2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

ATTEMPTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO CONTACT LOCAL DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN RECALL WAS RECEIVED. WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ATTEMPTED AGAIN IN LATE MARCH WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. TO DATE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE AND NO CONTACT FROM DEALER HAS BEEN MADE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45-50MPH AND THERE WAS A SPOT IN THE ROAD THAT WE RAN OVER WHICH WAS A REPAIR SO IT WAS RAISED UP A BIT FROM LEVEL. AFTER RUNNING OVER THE REPAIR THE INFAMOUS DODGE DEATH WOBBLED STARTED. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTED I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR US THE DEATH WOBBLE SHEARED THE TIE ROD END THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE PITMAN ARM COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TRUCK SO I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND WE FLEW IN TO THE NEXT LANE AND WOUND UP ON THE SHOULDER HITTING THE CURB. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS THAT A MANUFACTURER WOULD ALLOW THIS ISSUE TO PERSIST FOR YEARS. DODGE HAD THIS ISSUE STARTING WITH 2003 TRUCKS. I HAVE SPEND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND DODGE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000(STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ

MY DODGE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. IT BOUNCES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO APPROX. 25MPH. ITS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY KNOWN CURE. CHRYSLER PROMISED ME THEYD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. NOW THEYRE TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME AND SAYING THE TRUCK IS TOO OLD. IV BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE 2007. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY MY FRONT TIRES STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN OPPOSED [XXX]. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF MY WIFE AND ME ! I RECEIVE D IN THE MAIL A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON MY TIEROD BALL JOINTS AND WENT TO COOK CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON RT 40 ABERDEEN MD. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS ! THEY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM !! WHATS GOING ON ? ITS A RECALL . I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER, BUT MORE, I WANT PARTS ! I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS *TR

2005 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LEFT TIE ROD RECALL PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 100 MILES, HAD THE NECESSARY PART TO FIX THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

SPENT OVER $3000 ON FRONT END SO FAR, STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE AT 40-50 MPH, THIS WILL CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY, WHEN WILL DODGE OR SAFETY INSTITUTES DO SOMETHING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND EFFECTIVELY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO A WALKWAY AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO A STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND DAMPER PITMAN ARM. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,896.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V52800 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS WOULD FEEL UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V52800 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS AND THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STILL HAD NOT MADE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER JANUARY OF 2013 AND FOLLOWED UP WITH HIS DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR DATE ON A WEEKLY BASIS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT WAS NUMBER TEN ON THE WAITING LIST AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE SHE RECEIVED BOTH OF THE NOTICES AND THE PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP IN COMPLETING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND WAS PUT ON HOLD. THE 5TH TIME, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER'S VOICE MAIL, WHERE HE LEFT HIS NAME AND NUMBER. NO ONE RETURNED HIS CALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

ANY TIME I WOULD HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT (BRIDGE APPROACH, POTHOLE, DIP IN ROAD, EDGE OF SHOULDER) MY TRUCK WOULD GO INTO A VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING. THIS OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. EACH TIME, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROX. 15 OR 20 MPH. IF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, IT WOULD HOLD STRAIGHT UNTIL I REGAINED CONTROL. IF IN A CURVE, THE TRUCK WOULD EITHER CROSS OVER OR RUN OFF THE ROAD. WHEN DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS TO MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERS, THEY REFERRED TO THE ISSUE AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOTICES FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER REGARDING RECALLS. ON THE FIRST RECALL, UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY. BY THE TIME THE SECOND RECALL WAS RELEASED, I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ALL OF MY STEERING LINKAGE TO A NEW CHRYSLER/MOPAR DESIGN. THIS...

