2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V528000 (Steering) and 16V352000 (Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. 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.

My vehicle had wat is known as the 3rd gen steering assembly. Which is known and reported by multiple consumers to cause wat everyone calls a death wobble " Death wobble happens in Jeeps, 4x4s, and trucks when rapidly rotating steering wheel components cause your steering wheel to move rapidly from side to side. This causes your vehicle to feel like it's about to fall apart and you want to hold onto the steering wheel for dear life." Which cause me to nearly crash multiple times and the only way to get it to stop is to slow to speeds below 30. So I did research on how to correct this problem I found the only true fix would be to redo the whole assembly with the 4th gen assembly. Now that my issue is fixed I'm now worried about other drivers of the same vehicles safety. And wonder why no recall was made even though the dealer know of the issue thus coming up with the 4th gen assembly.

When driving over some overpasses on highways the "bump" causes the whole front end to shake and makes steering very hard to maintain. I have heard this called "the Dodge death wobble" and has been reported by many other Dodge Ram owners. I have had all of the ball joints and tie rod replaced. This is a highly disturbing occurrence when traveling at a speed of 65-70 mpr on a highway. This has happened to me more than once and is a very scary feeling, thinking my front tires are coming off. Is there a recall to correct this?

dodge death wobble. this death wobble started prior to my 100000mile warranty expired, but by the time i drove the truck home, it was over the milage. After a lot of bs and a fee, Dodge "fixed" my problem. ( for a while) They have refused to re-repair their bad design since. .I've spent many hours and money temporarily repairing their front end design. If i hit a bump in the road while exceeding 55 mph the truck violently shakes and i cannot control the direction. I went off the freeway in Salt Lake this last weekend after putting new tie rods (again) on the front end. You know what this is ! Dodge has never remedied this situation. !

THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THE COMPLETE FRONT TIE RODS AS A KIT WERE REPLACED THIS WEEK NOW TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE STEERING COLUMN? I WENT TO DODGE AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT IS AVAILABLE BUT WOULD NOT WORK AS I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER AS WELL AS IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE THAT DODGE UPGRADED THE ITEM? THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE $600+ FOR BOTH? IF THE STEERING COMPONENTS FOR DRIVING HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AND THE ORIGINAL IS NO LONGER MADE AVAILABLE WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? IF THE U-JOINT FAILS THE TRUCK IS GOING TO BE UNSTEER ABLE? WHY WAS AN UPGRADE DONE AND NO ONE INFORMED? WHY DOES THE COST GO TO ME WHEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY THE OEM SECTION THAT WAS MADE IN 2004? IT IS DISCONTINUED EVERY WHERE ON LINE FOR PURCHASE. THERE FORE THERE IS A DEFECT OR ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND NOT SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC!

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70MPH AFTER HITTING THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS OR BRIDGE JOINTS THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE SO BAD THAT I COULDN'T CONTROL IT AND SENT THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS ALMOST FLIPPING IT AND HITTING A TRACTOR TRAILER BUT THANK GOD I DIDNT. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING IT AND AT 60 HIT A BUMP AND SHE ALSO ALMOST WRECKED IT WITH OUR KIDS IN THE TRUCK! ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND AT THIS POINT IM PAYING SOMEONE ELSE TO OWN IT. IM A FORD GUY AND STEPPED OUT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND AM NOW WASTING MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND IM PISSED. I WANT MY F250 BACK.

Mileage: 143,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRUCK IS ONLY USED FOR TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL, THUS THE LOW MILEAGE. ON A TRIP, THE TRUCK STALLED WITH NO WARNING ON THE FREEWAY, LOST POWER, POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING IN THE 2ND FROM RIGHT LANE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL IT OVER AND STOP, IN AN UNSAFE AREA. 4 HRS LATER A TOW FOR TRUCK AND 5TH WHEEL WAS ARRANGED. THE TACOMA DODGE DEALER REPLACED THE LIFT FUEL PUMP WITH AN IN TANK LIFT FUEL PUMP. APPARENTLY THE BLOCK MOUNTED PUMP "ALWAYS FAILS AROUND 70K MILES", WHICH IS WHAT MY TRUCK HAS LOGGED. THE HEAT KILLS THE PUMP. I PAID $2106.47 FOR THE REPAIR. THE NEW PUMP FAILED IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OR 2K MILES. THE EVERETT DWAYNE LANE DEALER HAS THE TRUCK NOW FOR TWO WEEKS, AND CANNOT GET THE WARRANTED PUMP REPLACED FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS DUE TO BACK ORDER FROM MOPAR. I BELIEVE THE PUMP TO BE A DEFECT CAUSING EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, AS NO WARNING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE AFFECTED. SENIORS OFTEN DRIVE RV'S, MANY WOULD NOT BE ABLE PHYSICALLY TO HANDLE THE RIG WITH THIS FAILURE. EVENTUALLY A DEATH WILL OCCUR, AND PROBABLY MANY ALREADY HAVE THAT I AM UNWARE OF. RECALL SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CW *TR

Mileage: 68,531

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX SIDE BOLT SHEARED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A POSSIBLE RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF GRANTS PASS (1421 NE 6TH ST, GRANTS PASS, OR 97526) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,073.

Mileage: 152,073

WHEN DRIVING IF ENGINE STOPS RUNNING ON MY CUMMINGS DIESEL YOU CAN NOT STEER AT ALL AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK THEIRS NO WAY ANYONE COULD PUSH THE BRAKE PEDDLE DOWN WHAT YOU DO THEN IS PUSH PARKING BRAKE THEN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL THEN START ENGINE HOPEFULLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2017*JS

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2017*JS

Mileage: 200,000

PROBLEM KNOWN COMMONLY AS "DEATH WOBBLE". OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE AT SPEED AROUND 55 -65 MPH. MUST SLOW DOWN TO CONTROL THE WHEEL.

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED AND SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,800.

Mileage: 145,800

TAKATA RECALL. DEALER SAID PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. ALSO NEEDS STEERING LINKAGE RECALL DONE. DEALER WANTS TO DO THEM ALL AT ONCE.

TRAVELING IN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 30 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT FEEDBACK FROM STEERING WHEEL AND FORCED MY VEHICLE INTO THE MEDIAN. I PURCHASED NEW SHOCKS AND DUAL STEERING STABILIZER TO POSSIBLY REMEDY THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I DROPPED VEHICLE AT GALEANA DODGE OF FT MYERS FLORIDA AFTER VIEWING MULTIPLE RECALLS PERTINENT TO MY SITUATION. THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDES AN INSPECTION. EVEN AFTER MY EXPLANATION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 30 MPH BECAUSE OF REGULARLY OCCURRING "DEATH WOBBLE" I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO REGARDING THE MULTIPLE RECALLS. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER, THROUGH GALEANA DODGE, SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE FAULT PRONE STEERING COMPONENTS. THE DODGE RAM 2500 IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING MY PICKUP.

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V5282000 (STEERING) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, ON A BACK ROAD, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. I HIT A BUMP, THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY. LIKE IT WAS HIT WITH A JACK HAMMER! I ENDED UP OFF THE ROAD! AS I GOT OUT AND WAS LOOKING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, A GUY STOPPED BEHIND ME. HE GOT OUT, AND SAID HE HAS THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE'S NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE, ONLY EXPERIENCED IT FIRST HAND. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE WHEELS WERE GOING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS! I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG THO. THE LUG NUTS AND EVERYTHING WERE TIGHT.IT EVEN PASSED INSPECTION THIS MORNING! I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SAID TO START ONLINE HERE TO DOCUMENT THE COMPLAINTS.

