2010 Ram 1500 Complaint Log

IN OCTOBER 2012 I RECEIVED RECALL M34/NHTSA 12V-474 STATING THAT MY DODGE 1500 TRUCK HAD A SAFETY RECALL BUT THAT PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013. IT IS NOW 6/16/2013 AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM CHRYSLER LLC. THEIR WEBSITE SAYS THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR ASAP. THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT YET "RELEASED THE PARTS" TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DATE AVAILABLE WHEN CHRYSLER WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN SHIPPING THE NECESSARY PARTS. THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATES THAT IF THE PART FAILS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR "WITHOUT WARNING". WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER RELEASED THE PARTS TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE? WHY HASN'T THE GOVERNMENT FORCED THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING, SCRAPING NOISE. PULLED OVER AND ASSESSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS HANGING AND HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED. *TR

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN MY RAM LOCKED UP AT 35 MPH CAUSING THE DRIVESHAFT TO BREAK, THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO JUMP IN THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 2FT, AND MAKING IT SKID FOR 40FT TO A HARD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD NEAR A BUSY INTERSECTION. DODGE HAS YET TO RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT DESPITE IT HAPPENING TO MULTIPLE RAMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! EVEN THE DEALERSHIPS FAIL TO SHOW ANY CONCERN OVER THIS ISSUE. IT WAS TAKEN TO MILLER DODGE IN MARTINSBURG AND WILL BE LOOKED AT MONDAY. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE 5 TIMES TO HAVE THEM REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL AS THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY DON'T SHIFT WHEN NECESSARY, THEY DON'T ENGAGE WHEN NEEDED AND AS A RESULT I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN AFTER THEY HAD FAILED TO DETECT ANY PROBLEMS WHILE MY TRUCK WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND MY COMPLAINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE DRIVE SHAFT ACTUALLY FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION AND THE BOLT HOLDING THE U-JOINT FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT SHOT INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL RESULTING IN THE REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP. I WAS IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND 2 CARS SWERVED TO MISS ME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND A COUPLE PIECES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL, BUT DIDN'T ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND NOW THE DIFFERENTIAL WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND MAKING NOISE. AFTER CONTACT DODGE ABOUT IT AGAIN, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE DEALER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG SO THEY WONT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR THE DIFFERENTIAL EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT THEY AREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT AND THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY FIX THE ISSUES WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL BECAUSE THEY EACH HAVE SOME MANY PARTS TO THEM. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT AS IT SEEMS THE ONLY WAY DODGE WILL HONOR THEIR WARRANTY IS IF SOMEONE DIES. YESTERDAY I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN GEAR FOR THE TRUCK TO MOVE FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHEELS SEIZED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN 2012 BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WAS DRIVING MY 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AT 40 MPH WHEN I FELT/HEARD SOMETHING SNAP FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, PULLED OFF AND SAW THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKE OFF THE REAR-END, DAMAGED THE TRANSFERCASE, SHREDDED OUT ALL THE GEARS, AND LOCKED UP THE REAR-END. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP HONORED ALL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN ) IN SEPTEMBER 2012. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHINE AND THE BOOM THE DRIVELINE CAME OFF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE ALL COMPONENTS FROM THE CENTER OF THE TRUCK BACK. *TR

I AS DRIVING ALONG THE REAREND STARTED WHINING A LITTLE AS I CAME TO A STOP. AS I STARTED TO PULL AWAY IT VIBRATED AND THEN THE DRIVELINE FELL TO THE PAVEMENT. I CALLED A TOWTRUCK AND THEN THE SERVICE DEPT AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALER SHIPS AND BOTH TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP MY EMPLOYER USES AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PINION NUT BACKED OFF AND THE DRIVELINE WAS BENT. ALSO IT CAUSED MY REAREND TO LOCK UP AND HAVE TO BE REBUILT. *TR

