2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THE LEFT TIE ROD SNAPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A BUSH. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THE TIE ROD, TIRE, RIM, SPRINGS, RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, INCLUDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,432. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH A HORSE TRAILER IN TOW, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 25 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) IN MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PARTS WERE NEVER AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS A RESULT 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.

I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING, I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, COMPOSED MYSELF AND DROVE ON, THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL BUT THE SHAKING ONLY STARTED ABOUT 40 MPH, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO SHOPS, HAD BALL JOINTS, U JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING, SHOCKS, UPGRADED MOPAR STEERING ASSEMBLY, PITMAN ARM , ALL REPLACED, SHORTLY THEREAFTER I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N62/ NHTSA 13V-528, THE INSTRUCTIONS STATED TO MAIL ALL ORIGINAL REPAIR DOCUMENTS RELATED TO TIE ROD FAILURE AND I WOULD BE REIMBURSED, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL JUST SIMPLY DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH NO PARTICULAR REASON OTHER THAN MY MILEAGE, I ASKED FOR AN EMAIL OUTLINING THE REASON IN DETAIL WHICH HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTENT OF ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. I DID NOT RECEIVE MY ORIGINAL RECEIPTS BACK EITHER. *JS

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A REPLACEMENT PART TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, HE WAS #19 ON A LIST TO RECEIVE A PART FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY GETTING ONE REPLACEMENT PART, PER WEEK. *JB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING APRIL 14, 2014. UPDATED 04/08/14

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP TAKING A CAUSAL ATTITUDE AND UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED 60 DAYS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE HE WAS WARNED OF THE DANGER OF OPERATING HIS TRUCK WITHOUT ATTENTION TO THE DEFECT. ALSO, IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME PART HAD BEEN SUSPECTED OF FAILURE. UPDATED 03/24/14. *JB

I RECEIVED A "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" STATING THAT LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING A "LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING". WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY PUT ME ON A LIST AND SAID IT WOULD BE APPROX. 32 TO 64 WEEKS TO GET IT REPAIRED. THEY SAID THEY RECEIVE 1 PART EVERY 7-14 DAYS AND I AM NUMBER 32 ON THE LIST. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME CONSIDERING THAT I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY AND COULD "CRASH WITHOUT WARNING" AS STATED IN THE RECALL. WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT OTHERS ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

RECALL N62/NHTSA 13V-528 MY VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED BY DEALER TO HAVE LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL. IT'S BEEN OVER 3 WEEKS AND DEALER SAID COULD BE AS MUCH AS A MONTH MORE BEFORE THEY GET NEW PART. I CALLED DODGE ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-853-1403 AND WAS TOLD THAT COULD TAKE AWHILE TO GET PARTS ???? THIS PART CAN CAUSE STEERING LOSS AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I NEED MY TRUCK TO WORK EACH DAY. I AM LOGGING A COMPLAINT TO THIS RECALL AS UNSATISFACTORY AS FAR AS TIME TO ISSUE NEW PART TO INSTALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED A RECALL AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ISSUED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE AGAIN. RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR REPAIR HAD SURPASSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. THE MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE HER DRIVE WAY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY REPAIRED AFTER THE SECOND RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 184,000 MILES. AZ

CHRYSLER RECALL # N49/NHTSA 13V-529 I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW ILL-PREPARED CHRYSLER IS IN HANDLING THIS RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I COULD CONTACT A DEALER AFTER JAN. 06, 2014 TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS RECALL. ON 01/06/2014 THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER HAD NOT RELEASED PARTS YET AND TO CALL BACK ON 01/24/2014. ON THAT DATE I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE ON ON JAN. 31.ON THE 31ST. THE PARTS HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED. CALLED AGAIN ON FEB. 06 AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY ALLOWING EACH DEALER THAT THEY COULD ONLY ORDER PARTS FOR ONE VEHICLE PER WEEK TO ENSURE THAT EACH DEALER IN THE COUNTRY COULD RECEIVE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. I ASKED WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN FOR MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT...

