2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Suspensionfront Problems

DEATH SHAKE HAS ALMOST CAUSED 4 ACCIDENTS FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED SINCE 2005 DODGE HAS YET TO OFFER ANY HELP. ANY TIME I HIT ANY SMALL BUMP, POT HOLE, BREAK IN THE ROAD GOING OVER 50MPH THE TRUCK ENTERS A VIOLENT SHAKE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC. THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TELLING ME TO SPEND THOUSANDS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN FIX THE ISSUE. *KB

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR MORE WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. WHEN THE VIOLENT SHAKING BEGINS, THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO MECHANICS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPER AND THE SHOCKS, AND CHECKED THE WHOLE FRONT END. THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS, AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *KB

UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT TIRES BOUNCING WHEN MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER 55 MILES AND HITS A BUMP. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE BOUNCING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK YEARS AGO AND HAPPENS AS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP AT 55. I HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS HAD TIES ROTATED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE. AT THAT MOMENT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKE STOPPED. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I REALLY STARTED TO PAY ATTENTION AND IT DOES IT FROM 55 MPH AND UP. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE ISSUE CORRECTED BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TR

SERVICE BULLETIN 22-005-06 CONCERNING FRONT END SHIMMY OR THE DEATH WOBBLE AS DRIVERS OF THESE TRUCKS CALL IT. THE FIX IN 2006 WAS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR MY 2004 DODGE TRUCK. IT ONCE AGAIN IS GOING INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. DODGE SAYS THE PARTS WERE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS AND WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. DODGE APPARENTLY DIDN'T USE HEAVY ENOUGH PARTS AND AXLES IN THE FIRST PLACE SO DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED OVER AND OVER AND OVER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE DODGE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE PARTS . THERE ARE AND WILL BE MANY DEATHS OVER THESE TRUCKS . IT IS NO WONDER THE AMERICAN VEHICLE MANUF. ARE STRUGGLING. APPARENTLY THE BULLETIN REPAIR MAKES THE TRUCK SAFE FOR ONLY 1 MORE YEAR . THIS ISN'T A POOR A.C OR POWER LOCK PROBLEM...

2004.5 RAM QC 4X4 DIESEL. EXTREMELY LOOSE STEERING/FRONT END AFTER LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. NO FULL-ON DEATH WOBBLE, BUT CAME CLOSE WHEN HITTING BUMPS. RESEARCH INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE AAM 9.25 AXLE. BALL JOINTS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK AND ONLY THE BOTTOM 2 JOINTS BEAR THE WEIGHT. THE UPPER 2 BALL JOINTS BEAR NO WEIGHT AND ARE NOT BALL JOINTS, BUT MORE LIKE PINS THAT ALLOW VERTICAL MOVEMENT WHEN TURNING (BECAUSE OF THE POOR GEOMETRY DESIGN OF THE AXLE). DUE TO THIS ARRANGEMENT, THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS OF ANY KIND FOR WEAR AND ANY WEAR ON THE LOWER JOINTS RESULTS IN LOOSENESS. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MORE STRESS ON THE UPPER JOINTS AND THEY FAIL QUICKLY. I REFUSE TO PAY THE RIDICULOUS PRICE AT THE DEALER FOR POOR QUALITY DESIGN AND PARTS THAT WILL...

CLICKING AND SHAKING WHEN IN 4X4 MODE. SOUNDED LIKE U JOINTS. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, HE FOUND BOTH SIDES NEEDED BALL JOINTS AND THE U JOINTS ON THE AXLE WAS WORN OUT. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF OVER $1200. ALSO THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HE SAID THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE WAS THE CAUSE. HE SAID THAT ALL OF THESE FRONT ENDS WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ABOUT 70K MILES. I AM DISAPPOINTED. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH. I HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE SHOCKS AND HAD THEM REPLACED ABOUT 1000 MILES AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT DESCRIBED THE EXACT SITUATION I EXPERIENCED. IT IS A FRONT END PROBLEM THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $1000 REPLACING BALLJOINTS (AVAILABLE), TRACKBAR BUSHINGS, STEERING STABILIZER, AXLE U-JOINTS, COMPLETE 2008 DODGE STEERING SYSTEM TO INCLUDE TIE-ROD ENDS, PITMAN ARM, AND LINKAGE (AVAILABLE), AND SHOCKS (AVAILABLE) WITH NO SUCCESSFUL RESULTS. AT THIS POINT I AM AT A LOSS OF WHERE TO GO NEXT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAVE TO USE IT FOR TRANSPORTATION EVERYDAY. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS FOR SO LONG I WORRY EVERYDAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND RECEIVING NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AND HELP US DODGE OWNERS REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 2500 04 JUMPS ALOT ON THE HIGHWAY UNCONTROLLABLY AND ONCE YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY YOUR ALL OVER THE ROAD I'VE DONE THE ALIGNMENT ON IT CHANGED TIRES AND CHANGED THE WHOLE SUSPENSION LIKE MECHANICS TOLD ME TO BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP I'VE HERD IT ALSO MIGHT BE THE STABILIZER BAR ALSO KNOWN AS THE SWAY BAR BUT I DON'T THINK ITS THAT I THINK THE TRUCK IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED NOT EVEN THE CERTIFIED ASE DODGE MECHANIC KNOW WHAT IT IS WHEN I FIRST GOT THE TRUCK IT WAS NEVER LIKE THAT BUT I WAS COMING BACK FROM MINNESOTA AND I WAS GOING 100 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THAT'S WHEN IT ALL STARTED HAPPENING. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE 2500 SERIES RAM TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM UNABLE TO GO PAST 55 MILES AN HOUR AS OF TODAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST YEAR AND I HAVE REPLACED EVERY PART THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS PROBLEM GO AWAY. WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE OR ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE THE TRUCK BOUNCE AT ALL, IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING EVERYONE AROUND ME BOTH ON THE ROAD AND IN THE TRUCK AT RISK FOR A HORRIBLE COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE READ AND EXPERIENCED MYSELF THAT THERE ISN'T A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF THE OWNERS ARE NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THEY CAN'T DRIVE BUT HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT BY ANY MEANS. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WE CAN...

MY '04 2500 DODGE RAM PICKUP EXPERIENCED WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE TODAY. A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT AXEL, WHICH RESULTS IN ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT FOR BRAKING AND MINIMAL STEERING. MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WAS PRESENT FOR THIS, AND IT ABSOLUTELY SCARED HIM TO DEATH. ACCORDING TO MANY ONLINE SITES, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN DODGE RAM HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS THAT I HAD NO IDEA EXISTED. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ISSUE ALMOST, WHAT I BELIEVE, COST ME AND MY SON OUR LIFE. THE TRUCK WILL BE PARKED UNTIL I CAN MAKE TIME TO GET IT A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR

DODGE 2500 4X4, THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE READ ABOUT IT AND MY MECHANIC CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST STOP. THE SHOCKS AND BALL JOINTS ARE GOOD AND THE BALANCE ON THE TIRES IS GOOD TOO. *TR

SEVERE FRONT END SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. IF THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP BETWEEN 35-65 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. SOME OCCASIONS THE WHEELS WOULD LIFT OFF OF THE GROUND. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS STEERING AND BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE U-JOINTS, NEW SHOCKS, STEERING STABILIZER, SWAY BAR END LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD DOING 70, MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY,AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I DID THIS WITH A DODGE SERVICE ADVISOR IN THE TRUCK. HE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND WANTS ME TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS IT MAY NEED?? ALTHOUGH MY TRUCK IS A 2004.5, IT ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON LIVING WITH THIS DEATH WOBBLE, AS IT IS BEING CALLED. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, AND I REPLACED THE ONLY PART THAT EVEN LOOKED NOT RIGHT. *TR

I OWN A DODGE RAM 2500 AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END WOBBLES REALLY BAD II HAD THE TRUCK CHECK AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH IF YOU CANT CONTROL IT. *TR

2004 DODGE 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE" TRUCK VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING POTHOLE OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS. *TR

2004 DODGE 2500 4X4 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AROUND 60 OR 65 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO LESS THAN 35 OR 40 THEN IT STOPS. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, BALL JOINTS, AND STABILIZERS BARS, PUT SOME SORT OF HEAVY DUTY STABILIZER SHOCK ON THE FRONT END THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG EVERY TIME THEY TEST DROVE IT. I FINALLY ASKED IF SOMEONE FROM THE DEALER COULD RIDE WITH ME TO SEE WHAT THE TRUCK DOSE AT 60 MPH. A MECHANIC RODE WITH ME DRIVING AT ABOUT 62 MPH WE DROVE ACROSS THE SEAM AT THE BEGINNING OF A BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END LET LOOSE. THE REACTION FROM THE DODGE MECHANIC WAS JUST SHORT OF PANIC. HE THEN DROVE IT AND IT DID THE SAME THING. BACK...

ON 3-24-08, MY VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION AT SHAFFER'S AUTO SERVICE CENTER; 422 TAYLOR ST.; NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 (724-654-1088). SINCE IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, I TOOK IT TO KING'S CHRYSLER; 3239 WILMINGTON RD.; NEW CASTLE, PA 16105 (724-654-7761) TO BE FIXED. THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT UNIVERSAL JOINTS. BUT THEY SAID THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALLOWED MOVEMENT. MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 HAD 32083 MILES ON IT THEN. A REMARK WAS MADE THAT THE BALLJOINTS SHOULD LAST ANOTHER 5 THOUSAND MILES OR SO. TODAY I WANTED TO HAVE THEM CHECKED, SINCE I HAVE 37,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY WORRIED THAT A WHEEL MIGHT BREAK OFF SINCE THIS VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION AT SHAFFER'S. AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO KING'S TO SEE IF THE BALLJOINTS WERE BAD ENOUGH TO CHANGE. TODAY, THEY TOLD...

TRUCK VIBRATES OR SHAKES WHEN GOING OVER 60 MPH. WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IT DOES THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BALL JOINT DEFECT WHICH IS ON RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. TRUCK HAS BEEN USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. I AM AWARE THAT DODGE HAS HAD RECALLS FOR BALL JOINT ISSUES ON THEIR DAKOTA AND DURANGO MODELS. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TO SATISFY UTAH STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

FRONT-END NOISE GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE UNTIL FRONT-END PLAY IN STEERING AND WHEELS AROUND 55,000 MILES. BALL JOINTS AND U-JOINT PARTS WERE REPLACED (MY EXPENSE) AND NOW AGAIN AT 95,500 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

2004 DODGE 2500 RAM GAS. AXLE U JOINTS ON FRONT HAVE GONE ALREADY 85,000 ML I DO NOT PLOW NOR DO I 4 WHEEL. FAMILY VEHICLE WITH CHILDREN. I HAVE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THERE'S AT ONLY 60-70,000. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 3/4 TON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE RANGING FROM POOR RIDE (SHAKING AND SHIMMYING), TIRE WEAR, AND SEVERAL GEARBOXES BEING REPLACED. I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT IN WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE AND THAT THE TIRE WERE WORE WRONG CAUSING THE SHIMMY FEELING. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER THE TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE DESTROYED, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL TIRE COMPANY TO HAVE NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS THE NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE TIE ROD AT 52,000 MILES, COSTING $1,500 FOR THE WORK ON THE FRONT END AND...

MY RAM 2500 4X4 DIESEL TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AT 60-65MPH AROUND 30K MILES ON VEHICLE, HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE SHAKING STOP. I THOUGHT I HAD PROBLEMS WITH TIRES AND BALANCING, SO WENT TO TIRE SHOP AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND HAD FRONT END ALIGNED. BUT ABOUT A WEEK AFTER NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I HAD DEALERSHIP EXAMINE VEHICLE, THEY CHANGED STEERING DAMPER, AND BALL JOINTS AFTER 3 WEEKS IN SHOP. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, SO BROUGHT IT AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY STATED I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK ALIGNED, SO I TOLD THEM TO HAVE IT ALIGNED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL I NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE LOOSING ITS SHAPE GOING BALD ON THE OUTSIDE, OBVIOUSLY ALIGNMENT WRONGLY PERFORMED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS ALIGNMENT WAS NOT PERFORMED AT...

I TOO HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING/SHIMMY OR DEATH WOBBLE"WITH THE 2004 RAM 2500, THE FIRST TIME AT 75-80 MPH AND COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP THE PROBLEM,. I FIGURED I WAS GOING TOO FAST AND HIT A BUMP AT A WEIRD ANGLE. THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 60-65 MPH WITH THE SAME RESULTS. YOU HAVE TO JUST HANG ON AND SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND HOPE PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE THIRD TIME IT WAS THE FINAL ONE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO HELP. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY GOT WORSE AND OCCURRED AGAIN AT MUCH LOWER SPEED. I WILL BE REPLACING THE INNER AND OUTER RIGHT TIE RODS, AND WILL TRY AGAIN ONCE THEY ARRIVED. UNTIL THEN I WOULD BE CONFINED TO CITY DRIVING. DODGE NEEDED TO WAKE UP AND SEE THAT THIS WAS...

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS THE BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLCED AT 70,000 MILES, FOR A VECHICLE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. THIS IS UNCALLED FOR. *NM

I HAVE A 04 DODGE 2500 4X4 TRUCK, WHEN I DRIVE AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND ABOVE A HIT A RIPPLE IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WILL START TO HOP VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO STOP THE HOPPING OF FRONT TIRE. *NM

LEFT WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2004 RAM 2500 TRUCK HAS BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE WORKED ON THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE SEAL OF THE WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN BROKEN EVERY TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2200 MILES. RECENTLY, THE LAST FOUR TIMES, THE SEAL WAS BROKEN APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3000 MILES. DODGE DEALERSHIP (ARRIGO DODGE, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA) CLAIMS THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THEM TO REPAIR ADDITIONAL PARTS (SPINDLES, FRONT END, ETC.), HOWEVER, A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE HAS STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THIS TYPE OF REPAIR.

VEHICLE IS IN FOR A THIRD TIME FOR SAME VIOLENT SHAKING AT 65MPH AS REPORTED TO THIS SITE BEFORE. THIS VEHICLE IS BOUND FOR A FATAL HEAD-ON! I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM NATIONWIDE ON THE INTERNET. DODGE BOUGHT BACK 32 VEHICLES FROM THE STATE OF MAINE FOR THE SAME REASON. IS ANYONE AT THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS? I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM SHOWING A VIOLENT HIGH SPEED WOBBLE AND BOUNCE OF THE FRONT-END. THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN FROM A SECOND VEHICLE AS I TRAVELED AT ABOUT 70 MPH.

AT LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON MY '04 DODGE RAM 2500 I EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT-END AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH. I HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 35 TO RECOVER. THIS OCCURED ON A POOR STRETCH OF INTERSTATE THEREFOR I AVOIDED THIS STRETCH FOR SOMETIME. AT ABOUT 13000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RECOVER. THIS OCCURED THREE MORE TIMES ON THAT TRIP AND EACH TIME THE ONSET OCCURED AT A SLOWER SPEED. THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT THAT THERE IS NO STEERING CONTROL AND SLOWING TO ABRUPTLY ENHANCED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET YET ONLY FIVE REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE OTHER PICKUPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP I TOOK MINE TO. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THEY HAVEN'T TRACKED THE PROBLEM AND...

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHOOK HORRIBLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

2004 DODGE 2500 RAM TRUCK 4X4 WHEN I HIT A BAD BUMP AT 60-70 MPH. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO ALMOST STOP IN TRAFFIC.*AK

I AM HAVING A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2004 DODGE. THIS OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I HAVE TO SLOW TO 50 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP.YOU CAN IMAGINE TOWING A TRAILER ON THE FREEWAY, SURROUNDED BY SEMI TRUCKS AND SLOWING TO 50.THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES.THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS AND I WANT TO USE THE OKLAHOMA LEMON LAW TO GET A NEW TRUCK. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANOTHER MILE. IT ISNT SAFE AND IT WILL END UP KILLING ME AND PROBABLY OTHER DRIVERS. I NEED HELP...*AK