Mileage: 135,784

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROADWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS, ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, WHATS IS DODGE DOING TOP RECTIFY PROBLEM, BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS

Mileage: 193,000

THE TIE ROD BUSTED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE TRUCK WHILE TURNING THE STEERING LINKAGE WOBBLED TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES I REPAIRED TWICE AND WENT THROUGH ALL THE PROTOCOL FOR REIMBURSEMENT DOCUMENTS VISITS TO DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED PARTS WITH REIMBURSEMENT DEPT SPENT MY LUNCH BREAKS DAY AFTER DAY BEING PUT ON HOLD TOLD I WOULD GET CALL BACK OVER AND OVER WHAT IS NEXT STEP RIGHT IS RIGHT AND I AM VERY RIGHT TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN THE SAFETY OF MY TRUCK

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON 4/10/16 HIT A SMALL BUMP AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WITH STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. STEPPED ON BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL AND WAS NEARLY BACK ENDED. ONCE VEHICLE GOT BELOW 30 MPH IT DISAPPEARED. NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST WITH OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY RECALLS REPAIRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. EVERY TIME I CALL THEY JUST SAY I AM ON THE LIST AND THEY ARE TOO BUSY. I KEEP RECEIVING NOTICES IN THE MAIL AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF AS THERE ARE NOW SEVERAL RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I ALSO JUST FOUND OUT FROM THE WEBSITE HERE THAT THIS SAME DEALERSHIP DID NOT FULLY COMPLETE MY LAST RECALL REPAIR. DEALERSHIP IS ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE IN WACO, TEXAS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), AND 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK AND STEERING BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAD NEVER HEARD THIS AND HE ALSO SAID TO CHANGE THE STEERING DAMPENER, WHICH I DID. THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE THE STABLIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED. I WILL NOT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ANY LONGER WITH MY TRUCK DUE TO THIS SERIOUS SAFETY/STERRING/SUSPENSION ISSUE THAT VERY EASILY COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM/DEATH DUE TO POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-15 AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END STARTED BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY. HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP IN TRAFFIC, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A BIG ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON MONDAY THIS WEEK AS WELL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND ON BOTH OF THESE OCCASIONS WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. I AM A FEMALE AND TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE IT JERKED VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH WAS ALMOST NOT DOABLE. WHEN IS DODGE GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING A SAFE TRUCK FOR US TO DRIVE? MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY WON'T FIX IT UNLESS IT CRACKS. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVERS ANYWHERE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE VIBRATING STOPPED WHEN THE CONTACT JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 EXHIBITS THE CLASSIC DEFECTIVE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUES COMMON TO DODGE RAMS OF THIS YEAR AND RESULTS IN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT BECOMES NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL I SLOW TO BELOW 30 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS CLAIMS THAT THEY EITHER "CANNOT DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE, OR THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE IT ANYWAY. I BOUGHT THE DODGE RAM USED IN 2013 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE EVER SINCE. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS A COMMON DODGE RAM PROBLEM, THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY CHRYSLER, OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, IT LOCKED AND HAD TO BE TURNED RIGHT AND THEN LEFT TO GRADUALLY UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. UPDATED 8/6/15*CN UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

Mileage: 185,000

DEATHWOBBLE, TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AND HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN VERY FAST. WITH 18 WHEELERS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO TERRIFIED OF DRIVING A VEHICLE IN MY LIFE! MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME. DODGE HAS COME OUT WITH AN "UPGRADE KIT AND NEW HEAVIER DUTY STEERING BOX" HMMMM...WONDER WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THERE IS NO QUICK FIX. I AM TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, STEERING STABILIZER AND GET STIFFER SHOCKS AND OR SPRINGS. MEANWHILE, $5000.00 LATER, IT MAY WORK? MAYBE?

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AND HAD ACCELERATED TO SPEED BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT ACROSS SEAM IN CONCRETE ROADWAY. WAS NOT A BIG BUMP HAVE PASSED OVER IT SINCE AND BEFORE IN CAR AND NEVER FELT IT. SUDDENDLY TRUCK WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE "WOBBLE" VERY SEVERE WITH MY GEARSHIFT MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF GOING TO FLY OFF. I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY ALMOST CAUSING A REAREND COLLISION AND I TOOK UP TWO LANES GETTING IT UNDER CONTROLL ALSO NEARLY HAVING A WRECK! THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AT SPEEDS NEAR THE SAME. I EITHER HAVE TO KEEP IT BELOW 50 BUT LATELY THE SPEED LEVEL IS BEGINNING TO DROP AND I CAN EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AT LOWER SPEEDS! IT IS DANGEROUS. I DARE NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM EVERY TIME IT RAINS I GET LEAKING FROM MY CAB CLEARANCE LIGHTS.

Mileage: 115,252

DRIVING HOME I HIT A POT HOLE AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE TRUCKS FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR TO GET CONTROL. ITS BEEN A REGULAR OCCURRENCE EVER SINCE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SPENT OVER $1000.00 ON PARTS. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT DODGE FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE, THE THROTTLE BODY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TIE ROD BROKE, THE U-JOINTS AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/25/15*JB

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED INSTEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, A CRASH WAS AVOIDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN UPDATED 11/17/15*JS

IN JULY 2014, TRAVELING ALONG A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE ROAD. SCARED THE ENTIRE FAMILY AS WE GOT OUT TO SEE IF WE HAD A TIRE FAILURE. NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. CONTINUED ON THE VACATION AND HAD IT OCCUR 3-5 MORE TIMES WHILE IN THE TRUCK. WHILE ON VACATION, HAD THE STEERING DAMPER(STABILIZER) AND ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. UPON RETURN HOME, TOOK IT TO A NON-CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AS THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER WAS 3 WEEKS OUT ON GETTING THE TRUCK IN. THEY REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER TIE RODS JOINTS, WHEEL BEARINGS AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. $2000 APPROXIMATE COST PLUS THE STEERING STABILIZER AND NO FIX. TOOK THE TRUCK ON ANOTHER EXTENDED TRIP ON 4/3 AND HAD IT OCCUR AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER TODAY (4/6), THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK AND ADVISED ME TO BRING IT IN WHICH I WILL DO NEXT WEEK. IT STILL HAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL OUT ON IT. ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FEAR THAT ALLOWING THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY DANGERS NOT ONLY ME AND MY FAMILY BUT OTHER MOTORISTS TRAVELING NEAR US. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN THE FIRST TIME WAS. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED/ REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER MULTIPLE TIMES JUST TO GET THE RUNAROUND EVERY TIME. THIS LAST TIME 02/16/2015, THEY HAD ME DRIVING 30 MINUTES TO THEIR SHOP, IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSED BY 5 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW RECEIVED THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEN THEY ENDED UP WASTING OVER 3 HOURS OF MY TIME/DAY BY NOT DOING ANY WORK AT ALL TO MY TRUCK THE WHOLE TIME IT SAT IN THEIR SHOP AND TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY IN EXCESS OF $575 FOR ANY WORK THEY WAS GOING TO DO. I HAD ALREADY REBUILT THE ENTIRE FRONT END IN MID 2013 AND IN 2014 I DUMPED $10000 INTO REBUILDING THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT BLEW 4 OF THE 6 COMPRESSION RINGS FOR SOME REASON, I CAN'T AFFORD TO REBUILD THE WHOLE FRONT END.......AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER IT. CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS THE PARTS TO FIX IT, SO WHY WON'T THEY JUST DO IT? DOESN'T CHRYSLER CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE UNIVERSAL JOINT FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

