2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Steering Problems

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

DURING THE 5YR INSPECTION WAS TOLD THE LT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEARINGS WORN WITH APPX 50000 MILES ELECTRICAL/ENGINE; WHEN DRIVING GOING OVER ROUGH SURFACE, BUMP OR RXR TRACKS THE JARRING CAN CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER SHUTTING DOWN ALL PWR STEERING AND BRAKES THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTI OCCASIONS. WHEN TRYING TO DUPLICATE UNABLE TO CAUSE SHUTDOWN. *TR

VEHICLE BOUGHT NEW IN 2008. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, HAD TO: REPLACE BOTH BRAKE CALIPERS DUE TO DRAGGING AND OVERHEATING. REPLACE LF WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY - MAKING NOISE - FOUND TO HAVE WORN BEARING, WIPER MOTOR REPLACED FOR RECALL, NEVER HAD ISSUE. NOW IT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY, IMPROPER CYCLING SPEEDS, WON'T TURN ON, OR WON'T TURN OFF AT TIMES. MILEAGE ~ 38,000. THIS IS DANGEROUS, JUST LIKE THE BRAKES AND BEARING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR 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 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS UNNECESSARY. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,600.

NOTICED VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT AND TOOK IT IN TO FIND OUT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OUT EVER SINCE THIS DATE ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT PULLS TO THE LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED UPON CHANGING GEARS TO DRIVE, REVERSE OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BACKING UP AND THE LOUD NOISE CONTINUED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT HEARD THE LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY UPON MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE LEFT TIE ROD AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 13V529000 (STEERING) AND 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,507. UPDATED 8/14/14 UPDATED 08/28/2014 *JS

TURNING RIGHT OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP AND THEN A LOT OF GRINDING. UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THERE ARE TSBS THAT INDICATE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE ISSUE BECAME APPARENT AS ENTRY INTO A CURVE BEGAN. THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE (2008 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500) BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF VIBRATION. AS THE CURVE IN THE ROAD STRAIGHTENED OUT A LOUD POP CAME FROM DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR AXLE AREAS. WITCH ALSO CREATED A LARGE UNCONTROLLABLE BODY ROLL AND SWAY. HOWLING NOISE IS GREATLY APPARENT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WITH THIS ISSUE THE VEHICLE FEELS UN-SOLID AND CONSTANT BODY ROLL FEELS AS IF YOU WERE TRAVELING ON A BOAT. MANY ITEMS RECALLED ON OTHER DODGE VEHICLES DURING SAME YEAR, BUT NOT ON THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, HAVE THE ABILITY TO CASE THE SAME ISSUES. THIS COULD CREATE A TRAGIC AND CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIFE IN THE VEHICLE OF FAILED PARTS OR THE FAMILY NEXT TO THEM ON THE ROAD. "DRIVE SAFE, BECAUSE TODAY COULD BE THE...

MY COMPLAINT REGARDS THE UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING CHRYSLER TO RESOLVE RECALL N49. THIS IS A TIE ROD ISSUE. PRETTY IMPORTANT, CONSIDERING THE BALL STUD COULD FRACTURE AND CAUSE THE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE CUSTOMERS ARE ON THE ROAD. AS INSTRUCTED BY THE NOTICE, I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER JANUARY 6, 2014 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I DID SO PROMPTLY AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE PUT ON A LIST FOR REPAIR. I WAS #130 AND PARTS WERE EXPECTED TO BE SHIPPED BY CHRYSLER JUST ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. I CALLED AGAIN APRIL 30. I AM NOW #120. I'M TOLD THAT, EVEN IF THE PARTS WERE COMING IN AT A FASTER PACE, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ADEQUATELY STAFFED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE - ONE THAT CAN, AND PROBABLY WILL, RESULT IN LOSS OF LIVES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH FORCE WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) OR 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS STATED IN BOTH RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 1500. 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 DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. 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 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WENT TO CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURES AND TOOK VALVE STEM COVER OFF AND IT SNAPPED THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM OFF EVEN WITH THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM....2 OTHER VALVE STEM COVERS ARE ALSO SEIZED ON THE VALVE STEMS ON THE TRUCK.. CALLED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THEM IS TO PUT ANOTHER SENSOR IN FOR 75 BUCKS CAUSE THEY CAN NOT PUT REGULAR VALVE STEMS IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE TPMS SENSORS IN THEM...THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY RECALLS TO DATE NOR COULD I FIND ANY ONLINE...THIS IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH MANY DODGE VEHICLES WITH THIS METAL VALVE STEM AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AT THIS TIME WE FOUND THAT IT WAS DRIVING FUNNY. THE INSPECTION THAT WAS PERFORMED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE FOUND A LEAK OF FAILED SEAL IN THE STEERING UNIT. ALSO NOTED AROUND QUARTER PANELS RUST BUBBLES ARE APPEARING UNDER THE PAINT. *JS

STEERING ANGLE SENSOR--- WHEN VEHICLE IS STEERED LEFT THE ANT-SKID AND EBS LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE ONLY HAS JUST OVER 44,000 MILES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VEHICLE IS ONLY USED TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK AND TO DAUGHTER'S SOFTBALL GAMES. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU *TR

MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT TIE ROD ENDS ARE LOOSE AND MUST BE REPLACED. SEVERAL RAM 1500S HAVE HAD A RECALL ON TIE RODS BUT A CALL TO CHRYSLER RECALL OFFICE TURNS UP NEGATIVE FOR MY TRUCK. I PROPOSE THAT 2008 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RAM 1500 RECALLS TOO. THE ROD HAS WORN OUT AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH THE TRUCK--2008 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI-- DIED. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND STOP. VERY THANKFUL I WAS ON A COUNTRY LANE AND NOT ON A FREEWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ICON WAS FLASHING AS I TRIED TO RE-START IT. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR 15 MINUTES IT DID START UP AGAIN. THE ENGINE ICON LIGHT WAS SHOWING AND IT SAID THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE OIL CHANGE WASN'T DUE YET FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES, OR, TWO WEEKS ON MY THREE MONTH SCHEDULE. I GET THE OIL CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS. IT TRIED TO STALL FROM THEN ON AS I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, ON MY WAY TO TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED. THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000......UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/24/2013 *JS

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE, INCLUDING POWERTRAIN, STEERING. POWER LOSS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING A BUMP (POT HOLE). LAST EVENT HAPPENED DURING NORMAL STEERING INTO DRIVEWAY. SPEEDS VARIED DURING OCCURRENCES. TOP SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB (51,000 MILES) ON INTERSTATE 25 JUST SOUTH OF DOUGLASS WYOMING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 77 MILES PER HOUR AND IN AN INSTANT I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND WE ENDED UP OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK JUST OVER A YEAR AGO FROM A DEALER OUTSIDE DENVER, CO. WHEN THE TOW DRIVER ARRIVED, HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT MY TIE ROD PROBABLY BROKE AS MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS AND WAS NOW RENDERED USELESS. HE MENTIONED THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY AS MOST TIMES HE SEES THESE TYPES OF THINGS, THE TRUCK ROLLS OVER. HE ALSO MENTIONED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TIE RODS. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER IN DOUGLASS AND ARE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ON MONDAY. I RAN...

