Complaint 1455684
2002 DODGE RAM 1500 • POWER TRAIN • incident Mar 18, 2018
- Complaint ID
- 1455684
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Mar 18, 2018
- Date Received
- Mar 19, 2018
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE PINION BOLT LOOSENED AND FELL OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FRACTURE AND ALSO DETACH. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SEIZE. ROBERT GREEN CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP IN MONTICELLO, NEW YORK WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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