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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1151974
Internal NHTSA #	10678796
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	25/05/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My wife, kids and mother in law were driving north in miami heading to fort lauderdale the truck made a loud whining noise and then suddenly the rear wheels locked up and there was a huge bang and smoke rose from the rear of the truck. The aluminum driveshaft was split in 2 and there was oil all over the underside of the truck and on the ground. The truck would not roll at all and a flat bed needed to be used to bring the truck back to potamkin planet dodge. The mechanic that did the tear down on the rear axel said he initially thought it could be rebuilt but i was contacted later and i was told that it was so frozen they couldn't free up the gears, i had to buy a new axel. The rebuilt replacement axel cost me $4334. 01. The reason i'm now sending this in is because i just saw the recall notice that went out for the 2004 and up trucks and when i read the descriptions from the people that had submitted all of the complaints i realized how similar everyone's story was and that my situation may not have been just dumb luck due to a simple mechanical failure. The mechanics that worked on my truck were not surprised at all and made it seem like this is a pretty common failure on these trucks and i didn't even think at the time that it may have been a manufacturing or assembly defect. If my 2003 dodge ram 1500 axel had the same lot number or series serial number or came from the same factory then this recall should be expanded further back to cover all impacted parties. I owned the truck since it was brand new and it was not used as a work truck or any tough duty truck, it was our daily driving truck and i still own it today. I take care of my vehicles and people don't believe the truck is 12 years old when i tell them.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	118434
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STATEN ISLAND, NY
VIN pattern	1D7HA18D03JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	15
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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