2008 Dodge Ram 2500 4-DR. Mega Cab

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while exiting out of the garage, the windshield defroster was activated and there was a loud clicking sound coming from the HVAC system. The contact stated that the HVAC system failed to switch over to the air vents. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the defroster actuator was cracked inside in the vents causing the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram. The contact stated that the rocker panels, subframe, truck bed, and oil pan were severely rusted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER TO THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED COLORADO SPRINGS DODGE (7455 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923, (719)475-8550) AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 289,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I405 IN WASHINGTON STATE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT...I PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD AND TOOK A QUICK LOOK.. I NOTICED FLAMES ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE MOTOR ALMOST BEHIND THE FIREWALL...CALLED 911...

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THEMSELVES WHEN THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY OFF. IT'S INTERMITTENT HOWEVER IT DOES IT FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL HOWEVER IT DOES NOT PROVIDE A CODE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE.

BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS, BULB SOCKETS AND MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH

WIPER ASSEMBLY CAME APART AT 55 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN ALMOST WRECKED MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, LOST POWER, FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AND STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CODE: P1451 APPEARED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SMOLICH MOTORS (1865 NE HWY 20, BEND, OR 97701, (541) 389-1177). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER TRACKED SOOT FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE LOWER PARTICULATE EMISSION SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A MONTH LATER, THE TURBO SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A DIESEL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

DEATH WOBBLES: I HAVE REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH PROBLEM SOLVERS. REPLACED THE TIE RODS AND ENDS. REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHOCK, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR RUBBER BUSHINGS, REPLACED THE OTTER UNIVERSAL JOINTS ON THE AAM 9.50 14 BOLT ELECTRIC HUBS. NEW SHOCKS ALL AROUND. DROVE TO SALT LAKE CITY AND THE DEATH WOBBLES CAME BACK HAVE TO PULL OFF THE HWY AND COME TO A STOP WHILE IT IS SHAKING THE TRUCK APART. 15 TIMES FROM IDAHO.. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THE STEERING BOX HAS PROBLEMS AND IT IS NOT LISTED UNDER ANY RECALLS. NEW ALIGNMENT ALSO. NEW TRANSMISSION, AT 163,000 BOILED OVER ONTO THE TURBO, THE DIPSTICK NEVER FIT IN THE TUBE AND FLUID CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. 3 YEARS AGO.

TRANSMISSION BURNED UP AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE DUE TO IMPROPER DIPSTICK FIT. FLUID SPEWED ONTO THE TURBO AND STARTED FIRE. BURNT STUFF UP PRETTY BAD.

THE BRACKET THAT HOLD THE BREAK LINE TO THE REAR END (AXLE) HAD RUBBED THE METAL BREAK LINE UNTIL IT WORE THROUGH THE LINE AND THEN SPLIT CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT (FAST). I NOTICED MY BREAK PEDDLE START GOING TO THE FLOOR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PUSHED THE BREAK PEDDLE TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS A SPEED ZONE AHEAD, THE BREAK PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. THAT'S WHEN THE E BREAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON NOTIFYING ME THAT MY BREAK FLUID WAS LOW OR EMPTY. I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT DOWN TO SLOW DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL TRYING TO USE MY BRAKES THE PEDDLE WOULD TO THE FLOOR, STOPPING WAS 90% GONE, I HAD TO USE MY E BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.. WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE THAT'S WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BREAK FLUID, I COULD ALSO SEE A STREAM OF FLUID WHERE I PULLED IN AT. SO IT WAS SPRAYING OUT WHEN I WAS USING THE BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED WHERE TRUCK IS ALWAYS PARKED THERE NO FLUID HAD BEEN LEAKED THERE. BETWEEN MY HOME AND THE 36 MILES TO TOWN IT HAD THE BRACKET HAD RUBBED THROUGH AND SPLIT THE BREAK LINE. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRACKET HAD BEEN RUBBING THE BRAKE LINE FOR A WHILE TO SPLIT OPEN LIKE THAT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE METAL BRAKE LINE THAT WENT TO THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE. NOW I'M WORRIED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPENED TO MY OTHER BRAKE LINES. IT NEVER STATES THAT I'M TO CHECK FOR WEARING ON METAL LINES. NOTHING AFTER MARKET HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS VEHICLE IT'S 100% STOCK AS IT WAS WHEN BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. TO ME THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD KILL OR HURT A PERSON/PEOPLE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFAULT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! A SIMPLE RUBBER PROTECT PIECE NEEDS TO BE PLACE ON THE BRACKET AND/OR LINE TO PROTECT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN!!

STEERING DEATH WOBBLE CAN CONTROL STEERING MOTOR BROKE PISTON CONNECTION ROD BECAUSE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WORKS OR DOES SOMETHING BREAK BOLTS IN BEAD CAUSING TICK THEN VALVE SEAT DROP SO VALVE DROP TO PISTON PISTION HIT VALVE BROKE CONNECTION ROD NOW DODGE WANTS $ 5,000 TO FIX WHAT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT BREAKING ON MANY TRUCKS AND DIDNT FIX SO THERE WANTING ME TO FIX THERE MESSED UP FAULTY PARTS THEN EVERYTHING IT MESSED UP TO I AIN'T GOT 500 TO SPEND EXTRA LET ALONE $5,000 MINIMUM FOR DODGE MAINIFOLD BREAKING AND MESSING UP MY WHOLEOTOR I DEMAND HELP MY TRUCK AIN'T 10 YEARS OLD THIS IS NOT ON RECALL LIST BUT KEEPS HAPPENING TO A DODGE TRUCKS I HAVE 2008 RAM 2500 3X4 CREW CAB HAVE ALL MY MANITINECE RECIPETS I WANT I DEMAND HELP FOR THIS FAULTY PART LUCKLY VEHICLE AND KILLED SOMEONE WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR TRUCK I WANT HELP FIXING IT NOW

MY VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP SUCH AS THE TRANSITION OF A BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL CHECK OF THE TIE-ROD, AND HAVE EVEN TRIED A BEEFIER TIE ROD WITH BRACING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLOW TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED EXPERIENCE OF DODGE RAM DRIVERS BASED ON FORUM DISCUSSIONS. I HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF BALL JOINTS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS WITH MY WIFE TRAVELING TO THE COAST. THE SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE, WE NEARLY HIT A GUARD RAIL. I CAN'T HARDLY BELIEVE THAT DODGE HAS DESIGNED SUCH A FATAL FLAW INTO A VEHICLE.

COLD AIR BLOWING FROM DRIVER SIDE ONLY, WHILE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWING WARM WHEN SET ON HEATER MODE. :( PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING , MOST DISSAPOINTING AS I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE, AND WE'RE BEGINNING WINTER WEATHER.

I WAS GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH SO HARD I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. I'VE HAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND STILL HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON RENTALS AND ON SHOP REPAIRS TRYING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL CANNOT GO OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT IT VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY IT COULD KILL SOMEBODY AND I THINK DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ACTION ON REPAIRING THIS OR FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM . I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT IS NOT A RECALL SO THEY CANNOT HELP ME OUT. I HAD BOUGHT BRAND NEW TIRES A BRAND NEW DRIVE LINE ALONG WITH REPLACING THE FRONT SUSPENSION 3 TIMES NOW AND I STILL CANNOT DRIVE MY TRUCK WITHOUT IT CAUSING VIOLENT SHAKING. IT HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS STARTED HAPPENING BUT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE OKAY TO HAVE THIS TRUCK ON THE ROAD IT'S GOING TO HURT SOMEBODY.I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SPENT ALOT ON RENTALS .I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE BUY ANOTHER DODGE DUE TO LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFTEY.I OWN THIS VEHICLE OUTRIGHT AND WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT.THATS HOW SCARY IT IS TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP SOUTHWEST (7980 W TUFTS AVE, LITTLETON, CO 80123) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS RESEARCHED ON SAFERCAR.GOV, BUT NO OPEN RECALLS WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,086.

I HAD THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL COMPLETED AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (AUTO NATION, CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM SOUTHWEST, 7980 W. TUFTS AVE., LITTLETON, CO 80123), AND I CAN TELL THAT MY AIRBAGS WERE NOT REPLACED. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN WIPED DOWN, AS THERE IS DIRT IN PATTERNS OF THE TEXTURE AND CRACKS. A NEW AIRBAG WOULD NOT BE DIRTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AS THE PAPERWORK THAT I RECEIVED AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED. I WILL INCLUDE PHOTOS WITH THIS REPORT. THE AIRBAG RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON 05/25/2018, AND TODAYS DATE IS 05/31/2018. THE DIRT ACCUMULATED IN THE CREASES OF THE AIRBAGS, AND WITHIN THE TEXTURE OF THE AIRBAGS, IS NOT INDICATIVE OF SIX TO SEVEN DAYS WORTH OF DUST ACCUMULATION. UPON FIRST GLANCE WHEN PICKING UP THE TRUCK THE AIRBAGS LOOKED CLEAN; HOWEVER, AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION, TODAY, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THEY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE INVOICE FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP INDICATES 1 PART ISSUED FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG AND 1 PART ISSUED FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, INDICATING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE THAT A THIRD RECALL WAS ADDRESSED, WHICH WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LINKAGE, WHICH IS CLEARLY A NEW PART ON MY TRUCK. THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE OCCURRED AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHEN PARTS WERE TO BE REPLACED PER A SAFETY RECALL, BUT WERE NOT REPLACED.

THE STEERING WHEEL IS SUDDENLY VERY LOOSE AND THERE IS A CLUNK UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THIS ISSUE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK OFTEN AND I DID NOT NOTICE ANY INCIDENCE OF NOTE; THERE WAS NO TIME WHEN I NOTICED A SUDDEN BUMP OR CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CAME ON GRADUALLY, BUT RAPIDLY. THESE SYMPTOMS SEEM TO ALIGN WITH A PRIOR RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE CONCERNING THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD, WHICH CAN FRACTURE AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT NOTICE, RAPIDLY BECOMING DANGEROUS FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BECOME INOPERABLE.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED NOTICE, CALLED DEALER . THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE PARTS AND WOULD CALL WHEN THEY GOT THEM. HAVEN'T CALLED YET!

"TAKATA RECALL", MOUNTAIN HOME ARKANSAS ULTIMATE CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY COULD DO THE RECALL BUT IF THEY BUSTED MY DASH THEY HAD NO ACCESS TO A REPLACEMENT.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A SNOW STORM.

I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND WAS FILLING MY VEH. WITH GAS AND IT BEGAN TO VIGOROUSLY SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHERE THE GAS CAP FITS AND THE STATION'S FILLER NOZZLE, ALL OVER MY SKIN, CLOTHS, THE SIDE OF THE VEH. AND THE GROUND. THIS WAS A GUSHER OF GAS SPRAYING OUT WITH FORCE AND WOULD NOT LET ME FILL THE VEH.! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OF THE DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND IS COVERED ON ALL MODELS EXCEPT MINE. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS RECALL# X49 ON OTHER TRUCKS ALL AROUND MY VIN # AND AGE BUT NOT MINE. THIS A BIG FIRE ISSUE AND IF OTHER TRUCKS DO IT AND GET FIXED WHY IS MINE LESS LIKELY TO CATCH FIRE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO FILL IT FROM A CAN WITH A FUNNEL TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. THIS NEGATES ANY EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROLS I HAVE. PLEASE HELP ME!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A TANKER TRUCK MADE A LEFT TURN, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TANKER TRUCK. A CRASH OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. *BF *TR

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. AS A LAST MINUTE THOUGHT I DECIDED TO STOP AT A CONVENIENCE STORE BEFORE HEADING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, DOWN A HILL WHICH HAD A SHARP U SHAPED TURN AT THE BOTTOM. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DISENGAGED AND BEGAN TO SPIN COMPLETELY AROUND WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. HAD I CONTINUED ON MY WAY I HATE TO THINK HOW I WOULD HAVE SURVIVED WHAT WAITED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. I'M NOT A MECHANIC BUT IT SEEMS THE STEERING ROD BOLT WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WAS NOT COMPLETELY THROUGH THE HOLES TO THE CONNECTION. THANKFULLY, I HAD TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN IT LOST CONNECTION. I'M SURE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALLS: N62, N49, L16, H46, H36.

THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FELL APART. THE BALL SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TIE ROD. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AS I WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

DEATH WOBBLE, DRAG LINK FAILURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LITHIA DODGE OF HELENA, MONTANA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/13/17 *BF UPDATED 11/16/2017*JS

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2008 ..IT HAS WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH WOBBLE , IT ONLY DOES IT AT SPEEDS 50 OR HIGHER .. MANY DODGE TRUCK OWNERS ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SAME TROUBLE.. IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP , OR ROUGH PATCH ..THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WILL COME UNGLUED , AND START SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY ..IT FIRST DID IT IN 2011 , AND IT STILL DOES IT .. I CONTACTED THE DODGE CORPORATION ABOUT IT , BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ..

2008 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP- UNABLE TO REPAIR RECALL AT SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO RESCHEDULE. *LD UPDATED 06/19/2017*JS

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DASH. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. AS HE WENT TO PULL OVER FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT THE VENTS. TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS PER INSURANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CARL BURGER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM WORLD LOCATED AT 8355 HERCULES ST, LA MESA, CA 91942; PHONE NUMBER: (619) 485-1485 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,882. *BF CONSUMER HAD THE TRUBO REPLACED. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT ROBERSON MOTORS LOCATED ON 3100 RYAN DR SE, SALEM, OR 97301, PHONE NUMBER: (503) 363-4117 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE.

THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE WAS A SEPARATION OF THE BALL AND BOLT FROM THE CUP THAT IS PRESSED INTO THE CUP. TOTAL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WAS LOST AND A MINOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE TRUCK ENDED UP ON A MEDIAN WITH THE LEFT (DRIVER'S) TIRE ON THE MEDIAN AND THE OTHER TIRES ON THE ROAD. THE MEDIAN IS APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES ABOVE THE ROAD BED. THE BALL JOINT IS PART OF THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE STEERING ARM ENDED UP PUSHING THE RIGHT TIRE OUT AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE OUTSIDE OR TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET NEARING AN INTERSECTION TO A 55 MILE AN HOUR HIGHWAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT ON. THE DRIVER REPORTED A SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL SIMILAR TO A FLAT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST DUE TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DODGE RAM WOULD HAVE ROLLED. THE MILES ON THE TRUCK WERE 99,455. A BALL JOINT SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH LESS THAN 150K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 2 MAY, 2017 AND THE LEFT (RECALLED) BALL JOINT, ALL STEERING HARDWARE AND THE FAILED BALL JOINT WERE REPLACED BY A DODGE DEALER. THE RECALLED PART HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER, 2016. THE CRASH ENDED UP IN MINIMAL TO NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO USE PLASTIC SLIDERS TO GET THE TRUCK SAFELY ONTO THE FLATBED TILT TOW TRUCK.

MY FRONT LEFT TIE ROD IN MY TRUCK BROKE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IT PUNCTURED A TIRE IN THE SIDEWALK WHICH IS NOT REPAIRABLE , CRACKED A WHEEL WHICH THEY DO NOT MAKE ANYMORE SO NEED TO REPLACE 4 TO MATCH AND BENT OR BROKE EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT IN THE STEERING LINKAGE SETUP. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR SOME HELP AND HAVE GOTTEN NONE. I HAVE SENT MULTIPLE EMAILS WITH NO REPLIES, TRIED THE CHAT SYSTEM ON THE MOPAR SITE AND THE PERSON (ALEX AV1129 EMPLOYEE NUMBER) WAS OF NO HELP EITHER. I HAVE PURCHASED A STEERING LINKAGE SETUP FROM LES SCHWAB FOR $649 BEFORE I KNEW THIS WAS A PAST RECALL ISSUE. I NEVER GOT ANY NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALL OR DID I GET OFFERED THE BUY BACK OPTION. I ALSO CALLED MCCORD DODGE IN LONGVIEW WASHINGTON EXPLAINING MY ISSUE AND WAS TOLD BY A LAVONYA IN THE RECALL DEPT THERE'S NOTHING SHE CAN DO THIS IS AN ISSUE BETWEEN YOU AND CHRYSLER NOT YOU AND MCCORDS. I ALSO ASKED LAVONYA MY ADDRESS ON FILE AND SHE READ IT EXACTLY AND I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM THEM EITHER. SHE WAS QUITE RUDE. SHE TOLD ME MOST PEOPLE DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT MCCORDS AND THEY FIND OUT THESE ISSUES. I LET HER KNOW I DO MY OWN MAINTENANCE AND AM NOT REQUIRED TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE HELP THANKS [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

THREE WEEKS AGO TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE IN CLEVELAND TN FOR BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. AFTER REPAIRS MADE, DRUNK DRIVEN OFF LOT AND NOTED TO HAVE A LOUD SQUEAK EVERY TIME BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND TOLD US TO KEEP DRIVING FOR A WEEK AND PADS AND ROTOR SHOULD MESH TOGETHER AND SQUEAK WILL GO AWAY. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN, TRUCK TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, DEALER ERIN SPECTER AND STATED COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT GROOVE IN ROTOR CAUSED BY POSSIBLY A PEBBLE. DUE TO NOT FEELING TRUTH BEING TOLD BY THIS DEALER, TRUCK TAKEN TO DODGE DEALER IN ATHENS AND HAD BREAKS INSPECTED. TO OUR DISBELIEF, WE WERE TOLD BRAKE PADS WERE FLAKING AND CHIPPING. WE CONTACTED DODGE DEALER IN CLEVELAND TN FOR A REFUND FOR FAULTY PRODUCT BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. DODGE COORPORATE CONTACTED AND COMPLAINT FILED. CLEVELAND DEALER STATES WE HAVE THEM PERMISSION TO USE THIRD PARTY BRAKE PADS, WHICH IS NOT TRUE AND THEY HAVE YET TO PRODUCE ANY PROOF THAT THIS IS TRUE. I TOOK MY DODGE TO DEALER FOR MOPAR PARTS AND GOT THIRD PARTY DEFECTIVE PARTS. PICTURES OF THREE WEEK OLD PADS INCLUDED.

THE 08 DODGE RAM WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING THE DODGE TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELTY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THANK GOODNESS AND GET ALL ITS PASSENGERS OUT. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP NOR WOULD THE ENGINE START AFTERWARDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED,. BOTH OTHER TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WE PAID $1000 TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX. IT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY YEAR. HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE FUSE BOX APART AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING LINK OF OTHERS REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO THE NEWS WHICH MAY BE OUR PROBLEM. HTTP://KDVR.COM/2017/02/05/FIRE-UNDER-THE-HOOD-DEFECTIVE-HEAVY-DUTY-RAM-TRUCK-ALTERNATORS/

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN MAKING A TURN OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MUST SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY IN ORDER FOR THIS TO STOP. DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY OR GOING OVER 30 MPH. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO OPERATE AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V084000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/02/17*LJ *CN

TAKATA INFLATORS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS REPAIRED FOR OVER A YEAR AND I USE MY TRUCK A LOT BUT AM AFRAID TO CARRY MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. WE USUALLY CAMP QUITE OFTEN DURING THE SUMMER BUT I CAN'T PULL OUR RV FOR WORRYING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT IF WE'RE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS MAY INJURE OR EVEN KILL MY FAMILY. AS LONG AS IT'S BEEN SEEMS LIKE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I WOULD RATHER HAVE MY AIRBAGS TURNED OFF BUT THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T. I WOULD RATHER DO WITHOUT THE AIRBAGS RATHER THAN TAKE A CHANCE THAT THEY COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. LOOKS LIKE I NEED TO GET RID OF THE TRUCK AND PURCHASE A TRUCK THAT I CAN CARRY MY FAMILY IN.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V52000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE TOWING A 25 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER LEFT LANE PASSING SEMI. MY TRUCK ENCOUNTERED BRIDGE SEAM. FRONT STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MAINTAINED CONTROL OF TRUCK. EVENT LASTED MAYBE 30 SECONDS AND ONLY STOPPED AFTER SLOWING TO 30 MPH. THIS IS THE FOURTH OCCURENCE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AFTER THE FIRST, WAS TOLD CHRYSLER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NO REMEDY.

BOTH AXLE JOINTS BAD. ALL FOUR TIE RODS HAVE "PLAY" IN THEM. BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT. HAD RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD END POP OUT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY. 2015 ROTORS ARE HEAT CRACKED. PRESENTLY HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT AFTER ONE MONTH REPLACEMENT. PRESENTLY CONTROL PANEL LED LIGHTS FOR HEATING ARE OUT. 2009

WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT BLINKER,THE RIGHT ONE FLASHES ON MY TRUCK. THEN I TURN ON RIGHT BLINKER AND THE LEFT BLINKER FLASHES. ALSO THE WIPERS WILL SOMETIMES STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN I HAVE MY BLINKERS ON. THIS IS GONNA CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V350000 (STEERING) AND 13V529000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT OPTED FOR THE BUY BACK PROGRAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND A CHECK WAS WRITTEN BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER DEMANDED THAT THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR WAS SUPPOSED TO OFFER THEM A DEDUCTION TO THE RE-PURCHASE OFFER; HOWEVER, THE THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR WAS NEVER SCHEDULED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT PHONED THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION/ADMINISTRATOR; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND MORE. THE STEERING WHEEL VOLUNTARILY MOVED AROUND AND THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS MAY NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL MID FIRST QUARTER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRUCK SHAKES/ WOBBLES AND SOMETIMES LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHEN I GO OVER SUDDEN UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS.

THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT A GAS STATION. TANK IS LOW AND WHILE FILLING IT UP THE HOSE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF AND GAS SPEWS FROM AROUND NOZZLE WITH MUCH FORCE. I HAVE TRIED THIS AT SEVERAL STATIONS WITH THE SAME RESULT. I FOUND A WARRANTY EXTENSION THROUGH CHRYSLER THE NUMBER IS X49 EXTENDED WARRANTY- FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE 2007 - 2008 RAM 1500, BUT THEY SAY IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AS VIN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPLAINTS FROM PUBLIC ABOUT GAS SPILLING ON VEHICLES AND ONTO CUSTOMERS SO IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS IS HAPPENING EXACTLY AS EXPLAINED IN X49 BULLETIN! MY VEHICLE IS EXTENSIVELY THE SAME AS OTHER RAM TRUCKS AND HAS THIS PROBLEM ALSO. WHY WON'T THEY EXTEND WARRANTY TO COVER MY TRUCK? THIS HAS CAUSED A REACTION FROM THE SPILLED FUEL ON MY HANDS. THIS HAPPENS SO UNEXPECTEDLY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO BACK AWAY AND FUEL COMES UP THE NOZZLE ONTO YOUR HANDS AND CLOTHES LIKE AN ERUPTION. AT THIS POINT I ONLY HAVE 1/4 IN THE TANK AND IT WON'T ACCEPT ANYMORE FUEL WITHOUT SPEWING IT OUT! THE MANUFACTURER WANTS ME TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE AND THEY MAY REIMBURSE ME IF THEY GET AROUND TO ADDING MY TRUCK TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY! THIS IS MY WORK TRUCK AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HELP

INTERIOR PLASTIC GRAB HANDLES, DESCRIBED AS "TRIM" PER MANUFACTURER. LOCATED INSIDE DOOR ON VEHICLE UPPER FRAME OF VEHICLE. USED TO ASSIST WITH ENTERING AND EXITING VEHICLE. HOUSING COVERING BOLTS TO SECURE HANDLES CRACKS AND RIPS APART, CAUSING THE HANDLE(S) TO SPONTANEOUSLY REMOVE FROM VEHICLE. RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURIES FROM FALL TO DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS. VEHICLE STATIONARY WHEN ENTERING/EXITING AND USING HANDLES.

HIGH SPEED DEATH WOBBLE, UNCONTROLABLE STEERING, DANGEROUS. SCARY, MOVING UPWARDS OF 50-60 MPH HIGHWAY CONTRY DOESNT MATTER WHERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE LT265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE. THE INITIAL TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,564 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,773.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN GOODRICH LT (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 265/70R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRES WHERE CRACKING AND COMING APART FROM THE SEAMS. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, THE TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,773.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LOCKUP WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE WIPER WAS LOCKED STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS TRYING TO GET HOME. AFTER RAIN STOPPED TOOK OFF LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER TO BE ABLE TO SEE. NHTSA HAS A RECALL BUT DODGE BUT MY WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. YOU NEED TO EXPAND RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON ALL 2008 DODGE RAM 2500'S.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSINGER SIDE TIE ROD SUDDENLY FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NO INFO ON BUY BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY IN MY DODGE RAM 2500 2008 TRUCK, WHILE I WAS AT 50 MPH MY TRUCK STARTED MAKING GROWLING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AND I HEARD EXPLOSIVE NOISES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. MY SPEED DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND I COULD SEE FROM MY SIDE MIRROR CAR PARTS EXPLODING OFF THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND DRIVING. THIS A HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH SO I HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SERVICE LANE LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE BUT I BARELY AVOID A LARGE PETROLEUM TRUCK FROM CRUSHING MY TRUCK WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A HOMICIDE BECAUSE HE WAS BLOWING HIS HORN AND COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. THE CAR DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING ITS HAS NOW BEEN 4 DAYS AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET CALLED CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER WAITING TO HEAR BACK ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK. I ONLY KNOW SOME OF THE PARTS DAMAGED ON THE TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR OF COOLANT EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED RAPIDLY AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE COOLANT WAS DISPENSED INTO THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,577. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,608. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT, STEERING DAMPER AND INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/25/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED ON JUL 9, 2015. UPDATED 03/16/16. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER BLOWER IN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT RARELY WORKS NOW. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT THE SYSTEM HAPPENED TO WORK THAT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. HOWEVER, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH ACTUALLY MELTS FROM THE HEAT CAUSED BY IMPROPER WIRE GAUGE/DESIGN. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE READILY FOUND ON DODGE TRUCK FORUMS BY DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS (SAFETY RECALL #875 ACCORDING TO ONE SITE) BUT NONE THAT I COULD FIND FOR MY MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED BY FROST OR FOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK. MOREOVER, FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S HEATER COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN VERY COLD WEATHER--ESPECIALLY IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. IT MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE OVERHEATED/MELTED CONNECTORS/COMPONENTS TO CAUSE A FIRE OR TO MANIFEST OTHER FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH (UNCOMMANDED ENGINE CUTOFF, ETC.). THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ UPDATED 02/23/16.*JB

STEERING RECALL- VEHICLE INITIATES INTO THE DEATH SHAKE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 55MPH ON A TURN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING NORMALLY BY SHIFTING STRAIGHT INTO 4TH GEAR WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WILL DRIVE SLUGGISHLY

ON SAT. 11/21/15 I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-80 AT MARTIS VALLEY IN TRUCKEE, CA. SUDDENLY, I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. AS I SLOWED TO MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE, SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWS TO PIECES, MY TRUCK LUNGES INTO THE RIGHT LANE, NARROWLY MISSING A SUBARU, AND I FINALLY GET SAFELY PULLED OVER. THE TIRES, BFG KO2 ALL TERRAIN, ARE BRAND NEW, LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM. COST ME $2200.00, BOUGHT THEM 2 WEEKS EARLIER FROM DISCOUNT TIRE IN RENO, NV. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO BFG TIRES, I HAVE FOUND OVER 150 COMPLAINTS, JUST IN THE PAST SIX MOS., OF EITHER THE SAME BLOWOUT THAT HAPPENED TO ME, OR THE TREAD OF THE TIRE PEELING OFF COMPLETELY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE THAT MY TRUCK ENDURED. THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TIRES BEING ON 3/4 AND 1 TON TRUCKS, AS THE CYCLE OF "MOST" OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. BFG THEN TELLS THE CONSUMER THAT THEY NEED THE TIRE TO DETERMINE WHY THE TIRE FAILED. THEN AFTER THEY GET THE TIRE THEY DENY THE CONSUMERS CLAIM, AND TELL THEM THAT THE TIRE FAILED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE, I.E. LOW TIRE PRESSURE, STRUCK SOMETHING, ECT... SEEMS TO BE THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER. I HAVE NEW TIRES ON ORDER, SOME NITTO'S. NEVER TRIED THEM, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF BUDDIES THAT RUN THEM. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEBODY CAUSES A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE THE SHREDDED TIRE THAT I WAS HOPING TO SEND TO YOU GUYS TO SEE IF YOU COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWOUT. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL, TIE RODS AND OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

MANY REFER TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 75 MPH AND IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY. I AM NOT ONLY WORRIED FOR MY WELLNESS/LIFE BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AS A DAILY DRIVER.