FRACTURE OF THE PITMAN ARN AT THE STEERING BOX/ HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING BOX/ FRACTURE WAS FOUND WHILE UNDERGOING WHEEL ALIGMENT/ WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE FAILED. REPLACE WATER PUMP/ 120000 REPLACE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT FOR BAD BEARINGS/ 121,000 ENTIRE ENGINE FAN WITH PULLEY SHEARED OFF WHILE ON A TRIP/ 118000 REPLACED ENTIRE WIPER MECHANISM DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE/122000 POORLY ENGINEERED VEHICLE/ WOULDN'T BUY ANOTHER DODGE LOTS OF SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 94,972

APPROXIMATELY 110 MILES INTO A 200 MILE TRIP. I DROVE OVER AN INTERSTATE BRIDGE EXP. JOINT, WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY , I HIT THE BRAKES AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE FAR END. AFTER GATHERING MY SANITY, GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT MIGHT HAVE FAILED, BUT VISUALLY COULD FIND NOTHING. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND CAREFULLY PROCEEDED UP THE ROAD,TO FIND THAT THE "PROBLEM" HAD CEASED. 40 MINS LATER I ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS THANKFUL THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER RETURNING HOME , I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS LIKELY A STEERING STABILIZER AT FAULT. I HAD THEM DO THE REPAIR, ALL THE WHILE TALKING TO SERVICE ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE SITUATIONS I HAD BEEN FACED WITH, AND IN AWE THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, SEEMINGLY THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. THREE MONTHS LATER A RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE TIE RODS IN THIS VEHICLE, THAT COULD FAIL AND RESULT IN THE SITUATION I HAD PREVIOUSLY. AFTER 10 AND A HALF MONTHS OF BEING TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO DO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR, THEY FINALLY CAME IN AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE , I WAS TRAVELING THE INTERSTATE (APPROX. 11-29-14) I WAS FACED WITH THE EXACT SAME UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT WOBBLE, THAT BROUGHT ME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE BRIDGE, WHERE I WAS NARROWLY MISSED BY AN 18 WHEELER IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THESE PANTS WETTING, SKIN OF MY TEETH, NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES HAVE FORCED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. UNFORTUNATELY MY CURRENT FINANCES WON'T ALLOW ME TO PART WITH THIS DEATH TRAP. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DRAG LINK AND PITMAN ARM ARE NOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M FINDING IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ANYONE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT, AND THEY ARE DRAWING STRAWS TO PICK THE CURE OF THE WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING AND MY TRUCK STARTED SWAYING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I EXITED IMMEDIATELY AND ALMOST RAN INTO THE WALL. IT SOMEHOW STRAIGHTENED OUT AND I LIMPED IT TO A PARKING LOT WHICH LUCKILY WAS RIGHT THERE. I SAW THAT MY LEFT TIE ROD HAD BROKE OFF. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO A SHOP. I SENT THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND AFTER 3+/- WEEKS I CALLED AND TALKED TO THEM AND THEY SAID THAT I WILL NOT GET REIMBURSED! THEY TRIED TO SAY THAT IT WASN'T A DODGE PART THAT WAS PUT ON. I EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS A MOOG PART THAT WAS PUT ON AFTER MINE BROKE. AND I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT IT WAS A DODGE PART THAT BROKE. I KEPT THE ORIGINAL TIE ROD END THAT BROKE AND HAVE PICS OF THE INCIDENT. NO MATTER WHAT I SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER AND I TRIED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND I STILL HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK OR ANYTHING WHATSOEVER. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO BAD. NOT SURE IF THE CONVERSATIONS ARE RECORDED BUT I HOPE THEY ARE. NEEDING SOME ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER ASAP PLEASE. MY RECALL WAS N62/NHTSA 13V-528. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO WE HAVE EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS. HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR FASTER AND FOR NO REASON THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHIMMY AND VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW ABOUT 40 MPH. SO FAR WE HAVE AVOIDED A WRECK BUT I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING AND CAUSE A CRASH. CHECKING ONLINE I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM IN THE DODGE TRUCKS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HOPE NOBODY HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEE HOW IT CAN HAPPEN. I HAVE PLACED FRONT END STABILIZERS ON MY TRUCK TO STOP THE PROBLEM TO THE TUNE OF $900 BUT IT ONLY MASKS THE ONSET OF THE PROBLEM.. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE WAY THE TRUCKS ARE BUILT AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING.. SOON...... *TR

Mileage: 101,000

IT HAS BEEN OVER 10 MONTHS SINCE I TRIED TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RECALL WHERE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD ON MY TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT ANYMORE HOWEVER SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT CHRYSLER IS TAKING. AS SAID BEFORE I TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE JANUARY OF 2014. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST UNTIL THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FOR THE 3RD TIME MY 2004- 2500 DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. FIRST TIME 2006 THEN SECOND TIME 2010 AND NOW AGAIN IN 2014. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE TO OCCUPANT'S OF VEHICLE AND ANY VEHICLES NEAR BY. A SIMPLE MAN HOLE IN ROAD OR A BRIDGE SECTION WILL CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS NO PRIOR WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. DODGE APPARENTLY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THE SERVICE CENTERS CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT ALL TRUCKS DO THIS. I HAVE OWNED TRUCKS MY WHOLE LIFE AND EVEN ANOTHER DODGE TRUCK AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS UNTIL THIS POORLY ENGINEERED 2004 TRUCK. **PLEASE REQUIRE DODGE TO WARN ALL THESE OWNERS AND CONTINUE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE PARTS TO KEEP OWNERS SAFE** MY FRIEND HAD ONE OF THESE AND TRADED IT DUE TO THE PROBLEM SO THERE FOR ANOTHER INNOCENT DRIVER WILL POSSIBLE DIE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE DODGE CORPORATION STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THAT INNOCENT BUYERS SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON AND NOW HAVE TO FEAR FOR THEIR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 33,217

