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2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1022034
Internal NHTSA #	10551648
Manufacurer	Chrysler Group LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 2500
Model Year	2008
File date	22/04/09
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2008 dodge ram 2500 6. 7l 6spd... Driving home from work and starting hearing a clunking sound. Made appointment to drop off at dealer. Dealer said the spare tire was loose and reinstalled. Picked truck up drove home started to clunk again. Check the truck out myself and found transfer case bolts broken off. I was not going to waste fuel to take it back, installed bolts myself. At about 22,000 miles clunking again, found bolts broken again. Made appointment dropped off to have repaired. Truck now has 88,500 on it and i've replaced the bolts about 7 times now. Seems like every 10,000 to 15,000 miles they break. Will be replacing bolts again. It feels like the rear end is sliding out when you make a turn when the bolts are broken.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10688
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GIBBSBORO, NJ
VIN pattern	3D7KS28A88GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	6
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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