2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

N49 RECALL. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WAIT TIME WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 45 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR CAN BE CONDUCTED. THIS IS NOT A "REASONABLE" TIMEFRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE PART PER MONTH AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH AND DROVE OVER A PATCHED SPOT IN ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I BRAKE OR SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 35 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASSIONS SINCE THE INITIAL EVENT AND TWO TIMES HAS CREATED A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE IN INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THAT ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WITH ME TRYING TO SLOW AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE MILAGE IS ABOUT 98% HIGHWAY MILAGE. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALLS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY POT HOLE, ROAD CHANGE, OR TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT, THE FRONT END WILL START TO UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE. IT BECOMES VERY VIOLENT AND HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DEALERS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AS NO FRONT END PARTS ARE WORN OUT. THEY THEN STATE THAT THEY HAVE AN "UPGRADE" FRONT END KIT I CAN PURCHASE FOR $2,500 THAT WILL MAYBE FIX IT. I ASK THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE FRONT ENDS AND FIX THE ISSUE, THEY REPLY THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT CLAIM THERE IS ANY ISSUE PRESENT. I HAVE CHECKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AS...

TURNING ONTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN LEAKAGE STARTED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE PREVIOUS WEEK HAD NOTICED WOBBLES AT 55 MI./HR.HITTING POT HOLES SENT ME TO THE OPPOSING LANE. ALREADY HAD SUSPENSION ( SWAY BARS, PITMAN ARE, STEERING LINKAGE REDONE AFTER TIE ROD BROKE. STILL NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHERE THERE'S A LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. HAD TO DO BODY WORK OUT OF POCKET DUE TO TAKING OUT A FENCE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTED TIE ROD,AND PAID FOR THE TIE ROD, SWAY BARS AND LINKS BEFORE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE! TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL ON STEERING BOX, DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE TOE EXPENSES AND LOSS OF WAGES BECAUSE IT FINALLY BROKE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING A WINDY COUNTRY ROAD AT APPROX. 40-45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN MAKING A CURVE AND HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD THE VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SHAKING STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN ROUNDING A CURVE AND HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD.FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO COME OFF. VERY FRIGHTENING. WE TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS COMMON AMONG DODGE TRUCKS AND IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I GUESS IT IS CHEAPER TO PAY LAW SUITS THAN DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX AFFECTED VEHICLES. HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE SPENT BEFORE DODGE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WITH THE FRONT END. IF YOU HIT A BUMP IR A POTHOLE YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH OR POSSIBLE STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT WILL VIBRATE ANYTHING OFF THE DASH. FRONT END PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FRONT END ALIGNED, NEW TIRES, FACTORY RECALL. I NOTIFIED DODGE, OF COURSE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER I FOUND THAT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN NAMED THE DEATH WOBBLE. ANY DODGE FROM 2003-2008 HAS THIS. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE DODGE ISN'T HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AND IS GOING TO MAKE SOMEONE WRECK . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE EACH TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A VIOLENT SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE SERVICE DID NOT REMEDY THE SHAKING FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UPGRADED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND 10E013000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN). THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

DEATH WOBBLE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND HITTING A BUMP WITH THE WHEEL TURNED EVEN EVER SO SLIGHTLY EITHER WAY, THE WHEEL JUST GIVES THAT DIRECTION AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTS TO GO THAT DIRECTION. IT IS VERY NERVE RACKING, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE FORUMS ARE LITTERED WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, BUT WE AREN'T COMING UP WITH ONE, ALL WHILE THROWING MONEY AWAY INTO PARTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BAD. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE TIE ROD FAILURE THAT DODGE HAS A RECALL ON, BUT THEY SAY MY TRUCK WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THE RECALL, SO THAT FELL ON ME TO REPLACE. WHEN I CALLED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY STATE THAT NO ONE HAS REPORTED THIS ISSUE BEFORE SO IT IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH MY TRUCK. HOWEVER, A GOOGLE SEARCH YIELDS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING. CAN THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIE ROD FELL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE BALL JOINTS WHICH SEPARATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING PITMAN, STEERING ARM, THE CROSS SHAFT, NUTS AND BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,250. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE FAILED PART. HE HAD TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY, DUE TO IT BEING AN UPGRADE. THE COST OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS $618.61. UPDATED 06/27/12 UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) WOULD ONLY COVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND NOT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