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN DRIVING HAD 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND TIRES BALANCED HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. HAD IT REINSPECTED AND LEFT TIE ROD END WORN. WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT COME UNDER RECALL FOR STEERING LINKAGE.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MCCARTHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 DODGE 2500 RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 15V313000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END PINION NUT FAILED AND THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,990.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN HIT SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.

DIESEL EXHAUST POURS INTO MY CAB IF I TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROD BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN HARRISBURG ON JUNE 1, 2015. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING WHAT IS A KNOWN FOR THESE VEHICLES - A "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, YOU HIT A BUMP OR PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES, THE TWO FRONT TIRES START WOBBLING LIKE A BADLY MADE SHOPPING CART. BEING INTELLIGENT CONSUMERS, WE RESEARCHED THE ISSUES, AND NOTIFIED OUR DEALER IN HARRISBURG. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE SO THEY COULD FIX AN OPEN RECALL OF A TIE-ROD END. WHEN HE GOT THERE, THEY SAID, "OOPS, SOMEONE ALREADY FIXED IT, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT." AND HE DROVE HOME IN A RATTLING DEATHTRAP. WE THEN WERE NOTIFIED BY OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AS WELL AS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT FIAT-CHRYSLER DODGE ANNOUNCED ON JULY 27TH THAT THEY HAD A $105 MILLION LAWSUIT FOR UNSAFE FRONT-END STEERING ISSUES FOR VEHICLES, AND THEY WERE BUYING BACK A WHOLE SLOUGH OF VEHICLES, OUR TRUCK INCLUDED. WE CONTACTED THE RECALL OFFICE, AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DODGE PLACE END OF AUGUST. THE STEERING DAMPENER IS DAMAGED, AT ROUGHLY $1075 FOR THE PART, A U-JOINT IS SEIZED, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN THE FRONT END ARE SHOT, AND THAT WILL BE ALMOST $3000 IN PARTS TO FIX. WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW WE HAVE TO FORK OVER $3000+ ON A $25,000 TRUCK WE HAVEN'T OWNED FOR FOUR MONTHS. I JUST CALLED DODGE HEADQUARTERS AGAIN FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME AND WAS TOLD THERE IS ONLY 1 RECALL OPTION FOR THE BUYBACK, AND THAT IS LISTED AS BEING COMPLETED IN 2014. I ASKED HER WHY OUR TRUCK WAS STILL TRYING TO KILL US, AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE A RESPONSE. SHE SAID IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I ASKED HER WHO WAS LYING TO US, AND OFFERED HER TO COME AND TAKE A RIDE IN OUR DEATHTRAP IF IT WASN'T A "SAFETY CONCERN," AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE A RESPONSE.

THIS TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING REVERBERATION/WOBBLE/BOUNCE/SHAKE AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS OR POTHOLE W/ ONE FRONT TIRE. THE WOBBLE SHAKES THE TRUCK SO HARD THAT PIECES OF THE INTERIOR BREAK/FALL OFF AND THE DRIVER COMPLETELY LOSES CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING VERY INTERMITTENTLY (CONDITIONS/BUMPS/SPEED MUST BE JUST RIGHT) THIS SPRING (2015) SOON AFTER WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE RECALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD LINKAGE (THEY ALSO TOLD US THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED). SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SEEM KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT OUR PROBLEM, WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO MULTIPLE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOPS DURING THE SUMMER TRYING TO FIX THIS INTERMITTENT, DIFFICULT-TO-DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERY PART OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION THAT HAD ANY "PLAY" OR WEAR INCLUDING A BALL JOINT, TIE RODS, CONTROL ARM, PITTMAN ARM, STEERING STABILIZER, HEAVY-DUTY SHOCK FOR STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, VARIOUS BUSHINGS, AND STEERING GEAR BOX TIGHTENING . WE EVEN REPLACED THE TIRES AND WHEELS IN CASE THERE WAS A MILD WARP/LACK OF BALANCE. WE HAVE SPENT AROUND $5000, BUT THE TRUCK IS STILL NOT FIXED. A SEARCH ON YOUTUBE REVEALED THAT WE ARE PART OF A LARGE GROUP OF DODGE TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING WHAT IS COINED "THE DEATH WOBBLE." WHEN THE JULY 26 NHTSA PRESS RELEASE CAME OUT, WE WERE OVERJOYED! OUR APPARENTLY UNFIXABLE TRUCK WOULD BE "BOUGHT BACK!" I WAS INFORMED BY CHRYSTLER THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. SINCE WE "FIXED" THE RECALLED TIE ROD LINKAGE (THAT WOULD BE THE RECALL THAT LED TO ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS), OUR TRUCK IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE BUY BACK. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSTLER NOT ONLY KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THESE TRUCKS (THEY CHANGED THE FRONT END ON 2014/15 MODELS), BUT THAT THEY ARE SHIRKING THEIR BUY-BACK RESPONSIBILITY. THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE IN ITS "FIXED" STATE. HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED?

IN EARLY JULY 2015, I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER (PATTERSON DODGE) VIA PHONE TO MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS TO MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. AT THE TIME OF THE PHONE CALL, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY REQUEST FOR RECALL SERVICE WOULD BE PUT ON A LIST TO BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. SINCE THIS INITIAL PHONE CALL, I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO CONFIRMATION ON WHEN THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2015, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT I WAS INDEED ON A LIST OF VEHICLES NEEDING REPAIR, BUT NO TIMELINE FOR THE SERVICE COULD BE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO GET THESE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 REGULAR CAB PICKUP AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT CERTIFIED DODGE DEALERSHIPS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 44900 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED UNDER THE N62 TIE ROD RECALL WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE TIE ROD IS FAILING CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER AND MYSELF, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER REFUSE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY COMPONENT AS THEY ARE SAYING THE RECALL DOES NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE. DUE TO CHRYSLER AND THE SELLING DEALER NOT KEEPING APPROPRIATE RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE THEY HAVE INACCURATE RECALL INFORMATION AND ARE REFUSING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS THEY ARE STATING THE VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL OEM EQUIPMENT WHICH IS FALSE. AT 26953 MILES I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALER VICTORY CHRYSLER IN ROME, NY ON MARCH 22, 2011 DUE TO DRIVABILITY CONCERNS, WANDERING, AND LOOSE FRONT END COMPONENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE THE N62 RECALL ISSUED. NOTED ON THE REPAIR INVOICE FROM THE SELLING DEALER "REPLACED THE TIE ROD END - REPLACE TO PITMAN ARM (B) PARTS NUMBERS 68036940, ARM PART NUMBER 68039930AA, AND ARM STEERING GEAR/PITMAN PART NUMBER 19651001.BER 68039930AA, AND ARM STEERING GEAR/PITMAN PART NUMBER 19651001. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I RECEIVED THE N62 RECALL INDICATING THAT TRUCKS THAT HAD STEERING LINKAGE REPLACED WITH MOPAR SERVICE PARTS AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLES FAULTY REPLACEMENT PART REPAIRED. I CONTACTED VICTORY THE SELLING DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE SERVICED. I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT A ANOTHER RAM DEALER CARBONE DODGE IN YORKVILLE, NY. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER THE TIE ROD NEEDS REPLACEMENT BUT NO REPAIR WAS COMPLETED DUE TO THE RECORDS BEING INACCURATE FROM CHRYSLER.

TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. -TON TRUCKS ARE VERY HEAVY AND ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND CONTROL WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND DO NOT STOP WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BODY. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT CAUSE A BIGGER ACCIDENT AND LUCKY NOT TO INJURE MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE. THIS TIPM FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH DODGE VEHICLES AND I AM DISGUSTED HOW CHRYSLER-DODGE HAS CONDUCTED THEMSELVES IN REGARD TO RECALLS AND WARRANTY. HAD I BEEN TOWING A TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FEAR THIS TIPM FAILURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF IT HASN'T SO ALREADY.

WHILE ON VACATION IN WV, I BEGAN HAVING STEERING ISSUE WHERE THE TRUCK WOULD DRIFT LEFT AND THERE BECAME AN OVERABUNDANCE OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I REPEATEDLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND CALLED BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK. THERE ARE RECALLS ON RAM 1500 MEGACABS AND RAM 2500;S BUT NOT ON A RAM 2500 MEGACAB???? I HAVE HAD MY SUSPENSION REPLACED, MY STEERING LOOKED AT SIX TIME AT A LOCAL SHOP AND IT IS STILL NOT DRIVING AS IT SHOULD. MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT LINER IS ALSO BURNED WHERE A METAL HOSE HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH IT AND MELTED THROUGH IT. THIS IS PLAIN TO SEE WHEN THE HOOD IS UP AND YET MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS EITHER. SINCE MY TRUCK IS NOT LISTED ON ANY OF THE RECALLS, AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE BUYBACK?

WHEN PULLING FORWARD AND TURNING THE STEERING LINKAGE JUST FELL OFF.

STEERING LINKAGE FELL OFF. DID GET A RECALL ON THE STEERING LINKAGE, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE THIS THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT REPLACE THESE PARTS. THEN NOT 6 MONTHS LATER WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE JUST FALLING OFF, GOOD THING IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I WAS GOING 50 MPH I JUST WAS AT A STOP. OBVIOUSLY MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS, BUT THE TRUCK STILL DOES NOT DRIVE RIGHT, AND IT ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT. THANKS

THE HEATER WORKS ON OCCASION FROM NOV 13 TILL I REPLACED IT IN MAY 2015, NOW ITS AUGUST 2015 AND THE HEATER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I LIVE IN ALASKA AND A HEATER IS A HUGE DEAL. ALSO DURING AN OIL CHANGE NOTICED THE TIE ROD IS ALL GOOPED WITH OIL. HAVE AN 09 1500 THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE ON. CURIOUS IF MY 08 IS GONNA HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL ALL OF A SUDDEN AS OF JUNE 2015 AFTER HAULING MY 24 FOOT TRAILER 1200 MILES. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN 4 LOW AND DRIVE IT MAKES A HUGE CLUCKING SOUND DOESN'T TURN VERY WELL EITHER. IT FEELS LIKE MY STEERING IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I CAN'T DRIVE UP MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT DIGGING WHOLES IN THE GRAVEL. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED NOVEMBER 2013 AND FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,674.

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING COMPONENTS, AS DESCRIBED BY THE ONGOING DEATH WOBBLE SITUATION. I HAVE REPLACED THE RH TIE ROD END MYSELF AS WHEN I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERS PREVIOUSLY, THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THE RH SIDE WOULD BE RECALLED. LATER I'VE RECEIVED NOTICES FOR THE N62 RECALL, FOR THE LH SIDE TIE ROD END. I HAVE CALLED AND CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NOW THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 58,5XX MILES ON IT AND THE LH TIE ROD END IS ABOUT TO SNAP IN HALF. THE TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD NOISE UP FRONT AND IF AROUND 50 MPH, YOU HIT A BUMP, IT GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE SCENARIO. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS, ANOTHER COMMON FRONT END PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I AM VERY TIRED OF THESE ISSUES. WITH THE NEWS OF THE BUYBACK, I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT QUALIFY. I ASSUME THAT IS THE CASE BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS UNREPAIRED, BUT UNDER 13V-528, AND NOT 13V-529? BUT LOOKING AT DOCUMENT RCMN-13V529-4092, IT STATES THAT THE SAME PARTS WILL BE USED FOR RECALLS N62 AND N49. SO WHY IS MY TRUCK NOT INCLUDED?

