2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD BALL STUD BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TIE ROD STUD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND 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. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELT A THUMP. KEPT HAPPENING FOR A WEEK SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO CHRYSLER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACED. THE U=JOINT ON THE SHAFT WAS WORN OUT, AND NEEDED REPLACED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON ANOTHER DODGE RAM TRUCK I OWN, BUT THIS TRUCK IS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. COST IS $395.00 PLUS TAX/SUPPLIES TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SITE BUT HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OR MARCH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) LATE DECEMBER 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONE MONTH PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,355.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TURNING ON A CURVED ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TO HAVE THE DEALER PLACE HIM ON THE WAITING LIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING ) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I BOUGHT AN EXTRA CLEAN 07 2500 4/4 MEGACAB 6.7 IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. HAD UPPER AND LOWER MOOG BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS AND RODS WHERE NEEDED,PLUS NEW DAMPER AT 169K MI. PUT A SET OF NEW SHOCKS ON THE OTHER DAY,TRUCK IS FACTORY HEIGHT ,BUT HAS 285S INSTEAD OF 265S.JUST TODAY IT WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE ON A WET CONCRETE INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING A VERY SMALL POT HOLE ON LEFT. I WAS RUNNIN ABOUT 70 AND [XXX] NEAR LOST IT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOTHING ON SHOULDER CAUSE I COULDN'T KEEP IT IN MY LANE. THANK GOD MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS WEREN'T DRIVING! HELP!! I DREAD TESTING IT AGAIN AFTER SOMEONE CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED IT,SINCE IT TOOK 6 MOS. TO SHOW UP AND ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TOWING OUR 27FT MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL, I CROSSED OVER A CATTLE GUARD AND GOT A VERY VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO COME TO A STOP TO MAKE QUIT. I FOUND OUT FROM MY MECHANIC IT'S CALLED THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. CHRYSLER CORP. WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I15 WHILE TOWING A 28 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER, WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, THAT I HAD PULLED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUSLY WITH NO ISSUES. WE DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF THE INTERSTATE, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THINKING THAT THE TRAILER LOST A TIRE, I FOUGHT THE STEERING TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED, I WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE TRAILER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, I THEN CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED, AND DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER OCCURRENCE FOR AWHILE. ANOTHER OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON I84 WHILE TRAVELING WEST BETWEEN BLISS AND MOUNTAIN HOME, WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AGAIN TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AND AS THE TRUCK CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT. AT THAT TIME, OTHER THAN THE VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE, IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL LUNGED FORWARD AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES, THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE PITMAN ARM FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10E013000 (STEERING) BUT OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM DAY ONE. 2007 RAM 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB 5.9. 50,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FOR A WHILE. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT AT DEALERSHIP. THEY SET IT TO SPECS. BROUGHT IT BACK ABOUT 40 DAYS LATER TO REALIGN, STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT I NEEDED TO BUY AN OFFSET BALL JOINT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET MORE ADJUSTMENT AND TO CORRECT ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $622.00. SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. I CALLED & EMAILED DODGE/CHRYSLER ASKING WHY I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A PART TO CORRECT A STOCK FACTORY ITEM. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED AND THAT WAS ALL. CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX A STOCK ITEM. *TR

UPON ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRUCK CHECKED OUT,TRUCK WAS MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 25 FT AND PITMAN ARM "BROKE"...HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR PITMAN ARM AT A COST OF 185.11 AND ONCE I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THEY WAS A RECALL ON THESE PITMAN ARMS.I CALLED THE COMPANY UP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAIL THEM THE "BROKEN DEFECTIVE ARM" TRACKING NUMBER [XXX] THROUGH USPS ON 03/16/13 AT A COST OF 10.40...USPS LOST THE ARM SO SUPERLIFT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 300 HUEY LENARD LOOP WEST MONROE, LA 71292 SAYS THEY WILL ONLY PAY HALF THE BILL??? IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ARM SO WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY HALF??? THEY ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T GET KILLED!!! IM A DISABLED VET ON DISABILITY AND FILL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY OF THIS REPAIR BILL..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?? *TR

I BELIEVE THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16 WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE, MY TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUB AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE, THE SHOP OWNER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO ALIGN IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD END. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16, IT STATES "MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE". I BELIEVE THAT MY TRUCK FALLS UNDER THIS CATEGORY. I ASKED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO RUN THE VIN NUMBER...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD CEASE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO ADVISED HAVING ADDITIONAL COMPONENT REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE OF THE EXACT REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY TRUCK HAS WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. KNOWN BY MANY AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DODGE ON THIS ISSUE AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT SEEM TO REFUSE TO FIX OR RECALL IT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS FIXES THAT MY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE BUT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A $40,000 VEHICLE IN MY OPINION. I AM TRULY AMAZED NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

