2007 DODGE RAM 1500 Suspension Problems

Driving and all of the sudden you get a death wobble, truck bouncing/ rattling making it hard to steer and won't stop until you slow down or stop. More than one date bit the one I will add below is most current

Driving and it will randomly have a death wobble...hit a bump or at a certain speed it will have a death wobble and is hard to control until slowed or stopped.

The contact owns a 2007 Ram 1500. The contact stated while her son was driving approximately 70 MPH, the driver’s side front wheel suddenly separated from the vehicle causing the driver to nearly loses control of the vehicle before eventually stopping the vehicle. During the incident, no injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the axle had fractured. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, the local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,200.

MY REAREND STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANG NOISE IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND IT'S THE BEARINGS I WAS TOLD VERY DANGEROUS I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COUPLER BETWEEN THE CENTER LINK AND THE TIE ROD END WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ALL STEERING PARTS REPLACED, RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 11/27/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING CITY SPEEDS ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT APPEAR FOR 10 SEC AND THEN TURN OFF. DID NOT AFFECT DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER ANY SIZE BUMP, FRONT END MAKES SIGNIFICANT CLANK, BANG, WOBBLE NOISE. CAN'T LOCATE ISSUE, NOTHING IS LOOSE. REPLACED STRUTS, PROBLEM PERSISTS. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER STEERING/SUSPENSION AREA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SIGNIFICANT SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. SEVERAL OBD CODES; IMPROPER OIL WEIGHT, HAVE USED MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED OIL FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE. OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 6000 MILES OR 3MONTHS. OBD CODE; LOW VOLTAGE. OBD CODE; TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE CLUTCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE STEERING CAPABILITY WAS LOST AND THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E001000 (STEERING) BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS WERE DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

I'M NOT STARTING FROM THE COMPLETE BEGINNING I'M STARTING FROM WHEN IT PLACE THE WORST TOOK TO DODGE CUZ I HAD DYING PROBLEMS STALLING OUT IF I WAS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK MIND YOU I DRIVE 600 MILES AT A TIME ONE DIRECTION WAY HOME ONE NIGHT VEHICLE STALLS OUT PULLED TO SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE STARTS BACK GET DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST STUTTERS A LITTLE SO I KEEP GOING GET DONE WITH A LITTLE FURTHER THEY COMPLETELY DIES WHILE I'M GOING THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA TO TENNESSEE THE GORGE AS THEY CALL IT NO PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEMI BESIDE ME SEMI BEHIND ME NO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT EITHER HIT A POT HOLE TRUCK DIES LUCKILY IN RUNNING ABOUT 90 MILE AN HOUR PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL CRANK IT NO CRANK NO START CRANK IT AGAIN IT STARTS POPPING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1684 WESTON CT, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PINION CAM BOLT FAILED AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A REAR-END REBUILD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GETTING FUEL TO TANK, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECT, CONSTANTLY GOING THROUGH BRAKES AND TIRES ON FROM DRIVER SIDE.

"TAKATA RECALL" 1-VEHICLE TIE ROD ON DRIVER SIDE REPLACEMENT 2-WHEEL WELLS RUSTED OUT W/O WATER DAMAGE 3-PASSENGER AIR BAG 4-WATER PUMP

VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION. TRANSMISSION HAS A CLUNK AND LUNGE AFTER STOPPING AND BEFORE TAKING OFF. ALL SERVICES MAINTAINED AND FLUIDS ARE NEW AND CLEAN, AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS. DEALERS BELIEVE IT TO BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH 2007 RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB. TRANSMISSION ISN'T ACTING RIGHT. SOMETHING WRONG WITH DRIVER FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CAN NOT PUMP MORE THAN A FEW CENTS OF FUEL AT A TIME WHEN FUELING. AND JUST RECENTLY I COULD NOT GET IT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. ENGINE DID NOT REV SEEMED AS IF NOT GETTING FUEL. *TR

ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEED I EXPERIENCE BOUNCING IN REAR END AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGH SPEEDS REAR END BOUNCES SEVERELY AND CAUSES SWERVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THREE SETS OF ROTORS AND BRAKES IN TWO YEARS, 4WD AUTO LIGHT FLASHING AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY(JUST STARTED PLUS ELECTRICAL NOISE IN DASH AND HEAT STOPS BLOWING. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO START ON FIRE. I HAVE TO GET TO WORK SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT.(I HAVE FIVE KIDS A CRABBY WIFE AND A GRANDDAUGHTER TO FEED), TIE ROD ON DRIVERS SIDE WENT BAD. SO I HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED. I'VE SUNK ALLOT OF $$ INTO IT AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER PENNY. I'M CONCERNED OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS SAYING THE COMPUTER GOES BAD CAUSING THE ACTUATOR TO GO BAD AS WELL. I HOPE IT LASTS LONG ENOUGH. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD JUST START A GO FUND ME PAGE TO CHRYSLER OWNERS LOL. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK.

