2000 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

They Did Not INCLUDE THE 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Yet I have had the same experience several times.When travelling at highway speeds and hitting a bump or pot-hole in the road, the front end begins to shake violently and does not stop until the driver jams on the brakes and brings the truck back down to below highway speeds. Some people contribute this phenomenon to the worst possible downside of having a coil-sprung front suspension on a truck with a track bar. Unlike a typical suspension set up, Dodge Ram trucks will continue to shake long after hitting the bump to the point that controlling the vehicle is nearly impossible until the driver slows down. The current lawsuit alleges that Chrysler learned about the death wobble defect with Dodge Ram trucks in the mid-2000s but waited four years before conducting a series of recalls from 2009 through 2013. Chrysler classified...

VAN FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, STEERING BOX THAT IS MOUNTED TO FRAME IS LIKELY TO FALL OFF SOON. TIE ROD TO FRAME CONNECTION ALSO IS RUSTING OUT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS NO REASONABLE FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED AN UNKNOWN PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2000 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH PANEL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING AND BECAME WEDGE BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND METAL FRAMEWORK. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 HAS BEEN SLOPPY/WANDERS FOR ABOUT THE PAST TWO YEARS. FIRST, I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH THE SAME STANDARD TIRES. I THEN HAD IT ALIGNED AND THE MECHANIC COULDN'T GET THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY RECOMMENDED AN INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SHOP. THERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRACK BAR AND GOT THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. THAT SEEMED TO TIGHTEN UP THE STEERING WHEEL A BIT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE WHEEL WAS SLOPPY AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY GOT IN AND TEST DROVE IT WITH ME. THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WHEEL WAS "LOOSE" BUT THE DODGES JUST HAD LOOSE STEERING. THEY ALSO SAID THEY COULD TIGHTEN UP THE STEERING GEAR BOX. SO I LET THEM DO THAT. BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD...

LTR REQUEST STATUS OF 3/16/2004 LTR ON BEHALF OF JIM OSMUNDSON (WA) RE STEERING COLUMN DEFECTIVE ON HIS 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK, REF ES04-003096 /S/ BRENNER 4/21/2004.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BOX FAILED WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT OCCURED AS A RESUL OF THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, TRACK BAR AND TIE ROD ENDS. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE STEERING BOX AND TRACK BAR. *NM

LTR FM [XXX] (WA) RE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN FOR A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 SERIES TRUCK (VIN#[XXX]), NO REC IN ES DATABASE OF 1/20/04 LTR TO ODI RE CASE NO. #[XXX], REPLY/ATTN. [XXX] AT THE OLYMPOA, WA OFC. *PH THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, TRACK BAR AND TIE ROD ENDS. THE BRAKE PADS FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. *JB *SC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IN REFERENCE TO A COMPLAINT (10053275) CONCERNING FAILURE OF STEERING BOX, WHICH LED TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES ON THE VEHICLE. *LA *SC

OCTOBER 28, 2003 DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER P.O. BOX 21-8004 AUBURN HILLS, MI 48321-8004 DEAR MR. OR MS.: I WOULD LIKE TO ACQUAINT YOUR STAFF WITH THE PROBLEM MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 SERIES WITH 4WD EXPERIENCED LAST MONTH AT 128,000 MILES. THE VEHICLES VIN IS:[XXX]. THE PROBLEM CONCERNS AN EARLY STEERING BOX FAILURE WHICH MEANT LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DISAPPEARED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR PERSON AND SINCE I WAS ON A QUIET RURAL HIGHWAY IT WAS A MATTER OF ROUTINE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. YOUR DODGE DEALER IN VANCOUVER, WA DECLINED TO HELP SO THE TRUCK WENT TO MY TIRE AND SUSPENSION DEALER OF LONG STANDING IN CAMAS, WA AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, THE TRACK BAR AND THE TIE ROD ENDS. IM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIE ROD PARTS AS THOSE ARE WEAR...

LOOSE STEERING CANT BE FIXED, LIES AND DECEPTION BY CHRYSLER AND THEY ALWAYS SAY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK AT WWW.DODGETRUCKSTEERINGPROBLEMS.COM AND HELP US

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 A FEW WEEKS AGO. SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP IT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY CLEAR TO ME THAT THE STEERING QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY POOR. THE TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND REQUIRES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORRECTIONS. I HAVE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE LET OTHERS TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL ASK WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR LOW RPMS THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING . DEALER CONTACTED, SAID IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.*AK

STEERING WANDERS ALWAYS FIGHTING TODRIVE,THE SPEED CONTROL NEVER KEEPS AN EVEN SPEED TRANSMISION IS ALWAYS SHIFTING AND MOST TIMES WILL NOT SHIFT BACK TO 4TH GEAR AFTER CLIMBBING AHILL,THE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A WHINING NOISE AT ANY SPEED OR GEAR ALL TOGETHER THIS TRUCK GETS 5.5MPG HWY AND HAS NO POWER IT IS RATED FOR 8,000 POUNDS TRAILERING AND I CANT TOW TWO SNOWMOBIELS REPORTED TO ATTNY. GEN . FOLLOWING UP ON LEMMON LAW PROCEEDINGS . JUST WANTED MY FINDINGS NOTED SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. BECOUSE CHRYSLER SAIS THEY ARE NOT...BUT FUNNY HOW I FOUND THREE OTHER PEOPLE W/SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE ALREADY HAD THER TRUCKS BOUGHT BACK BY CHRYSLER. IN MY AREA ALONE!MAKES YA THINK.... I HOPE.

VEHICLE WANDERS DO TO THE STEERING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER SAYS MANUFACURER INSTRUCTED THEM TO ADJUST IT 4 DEGREES IN THE ALIGNMENT. STEERING BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT IT DOESN'T HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK