2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BALLS JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TIE ROD, STEERING DAMPENER, PITMAN ARM, FRONT AXLE U-JOINT, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2007 DODGE RAM PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END DROPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH ON BACK ROAD. LOST ALL STEERING FUNCTION, AS LEFT SIDE IS ATTACHED TO RIGHT SIDE. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH SEVERAL TREES AND A SMALL BRIDGE. TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED IN ONCOMING DITCH. TIE RODS HAD BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY APPROX 30K MILES PRIOR. TRUCK DROVE NORMAL UNTIL THIS POINT, BUT TIE RODS HAD STARTED SHOWING WEAR PREVIOUSLY, BUT NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY ALARM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE TIE RODS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE THIRD TIME, AS IT WAS THE LAST WEEK OF SAID WARRANTY. REPLACED PARTS WITH HEAVY DUTY AFTERMARKET PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP HAD INSPECTED TRUCK ON A PREVIOUS TRIP AND SAID TRUCK HAD "UPDATED" STEERING LINKAGES AND COMPONENTS. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND COME ACROSS A BUMP,LIFT, OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA RECENTLY AND I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT 90 MPH, IT MADE ME CROSS INTO THE NEXT LANE THEN INTO THE MEDIAN. TALKING ABOUT SCARY!I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET A LOT AND IT APPEARS THE BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. WHY? PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM! ITS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE DODGE DESIGN NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CUMMINS DIESEL. I HAVE LOOKED INTO GETTING THIS 08 STEERING UPGRADE BUT THE DEALER WANTS $975 TO FIX IT AND CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT.

1. MY TRUCKS HAS HAD THE FAMOUS DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE TIRES START SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT QUIT. 2. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HOT A BUMP AND ITS STARTED TO "DEATH WOBBLE" AND SNAPPED THE TIE ROD END TO THE PIT MEN ARM AT THE TIEROD END SLEEVE WHICH CAUSE LOSS OR ALL STEERING LUCKILY I MADE IT OFF IN THE DITCH WITH OUT KILLING ANY ONE, HAD MY LITTLE 14 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME 3. UPGRADED TIEROD ENDS,STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING LINKAGE(BECAUSE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM) ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ITS ALL OVER FORUMS,YES THERE IS A RECALL ON TIE ROD ENDS WHERE THE JOINT BREAKS THIS 1 THE ROD PART STILL A COMMON PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SAID...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE PITMAN ARMS ON THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,919.

SEVERE WOBBLE/SHAKING OF FRONT END AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50MPH TO 70MPH, AFTER HITTING NORMAL BUMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES IN IT. APPARENTLY IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF DODGE 2500 DIESEL OWNERS, HOWEVER, DODGE IS NOT BACKING UP THEIR PRODUCTS AND SAYS THAT THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. I AM SCARED TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING BREAKING IN THE FRONT END AND CRASHING. I HAVE CHECKED THE BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS, BUSHINGS ETC AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING WRONG TO INDICATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH COMPLAINTS DODGE WILL ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND A 5.7L GAS ENGINE. I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON INTERSTATE 5 N/B A FEW MILES NORTH OF LOST HILLS CA ABOUT 2130 HRS. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR 78 MPH AND A FEW MINUTES LATER HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I BRAKED BUT THE WOBBLE DID NOT CEASE UNTIL I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES, WHEELS, STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG SO I RESUMED MY TRIP AND REACTIVATED MY CRUISE CONTROL. A FEW MOMENTS LATER MY VEHICLE AGAIN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I LIMPED HOME AT MUCH SLOWER SPEEDS WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND I POINTED OUT TO THEM A TSB THAT COVERED THE SITUATION....

2007 DODGE 2500 STEERING WOBBLE OVER 55 MPH DEATH WOBBLE/ DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE ISSUES ONLINE FOR SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PPL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ALSO. *TR

HI I HAVE 2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL AND I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE CALLED DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER SO I HAVE TO PAY TO GET STEERING BOX FIXED I HAVE BE FIGHTING FOR TWO YEARS GOT FRONT END FIX LAST YEAR IN ALBERTA AND STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TWO OF OUR 2007 PICK TRUCKS CENTER LINK TERMINAL HAS POP OUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS OF WEAR. ONE OF THE PICK UP WAS BACKING UP WHEN RIGHT HAND WHEEL STEERING TERMINAL POP OUT OF THE CENTER LINK AND THAT WHEEL STEER ALL THE WAY RIGHT. IN THE SECOND PICK UP HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION BUT THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT WHEEL TURN COMPLETELY LEFT AND THE CENTER LINK BAR PUNCTURE THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURE IN EITHER INCIDENTS. HAVE PICTURE AND PARTS OF SECOND INCIDENT FOR YOU TO INSPECT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE A 2007 2500 DODGE RAM TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT USED A YEAR AGO. THREE MONTHS AGO, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH I CAME UPON A BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB AND ONCE I HIT IT THE TRUCK BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. AFTERWARDS I DID RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED WHAT I EXPERIENCED MATCHED WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID DODGE HAS ISSUED A REPAIR BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ALSO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE REPAIRS DODGE RECOMMENDS FIXES THE PROBLEM. (THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ALSO SUPPORTS THAT COMMENT). ON NOVEMBER 21 WHILE TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FIVE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. I WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 AT 65-75 MPH AND EVERY BUMP, BRIDGE APPROACH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DURING LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS ALSO ERRATIC GEARS DOWN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE IN ORDER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

