Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032366 Incident Date: Jul, 21 2005
Consumer's City: MIMS Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D3HA18D84J Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 20 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ram 1550 with 19" tires has experience 2 successive rear-end failures. replacement parts include case, bearings and ring/pinion. failures occurred at slow speed. had they occurred at high speed and the differential locked up the vehicle would most likely roll over and injure/kill the occupants. there is anecdotal reports of such failures in internet user groups and elsewhere. i have suffered 2 failures in 2 000 miles (30 000 and 32 000 miles) and i am surprise to seee no action on this topic. *nm