I had a full size 97 Ram 1500 4x4 that had the rear end replaced under
warranty 7 times in less than 60,000 miles!!! The pinion bearing self
destructed every time and took the whole dif with it. Everything was
replaced, bearings, gears, limited slip, etc. There was no arguement at
all. The service manager never said it officially but did kind of let on
about some rear ends leaving the factory with the wrong machining done to
them because he had seen lot's of other trucks with the same failures. Just
so you know, the truck never towed a trailer or had been off-road in it's
entire life,it was used strictly pavement.
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Carmany" <thebeast@knology.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:18 AM
Subject: DML: doing a little whinning
> Excuse me if I vent a little. Welp had to take my truck in today for
> whinnning in the rearend. I had taken my truck in for the exact same
> issue 11 months and 22,000 miles ago. All my bearings in my rearend have
> failed AGAIN! I do no hauling and havent gone offroading in 50,000
> miles. I talked to the service manager and he was like most places give
> a warranty of 1 year or 12,000 miles. I say thats all fine and great but
> the rearend never made it to its first service! His response is again
> most places give 1 year or 12000 mile warranty. I am getting very upset
> at this point (I had this repair done at 38000 miles at a different
> dealership in atlanta and they got DC to foot the bill for the parts.).
> I say, so it is normal for a car/truck to have 3 rearend bearing
> failiures by the time you hit 60,000 miles. He goes welp I cant do
> anything about it beside fix it for $685. there is a lot more to the
> story but I am hoping to get in contact with the DC regional manager.
> Because of stuff like this I dont beleive I can buy another
> Dodge/Chrysler product.
>
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