I WENT TO HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA AND GOT MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN ON JULY 23, 2012 AND THEY SPENT THREE WEEKS WITH ME IN MICHIGAN. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2012, I TOOK THEM HOME. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012 AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN PULASKI PIKE GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN. THE MAN AT THE SERVICE STATION WAS WAVING FOR ME TO LET MY WINDOW DOWN AND I DID AND HE SAID MA YOUR DRIVE SHAFT IS ON THE GROUND. I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND WAS ASTONISHED THAT THIS BIG LONG PIPE WAS ON THE GROUND. MY FATHER CAME AND SAID YOUR PINION NUT BACKED ITSELF OFF THE PINION AND THAT THERE WAS NO LOCTITE ON THE PINION NUT AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGER HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS CARRYING MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND HE PUT MY DRIVE SHAFT BACK ON AND I DROVE MY TRUCK BACK TO MICHIGAN AND TOOK MY TRUCK TO MORAN CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP IN ST. CLAIR. AND THEY SAID IT WAS PUT BACK TOGETHER OK BUT NEED A SEAL ON THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE BUT THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH KNEW THEY WERE USING DEFECTED PINION NUTS.I WORK AT THE MARYSVILLE AXLE PLANT WHICH IT USE TO BE DETROIT AXLE PLANT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 15 MPH,HEARD LOUD BANG FROM REAR THE TRUCK SHOOK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT TRANSMISSION. ORDERED PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR

THE DEALER REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY THE SOUND STOP BUT START TO MAKE IT AGAIN TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, BOTH OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE OFF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,200.

I NOTICED THE VEHICLE MAKING A HUMMING/RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END WHEN MOVING 20-35MPH AND COMING TO A STOP. I PARKED THE VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THE TECHNICIAN COULD TEST DRIVE AND LOCATE THE PROBLEM. UPON HIS INITIAL LEAVING HE HEARD NOTHING SO HE PROCEEDED TO PICK UP THE SPEED TO 55MPH TO CHECK FOR VIBRATION IN A NEUTRAL COAST DOWN. UPON REACHING 45MPH THE DRIVE-SHAFT COMPLETELY SNAPPED AND SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE REAR END COMPLETELY LOCKING UP AND SENDING THE TRUCK SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE DRIVE SHAFT SWINGING VIOLENTLY UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK UNTIL THE TRUCK CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY UNTHREADED ITSELF FROM THE DRIVESHAFT RESULTING IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE REAR END. AS A RESULT IT COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE GEARS AND COMPONENTS WITHIN THE REAR END HOUSING INCLUDING DEEP GASHES INTO THE HOUSING ITSELF RENDERING IT UNSAFE TO RE-BUILD ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE ORDERED A WHOLE NEW REAR END ASSEMBLY TO BE PURCHASED AND PLACED ON THE TRUCK AND CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS AS I WRITE THIS LETTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH ALONG UNDIVIDED 2 LANE HIGHWAY. DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN TO MAKE WHINING NOISE AND THEN WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP AND THE DRIVE SHAFT YOKE BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND. DUE TO THE SPEED, VEHICLE CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. ONCE STOPPED, DRIVE SHAFT YOKE WAS OBVIOUSLY SNAPPED OFF AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD MELTED RUBBER FROM BEING DRAGGED FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET WHEN DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEAL AND AFTER 2 WEEKS DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT SOMETHING SEIZED IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND CAUSED INTERNALS TO BE DESTROYED. DEALER HAS NOT MENTIONED CURRENT RECALLS OR INVESTIGATIONS. AS OF NOW, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT DODGE IS NOT MAKING THE PARTS NEEDED AND THAT A MINIMUM OF 1 MONTH LEAD TIME IS EXPECTED BEFORE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. I AM TOLD NO LOANER VEHICLE OR RENTAL CAR WILL BE PROVIDED. *TR

WHILE COMING DOWN HIGHWAY 36 INTO SUSANVILLE, CALIF. OUR TRUCK STARTED MAKE A ODD NOISE, WE COULD NOT STOP TO CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE OF THE ROAD, AS WE CAME UP ON AN AREA WHERE WEE COULD LOOK AT IT GOT REALLY LOUD AND WE HEARD A THUMP AND THE REAR AXLE LOCKED UP. WE THEN SKID ACROSS THE ROAD TO A PULL OFF AREA WHAT WE FOUND WAS OUR DRIVE SHAFT HAD COME OUT OF THE REAR AXLE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED INTO TOWN WHERE IT STILL IS. WHEN WE CALLED ON JULY 30TH I WAS TOLD THERE WAS 45 OTHER TRUCKS WAITING FOR THE SAME PART, I CALLED AGAIN ON AUGUST 10TH AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING US MAYBE SOMETIME IN OCTOBER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. BUT I BELIEVE THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM IS GREATER THEN WHAT IS BEING REPORTED TO FEDERAL AGENCIES. *TR

