2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Suspension Problems

SWAY AND BODY ROLL

Mileage: 223,443

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE FAILURES CEASED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BUSHING KITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT VEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO ORANGE COAST CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (2929 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92626, (714) 549-8023) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT END LINKAGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THE LAST TIME IT BROKE THE TIE ROD END AND THREW ME OFF THE ROAD

Mileage: 308,233

I RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER. I BELIEVE IT WAS RECALL N64. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX TRUCK AS IT IS LIFTED AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DID IT, SAID IT DID NOT NEED NEW PARTS AS PARTS WERE REPLACED WHEN THEY LIFTED IT. WELL, IT DEATH WOBBLES IF YOU GO OVER 40 MPH AND WAS DOING IT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM. CANNOT USE FREEWAY, SURFACE STREETS ONLY WITH AFFECTS MILEAGE, IT MIGHT GET 8-9 MPG IF I AM LUCKY. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BUCKING. IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED TO STOP IT FROM SHAKING. THE FRONT TIRES ARE BEING EATEN FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKE. IN FACT IT DID IT ON A SURFACE STREET THE OTHER DAY. THE ROAD HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO AVOID IT, I RAN OVER THE PATCH. IT DID IT AGAIN. A LADY BEHIND ME STOPPED TO SEE IF I WAS OK.

Mileage: 48,000

FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 65 MPH

Mileage: 251,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS AND DAMPERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TRUCK STILL HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER NUMEROUS FIXES AND RECALL BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS. TRUCK CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AT 70 MPH OR ABOVE WITH OUT IT HAPPENING. TRUCK SHACKS AND JUMPS VIOLENTLY AND YOU CAN NOT CONTROL OR KEEP IT IN YOUR LANE. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 12/05/2016.

Mileage: 107,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SHOOK SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FOLDED OR BOWED LIKE AN INVERTED V. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT UPDATED 01/11/17.*JB

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SHOOK SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FOLDED OR BOWED LIKE AN INVERTED V. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS, IT HAS DEATH WOBBLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP, IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES TO ME. WHY HASN'T THIS TRUCK BEEN RECALLED??????????????

Mileage: 165,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CAP DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO POUR OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,834.

Mileage: 164,834

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

OCTOBER 31, 2015, I EXPERIENCED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE EAST BOUND ROAD IN MODESTO, CALIF., DRIVING STRAIGHT. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE CLOSE BY. PREVIOUSLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SINGLE WHEEL "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM HAVING TO CHANGE THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES. THEY ARE WORN OUT OR IN PIECES. I HAVE FOUND THE FRAME AND THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ARE NOT IN ALIGNMENT. THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE PULLED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRAME 1/4 INCH(APPROX.) TO INSTALL THE BOLT THROUGH THE FRAME MOUNT AND THE TRACK BAR BUSHING. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION TO THE FRONT. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS BEEN NOTICED ON MANY TRUCK WEBSITES. IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS NHTSA DOING ABOUT A RECALL BY DODGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, PERMANENTLY? THE TRUCK WAS NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE CHANGED ADDRESSES ON REGISTRATION AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF THE OTHER RECALLS.

Mileage: 146,654

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DROVE OVER AN AREA THAT HAD BEE PATCHED AND THE LEFT FORNT WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING MAKING IT EXTREAMLY DIFFICULT TO STEER.THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

Mileage: 89,400

RECURRENT ISSUE AS I DRIVE AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35 MPH TO 75 MPH AND I HIT A PATCH,HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY TRUCK WILL START VIBRATING VIOLENTLY,FEELS LIKE I AM ON A POKO STICK AND I CANNOT CONTROL THE STEERING.I TOOK ME ACCROSS 4 INTERSTATE LANES UNTIL I COULD STOP THE VIBRATION WHICH ONLY QUITS WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.THE LATEST OCCURANCE TOOK ME INTO THE QUARDRAIL DAMAGING THE PASSENGER SIDE.I HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED AT BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOTHIN WAS WRONG.THE LEFT TIEROR HAD AN OUTSTANDING RECALL BUT THEY SAID MINE WAS INSPECTED AND DID NOT NEED REPLACED.THIS HAS OCCURED BETWEEN 11 TO 15 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK LATE LAST YEAR AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE NEEDING INVESTIGATING.

