2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

IN EARLY 2010 THE LEFT TIE ROD END SHEARED OFF AT ABOUT 3-5 MPH HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER , DEALER REPLACED ALL TIE ROD COMPONENTS . ON 2/10/12 IT SHEARED OFF AGAIN TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NOW BECAUSE MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BALL STUD ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND CUT THE WHEEL, CAUSING INSTABILITY IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIE ROD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR UN EVEN PAVEMENT. APROX 55 TO 75 MPH. I ALMOST WENT OFF AN EMBANKMENT AT 65 MPH. THE TRUCK WOULD NON STEER OR BRAKE WHEN IT WAS SHAKING. DEATH WOBBLE LOOK AT YOU TUBE DODGE TRUCK DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 MEGACAB IS EXPERIENCING A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT SUSPENSION. HAD A RECALL AND DEALER SAID IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. HAVE TRIED ALIGNMENTS, NEW TIRES, NEW STEERING STABILIZER DAMPERS, EVEN A FRAME BRACE THAT GOES FROM ONE FRAME RAIL TO THE OTHER TO HELP STIFFEN FRONT END. EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP IT LOSES CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP SO IT CAN STOP SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS MORE IF NOT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. THERE ARE EVEN FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE BUT IT COVERS 2008'S AND ABOVE . OLDER MODELS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS IN DANGER OVER THIS ISSUE. DODGE SHOULD BE MADE LIABLE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY)BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

AS WIFE WAS BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY WITH STEERING WHEEL CRANKED TO THE LEFT, THE OUTER LEFT TIE ROD END FAILED, AND SHEERED OFF AT THE PIN THEN LODGED BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND WHEEL BREAKING THE WHEEL AND BENDING THE BACKING PLATE. THIS PROBLEM MATCHES EXACTLY AN EXISTING RECALL FOR NEWER MODEL DODGE TRUCKS (NHTSA ID # 11V350000, ACTION # PE11009). IT IS SCARY TO THINK IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED, READING THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE ROLLED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO DITCHES AND EVEN A RIVER. MY VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY WAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR STEERING AND PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

I WAS TURNING MY DODGE RAM IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE TIE ROD END SEPARATED AND FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING TO FAIL. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCKS STEERING. DODGE WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH OUT CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR AND DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE THAT PEOPLE COULD BE GETTING KILLED FROM THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THEIR TRUCKS. I CALLED TWO DEALERS AND THE CHRYSLER CARE LINE BUT ONLY GOT THE RUN AROUND. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT THERE ARE MANY OF THESE FAILURES OCCURRING WHEN I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS OF DODGE TRUCK STEERING FAILURES. I'M SURE SOME PEOPLE HAVE NOT LIVED THROUGH THIS FAILURE TO LAUNCH A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE...

AT 70 MPH ROAD SPEED, WHEN ENCOUNTERING A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING COMPONENTS BEGIN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. HAD I NOT HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AT THE TIME, A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. WHILE BRAKING AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VIOLENT SHAKING SUDDENLY STOPPED. WITHIN 2 MILES AFTER RESUMING A 70 MPH SPEED THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN CROSSING THE NEXT BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. AGAIN, WHEN SLOWING TO 25 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE SINCE CHECKED SEVERAL SOURCES AND FOUND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON RAM 2500 DIESEL POWERED TRUCKS. SEVERAL AFTER MARKET COMPANIES ARE SELLING PRODUCTS WHICH THEY CLAIM WILL PREVENT THIS SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER CHECKING WITH A LOCAL DODGE HEAVY DUTY TRUCK...

TRUCK GOES INTO A SHIMMY AND BREAKS THE TIE ROD ENDS. HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THREE TIMES IN FOR REPAIR FINALLY DROVE INTO CANAL. *TR

FRONT END FAILURE AND NOT JUST ONCE .I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES . THERE IS ONLY 53000 MILES ON THE TRUCK .LAST TIME THE TIE ROD BROKE AND THE TRUCK ENDED UP HALF WAY IN A 10FT DITCH. THE LAST TIME A WHOLE NEW STEERING LINKAGE AND STEERING BOX WAS PUT ON. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS TWICE. THIS IS A STOCK FROM THE DEALER 2500 HD TRUCK. *TR

