN FWD LOW TO GET OUT OF THE DITCH AND DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE HOME IN FWD HIGH. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS NO LONGER LOCKED BUT IT IS VERY NOISY AND CAN NOT BE DRIVEN. WHEN I CALLED DODGE I WAS TOLD THIS TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE MASSIVE RAM 1500 RECALL.  *TR
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