BAD AND WORN OUT TIE RODS, LEAKING FRONT SHOCKS

MY LEFT SIDE THE STRUTS HAVE AN ISSUE, SPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I'VE PUT NEW TIRES AND BRAKES. IT STILL SHAKES.

SO FAR I HAVE REPLACED 2 TIE-RODS, 2 STRUTS, AN A-ARM, MULTIPLE BUSHINGS AND A FEW SETS OF TIRES AND MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 90,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED ALL FAULTS WHILE DRIVING MAINLY ON THE HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES, THE ROTORS, THE BALL JOINTS, AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHAKING WAS MORE AGGRESSIVE ON A BUMPY ROADWAY OR DRIVING ON A CURVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY DECREASING THE SPEED WOULD ALLEVIATE THE SHAKING OR VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HOWEVER THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE TRUCK BOUNCED ALL OVER THE ROAD SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT'S THE WAY THEY HANDLE. THE TRUCK IS VERY UNSTABLE AND VIBRATES AT SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS. HAD TIRES AND WHEELS BALANCED MANY TIMES. NEW TIRES INSTALLED. MANY ALIGNMENTS AND STILL THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. AIR PRESSURE ALWAYS CORRECT. WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD SEND A SHOCKWAVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE TRUCK SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. HAD THE TRUCK TO MANY DIFFERENT DEALERS TO CHECK THE SUSPENSION, DRIVETRAIN, AND STEERING, THEY HAVE FOUND NO ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW OR A WEAKNESS IN THE TRUCK SUSPENSION. I REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS YEARS AGO TO THIS AGENCY WITH NO RESULTING ACTION.

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 07. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END FROM DAY ONE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP 3 OR FOR TIMES WHEN UNDER WARRANTY FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SET OF TIRES I HAVE ON IT IS THE FORTH SET DUE TO WEARING OUT. THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT, TOOK IT IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T OUT & THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. THIS WASN'T A DODGE DEALER. WHEN YOU GET UP TO 60 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VERY BAD. IF I HIT A BUMP OR GO ACROSS A BRIDGE, IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL VERY BAD & ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS, THE BUSHING'S ON THE SWAY BAR, & BRAKES AND ROTORS THINKING THIS COULD MAYBE BE THE PROBLEM. IT STILL DOES...

WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT OR WHEN TAKING A CURVE IN THE ROAD AT THE MENTIONED SPEED. SHAKING AND VIBRATING ONLY DECREASES WHEN VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED BELOW 50 MPH. HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS AND IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING TIE ROD ENDS TO SEE IF THIS ALLEVIATES THE ISSUE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE WILL SPUTTER AND STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK AND HIP 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 185,000.

THE WHEEL HUB SEPARATED FROM MY 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARING SEIZING UP AND EXPLODING FROM THE SPINDLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG; HOWEVER, IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE PART, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN A TIMEFRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WE WERE HEADING OUT OF STATE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING FEROCIOUSLY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HE SLOWED DOWN. WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN FROM 65 TO AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR THE SHAKING STOPPED. AS HE STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN IT STARTED AGAIN. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT FELT AS THE TRUCK WOULD FLIP. AS WE WERE TRYING TO FIND AN EXIT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE WE CROSSED A BRIDGE WHICH WAS UNEVEN AND CAUSED THE SHAKING TO BEGIN AGAIN. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT MY HUSBAND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDER IT EXPECTING TO FIND SOMETHING BROKEN OR WORN BUT HE COULD FIND NOTHING THAT LOOKED WRONG. WHILE HEADING BACK HOME IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES EITHER WHEN HE GOT UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OR HIT AN...