ON MY RAM 2500 I WAS NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER THAT MY TRUCK HAS RECALL 15V-313 FOR THE AIR BAGS. STATES THERE IS NO FIX AS OF NOW. BUT SAYS IN EXTREME HEAT THE AIRBAG CAN RUPTURE AND SEND METAL SHRAPNEL FLYING INJURING THE DRIVER. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WOULD MAKE MY TRUCK ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHRYSLER BUYBACK PROGRAM? AS I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PART LISTED ON THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CHRYSLER SAID MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER THEIR RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL LINKAGE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SEEN, THEY SAID IT DOES NOT MEET NHTSA'S STIPULATION FOR RECALL. IS THIS CORRECT? THE TRUCK'S STEERING IS TERRIBLE AND I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE LINKAGE MYSELF NEXT MONTH ANYWAYS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING RADIUS. ALSO, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS DUE FOR A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG, BUT THERE IS NONE AVAILABLE IN ALL THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE STATE OF OHIO. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY KIND OF RESPONSE, THANKS!! JAMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH INTO A MOUNTAIN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,869. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/23/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SILENCER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V641000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RATTLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS DRIVING FROM DETROIT AIRPORT EAST ON HIGHWAY 94 WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE HELL AND I THOUGHT I HAD TWO FLAT TIRES IN THE FRONT. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK BECOME UN STEERABLE AND STARTED TO TURN SIDEWAYS WITH TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC COMING AT ME. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY RIDE. I PULLED OVER AFTER I DOWNSHIFTED AND THE SHAKING STOPPED BUT THERE WAS NOTHING FLAT OR LOOSE THAT I COULD SEE SEVERAL OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I CALLED A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I MOST HAVE BAD BRAKE ROTORS. I HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS THE SHOCKS THE FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK AND NEW BRAKE PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS STILL SHAKES JUST AS BAD .I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND I WANT A FIX OR I WILL BUY A NEW FORD TRUCK. THE BAD PART OF THIS, IS THAT I RETIRED AFTER 44YEARS WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE 18 APRIL 2015, SATURDAY WHEN THE RH STEERING DRAG LINK FAILED AT THE BALL JOINT. THE FAILURE OCCUR TO THE GREASE-ABLE BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS TO THE LOWER A-FRAME OF THE RH PASSENGER WHEEL. IF I WAS TRAVELING ANY FASTER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WOULD HAVE LOST TOTAL CONTROL AND HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURIES OCCURRING. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WITH LIGHT TOUCHES OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SAFELY STOP THE TRUCK. THE RH FRONT TIRE WAS POINTED TO THE LEFT AND SLIGHTLY TUCK UNDER THE WHEEL WELL SO IT WAS SLIDING THE PASSENGER TIRE AS I MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. THE ABOVE COMPONENTS WHERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE LH TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WITH ALL NEW COMPONENTS. I DID HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER FOR THE N62 NHTSA 13V-528 FOR THE LH TIE ROAD FAILURES THAT CHRYSLER ORDERED; ON THE 14 OF JAN 2014 AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

CHROME FINISH COMING OFF PLASTIC GRILLE, BUBBLING AND PEELING. VERY CHEAPLY MADE (MOST LIKELY CHINA.) HAVE SEEN MANY MORE RAMS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE MINE. ACTUALLY VERY COMMON. MORE HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAN NOT. DODGE SAYS TOUGH LUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED WITH A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

INSPECTION REVEALED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD END. RECOMMENDATION MADE TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. *TR

VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION STARTING AT 50 MPH THAT APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DRIVE COMPONENT. DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT REAR U-JOINT. SOME PLAY ALSO FOUND IN THE LEFT FRONT U-JOINT (4WD) THAT WAS REPLACED 8 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 4 YEARS THAT U-JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE MORE THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AT THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD AND STEERING SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,721.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT DECELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE UV JOINT LOCKED AND THE TRANSFER CASE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ABOUT 11 MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER FOR MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK, IT WAS FOR A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THE TIE RODS, RECALL #N49/NHTSA 13V-529 I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS, I CALLED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD BEEN "RECALLED". I HAVE CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES STILL NO PARTS. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND GET THE SAME RUN AROUND, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AS THE FAILURE OF THE PARTS COULD CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I WOULD THINK CHRYSLER WOULD BE NERVOUS AS THE LIABILITY ISSUE COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. WHAT IF THEY FAIL AND SOMEONE IS KILLED, IS THIS MY FAULT WOULD I BE LIABLE? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND STILL NOT RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED HOWEVER STEERING CONTROL WAS MINIMALLY MAINTAINED. SUBSEQUENT BUMPS OR INCREASE IN SPEED RESULTED IN THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND INSPECTED. AT THAT TIME IT WAS OBSERVED THE RIGHT TIE ROD END HAD BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND REPLACED THE RIGHT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AT MY EXPENSE. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THE LEFT TIE ROD END ALSO SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WAS ALSO SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING HIS TRUCK TO CROSS TRAFFIC, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM LANDING IN A DITCH. CHRYSLER SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THE REPAIR ORDER HE SUBMITTED, DID NOT SHOW REPLACEMENT OF PARTS OR SERVICES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END BROKE AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SWAY BAR END LINK. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY SUDDENLY FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

I HAVE RECEIVED AN RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2014. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL APRIL TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOW THE END OF AUGUST. I HAVE MADE REPEATED PHONE CALLS AND I WAS TOLD THAT I AM ON THE LIST. CALL BACK IN A MONTH. I HAVE AND NOW IT IS JUST A NUISANCE. I HAVE CALLED OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE CALLED IN DECEMBER AND THEIR VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE LIST TO GET REPAIRED. WHY WOULD A MANUFACTURE HAVE A RECALL WHEN THEY CAN NOT HONOR IT. THE LETTER STATED, "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529", IS A JOKE. THIS NOTICE SHOULD NOT BE SENT OUT UNLESS THEY CAN HONOR IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BALL STUD ON THE SERVICE PARTS STEERING LINKAGE WAS FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR SINCE THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS BOLTED IN RATHER THAN CLAMPED IN ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP WHICH CAN BE A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I'VE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BALL JOINTS SO I HAD THEM REPLACED IT DIDN'T HELP I ALSO REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND STEERING DAMPENER ALL THIS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK IN TWICE FOR RECALLS ON THE TIE ROD ENDS ALSO. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT ALOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE WITH NO HELP FROM DODGE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING PAST MY HOUSE, I PUT THE DRIVE TRAIN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN. I TRIED TO STEER CLEAR OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS BUT WHEN I HIT MY DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK WENT SIDEWAYS AND IT ROLLED DOWN A CULVERT AND ENDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". I SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES BUT CAME OUT OK. I DOWNLOADED THE OBD2 DATA FROM THE COMPUTER AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT SHOWED CODE P0731 G PEND GEAR 1 INCORRECT RATIO???. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2008 RAM DATA. *TR

RECEIVED NOTICE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, SAME STORY AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. DEALER STATES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS... NOT ENJOYING DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION THAT WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS. HARD TO FATHOM WHY THEY EVEN BOTHERED TO SEND OUT NOTICE WITH NO ABILITY TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND REMEDY THE DEFECT. *TR

THE SEAT BEAT BUCKLE WILL HANG UP AND YOU CAN NOT UNBUCKLE THE SAFETY RESTRAINT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR I HIT A EXPANSION JOINT AS I WAS ON A SLIGHT LEFT TURN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO BELOW 30 MILES AN HOUR THEN THE SUSPENSION STABILIZED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT AND I HAVE LEARNED TO ANTICIPATE WHEN THIS MAY OCCUR AND EXPECT IT. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE SUSPENSION CHECK AND THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I PUT A DUAL SHOCK ABSORBING STEERING STABILIZER ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS DONE AND DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN AN INCIDENT BUT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMPLY WITH THIS SAFETY RECALL SINCE JANUARY 20, 2014 AND OUR DEALER DOES NOT YET HAVE THE PART FROM CHRYSLER TO REPAIR OUR TRUCK. WHY?? I BELIEVE THE DEALER TO BE HONEST IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THE PARTS AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A DESIGNATED OPERATION TO PRODUCE AND PROVIDE THESE NEEDED SAFETY CORRECTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED THE FIRST NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE ONLY SERVICED 200 THIS YEAR AND HAVE A WAITING LIST OF 400 PEOPLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,222.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BACK IN JANUARY 2014 AND IT STATED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL MAINTENANCE DONE. I HAVE CALLED AND TRIED FOR 5 MONTHS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY RAM LOOKED AT, TO NO AVAIL. I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS. IF CHRYSLER INITIATED THIS RECALL WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A RAM ALSO AND HE IS IN THE SAME POSITION. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY RAM REPAIRED? THE RECALL # IS N49/NHTSA 13V-529. *TR

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENTS RE 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK RECALL NOTICE. (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED, HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHENEVER HE WENT OUT OF TOWN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SEVERELY VIBRATE. THE PROBLEMS INCLUDED, THE TIE RODS AND FRONT END ISSUES. FINALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN A RECALL LETTER, HE RECEIVED. ALSO, THE EGR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 950.

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N49/NHTSA13V-529 AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2014. I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR PARTS TO BE ORDERED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2014 AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. IT IS NOW JUNE AND I AM BEING TOLD THE PART IS STILL ON BACK ORDER. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY KNOWING THERE IS A DISCREPANCY WITH MY STEERING. I ALSO DO NOT THINK A 6 MONTH WAIT TO REPAIR A SAFETY RECALL IS TIMELY OR ACCEPTABLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *TR

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN EARLY JANUARY 2014 FOR LEFT TIE ROD REPLACEMENT ON 2008 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS TO REPLACE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD ON NUMEROUS LOCATIONS WITH LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER. FIRST REVIEW AND ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE WAS ON JANUARY 14TH. PLACED ON WAIT LIST. HAVE FOLLOWED UP IN BOTH LATE FEBRUARY AND LATE MARCH TO SCHEDULE, AND STILL TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR UNDER RECALL NOTICE. DEALER INFORMED ME THEY WILL CONTACT WHEN THEY CAN SCHEDULE. TODAY IS MAY 27TH, 2014- NO CALL BACK TO SCHEDULE YET. *TR

I HAVE A RECALL THAT STILL TO THIS DAY HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, AND WAS SENT OUT IN NOV. 2013. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE PARTS HAVE BEEN BACK LOG, AND NOW I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A FRONTEND ALIGNMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD RIGHT TIE ROD AND OTHER FRONT END WORK DONE EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I'M SO UPSET OVER ALL, AND IN HOPES THAT NTMV SAFETY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. AS NTMV SAFETY ACT SAYS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND / OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. AND TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A TRUCK THAT I PAID HARD EARN DOLLARS FOR, AND COULD ENDANGER SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BECAUSE OF ALL THESE RECALLS I HAVE BEEN SENT. YET, I HAVE INVESTED $$$$$$ IN THIS TRUCK AND I NEED IT TO BE SAFE. WHAT CAN I DO? CAN YOU HELP? PLEASE! *TR

CRACKS HAVE FORMED ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL THE TIRES, AND HAVE BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED LATELY. THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL, AND THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND AS A RESULT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V259000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO INITIATE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CONTACT'S CONCERNS. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN REASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000(STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER MONTH. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE APRIL OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I OWN A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE FAULTY TIE ROD ENDS (RECALL L16 ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER) WHICH I FOUND OUT ON MY OWN NOT FROM CHRYSLER. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED SEVERAL TIMES FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS HOWEVER NONE OF THEM HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ANYTHING WILL BE AVAILABLE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST THAT IT DOESN'T BREAK. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE THE LONGER THIS DRAGS OUT AND IS TO THE POINT OF I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS NOW CAUSING THE TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE APRIL OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN UPDATED 8/8/17*CN

THE HVAC BLEND DOORS WHERE THEY INTERFACE WITH THE ACTUATOR MOTOR ARE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC WAS TOO THIN FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE MOTOR AND SHEARED OFF. MY WINDSHIELD FROSTED UP VERY QUICKLY WITH THE HUMIDITY IN THE CABIN. *TR

2008 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED A ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE DELAY IN THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD, UPPER AND LOWER BOLT JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES RANGED FROM MODERATE TO VIOLENT SHAKING IF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROUGH HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPDATED 05/14/14 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT THEN COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE ABOUT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SIMPLY STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE REPAIR WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECALL ISSUED BUT DEALER CAN NOT GET PARTS. SAFETY RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529 WE HAVE LIMITED NUMBER OF DAYS TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AS WE ARE PLANNING A 5,000 MILE TRIP WITH THIS PICKUP PULLING A 35 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. *TR

RECEIVED RECALL - LEFT SIDE BALL STUD TO REPLACE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER JAN 6. INSTRUCTED TO CALL BACK IN 7 - 10 DAYS - CALLED BACK JAN 13 -- TOLD TO COME IN, SO NOT NEED APPOINTMENT. ( 45 MILES TO DEALER ONE WAY) VISITED DEALER ON JAN 14TH - LOOKED AT TRUCK AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. -- CALLED JAN 24TH - WILL CALL US IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, NO CALL. CALLED FEB 4TH - TOLD OUR PARTS WERE NOT IN AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY GIVING THE DEALER ONE SET A WEEK. TO DATE (FEB 19TH, 2014) WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER, REPLACEMENT IS NOT COMPLETED. NOTE: NOTIFICATION STATED THAT THE BALL STUD ON MY TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. TO ME THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS ATTENTION ! THIS TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL CATTLE & HORSES & FARM DUTY. I AM CONCERNED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE DRIVEWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. HE HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER(N49/NHTSA13V-529). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BALL JOINT TO THE STEERING BROKE AS HE WAS TRAVELING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A DIFFERENT PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. DYD *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE LEFT TIE ROD ON MY TRUCK. THE LETTER STATES THAT THE TIE ROD CAN BREAK AND CAUSE AN A LOSS OF CONTROL OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, CLASSIC MOTORS IN RICHFIELD UT 435- 896-4441 AND THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST THAT IS ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS LONG! I HAVE A TRUCK THAT MAY CRASH AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING AND MY DEALER CAN NOT GET PARTS FOR 18 MONTHS. THEY CAN ONLY GET ONE PART A WEEK AND THEY OVER 75 TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS SEEMS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. THEY ARE CREATING A HUGE LIABILITY PROBLEM FOR THEMSELVES. PLEASE HELP ME REMEDY THIS ISSUE QUICKER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY RECEIVED ONE PART PER WEEK AND THE CONTACT WAS ON A THREE MONTH WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS RESTRICTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/21/14*LJ UPDATED 3/28/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE THAT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WOULD TAKE 6 MONTHS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER (CHRYSLER) ONLY SHIPS 1 PART PER WEEK TO DEALERS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE TRUCK WITH A 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT FOR SIX MONTHS BECAUSE THERE IS A BACKLOG OF TRUCKS NEEDING THE PART REPLACED. IS THIS OK WITH YOUR AGENCY? DOES PRESIDENT OBAMA AGREE WITH THIS? *TR

