NHTSA Complaint #10683610 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I FELT MY ENTIRE TRUCK SHUDDER. PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND SAW DRIVESHAFT LAYING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE, WHERE I INSPECTED THREAT END AND SAW THAT THE PINION BUT HAD BACKED OFF AND CAUSE DRIVESHAFT TO COME UNDONE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL MY ENTIRE REAR END IS LOCKED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR 2004 AND 2005 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER THE RECALL STATES THIS COULD HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY IT DID HAPPEN TO ME AND CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. 2003 RAM 1500 HAS 9.25 REAR END, SAME AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT I SHOULD GET VEHICLE REPAIRED AND HOLD ONTO RECEIPT IN CASE A RECALL ARISES WITH MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT SINCE IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME TRUCK WITH SAME EQUIPMENT AND THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE ISN'T A POTENTIAL ISSUE, IT'S ALREADY RUINED MY REAR END THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY MYSELF DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT, RECALL THAT SHOULD COVER MY VEHICLE. *TR