Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307265 Incident Date: Oct, 22 2004
Consumer's City: TEMPERANCE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly:axle shaft
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HA18D23S Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 04 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 11 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving down the road i hear a grinding and a pop noise and the rear end of my 2003 1500 ram drops down and immediately goes into a 3-60 spin. the whole axle assembly snapped off right by the hub. the whole brake assembly, still connected to the rim and tire this is the second time it broke on the same side, and it is identical to the first break. the first was at 8,000, and now 16,000 miles. *ak