I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK IN ESTABLISHING SAFETY RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529 AFFECTING 2008-2012 RAM TRUCKS WHERE "THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." BUT, I CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER IN BELLINGHAM, WA ON JAN 6, 2014 AS INSTRUCTED BY CHRYSLER AND HAVE HAD 2 SERVICE APPOINTMENTS CANCELLED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET. MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I MAY HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 4 MONTHS OR MORE. I AM STILL NUMBER 15 ON THE LIST OF OVER 70 REQUESTS AND THEY TELL ME THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED 1 PART PER WEEK FROM THE FACTORY AND SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN GET THAT. I CALLED 2 OTHER DODGE DEALERS IN NW WASHINGTON AND GOT A SIMILAR STORY. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THE FACTORY NEEDED THE PARTS TO STILL MAKE NEW TRUCKS WHICH IS LIMITING THE SUPPLY FOR THE RECALL, BUT NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE HE HAD ONLY SEEN ONE SERIOUS STEERING FAILURE FROM THIS PROBLEM SO FAR...! DRIVING MY TRUCK WITH THE THOUGHT OF SUDDENLY LOOSING STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING FOR ANOTHER 4 MONTHS DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ALL THAT SAFE OR RESPONSIBLE. NOR THE THOUGHT OF ALL THE OTHER TRUCKS OUT THERE THAT MAY HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR OR MORE TO BE FIXED. IS THIS TYPE OF DELAY NORMAL WITH SUCH A SERIOUS RECALL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SAFETY RECALL - CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED LEFT TIE ROD N49/NHTSA 13V-529. RECALL NOTICE STATES "IF YOUR DEALER FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN REASONABLE TIME, YOU MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMPLAINT...." TO THIS WEBSITE. WHEN DEALER WAS CALLED - SEE DEE MOTORS ANACONDA, MT - 59711 - SERVICE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT CHRYSLER IS ONLY ALLOWING 1 TIE ROD END PART PER WEEK. I HAVE 24 APPOINTMENTS AHEAD OF ME. I AM ON A WAITING LIST BUT 4 MONTHS OF WAIT TIME IS "NOT REASONABLE".... *TR

2008 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE SET OF PARTS, ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WELL CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS THEN RETRIEVED AND PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEAKLER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING ) IN EARLY JANUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE, WHO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO FURTHER EXAMINE THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ERRONEOUS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

N49 RECALL. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WAIT TIME WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 45 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR CAN BE CONDUCTED. THIS IS NOT A "REASONABLE" TIMEFRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE PART PER MONTH AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V084000 (VISIBILITY) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH AND DROVE OVER A PATCHED SPOT IN ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I BRAKE OR SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 35 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASSIONS SINCE THE INITIAL EVENT AND TWO TIMES HAS CREATED A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE IN INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THAT ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WITH ME TRYING TO SLOW AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE MILAGE IS ABOUT 98% HIGHWAY MILAGE. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALLS. *TR

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 6.7L 6SPD...DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTING HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND. MADE APPOINTMENT TO DROP OFF AT DEALER. DEALER SAID THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOOSE AND REINSTALLED. PICKED TRUCK UP DROVE HOME STARTED TO CLUNK AGAIN. CHECK THE TRUCK OUT MYSELF AND FOUND TRANSFER CASE BOLTS BROKEN OFF. I WAS NOT GOING TO WASTE FUEL TO TAKE IT BACK, INSTALLED BOLTS MYSELF. AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES CLUNKING AGAIN, FOUND BOLTS BROKEN AGAIN. MADE APPOINTMENT DROPPED OFF TO HAVE REPAIRED. TRUCK NOW HAS 88,500 ON IT AND I'VE REPLACED THE BOLTS ABOUT 7 TIMES NOW. SEEMS LIKE EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES THEY BREAK. WILL BE REPLACING BOLTS AGAIN. IT FEELS LIKE THE REAR END IS SLIDING OUT WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN WHEN THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN. *TR

PURCHASED OUR TRUCK IN JUNE OF 2010 FROM A LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 23K AND SEEMED TO RUN OKAY BESIDES GETTING CRAP GAS MILEAGE. IN LATE OCTOBER 2011 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WHEN WE STARTED IT UP THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED.THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BUT THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING POORLY. IT WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A SOUND ALMOST LIKE A BACKFIRE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED AFTER THE INITIAL HESITATION BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 10MPH. WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 40K MILES ON IT, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED TWO WEEKS PREVIOUSLY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR IT!!! WE DID NOT HAVE THE $ TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT THEN SO OUT OF DESPERATION I BEGAN RESEARCHING WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSING THE ISSUES WITH HOPES OF FINDING AN INEXPENSIVE FIX THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO ON OUR OWN. THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED TWO RECALLS, G30 - REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR MODULE & J35 - REPROGRAM/UPDATE THE ECM. NEITHER OF THESE WERE MENTIONED TO US AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE NOR WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN WITH THESE ISSUES AND WERE TURNED AWAY. I DID FIND OUT THAT THE RE-PROGRAMMING AND UPDATE HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THE TRUCK 5/24/2010. HOWEVER, I HAVE ALSO SINCE READ ABOUT MANY OWNERS CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER THE REQUIRED "FIX" HAD BEEN COMPLETED JUST AS WE HAVE. WE'RE LEFT WITH A TRUCK THAT'S A HAZARD TO DRIVE AND PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T CUT OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT ONTO A ROAD OR EVEN WORSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY POT HOLE, ROAD CHANGE, OR TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT, THE FRONT END WILL START TO UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE. IT BECOMES VERY VIOLENT AND HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DEALERS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AS NO FRONT END PARTS ARE WORN OUT. THEY THEN STATE THAT THEY HAVE AN "UPGRADE" FRONT END KIT I CAN PURCHASE FOR $2,500 THAT WILL MAYBE FIX IT. I ASK THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE FRONT ENDS AND FIX THE ISSUE, THEY REPLY THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT CLAIM THERE IS ANY ISSUE PRESENT. I HAVE CHECKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AS MANUFACTURES MAKE AFTER-MARKET "DEATH-WOBBLE" FIX KITS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO POSSIBLY PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A FIX THAT MIGHT NOT WORK. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES FOR ME. *TR

TURNING ONTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN LEAKAGE STARTED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE PREVIOUS WEEK HAD NOTICED WOBBLES AT 55 MI./HR.HITTING POT HOLES SENT ME TO THE OPPOSING LANE. ALREADY HAD SUSPENSION ( SWAY BARS, PITMAN ARE, STEERING LINKAGE REDONE AFTER TIE ROD BROKE. STILL NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHERE THERE'S A LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. HAD TO DO BODY WORK OUT OF POCKET DUE TO TAKING OUT A FENCE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTED TIE ROD,AND PAID FOR THE TIE ROD, SWAY BARS AND LINKS BEFORE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE! TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL ON STEERING BOX, DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE TOE EXPENSES AND LOSS OF WAGES BECAUSE IT FINALLY BROKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LOOKING UNDER HOOD, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,472. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING A WINDY COUNTRY ROAD AT APPROX. 40-45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN MAKING A CURVE AND HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD THE VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SHAKING STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN ROUNDING A CURVE AND HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD.FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO COME OFF. VERY FRIGHTENING. WE TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS COMMON AMONG DODGE TRUCKS AND IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I GUESS IT IS CHEAPER TO PAY LAW SUITS THAN DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX AFFECTED VEHICLES. HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE SPENT BEFORE DODGE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE VEHICLE EXPLODED WHILE THEY WERE TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO THE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WITH THE FRONT END. IF YOU HIT A BUMP IR A POTHOLE YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH OR POSSIBLE STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT WILL VIBRATE ANYTHING OFF THE DASH. FRONT END PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FRONT END ALIGNED, NEW TIRES, FACTORY RECALL. I NOTIFIED DODGE, OF COURSE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER I FOUND THAT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN NAMED THE DEATH WOBBLE. ANY DODGE FROM 2003-2008 HAS THIS. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE DODGE ISN'T HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AND IS GOING TO MAKE SOMEONE WRECK . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TURBO WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIAN THEN STATED THAT THE PARTICULATOR SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EGR SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TURN SIGNALS HAD BEEN OPERATING ERRATICALLY FOR ABOUT 10K MILES. MISTY DAY, TURNED WIPER SWITCH ON TO INTERMITTENT, NOTHING. MOVED SWITCH TO CONTINUOUS, NOTHING. PUSHED WASHER BUTTON, NOTHING. HAD 'SMART SWITCH' CHANGED. WIPERS AND WASHERS WORKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY. LESS THAN 1 WEEK AND LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER, NO WIPERS. ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT SWITCHES WERE OE PARTS. CAN LIVE WITHOUT THE TURN SIGNALS. DANGEROUS TO OPERATE IN ANYTHING BUT SUNNY DAYS WITHOUT WIPERS AND WASHERS. *TR

MODE HEAT DOOR FAILURE CAUSING DEFROST/HEATING PROBLEMS WHEN NECESSARY. FOGGING OF INTERIOR WINDOWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE EACH TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A VIOLENT SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE SERVICE DID NOT REMEDY THE SHAKING FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UPGRADED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND 10E013000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN). THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS OR WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY ROAD BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT TIE ROD BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A REPORT AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ABOUT 10PM IT WAS RAINING HAD WIPERS ON IN MEDIUM SPEED WIPERS KEPT STOPPING. HAD A LOT OF CARS PASSING BY ME ON COMING LANE AND THEY WOULD FLASH THEIR LIGHTS TO ME TO INDICATE MY LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE SWITCH IS TURN ON IN LOW BEAM POSITION. HAD SOME FRIENDS FOLLOWING ME THAT DAY AS WELL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING NOR MY LIGHTS.. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY WHICH WOULD BE JULY 25 2012 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT FROM ,BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WORK EXCEPT FOR THE CARGO LIGHT AND THE LOW WINDSHIELD WIPER WARNING KEPT COMING ON.. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THERE FOR A WEEK NOW AND ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2012 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND THE SAID THE TIPM HAS BEEN FRIED AND ALL THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIPM. I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR ONE WEEK AND THIS WENT OUT ALREADY. IT'S NOT GOOD DODGE OR CHRYSLER SHOULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE SO ALL THE SAFETY THINGS DON'T FAIL ALL AT ONCE. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND HITTING A BUMP WITH THE WHEEL TURNED EVEN EVER SO SLIGHTLY EITHER WAY, THE WHEEL JUST GIVES THAT DIRECTION AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTS TO GO THAT DIRECTION. IT IS VERY NERVE RACKING, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE FORUMS ARE LITTERED WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, BUT WE AREN'T COMING UP WITH ONE, ALL WHILE THROWING MONEY AWAY INTO PARTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BAD. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE TIE ROD FAILURE THAT DODGE HAS A RECALL ON, BUT THEY SAY MY TRUCK WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THE RECALL, SO THAT FELL ON ME TO REPLACE. WHEN I CALLED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY STATE THAT NO ONE HAS REPORTED THIS ISSUE BEFORE SO IT IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH MY TRUCK. HOWEVER, A GOOGLE SEARCH YIELDS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING. CAN THIS BE INVESTIGATED IN ANY WAY? THESE TRUCKS HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, OR BE AROUND ON THE HIGHWAYS DUE TO THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. *TR

2 THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. AT A NORMAL IDLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE HAS SURGES (A QUICK HIGH REV) THEN ONCE THE REV STOPS THE TRUCK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. IN ANOTHER CASE, WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK HAS A ROUGH IDLE THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULD COST ALOT OF MONEY TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIE ROD FELL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE BALL JOINTS WHICH SEPARATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING PITMAN, STEERING ARM, THE CROSS SHAFT, NUTS AND BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,250. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE FAILED PART. HE HAD TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY, DUE TO IT BEING AN UPGRADE. THE COST OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS $618.61. UPDATED 06/27/12 UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) WOULD ONLY COVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND NOT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2008 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE ISSUES ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTINUOUSLY HAD TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. A FEW DAYS AGO, HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND ONE OF THE TIRES WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT TIRE, BUT WITH THE VALVE STEM. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONSUMER TWO OTHER VALVE STEMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE BAD AS WELL AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

RIGHT TIE ROD END BROKE OFF, VERY LIMITED STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL VERY SHARPLY IN THE DIRECTION THAT HE WAS TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WOULD ONLY OPERATE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V084000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY), THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I HEARD THE LEFT STEERING LINKAGE FALL ONTO THE OTHER LINKAGE. I HAD COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL H46 ON SEPT. 10, 2009 REGARDING THE FAILED PART. THE BALL JOINT STUD HAD FAILED REQUIRING THE PICKUP TO BE TOWED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LINKAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL APPLIED TO THE MODEL YEARS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN A SPECIFIC PLANT. CHRYSLER STATED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. 03/07/12 UPDATED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONVERTER DEISEL EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD SEIZE ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING BOX FAILED. THE STEERING BOX FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED IT PREVIOUSLY. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURNS AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL REPLACE THE ORM STEERING BOX AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE BUT THERE WAS A BACK ORDER ON THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE TRUCK UP INTO DRIVEWAY AND HAD WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SCREECH AND THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE ON TRUCK. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE REPLACED IN THE TRUCK SINCE 5/3/2011. *TR

