2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THERE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE FRONT TIE RODS, STEERING STABILIZER, AND THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE TRACK BAR AND BOLTS, FRONT OUTER WHEEL BEARING AND STEERING GEAR WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR LARG BUMP THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE AND YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL OF THE STEERING LINKAGES,TIE ROD ENDS,STABILIZER SHOCK AND EVEN TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL BUT THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT ONE IN THE RECALL.I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING A DEFECTED VEHICLE. *TT

BOUGHT THE 3500 MEGACAB CUMMINS WITH THE G56 6 SPEED MANUAL IN NOV 2005 AND BY THE WAY THIS WAS THE 3RD CUMMINS I'VE OWNED AND THE WORST, GREAT MOTOR BUT NOT HAPPY WITH MANUFACTURE THIS TIME. SO I BOUGHT IN NOV 05 AND DEC.25 STARTED IT UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, SO I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY. THIS WAS THE START OF IT ALL. EVERY 3DAY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND I HAD TO DRIVE 23 MILES TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM PLUG IT UP TO COMPUTER AND STILL COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS WENT ON FOR 14 MONTHS ENDED UP BUYING MY OWN MODULE TO RESET MYSELF. DURING ALL THIS FOUND THE ISSUE WITH VENTS AND BROKEN DAMPERS IN DUCTWORK AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER BACK WINDOW CABLE BROKE THEN NEW ONE[S] LEAKED, 3 OF THEM AND THEN...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I ROLL OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP THIS VIOLENT ACTION. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT LEFT AXLE SEAL WHICH STARTED LEAKING AFTER THE VIOLENT WOBBLE. I'M VERY UPSET AND WANT TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER DODGE FOR THIS. MY TRUCK HAS RECENTLY GONE THROUGH THE NYS INSPECTION WHICH CHECKS FOR LOOSE AND WORN OUT STEERING COMPONENTS AND EVERYTHING PASSED THE INSPECTION. *TR

AT PARKING LOT SPEED, STEERING CONTROL LOST. FRONT TIRES FOUND POINTING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND STEERING LINKAGE HANGING FROM TRUCK. AT GREATER SPEEDS OR IN PRESENCE OF PEDESTRIANS THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS: RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD BROKEN, LEFT & RIGHT SIDE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE, DRIVE SHAFT REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT DEFECTIVE AND 1 FRONT DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT DEFECTIVE. TOTAL PARTS COST 2142.71. THE TRUCK HAS 119,331 KILOMETRES (74,149 MILES) ON IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IS ALARMING. FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS FOR DODGE RAM STEERING LINKAGE DEFECTS ISSUED BY NHTSA (SUCH AS 09E001000). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM3500 MEGACAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STEER OFF THE ROADWAY. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TIE ROD END FAILURE AT THE PITMAN ARM/ INNER TIE ROD CONNECTION ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 TRUCK. THE TIE ROD STUD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY UNDER LITTLE TO NO LOAD AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES OF HAVING THE H46 RECALL COMPLETED. THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE TIE ROD END AND THE PITMAN ARM CONNECT IS TOO EXTREME. THE PITMAN ARM NEEDS TO BE BUILT WITH LESS ANGLE, THIS WOULD DECREASE THE LOAD ON THE TIE ROD END. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB 4X4. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF EXCESS OF 50 MPH, IF THE TRUCK HITS A DIP IN THE ROAD, IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND LOOSES ALL CONTROL. WE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZERS REPLACED 1 MONTH INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. WHEN CALLING DODGE TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY HANG UP ON US AND SAY THEY CANNOT TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 75 MILES PER HOUR AND IT HITS A BUMP THE VEHICLE CAN BEGIN TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS WOBBLING MAKES THE FRONT STEERING HARD TO CONTROL AND CREATES A SAFETY SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IF I AM GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. *TR

STEERING LINKAGE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AT PITMAN ARM AND DRAG LINK. JOINTS LOOSE AND POSSIBLE FAILURE IMMINENT. NOISE IS HEARD DURING TURNS AND WHEN INPUT FROM HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE WITH STEERING DAMPER WITH UPDATED PRODUCT AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. STEERING LINKAGE ON MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL OF STEERING LINKAGE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINT ACCORDING TO DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING DAMPER ATTACHMENT TO DRAG LINK. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGA CAB. AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH - 80 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU REACH THESE SPEEDS. THE SHAKE IS SO BAD THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO LEAVE YOUR LANE OF THE ROAD. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. BUT IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CRASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT PUTS THE DRIVER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, ROAD SEAM, MANHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH AND DOES NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, E.G. DRIVING OVER MANHOLE COVERS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANE IN THE ROAD, ETC. UPON RESEARCH THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, ALMOST ONCE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC; THERE IS OFTEN NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL ASIDE AND SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWING DOWN IN HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF LARGE SEMI TRUCKS IS NOT AN OPTION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A...

TIE ROD FRACTURE ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. *TR

2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 3500 (4) WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE 215 IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA. AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP THE TRUCK THREW ME AND MY WIFE SIDE TO SIDE IN OUR SEATS WHILE GOING ABOUT 68MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY WIFE HAD HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THE TRUCKS WINDOW DUE TO THE TRUCK MOVING SO VIOLENTLY. I LATER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE HEAVY DUTY DODGE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING. MY TRUCK HAD PAST THE WARRANTY BY 5000 MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1000.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE WITH MORE HEAVY DUTY COMPONENTS. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM, THEN WHY ARE PEOPLE PAYING FOR THIS? AND IS DODGE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY CATEGORIZE THIS AS A RECALL? MY TRUCK WHICH IS BRAND NEW IS CURRENTLY IN OPERABLE, AND...