10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #4

Feb 231998

Ram Van 1500

  • miles
Universal joint and drive shaft failed, causing vibration.

- Sardinia, NY, USA

problem #3

Feb 261996

Ram Van 1500

  • miles
Front universal joint drained to proper level and cleaned.

- Cooperstown, NY, USA

problem #2

Aug 021996

Ram Van 1500 4WD

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Transfer case and universal joint broke.

- Littleton, CO, USA

problem #1

May 181996

Ram Van 1500 Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
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.

- Trenton, MO, USA