# 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 — STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
> NHTSA complaint `543011` · 2005-07-07 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
- **Miles at failure:** 171,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
DT:  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING  EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH A FULLY LOADED TRAILER WHEN HE LOST  STEERING CONTROL AND  WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH A FENCE CAUSING LOTS OF DAMAGE TOTHE VEHICLE AND DESTROYING THE FENCE. VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN CONSUMER LOST STEERING. CONSUMER FOUND THAT STEERING COLUMN HAD FALLEN APART.  THE SHAFT GOING FROM THE  GEAR BOX TO THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT CAME APART.   THE BOLT LOOSENED AND ALLOWED FOR SHAFT TO SEPARATE.  THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE  SHAFT BACK TOGETHER AND DROVE THE  VEHICLE TO A GARAGE.  THE CONSUMER PUT LOCK TIGHT ON BOLT AND MARKED SHAFT TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE AGAIN. CONSUMER  HAS AN  ACCIDENT REPORT.*AK
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