# 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1532817` · 2019-01-21 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 134,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
TAKARA RECALL   THE 4X4 SHIFT LINKAGE GOING TO TRANSFER CASE FALLS OUT OF THE SHIFT LEVERS DUE TO THE USE OF PLASTIC GROMMETS TO SECURE AND HOLD MEDAL ROD IN PLACE.  THE PLASTIC GROMMETS GET DRY ROTTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE  CAUSING THE GROMMETS TO CRACK AND BREAK THEREFORE LOSEING THE MEDAL SHIFT LINKAGE WHILE DRIVING . THE MEDAL SHIFT LINKAGE FALLING WHILE DRIVING HITTING OTHER VEHICAL CAUSING DAMAGE TO HURT THE VEHICAL AND POSABLE HURTING THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICAL FROM AN ACCIDENT.  *DSY
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*