Mileage: 83,400

WE WERE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 84 ABOUT 600 MILES ROUND TRIP ON VACATION WHEN WE WOULD HIT A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY CAUSING PANIC AND SOME LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I'VE LEARNED THIS IS REFERRED TO AS THE INFAMOUS DODGE DEATH WOBBLE

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO STEER STRAIGHT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

ON PA 81 HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT WAS NOT THE CASE. AFTER LOOKING ON THE WEB "YOU TUBE" AND ASKING PEOPLE I FOUND THAT I HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND THE KIDS IN THE BACK THOUGH WE WERE GOING TO CRASH AS DID I. THIS DEATH WOBBLE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I RECEIVE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL # N62 / NHTSA 13V-528 FROM CHRYSLER CORP. FOR THE DODGE TRUCK LISTED ABOVE. THIS RECALL WAS SENT TO ME LAST NOVEMBER OF 2013. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY TUTTLE DODGE IN TUSTIN, CA. THIS IS THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2055. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE NEED THE SAFETY REPAIR AND SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD INFORM MW WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE AT THEIR DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN MAKE THE SAFETY REPAIRS. I HAVE CHECK WITH TUTTLE DODGE EVERY MONTH SINCE AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THIS REPAIR IS TO THE LEFT TIE ROD, AND IF IT BREAKS THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO STEERING. THIS WOULD RESULT IN 10,000 POUND TRUCK RUNNING COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL WITH UNDERSTANDABLE DISASTROUS RESULTS. I WANT SOME HELP GETTING THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED TO A SAFE CONDITION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DODGE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. IT BOUNCES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO APPROX. 25MPH. ITS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY KNOWN CURE. CHRYSLER PROMISED ME THEYD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. NOW THEYRE TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME AND SAYING THE TRUCK IS TOO OLD. IV BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE 2007. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY MY FRONT TIRES STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN OPPOSED [XXX]. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF MY WIFE AND ME ! I RECEIVE D IN THE MAIL A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON MY TIEROD BALL JOINTS AND WENT TO COOK CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON RT 40 ABERDEEN MD. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS ! THEY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM !! WHATS GOING ON ? ITS A RECALL . I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER, BUT MORE, I WANT PARTS ! I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS *TR

Mileage: 111,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED ON RECALL N62 IN JANUARY, 2014. IN MAY 2014 I WAS ADVISED BY DODGE THAT PARTS WERE BEING RESTRICTED AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE (1) PART PER WEEK. THIS MEANT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT OVER ONE (1) YEAR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. IT APPEARS THAT DODGE IS STALLING ON REPAIRS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE OTHER THAN APPEAL TO THE MEDIA? *TR

ANY TIME I WOULD HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT (BRIDGE APPROACH, POTHOLE, DIP IN ROAD, EDGE OF SHOULDER) MY TRUCK WOULD GO INTO A VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING. THIS OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. EACH TIME, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROX. 15 OR 20 MPH. IF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, IT WOULD HOLD STRAIGHT UNTIL I REGAINED CONTROL. IF IN A CURVE, THE TRUCK WOULD EITHER CROSS OVER OR RUN OFF THE ROAD. WHEN DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS TO MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERS, THEY REFERRED TO THE ISSUE AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOTICES FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER REGARDING RECALLS. ON THE FIRST RECALL, UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY. BY THE TIME THE SECOND RECALL WAS RELEASED, I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ALL OF MY STEERING LINKAGE TO A NEW CHRYSLER/MOPAR DESIGN. THIS UPGRADE WAS COMPLETED BECAUSE DODGE NO LONGER OFFERED PARTS FOR THE 2003-2008 MODELS AND THE ONLY FACTORY SUPPORT PARTS OPTION WAS TO PUT 2009 STEERING LINKAGE ON AN OLDER TRUCK. PER THE RECALL NOTICE, I SUBMITTED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND CHARGES TO CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. MY TOTAL COST TO REPLACE MY STEERING LINKAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY $715. THE UPGRADED STEERING LINKAGE HAS PREVENTED LOSS OF CONTROL FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. I WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WITH MOPAR PARTS AND I NEEDED TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL SERVICE RECORDS. WHEN I CHALLENGED THIS FEEDBACK AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT, I WAS PLACED ON HOLD WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE THEN RETURNED TO ADVISE THAT MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AGAIN ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT AND WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DO SO. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE PLACED ON A REQUEST LIST AND SHOULD EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE WITHIN 24 HOURS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