AFTER SPEAKING TO SEVERAL 2008 DODGE RAM OWNERS (ON DODGE FORUM & FACE TO FACE) WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A SEVERE HANDLING ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLABLE REAR SUSPENSION HOP. THIS IN TURN RESULTS IN SEVERE HANDLING ISSUES THAT HAVE LED IN SOME CASES TO SPIN OUTS AND FISHTAILING. THE NEWER DODGE RAM MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SWAY BARS OR ANTI SWAY BARS SO IT SHOWS THAT THE ENGINEERS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT NUMEROUS DOLLARS AND TIME HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED, ROTATED AND RIMS CHECKED AS WELL AS BUYING NEW TIRES IN TRYING TO ELIMINATE THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE AT A TIRE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON CERTAIN DODGE RAM TIE RODS (RECALL #L16) BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SURE ENOUGH THE TIE ROD WAS NEAR FAILING AND I HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD OCCUR. WHY WAS MY VIN LEFT OFF OF THIS RECALL? THE SIGNS AND CONDITIONS OF MY FAULTY TIE ROD ARE IDENTICAL TO ALL OF THE DOCUMENTED FAILURES. *TR

FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO BAD LEFT TIE ROD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V350000(STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,120.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE PULLING TOWARDS THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN 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 REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TURNED STEERING WHEEL AND HEAR LIKE A GRINDING SOUND. I NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING STEERING FLUID. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS CRACKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGE AND TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

RE: 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE IS A RECALL L16 FOR A DEFECTIVE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD NHTSA ACTION # PE1109, CAMPAIGN # 11V350000 FOR VARIOUS MODEL RAM'S. ON JANUARY 14 AT 37,733 MILES I REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD PART #5175790AC. I WOULD THINK THAT AT 37,733 MILES THE TIE ROD SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT A WORK TRUCK! *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB. LEFT TIE ROD STUD/STABLIZER BAR REPLACED JUNE 2011, HAD TO PAY FOR ALIGNMENT AS WELL. IS THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE RAM 1500 MODELS? WHEN WILL THE 1500 MODELS BE ADDED FOR THE SAME DEFECT AND BE RECALLED? TO BE RECALLED ARE 2008-2011 RAM 2500 AND 3500 4X4 MODELS; 2008-2011 RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2 MODELS; 2008 RAM 1500 MEGA CAB 4X4 MODELS; AND 2003-2008 RAM 2500 AND 3500 MODELS, ACCORDING TO A FILING WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHENENER STOPPED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURES DIGANOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND REPAIRED THE STEERING DRAG LINK BRACKET. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SHE HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE AND COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS BEING ON A BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GROWLING AND RUMBLING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE STEERING GEAR POWER BOX, FRONT SHAFT, ARM DRAG LINK, AXLE JOINTS AND SEAL DRIVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TRIED CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH TA REPRESENTATIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY WOULD PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE WHICH STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS THAT HAD INCLUDED THE 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 BUT NOT THE 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIUS RANGE IN THE STEERING INCREASED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,971.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AND MAKE A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE CONTACT WAS TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED, THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21000.

NOTHING LEAD UP THE C/O I HAVE, THE BUSHINGS ON THE UPPER CONTROL ARM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND TIE ROD END BROKE THEY JUST FAILED THE VEHICLE HAD 40000 MILES AND UNDER ONLY NORMAL USAGE .IT WAS REPORTED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHOM ADVISED THEY COULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36000, WHEN ASKED ABOUT OTHER C/O AS THIS THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T COMMENT I ALSO REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DOCUMENTED. IF IT HADN'T BEEN CAUGHT THEN SERIOUS THINGS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT VIBRATION AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK. THE FAILURES COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND RESTRICTED ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING:LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

WAS DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE RAM SXT PICKUP AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A MAIN ROAD AT 40MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND AS THE VEHICLE WAS CROSSING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, APPLIED BRAKES. THE TRUCK CROSSED THE ROAD AND SPUN OUT ON THE GRASS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING 180 DEGREES FROM DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO S A STOP AGAINST AN EMBANKMENT AND HAD MINOR DAMAGE. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE OPPOSITE LANE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND I AM AWAITING A REPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THEIR LOT THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THEREFORE, THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH A RENTAL UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,018. UPDATED 07/22/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DELAY BEFOE ENGAGEMENT WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS ALSO WIND NOISE. UPDATED 07/24/08