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HAND AND UNCONTROLLABLY CHANGED SEVERAL LANES ON I-95 BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE SINCE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 MORE TIMES AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND 55-65 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE WITH NO HELP, I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DUBBED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SO FAR CHANGED TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER, AND TIE RODS. IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I WILL NOT LET ANYONE RIDE IN IT, THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY GET SOMEONE KILLED EVENTUALLY. DO NOT BUY A DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END...OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." ALSO HAS A CLUNK IN STEERING WHEEL. HAVE REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, AND TRACK BAR. HAVE REPLACED TIRES, BALANCED, AND ROTATE/BALANCE EVER 5000 MILES. ISSUE STILL KEEPS OCCURRING. HAS OCCURRED WITH TWO SEPARATE SETS OF TIRES(LOAD E AND LOAD D)SHOP NOW SAYING TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT, STEERING BOX, SHOCKS, AND STEERING STABILIZER. SHOP ALSO SAYS DODGE TRUCKS ARE THEIR BEST CUSTOMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INDICATOR RELAYED THE INCORRECT INFORMATION CAUSING THE WRONG SIGNAL TO WORK OR POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PITMAN ARMS TWICE AND THE STEERING BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,794. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE AN 06 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB 4X4 WITH 55K MILES. THE NIGHT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT I PARKED MY TRUCK AFTER MY COMMUTE HOME ON THE INTERSTATE. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS DEPARTING MY RESIDENCE TO PICK UP COMMUTERS AND DRIVE TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY D/S TIE ROD BROKE AS I TURNED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. MY RIM AND BRAKE SPLASH GUARD WRE DAMAGED FROM THE TIE ROD STRIKING IT. DODGE STATED THERE WAS A TSB CORRECTING STEERING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND I COULD NOT PURCHASE JUST THE TIE ROD AND I HAD TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR OVER $700 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IT WAS ALSO RECOMENDED THE BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $3000. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET. I WILL MOST LIKELY FIND "QUALITY" AFTERMARKET PARTS AND DO THE WORK MYSELF. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD WAS BROKEN. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED TO A NEWLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

FIRST- IN JUNE 2010, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END SHAFT, WHICH GOES INTO THE FEMALE PORTION ON THE WHEEL, SHEARED OFF CATASTROPHICALLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING UP AND ALIGNING THE TRUCK TO HOOK UP A UTILITY TRAILER. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE TIE ROD , INCLUDING ALL TIE ROD ENDS, AND SHOCK ABSORBER ON THE TIE ROD. SECOND- ON MAY 13TH 2011, THE NEW TIE ROD FAILED IN SAME LOCATION, IN NEARLY THE SAME SCENARIO. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, A LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY THE TIE ROD CONTACTING THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO DROP, INCLUDING TRAPPING THE TIE ROD BENEATH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. IN BOTH CASES THE MALE OUTER DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD END VERTICAL SHAFT SHEARED OFF FLUSH WITH THE TIE ROD. IN BOTH CASES THE TRUCK WAS NOT CARRYING...

COMPLAINT OF STIFF STEERING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TIE ROD ENDS, TRACK BAR, PITMAN ARM AND DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,445.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ENTERED A BRIDGE FROM THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY WOBBLE AND BECAUSE THE CONTACT LIMITED CONTROL. HE WOULD THE DECREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST TO A COMPLETE IDLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2006 DODGE 4X4 QUAD CAB 2500. TODAY AS I TURNED ONTO STREET MY TIE ROD DISCONNECTED FROM THE BALL AND MY TIRE WENT SIDEWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF I WAS PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL, WHICH I WILL BE SOON, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN. POOR DESIGN. WHEN I PHONED BIG O TIRE IN YUMA AZ (928-342-5535) THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON DODGE FOR A RECALL IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN MADE VARIOUS REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

DODGE RAM 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

THE FRONT END OF 2006 DODGE RAM WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT GOES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN YOU HIT A POT HOLE. THE DEATH WOBBLE AS IT IS CALLED ON YOU TUBE HAPPENED TWICE ON A FREEWAY COMING HOME APPROX. 140 MILES HAD THERE BEEN OTHER VEHICLES NEAR THERE WE MAY HAVE CRASHED DODGE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WONT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT COME ON 48,000 MILES THAT'S A DEFECT NOT WOREOUT. THIS PICKUP IS USED MOSTLY ON PAVED ROADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD SUBSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT WITH A REDESIGN UPGRADED 2009 PART. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING DAMPER AND A PITMAN ARM. THERE WERE NO 2006 PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 MEGA CAB DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE HAD THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK SHAKE AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH AND TURNING LEFT ON ANY SURFACE THAT HAS BUMPS. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKES, THE DASH BEGINS TO SHAKE AND THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 15MPH YOU MAY BE LUCKY TO GET CONTROL. AFTER THE SIXTH TIME IT HAPPEDED TO ME, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH, MAKING A LEFT TURN OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND DASH STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY TRUCK SLAMMED OF THE SIDE RAIL BEFORE I COULD GET CONTROL. AFTER CALLING DODGE THEY TOLD ME I'M STUCK BUYING A 2009 TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, PITMAN ARM, STEERING STABLIZER BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER MADE IT FOR DODGE...