AFTER DRIVING OVER AN ABRUPT BRIDGE ABUTMENT, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BEGAN AN OSCILLATION OR DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 45MPH. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED 2 OTHER TIMES SIMILAR SET UP WITH ROAD IRREGULARITY AT 60 MPH. TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN FRONT END, THRUST ANGLE ALIGNED, PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 AND RECENTLY THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS RETURNED. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OUTSIDE AIR IS ABOVE FREEZING, I'M GOING MORE THAN 65MPH, AND I HIT A BUMP. THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY, IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT, AND DANGEROUSLY HARD TO REMAIN IN ONE LANE. I MUST SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO A SPEED UNDER 45 TO REGAIN CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 96,147

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW. FOR A FEW SECONDS HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT THEN IT MADE A SUDDEN JERK TO THE LEFT AND PULLED HIM OFF THE ROAD, HE FOUGHT IT FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS UNTIL IT DID THE SUDDEN JERK THING AGAIN TO THE LEFT AND HE SLAMMED INTO 2 OAK TREES WHERE THE SEAT BELT FAILED AND HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE TRUCK. AFTER IMPACT AND ME RUNNING TO THE TRUCK I NOTICED HE HAD BEEN EJECTED, BEGAN LOOKING FOR HIM THEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF. THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH THIS WHOLE THING AND I AM JUST NOW GETTING A RECALL NOTICE ON THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD.WHAT ABOUT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DELAY? IF THIS IS WHAT CAUSE THE SUDDEN JERKING TO THE LEFT NOW ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. JUST WISH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED SOONER MAYBE I WOULDN'T BE A WIDOW AT THE AGE OF 41! *TR

DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN CALIFORNIA, AFTER HITTING A MINOR ROAD BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT WHEELS WERE MOVING IN AND OUT OF PLANE (VERTICALLY) AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE BOUNCING ON THE ROAD SURFACE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE,. AND IS NOT RELIEVED BY ANY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT OR MAINTENANCE ITEM REPAIR. .THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND REQUIRES SOME EXPERTISE ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER TO DESIGN A REPAIR TO CHANGE THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF A DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF IT'S IMPENDING CHANCE OF OCCURRING.. I LIVE WITH THIS DANGER EVERY DAY AND AM AWAITING SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPAIR. THE ONLY LIKELY REPAIR IS PROBABLY AN AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION UPGRADE TO CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM DYNAMICS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BOTH REAR WHEELS SEIZED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PINION NUT RETAINER CLIP HAD BECOME DETACHED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A GRINDING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TRACK BAR WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRACK BAR UNIT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRACK BAR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

TRAVELING ON US93 OUT OF KINGMAN, AZ. HIT A PATCH OF ROUGH FREEWAY AND TRUCK WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLY DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS PULLING A 12 FOOT HAULMARK MOTORCYCLE TRAILER WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT WAS A MIRACLE WE DIDN'T CRASH. GOT IT SLOWED DOWN AND OFF THE ROAD EVERYTHING APPEARED O.K. PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY AND NOW IT WAS PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT LIKE SOMETHING WAS OUT OF LINE. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPX 25 MILES, WHATEVER WAS CAUSING IT TO PULL TO RIGHT CORRECTED ITSELF. OVER THE NEXT 1500 MILES THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS ONCE WITH TRAILER AND TWICE WITHOUT TRAILER. HAVE NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES ORDERED. HAVE AND APPT WITH DODGE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN THEM. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DESCRIBED THE FAILURE AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE AXLE JOINTS, AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WHEN YOU HIT A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 55MPH OR HIGHER FRONT END WOBBLES ALMOST CAUSING U TOO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