I'VE GOT 40,000 MILES ON MY 2008 2500 QUAD CAB 6.7 CUMMINS. THE SYMPTOMS I NOTICED HAVE BEEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SUDDENLY IT'LL SOUND LIKE I HAVE A FLAT TIRE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN RESUME TO NORMALCY. BUT WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP, THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU STOP. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH I DON'T, AND I DON'T DOWNSHIFT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED, OUT OF "DRIVE", AND IT STILL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. MY TRUCK DOES HAVE THE SNOW PLOW PREP PACKAGE ON IT, BUT I DO NOT RUN A SNOW PLOW, AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT LAST WINTER, I WOULD NEVER PUT A PLOW ON A QUAD/DIESEL; OR FOR THAT MATTER, ANY RAM. *TR

HEADING TO TOWN TO TAKE 2008 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE LOOKED AT FOR STALLING AT IDLE AND NO FOOT PEDAL RESPONSE. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED NOW I HAVE THROTTLE.. ANYWAYS HEADED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THESE THING LOOKED AT. IM ON THE INTERSTATE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH. I GO OVER A SLIGHT DIP ON THE INTERSTATE THAN EXPERIENCE WHAT FEELS LIKE TWO BLOWN FRONT TIRES. THE ENTIRE TRUCK IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ITS ALL I CAN DO TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART. I GET ON THE BRAKES START PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT ABOUT 10MILES AN HOUR THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION STOPS. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SCARIEST INCIDENT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK NOTHING VISIBLE WRONG SO I CONTINUED ON TO DEALERSHIP WITH NO PROBLEMS.. 15 MINUTES LATER I STOPPED SHAKING. TOLD SERVICE MAN AT DEALERSHIP WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SAYS OH YOU JUST EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE.. ARE YOU SERIOUS THEY HAVE A NICKNAME FOR THIS AND ARE STILL SELLING THESE VEHICLES AT 40,000 A PIECE. I REFUSED TO SIGN THE WORK AGREEMENT AND LEFT THE TRUCK THERE. I WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS TRUCK FIXED. THIS VEHICLE IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF WHAT I HAVE DESCRIBED. GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE MANUFACTURES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE PRODUCT. CONCERNED AND PRODUCTIVE UNITED STATES CITIZEN.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,600.

TOOK MY 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER TIE RODS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AT 35,500 MILES, TRUCK IS ONLY USED ON ROAD AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON EARLY WEAROUT ITEM ON THESE TRUCKS. WHY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT TIRES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PINION GEAR BEARING. THE BEARING HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO SEIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,941.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND OXYGEN SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO AND EGR TEMP TUBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,951 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I WAS I-77 IN WV AND HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AT APPROX. 70 M.P.H. THE TRUCK FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE/BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT DID THIS FOR APROX 20 SEC. WHILE I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK SLOWLY AND SAFELY. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE 2500 PICKUPS. IT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NAME DEATH WOBBLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND AFTER INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE INCIDENT BUSTED BOTH FRONT SHOCKS AND STABILIZER BAR. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY FACTORY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD 2 NEW SHOCKS & STABILIZER INSTALLED AND THE FRONT END RE-INSPECTED AND SERVICED, LINED AND BALANCED THE TIRES AS DIRECTED BY DEALER INSP. RESULTS. I DROVE LESS THAN 10 MILES AND THE TRUCK DONE THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. THEY NOW SUGGEST THE TRACKING BAR FAILURE BUT STATE THAT THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION MAY BE DAMAGED DUE TO A POOR DESIGN AND THE VIOLENT VIBRATION THAT OCCURRED DURING THE INCIDENTS. AGAIN THE WARRANTIES ARE REFUSING COVERAGE. THE TECH'S REFUSED TO RELEASE THE TRUCK BACK TO ME TO DRIVE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THEY FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE IN THIS CONDITION. THIS TRUCK REMAINS IN STOCK CONDITION. INSTALLING 285/70/16 TIRES 10 PLY TIRES FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. THE STOCK TIRES WERE TOO SMALL FOR AN 8000 LBS. PICKUP THAT TOWS OCCASIONALLY. DUE TO THE SERIOUSLY NEGLECTED SAFETY CONCERN BY DODGE, I WILL BE TRADING THIS TRUCK OFF WHEN I GET IT FIXED. DODGE KNOWS THERE IS PROBLEMS PLEASE STEP UP AND MAKE THEM ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BOX WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2008 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS FOR A DEFECTIVE WINDOW LEAKING IN THE BACK BUCKET SEAT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INSTALLED AND SEALED CORRECTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STUD FOR TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,903.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING ISSUES WITH HIS ABILITY TO STEER SAFELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,900 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500.

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. UPON STOPPING THE CAR I FOUND THE DRAG LINK FOR RIGHT SIDE HAD SPLIT AND DETACHED FROM BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DODGE HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NO LONGER MAKES OR SUPPLIES THIS FAILED PART. THIS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT IS AT MY COST AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. I WAS INSTRUCTED THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN APRIL OF 2011 AND NO ACTION WAS NEEDED AT THAT TIME. *KB

AT 39,000 MILES RIGHT ROTOR BECAME WARPED BEHIND TURNING HAD TO REPLACE. A FRIEND HAD SAME THEN HAPPEN ON SAME KIND OF VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS MAINTENANCE ITEM. NEVER HAD TO HAVE ROTOR REPLACED ON NEW VEHICLE BEFORE. BRAKE PADS WE FINE. VEHICLE ABOUT 4OMPH WOULD PULSATE WHILE BRAKING AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. *KB

I TOOK MY 2008 DODGE 2500 INTO THE DEALER AFTER EXPERIENCING A "POP" SENSATION IN THE FRONT END AT LOW SPEED (5-10MPH). THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WHERE WORN OUT AS WELL AS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER AS THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HE STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I THEN CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER HELP LINE. INITIALLY THEY GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER IN A RETURN PHONE CALL, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. OF COURSE I ASKED THEM HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE FRONT END TO BE SHOT AT 70,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION AS IT IS A DIESEL AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER HAULED ANY KIND OF WEIGHT OR BEEN OFF ROAD. THE OTHER POINT I MADE WITH THEM WAS THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD ENDS, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FROM THE TIE ROD ENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE PITTMAN ARM BECAUSE IT WAS REDESIGNED. GO FIGURE! ADDITIONALLY I HAVE HAD THE TURBO CHARGER REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THE UNIT WAS BAD. MY MAIN CONCERN NOW IS THE STEERING AS IT IS GOING TO COST ME $2500.00 TO CORRECT AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT LAYING AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, ALMOST FILLIPING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V35000 (STEERING: LINKAGE: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO THE AIR CONDITION BURST CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO MALFUNCTION AND FREON TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ORDERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING THE HOT WEATHER . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WHEN THIS DIESEL TRUCK CLEANS IT"S PARTICULATE FILTER I GET A STRONG FUEL SMELL ODOR IN THE CAB WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THIS CLEANING OF THE D.P.R. FILTER HAPPENS EVERY 100 OR SO MILES DRIVEN AND LAST FOR ABOUT 20 MILES. WHEN THE ODOR OCCURS MY EYES BURN, AND I COUGH ALOT. SO FAR THE DODGE DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO FIX MY PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE PICK UP TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TRYING TO GET RELIEF FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN AUGUST 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD SMELL EXHAUST ENTERING THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS SO OVERPOWERING THAT IT CAUSED IRRITATION TO THE EYES AND ILLNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

VEHICLE HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME SCARY TO DRIVE. IT STARTED WITH A SQUISHY SOUND UNDER THE HOOD TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAS INCREASED TO A STEERING WHEEL THAT WILL VIBRATE AND IF HIT A ROUGH ROAD WILL JERK OUT OF MY HANDS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME STIFF, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OUTER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING ABNORMALLY AND THE STEERING SHAFT AND LINKAGES WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

DEATH WOBBLE ON AN 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB LONG BED. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED SIX TIMES AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK IS ALMOST TO A STOP. WENT INTO OTHER LANE ONCE CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. JUST RECENTLY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK OVER 65 MPH. DROVE 75 MPH ON I -80 TO CO, AND THEN TO COAST OF CA. DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH TO 70 MPH. THE FRONT END WOBBLES SLIGHTLY ON SMALL BUMPS WHICH PUTS YOU ON EDGE THINKING IT WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT WOBBLE IMMEDIATELY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR BELOW. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ANY PARTS IN THE FRONT END AND ALIGNMENT SEEMS FINE. NO SOLUTION HAD YET BEEN FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE LATCH RELEASE FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD DETACH AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WHILE DRIVING 2008 DODGE RAM MEGA CAB (~82,000 MILES) ON I-39 NORTH FROM BLOOMINGTON IL AT MILE MARKER 87, COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURED ON VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. GOT OUT AND INSPECTED VEHICLE FOUND OUTER TIE ROD ON PASSENGER SIDE SEPERATED. CALL POLICE AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. TOW TRUCK TOOK VEHICLE TO ROCHELLE IL DODGE DEALER. IL STATE PATROL WAS ON SITE ALSO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE COTNACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

2008 DODGE RAM DIESEL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CODES SHOWS TURBO PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, CLEANED THE TURBO TWICE, REPLACED THE TURBO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS 3 TIMES. AND TOTAL OF 7 DAYS, AND BACK AGAIN TOMORROW. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE-ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIE-ROD REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE-ROD WAS FAULTY AND THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO ANTI THEFT MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE ANTI THEFT MODULE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUID. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE ANTI THEFT MODULE, U JOINT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUIDS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/30/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIE ROD END HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO FAIL. THE DRIVERS FRONT TIE ROD END WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IN LESS THAN A YEAR, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED CAUSING THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

WENT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED ALL 4 BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT ONLY 62,833 MILES TO THE COST OF $3,000 (NO MENTION OF A POSSIBLE DEFECT) DOING RESEARCH ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BALL JOINTS I FOUND THE COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED TO FILE ONE AS WELL. THIS DEFINITELY POSES A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRYING TO SIGNAL A TURN LEFT AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES. ALSO WHEN ITS RAINING OUTSIDE MY WIPERS ONLY RUN AT INTERMITTENT SPEED AND IF I SIGNAL RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE WIPERS ARE RUNNING THE WIPERS WILL STOP UNTIL SIGNAL HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN RAINING OUT ARE WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CHANGE LANES AND I CAN NOT CHANGE CAUSE THE SIGNAL SAYS IM GOING RIGHT AND IM REALLY TRYING TO GO LEFT. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE I CAN NOT BELIE IT HASN'T BEEN ALREADY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END SNAPPED OFF TODAY. ALREADY REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO FOR SAME PROBLEM. DODGE RAM 2500, 5.7 LITER HEMI, YEAR 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S VALVE STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,242.

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH, WHEN THE TRUCK HITS IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD, INCLUDING BOTZ DOTS AND POTHOLES, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK ENTERS INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE, WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE, AND REQUIRES BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIMES PER MONTH. I'VE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, STEERING DAMPENER, TIE RODS AND TIE ROD ENDS, TIRES, SHOCKS, AND DRAG LINK, AND NONE OF THESE HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO ADDED A STEERING GEAR BRACE, AND THIS DIDN'T HELP EITHER.

I OWN A 2005 AND A 2008 DODGE DIESEL 4X4,AUTOMATIC TRANS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH STABILIZER BARS AND LINKS AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER BARS RUNNING ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCKS. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE LINKAGE AND STEERING BOX ON THE 08 DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING INVOLVING AN ACCIDENT. I NOW HAVE THE STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE GOING OUT ON THE 05. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY PROBLEMS. FUNNY HOW ITS HAPPENING W.BOTH TRUCKS. THE 05 HAD ABOUT 50,000 WHEN THE PROBLEMS STARED OCCURRING AND THE 08 STARTED AT APPROX. 2,000 MI, MY SHOP HAD TOLD ME MY WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ALREADY GETTING WORN AND NEEDED REPLACING SOON IN THE 08, AND ITS STILL NEW!! THE TRANNY HAS BEEN REBUILT IN THE 05 AT 50,000. THE 08 HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 5 TIMES ALREADY AND NOW HAS 14,000 ON IT. IM SURE SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY ON BOTH TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I WISH SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES. ITS PRETTY STRANGE BOTH TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. DODGE ACKNOWLEDGES THESE PROBLEMS BUT TELLS ME I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ITBECAUSE THEY'RE USING BETTER PARTS THAT ARE MORE COSTLY. IF IM PAYING FOR IT ANYWAY I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THEM TO ANOTHER SHOP I TRUST. I WOULDN'T ADVISE ANYONE TO BUY A DODGE. NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE AND IM GOING BROKE! I'VE LOST MY FAITH AND AM SCARED TO EVEN TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL! *TR

STEERING DAMPENER BROKE AT STUD. CAUSED WHEELS TO "PIDGEON TOE" AND STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PARTS REPLACED: #52122362-AF; #52122370-AB. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOW-IN. DAMAGE NOTED BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. STATUS UPDATE. UPDATED 06/15/11 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CNUPDATED UPDATED 04/27/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE DOWN A HILL AND INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAMM 2500 ST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION FOR THREE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE AS TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP IN MARCH 2008. WITHIN 5 WEEKS, VEHICLE STARTED OPERATING POORLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER, HEAVY BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP EIGHT TIMES IN FIRST SIX MONTHS. DODGE STATED THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEMS CONTINUES AND ESCALATED. TRUCK CONTINUES TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. IT HAS COME TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2009 AND DECEMBER 2010. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! THE TRUCK HAS LOST POWER AND STOPPED ON THE IHA AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY TRACTOR TRAILERS. DODGE STILL REFUSED TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM!! NEED YOUR HELP TO GET DODGE TO DO SOMETHING TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 12/06/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL IF I HIT AN OBLIQUE BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I FEEL LIKE THE DOORS WILL COME OF. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TO 30 TIMES AND WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY OR ROAD BEFORE I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR A FIX, THE PROBLEM IS THE LOCAL DEALER TELLS ME IF THEY DO THE REPAIR CHRYSLER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM. IT SEEMS AS THEY ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH ME. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND DEALER SAYS THE WEAR ON THE FRONT END SEEMS LIKE ON 90,000 MILES TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DIFFERENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD LOAD IT WOULD INHIBIT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE DEALER STATED THEY PERFORMED A FLASH SYSTEM CHECK BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN CITY DRIVING OR DRIVING WITHIN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 03/22/11

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER PANEL THE WARNING LIGHTS BLEED THROUGH WHEN THERE IS NOTHING TO WARNED ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED. FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,052.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V005000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,346.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL HIGHWAY AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN HESITATING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED AND WAS PUNCTURING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,900.