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE SWAPPED OUT THE STEERING LINKAGES THAT REVERTED THE VEHICLE TO THE PREVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING) THAT ORIGINALLY THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD TO SWAP OUT THE STEERING LINKAGING TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY RECALL:13V528000 AND THE ENTIRE LINKAGE WOULD NEED TO BE REVERTED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PART. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000 MILES. AZ *TR

AFTER DRIVING OVER AN ABRUPT BRIDGE ABUTMENT, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BEGAN AN OSCILLATION OR DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 45MPH. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED 2 OTHER TIMES SIMILAR SET UP WITH ROAD IRREGULARITY AT 60 MPH. TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN FRONT END, THRUST ANGLE ALIGNED, PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

MY STEERING BOX BROKE RIGHT AT THE SHAFT AND ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY AND GOOD FRIEND. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND MY RIGHT TIE ROD DROP OFF LOSING CONTROL WE WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB, LUCKILY MISSING ONCOMING CARS. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PERFECTION TIRE AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY NOT ONLY REPLACE THE RIGHT TIE ROD BUT ALSO THE LEFT TIE ROD, UPPER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND REPLACING THE RIGHT TIRE FROM ACCIDENT. COSTING ME $1,911.33. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I GET A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT TIE ROD AND IF YOU HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION AND HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, TO SEND YOUR ORIGINAL RECEIPTS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. I DID DO THIS AND THEY SAID THIS DOESN'T APPLY. WE WERE SUPPOSE TO TOW OUR 5TH WHEEL THAT DAY AND GO ON OUR ANNIVERSARY VACATION. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT ON A FREEWAY GOING 65...

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED NOVEMBER 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE REMEDY WAS REPAIRED IN THE RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 AND RECENTLY THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS RETURNED. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OUTSIDE AIR IS ABOVE FREEZING, I'M GOING MORE THAN 65MPH, AND I HIT A BUMP. THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY, IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT, AND DANGEROUSLY HARD TO REMAIN IN ONE LANE. I MUST SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO A SPEED UNDER 45 TO REGAIN CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ROD BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE ROD, BUSHINGS AND THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

2005 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE, AND HE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A BRACKET AND THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 6, 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

JUST LOOK UP DODGE DEATH WOBBLE ON INTERNET!!!! MILLIONS OF OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM.HIT A BUMP, POT HOLE, ANYTHING AND TRUCK STEERING GOES INTO SHAKING.....YOU JUST ABOUT HAVE TO STOP TO CONTROL THIS>WITCH ON ICE ROADS CAN LEAD TO UNCONTROLLABLE CONDITIONS.....JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS... *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN FROM HAVING MY LEFT OUTER TIE-ROD END INSPECTED FOR A RECALL, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND MY RIGHT OUTER TIE-ROD END COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT I STILL HAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AT 50 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP ON THE ROAD, IT GOES TO A VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO 30MPH. VERY SCARY AS THE TRUCK GOT THROWN INTO THE OTHER LANE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR NOW. THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE ISSUE. I ALREADY SPEND $2500 AND NOW IT SEEMS I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $1500. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 3, 2012 WE WERE PASSING A LOGGING TRUCK IN A LEGAL PASSING LANE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUR TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WE LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL AND HAD NO BRAKES ALL WHILE SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HEADED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER THE EMBANKMENT HITTING TREES HEAD ON. WE HAVE 2 WITNESSES TO VERIFY EVERYTHING. THE WITNESSES BOTH SAID OUR TIRES WERE MOVING A FOOT ,OR MORE, IN & OUT DURING THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. OUR TRUCK WAS TOTALED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

TRAVELING ON US93 OUT OF KINGMAN, AZ. HIT A PATCH OF ROUGH FREEWAY AND TRUCK WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLY DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS PULLING A 12 FOOT HAULMARK MOTORCYCLE TRAILER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT WAS A MIRACLE WE DIDN'T CRASH. GOT IT SLOWED DOWN AND OFF THE ROAD EVERYTHING APPEARED O.K. PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY AND NOW IT WAS PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT LIKE SOMETHING WAS OUT OF LINE. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPX 25 MILES, WHATEVER WAS CAUSING IT TO PULL TO RIGHT CORRECTED ITSELF. OVER THE NEXT 1500 MILES THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS ONCE WITH TRAILER AND TWICE WITHOUT TRAILER. HAVE NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES ORDERED. HAVE AND APPT WITH DODGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN THEM. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AT RATON PASS, WE HIT A BUMP AT ABOUT 50-60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE. STEERING COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, I JUST APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL WE CAME TO A STOP. I AM GOING TO TAKE INTO A DODGE SERVICE DEPT., BUT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TOLD BY OTHERS TRAVELING BEHIND US THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FRONT END DESIGN ISSUES. I HOPE THIS ISN'T TRUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD EASILY END UP WITH CASUALTIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, AND IN AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE GOES WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER COMING TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AND DRIVES NORMALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DESCRIBED THE FAILURE AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE AXLE JOINTS, AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR

HAVING EXPERIENCED THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" SEVERAL TIMES, I AM ALREADY CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE AND HIT THE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE EXIT SIDE. THE TRUCK VEERS HARD LEFT AND I CROSS THE MIDDLE LINES AND AM HALFWAY INTO THE OTHER LANE. I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED NINETY DEGREES PAST STRAIGHT AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED PULLING LEFT. A MOTORIST IN AN ONCOMING CAR VEERED SHARPLY RIGHT AND WE NARROWLY MISSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE TRUCK STARTED TO RESPOND TO MY TURNING RIGHT AS ALL THE OTHER OCCUPANTS ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I SHOWED THEM HOW FAR I WAS TURNING RIGHT TO GO STRAIGHT, AND I LET THE WHEEL TURN BACK TO CENTER AND THE TRUCK DARTS HARD LEFT AGAIN. BY THIS TIME I HAD GREATLY REDUCED MY SPEED, SO IT WAS MUCH MORE CONTROLLED. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE FRONT END OF...

WHILE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, HIT A JOINT IN THE ROAD ON AN OVERPASS. THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BY A COUPLE MECHANICS AND A DEALERSHIP. NO ONE SAW ANYTHING THAT SHOULD/WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER. THEY NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING. I HAVE BEEN UNDER THE TRUCK BEFORE AND IT WASN'T LEAKING PRIOR TO THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE,' RATHER, I FEEL THAT IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2003-2006 DODGE RAM 2500'S THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET GETS THOUSANDS OF HITS. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRUCK WAS MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOT WHEN A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS HEARD. VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERING WELL. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT STEERING FOUND THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD END SHEARED. *TR

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE; I HEARD A SNAP. AS I TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT TO PULL FORWARD, I HEARD ANOTHER SNAP. WHEN THE PICKUP STRAIGHTENED OUT, I HEARD SEVERAL POPPING NOISES AND THE STEERING CAUGHT. I ROLLED FORWARD AND THE WHEELS DIDN'T RESPOND; THE LEFT TIE ROD HAD SHEERED OFF AND THE WHEELS WERE FACING EACH OTHER. I HAVE THE BROKEN TIE ROD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THIS WAS THE NEW "IMPROVED" SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, SOMEONE WOULD BE DEAD. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE PIECE AT COST AND SUGGESTED I CALL DODGE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER INSTANCES. THERE WAS ANOTHER DODGE INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO NEAR GUNNISON, CO IN AUGUST. THEY WERE PARKING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AT THE TIME OF BREAKAGE. AGAIN, THANK GOD, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING ON THE ROAD...

BAD FRONT END VIBRATION {DEATH WOBBLE} I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND SPENT ABOUT $3000.00 ON IT WITH THE {NEW AND IMPROVED STEERING LINKAGE} THAT CAME FROM DODGE AND I STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE. I TALKED TO SOMEONE NAMED [XXX] IN CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SHE SAID TO TAKE IT TO DODGE. I JUST GOT IT BACK FROM PRO CHRYSLER JEEP IN NORTHGLEEN COLORADO WHERE THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP A FULL TANK OF GAS AND 65 LBS OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND I WONT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM..THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP WHEN IT STARTS SHAKING. I GOT STUCK BETWEEN A SEMI TRUCK AND A CEMENT BARRIER WHEN IT WENT NUTS AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE CRASH ON I70 AND THE TUNNEL. I WANT DODGE TO DO A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS TRUCK AND ANY OTHERS THAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 10-15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROAD ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,505 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,371.

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND JUST ABOUT CAUSE ME TO CRASH WHILE DRIVING A VARIOUS SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER SEVERAL TIMES YET IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. I STARTED RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING. IT IS DESCRIBED AS THE SHAKE OF DEATH OR DEATH WOBBLE. THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ARE OPTIONS FOR REPLACING FRONT END PARTS FOR ABOUT $500-800 DOLLARS. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF IT. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE RECCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 65 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE TOWARD A DITCH AND CRASHED INTO A ROCK WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.