NHTSA Complaint #10641754 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 4 KIDS IN THE TRUCK . PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65MPH THEN SUDDENLY FELL TO 0 AND STAYED THERE. I THEN STARTED TO SMELL A FOUL SMELL RESEMBLING NATURAL GAS. MY ABS LIGHT, E BRAKE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK NEAREST EXIT AND PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. TURNED TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND ALL LIGHTS WENT AWAY BUT SPEEDO STILL NOT WORKING. CONTINUED DRIVING TO GET IT HOME THEN THE TRUCK STARTED SURGING WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS BUT WOULD GO AWAY WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. DECIDED I NEEDED TO PULL OVER AGAIN. I PROCEEDED TO THE TURNING LANE GOING 35PMH WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE REAR END LOCKED UP AND STARTED FISHTAILING AND SPINNING TILL IT CAME TO A STOP. LUCKILY CARS AROUND ME SWERVED AROUND ME TO PREVENT FROM GETTING HIT. REAR AXLE IS LEAKING FLUID AND REALLY BAD SMELL. HAD TO GET A FLAT BED TO PULL IT ON AND OFF AND UNLOADED AT MY HOUSE. THANKFULLY MYSELF AND MY KIDS ARE SAFE. UNFORTUNATELY MY 2008 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE 2009-2012 RECALL WITH THE SAME PINION RETAINING NUT BACKING OUT DUE TO NO LOCTITE "ADHESIVE" CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP. ALL I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER WAS TO SAVE ANY REPAIR RECEIPTS IN THE EVENT THE RECALL GETS EXPANDED. MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WANTS ME TO TOW MY TRUCK AND CHARGE ME $101.89 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT JUST TO TELL ME IT'S THE REAR PINION LOCKING NUT :/ BUT THEY WERE SURE TO LET ME KNOW OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR THAT WAS UNDER RECALL THAT I SHOULD GET FIXED....I THINK THIS IS A BIT MORE IMPORTANT THAN A WIPER MOTOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 13V038000/EXPANSION RECALL # 12V-474/CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN N08 STATES DODGE RAMS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2008 TO JUNE 2009 FELL UNDER THE RECALL THOUGH MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED JULY 2008 YET IT DOESN'T APPLY????! *TR