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2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Power Train Driveline Universal Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	718924
Internal NHTSA #	10264210
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 2500
Model Year	2008
File date	20/03/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tlthe contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. While driving 35 mph, the driver's side u-joint axle failed, which jammed the steering wheel to the right. The contact crashed the vehicle into a telephone pole. He was not injured and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop. The dealer advised him to call the dodge manufacturer and his insurance company. The manufacturer sent an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The contact then received a letter stating that the failure occurred after he struck the telephone pole; however, he stated that the axle failed prior to the crash. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The failure mileage was 26,177. The consumer believed the u-joints failed due to lack of grease. When the u-joint broke, the axles binded with each other and the axle jammed the spindle making it difficult to steer the vehicle back to the center. . The consumer complained of a noise days prior to the accident, but was told nothing was wrong. Updated 04/22/09.jb updated 05/04/09 bf the consumer stated he heard a banging noise in the left front of the vehicle. Right after the noise, the steering went to the right and he jumped the curb. After the accident, the consumer noticed 2 parts from his vehicle were on the street. The parts were 2 ears off the left front axle u-joint. One was male and the other was a female and they were stuck together. Updated 05/04/09.jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	26177
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	EYNON, PA
VIN pattern	3D7KS28DX8GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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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
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Vehicle speed	35
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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.
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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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2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Power Train Driveline Universal Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Power Train Driveline Universal Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

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