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB 4X4. I HAD STEERING VIBRATION AND STICKING STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I HAD SHOCKS, ALL STEERING LINKAGE, STABILIZER, BUSHINGS, HYDROBOOST UNIT AND PITMAN ARM REPLACED, DUE TO SLOW SPEED STICKING AND "DEATH WOBBLE. " MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 39,000 MILES, SO I REPLACED SHOCKS AND STABILIZER WITH BILSTEINS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. VIBRATION AND STICKING WHEEL (POWER STEERING FAILURE) STILL OCCURS. SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE AT 60+ MPH. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC. DODGE CANNOT FIX AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AFTER YOUR WARRANTY EXPIRES. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS OR WANT YOU TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS THEY CANNOT SOLVE. PLEASE HELP...... *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 (GAS) COMING INTO TOWN AND SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 50 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I THOUGHT THE WHOLE FRONT END HAD FALLEN APART. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I CHECKED OVER TRUCK AND COULD FIND NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT. I NOW BELIEVE THIS TO BE A LIE AFTER READING SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS PROBLEM WILL KILL SOME ONE SOON IF DODGE CONTINUES TO IGNORE THESE COMPLAINTS. MY HEART TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO SETTLE DOWN I WAS SO TERRIFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS WEARING PREMATURELY. THE WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AGO AND NEEDED A SECOND REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE THE BEARINGS FAILED TWICE WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE STEERING IDLER ARM POPPED LOOSE FROM THE PITMAN ARM RIGHT GEAR AT THE STEERING RENDERING THE STEERING COMPLETELY USELESS . *TR

WHEN YOU RUN OVER A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK IS REDUCED DRASTICALLY. THIS OCCURS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 80 MPH. IT OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER MONTH, YOU NEVER KNOW THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. THE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING BOX WERE REBUILT WITH NEW NUMBERED PARTS AND HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR

2008 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE U-JOINT, TIE ROD, STEERING LINKAGE AND AXLE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED MOST RECENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SPEED OF IMPACT WAS APROX. 50-55 MPH. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IN 7 MONTHS. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE EXHAUST BRAKE ENGAGED AND PREVENTED ME FROM MOVING FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE BY SLIGHTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR A LITTLE AT A TIME. WHEN I APPROACHED MY NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 500 AND THEN SHOT UP TO 1200 RPMS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSSWALK. IT ALSO PUT ME HALF WAY INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE WERE MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AGAIN BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR

MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS 3 OR MORE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE TO STOP MY TRUCK TO GET THE SHAKING TO CEASE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" THE FIRST TWO TIMES. THE THIRD TIME I DROVE AND THE SERVICE MAN RODE WITH ME. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIRES THAT WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM, THEY SAID DODGE TOLD THEM" THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM." AND FOR THEM TO "JUST PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPER ON TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES." THAT ONLY PUT A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM. NOW THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS BACK, AND IM PAST MY WARRANTY. JUST LIKE THEY WANTED TO BEGIN WITH. I GOT THE TRUCK ON 7/4/08, THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 11/18/08 WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. THIS TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND HAS THE NOTORIOUS DEATH WOBBLE. THE SHAKING IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND STARTS WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED APR. 20 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND TYPICALLY I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AS LOW AS 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OK AND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLAINT WITH MANY TRUCK OWNERS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL OR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA? BELIEVE ME, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

ON A 2008, 2500 RAM DIESEL WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FAILED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR WHILE TOWING. FIRST TIME (JUNE 2008) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRUCK IS NOW AT DEALER WITH OVER 17000 MILES AND THEY SAY IT NOW NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH. YESTERDAY WHILE TOWING VEHICLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT AND EVERY STOP THE TRUCK HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ALSO LAUNCHES FORWARD WHILE THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AFTER I GET IT IN GEAR. I HAVE LESS THEN 18000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND 15000 MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES A CLUTCH SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT HAVING SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. I WAS WITH A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO IS A DIESEL TECH. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE, HE SAID HE BELIEVED IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILING TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. YESTERDAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME AND THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED TO GREEN FOR THE CROSS TRAFFIC WHO HAD TO WAIT UNTIL I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF TO ENGAGE THE GEARS AND RESTART THE TRUCK. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE 2500 RAM 4X4 NEW OFF THE FLOOR. IT NOW HAS 46,700 MILES AND THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT IS SHOT. FAILED INSPECTION. EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND PART REPLACED. ON A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. POTENTIAL STEERING AND SAFETY ISSUE - IS THIS A TREND WITH DODGE TRUCKS? *TR

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER NUMEROUS TIMES. CREATES A HAZARDOUS SAFETY SITUATION WHEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE INTO/WITH TRAFFIC. FIVE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE MARCH, 2009. *TR

STARTED WITH A RATTLE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. RATTLES WHENEVER YOU DRIVE IT.. I CAN'T SAY WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD I LET THE U-JOINT FAIL. DEALER REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT,FRONT AXLE SHAFT. DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAME OF OLD PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP; THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I OWN A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY PICKUP ON MARCH 1, 2010 AT 6:15 GOING DOWN W MAIN STREET A STRAIGHT ROAD MY VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT INTO THE OPPOSING LANE AND THEN TO GO OFF ROAD. I WAS DRIVING AT APPRX 20-25 MILES PER HR . I HAVE LEARNED THERE IS A RECALL H46 THRU CHRYSLER BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME MY VEHICLES DIRTY AND WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE 46,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL ME TO GO THRU MY INSURANCE THE SAY I HIT CURB. THAT ONLY HAPPENED AFTER THE FACT THAT THE STEERING HAD NO CONTROL . I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER PAUL SERVICE PERSON THAT IT HAS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING WITHIN A PART IN THE STEERING LINKAGE BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED AND CHRYSLER HAS A NEW OR REDESIGNED STEERING LINKAGE THAT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED $1350.00. THE RECALL STATES DURING A PRIOR SERVICE APPT A MOPAR SERVICE PART STEERING LINKAGE MAY BEEN INSTALLED ON YOUR TRUCK [XXX] THE DRAG LINK INNER JOINT MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING WHICH CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING ALSO STEERING DAMPER BRACKET AT THE TIE ROD MAY LOOSEN ,THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT CHRYSLER IS WHERE MY CLAIM IS THERE # IS 1 248 944-7084 AND THEY ARE SENDING A INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT THIS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK AND HAVE NO VEHICLE OR RENTAL AND MY TWIN DAUGHTERS THAT ARE 12 HAVE TO WALK HOME FROM BUS STOP ABOUT A HALF MILE ON A COUNTRY ROAD, NOT SAFE PLEASE HELP ME ! [XXX] *TR

MY 2008, 2500 DODGE TRUCK 4X4 DIESEL HAS A BAD JERKING PROBLEM WHEN YOU LET OFF THE FUEL AND THEN PUT IT ON AGAIN. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED TURBO, WIRE HARNESSES, ALL SENSORS, EGR......... THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 7000 MILES ON TRUCK. I HAVE NOW 47,000. EVERYONE INCLUDING THE DEALER HAS SAID ALL 2008'S DO THIS AND IT IS THE FACTORY'S PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT SWERVED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT HER TOUCHING THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS TURNING AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT TIE ROD FAILED AND IT CAME OUT OF THE BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY PRIMARILY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE VEHICLE ALSO IDLED EXCESSIVELY WHEN SITTING STILL. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SIX DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. PASSENGER MUST RELEASE SEAT BELT AND RETURN TO "HOME" POSITION BEFORE APPLYING SEAT BELT. ANY TIME YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT WHILE MOVING, YOU ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR INJURY/DEATH. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS WAIT TIME TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK. HE STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER TO AVOID HITTING AN APPROACHING VEHICLE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER ALONG THE HIGHWAY HEAD-ON. LATER, HE RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000, STEERING LINKAGES; HOWEVER WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES WHICH INCLUDE HEAD CONTUSIONS, SEVERAL CUTS FROM THE GLASS, NECK INJURIES AND CRACKED RIBS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND COVERED UNDER HIS INSURANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 6,400.

STEERING WANDERING STARTED DAYS BEFORE THEN THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE. STARTED HAPPENING ST 70 MPH THEN 60 MPH NOW I CANT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH WITH OUT IT HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WITHOUT WARNING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR POST. AFTER REVERSING FROM THE GARAGE POST, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE HOOD. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE REMOVED, AND THE SMOKE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE BODY DAMAGES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EXHAUST LEAK INTO CAB OF TRUCK IS A DIESEL AND ACTUALLY MAKES YOU ILL WHEN RIDING IN IT. 4 ATTEMPTS BY DEALER HAVE FAILED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. I PLACED A CO METER IN CAB AND IT WENT OFF THE SCALE WHICH GOES TO 99 PPM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE HEARD RATTLING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FRONT STABILIZER END LINKS AND THE SHOCK BRACKETS WERE REPLACED. ALSO THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING;LINKAGES). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS 3 OR MORE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE TO STOP MY TRUCK TO GET THE SHAKING TO CEASE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" THE FIRST TWO TIMES. THE THIRD TIME I DROVE AND THE SERVICE MAN RODE WITH ME. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIRES THAT WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE I GET TO FORK OVER A GRAND FOR NEW TIRES. *TR

WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO 1500 RPM THE EXHAUST BRAKE ENGAGED AND PREVENTED ME FROM INCREASING SPEED. I HAD TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND GENTLY ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK MOVING. ONCE GOING, ANYTIME I TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED, THE EXHAUST BRAKE WOULD ENGAGE AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN RESTART. THIS SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BUT IT WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR, THE TRUCK WILL ROLL ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN TAKE OFF. THE DRIVER HAS TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TENDS TO OCCUR AFTER IT SETS FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. IT ONLY HAPPENS DURING THE FIRST 3 -5 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. IF DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF PROBLEM IT COULD EASILY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO OTHERS AS IT REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP.*TR

I WAS PARKED IN A FIELD AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PICKUP ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS PICKUP AND IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENTS. *TR

ON MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE EXCEPT BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE EXHAUST. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO GET ANY RESPONSE, AND THEN IT WILL ONLY DO MAYBE 5-10 MPH. MAXIMUM. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS FROM A STOPPED POSITION, AS WELL AS ACCELERATING TO PASS A VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN THE CASE OF HIGHWAY (PASSING A VEHICLE) SPEED, THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER, BUT WILL NOT COMPLETELY QUIT. IN EITHER CASE, YOU MUST PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN LATE JULY, 2009. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON AUGUST 14TH. 2009. ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER (INVOICE), THEY REPLACED A PARTICULATE FILTER, AND DID A TURBO TEST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 3.5 MILES AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER, AND THE TRUCK WAS BILLOWING HEAVY BLACK SMOKE. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THEY WERE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING. A NEW FILTER, AND A TURBO TEST. THEY DID NOT HAVE A FILTER IN STOCK, SO THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT EXPECT THIS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ANYWAY, AS IT HAD NO AFFECT THE LAST TIME THEY DID IT. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 8, 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BREAK PEDAL AT 55 MPH, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED. BREAK FAILURE CAN LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

I HAVE AN 08 DODGE 2500 4X4 DIESEL. WHEN I GO OVER 60MPH AND HIT A BUMP IT DOES THAT "DEATH WOBBLE" IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I EVEN HIT AN IMPERFECTION IN THE HIGHWAY, I REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER/STABILIZER, AND DODGE REPLACED ALL 4 BALL JOINTS AT ONLY 34,000 MILES. BUT IT STILL DOES IT, EVEN WORSE AT TIMES.I HAVEN'T WRECKED OR ANYTHING I JUST HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75 MPH. I DRIVE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR WORK, AND THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE IT. THE TRUCK IS ONLY ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. *TR

SAFETY RECALL H36 INVOLVES STEERING LINKAGE. "THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." CHRYSLER IS ONLY ALLOCATING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK TO MY DEALER, WHO HAS A LIST OF OVER 300 AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. AT THIS RATE, CHRYSLER IS WILLING FOREGO SAFETY FOR 5.75 YEARS! DEPLORABLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER, WHO SAID THEY NEEDED THE PART AND ORDER NUMBER OF MY DEALER. I CONTACTED MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON THE OTHER LINE, WHO EXPLAINED THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO ORDER THE PART FOR A CAMPAIGN ALLOTMENT. I'VE BEEN CALLING ON THIS SINCE APRIL. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE 2500. IM HAVING WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING "DEATH WOBBLE" MY LOCAL DEALER, COLORADO SPRINGS DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOTHIG WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND I SHOULD REPLACE MY TIRES. THEY WANT TO WASH THEIR HANDS OF THIS AND PLACE BLAME ON SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE DURANGO AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN IT HIT A BUMP YOU ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND I DID NOT THINK IT SHOULD DO THAT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE STORE WHEN IT HAPPEN AND THE CAR WILL ALMOST JUMP INTO ANOTHER LANE THIS HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE REMEDY WAS ON BACKORDER. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

