| Issue ID | 937288 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10472011 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 1500 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 11/08/12 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 82678 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HUNTSVILLE, AL |
| VIN pattern | 1D7RB1CT8ASXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| 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 | 10 |
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