2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 09E001000 (Steering), 13V528000 (Steering) and 15V312000 (Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

We have a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel crew cab pickup that occasionally after hitting a bump or on rough roads the steering mechanism or suspension develops an uncontrollable harmonic vibration with one or the other front wheels bouncing. The only way to stop the vibration is to come to a complete stop. In heavy traffic it could be a serious safety issue. The condition is well known to Chrysler and is commonly called a "Death Wobble". The first incidence on our vehicle was around ten years ago, but newer pickups are reported to have the condition. By replacing just the shock absorbers then it seemed to have helped, but that fix may have been fortuitous. The Dodge service center at that time did know of or maybe did not admit to the issue. Recently we have had the return of a couple episodes of the Death Wobble. The internet has many aftermarket brackets available for the Death Wobble, so, I assume, the condition is well known. Chrysler now has replacement that I was told are stronger (and maybe of a better design), but any pickup of this model without the upgrade is potentially a very dangerous safety hazard. I assume there should have been a recall for this problem, but, from your website, there are no recalls listed for this vehicle. As a side note, the Jeep SUVs have also been reported to have a Death Wobble, but I have no information on whether the wobble with them is caused by the same defect with the steering or suspension systems.

I was driving on I55 this morning and all of a sudden my truck started vibrating really bad, the steering wheel was veering, I had to constantly fight to keep in my lane. And when I touched my brakes it veered. Riding really rough, and has power loss. I took it to the nearest shop and they said my driveshaft was very loose, and that it is affecting everything that I described. The center driveshaft support bearing is also failing.

3D7KU26633G8[XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PLANET CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF FLAGSTAFF (5190 N TEST DR, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 (928) 433-6787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A TIE ROD KIT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE ALIGNMENT AND INSTALLATION WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,600.

Mileage: 199,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PLANET CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF FLAGSTAFF (5190 N TEST DR, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 (928) 433-6787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A TIE ROD KIT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE ALIGNMENT AND INSTALLATION WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,600.

Mileage: 199,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. JANSSEN DODGE (3101 S. JEFFERS DR, NORTH PLATTE, NE) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TT *TR

Mileage: 88,000

VIOLENT FRONT WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE SHAKING WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP ON THE FREEWAY, GOING STRAIT. BRAKING HARD TO A SLOWER SPEED, BELOW 50 MPH STOPS THE SHAKE. RAM DEALER INSTALLED A STEERING ARM FACTORY UPDATE. THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT TELL ME HOW THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 141,000

TOOK VEHICLE INTO JACKSONS OF ENID, 4405 W OWEN GARRIOTT RD, ENID, OK 73703 ON 4/27/17 FOR SAFETY RECALL RELATED WORK ON PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR AND OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON SPORADICALLY AND INCREASINGLY OFTEN. WORK PERFORMED, IF ANY, BY JACKSONS OF ENID DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN A MILE OF THE BUSINESS AND CONTINUES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY??? CAN'T TELL. . WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? WAIT UNTIL THE AIRBAG INFLATES WHILE I AM DRIVING, POSSIBLY INJURING MYSELF OR OTHERS? OR MAYBE LOSE A FRONT WHEEL? THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DISTURBING ENCOUNTER THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT THIS BUSINESS. CALL ME ((580) 984-1200). I DO NOT TRUST JACKSONS OF ENID AND THEY ARE THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. TRIED TO CONTACT BBB, BUT THEY ARE NOT BBB AFFILIATED. GO FIGURE.

I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP ON THE RECALL YOU GUYS SENT LAST YEAR ON THIS MATTER. I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS TO INSTALL AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER NOTICE STATING WHEN THEY HAD THEM. THEN, I COULD THEN CALL BACK TO SET UP A TIME TO HAVE THE FAULTY ONE REPLACED. I NEVER RECEIVED THAT NOTICE AND HAVE RECEIVED MY SECOND SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED SINCE MY FAMILY OFTEN USE THIS VEHICLE. BUT THE LOCAL DEALER ONLY SEEMS INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY, NOT THE SAFETY OF WHAT THEY SALE.

Mileage: 240,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL INTERMITTENTLY JERK VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. THIS IS SO COMMON THE INTERNET IS REFERRED TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT CAN DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE TRIP AND THEN NOT AGAIN FOR SERVERAL OTHERS. THANKFULLY I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. THE VIBRATION IS SO VIOLENT NOT MANY COULD CONTROL IT SAFELY.

Mileage: 146,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE FREEWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY,STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS I HAD TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO COMPLETE STOP , THE PROBLEM WAS I WAS TOWING A 16' TRAILER WITH A 4000 LB LOAD ON IT, I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK WITH A FULL LOAD, IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. . IT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY NEXT DAY WITHOUT THE TRAILER I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS I HAD TO REDUCE MY SPEED AND STOP. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING TO THEM

Mileage: 100

PULLED LEFT ACROSS MIDDLE LANE. VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING AND THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 97,000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS RAM 2500.. I HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND FOLLOWED UP.. BUT THEY ARE FULL OF EXCUSES. THEY KEEP TELLING ME "WHEN WE GET THE WORD FROM DODGE WE WILL CALL YOU.. THEY AIR BAD ISSUE REALLY SCARES ME SINCE I CANNOT TURN THE [XXX] THING OFF WHEN I DRIVE IT AND SOME ELSE'S CARELESSNESS IS WHAT WILL BLIND...ME. ALSO, I SEE THE TRACK BAR MADE NEED TO BE REPLACED... SORT OF IMPORTANT SINCE IT AFFECT STEERING. HOW DO YOU LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THESE PEOPLE.. CAR SALES ARE BOOMING.THEY GO THE MONEY... THEY HOPE I GO WAY... HONDA FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE HAD THEIR BAGS REPLACED A LONG TIME AGO.... WHOM DO I CONTACT TO GET THIS DONE??? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DEATH WOBBLE CREATED BY VARIOUS COMPONENTS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR AND THEN CHARGED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH WAS REGAINED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN IT OCCURRED AND CONTROL WAS REGAINED AT 40 MPH.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 303,549. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *JS

Mileage: 303,549

I CONTACTED DODGE DEALER IN APRIL OF 2015 TO INSPECT TIE ROD END STEERING LINKAGE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN NOT GET THE PARTS, IT'S GOING ON A YEAR NOW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE PARTS. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET THIS RECALL ADDRESSED?

Mileage: 150,000

AT 138916 MILE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY RECALL N62 LEFT OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLE , SINCE THAT TIME HAVE HAD SIX INSTANCES OF UNCONTROLLED SEVER AND DANGEROUS VIBRATIONS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-70MPH. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND CURVE AT 60MPH; VEHICLE NOT HAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000 MILES

Mileage: 141,000

I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING , THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SPUN WITH NO CONTROL AND I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE WITH GRADE SCHOOL LETTING OUT AND I WENT IN OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC IN BETWEEN CARS AND HEADED TO A GAS PUMP AT GAS STATION AND I HIT BRAKES AS SOON AS I WAS OUT OF OPPOSITE LANE WITH HEAD ON TRAFFIC AND GAS PUMP WAS RITE OFF SIDE OF ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED OTHERS WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I HAD TO FIX MY TRUCK BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW OF RECALL AND ALSO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 55,000 MILES AND TRANSFER CASE ALSO ANOTHER 20,000 MILES LATER , I HAVE A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT A TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE IN IT AND I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE FROM ALL THE TROUBLE IT'S GAVE ME AND I COULD HAVE KILLED OTHERS AT THE SCHOOL ZONE. I'D LIKE FOR DODGE TO FIX MY TRUCK FOR ALL THE TROUBLE IV HAD AND THIS HAPPEN ON CITY STREET AND I WAS IN MOTION WEN THIS HAPPENED, IF I'D HIT GAS PUMP IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP AND KILLED A LOT PEOPLE AND CHILDREN

Mileage: 182,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I COULDN'T STEER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND BEGAN EXAMINING THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION. I NOTICED SOME SLIGHTLY WORN COMPONENTS AND REPLACED THEM ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK HOME. STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LATER. I DON'T WANT TO SELL THE TRUCK TO ANYONE AND AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MY SELF!

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". MY STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE ENTIRE FRONT END. I LATERALLY SHOOK MY BODY SIDE TO SIDE AIBHARD THAT I HIT MY HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND ATTEMPTED TO EASE TO THE SHOULDER BUT HAD NO CONTROL UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS ONLY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN DIRECT VICINITY. I CONTINUED MY TRIP 95 MILES AT 55 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES WITH A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT I STILL GET THE SHAKE.

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT DUE TO THE REDESIGN OF THE PART, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. MA 10/5 *CN

Mileage: 100,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT, STARTING ON THE DAY I BOUGHT IT (USED) IN 2008. MADE IT GO AWAY FOR SOME YEARS, DON'T KNOW HOW. COMBINATION OF TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT, ALIGNMENT, TOE ANGLE? LIMITED MYSELF TO DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH. PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT AND IT SENDS ONE WHEEL UP, AND THE OTHER DOWN. THAT WHEEL THEN GETS BOUNCED UP, AND SENDS THE OTHER DOWN. IT'S LIKE DRIBBLING TWO BASKETBALLS, AND THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. SINCE THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE DURING THIS TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN (REMEMBER, YOU'RE ON THE HIGHWAY) TO 40-30 MPH. LAST TIME I CAME BACK FROM QUEENS, IT HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, 8/14/15. IT IS DANGEROUS, VIOLENT, AND A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR WHICH DODGE HAS NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION OR RECALL. IT IS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE."

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT RESONANT OSCILLATION UPON HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WAS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 35 MPH, ONCE THE RESONANT OSCILLATION OCCURS. I'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP LOCALLY, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY FRONT END COMPONENT AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVEN MONTHS DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND IT STILL HAS THE ISSUE. I CANNOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE IT, I CANNOT, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, SELL IT. I'M AT A LOSS AS TO A PATH FORWARD.