LEFT TIE ROD BROKE APART WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. RECALL L16 HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 3/9/12. *TR

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED OVER THE EXPANSION JOINTS ON A BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT DID NOT QUIT UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP IT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY EVEN AT 40 MPH. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE BESIDE ME AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BALL ON THE STEERING ARM FRACTURED CAUSING BOTH FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WAS DRIVING ON US 119 IN WV TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND RAN OVER ONE OF THE EXPANSIONS JOINTS ON THE ROADWAY. FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 10 OR 15 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL BACK. HAD OWNED THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN. I HAVE HAD GARAGES TO TELL ME TO REPLACE THIS AND THAT TO FIX PROBLEM, BEING TOLD THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE HAD NOTHING DONE THAT HAS FIXED PROBLEM, IT IS SOMEWHAT BETTER AS LONG AS YOU STAY UNDER AROUND 50 MPH OR SO. THE TRUCK HAS DONE IT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 TIMES SINCE THEN, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST COMPLETELY TO GET CONTROL OF TRUCK. SINCE HAVING GONE THRU THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE READ AND TALKED TO...

HEADED ON INTERSTATE EAST DOWN A HILL HIT A SPLIT THE IN PAVEMENT AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK CHANGED LANES HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER TWO LANES THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH TO SOMEONE . I HAVE HAD EVERY PART IN THE FRONT END REPLACED STEERING BOX / UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS /ALL TIERODENDS/TIRE BALANCED NEW BUSHINGS .EVERYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MAIN STEERING BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,430.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 66 MPH MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4WD DIESEL STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND IT WAS DANGEROUS AND HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT 50-75 MPH MY TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD WOBLE. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. WITH THIS BEING MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE NOTHING ELSLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONE PERSON SAY THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND THE OTHER SAY I NEED TO SALE IT BECAUSE DODGE WILL NEVER FIX IT OR OWN UP TO THEIR IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SO MANY THINGS REPLACED THE SHOCKS, CONTROL ARMS, STEERING RACK, PITMAN ARM AND STEERING DAMPER. *JS

WE WERE PULLING THE HORSE TRAILER WE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE .THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SHOOK AND THE TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO COME OFF THE WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHOOK. THIS WAS A DANGER TO US AND OTHERS. FOR YOU HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE READ PAGES AND BLOGS ON THIS SAME PROBLEMS ON DODGE TRUCKS .SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE BEFORE DODGE FIXES THIS PROBLEM. *TR

GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55-60 AND YOU COME ACROSS A BRIDGE LANDING YOU ENCOUNTER AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND THE TRUCK WANTS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD AND YOU MUST SLAM YOUR BRAKES ON TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER THE WHOLE TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TRAC BAR RUINED MY BALL JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF THESE DODGES HAVE THIS ISSUE. AND IN HIS OPINION THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED THIS BILL IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1500 MAINLY IN JUST PARTS ALONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY146 IN BAYTOWN,TX. I STRUCK A SMALL POT HOLE AND THATS WHEN THE SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURED, HAD TO BRAKE AND AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURED WITHIN A WEEK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

TURNING FROM STOP SIGN WHEN STEERING TIE ROD TO PITMAN ARM BALL STUD FRACTURE CAUSING THE STEERING LINAGE TO BREAK. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT A COST OF $871.48! THE DEALER OR THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THIS AMOUT! CLAIM[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STARTING 3 YEARS AGO MY TRUCK STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OF 35 AND UP WHEN EVER YOU HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT WOULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF CONTROL FOR STEERING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DITCH AND THREW ME INTO THE WINDOW, IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR YEARS NOW. DEALERSHIPS HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I ONLY HAVE 38K MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE DUE TO THIS CONDITION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEASE 10 YEARS NOW. DODGE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE ELSE LOOSES THERE LIFE OR MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURS. THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN FACT AND THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN A COMPLETE REVOLUTION AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE TIE ROD AND STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,876.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRON PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 IN DECEMBER 2010 FROM ROYAL GATE DODGE IN ELLISVILLE, MO. THE VEHICLE HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE SALES REP. RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE LINKAGE TO THE UPDATED VERSION THAT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY GAVE IT TO ME FREE AS LONG AS I INSTALLED IT ON THE TRUCK. I DID AT APPROX. 73,000 MILES. NOW, 13 MONTHS LATER AND 27,000 MILES ON THE REPLACED LINKAGE, MY LEFT OUTER TIE ROD SHEARED OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNING AT AROUND 15MPH. SINCE I TOOK THE LINKAGE AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF, IT ONLY HAS A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. IF THEY INSTALLED IT, WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. AS SAD AS THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE, I AM WRITING REGARDING YOUR INVESTIGATION/RECALL ON THE 2500/3500 NEWER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS CAN BE INTERCHANGED ON OLDER VEHICLES,...

LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THIS ITEM WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS PRIOR UNDER A RECALL. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO AUTOWORLD DODGE - PETALUMA (CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP) FOR REPAIR. THEY INSISTED THE BROKEN PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE WAS A CLEARLY KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY RECALLED PART (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #11V350000, ACTION #PE11009)? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP/POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY PUTNAM DODGE IN BURLINGAME AS NEEDING THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED. ON 1/12/12, I REPLACED THE STABILIZER AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO BRAKE DRAMATICALLY. IN ONE INSTANCE, I WAS ON AN OVERPASS AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 25 IN ALBUQUERQUE NM I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FORCING ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME TO SCATTER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REACHED APPROX 35-40MPH. I WAS CONVINCED THAT MY WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT HAD FAILED BUT AFTER AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING READILY IDENTIFIED. AFTER A VERY BRIEF SEARCH OF THE WEB IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NO ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT WITH REPAIRS. BELOW ARE 3 OF THE MANY YOU TUBE LINKS I FOUND DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT PERFECTLY AS IT HAPPENED TO ME. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE VIEW OF DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/6LAMXUPBFDA NEWS STORY CONERNING THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/XMFTRGBYNIM INTERIOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

HAD TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS , ONLY PUT 42000 MILES ON IT . TOOK IT IN TO DEALER FOR EMISSIONS PROBLEMS THREE TIMES , DID EGR /COOLER /TURBO / DPF " CLEANING " X2 ,ALSO UPGRADED ECM PROGRAM /BURNED UP AND REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING , FINALE STRAW WAS BETWEEN 35K-42K MILES , DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE " AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , TOOK TO DEALER AFTER I TROUBLE SHOOT IT , "WAS NOT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK" TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX WAS WORN OUT . " NON GREASABLE " 40000 MILES . DEALER SAID THERE WAS A "BULLETIN OUT " THEY REPLACED ALL STEERING LINKAGE "TIEROD ENDS + RODS " , THEN CLAIMED IT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY , I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE / CALLED DODGE , THEN TRADED OFF THE TRUCK FOR A FORD . LOVED THE DODGE TRUCK / CUMMINS ENG. HATE DODGE SERVICE , I MANAGE A...

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT STEERING OF THE TRUCK STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKING COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO STEER OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH. I HAVE BEEN RAN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIME WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN AND WILL SELL THE REDESIGNED PARTS TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT $600. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT UNLESS IT IS INSTALLED BY THEM. IF YOU WANT "UNDER WARRANTY" TRUCK REPAIRED TO FIX THEIR FAULTY DESIGN YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR, ABOUT $1500 TOTAL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOW HOW IT HAPPENS AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN ACTION, SEARCH "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE". THANKS. *KB

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN ROADS AT SPEEDS OVER45 MPH +/-. HAVE TO SLOW TO NEAR STOP TILL IT GOES AWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SUPRISED NO ONE IS KILLED FROM THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE POWER WAGON FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2011. I HAVE BEEN A LOYALE DODGE OWNER FOR MANY YEARS AND DON'T KNOW WHY. UPON TEST DRIVING THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE PURCHASE I FELT A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. I SPOKE WITH THE PRIVIOUS OWNER WHO INDICATED THE TIRES WERE THE ISSUE. I TOOK A CHANCE A BOUGHT THE TRUCK "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY IMPLIED. I HAVE RESEARSED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I EXPERIENCE IT. I WAS RIGHT. I KNEW THAT REPLACING PARTS WAS NOT THE ANSWER AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. LIKE A DUMMY, I TOOK IT IN TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A "FIX" AND THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY. MY RESEARCH TOOK ME TO A...

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IF A SLIGHT BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN. *JB