| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006074487 | Incident Date: Aug, 04 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ROSHARON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 1500 | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HA18D35J | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 20 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Truck swerved to miss a dear in the road, when turning back, left front wheel came off truck, spindle shaft broke at bearing, causing truck to roll over, truck was totaled and driver injured, a couple small contusions, hit head and bruised elbow. truck had 12000 miles on it. no correction taken, truck is totaled. when wheel came off truck, truck was starting to skid, wheel did not come into contact with anything but the paved surface, was not struck by anything. i believe the spindle shaft failed, witch should not fail under such conditions, i am a certified ford technician. it should take a very hard impact for the spindle to fail if at all. *nm |