Mileage: 88,000

THIS VEHICLE'S STEERING BEGAN RESONANT OSCILLATION AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE PAVEMENT. IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO SLOW TO AROUND 30 MPH BEFORE THE OSCILLATION SUBSIDED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DODGE DEALERSHIP'S SHOP FOR SEVEN MONTHS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. MOST OF THE FRONT END PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, THE STEERING LINKAGE, AND THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND 09E001000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,164. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ *CN

Mileage: 125,164

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO IN HEAVY, HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A SMALL POTHOLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE \ WOBBLE VIOLENTLY FROM THE FRONT END AND CAUSE IMPOSSIBLE STEERING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SHAKING \ WOBBLE WAS TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 20 MPH CROSSING 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE SOFT SHOULDER. IT HAS BEEN REPLICATED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND UP. AFTER TAKING THIS VEHICLE, A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB, 5.7 ENGINE, STOCK WITH ALL CURRENT RECALLS UP TO DATE (EXCEPT THE AIR BAG RECALL WHICH NO ONE HAS PARTS FOR), TO MULTIPLE REPAIR SHOPS AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS, NO EXACT CAUSED HAS BEEN LOCATED INCLUDING FCA (DODGE) STATING THERE IS NO ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THIS IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS IT CANNOT BE RESOLVED YET. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ABOUT ISSUE IN THESE VEHICLES, COMMONLY REFEREED TO AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" AS I HAVE FOUND OUT. FCA AND NHTSA NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO RESOLVE THIS MAJOR ISSUE.

Mileage: 184,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO GUARD RAILS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END, PASSENGER, AND REAR END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. AN ALARM SYSTEM WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF INDEPENDENT GEAR CHANGES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.

Mileage: 20

WHEN DRIVING IF YOU HIT A DIP IN ROAD OR BUMP, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES ALSO KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR. SOMETIMES IT CONTINUES TO DO IT AFTER THAT, SO YOU HAVE TO DRIVE UNDER 40. I HAVE ABOUT HIT A BRIDGE AND OTHER CARS. OTHER DRIVES GET VERY SCARED AS THEY CAN SEE MY TRUCK SHAKING. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL. DOESN'T HAVE A PARTICULAR PART THEY LOOK FOR UNDERNEATH. BUT KNOW ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY MY TRUCK SHAKES LIKE THIS. SO FAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, WE CAN ONLY DRIVE IN TOWN. TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT

Mileage: 65,000

I KNOW HAVE TWO RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK. FIRST ONE IS ABOUT 1.5 YEAR AGO AND STILL NOT FIXED STEERING. THE SECOND ONE IS THE AIR BAG AND CHRYSLER DOSE NOT HAVE PART FOR THAT WHAT IS THE MAX TIME FOR THE RECALLS? I THINK OVER A YEAR IS WAY TO LONG FOR A SAFETY RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING LEAKAGE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE STEERING BOX AND TRANSMISSION PAN WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE SHAKING FOR A SECOND TIME. *JB

THE 'BUMP' ASSOCIATED WITH AN OVERPASS EXPANSION JOINT ON HIGHWAY I-515 INDUCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' INTO THE TRUCK CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE LOSS OF CONTROL ALMOST CAUSED AN IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE CLOSE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURE WILL ASSIST IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT INSTALL THE 'UPGRADED' LINKAGE PACKAGE CURES THIS MOST OF THE TIME (FOR $1,600.00). THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA AND DODGE ARE DUCKING. DODGE UPGRADED THE LINKAGE IN 2009 AND TOTALLY REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM IN 2014. THE VEHICLE IS ALL ORIGINAL AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. HELP. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) IN JANUARY 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING TRUCK DOWN FREEWAY. HIT A BUMP AND WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE SLOWED DOWN AND SHAKE WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND 14V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DODGE IS REFUSING TO COVER RECALL NOTICE N62/NHTSA 13V-528. I PRESENTED ORIGINAL RECEIPTS AND DOCUMENTATION AS REQUESTED SINCE I ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR THE "TIE ROD BALL STUD". I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL INFORMING ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE RECALL SINCE I HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED WITH "AFTER MARKET PARTS". I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS. I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED DUE TO THE RECALL. THE PARTS FAILED AND I REPLACED THEM LAST DECEMBER. I THEN GET NOTICE THAT THE PARTS WERE BAD. WHY WOULD I PUT THE SAME PARTS BACK ON IF THEY FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE? I PUT "BETTER" AFTER MARKET PARTS ON . NO WHERE ON THE RECALL DOES IT SAY THAT I AM SUPPOSED TO HAVE USED "MOPAR" PARTS. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS. I FEEL THEY ARE AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FIRST EPISODE OF THE DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE" IN JULY 2013 APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER REPLACING TIE RODS. OCCURRED ONE MORE TIME IN EARLY AUGUST 2013. DIDN'T EXPERIENCE AGAIN UNTIL AUGUST 2014 WHILE ON A TRIP IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, FOUR OCCURRENCES IN 3 DAYS. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY, TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST DENIED, BECAUSE HE DID NOT USE MOPAR PARTS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TIE RODS FAILED, HE WAS IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS AND RECEIVING SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. RECALL # 13V528000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NORMAL SPEEDS AND YOU HIT A MINOR BUMP, WHEELS WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITH NO ABILITY FOR DRIVER TO RECOVER STEERING. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO LET THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND THEN PULL OVER. THIS IS KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AND CAN BE VIEWED ON YOUTUBE. DODGE HAS DENIED THE PROBLEM BUT YET YOU CAN BUY AN ENTIRE NEW STEERING ASSEMBLY FROM DODGE FOR $300. I HAVE SPENT OVER $4000 TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 10 TIMES AND NO LONGER PUT MY FAMILY IN THE PICKUP AND WILL NO LONGER USE IT ON THE HIGHWAY..A SIMPLE TIEROD RECALL WILL NOT FIX THIS AND THERE IS ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE DODGE TO FINALLY CORRECT THIS DESIGN FLAW, BEFORE WE GET KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY AND THEN BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEVERAL DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ON A WAITING LIST AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY DID NOT HAVE AN IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR MONTHS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER KNEW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LET ME START BY STATING THAT I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 33 YEARS AND HAVE AN IMPECCABLE DRIVING RECORD. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65 MPH. I WAS CHANGING LANES WHEN I HIT A FEW SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I PULLED TO BREAKDOWN LANE WHILE SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP SHAKING UNTIL APPROX. 30 MPH, THOUGH IT WAS STILL SHAKING, I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH A LOSS OF CONTROL BEFORE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DECIDED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB. I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT I FOUND. THIS PHENOMENON IS DUBBED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THOUGH IT SEEMS THIS IN NOT AN UNCOMMON EVENT, NO-ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERING OPINIONS. MY MECHANIC CHECKED OUT TRUCK AND I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER THAN VERY SLIGHT WEAR IN DRIVERS SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT. I'VE SINCE REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS EVEN THOUGH MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT REPLACEMENT. I'VE ALSO REPLACED SHIMMY SHOCK ON STABILIZER AND INSTALLED AFTERMARKET STABILIZER AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM EVEN MORE. WE ALSO REALIZED PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NUMEROUS NEW PARTS INSTALLED TOO. SEEMS AS THOUGH HE WAS CHASING THIS AS WELL. SINCE REPLACING THESE, THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WON'T EVEN GO OVER 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. IS DODGE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? AND WHAT ABOUT RECALLS? I'VE LOOKED AND CANNOT FIND ANY RECALLS THAT PERTAIN TO THIS PROBLEM. THE SUSPENSION ITSELF SEEMS FLAWED EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT PINPOINT ONE FAILED COMPONENT IN ITSELF. THANK YOU

Mileage: 79,425

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2014, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO JAKE SWEENEY DODGE IN CINCINNATI, OH. THEY INSPECTED MY TRUCK SAID THEY WOULD PUT ME ON A LIST. I HAVE WAITED OVER 5 MONTHS. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A REPAIR DATE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SINCE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, LOSS OF CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WHEN I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY EVERY DAY, I DON'T CONSIDER A 5+ MONTHS WAIT A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THE LEFT TIE ROD SNAPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A BUSH. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THE TIE ROD, TIRE, RIM, SPRINGS, RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, INCLUDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,432. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

Mileage: 62,432

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THE LEFT TIE ROD SNAPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A BUSH. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THE TIE ROD, TIRE, RIM, SPRINGS, RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, INCLUDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,432. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

Mileage: 62,432

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THE LEFT TIE ROD SNAPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A BUSH. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THE TIE ROD, TIRE, RIM, SPRINGS, RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, INCLUDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,432. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 09/4/2014 *JS

Mileage: 62,432

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH A HORSE TRAILER IN TOW, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 25 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) IN MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PARTS WERE NEVER AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

Mileage: 196,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS A RESULT THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING, I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, COMPOSED MYSELF AND DROVE ON, THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL BUT THE SHAKING ONLY STARTED ABOUT 40 MPH, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO SHOPS, HAD BALL JOINTS, U JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING, SHOCKS, UPGRADED MOPAR STEERING ASSEMBLY, PITMAN ARM , ALL REPLACED, SHORTLY THEREAFTER I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N62/ NHTSA 13V-528, THE INSTRUCTIONS STATED TO MAIL ALL ORIGINAL REPAIR DOCUMENTS RELATED TO TIE ROD FAILURE AND I WOULD BE REIMBURSED, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL JUST SIMPLY DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH NO PARTICULAR REASON OTHER THAN MY MILEAGE, I ASKED FOR AN EMAIL OUTLINING THE REASON IN DETAIL WHICH HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTENT OF ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. I DID NOT RECEIVE MY ORIGINAL RECEIPTS BACK EITHER. *JS

Mileage: 260,000

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A REPLACEMENT PART TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, HE WAS #19 ON A LIST TO RECEIVE A PART FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY GETTING ONE REPLACEMENT PART, PER WEEK. *JB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING APRIL 14, 2014. UPDATED 04/08/14