HAVING EXPERIENCED THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" SEVERAL TIMES, I AM ALREADY CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE AND HIT THE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE EXIT SIDE. THE TRUCK VEERS HARD LEFT AND I CROSS THE MIDDLE LINES AND AM HALFWAY INTO THE OTHER LANE. I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED NINETY DEGREES PAST STRAIGHT AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED PULLING LEFT. A MOTORIST IN AN ONCOMING CAR VEERED SHARPLY RIGHT AND WE NARROWLY MISSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE TRUCK STARTED TO RESPOND TO MY TURNING RIGHT AS ALL THE OTHER OCCUPANTS ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I SHOWED THEM HOW FAR I WAS TURNING RIGHT TO GO STRAIGHT, AND I LET THE WHEEL TURN BACK TO CENTER AND THE TRUCK DARTS HARD LEFT AGAIN. BY THIS TIME I HAD GREATLY REDUCED MY SPEED, SO IT WAS MUCH MORE CONTROLLED. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK, EXPECTING TO FIND SOMETHING BROKEN OR DISCONNECTED, BUT IT WAS ALL THERE AND RIGHT. I HAD MY WIFE TURN THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND IT WAS ALL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE TO DO I CAUTIOUSLY PULLED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY AND IT WAS FINE. WE WERE ALMOST IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. I HAVE ZERO CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, HIT A JOINT IN THE ROAD ON AN OVERPASS. THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BY A COUPLE MECHANICS AND A DEALERSHIP. NO ONE SAW ANYTHING THAT SHOULD/WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER. THEY NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING. I HAVE BEEN UNDER THE TRUCK BEFORE AND IT WASN'T LEAKING PRIOR TO THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE,' RATHER, I FEEL THAT IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2003-2006 DODGE RAM 2500'S THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET GETS THOUSANDS OF HITS. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

BAD FRONT END VIBRATION {DEATH WOBBLE} I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND SPENT ABOUT $3000.00 ON IT WITH THE {NEW AND IMPROVED STEERING LINKAGE} THAT CAME FROM DODGE AND I STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE. I TALKED TO SOMEONE NAMED [XXX] IN CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SHE SAID TO TAKE IT TO DODGE. I JUST GOT IT BACK FROM PRO CHRYSLER JEEP IN NORTHGLEEN COLORADO WHERE THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP A FULL TANK OF GAS AND 65 LBS OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND I WONT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM..THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP WHEN IT STARTS SHAKING. I GOT STUCK BETWEEN A SEMI TRUCK AND A CEMENT BARRIER WHEN IT WENT NUTS AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE CRASH ON I70 AND THE TUNNEL. I WANT DODGE TO DO A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS TRUCK AND ANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *JS

Mileage: 56,800

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND JUST ABOUT CAUSE ME TO CRASH WHILE DRIVING A VARIOUS SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER SEVERAL TIMES YET IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. I STARTED RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING. IT IS DESCRIBED AS THE SHAKE OF DEATH OR DEATH WOBBLE. THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ARE OPTIONS FOR REPLACING FRONT END PARTS FOR ABOUT $500-800 DOLLARS. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF IT. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

Mileage: 99,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A TYPICAL DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT TIE ROD SUDDENLY FAILED (DESCRIBED BY OUR MECHANIC AS 'SHEARED OFF AT THE PIVOT CONNECTION/KNUCKLE'.) THE TIE ROD HAD BEEN REPLACED, AS PART OF "UPDATED FRONT TIE ROD KIT", ALONG WITH STEERING DAMPER, PITMAN ARM AND ALL BALL JOINTS IN AUGUST OF 2010 (91382 MILES ON VEHICLE AT THAT TIME) AS THE SOLUTION TO SEVERE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT ALL BALL JOINTS HAD ALREADY SUFFERED SEVER WEAR AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN MARCH OF 2011, WITH ABOUT 126223 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 125,098