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE 2500 MEGA CAB 4X4 AND TODAY I EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND THE FAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE AT 75 MPH. I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. I SLOWED AND IT STOPPED. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR ALMOST A YEAR. *TR

2006 DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, WHEN AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH, HIT A BUMP AND FRONT END GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT IT COST OVER $2000.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES ABOUT THIS SITUATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM DODGE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT HITS A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. THIS TRUCK HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR. THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION IS DOCUMENTED EVERYWHERE ON THE NET. CHRYSLER HAS FIGURED OUT A WAY TO CHARGE $1,000.00 FOR THE MANDATORY REPAIR BY CALLING IT AN "TIE ROD UPDATE" UPDATES ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CROOKED PRACTICE. THIS "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" IS A CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN TO THEM. I WAS CHARGED $100.00 FOR THEM TO INSPECT MY TRUCK AND TELL ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY STOCK PARTS FOR IT. I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH YET BUT, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY CHRYSLER ANYMORE MONEY TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. I WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. FOR THE SAFETY...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH GOING AROUND A SLIGHT BEND TO THE RIGHT WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER FOR IT TO GO AWAY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ALL THE FORUMS I'VE CHECKED SUGGEST PURCHASING AFTER MARKET HEAVIER DUTY STEERING COMPONENTS. THIS DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE TO ME CONSIDERING THE COST OF THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ALSO GO THRU BALL JOINTS EVERY YEAR AND I'VE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE THEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. *TR

1. DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE", TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING ANY POT HOLE OR BUMP. *TR

AT 70-75 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND PULLS YOU INTO THE OTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD, IT DOES NOT QUIT UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS WITH 44000 MILES ON IT WITH THE WHOLE FRONT END IS NOW BRAND NEW. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH YOUR TRUCK GETS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND CAN MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL AND KILL YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND SHIMMY VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AGAIN BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK SHAKES AT ANY SPEED BUT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEED WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. IT CAUSES TO LOOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK JUST SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON HIGHWAY. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1 YEAR OLD. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM DIESEL THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WAS AT JUST SHY OF 12000 MILES TAKE TRUCK TO THE DEALER NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY CAN SEE. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING BRING IT BACK . APPROXIMATELY 18000 MILES STILL HAPPENING CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TAKE IT BACK IN TALK TO MANAGER AND I TELL HIM THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP AT 55-60 THAT THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES. THEY SAY TRY WHEEL BEARINGS. I PUT 800 IN WHEEL BEARINGS STILL OCCURS. I CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY LEAD ME ON THAT THEY MIGHT FIX IT BUT TO TAKE IN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAG. I TAKE IT IN AND THEY SAY PUT A STEERING STABILIZER ON IT AND THEY WONT PARTICIPATE IN THAT SO I PUT AND NEW STEERING STABILIZER ON IT AND NOW IT HAPPENS AT 40-45 MPH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING...

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HITTING A SMALL BUMP / POTHOLE CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. SHAKING STOPS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED BELOW 25 MPH. KEEPING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING SHAKING IS VERY DIFFICULT. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS & DEALER WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. *TR

I OWN AN OPERATE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK; IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 52000 MILES ON IT. MANY PARTS OF THE FRONT END ARE WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS CONDITION CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLED STATE OF VEHICLE OPERATION AND IS VERY UN-SAFE. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING POORLY DESIGNED FRONT END COMPONENTS OF THIS TRUCK AND THERE ARE STILL MORE THAT NEED REPLACEMENT. IT HAS BAD TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, BAD TIE ROD ENDS, BAD BALL JOINTS, AND HAD A BAD STEERING BOX REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND IS TURNING THEIR BACK ON IT BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL. THEY HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE DESIGNS AND UPDATED THE...