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR DODGE RAM 2500, WE EXPERIENCED OUR FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE" INCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 70 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES THAT SAME TRIP. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED AND BROUGHT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BUT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I HAD THE STABILIZER REPLACED AND IT SEEMED OKAY FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS, ANY SMALL BUMP OR TRANSITION IN THE ROADWAY WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT AXLE, TIRES AND STEERING TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT FELT LIKE A LARGE EARTHQUAKE IN THE TRUCK. THE DEATH WOBBLE WILL NOT STOP TILL THE TRUCK WAS SLOWED DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SEEMED TO OCCUR MOSTLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-70 MPH. WE STOPPED TAKING THE TRUCK ON MAJOR ROADWAYS AS...

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING PROBLEMS, BAD TIE RODS AND A BUBBLE ON THE STEERING DAMPER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 20, 2013, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIOLENT SHAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END, WHILE CROSSING PAVED RAILROAD TRACKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT BEING MADE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCES A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND STEERING DAMPER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN UPDATED 03/21/14

THE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I LOST STEERING CONTROL BUT SAVED THE TRUCK BEFORE HITTING ANYONE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED. I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A RECALL...TOO LITTLE TOO LATE ! I REPLACED EVERY STEERING COMPONENT, TRACK BAR AND TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. NO, I DID NOT KEEP ANY RECEIPTS. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINTS, I KNOW FRIENDS WHO DID HAVE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PICKUP HAS THE TERRIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE STEERING WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP PR RIB IN ROAD,STARTING UNEXPECTED AND JERKING THE WHEEL SO HARD THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD THE WHEEL! I PLAN TO BUY THIS PU FROM MY EMPLOYER AND I WANTED IT FIXED BY DODGE BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY! TO VERIFY THIS,[XXX] OWNS IT AND HIS # IS [XXX]. THANKS,[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS ON DIRT ROAD HEARD HORRIBLE SOUNDS IN THE FRONT OF TRUCK. NOTICEABLY LOUDER AND VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVING THE TRUCK ANY MORE, MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I 9 MONTHS PREGNANT ARE VERY LUCKY. MADE TO OUR HOME 15 MILES AWAY. I CALLED MECHANIC AND TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP NEXT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED ONLY ONE REPAIR KIT WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEALERS PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

AFTER PURCHASING THIS TRUCK FROM THE FIRST TIME OWNER, I BEGIN TO NOTICE AT CERTAIN TIMES I WOULD EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I BECOME WORRIED AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. OF COURSE THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. BUT WHEN YOU TALK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. IN SHORT, I HAVE SPENT OVER $2700 GETTING THE FRONT END REDONE, WITH NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER. I FIND IT COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR PART TO NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. NOW.. JUST LAST WEEK I GET THIS RECALL NOTICE ON THE LEFT TIE ROD END. I AM MOST CERTAIN WHEN I TAKE IT IN, THEY WILL SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.. AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THIS ISSUE AND THE...

NOVEMBER 8, 2013 CONTACT: [XXX] STATEMENT: TIE-ROD ASSEMBLY NOVEMBER 8, 2013 , AUBURN HILLS, MICH. - CHRYSLER GROUP LLC WILL CONDUCT THREE RECALLS AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION TRUCKS, THOUGH AS MANY AS 726,000 MAY NOT NEED REPAIR. THE CAMPAIGNS TARGET AN ESTIMATED 453,000 VEHICLES WITH STEERING-SYSTEM TIE RODS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISALIGNED DURING ASSEMBLY OR STEERING-SYSTEM SERVICE. CHRYSLER GROUP IS CASTING THE NET WIDER THAN NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THOSE VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE REPAIR. ANY FOUND TO HAVE SUSPECT TIE-ROD ASSEMBLIES WILL HAVE THOSE COMPONENTS REPLACED AT NO COST TO CUSTOMERS. ONE RECALL WILL INSPECT AN ESTIMATED 842,400 MODEL-YEAR 2003-2008 RAM 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS TO FIND APPROXIMATELY 116,000 REPAIRED WITH TIE-ROD ASSEMBLIES THAT COULD BECOME MISALIGNED. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO COMPONENT FRACTURE AND STEERING LOSS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING THAT OCCURS AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN ROADS. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THERE IS MINIMAL CONTROL OF STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. THE SHAKING OF THE FRONT TIRES IS VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TODAY WHEN I WAS ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY, WHICH HAS FRESH PATCHES OF CONCRETE, NO POTHOLE OR ROUGH SURFACE, MY TRUCK STARTING SHAKING THE FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE). I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING AND I REALIZED I HAD NO STEERING WHEN I TRIED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO MY LANE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP (REMEMBER I AM ON A 4 LANE X-WAY) I FOUND THAT THE STEERING BAR THAT GOES FROM THE PITMAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE EXECUTED A LEFT TURN AND THEN HE HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REALIGNED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,500.

AT APPROX. 55-60 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. APPLIED BRAKE, TO ATTEMPT TO GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL; WE ENDED UP IN THE DITCH. MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WERE INJURED. LUCKILY, NEITHER OF US WERE INJURED BAD, JUST BUMPS AND BRUISES. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TRUCK; HE STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL DODGE TRUCKS FROM 2002-2008. THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND FRONT SUSPENSION ARE AT FAULT. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME, "DODGE IS NOT AT FAULT AND THERE ARE NO NEED FOR ANY RECALLS". THEY DID SAY THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AT ALMOST $2700. THEY WOULD PUT A NEW FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING BOX. I FEEL IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I AM ASKING THE NTSB...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATE 45MPH, WHEN I WAS ON A BANK AND NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO STEER, THE TRUCK HAD STALLED. THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP, THANKFULLY I HAVE A MANUAL, THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (ITS HARD TO CONTROL A 3/4 TON TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING), AND COULD JUST PUSH THE CLUTCH IN TO START THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK STARTED, IT DIED ON ME AGAIN, STARTED IT UP, AND DROVE LESS THAN A MILE, AND DIED AGAIN. I WENT TO THE STORE, ON MY WAY HOME HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AS SOON AS I WOULD SLOW, THE TRUCK WOULD DIE, THANKFULLY IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE ON THE WAY HOME. RAN IT FOR A LITTLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND REVVED THE ENGINE, AND IT DIE, THREE TIMES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEMS THE ISSUE...

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 55 MPH AND OVER AND BEEN HAVING THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AND HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END STEERING REPLACED AND IM STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. PLEASE FIND A CAUSE I'VE ALMOST LOST CONTROL EVERY TIME IT OCCURS! I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY A RAM FIELD ENGINEER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER REPLACING BUSHINGS, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, AND IDLER ARMS. UPDATED 06/4/2013 *JS.

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED FROM 40 MPH AND UP. MUST SLOW IMMEDIATELY AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING.THIS IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

ANY BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE AT HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY SPEED CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHUDDER UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND TIE ROD ENDS AND IT STILL CONTINUES. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS AND CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC MORE THAN ONCE. THANKFULLY NO WRECKS OR INJURIES SO FAR. *TR

AFTER GOING OVER AN OVERPASS (60 MPH)AND HITTING THE SMALL BUMP AT THE END OF IT THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND HARD TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT PAPERS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT FLEW ON TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE WITH THE SAME RESULT. *TR

TRAVELING ON US 58 IN SUFFOLK, VA. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A VERY LARGE WATER FILLED POT HOLE. THE RESULTS WAS MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE AFTER BREAKING TWO LUG NUTS. THE TRUCK SLID 300 FEET DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN. A USAA REPAIR FACILITY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY. I MOVED TO KINGS BAY GA. AND STARTED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS 35" OFF ROAD TIRE ON IT SO I ASSUMED THE TIRES NEED TO BALANCED. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS OF DRIVING THE REAL PROBLEMS AROSE. I DEVELOPED THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT FORCES YOU TO SLOW TO BELOW 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT A 36 YEAR OLD NAVY DIVER...

ON A ROAD TRIP I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL LIGHT DECAL THAT DELINEATES THE LINES ON THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SO SEVERELY THAT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE SHAKING, NOT ACCELERATING UNTIL IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH DID STOP THE SHAKING. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WAS TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I DECIDED THAT I WOULD DRIVE AGAIN BUT AT A SLOWER PACE. THIS TIME I DROVE AT 55 MPH AND WHEN IT HIT A TINY BUMP AGAIN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE HORRIBLY AGAIN. AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS STRESSED BEYOND BELIEF THAT I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THIS TRUCK. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IF THERE IS ANY RUFFNESS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE RECALL...

TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, HIT SLIGHT BUMP WHEN CROSSING BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING SO MUCH COULDN'T HARDLY HOLD IT IN THE ROAD. THE SAME HAS OCCURRED 5-6 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY WIFE HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL THREE TIMES. UPDATE 08/15/2012 *JS

WE WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED US TO GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP, GOT OUT LOOKED FOR SOME BROKEN PART.... DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE THEN PROCEEDED SLOWLY BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE JUST HAD A CONTINUOUS VIBRATION, BUT DID NOT SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I THEN LOOKED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO AVOID EXCESS COST BUT BE SAFE. *TR

WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WITH ONE FRONT WHEEL, & THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY BACK & FORTH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO STOP WAS TO SLOW DOWN. I STOPPED & LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS VISIBLY BROKEN & DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. I SLOWLY SPED UP AGAIN. AFTER HITTING ANOTHER BUMP, THE SHAKING STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN & WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH OUR CHILDREN, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN. *TR

FRONT AXLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKES CONSISTENTLY GOING OVER BRIDGES. SHOOK SO HARD ONE TIME IT BROKE THE ADJUSTING SLEEVE ON THE DRAG LINK LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND VEHICLE CROSSED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND INTO THE GRASS COMING TO A STOP JUST BEFORE HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE FRONT AXLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND EVERYTHING IS TO OEM SPECIFICATIONS AND THIS VEHICLE WILL STILL SHAKE GOING OVER BRIDGES IF YOUR RUNNING 70MPH. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE IT APPEARS THERE IS A PROBLEM ON THESE DODGE TRUCKS IF THEY ARE 4X4 WITH A STRAIGHT FRONT AXLE AND SHORT WHEEL BASE. I HAVE SEEN KITS ON THE INTERNET THAT CLAIM TO FIX THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE GEOMETRY OF THE "FIX" IS DIFFERENT THAN OEM. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE...

WE BOUGHT A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. SINCE WE HAVE BOUGHT IT WE HAVE SPENT $3500 IN REPAIRS IN REGARDS TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED. I DRIVE IT DOWN A ROAD AND AS SOON AS YOU GET IT UP TO 50-55 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IT VIOLENTLY WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE WOBBLE HAS CAUSED SEVERAL PARTS TO BREAK OR CRACK INCLUDING OUR MOST RECENT PURCHASE, THE RADIATOR. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TRUCK TO REPORT THIS AND ISN'T GOING TO BE THE LAST UNTIL DODGE MAN'S UP AND ADMITS THEY MADE A MISTAKE. THIS IS AN APPARENT MISTAKE OF MORE THAN JUST BROKE DOWN PARTS AND WORN PARTS. THERE IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE VEHICLES AND IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? CHRYSLER IS QUOTED "THE SAFETY OF OUR CUSTOMERS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED, CAUSING MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE DITCH AND TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT TO THEIR FACILITY FOR ADEQUATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE CONTACT WAS RULED AS SUBSTANTIAL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ROTATING THE FRONT TIRES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTAC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THE TIE ROD END. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN. I HIT THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THAT ONLY MADE IT WORSE AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO TAKE FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND RIDE IT OUT, THIS CREATES ANOTHER MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLES BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND SOMEONE ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON. HE PASSED ME AND HONKED HIS HORN AT ME AND GAVE ME THE "FINGER" SELF EXPLANATORY. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT IT TO ANYONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I WILL HIT SMALL BUMP, AND THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO STEER DURING THE SHAKING AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IS TO TRY TO BRAKE AND NOT CRASH. THIS FIRST STARTED ON 12-23-11 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE THEN. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 40 MPH. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO MY INABILITY TO STEER WHEN THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FIX. THE TIRES SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB OF THE PICKUP IS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. *TR

I DRIVE TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK AND STARTED TO HAVE LOTS OF VIBRATION AND IT ONLY OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WOULD CLUNK. TURNS OUT BOTH U-JOINTS FOR THE REAR DRIVE-SHAFT HAD STARTED TO FAIL AND WERE ALLOWING UNWANTED MOVEMENT. AFTER REPLACING THE U-JOINTS THE TRUCK WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I HEARD SQUEALING OF METAL ON METAL CONTACT AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT WOBBLE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THE HUB BEARINGS WERE SHOT AND WERE MOVING SO MUCH AS TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO MOVE. AFTER REPLACING THE BEARINGS THE TRUCK WAS FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN THE WOBBLE WAS BACK AND THE TIE-RODS FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE WERE BAD, SO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE WITH DODGES NEW SETUP SINCE IT WAS HARD TO FIND THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT CAME ON MINE SINCE THERE IS A RECALL...

