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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1225972
Internal NHTSA #	10779528
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	14/09/15
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Rear differential failure. On sept 14, 2015 i was pulling out of a parking lot when i heard a loud bang. My truck stop moving causing me to apply the brake. When i tried to put the truck in park it would not engage. There was a person walking in the parking lot and informed me that my rear end was leaking fluid. I was on a slight incline so i was able to coast in a parking space and apply the parking brake. When i got out of the truck i seen the fluid pouring out. At this time i called aaa and had a tow truck sent to this area. When the tow truck arrived the driver was loading the truck onto the flat bed and that's when myself and the tow truck driver seen a silver dollar size hole on the front side of the pumpkin just below the drive shaft. I contacted my mechanic and told him about this incident and let him know i would be sending the truck to him for further inspection. My mechanic contacted me on sept 15, 2015 and informed me that the pinion shaft snapped off the gear and the hole i seen was the shaft trying to come through the housing. My mechanic stated in his professional opinion this was a factory defect the way this shaft snapped off clean. I truly believe that this needs to be investigated immediately before someone gets (killed). I was only driving about 7mph through the parking lot., had i been traveling at highway speeds this could have ended fatal for me or anyone traveling next too me. Being that this shaft was able to do this kind of damage to a steel housing moving at this low rate of speed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120119
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAST HARTFORD, CT
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	7
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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 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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