Driveshaft Problems of Dodge Ram 1500 - part 2

While driving the vehicle on a flat, paved road a sudden small grinding noise was detected. Without warning, the rear axle froze and the rear wheels locked up. As the vehicle slid to a stop, a loud noise was heard. After the vehicle stopped moving a quick visual inspection revealed that the drive shaft had broken off and was hanging down. A large amount of viscous fluid was spilled on the road. The truck was not able to move forward or backward at this point due to the locking of the rear wheels and lack of a functioning drive shaft. The vehicle was on a blind curve on a well traveled road and the police were called. It was necessary for the officer to remain and direct traffic around the vehicle due to the dangerous situation. The vehicle was towed to a local Dodge dealer and a claim (# 32479801) was filed via the Dodge customer care hotline.

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While driving home a noise started to occur when letting off gas pedal, got louder the more I drove, I drive 25 miles to and from work, well as I was coasting to slow to enter my driveway (I live in the country) and the then boom and no power rear end locked right at end of my drive and would not move, found drive shaft gone and pinion was pulled into differential, stopped in the middle of as state route had to drag truck off of road removed cover and found rear end chewed up, my question is why is Dodge only coving this rea end back to 2005 and not to when they started using it in 2002, glad it didn't happen in heavy traffic, I would have been hurt or worse someone else would have.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 45 mph, the rear wheels seized and the driveshaft detached without warning. The vehicle was towed to monken Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (1739 w mccord st, centralia, IL 62801) where it was diagnosed that the pinion nut failed and detached and the rear end needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 50 mph, the contact heard a clunking noise. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to slow down and the rear wheels seized. As a result, the vehicle spun, left the roadway, and landed in a ditch. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. An inspector from the contact's insurance company diagnosed that the rear axle pinion nut had detached from the drive shaft, causing the failure. A dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v474000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 60 mph when the vehicle's driver shaft disconnected causing both rear wheels to lock. The contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact was able to get the vehicle to come to a stop and had the vehicle towed to the home. The contact stated that after looking at the vehicle they found that the pinons on the drive shaft were loose. The contact contacted the hayes Chrysler Dodge dealer and informed the contact that there were no recalls relating to the rear axel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

08 Ram 1500 drive shaft separated form differential causing rear end to lock up at 60 mph on interstate forcing me to the curb second time had rearend repaired this is a safety hazard and needs to be addressed vehicle is no a a wrecker yard for anyone to inspect will not repair till it is checked by NHTSA.

Heard grinding noise in back of truck driving straight at 45 mph on highway , truck skidded to a stop and I found the driveshaft at the back differential had broken off. Could not move truck in drive, 4wd or push in neutral due to the back diff locked up. Back wheels locked due to differential. Mechanic diagnosis is it needs a whole new differential and driveshaft. Highway was single lane with on coming traffic and I was lucky to miss a head on collision.

Driving on a 3 lane heavily trafficked road, and all of a sudden my drive shaft falls out of my truck. This locked my wheels up, started shaking my truck violently. I was extremely lucky that someone was not directly behind or adjacent of me because it would've resulted in a sure collision.

My 2006 Ram 1500 suddenly dropped the driveshaft on the highway last night with no warning or noises until it just dropped from the rear differential. I was going about 70 mph when it happened and was lucky enough to get off the interstate and slow down to about 30 mph when the rear end locked up and I couldn't go anywhere. The pinion nut apparently backed off enough for the driveline to just fall down. I called Dodge about the issue and they said there were no recalls for this problem on 2006 Ram 1500 trucks.

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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 65 mph, the rear of the vehicle locked up without warning. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the drive shaft was partially detached from the vehicle with fluid leaking. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the pinion nut became detached and the vehicle would need a new rear end and drive shaft. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact mentioned that he found a recall that involved other year, make, and model vehicles other than his own. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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I was approaching a stop. There was a slight whine as I decelerated. Then a clunk and a loud bang. The rear wheels locked up and I stopped immediately in the middle of the road. The driveshaft had fallen out from the differential and was on the ground. I was only going 25-30 mph at the time. Luckily I had just gotten off the highway. I had it towed to the dealer and they said the pinion nut had come loose. My wife was looking on the internet and found this problem had been a recall but the dealer said it was VIN specific and mine wasn't included in the recall. They need to expand the recall!!! if it had happened just a few minutes earlier I could have been involved in a deadly crash.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 40 mph, a loud howling noise was heard and the rear tires locked, failed to rotate, and the vehicle started to slide. The contact heard metal dragging on the road and hitting the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle finally came to a stop and the ignition was turned off. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed fluid leaking underneath, and part of the drive shaft was hanging from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The police was notified, but a report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The contact stated that several unknown dealers were contacted in an attempt to find parts to repair the vehicle. The contact visited the NHTSA website and found NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train) for the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that he was experiencing the same failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