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP TAKING A CAUSAL ATTITUDE AND UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED 60 DAYS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE HE WAS WARNED OF THE DANGER OF OPERATING HIS TRUCK WITHOUT ATTENTION TO THE DEFECT. ALSO, IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME PART HAD BEEN SUSPECTED OF FAILURE. UPDATED 03/24/14. *JB

I RECEIVED A "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" STATING THAT LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING A "LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING". WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY PUT ME ON A LIST AND SAID IT WOULD BE APPROX. 32 TO 64 WEEKS TO GET IT REPAIRED. THEY SAID THEY RECEIVE 1 PART EVERY 7-14 DAYS AND I AM NUMBER 32 ON THE LIST. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME CONSIDERING THAT I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY AND COULD "CRASH WITHOUT WARNING" AS STATED IN THE RECALL. WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT OTHERS ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

RECALL N62/NHTSA 13V-528 MY VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED BY DEALER TO HAVE LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL. IT'S BEEN OVER 3 WEEKS AND DEALER SAID COULD BE AS MUCH AS A MONTH MORE BEFORE THEY GET NEW PART. I CALLED DODGE ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-853-1403 AND WAS TOLD THAT COULD TAKE AWHILE TO GET PARTS ???? THIS PART CAN CAUSE STEERING LOSS AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I NEED MY TRUCK TO WORK EACH DAY. I AM LOGGING A COMPLAINT TO THIS RECALL AS UNSATISFACTORY AS FAR AS TIME TO ISSUE NEW PART TO INSTALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED A RECALL AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ISSUED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE AGAIN. RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR REPAIR HAD SURPASSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. THE MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE HER DRIVE WAY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY REPAIRED AFTER THE SECOND RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 184,000 MILES. AZ

CHRYSLER RECALL # N49/NHTSA 13V-529 I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW ILL-PREPARED CHRYSLER IS IN HANDLING THIS RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I COULD CONTACT A DEALER AFTER JAN. 06, 2014 TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS RECALL. ON 01/06/2014 THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER HAD NOT RELEASED PARTS YET AND TO CALL BACK ON 01/24/2014. ON THAT DATE I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE ON ON JAN. 31.ON THE 31ST. THE PARTS HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED. CALLED AGAIN ON FEB. 06 AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY ALLOWING EACH DEALER THAT THEY COULD ONLY ORDER PARTS FOR ONE VEHICLE PER WEEK TO ENSURE THAT EACH DEALER IN THE COUNTRY COULD RECEIVE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. I ASKED WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN FOR MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ARRIVAL DATE WAS UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A STACK OF ORDERS 4' THICK SO I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CTR.. AFTER RESEARCHING MY ORDER I WAS TOLD BY THE MFG. THAT MY PARTS SHOULD ARRIVE IN ANOTHER 7-10DYS.(FEB 12 - 15). BASED ON THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS RECALL AND THE DEALERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT COULD TAKE YEARS FOR THEM TO REPAIR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. ARE WE VEHICLE OWNERS SUPPOSED TO MOTHBALL ARE TRUCKS UNTIL CHRYSLER CAN SHIP PARTS AT THE RATE OF 1 PER WEEK FOR EACH DEALER IN THE COUNTRY? THIS RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER IS REDICULOUS!!! *TR

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR DODGE RAM 2500, WE EXPERIENCED OUR FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE" INCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 70 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES THAT SAME TRIP. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED AND BROUGHT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BUT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I HAD THE STABILIZER REPLACED AND IT SEEMED OKAY FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS, ANY SMALL BUMP OR TRANSITION IN THE ROADWAY WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT AXLE, TIRES AND STEERING TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT FELT LIKE A LARGE EARTHQUAKE IN THE TRUCK. THE DEATH WOBBLE WILL NOT STOP TILL THE TRUCK WAS SLOWED DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SEEMED TO OCCUR MOSTLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-70 MPH. WE STOPPED TAKING THE TRUCK ON MAJOR ROADWAYS AS IT WOULD BE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS INCLUDING DODGE AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. ALL OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS SAID THAT THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON AMONG THESE TRUCKS AS DODGE DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THAT BASICALLY I WAS A LIAR AND DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER DOING THOROUGH RESEARCH I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS AND SEVERAL SPECIALTY 4X4 SHOPS. EVERY STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENT WAS REPLACED INCLUDING EVERY BUSHING, BEARING AND GREASE FITTING SOME PARTS WERE THE UPGRADED MOPAR LINKAGES AND PITTMAN ARM AND THE REST OF THE PARTS WERE OE REPLACEMENTS FROM REPUTABLE HIGH END MANUFACTURERS. I ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY I HAVE SAVED EVERY PART THAT I HAVE TAKEN OFF THE TRUCK SINCE I BEGAN THIS JOURNEY INCLUDING RECEIPTS FOR ALL THE WORK/PARTS THAT WAS PERFORMED/INSTALLED. DEATH WOBBLE WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL LIGHTLY DRIVEN. BY MONTH 5 DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK IN FULL FORCE WITH NO EXPLANATION. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING PROBLEMS, BAD TIE RODS AND A BUBBLE ON THE STEERING DAMPER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 20, 2013, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIOLENT SHAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END, WHILE CROSSING PAVED RAILROAD TRACKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT BEING MADE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCES A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND STEERING DAMPER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN UPDATED 03/21/14

Mileage: 80,000

THE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I LOST STEERING CONTROL BUT SAVED THE TRUCK BEFORE HITTING ANYONE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED. I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A RECALL...TOO LITTLE TOO LATE ! I REPLACED EVERY STEERING COMPONENT, TRACK BAR AND TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. NO, I DID NOT KEEP ANY RECEIPTS. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINTS, I KNOW FRIENDS WHO DID HAVE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

THIS PICKUP HAS THE TERRIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE STEERING WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP PR RIB IN ROAD,STARTING UNEXPECTED AND JERKING THE WHEEL SO HARD THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD THE WHEEL! I PLAN TO BUY THIS PU FROM MY EMPLOYER AND I WANTED IT FIXED BY DODGE BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY! TO VERIFY THIS,[XXX] OWNS IT AND HIS # IS [XXX]. THANKS,[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS ON DIRT ROAD HEARD HORRIBLE SOUNDS IN THE FRONT OF TRUCK. NOTICEABLY LOUDER AND VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVING THE TRUCK ANY MORE, MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I 9 MONTHS PREGNANT ARE VERY LUCKY. MADE TO OUR HOME 15 MILES AWAY. I CALLED MECHANIC AND TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP NEXT DAY. *TR

Mileage: 77,391

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED ONLY ONE REPAIR KIT WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEALERS PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

AFTER PURCHASING THIS TRUCK FROM THE FIRST TIME OWNER, I BEGIN TO NOTICE AT CERTAIN TIMES I WOULD EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I BECOME WORRIED AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. OF COURSE THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. BUT WHEN YOU TALK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. IN SHORT, I HAVE SPENT OVER $2700 GETTING THE FRONT END REDONE, WITH NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER. I FIND IT COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR PART TO NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. NOW.. JUST LAST WEEK I GET THIS RECALL NOTICE ON THE LEFT TIE ROD END. I AM MOST CERTAIN WHEN I TAKE IT IN, THEY WILL SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.. AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THIS ISSUE AND THE CRACKED DASH IS ALL A BUNCH OF BALONEY TO WHICH CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TAKEN SOME SERIOUS ACTION TO HELP FOLKS WHO BOUGHT A $50K TRUCK IN GOOD FAITH THAT IT WAS BUILT GOOD.. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

NOVEMBER 8, 2013 CONTACT: [XXX] STATEMENT: TIE-ROD ASSEMBLY NOVEMBER 8, 2013 , AUBURN HILLS, MICH. - CHRYSLER GROUP LLC WILL CONDUCT THREE RECALLS AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION TRUCKS, THOUGH AS MANY AS 726,000 MAY NOT NEED REPAIR. THE CAMPAIGNS TARGET AN ESTIMATED 453,000 VEHICLES WITH STEERING-SYSTEM TIE RODS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISALIGNED DURING ASSEMBLY OR STEERING-SYSTEM SERVICE. CHRYSLER GROUP IS CASTING THE NET WIDER THAN NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THOSE VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE REPAIR. ANY FOUND TO HAVE SUSPECT TIE-ROD ASSEMBLIES WILL HAVE THOSE COMPONENTS REPLACED AT NO COST TO CUSTOMERS. ONE RECALL WILL INSPECT AN ESTIMATED 842,400 MODEL-YEAR 2003-2008 RAM 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS TO FIND APPROXIMATELY 116,000 REPAIRED WITH TIE-ROD ASSEMBLIES THAT COULD BECOME MISALIGNED. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO COMPONENT FRACTURE AND STEERING LOSS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING THAT OCCURS AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN ROADS. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THERE IS MINIMAL CONTROL OF STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. THE SHAKING OF THE FRONT TIRES IS VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TODAY WHEN I WAS ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY, WHICH HAS FRESH PATCHES OF CONCRETE, NO POTHOLE OR ROUGH SURFACE, MY TRUCK STARTING SHAKING THE FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE). I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING AND I REALIZED I HAD NO STEERING WHEN I TRIED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO MY LANE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP (REMEMBER I AM ON A 4 LANE X-WAY) I FOUND THAT THE STEERING BAR THAT GOES FROM THE PITMAN ARM TO THE RIGHT TIRE HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THIS IS A SOLID 1INCH BAR AND I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS TO BREAK. . THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN A COMPLAINT LODGED WITH A DEATH OCCURRING.THE SHAKING IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH RAM 2500 TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME FRONT END DESIGN (INCL 2013), AND THE JEEPS WITH THE SAME DESIGN FRONT END ARE NOW COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SHAKING. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 7YRS NOW, SO I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, OVER CURBS, 4 WHEELED OR ANY OTHER DRIVING CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE STRESSED OR CAUSED THE BAR TO BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE EXECUTED A LEFT TURN AND THEN HE HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REALIGNED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,500.

Mileage: 203,000

AT APPROX. 55-60 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. APPLIED BRAKE, TO ATTEMPT TO GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL; WE ENDED UP IN THE DITCH. MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WERE INJURED. LUCKILY, NEITHER OF US WERE INJURED BAD, JUST BUMPS AND BRUISES. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TRUCK; HE STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL DODGE TRUCKS FROM 2002-2008. THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND FRONT SUSPENSION ARE AT FAULT. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME, "DODGE IS NOT AT FAULT AND THERE ARE NO NEED FOR ANY RECALLS". THEY DID SAY THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AT ALMOST $2700. THEY WOULD PUT A NEW FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING BOX. I FEEL IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I AM ASKING THE NTSB TO FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATE 45MPH, WHEN I WAS ON A BANK AND NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO STEER, THE TRUCK HAD STALLED. THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP, THANKFULLY I HAVE A MANUAL, THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD (ITS HARD TO CONTROL A 3/4 TON TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING), AND COULD JUST PUSH THE CLUTCH IN TO START THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK STARTED, IT DIED ON ME AGAIN, STARTED IT UP, AND DROVE LESS THAN A MILE, AND DIED AGAIN. I WENT TO THE STORE, ON MY WAY HOME HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AS SOON AS I WOULD SLOW, THE TRUCK WOULD DIE, THANKFULLY IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE ON THE WAY HOME. RAN IT FOR A LITTLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND REVVED THE ENGINE, AND IT DIE, THREE TIMES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEMS THE ISSUE MAY BE FAULTY FUEL CONTROL ACTUATOR ( OR KNOWN AS MPROP). *TR

Mileage: 180,200

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 55 MPH AND OVER AND BEEN HAVING THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AND HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END STEERING REPLACED AND IM STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. PLEASE FIND A CAUSE I'VE ALMOST LOST CONTROL EVERY TIME IT OCCURS! I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY A RAM FIELD ENGINEER! *TR

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER REPLACING BUSHINGS, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, AND IDLER ARMS. UPDATED 06/4/2013 *JS.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER REPLACING BUSHINGS, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, AND IDLER ARMS. UPDATED 06/4/2013 *JS.

Mileage: 100,000

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED FROM 40 MPH AND UP. MUST SLOW IMMEDIATELY AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING.THIS IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,300

ANY BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE AT HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY SPEED CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHUDDER UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND TIE ROD ENDS AND IT STILL CONTINUES. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS AND CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC MORE THAN ONCE. THANKFULLY NO WRECKS OR INJURIES SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

AFTER GOING OVER AN OVERPASS (60 MPH)AND HITTING THE SMALL BUMP AT THE END OF IT THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND HARD TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT PAPERS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT FLEW ON TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE WITH THE SAME RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 86,858

TRAVELING ON US 58 IN SUFFOLK, VA. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A VERY LARGE WATER FILLED POT HOLE. THE RESULTS WAS MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE AFTER BREAKING TWO LUG NUTS. THE TRUCK SLID 300 FEET DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN. A USAA REPAIR FACILITY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY. I MOVED TO KINGS BAY GA. AND STARTED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS 35" OFF ROAD TIRE ON IT SO I ASSUMED THE TIRES NEED TO BALANCED. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS OF DRIVING THE REAL PROBLEMS AROSE. I DEVELOPED THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT FORCES YOU TO SLOW TO BELOW 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT A 36 YEAR OLD NAVY DIVER CHIEF, WHO HAS BEEN TO TACTICAL DRIVING SCHOOLS FOR THE MILITARY, HAS A DIFFICULT TIME HOLDING IT ON THE ROAD. NOW, I HAVE HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIP DISREGARD THE PROBLEM, BALANCE THE TIRES, REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

Mileage: 153,453

ON A ROAD TRIP I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL LIGHT DECAL THAT DELINEATES THE LINES ON THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SO SEVERELY THAT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE SHAKING, NOT ACCELERATING UNTIL IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH DID STOP THE SHAKING. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WAS TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I DECIDED THAT I WOULD DRIVE AGAIN BUT AT A SLOWER PACE. THIS TIME I DROVE AT 55 MPH AND WHEN IT HIT A TINY BUMP AGAIN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE HORRIBLY AGAIN. AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS STRESSED BEYOND BELIEF THAT I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THIS TRUCK. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IF THERE IS ANY RUFFNESS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE RECALL THESE TRUCKS AND FIX THEM. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR A TRUCK THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD QUALITY AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT I CANNOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 35 MPH FOR FEAR THAT I WILL KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. AND I REFUSE TO SELL THIS LEMON TO SOME OTHER POOR SOUL. *TR

Mileage: 80,500

TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, HIT SLIGHT BUMP WHEN CROSSING BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING SO MUCH COULDN'T HARDLY HOLD IT IN THE ROAD. THE SAME HAS OCCURRED 5-6 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY WIFE HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING.... *TR

Mileage: 84,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL THREE TIMES. UPDATE 08/15/2012 *JS

Mileage: 90,000

WE WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED US TO GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP, GOT OUT LOOKED FOR SOME BROKEN PART.... DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE THEN PROCEEDED SLOWLY BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE JUST HAD A CONTINUOUS VIBRATION, BUT DID NOT SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I THEN LOOKED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO AVOID EXCESS COST BUT BE SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 62,180

WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WITH ONE FRONT WHEEL, & THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY BACK & FORTH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO STOP WAS TO SLOW DOWN. I STOPPED & LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS VISIBLY BROKEN & DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. I SLOWLY SPED UP AGAIN. AFTER HITTING ANOTHER BUMP, THE SHAKING STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN & WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH OUR CHILDREN, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

FRONT AXLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKES CONSISTENTLY GOING OVER BRIDGES. SHOOK SO HARD ONE TIME IT BROKE THE ADJUSTING SLEEVE ON THE DRAG LINK LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND VEHICLE CROSSED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND INTO THE GRASS COMING TO A STOP JUST BEFORE HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE FRONT AXLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND EVERYTHING IS TO OEM SPECIFICATIONS AND THIS VEHICLE WILL STILL SHAKE GOING OVER BRIDGES IF YOUR RUNNING 70MPH. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE IT APPEARS THERE IS A PROBLEM ON THESE DODGE TRUCKS IF THEY ARE 4X4 WITH A STRAIGHT FRONT AXLE AND SHORT WHEEL BASE. I HAVE SEEN KITS ON THE INTERNET THAT CLAIM TO FIX THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE GEOMETRY OF THE "FIX" IS DIFFERENT THAN OEM. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE IN MY VEHICLE OR LET ANYONE INSPECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WE BOUGHT A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. SINCE WE HAVE BOUGHT IT WE HAVE SPENT $3500 IN REPAIRS IN REGARDS TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED. I DRIVE IT DOWN A ROAD AND AS SOON AS YOU GET IT UP TO 50-55 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IT VIOLENTLY WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE WOBBLE HAS CAUSED SEVERAL PARTS TO BREAK OR CRACK INCLUDING OUR MOST RECENT PURCHASE, THE RADIATOR. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TRUCK TO REPORT THIS AND ISN'T GOING TO BE THE LAST UNTIL DODGE MAN'S UP AND ADMITS THEY MADE A MISTAKE. THIS IS AN APPARENT MISTAKE OF MORE THAN JUST BROKE DOWN PARTS AND WORN PARTS. THERE IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE VEHICLES AND IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? CHRYSLER IS QUOTED "THE SAFETY OF OUR CUSTOMERS COMES FIRST" AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THE MAN WHO MADE THAT STATEMENT TAKE THIS TRUCK FOR A DRIVE AND EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE' FOR HIMSELF AND LET ME KNOW HOW SAFE HE FEELS AFTER THAT. WE HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN THE PAST, NONE OF WHICH HAS REMOTELY CAUSED THIS MANY PROBLEMS SO TO SAY THERE'S NO ISSUE OR PROBLEM WITH THIS IS EXTREMELY BOLD. WE ARE LOOKING INTO FURTHERING OUR INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND ALSO LOOKING INTO WHAT A ATTORNEY WOULD DO IF THEY WERE US. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED, CAUSING MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE DITCH AND TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT TO THEIR FACILITY FOR ADEQUATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE CONTACT WAS RULED AS SUBSTANTIAL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT WHO REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ROTATING THE FRONT TIRES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTAC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THE TIE ROD END. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN. I HIT THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THAT ONLY MADE IT WORSE AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO TAKE FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND RIDE IT OUT, THIS CREATES ANOTHER MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLES BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND SOMEONE ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON. HE PASSED ME AND HONKED HIS HORN AT ME AND GAVE ME THE "FINGER" SELF EXPLANATORY. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT IT TO ANYONE. *TR