BEGAN TRAVELING ON A 4 LAND HIGHWAY AND HAD ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH, THE ROAD SURFACE IS PAVED BUT HAS SOME WINTER HEAVES. AFTER ABOUT 1 MILE THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND FORCED ME TO GRADUALLY SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TO FULLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOT KNOWING IF THIS WAS CAUSED BY ROUGH ROAD OR THE VEHICLE I ACCELERATED AGAIN TO THE SPEED LIMIT, 65 MPH, AND WITHIN 1 MILE THE SAME THING RECURRED, AFTER SAFELY SLOWING A SECOND TIME I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE REFRAINED FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOVE SURFACE STREETS SPEED. I AM SEEKING INFO AND ASSISTANCE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE AND THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR KIT, THE SEAL DRIVE, THE PINION, THE SEAL AXLE, THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE CASE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,262. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON I 81 IN VIRGINIA I RAN INTO SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN BOUNCING CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP AND ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM ON SEEMINGLY EVERY EXPANSION JOINT OR EVERY BRIDGE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION, MASSACHUSETTS. I DID NOT MAKE IT HOWEVER AS THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY SPUN OUT ON I95 IN CT SLAMMING INTO A GUARD RAIL. I REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS, ASSUMING THAT WAS THE ISSUE. IT WAS NOT. IT IS NOT THE ALIGNMENT NOR THE TIRES. ALL WERE CHECKED. AFTER THE REPAIRS FROM THE ACCIDENT,THEN PARTS THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED AND HIT JOINT IN ROAD, STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. A SEARCH OF THE WEB DESCRIBES WHAT IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS VEHICLE HAS THIS CONDITION. EVERYTHING IN FRONT END CHECKS OUT FINE. STOCK TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE TRUCK. *TR

THIS IS A MEGACAB (SOLID FRONT AXLE) AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO BAD THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. ONLY REASON IT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH WAS BECAUSE THE CARS NEXT TO ME WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY FAST ENOUGH. I REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, THE STEERING DAMPER, ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND INSTALLED AN AFTERMARKET STEERING BOX BRACE. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS WAY TOO UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADS. I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS NICK NAMED DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD LEFT WHILE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CORRECTED THE WHEEL BUT IT WAS SO LOOSE THAT WE FISH TAILED THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH AS I TRIED DESPERATELY TO GAIN CONTROL. FINALLY THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT AND SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AFTER THE NEAR CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK AND IT STARTED SCREECHING LIKE DRAGGING METAL UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. I GOT OUT TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS DRAGGING FROM THE TRUCK, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I MADE IT HOME BUT IT WAS SCREECHING OFF AND ON. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I JACKED THE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND TO CHECK UNDER THE CAR I FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. I...

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE INTERSTATE 64 IN RICHMOND VA, I EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER GOING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT STOPPED ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROX. 45 MPH.

HIT A BRIDGE CONNECTING STRIP , THE TRUCK VIBRATED VIOLENTLY IT SHOOK SO BAD THE STUFF IN THE DOOR POUCHES CAME OUT OF THE POCKETS. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN SLOW DOWN TO 25MPH. AFTER THAT I COULD ONLY DRIVE 48MPH. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BESIDE US, OR THERE WOULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER ISN'T OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EIGHT TIMES NOW, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STABILIZER SHOCK. I HAD THE SHOCK REPLACED, IT WOULD BE OK FOR A WILE , THEN BACK TO THE SAME ISSUE. ( I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE [DEATH WOBBLE]. *TR

ON 2/6/13, AT 5:30PM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT, TRIED TO BRAKE (NOT WORKING) DRIVERSIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF THE TRUCK. *TR

THE OUTER TIE RODS ARE WORN AGAIN. I HAD THEM REPLACED ALREADY ONCE, AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. DON'T THINK THAT THEY SHOULD WEAR SO FAST, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD SET INCLUDING THE ORIGINALS. I SEE THAT DODGE HAS RECALLED THE 2008 MY AND GREATER, BUT NOT 2007. I THINK WITH A LATE MODEL 2007, CHANCES ARE THE PARTS ARE THE SAME AS THE 2007 MY. I THINK DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS 2ND REPAIR AND PROVIDE SOME SORT OF WARRANTY FOR IT FOR THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HUB WAS SEPARATED AND THE BEARINGS HAD LOST THEIR LUBRICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,539.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BEARING WAS WORN DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AS I WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DROP ONTO THE TIRE/WHEEL. AFTER I SLID TO A STOP (WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING), I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE. IT BENT THE TIE ROD, PULLED THE 4WD SHAFT APART, ETC. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK ON FRIDAY AND SAID IT WOULD BE APROX. $2K TO REPAIR IT BUT THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALSO LOOSE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD, "NOTHING WE CAN DO, IT'S AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY". I FOUND AN ONLINE COMPLAINT FORM AND FILLED IT OUT. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TALKED AND AS OF 1/19/2012, THE TOTAL ESTIMATE WAS SENT TO DODGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3000.00. CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLED ON 1/23 AND SAID THAT THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO DROP THE PRICE BY $500 AND THAT DODGE WOULD PAY AN ADDITIONAL $500 LEAVING ME...

MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I DRIVE IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH. WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (SPECIFICALLY THE SEEMS BETWEEN THE ROAD PAVEMENT AND THE CONCRETE BRIDGES) OR AM IN A CURVE, THE SHAKING IS EVEN WORSE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS SLOWING DOWN TO 20-30 MPH. I HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING SUSPENSION, HAD MY TIRES REBALANCED, HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, AND HAD DIAGNOSTICS CHECKS ON TIE RODS, STRUTS, BEARINGS, ETC. TO NO AVAIL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AT 70MPH OR MORE IF YOU HIT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD YOU GET A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END THAT IS SO SEVERE THAT YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH FOR IT TO STOP. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING ITS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND TO KEEP IT IN YOUR LANE,ITS EVEN HARDER TO MANEUVER AROUND TURNS. THIS EVEN HAS A NAME FOR IT WITH FRONT END SHOPS"DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OTHER VEHICLES TEND TO MOVE AWAY FROM YOU AND I'VE EVEN HAD PEOPLE FOLLOW ME INTO A GAS STATION TO TELL ME THEY THOUGHT I LOST A WHEEL BECAUSE OF HOW VIOLENT MY TRUCK SHAKES. THE DEALERSHIPS TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND SHOPS SAY THEY HAVE CHANGED THE ENTIRE FRONT ENDS ON VEHICLES AND IT STILL DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS WRONG...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. IF YOU ARE ROUNDING A BEND AND HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCK WILL BOUNCE ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. THESE CONDITIONS MAKE THE TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATE THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND CAN'T FIND ANY CAUSE OR FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDES TIRES, TIRE PRESSURE, BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. WHEN I HIT THE BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAD BROKEN AND WAS COMING APART. I HIT THE BREAKS AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING WHEN I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND THE TRUCK, AND I FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT BACK HOME. HAD IT LOOKED AT THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD SINCE IT HAD ONLY DONE IT ONCE THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, AND IT HAS DONE IT 5 TIMES NOW. I TOOK...

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM MEGACAB, I EXPERIENCE WHAT IVE COME TO HEAR PEOPLE CALL "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED, I DROVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS DRIVING AT 100-120KM/HR THEN EXPERIENCE A SHAKING IN THE TRUCK, A VIOLENT SHAKING, MUCH MORE SEVERE THEN MISALIGNMENT OR PART WEAR. I ARRIVED IN FREDRICTON, GOT SERVICE DONE ON VEHICLE, AND HAD FRONT END CHECKED OUT, ALL WAS GOOD. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN, AND SHEARED MY OUTER TIE ROD END OFF. IT WASNOT A FAILURE FROM THE BALL IN THE SOCKET, IT WAS THE SHAFT THAT GOES THROUGH THE STEERING KNUCKLE THAT WAS SHEARED OFF. CALLED AND ASKED DODGE IF THEY HAD ANY ISSUSES WITH UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THEIR TRUCKS, AKA DEATH WOBBLE THEY SAID THEY HAVENT. I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD...

SEVERE RIGHT FRONT VIBRATION IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND IN 4WHEEL DRIVE AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 65 MPH RANGE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED IT HAD 24000 ON IT. BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT HAD IN SHOP FOR TRANNY PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. NOT A MONTH LATER TOOK BACK FOR AC PROBLEM AND TRANNY STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE AC COMPONENTS UNDER DASH IT HAD COLLAPSED, $1800 WORTH OF PARTS. THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING ON TRANNY. I HAVE NOW HAD MY TRUCK A YEAR. THIS MONTH HAD TO HAVE FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED THEY LEAKED ALL OIL OUT AND FRONT BEARING REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE. $1000 LATER FRONT END IS STILL MAKING NOISE AND RIDES ROUGHER THAN BEFORE. THE TRANNY IS STILL GIVING PROBLEMS. NOW THE REAREND IS ALSO MAKING WHINING NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON...

VEHICLE IS DEVELOPING PERSISTENT VIBRATION AND SHUDDER AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 25 MPH ON UP. SHOCKS, STRUTS, AND TIRES ALL CHECKED BY PROFESSIONAL TIRE SHOP. ALL APPARENTLY OK AND WORKING PROPERLY. VIBRATION IS FELT THROUGH ENTIRE FRAME OF VEHICLE. *TR