Universal Joint Problems of Dodge RAM

Dodge RAM owners have reported 3 problems related to universal joint (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Universal Joint problem of the 1997 Dodge RAM

Failure Date: 10/01/2000

At 60,000 transmission replaced; 68,000 both u-joins replaced; 75,000 differential rebuilt; 80,000 universal joint replaced; now differential slips after stopping.

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2 Universal Joint problem of the 1996 Dodge RAM

Failure Date: 05/18/1996

Consumer was driving and the steering came apart. Consumer states the upper universal joint dropped off the steering shaft, causing no steering control, the steering shaft and universal joint were not assembled properly at the factory, upper universal joint was barely stuck onto the end of the steering shaft, the universal joint was stuck onto the shaft only up to the area of the upper universal joint.

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3 Universal Joint problem of the 1997 Dodge RAM

U-joints failed.




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