Mileage: 250

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I WILL HIT SMALL BUMP, AND THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO STEER DURING THE SHAKING AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IS TO TRY TO BRAKE AND NOT CRASH. THIS FIRST STARTED ON 12-23-11 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE THEN. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 40 MPH. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO MY INABILITY TO STEER WHEN THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FIX. THE TIRES SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB OF THE PICKUP IS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I DRIVE TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK AND STARTED TO HAVE LOTS OF VIBRATION AND IT ONLY OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WOULD CLUNK. TURNS OUT BOTH U-JOINTS FOR THE REAR DRIVE-SHAFT HAD STARTED TO FAIL AND WERE ALLOWING UNWANTED MOVEMENT. AFTER REPLACING THE U-JOINTS THE TRUCK WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I HEARD SQUEALING OF METAL ON METAL CONTACT AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT WOBBLE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THE HUB BEARINGS WERE SHOT AND WERE MOVING SO MUCH AS TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO MOVE. AFTER REPLACING THE BEARINGS THE TRUCK WAS FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN THE WOBBLE WAS BACK AND THE TIE-RODS FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE WERE BAD, SO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE WITH DODGES NEW SETUP SINCE IT WAS HARD TO FIND THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT CAME ON MINE SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. WITH THE NEW STEERING LINKAGE I GOT IT ALIGNED AND IT WAS GOOD FOR A WEEK AND DROVE STRAIGHT AND NO PROBLEMS. THEN I HIT A POTHOLE AT 55MPH WHILE GOING TO WORK AND I GOT MASSIVE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING SO MUCH SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TRYING TO GO BACK AND FORTH AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL IT OVER. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO A SHOP AND THERE WAS NOW LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING AND I COULD MOVE THE WHEEL 3+ INCHES BEFORE GETTING THE WHEEL TO MOVE. THE SHOP REPLACED THE STEERING GEARBOX SINCE THE INPUT SHAFT WOULD MOVE BUT THE OUTPUT WOULD HARDLY MOVE AT ALL. HAD IT ALIGNED AGAIN AND IT STILL CAN NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 35+MPH OR IT GETS MASSIVE WOBBLE. EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT WITH THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND TIRES SINCE EVERYTHING IS ALMOST NEW TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND I HAVE SPENT $4578 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS NEVER ENDING PROBLEM. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE HVAC DOES NOT WORK. IT SEEMS THE DOORS CONTROLLING THE TEMP ARE NOT WORKING SINCE THE AC WORKS SPORADICALLY,THE DEFROST HEATS MY FEET, AND WINDOWS STAY FOGGY. *TR

Mileage: 48,256

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UPON HITTING A BUMP OR GROOVE IN HIGHWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SHAKING IS VIOLENT ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *KB

Mileage: 82,000

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE AS ITS CALLED BY MOST, VIOLENT SHAKES IN THE FRONT END PUT ME IN A DITCH. I PUT UP WITH IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE CALLED DODGE AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHICH IN TURN CHARGED ME $150 TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. TOOK CORRECTIVE SAFETY ACTIONS MYSELF ORDERED NEW FRONT END PARTS $750 FROM DODGE FIXED PROBLEM WITH LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT REALLY DO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 +SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD LOST STEERING WHEEL CONTROL. I CALLED DODGE RECALL HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I AM FEARFUL DRIVING THIS TRUCK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AS I HAVE TO DO FREEWAY DRIVING IN ORDER TO GO SHOPPING..I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY NEVER ANSWERED MY INQUIRY.. *TR

WELL HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE!!!?????" GOOGLE THIS AND IT WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY! MY HUSBANDS TRUCK HOPS AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT! WHY THE HELL AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THIS ISSUE! THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 100,806

IN 3/05 BEGAN TO WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ASSUMED TIRE AND ALIGNMENT ISSUE, TIRES REPLACED COMPUTERIZED WHEEL BALANCE & FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. 8/05 VEHICLE IN FOR TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT PERIODICALLY WHEN TRAVELING HIGHER SPEEDS CONTINUED WOBBLE. 4/06 ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN. WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED, CORRECTED SELF IF YOU SLOWED DOWN AND RESUMED TRAVEL. 1/07 WHEEL BALANCE, TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE. IN 07 WOBBLE CONTINUED, END OF 07 OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. 1/08 GOODYEAR FOUND STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERFORMED ALONG WITH NEW TIRES, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. ADVISED THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE WOBBLE. END OF 08 WOBBLE BEGAN AGAIN. 5/09 TRUCK IN FOR TIRE ROTATION, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. 6/09 WOBBLE CONTINUED TRUCK REPAIRED AT SUNRISE AUTO ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AXLE SEAL REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT. 9/09 TRUCK RECALLED FOR STEERING LINKAGE DONE AT DELAND CHRYSLER 9/10/09. 5/10 TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT DONE AS WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. 11/2/10 WOBBLE INCREASED TRUCK TO STEVE'S AUTO AND HAD U-JOINT, SHOCKS AND STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED. WOBBLE CONTINUED TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. 2/26/11 REPLACED SHOCKS AGAIN WITH HEAVIER DUTY SHOCKS BALANCED TIRES. WOBBLE CONTINUES. 3/9/11 REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLE. WOBBLE WORSENING - 10/11 SON-IN-LAW WAS USING VEHICLE AND WOBBLE SO BAD ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRES PLUS WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO CHRYSLER DEALER RELATED TO "DEATH WOBBLE". IMMEDIATELY TO CHRYSLER WAS ADVISED THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT STATED THAT CHRYSLER RE-DESIGNED STEERING LINKAGE. COST $908.24 HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AS THE WOBBLE RUINED TIRES PLUS ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. *KB

Mileage: 48,193

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500,AS OF THIS EVENING I HAD ALL THE MAJOR STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED, AT A COST OF NEARLY $2500.00 TO SOLVE WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, THE FIRST EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, AFTER I PICK MY TRUCK UP, CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, DODGE WONT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND KEEPS SELLING ME REPLACEMENT PARTS WITHOUT ANY RESOLVE. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUES. I CAN NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE MY CONSCIENCE WONT ALLOW ME TO PUT ANOTHER PERSONS SAFETY IN JEOPARDY PLEASE HELP US!!! DODGE WON'T!!!!!!! *TR

AFTER PURCHASING MY 03 RAM 2500 IN JUNE OF 2010 I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65MPH AND HITTING THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO JUST BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS IN NOV OF 2010 AFTER I INSISTED THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE FRONT END, BUT THIS DIDN'T HELP. I REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND TIE ROD ENDS AND IT DIDN'T HELP. I VE LOOKED AT THE FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SO WHAT CAN I DO WITH A TRUCK I OWE MONEY ON THAT I NEED TO TRAVEL CAUSE OF MY JOB BUT DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT? WHO DO I CONTACT? *TT

Mileage: 63,000

"DEATH WOBBLE" IF THE TRUCK HITS A DIP OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT IS UNEVEN/ANGLE THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE ENTIRE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT THAT ANYTHING IN THE TRUCK GOES FLYING THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND BRING THE TRUCK TO 10-20 MPH. THERE IS NO CONTROL OVER STEERING DURING THIS SHAKING AS THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES TWO HANDS ALL YOUR STRENGTH TO HOLD ON TO. THERE ARE NO FRONT END PARTS DEFECTIVE OR WORN WHICH WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE. THE SHAKE CAN OCCUR AT SPEEDS FROM 30 ON UP. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND THERE IS NO CAUSE OTHER THAT A BAD DESIGN. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF "DEATH WOBBLE" AND STATE THEY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE REPLACED BALL JOINTS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. SHAKING IS ALSO BECOMING MORE FREQUENT TO THE POINT TRUCK CAN'T GO ON THE EXPRESSWAY ANYMORE. *TT

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 21276257 AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT 100,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 3 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURED TIRE ROD END. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 20000 MILES, (DEATH WOBBLE), IT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT, VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE UPGRADED STEERING LINKAGE TO 09'.,NEW TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPNER , BALL JOINTS AND ALSO THE GEARBOX FRAME BRACE W/PITNAM ARM BEARING KIT. I STILL HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. I NOW HAVE AROUND 58000 MI. I LOVE MY TRUCK, JUST NOT THE WOBBLE, I WOULD NOT FEEL RIGHT BY SELLING IT LIKE THIS.

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING WHEN THE SPEED DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FRACTURED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW TIRE ROD AND REPLACED THE TIRE ROD HIMSELF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE TIRE ROD HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,452.

Mileage: 151,452

I DRIVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH 113,00 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH I HIT A SLIGHTLY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF COMPLETELY LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING COULD BE REPRODUCED ANY TIME I DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING BOX THAT WAS LEAKING. HE STATED THAT NONE OF THESE PARTS WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT HE FELT THEY SHOULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM THAT HE EXPERIENCED AND TERMED "AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD". THE SHAKING HAS BEEN REDUCED WITH THESE REPAIRS BUT NOT ELIMINATED. THE MECHANIC NOW FEELS THE BALL JOINTS MAY BE THE NEXT APPROACH TO A FIX ALTHOUGH THESE AGAIN ARE NOT THAT WORN. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 P\U TRUCK HAS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, NOT JUST A VIBRATION THE WHEELS ARE SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND WHERE THE ROAD MEETS THE END OF IT , AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY FRONT END JUST WENT OF CONTROL, I LET MY TRUCK SLOW ON ITS OWN UNTIL IT WAS MAYBE 45-50MPH THEN IT WENT AWAY. I NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND I HAVE OWNED DODGE TRUCKS MY ENTIRE LIFE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES. I AM NOW AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS GOING BACK TO THE 1990 MODELS. I HAVE READ SO MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN AND SPENDING UP TO $3000 BUT IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY! DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 144,500

I HAVE A 2003 RAM 2500 4X4 WITH 65000 MILES ON IT. I JUST STARTED TO GET THE DEATH WOBBLE , MY FATHER-INLAW HAS A 1998 CUMMINS AND HE HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE HE HAS TRIED TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH NO FIX, I HAVE BEEN READING ALOT OF FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