(2007 DODGE 2500 6.7L CUMMINS) (50,000 MILES) AT ANY SPEED IN EXCESS OF 50MPH A SEVERE AND VIOLENT SHAKE IS EXPERIENCED WHEN A BUMP/POTHOLE/BREAK IN PAVEMENT IS STRUCK. THIS CAUSES LOSE OF CONTROL AND DOES NOT CORRECT UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED FALLS BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE ONLY A MONTH AND HAVE SPENT IN EXCESS OF $1300. ALL TIE RODS, STEERING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TIRES, BALL JOINTS WERE INSPECTED. VEHICLE HAS BE ALIGNED MULTIPLE TIMES AND PROBLEM REMAINS. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP 3RD TIME FOR SAME COMPLAINT. VERY THANKFUL THAT I NOR ANYONE ELSE HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE REPLACED...? *TR

I HAD ME AND MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK AND HAD A BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL MACK YOUR VEHICLE SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD MULTIPLE NEW PARTS ON THE FRONT END REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR ANY DISTANCES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GOING TO GO IN THE DITCH OR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE HERD THIS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND ON THE INTERNET SEARCH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED TO 40 MPH AND THE FAILURE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME PERTAINING TO THE PRIOR IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

2007 DODGE DIESEL 2500 MEGA CAB DEATH WOBBLE ON FRONT END WHEN DRIVING 70MPH AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN HWY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT LUCKILY NO CARS WHERE AROUND OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-70 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES HORRIBLY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TO RESOLVE THIS. *TR

I CURRENTLY OPERATE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 THAT EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN TRAVELING +60MPH AND HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE/OVERPASS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL STOPPING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 52,300 MILES AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE EQUIPMENT. IT WOULD BE WISE FOR DODGE, NTSB, AND NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH FOR A SEVERE ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. I EXPERIENCED THE WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A SEMI ON MY RIGHT AND ONE BEHIND ME. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT STRIKING A TRUCK. A RECALL OR PART THAT NEEDS REPLACING WOULD HELP THE +45 COMPLAINTS REPAIR THE VEHICLE....

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 4X4 2500, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR THE H46 RECALL TO UPGRADE STEERING TO 08.5 YEAR BUT THE DEALER JUST LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS OK, I EXPLAINED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY WORK FOR "DEATH WOBBLE" I CONTINUED TO TELL THEM THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE PROBLEM WILL STOP. I LEFT THE DEALER WITH NO FIX TO MY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME LOCKED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AFTER MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE STEERING BOX WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE" WILL SOON KILL SOMEONE. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WOBBLES WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND I TOOK IT FOR REPAIRS. THE TRUCK WAS "SERVICED" AND RETURNED TO ME "FIXED". HOWEVER, I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TIE ROD THEN WENT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, FLATTENING IT AND COCKING THE TIRE TO THE OUTSIDE. MAKING ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DODGE HAS A RECALL ON THE OTHER END OF THE TIE ROD AND WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY SITUATION. THEY OFFER AN UPDATE KIT THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR. IN TALKING TO MY MECHANIC AND LOCAL PARTS HOUSE MINE IS NOT THE FIRST SITUATION OF THIS KIND. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4WD QUAD CAB LONG WHEEL BASE PICKUP TRUCK. THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS BEST DESCRIBED AS RIDICULOUS FOR THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRUCK, NOT TO MENTION HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. MY PROBLEMS STARTED BEFORE THE TRUCK EVEN REACHED 20,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT HELPED FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I ATTEMPTED CHANGING THE TIRES AND WHEELS FOR A SET OF AFTERMARKET ONES AROUND 45-50K MILES AND THAT'S WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 3 LANE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70MPH, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED. I COULD NOT REGAIN TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP! I'M JUST LUCKY IT WASN'T...

THE VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEED WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR WITH NO FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN (APPROX. 4 MILES) WHEN I HIT 50 MPH. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A MINOR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD. I THEN SLOWED TO APPROX. 30 MPH TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THOUGH IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME TWICE I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A PLETHERA OF INFO ON THE NOTORIOUS "DODGE DEATH SHAKE" THIS PROBLEM IS IN EVERY VEHICLE FORUM I HAVE VISITED AND CANNOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. ALL THE STORIES ARE THE SAME AND MOST DO NOT TRUST THERE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THERE IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF FIXES BUT THERE ARE CONFLICTING RESULTS. DODGE CLAIMS IT IS THE FRONT STABILIZER, BUT I HAVE CHANGED IT AND AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT I PAID 30,000 FOR A TRUCK I CANNOT TRUST. I WOULD HOPE YOU DO NOT...