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ALONG HWY 5 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE FAST LANE WHEN, GOING OVER A BRIDGE, THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HAND, I SLOWED DOWN AND HAD TO PULL OVER IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHIMMY UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP. I GOT OUT AND THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD BLOWN A TIRE - ANYTHING - WHILE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THIS MAJOR HWY WITH LOADED SEMIS LYING BY. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. GOT BACK IN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SOME 50 MILES LATER. I HAD THE SUSPENSION CHECKED AND A PART REPLACED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS SPRING 2014. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS MY TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NEARLY NEW THE FIRST TIMES THIS HAPPENED. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND AM NOW TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS THAT ARE DAMAGED/WORN AT ONLY 80K MILES. I HAVE HAD TRUCKS, CARS, ETC, FOR DECADES THAT NEVER HAD SUSPENSION ISSUES LIKE THIS EVEN WHEN THEY HAD OVER 130,000 MILES. IT ANGERS ME THAT EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THESE DIESEL TRUCKS AND THE DEALERS GET AWAY WITH POOR SUSPENSIONS. A WEEK AGO, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND SAW THIS HAPPEN TO A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WATCHED AS THE PERSON ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HAD TO TRY TO GET ACROSS 3 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS? INJURED? I FELT BADLY FOR THEM AS I KNOW EXACTLY HOW THAT FELT AS THEY STRUGGLED TO SLOW DOWN AND GET OVER WITH SEMI TRUCKS, CARS, ETC, FLY BY THEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500.THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED AND WAS NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER 2013, THAT PARTS AND SERVICE WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT LOCAL DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, LEWIS FORD CHRYSLER DODGE FAYETTEVILLE, AR. AND EVERETT DODGE IN SPRINGDALE AR. AND WAS ADDED TO THERE LIST FOR REPAIR. IT IS NOW JUNE AND NO RESPONSE SO FAR. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO TOW A HORSE TRAILER AND THERE IS SAFETY CONCERNS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIPS, WAS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND ARE WAITING, SO WHY IS IT, IT CAN BE ORDERED AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE WITH NO PROBLEMS BY MYSELF. *TR

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (N62/NHTSA 13V-528) TO HAVE THE TIE-ROD END REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY BROUGHT IT IN TO CONFIRM THE RECALL WAS NEEDED. IT WAS AND THEY PUT THE PARTS ON ORDER. CHRYSLER SUPPLIES MY DEALERSHIP WITH ONE SET OF PARTS AT A TIME. IT TAKES ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS PER VEHICLE. I AM NUMBER 360 SOMETHING IN LINE TO GET THIS REPAIR. AT THIS RATE MY REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 14 YEARS WHICH I BELIEVE IS A FAILURE TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHIN A "REASONABLE TIME". I AM FORCED TO REPAIR THE PART AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE NOTICE TOLD ME I COULD SUBMIT THE RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT ONLY IF I HAD IT REPAIRED ALREADY BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A TACTIC BY CHRYSLER TO AVOID MONETARY OR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE BUT DOING SO WAS "AT THE DRIVERS DISCRETION", RELEASING THEMSELVES FROM LIABILITY IF A FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; AS A RESULT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 THE CONTACT STATED THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY OF 2014 AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER 2013 FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 13V528000(STEERING) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE LEFT TIE ROD WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME FOR THE PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. RK

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT TIE ROD. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART BECAUSE THERE WAS A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 6/26/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RAN OVER A POTHOLE AT 65 MPH AND THE FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHOOK. HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO 50 MPH IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL. TOOK IT INTO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY AND $1700 LATER, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN OVER ME. VIOLENTLY SHAKES. VERY SCARY.

Mileage: 138,099

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WERE TO BE MADE UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

GOING DOWN I94 I DROVE OVER A VERY SMALL POT HOLE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSS CONTROL. I SLOWED DOWN TO 45 ON A POSTED 70MILE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SCENTS. THE TRUCK IS AT THE SHOP NOW.IF U LOOK AT THE INTERNET THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH IS PROBLEM CALLED DEATH WOBBLE AND IT IS NOT A EASY FIX DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2004 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE, HEATER CONTROLLER UNIT, FRONT END STEERING CONTROL AND SUSPENSION ISSUES. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE SOURCE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE STEERING BOX. ALSO, IT WAS NOTED THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE WORN OUT, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A FULL ALIGNMENT, BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY MOVE THE HEATER BLENDER DOOR, IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE HEAT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS TRACED TO A FRAYED WIRE, AND EVENTUALLY FIXED. THE CONSUMER STATED A SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED HIM, NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE TO THE VEHICLE, AS FAR AS THE RECALL WAS CONCERNED, AFTER ONLY LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW SECONDS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE NEEDED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE PLACED FIFTY FOURTH ON THE WAITING LIST AND THE PART WOULD BE SENT EVERY TWENTY ONE DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE LEFT TIE ROD BROKE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING A HOLE IN MY RIM, DENTS IN THE FENDER AND BUMPER AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THIS RECALL, THE DEALER FIXED THE BROKEN TIE ROD BUT DODGE WILL NOT COVER ANY DAMAGE LEFT ON MY TRUCK. IT NEEDS A NEW RIM AND DODGE STATED THAT THEY WILL NOW BE PAYING FOR MY RIM TO GET FIXED, WHICH WAS FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN UPDATED 04/22/14

2004 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES N REGARDS TO TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE OK. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER PREVIOUSLY PAID EXTENSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS FOR WHICH SHE BELIEVED ALREADY FIXED THE ISSUE BEING RECALLED. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED RECEIPTS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, BOTH OF WHICH COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, OR DETERMINE A CAUSE. AFTER LITERALLY YEARS OF DEALING WITH THE VIOLENT SHAKE AND OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDING A POINT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE MANY REPAIRS WERE MADE AT A LOCAL REPAIR HOP. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL SHE DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A PART DESIGNED TO CURE THE ISSUE, SINCE CHRYSLER/DODGE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING ) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE REQUIRED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONLY ONE REMEDY KIT WAS BEING SENT PER WEEK TO THE DEALERS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF

VEHICLE STARTED DEATH WOBBLE, I REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT END. DODGE RECALLED PARTS, NOW ARE DENYING REPAYMENT FOR PARTS I PAID FOR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE, AND HE LOST STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM 2-3 WEEKS PRIOR, BUT MISPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE VIN, AND THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE NEXT THE DAY THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER, STATING THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER QUOTED THE CONSUMER A COST OF $ 470.00. THE CONSUMER AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HE FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE, WHERE IT DID STATE THE LEFT TIE ROD WOULD BE COVERED. *JB UPDATED 02/27/14 UPDATED 03/13/14

2005 DODGE 2500 RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BALL JOINTS, U JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARING WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SMD ALSO, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RUSTED THOUGH AND THE RIGHT TIE ROD END FRACTURED. THE CONSUMER RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD. HOWEVER, WHEN HE CALLED THE ABOUT THE RECALL, HE WAS INFORMED TO SEND A COPY OF THE INVOICE AND CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING, UNLESS MOPAR PARTS WERE USED. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SEE MY DOCTOR IN WALTHAM ,MA. AND I TRAVEL THE MA.TURNPIKE AT 67MPH, AND EVERY BRIDGE SPAN OR BUMP IN THE ROAD SURFACE THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I WENT TO THE BRAKE DOWN LANE AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A DEAD STOP. IN THE 166 MILES FROM MY HOME TO THE DOCTOR OFFICE AND BACK HOME AGAIN I HAD TO STOP THIS TRUCK 15 TIMES. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAD TO PAY $1,699.31FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSE BY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NO ONE WANT TO REPLACE UNDER WHAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT BECAUSE OF THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE PART THAT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND EVEN AFTER I PAY THE FIRST REPAIR BILL THE TRUCK STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL THE MECHANIC TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON THE PART. THE TRUCK IS STILL HANDLING THE SAME AS BEFORE IT WAS FIX. AND BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MAJOR SURGERY I WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL THAT ROAD MANY TIMES BEFORE I,M HEALED. BECAUSE I'M ON WORKMAN COMP. I HAVE LIMITED FUNDS TO LIVE ON AND I REALLY WORRY WHEN I DRIVE THAT TRUCK AS I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER WANT TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT OR DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 89,556