OUR 2003 DODGE 2500 IS EXPERIENCING SOMETHING REFERRED TO ON MANY WEBSITES AND BLOGS AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE!!" THIS VERY SCARY SHAKE OCCURS WHEN YOU GO OVER 50 MPH OR DRIVE ON CRACKED OR UNEVEN ROADS, INCLUDING PAVED HIGHWAYS!! CHRYSLER HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED THE BLAME AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL. DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND A LOCAL MECHANIC HAVE DONE REPAIRS BUT NOTHING FIXES IT. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!! WE ARE STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON OUR TRUCK, AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO IT!! THERE ARE MANY OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS OUT THERE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM! SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HOPE YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES... IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY!! HERE IS A LINK TO A BLOG OF OTHER DISAPPOINTED DODGE TRUCK OWNERS HTTPS://WWW.BLOGGER.COM/COMMENT.G?BLOGID=29790327&POSTID=1828630666049356082&PAGE=1&TOKEN=1284427578344_AIE9_BFISMZAR6XJKP4FE6SYT4DIQ9YFIHZYHOHZ7HMJ5_V3GUME4Q-OE-UAP1FLN-ED4QIPQ0CIB884EEFVDBMUAK4SCEZCJLBDAWGY2T39MB3BJU5ZPKUGCFCYA4H0TQBTNODCET91B_ALFXRKZVIZJSVOBAEWPIIR4PN01Z2LNHYAIVCUMZQ9BJSVYKNNXIR761WEZLNSOJLXMVDWFJLCBE8KWY2OCHBQEGBUR7A0OYFVOEWDFJKKCVVKGAYMU07YM8THCGL1GZJHEKTBL2V9HLC28K_G1AAGDXVV5UFYNU2P5YTFB_FT0BAAUPRFKPDFVVCIQIZTBR9KVBUBUKD3H4B-SY_CK7YKWLZZIILLTP6IQI-XOTUZSYZFOXTKPQSAJY_V7TOTTUKOS4NR6YN3ATXPEXKXXPAGDQM-7DWDF70BGGWM0ATGYSLSOHRT6-QOIDY2IGOYYZYA5ZLOWQAS2EGCA3SSXTXJYBI15G0WL6IPPRLKGS--3FWSL4TRZ7JMIMT3A_Y9GN5MJQNXH8ST9UF6KJKSO05ZBDM42Z04O32OEETMUORFOYLOC9N-B_6IKCJWIGTK01NAQWKW_J_LQ3NBYWZUSLJYJ3QW-C30M5H8CTHQ8MZTN7B7O2PAYVY402RHCBOVBHZIPILGTKWR6ODZ9JYCAULQFEQDTBOLY3PGIY3G0QL_PAHGFABYDE4AAXGPJQAHQZ1JUG46WJNBLHD88G13DFBAQCQIVATQ33QVOQGELVTLXS39KKERUP0MF5DS47Y9MN8BACWEDFFQYGLNLOOIOJZJTRVV6SIHM2GP6FTVK4JIWKBPHOPM91YI1Q8K4RLP . *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS OF THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS VERY SCARED AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I RELUCTANTLY RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK DROVE NORMAL. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 65,100

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 HD THAT HAS A SEVERE CASE OF DEATH WOBBLE AT ONLY 50,000 MILES. ALL EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK IS BONE STOCK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4. HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP ON HIGHWAY. THIS WOBBLE ALMOST MADE ME GO OFF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY MECHANICS AND HAVE SPENT ALOT MONEY WITH NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WILL GIVE ME NO ANSWER OF HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER TO CONTACT THE B.A.R. OR AN ATTORNEY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THESE ISSUES AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2003 DODGE TRUCK,GOT RECALL H46, TRIED DEALER THEY SAID WOULD DO NOTHING WITH RECALL. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKES AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN A ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAPPENS AT SPEEDS FROM 30 AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 (4 WHEEL DRIVE) SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME WHEN DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH AND I HIT A BUMP. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO MUCH I TOTALY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO BRAKE TO A SPEED OF APROXAMATLY 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN SIX TIMES ALREADY IN THE LAST YEAR. I ONLY HAVE FIFTY THOUSNAD MILES ON THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO VEER INTO OTHER LANES AND HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER CARS TO JACK ON THIER BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS. THIS DID NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. ALL DODGE DEALERS WERE SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN APROXAMATELY 3 TO 4 YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFTEY ISSUE BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM THE MANAGER ACTED LIKE HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE IN THIS TRUCK. I WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT UNTIL I GET IT FIXED OR IF IT CAN BE FIXED AT ALL.

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WITH MY TRUCK THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH OR SLOWER THE SHAKING GOES AWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DEATH WOBBLE! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 DODGE RAM CUMMINS REPAIRED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED ALONG WITH AXLE U JOINTS AND FOLLOWED BY ALIGNMENT. I HAVE ALSO ADDED A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER SYSTEM. THAT HAS HELPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OFTEN. THE WOBBLE HAS TAKEN ME OFF THE ROAD ONCE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU JUSTIN HULSE.

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND POSSIBLY GO OUT OF CONTROL IF I HIT A BUMP ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS CONDITION IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE ON MAY TRUCKS. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES AND MUST SLOW TO 25 MPH TO MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL STOP SHAKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL IF I DON'T SLOW DOWN AT AN EMERGENCY RATE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT IS NOT SURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SINCE HE HAS NOT TAKEN IT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2003 DODGE 2500 4X4 WOBBLES AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 70MPH. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT THIS SPEED AND WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BRIDGE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I EXPERIENCED WHAT DODGE OWNERS ARE CALLING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" TODAY 24 NOV 2009 AFTER I HAD THE FRONT U-JOINTS REPLACED ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND THE U-JOINTS REPLACED ON THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT. I CONTACTED DAVIS MOORE IN WICHITA KS AND THEY SEEM UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON SOMEWHAT SMOOTH ROAD. I RAN OVER A SEAM THAT WHERE THE CONCRETE MEETS AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE WOBBLE THAT NEARLY DROVE ME INTO THE GUARD RAIL. I HAD EXPERIENCED IT BACK IN JULY 09 IN A TURN GOING OVER A BRIDGE. I DROVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THAT'S WHAT STARTED IT. MY WIFE INFORMED ME THAT SHE EXPERIENCED IT BACK IN APRIL 09 SAME THING DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE WOBBLE STARTED. THE WOBBLE TODAY HAS CAUSED THE STEERING DAMPENER TO START LEAKING. AT A COST OF $149.00 + TAX I WILL REPLACE IT TONIGHT. ON ALL 3 OF THESE OCCASIONS WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN A 1-LANE ROAD EITHER EXITING OR ENTERING A CURVE AND DRIVING OVER NORMAL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. MY INCIDENT THIS MORNING IS FIRST TIME DRIVING STRAIGHT NO TURNS OR CURVES. *TR

Mileage: 136,839

DEATH WOBBLE, ON MANY, MANY OCCASIONS EXCEEDING OVER A DOZEN. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS FRONT END PARTS TO NO AVAIL, INCLUDING TIRES AND RIMS. IT ALWAYS OCCURRED AT HI-WAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND ABOVE, THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS A CRASH HAPPENING WITH OUT THE BENT METAL. I AM SURE THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF THEY ARE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, THE DEAD DON'T TALK SO TO SPEAK, YOU CANT SEE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER THE TRUCK HAS CRASHED, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THE SINGLE VEHICLE FATALITIES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK I AM SURE IT IS HIGH RATIO FOR THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES SOLD, ONE IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. I COULD BE NEXT. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME CROSSING A BRIDGE, PAVEMENT PATCHES, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES LIKE SEMI-TRAILERS AND RV'S WHERE YOU HAVE NO WHERE TO GO BUT THE SAID VEHICLES AND OR BRIDGE WALL. THIS IS A TERRIBLE ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS, CHECK INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES ON DEATH WOBBLE, AND THIS IS THE TRUCK THAT COMES UP, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FORUMS AND BLOGS REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM AMONG VARIOUS OWNERS WITH DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT SPECS. THE ONE THING WE ALL SEEM TO HAVE IN COMMON IS THIS PROBLEM CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I HIT A BUMP AT AN ANGLE, THE FRONT END WOULD START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAVE TO LET MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND COAST TO A SPEED THAT PUTS MY LIFE IN DANGER BECAUSE I CAN NOT SAFELY OR RELIABLY STEER THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. IT TAKES EVERYTHING I'VE GOT TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN THE LANE I AM TRAVELING IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND, EACH TIME, I TRY TO GET IT FIXED OR HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING. MOST OF THE TIME, THE MECHANIC (ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS) CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED A SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT WITH CHRYSLER WHAT THEY COULD DO. SHE SAID THAT GOODWILL ASSISTANCE WAS DECLINED. I ASKED HER WHAT SHE MEANT BY THAT, SHE SAID THAT I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY, MY TRUCK IS 6 YEARS OLD, I HAVE 80K MILEAGE, AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP. I WASN'T THE ONE WHO HAS DECLINED THIS PROVERBIAL GOODWILL ASSISTANCE NOR WAS IT IN MY POWER. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY SHE WOULD BRING IT UP. CERTAINLY, IF IT WAS OFFERED, I WOULD AT LEAST HAVE THE OPTION. NOW I HAVE A TRUCK I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE AND NO RECOURSE. *TR

Mileage: 56,500

I OWN A DODGE 2003 2500 PICKUP. DEATH WOBBLE. IT STARTS AT 45 TO 65 MPH A WOBBLE THAT IS SO SERVER THAT YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOU PICKUP. I HAVE REPLACE PARTS IN MY FRONTEND AND CONTACTED DODGE FOR HELP.IF YOU REVIEW INTERNET THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO BE RECALL DUE TO DANGEROUS CONDUCTION AND LEMON LAW. IT IS SAID THAT OUR TAX MONEY WENT TO BAIL OUT A CO. THAT WONT FIX A PROBLEM AS DANGEROUS AS THIS AND WE THE TAX PAYERS OR BAILING THEM. PLEASE DO INVESTIGATION ON THIS ASAP. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN STOP SOMEONE FROM GETTING KILLED, AND OUR PROTACTORS. IT TIME TO DO SOMETHING!! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE DEFROSTER AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. WHILE UTILIZING THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE INSTEAD. THIS FAILURE WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING VERY HARD VIBRATIONS FORM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE STRUCK A SQUIRREL IN THE ROAD AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS. A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGES IN THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SUSPENSION AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS (STEERING LINKAGES). THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING OVER AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND/OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT OCCURRED, THE FEELING WAS UNSETTLING AND NOT 'NORMAL' - SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, IT WAS A NEW LEVEL OF SHAKING AND WOBBLING AFTER CROSSING AN OVERPASS WITH PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY - THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKE AND SCARED ALL OF US IN THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I THEN RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE AND THOUGHT, OK, THIS PROBLEM IS BEING ADRESSED AND CHRYSLER IS GOING TO FIX IT. THE DEALER TOOK THE RECALL NOTICE, SAID IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK. THEN AFTER SAYING THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE (AND CHARGED ME $35) THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SHAKING WAS BECAUSE OF MY TIRES. AFTER GETTING DIFFERENT TIRES, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SEEMS TO BE IGNORANT OF ANY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS. I GUESS THEY NEVER SEARCHED GOOGLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE DOZENS OF HITS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TRUCK SHAKES AFTER HITTING BUMP AT 70 MILES PER HR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 CRACKED DASHBOARD. VEHICLE HAS 31K MILES. POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING, AIRCONDITIONING BLOWER MALFUNCTIONING. DODGE DEALER WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE AT OWNERS COST. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR POWER STEERING SENSOR PROBLEM. SENSOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER NAMED THE FAILURE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,200. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS,STABILIZER, TRAC BAR AND ALIGNMENT. UPDATED 06/09/08