STEERING LINKAGE BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOST CONTROL AND WENT ACROSS ONCOMING LANE. LEARNED OF RECALL AFTER THE INCIDENT. WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE IN REGARDS TO THIS SPECIFIC RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND LIGHTING WILL FLICKER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO START. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS NOTICED AT 25 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE AT LEAST FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK- THE DASHBOARD IS REFLECTED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND IMPAIRS VISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SUNNY AND MAKES IT HARD TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE HAD FOUR OTHER TRUCKS OF THE EXACT SAME SIZE ETC. BUT NEVER HAD A VISION PROBLEM FROM THE DASHBOARD BEING SUPERIMPOSED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

ON A MISTY MORNING OUR TRUCK BEGAN TO SKID AS WE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER YIELDING TO EXITING TRAFFIC ON AN ACCESS ROAD ON IH 10. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO CONTROL THE SKID BY STEERING INTO IT, BUT WE JUST KEPT SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL. HE PURPOSELY REMEMBERS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LESSEN THE LOSS OF CONTROL. WE CONTINUED THE SKID ACROSS 2 LANES OF ACCESS ROAD TO THE RIGHT, THEN SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND SKIDDED BACK ACROSS 3 LANES OF ACCESS ROAD TO THE LEFT. WE CAME TO STOP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AFTER HITTING A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL FIRST WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND THEN WITH THE RIGHT REAR OF THE TRUCK. I REMEMBER HEARING THE TIRES CONTINUING TO SPIN AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. THIS CAUSED OVER $6500 DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND HAS CAUSED OUR INSURANCE RATES TO INCREASE. AFTER MONTHS OF DISCUSSING THE WRECK AND REPLAYING IT IN OUR MINDS, WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT PROBABLY, AS MY HUSBAND CLINCHED THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRIED TO CONTROL THE SPIN, THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND SET WHICH MADE US CONTINUE TO TRAVEL AT THE SET SPEED INSTEAD OF SLOWING AND ALLOWING HIM TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE CRUISE CONTROL ON/OFF BUTTON AND THE SET BUTTON ARE BOTH LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD OR SEEN THAT HAS THE ON/OFF CONTROL FOR THE CRUISE LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MOST VEHICLES HAVE THIS EITHER ON THE BLINKER LEVER OR EVEN ON THE DASH BOARD. WE FEEL CERTAIN THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INADVERTENTLY TURNED ON WHEN MY HUSBAND TIGHTENED HIS HOLD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE LOCATION FOR THIS CONTROL. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT IN OUR TRAVELS ACROSS ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING OR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTI CAR PILE UP. NO CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE TRUCK'S CRUISE CONTROL. WE PLAN TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED. IN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM HAVING A WRECK, WE ARE REPORTING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE U-JOINT AXLE FAILED, WHICH JAMMED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DODGE MANUFACTURER AND HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER HE STRUCK THE TELEPHONE POLE; HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT THE AXLE FAILED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,177. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE U-JOINTS FAILED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE. WHEN THE U-JOINT BROKE, THE AXLES BINDED WITH EACH OTHER AND THE AXLE JAMMED THE SPINDLE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CENTER. . THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A NOISE DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. UPDATED 04/22/09.*JB UPDATED 05/04/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. RIGHT AFTER THE NOISE, THE STEERING WENT TO THE RIGHT AND HE JUMPED THE CURB. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED 2 PARTS FROM HIS VEHICLE WERE ON THE STREET. THE PARTS WERE 2 EARS OFF THE LEFT FRONT AXLE U-JOINT. ONE WAS MALE AND THE OTHER WAS A FEMALE AND THEY WERE STUCK TOGETHER. UPDATED 05/04/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE REGARDING THE STEERING DRAG LINK INNER JOINT AND DAMPER BRACKETS. THESE COMPONENTS CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAY FRACTURE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND IT WOULD TAKE AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING CONTROL DUE TO A FAULTY PART. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE PART THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AFTER BEING TOLD PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS NO FAULTY PART. *NJ THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE STUD WHICH HELD THE TIE ROD END TO THE PITMAN ARM WAS BROKEN IN A LOCATION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *JB

AT ABOUT 4500 MILES NOTICE THAT MY RIGHT LEG WAS RUBBING THE FRAME OF THE SEAT HAS TIME WENT ON IT GOT WORSE. THE FRAMING AND SPRINGS HAVE LOST ALL SUPPORT AND HAVE CAUSED BRUISING ON MY LEG IF I DRIVE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME I CAN NOT DRIVE WITHOUT BEING IN PAIN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOAM BUT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE SEAT FRAMING. IT LACKS SUPPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. ON MARCH 13, 2009, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE STEERING DRAG LINK INNER JOINT AND DAMPER BRACKET. HE CALLED EVERY DEALER IN TEXAS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER. THE RECALL STATED THAT IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED, A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,700.

MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY MONTH OBNOXIOUS SMELL OF BURNING CHEMICALS IN CAB WHEN DOG FILTER ON DIESEL GOES THROUGH REGEN. CHRYSLER REPLACED TURBO THAT WAS SOOTED SHUT. THEN THEY WRAPPED EXHAUST. STILL DOES IT. MAKES YOU SICK. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL A YEAR AGO. WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AND NOT TO WORRY, JUST DRIVE THE TRUCK, STOP, TURN IT OFF, RESTART AND DRIVE IT, UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OFF. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF THE NEXT TIME WE STARTED THE TRUCK, SO WE FIGURED IT WAS OK, MAYBE WE WERE OVERREACTING. WELL A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN, WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, DON'T WORRY, JUST START IT, DRIVE, TURN IT OFF, AND TURN IT BACK ON. WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, THEY TOLD US IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, THAT THIS WAS "A NORMAL PROBLEM" AND THE EMISSIONS SENSOR JUST NEEDED A CLEANING, WHICH THEY DID. WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE PICKED IT UP THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BUT TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY CLEANED THE SENSOR AGAIN. RIGHT AFTER WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK, WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER, IT STRUGGLED TO GET UP A SMALL HILL, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP, AND THEY HELD IT FOR FOUR DAYS. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK THEY TOLD US THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED BRING IT RIGHT BACK AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TURBO AND THE EMISSIONS SENSOR AGAIN. WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR A YEAR, AND I HAVE CALLED DODGE WITH MY COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD TO EMAIL THE COMPLAIN, AND WHEN I EMAILED IT, I WAS TOLD TO CALL, WHICH TO ME SEEMS LIKE A RUN AROUND. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER THIS WAS A ONGOING ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT, EXCEPT FOR CONTINUING TO CLEAN THE SENSORS OR REPLACING THE TURBO, WHICH WILL STILL NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING:LINKAGES) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PERIODICALLY CHECK TO SEE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE CONTACT RESIDES 180 MILES FROM THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT NOTIFY HER WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE NOR PLACE THEM ON RESERVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE STEERING COMPONENT ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BECAUSE CHRYSLER WAS ONLY SUPPLYING TWO RECALL REMEDY KITS PER WEEK. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 5,670. UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN UPDATED 04/17/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOUR MONTHS FOR THE PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER. AS A RESULT, A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE 2500 MEGACAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TURBO WAS FAILING, WHICH OCCURS EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP IN THE TURBO BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BEING USED. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE WERE EXPERIENCING LETHARGIC SICKNESS EVERY TIME THEY RODE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WITH THE TURBO HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MARCH OF 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THEY DO "BAND AID" WORK INSTEAD OF PROPERLY REPAIRING THE CARBON BUILD-UP. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EMITS FUMES THAT LEAVE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS FEELING NAUSEOUS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,900. UPDATED 3/9/09 *CN UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WANDERED TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GREASE SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE GREASE SEAL, STEERING LINKAGES, AND BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING;LINKAGES), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,798 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,534.

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY 4X4,DIESEL ENGINE,QUAD-CAB,SHORT BED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK . WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS LEAVING A CAR WASH AND JUST HAPPENED TO TURN THE WIPERS TO THE"HIGH" POSITION ON THE SWITCH AND THEY STOPPED WORKING RIGHT WHERE THEY WERE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I CHANGED THE SWITCH BACK TO THE LOW SPEED AND THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED,WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE DAY OF MY APPOINTMENT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STILL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL ON THE HIGH SETTING, I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE IF IT WAS A FUSED ITEM THAT MAYBE I JUST NEEDED TO REPLACE A FUSE AND MONITOR FURTHER INCASE IT WAS BLOWING THE FUSE FOR A REASON , BUT THERE WAS NO LISTING FOR THE WIPERS IN THE FUSE SECTION OF THE OWNERS MANUAL, I THEN NOTICED THE WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING IN ALL THE POSITIONS ON THE SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY SOME TIMES THEY WORKED SOME TIMES THEY DIDN'T, AND IT DIDN'T HAVE A PATTERN OF WHEN THEY WOULD WORK OR NOT ,JUST IF THEY CAME ,ON THEY CAME ON ,IF NOT THEY WOULDN'T ,NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND ON OR THE TRUCK OFF AND ON, ONCE OR TWICE THEY SEEMED TO BE MOVING SLOWER THAN NORMAL IN THE LOW SETTING THEN SPED UP TO THE RIGHT SPEED. MY PROBLEM IS WITH SAFETY OF IT .HERE WE ARE GETTING BAD WEATHER,ICE ,SNOW RAIN ,SALT SPRAY FROM OTHER DRIVERS ETC. AND NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,YOU CAN DRIVE ALL DAY USE THEM TEN TIMES,THEN SOME CAR PASS SPRAY ROAD GRIME ALL OVER YOUR WINDSHIELD AND HAVE THEM NOT WORK AND LOOSE TOTAL VISIBILITY. MAY EVEN CRASH. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN ON ITS APPOINTMENT ONLY TO FIND THREE OTHERS THERE FOR THE SAME REASON... PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND NO TIME LINE ON WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE AND HOW LONG IT TAKES TO FIX ONCE IT IS DROPPED OFF , THEY SAID I COULD LEAVE THE TRUCK OR TAKE IT. NO LOANER VEHICLE OR NOTHING . JUST HERE'S YOUR BROKEN 4 MONTH OLD , $46,000 TRUCK BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND A DEFECT IN THE EGR COOLER AND FIREWALL PAD. THE FIREWALL INSTALLATION PAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE EGR COOLER ON THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V641000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD CUT THE INSTALLATION OUT OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS HESITANT TO AGREE WITH THAT TYPE OF REPAIR BECAUSE IT WOULD AFFECT THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 5,000.

EPA DRIVEN DPF FILTER ON CUMMINS DIESEL 2008 2500 TRUCK IS ALWAYS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DEALERS HAVE HAD TO PUT A PORT ON TURBO, CLEAN EXHAUST, WRAP EXHAUST, AND CLAIM THAT CUSTOMERS ARE IDLING TOO MUCH. POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES ARE OBVIOUSLY BAD DESIGN. THEY BURN EXTRA DIESEL IN EXHAUST TO BURN SOOT AND MAKE MILEAGE GO DOWN BY 10MPG. 2006 TO 2008 CHANGE LOST SIGNIFICANT MPG. THE 6.7L ENGINE NEEDS ADDRESSING WITH FINAL FIXES THAT WON'T CONTINUE TO MAKE CUSTOMERS GO TO DEALER OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I OWN AN 08 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH APPROX 970 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF ROAD BUMPS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE AND WOBBLE. I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE DUE TO A NEAR LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. AFTER COMPLETELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I RESUMED SPEED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH ON MY VEHICLE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND THAT "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" YIELDED OVER 35K HITS. THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH LARGE RAM TRUCKS THAT, ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH IS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER - A COMMON REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH. SYMPTOMS, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO EXIST AFTER THIS PART IS REPLACED - ANOTHER COMMON THEME ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH. *TR

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY DODGE 2500 MEGA CAB PICKUP WITH THE CUMMINS 6.7 DIESEL MOTOR. ALMOST SINCE THE FIRST DAY, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER FOR A FAILING EMISSION SYSTEM. THE DPF AND REGENERATION SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY CLOGGING AND RENDERING MY VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I RETURN TO THE DEALER, HAVE THE PART CLEANED, OR REPLACED, AND I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. ACCORDING TO MY DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, AND DODGE, THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. UPON SPEAKING TO DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING A BUYBACK OF MY VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN HUNG UP ON, PUT ON HOLD FOR HOURS, TOLD MY DEALER HAS TO BUY IT BACK, OR TOLD TO HIRE A LAWYER. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS MATTER, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW 6.7 DODGE TRUCKS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE IN THIS MATTER WITH DODGE, OR MY DEALER DIRECTLY. *TR

DODGE DIESEL TURBO SOOTING UP. CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT THE TURBO SOOTING UP. GOES BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY WEEK OR TWO. *TR

VEHICLE 2003, DODGE RAM 2500, DIESEL, 4X4, 54,000 MILES STEERING BOX MALFUNCTION. DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL STABILITY. REPLACED STEERING BOX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NINE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM NOT TO RETURN BECAUSE HE WAS ABUSING THE VEHICLE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 03/04/08*LJ UPDATED