Transfer Case problems of the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500

Trucks transfer case housing cracked and leak fluid while driving about 55 mph on the highway heading home. Truck was in two wheel drive. Which there is a recall for that we never knew about.

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 date of mfr is 02 - 04 (February 2004), which falls in the recall on the pinion nut, nhsta recall 14v796000, Chrysler recall p77, which states pinion nut may come loose due to undersize spline on the pinion gear. The date of manufacture for the recall falls between January 28, 2004 through August 3, 2005. The recall statement only states 2005 model years, yet the date range for the recall also include 2004 and 2006 model years. Recently I have had the pinion nut on my truck come loose to the point the drive shaft fell off and the result of it also ended up a destroyed transfer case. Unaware of the recall because I never received a recall due to the fact that the recall only included 2005 model years, when in fact 2004, 2005, and 2006 model years are effected by the recall and owners of all years should have received a recall notice but did not, due to the verbage of the recall. I was made aware of this recall through other means after the incident of the pinion nut coming loose on my truck several days later. The recall needs to be revised to include 2004 and 2006 model years where the date of mfr includes 01-04 to 08-05 (January 2004 through to August 2005). This recall effects the Dodge ram pickups with Chrysler corporate 9. 25 rear axles. At the time of my incident, the vehicle was in motion on a city street, as I was attempted to turn off the city street into a parking lot. My truck is currently being worked on my by mechanic and will remain so. I am highly disappointment at Chrysler in the fact that this issue was overlooked and consumers are in 2004 and 2006 model years and may be unaware of the situation. The date of mfr on my truck is 02-04, falling within the date of manufacture vehicles for the 14v796000 recall.

I keep my truck in excellent maintainance. I was driving at 65 mph and transfer case exploded open sending drive shaft and parts into gas tank smashing guard plate and underside of chassis and body then twisting of while twisting pinion out of rear differential. I bounced over driveshaft and gained control as I coasted safely to the shoulder of roadway. Trailing drivers too were able to avoid lost parts and collision. Thank god. Ive consulted with 3 reputabe auto mechanics whom all agree the tranfer case would have to be faulty. I find it odd that this specific recall which was issued on so many 04 Ram 1500's but according to my trucks v. I. N. Dealer says/informed me that my trucks not covered. I dont beleive this is fair. Or the recall list is not comprehensive enough to include all the vehicles its supposed to. Please help.

While driving home from work, my Dodge ram truck rear axle locked up and threw the driveshaft out onto the road. Luckily no one was behind me. When I looked under the truck, there was transmission fluid everywhere. That's when I noticed the transfer case was cracked in half. I was left out in the middle of catfish lake road. Had to call family to come get me and called the tow truck company to have the truck towed back to the house. This incident happened on June 20, 2016 at approximately 08:00pm. I was on my way home from work. My truck could have flipped if I had not been able to keep it under control because the rear axle completely locked up. This could have resulted in a fatality.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact heard an abnormal vibrating noise coming from the front of the vehicle while driving at various speeds. The contact discovered that the transfer case was cracked and the bolts on the transfer case were tightening incorrectly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transfer case needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,000.

I was driving my truck down a back country road on the sway to work when I noticed a whistling sound coming from the truck. I began to slow down from 55mph and then I heard a loud bang underneath the truck. I got out to find the transfer case blown apart and the rear end was locked. This could have been a serious matter if I was driving on the highway or had not begun to slow down. Upon further investigation I have found many recalls on my truck. I also found out that this is going to run me around 3 grand, if the transmission isn't messed up.

While driving on the interstate, I heard a pop and saw smoke coming out of my truck. Waiting for the tow, I noticed that the transfer case housing had cracked and had spewed oil all over the bottom of the truck causing the smoke. After some research I found that the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 (my truck) had been recalled because the transfer case on a possible 500+ vehicles had not been torqued properly. The NHTSA summary states "this could cause the transmission adapter or transfer case housing to crack and leak fluid". The campaign id number is 03v503000. According to Chrysler the range of vins involved is 4j116316 through 4j174991. My vehicle, being 4956, is inside this range, but was not was not listed by Chrysler (I'm assuming because it was one of the vehicles that had "already been inspected or repaired"). It seems more than coincidence to me that my truck was made in the same plant, in the same lot and inside the same VIN range, and exhibited the same symptoms (a cracked transfer case housing), but Chrysler customer service maintains that my VIN is not included in the recall. I am currently facing more than $2k in repairs for a pickup truck with only 44k miles on it and it is a direct result of Chrysler allowing this vehicle to slip through the cracks with safety recall no. C39. My vehicle has obviously not been "inspected or repaired", and Chrysler needs to make it right.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 70 mph the transfer case cracked. He stated transmission fluid leaked from the vehicle and he heard a loud, unusual bang. The vehicle stalled and he was able to push the vehicle off the roadway with assistance from others. The vehicle was towed to his residence. A local repair facility was contacted where he was given an estimate of repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 03v503000 (power train: automatic transmission) however, his VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 133,715.