Mileage: 77,200

TRAVELING DOWN FREEWAY AT SPEED OF 70 MPH PASSED OVER OVERPASS HIT BUMP AND TRUCK BEGIN SHIMMYING UNCONTROLLABLY, HAD TO BRING TRUCK TO COMPLETE STOP TO GET SHIMMYING TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AT SPEEDS ABOUT 55 MPH HIT BUMPS AND TRUCK BEGINS SHIMMYING UNCONTROLLABLY, HAVE TO COMPLETELY STOP VEHICLE EACH TIME. HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN FRONT END ALONG W/ ADJUSTED AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLETIN, NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. TOOK TO DEALER THEY STATED NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. TRUCK STILL HAS SAME SHIMMY AND CANNOT GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE FANS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WERE NOT WORKING. AFTER HE ADJUSTED THE STEERING COLUMN, THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE REMAINED AND THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING CIRCUITS WERE BURNED, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE CONSUMER STATED CUEVAS INFORMED HIM THE AIR/HEAT CONTROLS DID NOT WORK IN ALL POSITIONS. UPDATED 12/13/07 *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN RECOVERING FROM MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE CAUSES HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FORTY TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE CONTACT MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VIBRATION OCCURS. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING BOOSTER DAMPER, OUTER LINKS, AND TIRE KIT COULD ALL BE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE FAILURE. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FLAGS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE'S FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 35,000.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE 2500 PICK UP, THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS LEAKING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. SINCE THIS LEAK COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT,POSSIBLY SERIOUS, I FELT THAT I SHOULD REPORT THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 53XXX MILES ON IT. I THINK THAT THIS IS TOO SOON FOR A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE TO BE OCCURRING. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

03 2500 DODGE TRUCK WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. SHIFT CABLE REPLACED BY DEALER DURING FIRST SERVICE. STEERING COLUMN PARTS REPLACED DURING SECOND SERVICE WITHIN 2 DAYS. ONE DAY LATER IT IS STUCK AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 55,580

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 QUADCAB 4X4 P/U GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD BUT ONLY WHILE TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, I HAVE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, FRONT END CHECKED, ALIGNED, NEW FRONT STEERING DAMPER, NEW RT FRONT BALL JOINT AND HUB ASSEMBLY. *NM

Mileage: 40,000

EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN POOR QUALITY OEM BALL JOINTS, ALONG WITH ROAD FEED BACK THROUGH A MULTI PIECE, AND MOVABLE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN. MAKE THIS SERIES OF TRUCK UNSAFE, A HAZARD, AND A LIABILITY ON THE ROAD. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES. THIS OCCURS AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE FIRST THREE TIMES, AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED A REFURBISHED PUMP. THE PUMPS HAVE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP AWAITING A NEW PUMP. UPDATED 05/22/06. *JB

Mileage: 207,000

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MILES. ON 2 DECEMBER 2005, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING LOCKED, RENDERING ME HELPLESS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION I ATTEMPTED TO TEST THE STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STEER TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. IT WILL STEER TO THE LEFT BUT SEEMS TO HAVE A DIMINISHED POWER ASSIST PERFORMANCE AT FIRST. WHILE CYCLING THE STEERING SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES THE POWER ASSIST TO THE LEFT IMPROVES. HOWEVER ONCE THE STEERING REACHES THE CENTER POINT TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING LOCKS AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER RIGHT OF CENTER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DOMINION DODGE SERVICE REP 1259 E. MAIN STREET SALEM VIRGINIA, AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAS FAILED. ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT A COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE COULD FAIL, IN THE 30 YEARS AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC AND A MASTER IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY I HAVE YET SEEN OR HEARD OF A STEERING GEAR BOX FAILURE THAT WOULD RENDER A VEHICLE COMPLETELY INCAPABLE OF CONTROLLING STEERING. MOST OF MY EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD IS USUALLY WORN COMPONENT THAT CAUSE POOR PERFORMANCE IN THE STEERING CAPABILITY. USUALLY THIS OCCURS AT GREATER THAN 100,000 MILES, NOT AT 30,0000. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY WITHIN THE STEERING AND A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. THE TRUCK COULD STRIKE A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THERE WOULD BE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT THE PITMAN ARM, TIE ROD, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED DUE TO THE EXPENSE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY WITHIN THE STEERING AND A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. THE TRUCK COULD STRIKE A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THERE WOULD BE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT THE PITMAN ARM, TIE ROD, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED DUE TO THE EXPENSE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY WITHIN THE STEERING AND A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. THE TRUCK COULD STRIKE A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THERE WOULD BE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT THE PITMAN ARM, TIE ROD, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED DUE TO THE EXPENSE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE ON THE 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE DRIVER DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE DRIVING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE STEERING WAS GONE AND THE TRUCK WASUNDRIVEABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AND TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS THE FIRST TIE ROD THAT BROKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER SAID THAT IS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT GOING TO HELP WITH ANY EXPENSES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS POINT. *AK

Mileage: 62,000

2003 DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4. DIESEL: WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROADWAY AND A ROUGH BRIDGE. DOES NOT DO IT ALL OF THE TIME SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM IS TO SLOW WAY DOWN, AT LEAST 25 TO 30 MPH SLOWER. IT DID NOT START DOING THIS UNTIL ABOUT 200 MILES OVER THE FACTORY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. LOCAL DEALER THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO ROTATING TIRES AND THE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE. I HAD TIRES RE-BALANCED AND ALSO INSTALL A NEW MOPAR STEERING STRUT AND IT STILL DOES IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID TO PULL MY 21 FT BOAT NOW. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT EITHER. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF FACTORY RECALL BEFORE LIVES AND PROPERTY ARE LOST!! *JB

Mileage: 35,205

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH WHEN SUDDENLY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED AND BRAKES LOCKED SIMULTANIOUSLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED ALTHOUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALSO SPUN OUT OF CONTROL TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ENGINE NEVER DIED AND WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED ITSELF STEERING AND BRAKES RETURNED TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. DRIVER WAS TO SHAKEN TO CONTINUE AND HER BROTHER TOOK OVER. HE RE-ENTERED HIGHWAY AND SLOWLY ACCELERATED WATCHING GAUGES TO LOOK FOR ABNORMAL OCCURANCES. WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 45MPH OIL PRESSURE GUAGE JUMPED ALL THE WAY TO TOP READING, COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING RE-OCCURRED, AND BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AGAIN OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER WHERE DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHERE THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THAT HAPPENING. PERHAPS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE ALL DEAD? WHATEVER CAUSES THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO BE ABLE TO OCCUR SHOULD BE OF MAJOR CONCERN TO THE PEOPLE AT CHRYSLER. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT SINCE NO ONE SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN HOW DO I EVER PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THIS TRUCK AGAIN MUCH LESS HOOK UP OUR HORSE TRAILER TO IT?

Mileage: 66,700

I WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED 75 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL WASHBOARD TYPE BUMP, MY 2003 DODGE 4X4 2500 DIESEL (WITH 39,000 MILES) BEGAN SWERVING SO VIOLENTLY I COULD HARDLY HANG ON TO THE WHEEL. WE NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD AND JUST MISSED THE SEMI NEXT TO US. IT WAS SO BAD, MY WIFE'S HEAD WAS HITTING AGAINST THE PASSENGER WINDOW. WE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES & COME TO A SPEED OF 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE UNTIL WE COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GRAND JUNCTION, WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD TIE ROD END. REPLACED THAT,, AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. WE AGAIN BEGAN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, PULLING A SMALL CARGO TRAILER WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS SO MUCH WORSE WHILE I TRIED TO HANG ON TO THE WHEEL THAT I COULD HARDLY FOCUS MY EYES AND AGAIN MY WIFE'S HEAD SMASHING AGAINST THE PASSENGER WINDOW WITH THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN ST. GEORGE, UT WHERE THEY REPORTED THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THEY COULD DO, BUT COULDN'T GUARANTY THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. DID COMMENT THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THE SERVICE TEAM IN SLC, UT HAD NAMED IT "THE DEATH WOBBLE". I QUESTIONED WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL IF IT IS SO COMMON, BUT HE HAD NO ANSWER. HE STATED MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM 'JUST GOT RID OF THE TRUCK' IN OTHER WORDS SOME OTHER FOOL HAS IT. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF NOT REMEDIED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY SMALL WIFE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THE STRENGTH TO HANG ON TO THAT WHEEL & WE WOULD BE DEALING WITH A CRASH OR DEATH INSTEAD OF THIS LETTER.*AK

Mileage: 39,000

UNCONTROLLED WOBBLE OF FRONT WHEELS ON 2003 DODGE RAM HEAVY DUTY TRUCK DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS AND STEERING COMPONENTS, I'M TOLD THESE ARE THE SAME BALL JOINTS USED ON THE DURANGO. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

UNCONTROLLED WOBBLE OF FRONT WHEELS ON 2003 DODGE RAM HEAVY DUTY TRUCK DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS AND STEERING COMPONENTS, I'M TOLD THESE ARE THE SAME BALL JOINTS USED ON THE DURANGO. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