This vehicle has given me many problems and most recently very dangerous ones. A few months ago on my way to work around 4am the drive shaft broke off and flew out at 75 mph. Luckily there wasn't much traffic during that time and the back part of the drive shaft is the one that broke off not the front so the truck didn't flip over. The truck has been repaired since then. Now a few days ago my pregnant wife was driving the truck and it turned off on her in the middle of an intersection while I was working out of town. On my return I found the electric throttle control light on at the dashboard. In doing some research I found that this is typically in relation to a bad fuel pump relay. I found this to be more than common on many Dodge vehicles and obviously a very dangerous problem to have. The fuel pump relay on my vehicle seems to be integrated into the tipm and not serviceable. There also seems to not be a recall for this problem. It now appears I am being forced to spend $1200 on a manufacturer defect. This vehicle has gone from being my daily commuter to a huge liability because I am not sure what will happen next.

I have reported this issue several times now, I took my vehicle to dealership for replacement of pinion nut on driveshaft to prevent the driveshaft from seperating from the rear end of the truck. My vehicle continues to lock up, rear wheels will lock up when vehicle in put in reverse or in drive, this issue is related to the driveshaft pinion (seperation) and could cause a catastrophic collision endangering my family and any other vehichle in close vicinity of mine while driving. I am afraid to drive my truck due to this issue, I have also considered what will happen when my truck is catapulted from this issue, hoping that my family will be able to file a class action lawsuit against Chrysler/Dodge for ignoring mine complaints and refusing to fix the problem, once I am killed in an accident from this recall issue. I am very upset that I am not getting any help from Dodge for this issue. I know I'm just the little one who bought your product, and care none about me and my family, however, you can and will be sued if I am in an accident due to this recall issue, (my rear axle locking up therefore locking up my rear wheels). Everytime I try to move my vehicle, I hear a loud "boom" in the rear of the vehicle and my rear wheels lock up and vehicle won't move. I will hear a loud "boom" in the rear end of the truck while driving. I am very afraid to drive the truck due to this recall issue, and due to the fact that my wheels continously seize up. This has happened at least 20 times in the past month, thank god I have not yet been catapulted, I fear though that it will happen very soon.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle made a whirring noise. The contact heard a clanking noise and the rear tires seized and made a screeching noise. An independent mechanic went to the vehicle's location to inspect the vehicle and diagnosed that stripped threads on the pinion gear caused the drive shaft to detach from the axle. Additionally, the drive train, rear end gears, and bearings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v�796000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

While in motion pinion nut came loose drive shaft fell off vehicle rear axle locked up I was able to regain control of the vehicle and avoid crash and injury to others, this is the second incident where I could have been seriously injured due to pinion bearing and nut coming loose, Dodge took care of this issue on 11/09/10 at 150,768 and this occurred again on 2/17/17 at 187,568 vehicle has only been driven about 36,000 and has failed again I believe this is the same issue the 05,09,10 ram models were recalled for but Dodge continues to deny.

Driving down the road and the truck started to make long d noise upon slowing down for a stop sign, then the drive shaft fell out of rear end.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, a loud noise was heard and the vehicle veered off to the right. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road where it was noticed that the rear drive shaft was detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the pinion nut was loose causing the drive shaft to separate from the rear axle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The manufactured was notified of the failure . The failure mileage was 142,000.

Rear end seized and driveshaft fell out of rear end. Was driving around 35-40 mph on street. Lost all control of the truck and braking system and wrecked into an enbankment/ditch.

It looks like the pinion nut came loose and allowed the drive shaft to come off while we were driving on a secondary road. The rear wheels locked up. I see where there was an issue with 2005 vehicles made from January 2004-August 2005. Ours is a 2004 and was made in March 2004.