I PULLED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AFTER STOPPING AT A YIELD SIGN. THE TRUCK REACHED ABOUT 35 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS HOLDING THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND WOULDN'T LET IT GO ANY FASTER. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE TRUCK WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE IN THE REAR DURING DECELERATION, BOTH FROM SIMPLY LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKING. NOISE BEGAN 50 MILES FROM RESIDENCE, AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME LOUDER ON THE DRIVE HOME. AT ROUGHLY 17 MILES FROM MY CURRENT RESIDENCE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY MORE LOUD RUMBLING AND SMOKE FROM DIFFERENTIAL FLUID SLINGING ONTO THE EXHAUST. I TURNED ON TO A SIDE ROAD AND BEGAN COASTING UNTIL REACHING A SAFE LOCATION TO PULL OVER; HOWEVER, BEFORE STOPPING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SKID TO A STOP. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, I COULD SEE THE DRIVE SHAFT HANGING ON THE GROUND, IT'S REAR CONNECTING BOLTS SHEARED, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL YOKE WAS MISSING. I COULD SEE THE PINION SHAFT SLOPPILY RESTING IN THE THE DIFFERENTIAL WHERE THE YOKE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I PAID TO HAVE IT HAULED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THEY "DID NOT HAVE A QUALIFIED REAR END TECHNICIAN", AND SAID I'D "HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO ANOTHER ONE AT MY PERSONAL EXPENSE" 50 MILES AWAY. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY REIMBURSED MY TOWING EXPENSE, AND TOWED IT TO THE OTHER DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THE RING AND PINION WERE BROKEN, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CARRIER. AFTER WAITING ONE MONTH WITHOUT MY TRUCK, I CONTACTED THEM AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE VEHICLE WERE ON BACKORDER, AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 3 MONTHS. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO EXPEDITE THE PARTS, AND THAT AFTERNOON WAS TOLD THE PARTS HAD ARRIVED, AND WOULD BE FIXED IN 2-3 DAYS. AFTER ONE DAY, I WAS TOLD CHRYSLER OKAYED AFTERMARKET PARTS TO EXPEDITE THE REPAIR, BUT WERE FLAWED PREVENTING CORRECT REPAIR. THEY OFFERED TO LET ME HAVE IT BACK, BUT WARNED ME IT WOULD MAKE MORE NOISE THAN BEFORE. I REQUESTED THAT THEY FIX IT RIGHT OR NOT AT ALL. CHRYSLER THEN INDICATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 5 MONTHS. *TR

STARTED TO HEAR A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR (EMPTY TRUCK, NO TRAILER OR CARGO). I SAID TO MYSELF 'I NEED TO GET THIS TO THE SHOP TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.' THE NOISE GOT LOUDER, AND BEFORE I GOT HOME, THE NUT HOLDING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OFF AND CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND AND MY REAR END TO LOCK UP. I WAS DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. AFTER GOOGLE SEARCHING THE ISSUE, I NOTICED THERE ARE MANY CASES WITH 2009 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. THIS ISN'T A DRIVESHAFT ISSUE, BUT RATHER A PINION\REAR END ISSUE. SEEING THE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE, I THINK A RECALL IS THE LEAST THAT DODGE SHOULD DO IN RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 1500 DODGE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING HOME (WITH MY THREE KIDS) I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED WHAT FELT LIKE MY BRAKES GRINDING. I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND IT WAS VERY LOAD. I DROVE ANOTHER 2 MILES MAYBE, PULLED UP TO ANOTHER STOP SIGN ONLY TO HAVE MY DRIVE SHAFT HIT THE PAVEMENT. A FEW MEN SELLING VEGETABLES ON THE CORNER HELPED PUSH IT BACKWARDS OFF THE ROAD. MY HUSBAND LATER WENT TO PICK IT UP WITH ONE OF HIS TRAILERS AND NOTICED THAT IN 4X4 WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT REMOVED IT WAS STILL LOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT FOR THREE WEEKS AND FIRST HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE PARTS, THEN SAID THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, THEN SAID THAT THE HOUSING WAS DELIVERED BUT THE GEARS HAD TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RELEASED BY A REGIONAL MANAGER IN ORDER TO BE ORDERED. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THAT HAD HAPPENED DOING 75MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE THAT I WAS HEADING TOWARDS??? I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH FORUMS AND ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS NOT TOO FREQUENT BUT STILL COMMON. WHAT TO DO? THREE WEEKS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE, NO END IN SITE ORDERING THE PIECES OF THE REAR END AND STILL NO ANSWER ON IF THE FRONT END OR TRANSMISSION HAVE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,200.

