Timd32
TDR MEMBER
I'm not outright refusing the inspection. They can't or won't provide me a date/timeframe/action plan. 3-10 days before the inspector looks at it. Then they have to wait for his report before they can act on. I had a planned holiday with my family from the 14th through the end of the year. I don't want to give up any vacation time with my family so that FCA can give me the short end of the stick. In defense of the dealership, the service manager offered me a loaner for the duration of the inspection and repairs. They even said they'd look the other way if I returned it with a coating of dog hair.
Sounds like a decent dealership. Trying to do the right thing, its a nice rig for sure if you need it to pull something and they can't fix it got to do what you have too.
Rockauto has Mopar drive shafts listed, looks like around a 1k repair if you bought the parts and had someone throw it together.
As far as a loaner.....
We have an '18 2500 6.4 4DR 4WD HD Snow Chief Tradesman with the work vinyl, its a really nice truck, also one '17 1500 2DR 4WD and an 18' 1500 4DR 4WD so if they had a 4WD loaner I dont think there is a bad FCA truck in the lineup nowadays as far as a loaner goes. They all have SAT radio and the sort, nothing as nice as what you have but they get the job done and we have them on the road from TX to IA to NJ all the time. I would for sure throw my family in any of them for vacation.
Hope they come to a conclusion for you soon and you can get on you trip with your truck.