2004 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TIE RODS AND STEERING MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY 2013. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THERE WAS NO ISSUE. HOWEVER, IN JUNE 2013, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY EXTREMELY HARD. HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE TIE RODS WERE SO WORN, THE STEERING DAMPER BROKE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE `HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN EITHER RECALL. UPDATED 03/18/14*LJ UPDATD 03/20/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (STEERING) HAS SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY ISSUING ONE REPAIR KIT EVERY 14 DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

RECALL N62/H46 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL ABOUT LEFT TIE ROD REPLACEMENT/ INSPECTION. CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS RECALL SINCE NOV 6TH/2013. I CALLED CHERRY CREAK DODGE- AURORA CO ON JAN 3RD/ WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK ON THE 6TH. CALLED BACK JAN 6TH THEY HAD NO INFO WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 30 MIN.. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK. I CALLED AGAIN TALKED TO DIFF PERSON / WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT BE RECEIVING ANY UNTIL END OF JANUARY/ THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, KNOWING THAT IF THIS PART BREAKS IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR (CRASH OR DEATH WITHOUT WARNING ) THEIR WORDS . GOD HELP CHRYSLER.. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE. THIS IS MY DAILY VEHICLE, I DRIVE A MIN 65 MILES PER DAY TO AND FROM WORK. NOW THE MENTAL UNCERTAINTY EVERY DAY FOR ANOTHER MONTH. WILL THIS PART BREAK ? / CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY PARTS SENT TO ALL DEALERS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY TELL PEOPLE TO CALL ANY DEALER/ THEN THIS FIX NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP...NOT THIS HALF ASS EFFORT WITH THOSE THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY DEALERSHIPS NOT HAVING A CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON ..BAD BAD BAD !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE INSPECTED BUT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON 3/21/12, I HAD MY TRUCK INSPECTED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. IT WAS SAFETY RECALL L16 LEFT TIE ROD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAULTY PART WITH A NEW PART TO REMEDY THE RECALL. IT WAS PART # CBRCL160-AA. ON 9/9/13, WHILE BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, THE SAME MENTIONED "NEW" PART FRACTURED RENDERING MY TRUCK UNABLE TO BE STEERED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART FRACTURED JUST LIKE THE RECALL SAID THE ORIGINAL PART WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOING. THE RECALL SAYS, "THE PROBLEM IS...THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD ON YOUR TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." THIS IS ALARMING TO ME AS IT POTENTIALLY PUT ME, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR AROUND TOWN. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS EVENT, THEY OFFERED ME NO CONFIDENCE ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE OR WILL BE DONE. I FEEL MY CALL TO THEM WAS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND THE COMPLAINT I HAVE WITH THEIR PART WILL GO NOWHERE. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT IN MY OPINION. *TR

Mileage: 166,800

TRAVELING ON HWY AT 55 MPH WHEN TRUCK LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. NO WARNING. STEERED TO SIDE OF HWY AND STOPPED. HWY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND 50 MORE YARDS I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MIDDLE OF ROAD BECAUSE NO SHOULDER WITH CONSTRUCTION. TRUCK RESTARTED, AND I CONTINUED ON BECAUSE IN RURAL AREA. TRUCK STOPPED AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION IN TOWN ABOUT 2HRS LATER. DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL NEXT DAY, SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME (40 MI) AND HOPE I MADE IT. BROUGHT IT BACK NEXT MORNING AND TOLD NEEDED NEW LIFT PUMP AND WOULD KEEP IT OVERNIGHT. MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT IS GREAT, AND THEY GAVE ME A RIDE HOME (40 MI). NO OPTION TO INSTALL ORIGINAL PUMP OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. HAD TO INSTALL ONE IN THE FUEL TANK WITH COST OF $1000. SEVERAL CONCERNS. ONE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT SINCE THEY NOW INSTALL THE LIFT PUMP IN THE GAS TANK WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG. TWO, THEY ARE MAKING A NICE SUM TO REPLACE IT AND PUT IT IN THE TANK. THREE, THIS IS AN URGENT SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THERE ARE DROP-OFFS WITH NARROW SHOULDERS (OR NO SHOULDER AS IN MY CASE BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION) ALONG HWYS IN MY AREA. I COULD VERY EASILY HAVE GONE OVER OR DOWN THE SIDE OF ONE OF OUR HILLS. FOUR, VEHICLE CAN LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN MAKING A TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC (AS IT DID IN MY CASE). FIVE, THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING OR WAY TO CHECK THE POTENTIAL OF THIS HAPPENING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND I STARTED RESEARCHING, IT WAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD OF IT. MY TRUCK IS SERVICED REGULARLY BY MY DEALER, AND THERE IS NO TEST FOR THIS. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION ON THE HWY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YRS SHOWS THAT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL PROBABLY ALL FAIL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY DO. *TR

Mileage: 134,767

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS SHEARED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY TO GET IT TO STOP. HAVE HAD IT IN THREE TIMES FOR ALIGMENT AND TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. SEEMS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END STARTED WOBBLING BAD , HAD TO HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO STOP WOBBLING. WENT TO THREE SHOPS REPLACE THE STABILIZER SHOCK NO HELP,REPLACE THE FRONT SHOCKS HELP FOR A WHILE AND WOBBLES AGAIN , I ,AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE 2500 4X4 DIESEL PICKUP AT 40-45 MPH. AS I WAS GOING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD, I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PART IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH (LEFT AND RIGHT). IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A CAR ON ONE SIDE OF ME AND A BRIDGE RAILING ON THE OTHER SIDE. I THOUGHT MAYBE ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS WAS COMING OFF THE AXLE OR I HAD A BLOWOUT. I SLOWED DOWN AND FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO A DIESEL REPAIR SHOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND THEY FOUND THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK LEAKING, THE OUTER TIE ROD AT THE DRAG LINK AND INNER TIE ROD HAD SOME PLAY, AND BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD SOME PLAY. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD, AND THE RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD. THESE REPAIRS CAME TO CLOSE TO $400. THEY MENTIONED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED WE MIGHT ADD ADDITIONAL AFTERMARKET PARTS TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE SHOP COULD NOT DO THE WORK RIGHT THEN OR I WOULD HAVE HAD IT DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NOW; IT TOOK ALL MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND STRENGTH TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I DO NOT THINK A WEAKER OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING. AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE EVIDENCE OF THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AND THE VEHICLES RECALLED. PEOPLE COULD DIE AND OR BE INJURED AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE. THE ACCIDENT WOULD PROBABLY BE BLAMED ON DRIVER ERROR WITH BROKEN PARTS BLAMED ON THE ACCIDENT INSTEAD OF ON THE BROKEN PARTS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 99,184

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT CONSUMERS ARE CALLING "THE DEATH WOBBLE." THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO IT, AND MECHANICS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING OUT WHAT IS WRONG. MY WIFE AND SON WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, AND I'M AFRAID FOR THEM TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK NOW BECAUSE OF IT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FEAR DRIVING MY MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION...ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NOT A BAD VEHICLE. I'M NOTICING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND ABOVE,HIT BUMP ON HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK ALMOST WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE. *TR