(1) DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 75 MPH SPEED LIMIT. HIT RUTS IN ROAD LEFT FROM SEMIS. TIRES STARTED BOUNCING. TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I THOUGHT I HAD MULTIPLE BLOWOUTS. STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE ELSE. GOT TRUCK STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT TIRES. NO DAMAGE TO TIRES. RESEARCHED SYMTOMS ON-LINE WHEN HOME AGAIN, DISCOVERED WHAT IS BEING CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". TOOK TRUCK TO ALIGNMENT SHOP TODAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY CANNOT ALIGN BECAUSE ALL OF MY BALL JOINTS HAVE WAY TO MUCH PLAY AND TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN OUT. FURTHER RESEARCH DONE TODAY ON DODGE OWNERS WEBSITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUES AND BAD BALL JOINTS, BUT DODGE IS NOT REPLACING THEM BECAUSE THEY STATE PLAY IS ACCEPTABLE. (2) THIS FAILURE IS ONE OF THE MOST SCARY THINGS I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. TWENTY MINUTES EARLIER I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER BEHIND ME AND I THINK IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE TRAILER ON I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. I AM TERRIFIED OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. (3) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PARTS REPLACED YET DO TO THE WEEKEND, BUT I WILL BE CALLING A SECOND SHOP ON MODAY FOR A SECOND OPINION AND PRICING TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. MY FAMILY MEANS TO MUCH TO ME TO WAIT FOR A RECALL FROM DODGE ON THESE BALL JOINTS. I DO KNOW THAT THEY JUST RECALLED DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS FOR THE SAME REASON AND IN MY OPINION, THEY SHOULD RECALL FULL SIZED TRUCKS AS WELL. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH, WITH THE VEHICLE GOING OUT OF CONTROL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *AK

Mileage: 54,000

(1) DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 75 MPH SPEED LIMIT. HIT RUTS IN ROAD LEFT FROM SEMIS. TIRES STARTED BOUNCING. TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I THOUGHT I HAD MULTIPLE BLOWOUTS. STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE ELSE. GOT TRUCK STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT TIRES. NO DAMAGE TO TIRES. RESEARCHED SYMTOMS ON-LINE WHEN HOME AGAIN, DISCOVERED WHAT IS BEING CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". TOOK TRUCK TO ALIGNMENT SHOP TODAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY CANNOT ALIGN BECAUSE ALL OF MY BALL JOINTS HAVE WAY TO MUCH PLAY AND TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN OUT. FURTHER RESEARCH DONE TODAY ON DODGE OWNERS WEBSITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUES AND BAD BALL JOINTS, BUT DODGE IS NOT REPLACING THEM BECAUSE THEY STATE PLAY IS ACCEPTABLE. (2) THIS FAILURE IS ONE OF THE MOST SCARY THINGS I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. TWENTY MINUTES EARLIER I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER BEHIND ME AND I THINK IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE TRAILER ON I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. I AM TERRIFIED OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. (3) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PARTS REPLACED YET DO TO THE WEEKEND, BUT I WILL BE CALLING A SECOND SHOP ON MODAY FOR A SECOND OPINION AND PRICING TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. MY FAMILY MEANS TO MUCH TO ME TO WAIT FOR A RECALL FROM DODGE ON THESE BALL JOINTS. I DO KNOW THAT THEY JUST RECALLED DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS FOR THE SAME REASON AND IN MY OPINION, THEY SHOULD RECALL FULL SIZED TRUCKS AS WELL. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH, WITH THE VEHICLE GOING OUT OF CONTROL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *AK

Mileage: 54,000

(1) DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 75 MPH SPEED LIMIT. HIT RUTS IN ROAD LEFT FROM SEMIS. TIRES STARTED BOUNCING. TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I THOUGHT I HAD MULTIPLE BLOWOUTS. STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE ELSE. GOT TRUCK STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT TIRES. NO DAMAGE TO TIRES. RESEARCHED SYMTOMS ON-LINE WHEN HOME AGAIN, DISCOVERED WHAT IS BEING CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". TOOK TRUCK TO ALIGNMENT SHOP TODAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY CANNOT ALIGN BECAUSE ALL OF MY BALL JOINTS HAVE WAY TO MUCH PLAY AND TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN OUT. FURTHER RESEARCH DONE TODAY ON DODGE OWNERS WEBSITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUES AND BAD BALL JOINTS, BUT DODGE IS NOT REPLACING THEM BECAUSE THEY STATE PLAY IS ACCEPTABLE. (2) THIS FAILURE IS ONE OF THE MOST SCARY THINGS I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE. TWENTY MINUTES EARLIER I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER BEHIND ME AND I THINK IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE TRAILER ON I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. I AM TERRIFIED OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. (3) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PARTS REPLACED YET DO TO THE WEEKEND, BUT I WILL BE CALLING A SECOND SHOP ON MODAY FOR A SECOND OPINION AND PRICING TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. MY FAMILY MEANS TO MUCH TO ME TO WAIT FOR A RECALL FROM DODGE ON THESE BALL JOINTS. I DO KNOW THAT THEY JUST RECALLED DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS FOR THE SAME REASON AND IN MY OPINION, THEY SHOULD RECALL FULL SIZED TRUCKS AS WELL. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH, WITH THE VEHICLE GOING OUT OF CONTROL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *AK

Mileage: 54,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULT WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND SENT THE TRUCK INTO THE OTHER LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT GET THE SHAKING TO STOP UNTIL TRUCK DROPPED TO 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT FURTHER. BALL JOINTS IN THESE TRUCKS:2003 RAM 2500 -3500 ARE PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTER WHICH IS COMPRISE OF 40,000+ MEMBERS AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ALL 2003 + TRUCKS HAVE BALL JOINT SLOP IN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 22,000

I HAD SEARS ALIGN TIRES ON MY DODGE. THEY DESCRIBED PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINT, TIE ROD AND BEARING ON MY 2003 DODGE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THIS 1.5 YEAR OLD TRUCK AS THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY ON INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP A CERTAIN WAY IT BEGINS TO BOUNCE AND SWAY VERY VIOLENTLY. SO MUCH SO THAT IT THROWS YOU INTO OTHER LANES. YOU HAVE TO SLOW TO LESS THAN 50 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS. LOCAL DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE FATALITIES IF THE PROBLEM ISNT SOLVED SOON.*AK

Mileage: 3,000

TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY AND HAD TO TRADE OFF DUE TO DEALER NOT WANTING TO REPAIR .THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM SINCE 2000 WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRUCKS AND EVERYTIME DEALER GIVES YOU DEER IN HEADLIGHTS LOOK. FACTORY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED!TRADE TRUCK IN DUE TO BEING UNSAFE I KNOW OF 2 OTHER TRUCKS DOING THE SAME AND NOT CORRECTED BY FACTORY.*AK

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH OVER, OVER PASSES AND TENDS TO LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 18,350

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHUDDERS UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULT WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND SENT THE TRUCK INTO THE OTHER LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT GET THE SHAKING TO STOP UNTIL TRUCK DROPPED TO 35 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT FURTHER. *LA

Mileage: 32,900

MY AUTOMOBILE IS UNSAFE, I ALMOST WRECKED THURSDAY WITH MY CHILDREN WITH ME. IT VERY SCARY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANY MORE. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ARBITRATION TWICE AND BEEN DENIED. WE HAVE TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE DRIVEN IT AND SAYS IT IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH US. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 25,489

MY AUTOMOBILE IS UNSAFE, I ALMOST WRECKED THURSDAY WITH MY CHILDREN WITH ME. IT VERY SCARY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANY MORE. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ARBITRATION TWICE AND BEEN DENIED. WE HAVE TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE DRIVEN IT AND SAYS IT IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH US. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 25,489

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHUDDERS UNCONTROLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULTWHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER, BUT HE HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.*AK

Mileage: 5,600

I DRIVE A 2003 RAM 2500 QUAD CAB PICKUP. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HAVE COME TO A BUMP IN THE ROAD, (SOMETIMES JUST A REPAIR LEFT AFTER CONSTRUCTION), AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOOSE FEELING, AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOOSES CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY. I FEAR HAVING THIS HAPPEN SOMEPLACE WHERE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE QUARTERS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED IT. MY SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS HE HAS HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE IN A DEMO VEHICLE HE DROVE. HE LOWERED THE TIRE PRESSURE (WAY BELOW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RECOMMENDED). THIS DOES HELP SOME, BUT IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING ON UNDERINFLATED TIRES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY.*AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 65 MPH AND ABOVE, ALL 2003 AND 2004 RAM TRUCKS WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VIBRATE BECAUSE OF A NEW ENGINEERING DESIGN. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND CHRYSLER, WHILE THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PINION GEAR, INSISTS IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A NEW DESIGN BY WHICH THE FRONT DRIVE PINION IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES SPINS CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS DESIGN IS NOT NORMALLY USED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF VIBRATION ISSUES. IT MAKES THE MIRRORS SHAKE AND ALSO MAKES OCCUPANTS NAUSEOUS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, IF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION PRIOR TO PURCHASE (SUCH AS IN MY CASE), THE BUYER IS UNAWARE OF THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *LA

Mileage: 100

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FELL APART, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PINCH BOLT FALLING OUT. *AK THE CONSUMER MAKING A RIGHT TURN TOWING A SMALL TRAILER WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE DITCH. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 18,000

SEAT BECOMES A PROBLEM WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS COLDER. COOL MORNINGS WILL CAUSE THE SEATS TO RISE 3 INCHES CAUSING DRIVER OR PASSENGER NOT TO SIT CORRECTLY AND BUCKLE SEAT BELT. THIS ALSO CAUSES DRIVER TO READJUST MIRROR AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND CUSHION LOWERS. AS THESE CHANGES OCCUR DRIVER MUST ADJUST SEAT FORWARD AND BACK MAKING USE OF MIRRORS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT NUMEROUS CORRECTIONS DAILY.ALSO, VEHICLE WANDERS ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER MUST CONTINUOUSLY MOVE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE BETWEEN LINES ON CONSUMER'S SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, DETECTED CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING BOX. *AK

Mileage: 1,400