STEERING DEATH WOBBLE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT SPEEDS NEAR 50 TO 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT SEEMS TO GO CRAZY. I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO GET UP THE SPEED. I WENT AND HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND THE STEERING AS WELL. NOTHING WRONG. I SCARED A CUSTOMER OF MINE AND HE WILL NOT GET IN MY TRUCK NOW. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE ANSWER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT WITH MY TRUCK UP TILL ABOUT MAY OF 2009. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 40 MPH, I GOT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY TRUCK. EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE TO GO AWAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A RARE THING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT PRETTY MUCH HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY TRUCK. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GO OVER A COUPLE OF SMALL RUTS OR BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WILL GET INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. JUST LAST WEEK MY BLINKERS STARTED GOING CRAZY. I WILL SIGNAL THE LEFT BLINKER AND IT WILL SIGNAL RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY AND HAPPENS SO FREQUENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ANYWHERE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SWITCH YET. IN DOING RESEARCH, IT SAYS YOU MUST PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I JUST THOUGHT A WIRE MIGHT BE GROUNDING OUT. I THEN STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ON THEIR TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR. I DO HOPE YOU CONSIDER THIS A RECALL AS IT TO BE A VERY INTENSE SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT DOES COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. IF I HAVE TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING...

I DRIVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 MEGACAB. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2006. AS IT STANDS I HAVE AROUND 65,600 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON JUNE 11, 2010 WHEN I HIT A BUMP DOING 70 MPH. WHEN I HIT THE BUMP IT FELT AS IF I HAD A FLAT OR A TIRE LOOSE, I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE TRUCK AND AFTER I SLOWED TO 40 MPH I COULD STEER THE TRUCK AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING MY TRIP, EACH TIME THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I COULDN'T CONTROL IT UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY, I WAS LUCKY TO BE NEAR A DODGE DEALER WHO LOOKED AT IT AND INFORMED IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL I...

2006 DODGE RAM TIE ROD, BROKE KNOCKING GOING BAD HAVE TO REPLACE DODGE WILL NOT PAY FOR IT ALTHOUGH THEY OFFER A UP GRADE AND HAVE RECOGNIZED THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOPE IT DOES NOT TURN INTO A TOYOTA TYPE DEAL AND MANY OTHER I HAVE TALKED OR BLOGGED ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A FREE PLAY OF 2 1/2 INCHES. THE VEHICLE STEERED STRAIGHT INTO ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A DIFFERENT OWNER WHEN THE GEAR BOX LOWER PLUG WAS REPLACED. THROUGH OBSERVATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER PLUG WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE GEAR BOX FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR WASHBOARD ABOVE 40 MPH (COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE) UNRESPONSIVE STEERING. TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE TO OTHER BRANDS. TRUCK STILL DOES THIS ON OCCASION?CURRENTLY MANY 03-09 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE? MANY OF WHICH WERE NEVER FIXED AND ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THERE WEREN'T ALREADY MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS? *TR

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. AKA DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE ON THE INTERSTATE. FRONT AXLE WAS BOUNCING LIKE A PING PONG BALL. CONTACTED CHAMPION DODGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ONCE THE SHAKLING BEGAN THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. ONCE I SLOWED TO 45 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED HOWEVER DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ITSELF. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO CRASH AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY DURING MY COMMUTE THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN. A CHECK OF THE VEHICLE REVEALS NO WORN PARTS INCLUDING THE TIRES AND TIE RODS. A CHECK OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WAS EVEN THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION ON THE NEWS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. THIS MATTER THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF NEEDS MORE ATTENTION AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED. I AM TOLD THAT THE TRACK BAR IS THE PROBLEM AND WILL...

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END FALLING OFF OF BALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. ONE AT AROUND 60000 MILES. AND THE OTHER WAS AT AROUND 135000 MILES. TIE ROD ENDS HAD RECENTLY SERVICED BY DODGE FACILITY AND ANOTHER ALIGNMENT SHOP NO ONE DETECTED ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND IN THE SECOND INSTANCE CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY OUT OF CONTROL. NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED BUT I LIVE IN A MOSTLY RURAL AREA AND NO ONE WAS AROUND AT THE TIME OF EITHER INCIDENT. I WOULD ADD THAT MY FAMILY HAS 4 MORE OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND ALL HAVE HAD THIS SAME FAILURE. *CN

FRONT END OF VEHICLE STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A TRANSITION BETWEEN ASPHALT AND CONCRETE SURFACES AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THIS SHAKING DID NOT RESOLVE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER BRINGING THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, AND THAT THE STEERING COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PARTS WITH THE NEW DESIGN AT MY COST - APPROXIMATELY $640. DEALER DISPOSED OF OLD PARTS. *TR