DODGE 2007, MODEL 2500 TURBO DIESEL CREW CAB, WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,500 MILES. AT 55 MPH, A SUDDEN BUMP CAUSED BY A FREEWAY EXPANSION JOINT RESULTED IN SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WITH FRONT END OF TRUCK GOING OUT OF CONTROL. I REGAINED CONTROL THROUGH GENTLE BRAKING. INITIALLY I BELIEVED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE ROAD, HOWEVER, FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AT 55 MPH, AND HITTING A HARD BUMP THE STEERING VIOLENTLY SHOOK AGAIN, WHILE THE FRONT END JUMPED UP AND DOWN AND LEFT AND RIGHT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK EXITING THE PAVED SURFACE AND CAME TO REST IN THE BARROW PIT. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE ON PAVED FREEWAY (INTERSTATE 215 AND INTERSTATE 80 IN UTAH). I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE NARROWLY AS I NARROWLY MISSED A TRACTOR TRAILOR. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM HENRY DAY FORD OF WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH. THEY CERTIFIED THE USED TRUCK WITH A...

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 5.9 LITER DIESEL WITH 52,523 MILES FROM A DEALER ON 1/18/10. THE TRUCK HAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR REPAIRS PER CARFAX AND THE DEALER INFO. I AM EXPERIENCING FRONT END HARMONIC WHEEL HOP AND SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF APPROX 50-70MPH. THIS WHEEL SHAKE OCCURS WHENEVER THE TRUCK RUNS OVER AN IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE,POTHOLE OR BRIDGE TO ROAD DROP. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE FORUMS AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS WHICH ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME CONDITION KNOWN AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO A DODGE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DODGE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM AND LOWER LINK AS PRESCRIBED. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT ALL. THE TRUCK STILL HAS THIS CONDITION AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION DUE TO THIS FRONT IN HARMONIC STEERING FAULT....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO FALL APART. THE VIBRATION ALSO FORCED A VEHICLE DRIVING NEXT TO THE CONTACT TO SWITCH LANES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED; HOWEVER, AFTER THREE ALIGNMENTS, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I OWN A 2007 DODGE 2500 MEGA CAB AND HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED DODGE "DEATH-WOBBLE" ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHETHER A SMOOTH ROAD OR IF I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE THE TRUCK BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY (UNDER 30 MPH). I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE VIA THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN A NEWS REPORT OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THE NEWER MODELS OF THE DODGE RAM SERIES. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE SCHEDULED FOR INSPECTION (2 DEC 09) WITH THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE REPAIRS BUT WANTED TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT AS I BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER MOTORISTS AS REPORTED BY WSOC IN CHARLOTTE NC. I ONLY KNEW OF CONTACTING THE NHTSA BECAUSE OF THE NEWS REPORT I FOUND. THIS REOCCURING SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED IS A SAFETY ISSUE...

DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY IF HE STRIKES A SMALL BUMP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD. USUALLY AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION THE WOBBLING STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WAS A CONSISTENT FAILURE WITH HIS MODEL TYPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE FAILURE EXISTS WITH THIS MODEL TYPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

I HAVE A DODGE 2007 2500 PICKUP 4X4 DIESEL 6.7. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN DRIVING 55-70 MPH AND HITTING A RIDGE OR EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES AFTER THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED, I REPLACED THE TIRES AND EXPERIENCED IT 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE SHOP. AFTER GETTING A ROD REPLACED IN THE FRONT END AND THE SHOP STATING IT WAS FIXED, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN THE NEST 150 MILES. I BEGAN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND CAME ACROSS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" AND FOUND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK FOR YEARS. I REALLY BELIEVED WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST FEW TIMES, I WAS ABOUT TO WRECK OR WORSE, WRECK SOMEONE ELSE. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THE DRIVER HAS ZERO CONTROL. IT MUST LOOK PRETTY BAD FROM OTHER...

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. I AM EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK 3 TIMES NOW. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA OF ALASKA SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A SHOP YET. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER IN ANCHORAGE AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE STABILIZER SHOCK ON THE FRONT END. I HAVE READ MORE ABOUT IT ONLINE AND AM DISCOVERING THAT IT'S A SEVERE ISSUE. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING ON MY 2007 2500 RAM, I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE IS UNDER RECALL. THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED TO THEM IS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE RECALL DESCRIPTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHOT AND I NEED TO REPLACE. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47000 MILES AND THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES THAT OF THE RECALL. SECONDLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS AREN'T READILY AVAILABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2-3 WEEKS. I CANNOT TURN THIS VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AT TIMES AND THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE! *TR

THE STEERING LINKAGE ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DISCONNECTED AT THE TIEROD END CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE STEERING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS SUSPENDED. THE TIEROD END CAME APART DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAS AVOIDED SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS VENT DOES NOT VENTILATE PROPERLY, HEARS A WHINE FROM REAR, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

GOING 50+ AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE TRUCK TO ENTER A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT WILL NOT CORRECT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING AND MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE DOOR ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. *B