NHTSA Complaint #10745551 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

AFTER READING MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE, I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF DODGE/CHRYSLER/FIAT DID THE SAME AS GM. THAT IS, INTENTIONALLY PUT CUSTOMERS IN HARMS WAY FOR PROFIT DURING THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. I HAVE A "08" 4X4 EXT. CAB TRUCK, THAT HAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST PUT THIS TRUCK IN "D", OR GO THROUGH THE GEARS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHEN I BUMPED IT ACCIDENTLY WITH MY KNEE. REALIZE I ONLY HAVE ONE KEY ON MY KEY RING, SO IT'S NOT A WEIGHT ISSUE SIMILAR TO GM'S IGNITION PROBLEMS. I DO HAVE A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS THAT I'M SURE WON'T BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE OR THE LOCAL DEALERS BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES AND IS A USED VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED A BOUNCE IN THE FRONT END WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN. YES, WITH 100,000 MILES, I PROLLY NEED NEW SHOCKS/STRUTS, BUT IT COULD VERY WELL ALSO BE A MECHANICAL/WEAR ISSUE WITH THE BALL JOINTS/TIE ROD ENDS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A HARD SHIFT IN THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION MY TRUCK HAS, EVEN THOUGH I'VE CHANGED OUT THE TRANSMISSION OIL TWICE SINCE OWNING THIS TRUCK. THE ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE FORD PRODUCTS I OWNED PRIOR, A RECALL WAS JUST THAT AND THEY HONORED IT EVEN IF I WASN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNER/MILEAGE ISSUE/ETC. THAT'S WHAT SAFETY RECALLS SHOULD BE ABOUT--SAFETY FIRST! THEN AGAIN, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE TO A MANUFACTURER LIKE DODGE?? TO THE EMPLOYEE'S THAT WANT MEGA MONIES? TO THE CORPORATE MGR'S THAT MAKE BIG BUCKS, THEY ALL HOLD THE CONSUMER AS A PRISONER PER SE BY PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT DOESN'T HOLD UP AND YET WILL NOT HONOR THEIR MISTAKES BY FIXING THE PRODUCT AS NEEDED IN A TIMELY MANNER. BY THE WAY, I BABY MY VEHICLES, I'M NOT ROUGH ON THEM AT ALL. SO MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER WITH REASONABLE WEAR/TEAR ON ANY VEHICLE.