WHILE ON VACATION I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND HEARD A WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF TRUCK. IT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER VERY QUICKLY AND THEN I HEARD A LARGE BANGING NOISE AND THE REAR WHEELS FROZE UP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SKID TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. GOT OUT OF SAID TRUCK AND NOTICED THE REAR OF THE DRIVESHAFT LAYING ON THE GROUND. PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO GET OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED SOLID AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE TO GET OF THE ROAD. THE PINION NUT CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE DRIVESHAFT TO FALL OFF IN TURN THE PINION MOVED IN THE REAR AXEL CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE INSIDE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

IGNITION TURNS OFF VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES, I HAVE TO WAIT FOR VEHICLE TWO COME TO A STOP PLACE A NEUTRAL AND RESTART DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENS ALSO FRONT TIRE RODS KEEPS COMING LOOSE, I HAD FRONT END REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES

WHEN SLOWING DOWN KEPT HEARING A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAREND. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND BOOM THE DRIVESHAFT FALLS OUT OF THE REAREND AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. THE PINION NUT HAD COME OFF AND PINION YOLK (STILL ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT) CAME OUT OF THE REAREND. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS NOT REUSABLE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE REAREND HOUSING AND ALL IT'S INTERNAL PARTS. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLANKING NOISE FROM REAR END, IT GOT LOUDER OVER THE NEXT 2-3 MILES THEN DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL. CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NONE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED OVER 50 MILES TO A GARAGE TO HAVE DRIVE SHAFT REINSTALLED, NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING BOTH ON ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LATER IN 2012 ABOUT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT BEING FAULTY. CALLED DEALER AND SET APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL FIXED ALONG WITH A SECOND RECALL FOR A/C BLOWER MOTOR DOOR, TOOK 2 DAYS DOWN TIME AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP TRUCK, THE M34 RECALL AS ITS KNOWN WAS NOT ADDRESSED BUT A/C WAS FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIX ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE REAR END FROM THE RECALL WHICH IS THE NOISE IM HEARING BUT UNFORTUNATELY CHRYSLER DOES NOT EVEN HAVE THE PART NOR AN EXPECTED RELEASE DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER OVER A MONTH OF CHECKING BACK ON PROGRESS OF PART I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE, AT THAT TIME HE STATED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD EXPEDITE THE PART AND GET IT FIXED AND THEY WOULD GET ME INTO A LOANER OR RENTAL SINCE I USE MY TRUCK DAILY FOR WORK. WHEN I WENT TO SET THE APPOINTMENT A WEEK OR SO LATER I WAS TOLD THEY CANT GIVE ME A LOANER OR RENTAL......ANOTHER COST OUT OF MY POCKET BESIDES THE REPAIR AN TOW I ALREADY PAID AND THE TWO DAYS DOWN I HAD TO TAKE FOR THE FIRST RECALL VISIT.... I THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL THE NUMBER ON THE RECALL NOTICE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE AT CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO....THAT WAS 3/5/2013.... ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS NOW OVER THE 60 MONTH 100K MILEAGE IM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR WARRANTY RENTAL COVERAGE.....THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEIZED, DESTROYING THE POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT THEN TRADED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS RECEIVED IN 2012 AND THE PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 2/24/2016*JS *CN

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKING.

