NHTSA Complaint #10658895 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT UNKNOWN FLUIDS WERE LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS DIFFERENTIAL OIL IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR END AND DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS BENT AND THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.