2015 RAM 3500 Suspension Problems

There was a recall forced by the NTSB for a condition where the track bar adjustment nut would come loose and the truck would lose steering. The recall on the track bar was rectified by the dealer by welding the nut on the track bar. Now that the nut has been welded a proper alignment can not be preformed. There is no longer adjustment available due to the welded nut. The only way to properly fix this is to replace the track bar. I have had many communications with ram (stellantis) and they refuse to remedy this as they tell me they have complied with the NTSB’s resolution.

I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND ENTERED A SLIGHT LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUBS AND BEARINGS. WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE TURNING AND NOT TOWING, IT STILL SHAKES/WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY. I NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY STILL FAILED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND A TEMPORARY WELD WAS PLACED ON THE FRONT STEERING ALIGNMENT UNTIL PARTS COULD BE OBTAINED FOR A PERMANENT FIX. NOW IT SHOWS AS REPAIRED BUT A PERMANET REPAIR WAS NEVER MADE. I CAN NOT ALIGN MY STEERING BECAUSE IT IS WELDED. AT THE VERY LEAST THIS WILL CAUSE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND PREMATURE REPLACEMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE MESSAGE 'SERVICE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM 'ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MILLSBORO CHRYSLER, JEEP, RAM LOCATED AT 28380 DUPONT BLVD, MILLSBORO, DE 19966 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DEATH WOBBLE VIOLENT SHAKING TIRE BOUNCING OR SOMETHING. I ALMOST CRASHED MY TRUCK, I REPLACED THE HUBS DIDN'T FIX IT, I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED SAME PROBLEM, I REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS SAME PROBLEM, I DON'T WANT THE TRUCK I COULD DIE IN THIS UNSAFE TRUCK, DEALER WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK. CAN YOU HELP. (XXXXX) REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT, I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SO HARD THAT I SLID ACROSS OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC TO MY RIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO STEER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE COMPLETE STOP, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND STEER THE VEHICLE. SINCE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING WHILE TURNING AND HITTING A BUMP. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVER ON RAMPS. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 78 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THREAD ON THE NUT FROM THE INNER TIE ROD WAS SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEGACY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1798 HIGHWAY 3175 N BYP, NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457, (318) 238-3383) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,221. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MANY CONSUMERS ARE REFERRING TO THE ISSUE AS "DEATH WOBBLE". AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50+) ANY SLIGHT BUMP WILL CAUSE A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE STEERING. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL (R46) FOR 2013-2014S AND CHRYSLER INDICATED THEY TOOK CARE OF THE ISSUE BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2015 RAM 3500 LARAMIE LONGHORN. IN ADDITION, THE TRUCK GOES THRU FRONT TIRES IN 10-15K MILES.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 65 TO 80 MPH THE WHOLE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIBRATE.HAVE GOTTEN IT CHECKED MECHANICALLY FOR FAULTS.TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AS WELL AS STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION AND EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD SHAPE.WAS TOLD THAT ITS NORMAL FOR A 2015 RAM 3500 DUALLY TO VIBRATE SO MUCH .ITS NOT.THERE ABSOLUTELY NO READON WHY A NEWISH TRUCK SHOULD VIBRATE SO MUCH THAT IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART ON ITS OWN.ITS NOT NORMAL AND ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERS THAT IT IS NORMAL.IT IS A DRIVING HAZARD THAT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE DODGE HAS LAWSUITS ON ITS FRONT DOOR FOR NEGLICENCE ON THEIR PART FOR THE BAD VIBRATIONS MAKING BOLTS FALL OFF AND CAUSING A WRECK.

I CAN'T DRIVE MY TUCK DUE TO THE FACE THE TRUCK BEING TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER . I GO THE TRUCK HOME BUT DUE TO THE INSANE SHAKING I DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

SHAKE IN THE TRUCK BEGINNING AT 65MPH UP TO AROUND 75MPH. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, RIMS, REBALACED TIRES, REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, TRIED RUNNING AT DIFFERENT TIRE PRESSURES, ALL WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE SHAKING.

AT 70 MPH OR ABOVE THE VEHICLE VIBERATES HEAVILY AND HAVE CHANGED TIRES AND BALANCED FOUR TIMES, IT FIBERATES IN THE REAR MOSTLY OR UNDER THE SEATS

MY 2015 RAM 3500 HAS GONE THROUGH 3 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITHIN A YEAR 12000 MILES. I ALSO BEEN GETTING A LOT OF BAD FUMES IN CAB WHERE YOU HAVE TO OPEN WINDOWS AT AROUND 20 TO 40 MPH OR WHEN YOU START TRUCK WHILE WARMING UP IN COLD WEATHER. I HAD WHEELS ROTATED AND THE TPMS WHERE READING WRONG. IT WAS NOT CONNECTING WITH SYSTEM IN TRUCK HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER TO RESET.

I ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES AND I ALREADY REPLACED FRONT TIRES & HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN FRONT END IS SHAKING SO BAD WHEN YOU GO OVER 40MPH & I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 2014 DODGE RAM 3500!

I HAVE A NEW 2015/3500 DUALLY, WITH AIR RIDE, ADVERTISED AT 30K TOWING CAPACITY, THE AIR RIDE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK, IT HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END, THE LIGHTS FLICKER AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S COLD, THE ROOF HAS LEAKED WATER SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY IN THE LAST WEEK OF JULY 2015, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT, ALMOST LOST CONTROL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER SAY IT IS OVERLOADED BECAUSE I HAVE A TOOLBOX AND A FUEL TANK IN THE BACK, I HAVE WEIGHED IT MYSELF ON CERTIFIED SCALES, AND IT'S NOT OVERLOADED, IT HAS MOST RECENTLY BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE THE FIRST MONDAY IN JAN. THE 4TH, 23 DAYS SO FAR, AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN GOT THE ROOF LEAK FIXED, I TOLD THEM YOU STILL HAVEN'T FIXED THE AIR...

EXCESSIVE DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 55MPH - 75MPH.