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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
22,000 miles · Feb 13, 2018
Power Train
C.A.R.C. REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION BEARING RETAINER NUT LOOSENED WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD. UPON DECELERATION A LOUD HOWL WAS HEARD. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE PINION SHAFT TAPERED ROLLER BEARING CAGE HAD RELEASED ROLLERS INTO THE RING GEAR AREA. . IF THEY WERE TO HAVE MOVED INTO THE GEAR MESH IT WOULD HAVE LOCKED THE …
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C.A.R.C. REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION BEARING RETAINER NUT LOOSENED WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD. UPON DECELERATION A LOUD HOWL WAS HEARD. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE PINION SHAFT TAPERED ROLLER BEARING CAGE HAD RELEASED ROLLERS INTO THE RING GEAR AREA. . IF THEY WERE TO HAVE MOVED INTO THE GEAR MESH IT WOULD HAVE LOCKED THE REAR WHEEL, CAUSING A DEADLY CRASH. THE PINION BEARING PRELOAD NUT WAS FOUND LOOSENED AND TOTALLY OFF THE THREADS LAYING IN THE HOUSING. IT'S CRUSH LOCKING RING WAS NOT ENGAGED AND STAKED FULLY INTO THE RETAINING GROOVES. THE UNIT IS NOT REPAIRABLE AS PARTS AND TOOLS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALER.
NHTSA ODI #11072498
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