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 20,000

I JUST PURCHASED MY USED 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT ON A 1500 MILE ROUND TRIP TO TEST IT OUT. AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH, I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHENEVER I WOULD HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT. MY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE IS THAT IT HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 50 TIMES DURING THE TRIP. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS MANY TIMES I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH SEMIS RIGHT BESIDE ME. THE DODGE DEALER QUOTED ME OVER $1200 TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AS WELL AS THE BALL JOINTS, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A DEATH IF SOMEONE LESS EXPERIENCED THAN MYSELF WAS DRIVING. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT DODGE HAS NOT INTERVENED WITH THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS IT COULD VERY WELL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY INCLUDING DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

DEALER HAD MY TRUCK TWICE SINCE THE RECALL. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A TIE-ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING LINKAGE AND FRONT END NEEDED. I ONLY HAVE 49,000 MILES ON IT AND THERE'S A RECALL FOR THESE DEFECTS WITH CHRYSLER ID 11V350000 - THEY OLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME $3,000 THE FIRST TIME AND THEN I CAME BACK TO GET PARTS AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY WILL GIVE ME A BREAK ON PARTS - THIS IS FRAUD IF THERE'S A RECALL PLUS THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME FOR FREE - IT WAS TOTALLY UNDER WARRANTY AT BOTH TIMES. *TR

AT CRUISING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF A POTHOLE IS HIT THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT "DEATH WOBBLE" UNTIL BROUGHT TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

MY DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING AN UNEVEN BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SUSTAINING DEATH WOBBLE TYPE MOTION IN THE FRONT END. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY, AND QUITE DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND MUST BE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. I'VE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE REPLACED EVERYTHING, THE AXLE, STEERING DAMPENER 3 TIMES, BALL JOINTS, ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS, NEW TIRES. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME BUT THEN ALWAYS RETURNS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY AND MY KIDS ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IN MY TRUCK PERIOD. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT'S VERY WILD AND SCARY. ALL THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME SLOWS DOWN AND SWERVES TO GET AWAY FROM MY TRUCK. IT'S NOT ONLY DANGEROUS AND SCARY, BUT EMBARRASSING TOO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS WORKING. DODGE IS PRETTY MUCH USELESS. THEY TURNED THEIR BACK ON ME SINCE ALL THE COMPONENTS CHECK OUT FINE. THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I NEED A RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WE BOUGHT AN 05 DODGE RAM 2500. ON A TRIP WITH A SMALL TRAILER AFTER HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. (DEATH WOBBLE) AFTER SLOWING THE TRUCK SHAKING WENT AWAY. PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS TRIP. ON WAY HOME NO ISSUES. TRAILER EMPTY. ISSUE RECURRED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO WORK, NO TRAILER. BUMPS AN POTHOLES SEEM TO SET IT OFF AT SPEEDS OVER 55MPH. TOOK TO DEALER THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. PUT 2" SPACER LIFT ON TRUCK WITH DIFFERENT TIRES. PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS TRUCK DRIVES O.K UNLESS HOOKED TO A TRAILER. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS 10-2-11 ON TRIP TO SOUTH DAKOTA. PROBLEM RECURRED 3 TIMES IN 5 MILES. I MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO EQUALIZER HITCH (TIGHTENED 1 LINK) AND HAD NO MORE ISSUES ON THIS TRIP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WEB SEARCHES SHOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE NICE IF DODGE WOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN TRUCK HITS BUMP IN ROAD AT MORE THAN 55 MILES IT GETS DEATH WOBBLE ,SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END AND HAVE TO STOP TO STOP SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 159,477

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INSTALL A SUSPENSION KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61, 000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 129,000