RIGHT TIE ROD END BROKE OFF, VERY LIMITED STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL VERY SHARPLY IN THE DIRECTION THAT HE WAS TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY), THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I HEARD THE LEFT STEERING LINKAGE FALL ONTO THE OTHER LINKAGE. I HAD COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL H46 ON SEPT. 10, 2009 REGARDING THE FAILED PART. THE BALL JOINT STUD HAD FAILED REQUIRING THE PICKUP TO BE TOWED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LINKAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD SEIZE ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT 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 MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING BOX FAILED. THE STEERING BOX FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED IT PREVIOUSLY. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURNS AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL REPLACE THE ORM STEERING BOX AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE BUT THERE WAS A BACK ORDER ON THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE TRUCK UP INTO DRIVEWAY AND HAD WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SCREECH AND THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE ON TRUCK. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE REPLACED IN THE TRUCK SINCE 5/3/2011. *TR

I'VE GOT 40,000 MILES ON MY 2008 2500 QUAD CAB 6.7 CUMMINS. THE SYMPTOMS I NOTICED HAVE BEEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SUDDENLY IT'LL SOUND LIKE I HAVE A FLAT TIRE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN RESUME TO NORMALCY. BUT WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP, THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU STOP. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH I DON'T, AND I DON'T DOWNSHIFT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED, OUT OF "DRIVE", AND IT STILL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. MY TRUCK DOES HAVE THE SNOW PLOW PREP PACKAGE ON IT, BUT I DO NOT RUN A SNOW PLOW, AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT LAST WINTER, I WOULD NEVER PUT A PLOW ON A QUAD/DIESEL; OR FOR THAT MATTER, ANY RAM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,600.

I WAS I-77 IN WV AND HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AT APPROX. 70 M.P.H. THE TRUCK FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE/BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT DID THIS FOR APROX 20 SEC. WHILE I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK SLOWLY AND SAFELY. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE 2500 PICKUPS. IT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NAME DEATH WOBBLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND AFTER INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE INCIDENT BUSTED BOTH FRONT SHOCKS AND STABILIZER BAR. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY FACTORY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD 2 NEW SHOCKS & STABILIZER INSTALLED AND THE FRONT END RE-INSPECTED AND SERVICED, LINED AND BALANCED THE TIRES AS DIRECTED BY DEALER INSP. RESULTS. I DROVE LESS THAN 10 MILES AND THE TRUCK DONE THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. THEY NOW SUGGEST...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BOX WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STUD FOR TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,903.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING ISSUES WITH HIS ABILITY TO STEER SAFELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,900 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500.

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. UPON STOPPING THE CAR I FOUND THE DRAG LINK FOR RIGHT SIDE HAD SPLIT AND DETACHED FROM BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DODGE HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NO LONGER MAKES OR SUPPLIES THIS FAILED PART. THIS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT IS AT MY COST AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. I WAS INSTRUCTED THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN APRIL OF 2011 AND NO ACTION WAS NEEDED AT THAT TIME. *KB

I TOOK MY 2008 DODGE 2500 INTO THE DEALER AFTER EXPERIENCING A "POP" SENSATION IN THE FRONT END AT LOW SPEED (5-10MPH). THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WHERE WORN OUT AS WELL AS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER AS THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HE STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I THEN CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER HELP LINE. INITIALLY THEY GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER IN A RETURN PHONE CALL, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. OF COURSE I ASKED THEM HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE FRONT END TO BE SHOT AT 70,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION AS IT IS A DIESEL AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER HAULED ANY KIND OF WEIGHT OR BEEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V35000 (STEERING: LINKAGE: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN AUGUST 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

VEHICLE HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME SCARY TO DRIVE. IT STARTED WITH A SQUISHY SOUND UNDER THE HOOD TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAS INCREASED TO A STEERING WHEEL THAT WILL VIBRATE AND IF HIT A ROUGH ROAD WILL JERK OUT OF MY HANDS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME STIFF, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OUTER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING ABNORMALLY AND THE STEERING SHAFT AND LINKAGES WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

DEATH WOBBLE ON AN 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB LONG BED. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED SIX TIMES AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK IS ALMOST TO A STOP. WENT INTO OTHER LANE ONCE CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. JUST RECENTLY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK OVER 65 MPH. DROVE 75 MPH ON I -80 TO CO, AND THEN TO COAST OF CA. DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH TO 70 MPH. THE FRONT END WOBBLES SLIGHTLY ON SMALL BUMPS WHICH PUTS YOU ON EDGE THINKING IT WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT WOBBLE IMMEDIATELY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR BELOW. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ANY PARTS IN THE FRONT END AND ALIGNMENT SEEMS FINE. NO SOLUTION HAD YET BEEN FOUND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2008 DODGE RAM MEGA CAB (~82,000 MILES) ON I-39 NORTH FROM BLOOMINGTON IL AT MILE MARKER 87, COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURED ON VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. GOT OUT AND INSPECTED VEHICLE FOUND OUTER TIE ROD ON PASSENGER SIDE SEPERATED. CALL POLICE AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. TOW TRUCK TOOK VEHICLE TO ROCHELLE IL DODGE DEALER. IL STATE PATROL WAS ON SITE ALSO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE COTNACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO ANTI THEFT MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE ANTI THEFT MODULE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUID. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE ANTI THEFT MODULE, U JOINT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUIDS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/30/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN

WENT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED ALL 4 BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT ONLY 62,833 MILES TO THE COST OF $3,000 (NO MENTION OF A POSSIBLE DEFECT) DOING RESEARCH ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BALL JOINTS I FOUND THE COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED TO FILE ONE AS WELL. THIS DEFINITELY POSES A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DEFECT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END SNAPPED OFF TODAY. ALREADY REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO FOR SAME PROBLEM. DODGE RAM 2500, 5.7 LITER HEMI, YEAR 2008. *TR

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH, WHEN THE TRUCK HITS IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD, INCLUDING BOTZ DOTS AND POTHOLES, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK ENTERS INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE, WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE, AND REQUIRES BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIMES PER MONTH. I'VE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, STEERING DAMPENER, TIE RODS AND TIE ROD ENDS, TIRES, SHOCKS, AND DRAG LINK, AND NONE OF THESE HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO ADDED A STEERING GEAR BRACE, AND THIS DIDN'T HELP EITHER.

STEERING DAMPENER BROKE AT STUD. CAUSED WHEELS TO "PIDGEON TOE" AND STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PARTS REPLACED: #52122362-AF; #52122370-AB. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOW-IN. DAMAGE NOTED BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. STATUS UPDATE. UPDATED 06/15/11 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED. FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,052.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V005000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB 4X4. I HAD STEERING VIBRATION AND STICKING STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I HAD SHOCKS, ALL STEERING LINKAGE, STABILIZER, BUSHINGS, HYDROBOOST UNIT AND PITMAN ARM REPLACED, DUE TO SLOW SPEED STICKING AND "DEATH WOBBLE. " MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 39,000 MILES, SO I REPLACED SHOCKS AND STABILIZER WITH BILSTEINS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. VIBRATION AND STICKING WHEEL (POWER STEERING FAILURE) STILL OCCURS. SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE AT 60+ MPH. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC. DODGE CANNOT FIX AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AFTER YOUR WARRANTY EXPIRES. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS OR WANT YOU TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS THEY CANNOT SOLVE. PLEASE HELP...... *TR

THE STEERING IDLER ARM POPPED LOOSE FROM THE PITMAN ARM RIGHT GEAR AT THE STEERING RENDERING THE STEERING COMPLETELY USELESS . *TR

MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS 3 OR MORE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE TO STOP MY TRUCK TO GET THE SHAKING TO CEASE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" THE FIRST TWO TIMES. THE THIRD TIME I DROVE AND THE SERVICE MAN RODE WITH ME. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIRES THAT WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM, THEY SAID DODGE TOLD THEM" THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM." AND FOR THEM TO "JUST PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPER ON TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES." THAT ONLY PUT A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM. NOW THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS BACK, AND IM PAST...