Mileage: 74,321

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, UNCONTROLLED SUSPENSION OSCILLATION, OR "DEATH WOBBLE," OCCURS. ONCE IT BEGINS, NEARLY ALL STEERING CONTROL IS LOST. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE TIME IS TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE TO AROUND 30 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND ANYONE NEAR BY. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING FACTORY PARTS WITH HIGH END AFTERMARKET UPGRADES AND IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. *JS

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 55 MPH AND HITTING ANY SMALL RUT OR CHANGE IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY . I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK . I HAVE HAD IT AT THE LOCAL TRUCK SHOP AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT . EVERYTHING LOOKS TO BE TIGHT . DODGE NEEDS TO GET THESE TRUCKS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES . DODGE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY IN THE WORLD WON THEY FIX THIS . I ASKED THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY DEATH WOBBLE . ARE YOU KIDDING ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE DEATH WOBBLE AND YOU WILL SEE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW . IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM STORE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK I WOULD HAVE NOT BOUGHT IT . I AM NOW THINKING OF TRADING IT IN , AND LET IT KILL SOMEONE ELSE . *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIE ROD FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND THE STEERING LINKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, STATING THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) WAS ONLY FOR AFTERMARKET TIE RODS HOWEVER, THE TIE ROD ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) HOWEVER, AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM ONE WEEK TO ONE MONTH BEFORE THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HAVING TO WAIT ONE MONTH TO HAVE A RECALLED COMPONENT REPAIRED WAS UNSATISFACTORY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE STEERING DAMPER DETACHED AND WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TIE RODS AND STEERING DAMPER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS AGO, THE TIE RODS AND STEERING DAMPER WERE REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E009000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE THIS REALLY SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 90,340

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING AND POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD END FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500- FRONT END/STEERING FAILURE AT 71,000 REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE KIT, DAMPER AND TRACTION BAR (AS WELL AS PITMAN ARM) AT COST OF OVER $1,200. THIS WAS TO CORRECT THE EXACT SAME STEERING PROBLEM I AM READING ABOUT AS REPORTED BY SEEMINGLY COUNTLESS OWNERS OF DODGE RAMS FROM THIS YEAR. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE TO ME WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO OWNERS LIKE ME WHO PAID FOR THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE ALL SERVICE REPAIR ORDERS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FT. COLLINS (CO) DODGE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AS IS CHRYSLER AND THAT IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED AS A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END COULD RESULT IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED.. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EACH OF THE LAST 3 YEARS AND FAILURES CONTINUE WITH NO SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE DEATH WOBBLE AS DRIVERS OF THESE TRUCKS CALL IT. THE FIX IN 2010 WAS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR MY 2004 DODGE TRUCK. IT ONCE AGAIN IS GOING INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE . DODGE SAYS THE PARTS WERE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS AND WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. DODGE APPARENTLY DIDN'T USE HEAVY ENOUGH PARTS AND AXLES IN THE FIRST PLACE SO DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED OVER AND OVER AND OVER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE DODGE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE PARTS . THERE ARE AND WILL BE MANY DEATHS OVER THESE TRUCKS . IT IS NO WONDER THE AMERICAN VEHICLE MANUF. ARE STRUGGLING. APPARENTLY THE BULLETIN REPAIR MAKES THE TRUCK SAFE FOR ONLY 1 MORE YEAR . THIS ISN'T A POOR A.C OR POWER LOCK PROBLEM IT IS RELATED TO LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL EVERYDAY CONDITIONS WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE MAKE DODGE DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS ONE AND GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT MINE. JUST HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAS DODGE HAD CONCERNING THIS. ONLY THEY KNOW. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. I CALLED DODGE & THEY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND BUMPS I HAVE REPLACED SOME PARTS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND THE MORE I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM THE MORE I LEARN THERE ARE MANY JUST LIKE ME WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TRUCK WILL GO INTO "DEATH WOBBLE AT OR AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR, AND WONT STOP UNTIL IT REACHES 30 TO 35 MPH. THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER!!!! I URGE ANYONE READING THIS TO FILE FORMAL COMPLAINTS WITH ANY ONE WHO WILL LISTEN!! IM CONTACTING MY STATE REP. ON THIS MATTER. JUST LIKE THE CORVAIR, UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS DETACHED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

OIL SEAL ON PITMAN SHAFT ON STEERING BOX GAVE WAY SUDDENLY SPRAYING ENGINE WITH OIL AND CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BEARING ON THE PITMAN SHAFT HAD FAILED. THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS EVEN THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND A STEERING BOX!!

Mileage: 102,000

DEATH SHAKE HAS ALMOST CAUSED 4 ACCIDENTS FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED SINCE 2005 DODGE HAS YET TO OFFER ANY HELP. ANY TIME I HIT ANY SMALL BUMP, POT HOLE, BREAK IN THE ROAD GOING OVER 50MPH THE TRUCK ENTERS A VIOLENT SHAKE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC. THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TELLING ME TO SPEND THOUSANDS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN FIX THE ISSUE. *KB

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE GEAR BOX. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500- FRONT END/STEERING FAILURE AT 71,000 REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE KIT, DAMPER AND TRACTION BAR (AS WELL AS PITMAN ARM) AT COST OF OVER $1,200. THIS WAS TO CORRECT THE EXACT SAME STEERING PROBLEM I AM READING ABOUT AS REPORTED BY SEEMINGLY COUNTLESS OWNERS OF DODGE RAMS FROM THIS YEAR. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE TO ME WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO OWNERS LIKE ME WHO PAID FOR THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE ALL SERVICE REPAIR ORDERS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FT. COLLINS (CO) DODGE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AS IS CHRYSLER AND THAT IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED AS A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END COULD RESULT IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED.. *TR

Mileage: 71,875

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 5.7 AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 TO 65 MPH THE TRUCK GOES INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK IS ALL STOCK AND ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT WHY DOES DODGE NOT RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT HURTS OR KILLS SOME ONE? *TR

Mileage: 66,580

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING ABNORMALLY AND WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS APPROX 4YRS OLD IT BEGAN THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IT SEEMED TO OCCUR ONLY WHILE TOWING A HORSE TRAILER . THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT AN UNEVEN AREA, ESPECIALLY ON OVERPASSES, AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WOULD BOUNCE FROM SIDE TO SIDE BECOMING UNSTEARABLE. STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE BOUNCING. AS TIME WENT ON THE WOBBLE OCCURED MORE FREQUENTLY AND THEN WITHOUT TOWING A TRAILER. I HAVE REPLACED THE BUSHINGS IN THE TRACK BAR WITH NO APPRECIABLE IMPROVEMENT. I AM NOW LOOKING INTO STEERING STABLILIZERS AND HEAVY DUTY TRACK BARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. DODGE SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS FIX REGARDLESS OF AGE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE. AT THAT MOMENT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKE STOPPED. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I REALLY STARTED TO PAY ATTENTION AND IT DOES IT FROM 55 MPH AND UP. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE ISSUE CORRECTED BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS WHEN YOU PASS 40 MPH AND HIT EVEN A SMALL BUMP IT HAS BEEN SO BAD AT TIMES THAT I HAVE INJURED MY NECK I HAVE REPLACED TIRES STOCK SIZE, SHOCKS, BEARINGS,ROTORS,BALL JOINTS,BUSHINGS MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND HATES TO EVEN RIDE IN IT NOW SHE SAYS ITS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IT HAS THREW US ACROSS THE LANES JUST THE OTHER DAY I JUST MISSED THE GUARD RAILS BY INCHES IF THE ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED FORGET DRIVING IT UNLESS YOUR LIFE INSURANCE IS PAID UP. *TR

