NHTSA Complaint #10179210 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10179210
Vehicle	2003 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Date of Incident	June 1, 2004
Date Filed	January 20, 2007
Mileage	15,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	OK

Consumer Description

03 QUAD CAB 4.7 WITH 20" WHEELS REAR END GROWLING. DEALER REPAIRED IT 1 TIME AND TOLD US TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT STILL MADE NOISE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE COMPLETE REAR END. TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME THEY TOOK IT APART AND PUT MORE NEW PARTS IN IT ,TOOK THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AND IT STILL MADE THE GROWLING SOUND, TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE HAVING SOME PROBLEM'S WITH THOSE REAR ENDS AND THEY DROVE IT AND SAID (COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT) THE TRUCK STILL HAS A GROWL IN THE REAR END NOW THEY SAY IT IS A TIRE PROBLEM, THE DATES IN THIS REPORT ARE A GUESS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF BOTH COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT EAST TULSA DODGE IN TULSA OK. AND ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN BY THEM. *JB

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