NHTSA Complaint #11075552 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11075552
Vehicle 2003 DODGE RAM 1500
Component POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 221,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State PA

Consumer Description

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2018, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM EMT TRAINING, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE AND THEN BOOM. PINION NUT BACKED OFF, DROPPED DOWN INTO THE GEAR AREA CAUSING MY DRIVE SHAFT AND YOKE TO BREAK AND MY REAR END TO LOCK UP, PUTTING ME INTO A SKID. I FOUND 35 OTHER COMPLAINTS WHERE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE 2WD TRUCKS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT THE 4WD. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION, I WAS TOLD TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS AND IF ANY RECALLS WERE TO COME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY PUT MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER AND WILL NOT HONOR THEIR MISTAKE. THE FOLLOWING LINK IS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2003/DRIVETRAIN/REAR_DIFFERENTIAL_FAILURE.SHTML.

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