Mileage: 102,321

SERVICE BULLETIN 22-005-06 CONCERNING FRONT END SHIMMY OR THE DEATH WOBBLE AS DRIVERS OF THESE TRUCKS CALL IT. THE FIX IN 2006 WAS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR MY 2004 DODGE TRUCK. IT ONCE AGAIN IS GOING INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. DODGE SAYS THE PARTS WERE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS AND WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. DODGE APPARENTLY DIDN'T USE HEAVY ENOUGH PARTS AND AXLES IN THE FIRST PLACE SO DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED OVER AND OVER AND OVER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE DODGE CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE PARTS . THERE ARE AND WILL BE MANY DEATHS OVER THESE TRUCKS . IT IS NO WONDER THE AMERICAN VEHICLE MANUF. ARE STRUGGLING. APPARENTLY THE BULLETIN REPAIR MAKES THE TRUCK SAFE FOR ONLY 1 MORE YEAR . THIS ISN'T A POOR A.C OR POWER LOCK PROBLEM IT IS RELATED TO LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL EVERYDAY CONDITIONS WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE MAKE DODGE DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS ONE AND GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT MINE. JUST HOW MANY COMPLAINS HAS DODGE HAD CONCERNING THIS. ONLY THEY KNOW. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2004.5 RAM QC 4X4 DIESEL. EXTREMELY LOOSE STEERING/FRONT END AFTER LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. NO FULL-ON DEATH WOBBLE, BUT CAME CLOSE WHEN HITTING BUMPS. RESEARCH INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE AAM 9.25 AXLE. BALL JOINTS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK AND ONLY THE BOTTOM 2 JOINTS BEAR THE WEIGHT. THE UPPER 2 BALL JOINTS BEAR NO WEIGHT AND ARE NOT BALL JOINTS, BUT MORE LIKE PINS THAT ALLOW VERTICAL MOVEMENT WHEN TURNING (BECAUSE OF THE POOR GEOMETRY DESIGN OF THE AXLE). DUE TO THIS ARRANGEMENT, THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS OF ANY KIND FOR WEAR AND ANY WEAR ON THE LOWER JOINTS RESULTS IN LOOSENESS. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MORE STRESS ON THE UPPER JOINTS AND THEY FAIL QUICKLY. I REFUSE TO PAY THE RIDICULOUS PRICE AT THE DEALER FOR POOR QUALITY DESIGN AND PARTS THAT WILL FAIL SOON AGAIN. I PURCHASED VERY EXPENSIVE BALL JOINTS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO HELP OVERCOME THE INADEQUACIES OF THIS LOW QUALITY AXLE. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRE ROD ENDS, LINK ARMS, TRACKBAR AND STEERING DAMPER. STEERING BOX WAS ALSO WORN SEVERELY DUE TO THE FRONT END PARTS WALLOWING AROUND CONSTANTLY. I ADDED A STEERING BRACE TO HELP. WHEEL BEARINGS ALSO SHOT, BUT THEY ARE NOT SERVICEABLE ON THIS AXLE. ENTIRE HUB HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH NON SERVICEABLE BEARINGS PRE-INSTALLED. VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO AT $300 EACH INSTEAD OF THE USUAL $40 OR SO PER WHEEL!!! DISGUSTED WITH DEALERSHIPS THAT ARE CLUELESS ABOUT THIS AXLE. THEY ALL WANT TO JUST BLAME IT ON TIRE BALANCE, ALIGNMENT OR DRIVING HABITS. EVEN THE "CERTIFIED MECHANICS" IN THEIR GARAGE ARE CLUELESS AS WELL. AS MANY OF THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM YOU'D THINK SOMEONE AT DODGE WOULD KNOW THIS BY NOW. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS AXLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK! *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN REGAINED CONTROL AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP 4X4. WHEN GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A BRIDGE, THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 3 MOS AGO AND THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHOCK. I HAVE MADE SURE EVERYTHING UNDER THE FRONT & REAR END IS TIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH AND STRIKING BUMP IN ROAD. TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT ITEMS WERE FALLING FROM VISORS AND ITEMS WERE FALLING FROM VARIOUS STORAGE LOCATIONS IN VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN AND PROBLEM ACTUALLY BECAME WORSE, UNTIL I ACHIEVED ABOUT 25-30 MPH. THIS IS COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS . THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASIONS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS SO SEVERE I ACTUALLY CALLED 911 CENTER AND ASKED THEM TO COME AND CHECK HIGHWAY, DUE WHAT I HAD THOUGHT WAS A TO BUCKLE IN THE PAVEMENT. THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME HAD 30K MILES OR SO. AFTER THIS OCCURRED I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO ROAD CONDITION. RECENTLY WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN AND I BEGAN INVESTIGATING ITS CAUSE,NOW REALIZING ITS THE VEHICLE, AND NOT THE ROAD CAUSING THE SHAKING. THIS COULD BE DEADLY AS VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

CLICKING AND SHAKING WHEN IN 4X4 MODE. SOUNDED LIKE U JOINTS. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, HE FOUND BOTH SIDES NEEDED BALL JOINTS AND THE U JOINTS ON THE AXLE WAS WORN OUT. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF OVER $1200. ALSO THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HE SAID THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE WAS THE CAUSE. HE SAID THAT ALL OF THESE FRONT ENDS WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ABOUT 70K MILES. I AM DISAPPOINTED. *TR

Mileage: 77,383

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $1000 REPLACING BALLJOINTS (AVAILABLE), TRACKBAR BUSHINGS, STEERING STABILIZER, AXLE U-JOINTS, COMPLETE 2008 DODGE STEERING SYSTEM TO INCLUDE TIE-ROD ENDS, PITMAN ARM, AND LINKAGE (AVAILABLE), AND SHOCKS (AVAILABLE) WITH NO SUCCESSFUL RESULTS. AT THIS POINT I AM AT A LOSS OF WHERE TO GO NEXT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAVE TO USE IT FOR TRANSPORTATION EVERYDAY. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS FOR SO LONG I WORRY EVERYDAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND RECEIVING NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AND HELP US DODGE OWNERS REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2004 DODGE 2500 SERIES RAM TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM UNABLE TO GO PAST 55 MILES AN HOUR AS OF TODAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST YEAR AND I HAVE REPLACED EVERY PART THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS PROBLEM GO AWAY. WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE OR ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE THE TRUCK BOUNCE AT ALL, IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING EVERYONE AROUND ME BOTH ON THE ROAD AND IN THE TRUCK AT RISK FOR A HORRIBLE COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE READ AND EXPERIENCED MYSELF THAT THERE ISN'T A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF THE OWNERS ARE NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THEY CAN'T DRIVE BUT HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT BY ANY MEANS. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED?? COME ON CHRYSLER, STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 45,600