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UPON HITTING A BUMP OR GROOVE IN HIGHWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SHAKING IS VIOLENT ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *KB

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE AS ITS CALLED BY MOST, VIOLENT SHAKES IN THE FRONT END PUT ME IN A DITCH. I PUT UP WITH IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE CALLED DODGE AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHICH IN TURN CHARGED ME $150 TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. TOOK CORRECTIVE SAFETY ACTIONS MYSELF ORDERED NEW FRONT END PARTS $750 FROM DODGE FIXED PROBLEM WITH LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT REALLY DO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 +SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD LOST STEERING WHEEL CONTROL. I CALLED DODGE RECALL HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I AM FEARFUL DRIVING THIS TRUCK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AS I HAVE TO DO FREEWAY DRIVING IN ORDER TO GO SHOPPING..I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY NEVER ANSWERED MY INQUIRY.. *TR

WELL HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE!!!?????" GOOGLE THIS AND IT WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY! MY HUSBANDS TRUCK HOPS AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT! WHY THE HELL AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THIS ISSUE! THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

IN 3/05 BEGAN TO WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ASSUMED TIRE AND ALIGNMENT ISSUE, TIRES REPLACED COMPUTERIZED WHEEL BALANCE & FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. 8/05 VEHICLE IN FOR TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT PERIODICALLY WHEN TRAVELING HIGHER SPEEDS CONTINUED WOBBLE. 4/06 ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN. WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED, CORRECTED SELF IF YOU SLOWED DOWN AND RESUMED TRAVEL. 1/07 WHEEL BALANCE, TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE. IN 07 WOBBLE CONTINUED, END OF 07 OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. 1/08 GOODYEAR FOUND STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERFORMED ALONG WITH NEW TIRES, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. ADVISED THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE WOBBLE. END OF 08 WOBBLE BEGAN AGAIN. 5/09 TRUCK IN FOR TIRE ROTATION, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. 6/09 WOBBLE CONTINUED TRUCK REPAIRED AT SUNRISE AUTO ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AXLE SEAL REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT. 9/09 TRUCK RECALLED...

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500,AS OF THIS EVENING I HAD ALL THE MAJOR STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED, AT A COST OF NEARLY $2500.00 TO SOLVE WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, THE FIRST EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, AFTER I PICK MY TRUCK UP, CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, DODGE WONT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND KEEPS SELLING ME REPLACEMENT PARTS WITHOUT ANY RESOLVE. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUES. I CAN NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE MY CONSCIENCE WONT ALLOW ME TO PUT ANOTHER PERSONS SAFETY IN JEOPARDY PLEASE HELP US!!! DODGE WON'T!!!!!!! *TR

AFTER PURCHASING MY 03 RAM 2500 IN JUNE OF 2010 I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65MPH AND HITTING THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO JUST BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS IN NOV OF 2010 AFTER I INSISTED THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE FRONT END, BUT THIS DIDN'T HELP. I REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND TIE ROD ENDS AND IT DIDN'T HELP. I VE LOOKED AT THE FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SO WHAT CAN I DO WITH A TRUCK I OWE MONEY ON THAT I NEED TO TRAVEL CAUSE OF MY JOB BUT DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT? WHO DO I CONTACT? *TT

"DEATH WOBBLE" IF THE TRUCK HITS A DIP OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT IS UNEVEN/ANGLE THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE ENTIRE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT THAT ANYTHING IN THE TRUCK GOES FLYING THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND BRING THE TRUCK TO 10-20 MPH. THERE IS NO CONTROL OVER STEERING DURING THIS SHAKING AS THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES TWO HANDS ALL YOUR STRENGTH TO HOLD ON TO. THERE ARE NO FRONT END PARTS DEFECTIVE OR WORN WHICH WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE. THE SHAKE CAN OCCUR AT SPEEDS FROM 30 ON UP. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND THERE IS NO CAUSE OTHER THAT A BAD DESIGN. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF "DEATH WOBBLE" AND STATE THEY HAVE NO...