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PHOEBISIS · 12-18-2005, 12:34 PM

Driver abuse is always going to be the standard company line parroted be service reps when a drivetrain component that usually lasts until the vehicle is junked, breaks at low miles(no doubt it is occasionally true).All car companies all the time use this line-heck Dodge probably used this line in reference to their minivan transmissions that would die with great regularity at 50,000 miles.-Brakes-rides the brakes;motor-drag races;diff-didn't follow breakin,towed too heavy,did burnouts etc;
In this case-the rear diffs-it is clearly BS;there are just too many sober middle aged drivers having failures at very,very low miles.Very,Very low for a differential is under 50,000 miles.Rear diffs just don't break!!!Has anyone here ever had a diff failure in any other truck??The 8000 folks here have probably owned 20,000 "other"vehicles-probably at least 10,000 trucks-did any break a differential at 10,000 miles????The median failure -of 44 reports)is probably 10,000 miles-mean about the same.The highest mileage failure is under 50,000 miles-lowest under 1000 miles with plenty well under 7000 miles!!
Luck,Charlie PS mine hasn't failed-nothing has(9500 miles 2wd XE KC2004),but I drive like a candy azz!

12-18-2005, 12:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
PHOEBISIS Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Standard company line-DRIVER ABUSE-diffs,brakes,motors Driver abuse is always going to be the standard company line parroted be service reps when a drivetrain component that usually lasts until the vehicle is junked, breaks at low miles(no doubt it is occasionally true).All car companies all the time use this line-heck Dodge probably used this line in reference to their minivan transmissions that would die with great regularity at 50,000 miles.-Brakes-rides the brakes;motor-drag races;diff-didn't follow breakin,towed too heavy,did burnouts etc; In this case-the rear diffs-it is clearly BS;there are just too many sober middle aged drivers having failures at very,very low miles.Very,Very low for a differential is under 50,000 miles.Rear diffs just don't break!!!Has anyone here ever had a diff failure in any other truck??The 8000 folks here have probably owned 20,000 "other"vehicles-probably at least 10,000 trucks-did any break a differential at 10,000 miles????The median failure -of 44 reports)is probably 10,000 miles-mean about the same.The highest mileage failure is under 50,000 miles-lowest under 1000 miles with plenty well under 7000 miles!! Luck,Charlie PS mine hasn't failed-nothing has(9500 miles 2wd XE KC2004),but I drive like a candy azz!