DEATH WOBBLE ON 2005, DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 CUMMINGS DIESEL. I WAS TRAVELING 50 TO 60 MPH AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER WHO LUCKILY STOPPED IN TIME AS I DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. LAST TIME, APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, I BOUGHT NEW TIRES. IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT IT EVENTUALLY HAPPENED AGAIN; ONCE TWO WEEKS AGO AND TWICE TODAY. THE TIRES HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR. TODAY IT RIPPED OUT THE LEFT FRONT STABILIZER LINK. WHEN I BOUGHT THE NEW TIRES, I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT AND HE SAID I NEEDED NEW WHEEL BEARINGS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, RIGHT FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS, AND STABILIZER LINKS; ADDS UP TO OVER $3,000. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 150,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON GA 53 TOWARDS ROME, GA. AS I ENTERED A VERY LONG SWEEPING RIGHT CURVE AT 60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE OR SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN THE RAISED TAR STRIPS FROM THE DOT'S PATCHING JOB, THEY ARE PRETTY ROUGH. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTING TEETERING LEFT AND RIGHT EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT A 20-25 DEGREES. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS HOPPING TO AND FROM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO MOVE IN A STRAIGHT PATH EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HANDED CURVE OF A STATE HWY! LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE TRUCK WENT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND IT JUST STOP AND WAS ALL NORMAL AGAIN! AS I WAS REELING FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND HOPING IT DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING IN, UNDER OR ON MY TRUCK, I REALIZED TRAFFIC WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM BEHIND SO I ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND AT SOME POINT AROUND 55MPH IT STARTED AGAIN! THIS TIME I APPLIED HE BRAKES MORE SLOWLY AND IT SEEMED TO WORSEN UNTIL SUDDENLY AT 30 MPH IT STOPPED AGAIN. AFTER THAT I PLAYED WITH MY SPEED AND STEERING TO TRY TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK, AS I HAVE BEEN HEARING OF THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED IT. AS I ACCELERATED PAST 40 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AS SLIGHTLY AS JUST CHANGING LANES IT WOULD START UP AGAIN, BUT IF I STRAIGHTENED UP THE STEERING SOON ENOUGH, IT WOULD STOP BEFORE GETTING TO A FULL BLOWN WOBBLE AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I HAVEN'T LET MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK SINCE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH DODGE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED!

Mileage: 106,000

2005 DODGE RAM 2500. HAS DEATH SHAKE. STEERING BOX STABILIZER, DUEL STEERING STABILIZER, RANCHO RS 9000 SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS ALIGNMENT RADIOUSE ARM BUSHING, AND COMPLETE FRONT END CHECKED BY RESPECTABLE ASE MECHANIC. I BOUGHT A 2500 TRUCK FOR HAULING TRAILER, PLUS JUST THE HEAVY DUTY ASPECT OF THE PICKUP. I CANT DRIVE OVER 70MPH WITHOUT WORRYING. EVEN WORSE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I ASK A DODGE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY ACT STUPID, LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. THE LEAST THAT DODGE COULD DO IS SEND A BULLETIN TO DODGE DEALERS ON HOW TO FIX IT A, BUT I THINK ITS A MAJOR EXPENSIVE DESIGN FLAW, OTHERWISE DODGE WOULD OF CORRECTED THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM YEARS AGO. $1900 WORTH OF PART AND LABOR LATER, AND STILL NO FIX. THIS IS MAJOR B.S. THIS HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 15 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. WOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT MORE IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO BABYSIT THE TRUCK SO BAD. ITS PRETTY BAD WHEN YOU CANT GO OVER 50MPH WITH A LOADED CAR TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A 2500 PICKUP AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING CONTROL SO EASILY. SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ASPHALT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE AND WHEN I GOT TO THE END, THERE WAS A LOW SPOT IN THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE BUMP, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW TO 25 MPH BEFORE IT QUIT. ON 12/17/2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT 70 MPH ON I-35. SHE SAID SHE HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND WENT OFF INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN BEFORE BRINGING IT UNDER CONTROL.

