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2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	878162
Internal NHTSA #	10423273
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2004
File date	22/08/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on the interstate, i heard a pop and saw smoke coming out of my truck. Waiting for the tow, i noticed that the transfer case housing had cracked and had spewed oil all over the bottom of the truck causing the smoke. After some research i found that the 2004 dodge ram 1500 4x4 (my truck) had been recalled because the transfer case on a possible 500+ vehicles had not been torqued properly. The nhtsa summary states "this could cause the transmission adapter or transfer case housing to crack and leak fluid". The campaign id number is 03v503000. According to chrysler the range of vins involved is 4j116316 through 4j174991. My vehicle, being 4956, is inside this range, but was not was not listed by chrysler (i'm assuming because it was one of the vehicles that had "already been inspected or repaired"). It seems more than coincidence to me that my truck was made in the same plant, in the same lot and inside the same vin range, and exhibited the same symptoms (a cracked transfer case housing), but chrysler customer service maintains that my vin is not included in the recall. I am currently facing more than $2k in repairs for a pickup truck with only 44k miles on it and it is a direct result of chrysler allowing this vehicle to slip through the cracks with safety recall no. C39. My vehicle has obviously not been "inspected or repaired", and chrysler needs to make it right.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	FT. LEWIS, WA
VIN pattern	1D3HU18D44JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	06/08/26
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Vehicle speed	70
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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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2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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