I HAVE A 2010 RAM WITH 50K MILES ON IT AND JUST GOT A WAKE UP CALL. WHILE RUNNING WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, HEARD A LOUD WHINE, THEN KABLAM!!! THE REAR OF THE TRUCK LOCKED UP AND KICKED ME DEAD SIDEWAYS, LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO A GAP BETWEEN TRAFFIC. NOTHING LIKE HAVING A FULL SIZE CREW CAB TRUCK SLIDING SIDEWAYS ON AN INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED UP AND AS IT WAS ABOUT TO SLIDE AROUND THE OTHER WAY I HEARD THE REAR END EXPLODE AND THE REAR WHEELS FREED UP AND I GOT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. KUDOS TO THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME, CARS AND THE 2 18 WHEELERS THAT WERE ABLE TO AVOID T BONING ME AS I WENT ON THIS WONDER RIDE. I CLIMBED OUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND CALLED MY DEALER, THEY HOOKED ME UP WITH ROADSIDE AND AN HOUR LATER!!! WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC JUST MISSING MY TRUCK BY INCHES, I GOT TO MY DEALER. THEY HAVE YET TO GET IT ON THE RACK TO LOOK AT IT. I DID CRAWL UNDER IT IN THE LOT. DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. THE PINION APPARENTLY CAME LOOSE, I CAN SEE IT INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL AND ALL THE THREADS ARE PRESENT. THE DRIVE SHAFT IS BEAT ALL UP, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HUNG ON THE FRAME WHEN THE TRUCK WENT SIDEWAYS. THE FRONT OF THE DIF LOOKS CRACKED, THE PINION IS INSIDE THE DIF WEDGED AGAINST EVERYTHING. THE TRANS SEAMS TO BE LEAKING FLUID AS WELL, CRACKED????? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!! FIRST MINE IS NOT THE ONLY RAM THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MY DEALER HAS HAD 1 OTHER IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND ANOTHER FOR NO OIL IN THE REAR DIFF. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS SERIOUSLY HURTS OR KILLS SOMEONE. I HAVE MANY MOONS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE UNDER MY BELT AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM SPLATTERING. CALL IT SKILL, LUCK, WHATEVER, BUT IT COULD'VE TURNED OUT VERY BADLY. *KB

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING INTO GARAGE. ENGINE RPM INCREASED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. NOTHING HAPPENED LUCKILY I HAD THE BRAKE APPLIED SO I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES BY ITSELF MOMENTARILY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SURGE. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF, MADE OF PLASTIC, WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS OPTION. THIS BROKEN PEDAL WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON WARRANTY IN 2013, AND AFTER THE REPAIR THE NEW PEDAL BROKE OFF AGAIN. THIS PART SEEMS DEFECTIVE, IT IS MADE OF THIN HOLLOW PLASTIC THAT BREAKS OFF FROM NORMAL DRIVING PRESSURE, SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER, STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THEN NEXT THING I KNEW I HEARD A LOUD THUMP DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF AND REAR END LOCKED UP. DEALER REPAIRED IT BUT I AM ALWAYS SCARED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND MAYBE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IAM STARTING TO NOTICE THIS IS STARTING TO BE A BIG DEAL FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE ALSO. GO ON THE RAMFORUMZ.COM FORUM LOOK UNDER THE 2010 YEAR AND THERE ARE PEOPLE TELLING THERE STORIES. I HOPE NOBODY HAS TO LOOSE A LIFE FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

