Transfer Case problems of the 2010 Dodge Ram 1500

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the rear of the vehicle lifted from the ground and dropped. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the failure was located at the rear differential bolt, which had become separated from the drive shaft. In addition, the transfer case was also damaged. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 44,036.

I was driving down a major interstate highway in a construction zone (down to 2 lanes, concrete barricades on either side) when I started hearing loud grinding noises coming from under my truck. I couldn't pull off the road because there was no shoulder and the nearest exit was at least a quarter mile ahead so I was driving toward the exit when there was a loud pop, lots of smoke, and my vehicle skidded to a stop. Nearby vehicles narrowly missed colliding with me due to the smoke and the sudden stop and the fact that my drive shaft had come flying out behind me. As it turns out the rear differential had completely locked up (due to n08 rear axle pinion nut issue) and the torque had popped my drive shaft completely loose and left a massive crack in my transfer case. I had been to my local dealership less than two weeks before the incident but they did not provide the necessary repairs because Chrysler has still not made the correct parts available. Chryler has been aware of this issue for over a year but still does not have the correct parts available to remedy the problem, which results in catastrophic failure and loss of vehicle control at high speeds.

Driving up a steep mountain highway when truck lurched violently twice and came to a complete stop in the middle of a switchback corner with a horrible dragging sound and smoke everywhere. The truck would not go forward or backward. Oil and driveline parts were all over the highway. Dented the gas tank (possibly put a hole in the gas tank), we were told the gas tank was damaged and needed replaced. The rear-end pinion nut came loose and locked up the rear end causing the driveline to fall out onto the highway, tore a hole in the transfer case and damaged the gas tank. We were simply lucky there were other motorists on same highway that could stop and help us avoid a major collision on the steep, blind corner/on the mountain highway. Dodge is giving us the "run around" on getting this fixed. They finally repaired the truck, putting the same, but new faulty part that is in the middle of a recall process, into our truck and wanting us to be happy with it. We are not. We do not feel safe driving the truck with the same faulty part in the pickup. Dodge has no "fix" for us. They want us to drive our pickup with the recalled part until they come up with a fixed part. We are not willing to do this. What are our options?.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph when the steering wheel began to shift to the side and the vehicle would not respond to acceleration attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the rear drive shaft and the transfer case would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the rear differential froze on the vehicle and knocked out the rear axle, drive shaft and the transfer case. The contact was traveling 35 mph at the time of the failure. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer and was told that the pinion nut on the rear differential was loose, causing the rear wheels to seize. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 42,000.

Drove vehicle for the first time in wet, slushy snow (on paved roadways) for about 45 minutes. Snow packed in around transmission and transfer case causing shifter linkage to be physically impeded. Could not put vehicle in park. Ended up stuck in reverse with lever in park, causing a situation where vehicle could not be restarted or moved. Had to get under vehicle to physically remove all snow from around transmission and transfer case before shifter linkage became unstuck.