OUT OF CONTROL RAN OF ROAD AND HIT A BOULDER AT ABOUT 50MPH. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I SEE NOT MANY HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT EVERYONE ENDS UP WITH IT AT ONE POINT. READ MESSAGE BOARDS. THEY ALL TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. I HAVE TO PAY 300 BUCKS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED TO POSSIBLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT DEADLY IF HANDLED CORRECTLY, BUT IT CAUSES YOU TO HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES ON THE PA TURNPIKE OVER THE WEEKEND. JUST GOT BACK FROM DEALER. ONLY SUGGESTED TO TRY CHANGING THE STEERING DAMPENER. THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE THOUGH. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

SEVERE FRONT END SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE STRUCK A POTHOLE, AND THEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE STRUCK A POTHOLE, AND THEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL PARTS IN FRONT END THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 2005 THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 43,125

WE OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500, THEY HAD A RECALL ON IT WAS H46, WHICH WAS A STEERING LINKAGE, WE TOOK IT OUR DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS OK, BUT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. FAILURE IS IMMINENT, THEY SAID VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD, I TRIED TO BUY THE LOWER SHAFT, BUT I CAN'T GET IT WITHOUT BUYING THE UPPER SHAFT, BECAUSE OF A DESIGN CHANGE. WHY WOULD THEY CHANGE THE DESIGN IF THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM, WE ASK THIS QUESTION TO CHRYSLER AND THEY COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T ANSWER OUR QUESTION. WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DAILY AND COULD NOT FEEL ANY PLAY OR DIFFERENCE IN THE WHEEL. IF NOT FOR THE RECALL H46 WE COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHY DO THESE COMPANIES WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO TAKE ACTION WITH A PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY HAVE. WHY WE ARE SENDING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE THEY REDESIGNED APART AND NO EXPLANATION WHY. *TR

Mileage: 105,475

STEERING COLUMN HAS CLICKING NOISE. DODGE SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 47K MILES. (ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE COMPUTER BECAUSE TRUCK WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY). I'M CONCERNED I WILL JUST LOSE STEERING. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING BOX LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LEAK AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM SEAL. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *KB

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 3/4 TON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE RANGING FROM POOR RIDE (SHAKING AND SHIMMYING), TIRE WEAR, AND SEVERAL GEARBOXES BEING REPLACED. I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT IN WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE AND THAT THE TIRE WERE WORE WRONG CAUSING THE SHIMMY FEELING. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER THE TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE DESTROYED, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL TIRE COMPANY TO HAVE NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS THE NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ONE TIE ROD AT 52,000 MILES, COSTING $1,500 FOR THE WORK ON THE FRONT END AND $900 FOR TIRES. FOR A VECHICLE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR SERIOUSLY TAKEN OFF-ROAD THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE STEERING MAKES A LOUD HISSING SOUND.THIS STEERING SYSTEM IS ALSO CONNECTED TO MY BRAKE SYSTEM. CALLED HYDRO-BOOST. IT SEEMS LIKE THE STEERING OIL IS BYPASSING THROUGH THE VALVE ON THE STEERING BOX. NOW WILL IT ALSO BYPASS WHEN I SLAM ON THE BRAKES SOME DAY? WENT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANY MORE. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING GEAR BOX,STEERING PUMP AND HOSES AND STILL THE SAME.*CN

Mileage: 28

WHEN TRUCK IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - 65MPH AND ABOVE, AND HITS A BUMP, POT-HOLE, OR OTHER IN THE ROAD, IT DEVELOPS A SEVERE SHIMMY/SHAKE (AKA DEATH WOBBLE) IN WHICH THE TRUCK BECOMES OUT OF CONTROL AND HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER FOR THE DRIVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I TOO HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING/SHIMMY OR DEATH WOBBLE"WITH THE 2004 RAM 2500, THE FIRST TIME AT 75-80 MPH AND COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP THE PROBLEM,. I FIGURED I WAS GOING TOO FAST AND HIT A BUMP AT A WEIRD ANGLE. THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 60-65 MPH WITH THE SAME RESULTS. YOU HAVE TO JUST HANG ON AND SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND HOPE PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE THIRD TIME IT WAS THE FINAL ONE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO HELP. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY GOT WORSE AND OCCURRED AGAIN AT MUCH LOWER SPEED. I WILL BE REPLACING THE INNER AND OUTER RIGHT TIE RODS, AND WILL TRY AGAIN ONCE THEY ARRIVED. UNTIL THEN I WOULD BE CONFINED TO CITY DRIVING. DODGE NEEDED TO WAKE UP AND SEE THAT THIS WAS AN EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM THAT MUST BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *AK

Mileage: 39,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION, BUT HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH TO PREVENT THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS COMPANY PROPERTY AND ASSIGNED TO HIM. THE DEALER TO THE CONSUMER THE STEERING STABILIZER HAD WORN OUT. UPDATED 07/06/07. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 HAD A RECALL LISTED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING UNIT REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL IN THE NEWSPAPER WAS FOR YEAR 2006 DODGE RAM. HE HAD REPAIRS DONE FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED FOR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE REPAIRS HE HAD DONE FOR THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96318.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG IN MY TRUCK WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I AM UNABLE TO BRAKE. THE TRUCK HAS ALREADY LANDED IN A DITCH AND POSTED A MAJOR TRAFFIC HAZARD WHEN THESE EPISODES OCCUR. IN ADDITION, MANY TIMES MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON IS WITH ME. *NM

Mileage: 10,000

VEHICLE IS IN FOR A THIRD TIME FOR SAME VIOLENT SHAKING AT 65MPH AS REPORTED TO THIS SITE BEFORE. THIS VEHICLE IS BOUND FOR A FATAL HEAD-ON! I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM NATIONWIDE ON THE INTERNET. DODGE BOUGHT BACK 32 VEHICLES FROM THE STATE OF MAINE FOR THE SAME REASON. IS ANYONE AT THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS? I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM SHOWING A VIOLENT HIGH SPEED WOBBLE AND BOUNCE OF THE FRONT-END. THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN FROM A SECOND VEHICLE AS I TRAVELED AT ABOUT 70 MPH.

Mileage: 4,000

AT LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON MY '04 DODGE RAM 2500 I EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT-END AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH. I HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 35 TO RECOVER. THIS OCCURED ON A POOR STRETCH OF INTERSTATE THEREFOR I AVOIDED THIS STRETCH FOR SOMETIME. AT ABOUT 13000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RECOVER. THIS OCCURED THREE MORE TIMES ON THAT TRIP AND EACH TIME THE ONSET OCCURED AT A SLOWER SPEED. THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT THAT THERE IS NO STEERING CONTROL AND SLOWING TO ABRUPTLY ENHANCED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET YET ONLY FIVE REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE OTHER PICKUPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP I TOOK MINE TO. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THEY HAVEN'T TRACKED THE PROBLEM AND DODGE HAS BEEN OF NO HELP. I CURRENTLY HAVE 600 MILES ON IT SINCE THE REPAIR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A DOUBT WILL CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. I AM CURRENTLY RESTRICTED TO TOWN DRIVING UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED. NOTE: THE DATE NOTED BELOW FOR THE DATE AND MILEAGE OF OCCURENCE IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE.

Mileage: 4,000

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT. ALSO THE RIDE IS TERRIBLY HARD ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 3,000