THE REAR END SEIZED WHICH IN TURN SNAPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT IN HALF. THE DRIVE SHAFT THEN PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK, AND FLATTENED THE SPARE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, MY SPEED AT THE TIME WAS APROX 15 MPH. IT LIFTED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND SLAMMED DOWN TO A STOP. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR TIRES SEIZED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL 360 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE THEN FISH-TAILED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED AND COMPLETELY DETACHED ONTO THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,495.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR DOOR ACTUATOR DID NOT CLOSE. AS A RESULT, HOT AIR ENTERED DURING THE SUMMER AND COLD AIR WAS PRESENT DURING THE WINTER. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE WINDOWS FROM DEFROSTING, WHICH CAUSED VISIBILITY ISSUES. ROSEVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2805 LONG LAKE RD, ROSEVILLE, MN 55113, (651) 968-1199) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST LESS THAN $3,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE FAILURE, BUT NOT IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SAME FAILURE REPAIRED BACK IN 2011 AT THE COST OF $2,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN SUNNY DAY LIGHT THERE IS A GLARE ON THE CHROME FINISHED RING AROUND CENTER CONSOLE THAT IMPAIRS THE DRIVER`S AND PASSENGER`S VISION ALMOST TO THAT YOU CAN`T SEE ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A WHISTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END AS THE REAR TIRES SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. DASH LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THEY WILL COME BACK ON IN A FEW MILES AND ALSO IF I STOP THE TRUCK AND RESTART. PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES TO SEARCH FOR AN ERROR BUT NONE ARE SHOWN. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I ALSO HAD THE SIDE OUTSIDE HEATED MIRROR REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD A BURNT SPOT IN THE LOWER CORNER. UCONNECT HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED AT TIMES RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED "NOT TRAINED" ONE MORNING WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY PRESSED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. MA 10/5 *CN

DRIVING TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. HEARD A LOUD, HIGH PITCHED MOANING/WHINING SOUND. TRUCK LOST POWER, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. WALKED AROUND TRUCK TO LOOK FOR CAUSE OF PROBLEM, SAW SMOKE, SMELLED BURNED METAL, SAW OILY SHEEN ON BACK OF TRUCK & ON FENDER. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, SAW A HOLE WHERE A PLUG SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL BOX. NOTIFIED DODGE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR TOW, CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE TO REPORT PROBLEM, ACTIVATE WARRANTY. TRUCK BROUGHT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO DENIED WARRANTY, CLAIMED VANDALISM THE CAUSE OF THE MISSING PLUG, NOT DEFECT. PURSUED THIS WITH DODGE WHO CONTINUED TO DENY FAULT. ONLY SUBMITTING THIS NOW BECAUSE SAW AN ARTICLE ONLINE ABOUT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON DODGE, JEEP PRODUCTS. DUE TO DENIAL OF WARRANTY COVERAGE HAD TO PAY OVER $900 OUT OF POCKET AND SUBMIT CLAIM TO INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

BUMPERS, FRONT AND REAR BOTH EXHIBIT RUST. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A "CORROSION" WARRANTY FROM DODGE, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THIS "TYPE OF RUST" IS NOT COVERED. A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT RUST FROM BEHIND THE PAINT. DODGE REFUSES TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

2010 DODGE RAM TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR WHEEL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TOWING A SMALL U-HAUL TRAILER WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP, AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 12V474000. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DID NOT FIT PROPERLY ON THE BRACKET THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT COULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DROP AND CAUSE A FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

2010 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP IN WHITE 8 MONTHS OLD,RUST SPOTS OR BLEMISHES BLEEDING THRU PAINT AFTER BEING THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND PROTESTED WITH 2 COATS OF LIQUID GLASS AUTO POLISH. *TR

THERE IS RUST SPOTS ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK COMING THROUGH THE PAINT. I TOOK INTO DEALER TO ASK ABOUT IT, THEY TOOK PICTURES AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK SINCE. IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE PAINT? MY TRUCK IS WHITE, THEREFOR IT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER ON MY 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 IS DEVELOPING RUST ON THE FRONT BUMPER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER SUBMITTED THESE PHOTOS TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE RUST ON THE FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN ROCK CHIPS THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. WHAT SEEMS ODD ABOUT THE CHIPS IS THAT I HAVE NORMAL FINISH AND RUST SPOTS. THERE ARE NO CHIPS WITH JUST PRIMER LEFT WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE WHEN HAVING ROCK CHIPS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH RUST WITHIN A YEAR. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND TO QUESTION THE PURCHASE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH STARTED TO HEAR WHINING NOISE. IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER THEN ALL THE SUDDEN ALOT OF BANGING AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. GOT OUT LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK FOUND MY DRIVE SHAFT ON THE GROUND. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE FOR PROOF. DEALER SAID THE NUT FOR THE RING AND PINION FELL OFF. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR