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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Axle Assembly Axle Shaft Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	443775
Internal NHTSA #	10043258
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2001
File date	01/09/03
Component	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 9/1/2003 at approximately 8:40 p. M. My son was driving our 2001 dodge ram pick-up on us 23 south between omer, michigan and standish, michigan. I was in the passenger seat in the front and my husband was in the back seat. All of a sudden there was a loud screeching noise and we went into the oncoming lane of northbound traffic. My son kept saying he could not control the truck. He was able to get the truck back in the southbound lanes and the truck kept fishtailing. All of a sudden the truck took a very hard right and we went through the ditch with coattails into the farm field and rolled the truck. When we stopped moving and we were all out of the truck some people who stopped, we asked them what happened and they said all they saw was headlights flying in the air and it looked like we lost a tire. With the police there he asked my son if he had fallen asleep my son said no that all of a sudden he could not control the truck. The police then thought we had a flat tire but upon looking for the tire in the farm field it was discovered that the back drivers side wheel had broke at the axle right at the spindle. All lug nuts and brake pads were still intact inside of the wheel and it was not flat. Also where the axle broke off the wheel the metal was shining and crackling. None of us, luckily, were seriously injured scraps, bruises, and a lot of pulled muscles. None of us went to the hospital. We do felt lucky that it happened where it did since 10 more minutes up the road we would have been on i-75 south in holiday traffic and things i am sure would have been different. We do feel and with anyone we have talked with that this was a manufacturer defect of poor metal not being heat treated correctly. *la
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60544
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROCHESTER HILLS, MI
VIN pattern	3B7HF13Z71GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	3
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	23/03/01
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	40
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Dealer's name	GALEANA'S VAN DYKE DODGE
Dealer's telephone number	586-573-4000
Dealer's city	WARREN
Dealer's state code	MI
Dealer's ZIP code	48093

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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Axle Assembly Axle Shaft Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Axle Assembly Axle Shaft Problems, Complaints and Defects

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