Driving straight in town at 30 mph when rear-end locked up. With no warning, no sounds, no grinding, squealing, or shimmying, the truck skidded about 20 yds before the driveshaft literally ripped in half, with both halves shooting out from under the truck in different directions. Pinion bearing already had been replaced about a year prior after feeling some grinding and hearing sounds, but has run smooth as butter since. I had my last oil change and inspection at take ten about a month ago. Rear end remained locked up with driveshaft removed (obliterated) when the tow truck got there. Glad I was not on the highway, or myself and 7 year old son may have not survived.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 57 mph, there was an abnormal vibration and loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The rear tires seized and the vehicle screeched to a stop. The contact inspected the vehicle onsite and noticed that the rear differential had separated from the driveshaft, and there was fluid leaking from the rear differential. The contact stated that the pinion nut was still in place in the driveshaft. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear differential and driveshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 246,000.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact heard an unusual noise underneath the vehicle. Moments later, the driveshaft separated without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The failure was not diagnosed and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 16v352000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise while shifting lanes. The contact had to activate the hazard lights and stop the vehicle. The contact observed that the entire driveshaft was fractured and on the ground. The vehicle was towed to the contact's job. The vehicle was diagnosed by and independent mechanic, but not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 236,000.

The drive shaft separated from the rear differential, due to the pinion nut loosening, and the rear axle locked up. The truck was being driven on a town road, when this occurred.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 20 mph, the driveshaft detached from the rear of the vehicle without warning and the rear axle locked up. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the pinion nut detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Tamara recall I recently was driving down the highway to pick up my child from his fathers in ohio my truck. We are driving down route 8 north going 45 and all of a sudden we here this noise and shaking and the drive shaft literally just snapped off, we ran over it. We end up swirving all over the place , it locks up and won't move , I proceed to get out of the truck and pick up the pipe up off the road and the bolts are broken off in the ends . Very dangerous. Could of hurt my child and myself. I called aaa and had it towed home.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving at approximately 60 mph, a loud noise came from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that upon deceleration the gear shift shook rapidly. While putting the vehicle in park, the driveshaft fell and the rear driveshaft axle lifted. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to his residence where he diagnosed that the rear driveshaft axle failed due to a loose rear axle pinion nut. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle abruptly stopped and then began to roll. The contact noticed smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle and the vehicle would not accelerate. After stopping and inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that the driveshaft separated from the vehicle and the gear box was severely damaged. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000.

While driving down a hill at aprox 45mph I heard a loud bang and my drive shaft hit the ground and my differential locked up due to pinion nut backing off. I had no clue anything was going to happen. Thank god my family wasn't injured or killed.

The bolt attaching the drive shaft to the rear differential pinion came off and the drive shaft fell off. The pinion was then able to slide back and lock the differential carrier causing the rear axle and tires to lock in place, the dealer explained this is a problem and they actually recalled the 2005 model for the same problem. Because I was never made aware that this needed to be checked, severe damage has occurred which will cost several thousand to fix. I was fortunate this happened on a side road going 30 mph, if this happened on a highway or worse yet while hauling a trailer, chances are a major accident would have happened (serious safety risk). There needs to be some kind of notification to other ram truck owners that this may occur and the simple fix or maintenance that is needed.

Rear axle recall. My 2009 Dodge ram was part of a recall regarding rear axle problems where rear axle could lock up. Recall work was performed by the dealer but did not solve the problem. On may 7 2016 at approximately 7pm my rear axle locked up while driving down the highway. The rear yoke broke away from the rear axle assembly and driveshaft was almost twisted in half.

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Was going down hwy bad vibration and noise then rearend locked up after examining the pinion gear nut had come off dropped drive shaft paid tow bill get truck home . Found out was recall on this called Dodge said they would fix it but I have to have it towed to their shop now this is their fault why should I b out another tow bill.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 20 mph, the rear tire seized and the driveshaft detached from the rear axle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, an abnormal sound emitted from the rear of the vehicle and it stopped abruptly without warning. In addition, the vehicle failed to move forward. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the pinion nut loosened and caused the driveshaft to fracture from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v038000 (power train). The failure mileage was 175,000.