# 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1161494` · 2015-03-01 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 4 LANE MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC WHEN THE REAR END LOCKED UP AND EXPLODED. DRIVER WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY OR CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.     ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS A 2004, IT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH IN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS THE 2005 P77 RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE.  *TR
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