Mileage: 95,849

DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

'DEATH WOBBLE': SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, USUALLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACES. SEVERAL (6-8) EPISODES OVER 1 MONTH PERIOD. REQUIRED DECREASE OF SPEED FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OR EVEN FULL STOP TO END EPISODE. IN ONE PARTICULAR EPISODE (8/11/10)WAS TOWING UP AN INCLINE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WAS FORCED TO SLOW FROM 65 MPH TO 25MPH WHILE TRYING TO MOVE ONTO NARROW SHOULDER TO AVOID DANGER WITH OTHER TRAFFIC BEHIND US. DESPITE NO NOTED WORN OUT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS (INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT AND DEALER MECHANICS, SOME TIE ROD WEAR NOTED ONLY) REPAIR INVOLVED REPLACING STEERING COMPONENTS, PITMAN ARM, TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS. DEALER RETAINED OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WE OWN A 2005 DODGE 2500 4X4 HAS ONLY 56,000 ON IT WE GET A VERY BAD WOBBLE THAT CAUSES USE TO COME TO A DEAD STOP WHEN GOING 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD OR A UNEVEN AREA. REPLACE STEERING DAMPER DID NOT HELP HAD FRONT END LOOKED AT BY DODGE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK EXPERIENCES FREQUENT SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONT WHEEL SHIMMY (DEATH WOBBLE). RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE BUT DEALER STATED MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. THERE IS A TSB (22-005-006)ON IT BUT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 AND AM CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE, BRIDGE, ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THIS IS EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND ABOVE. I EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS NONE OF THEM KNOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON HERE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I OWN A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 AND AM CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE, BRIDGE, ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THIS IS EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND ABOVE. I EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS NONE OF THEM KNOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON HERE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

2005 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4, I GET A VERY, VERY BAD FRONT END SHAKE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHENEVER I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE OR DIP IN THE HIGHWAY. USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER A FLYOVER (ONRAMP) TO GET ONTO I-40 MY 2005 DODGE 3/4TON TRUCK HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTING JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST WENT INTO THE CEMENT WALL WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY SEVERE INJURY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND POSSIBLY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

DRIVING ON THE HWY 5 DOING 70 MPH LONG STRAIGHT AWAY HIT A BUMP AND IT FELT LIKE ALL MY TIRES POPPED AT ONCE. VERY VIOLENT SHAKING THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE TRUCK! HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING BEFORE I LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR! HAVE SPENT $2000 TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! A DODGE 2500 2005. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. DURING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 84,000. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10

Mileage: 84,000

FRONT LEFT TIRE WORE VERY UNEVENLY W/ 85K MILES. TRUCK VIBRATES AND BOUNCES. REPLACED ALL TIRES. TRUCK STILL VIBRATES WITH NEW TIRES AND SEEMS TO HAVE A SELF PERPETUATED BOUNCE - MOST OFTEN OCCURS AT 45 TO 65 MPH, UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, WHILE MAKING A LONG SWOOPING RIGHT CURVE - BUT HAPPENS ELSEWHERE LESS FREQUENTLY. CERTIFIED DODGE SHOP FOLLOWED TSB AND REPLACED ORIGINAL TIE ROD (NO LONGER AVAILABLE BY ITSELF) WITH MULTIPLE ARM DAMPER / TIE/ PITMAN ARM PARTS # 68039930-AA, 52106909-AE, 52122362-AE, 52122370-AB. TRUCK STILL VIBRATES AND BOUNCES - VERY UNSETTLING! YOU DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT'S BOUNCING. ADD ICE OR SNOW AND ????ALSO NEW DAMPER PARTS NOW SQUEAK WHEN BODY LEANS - LIKE WHEN I TAKE A HARD RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT. RETURNED TO SHOP. THEY SUGGESTED I CHANGE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID (NEVER DONE TO DATE), SO WE DID. MADE VIBRATIONS A LITTLE LESS NOTICEABLE, (STEERING WHEEL AND SHIFT LEVER DON'T DANCE AS MUCH) BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SHOP SAID DODGE IS WORKING ON SOME OTHER KIND OF FIX (TSB) THAT MAY PERTAIN TO MY PROBLEM, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED. SOMETHING ABOUT A SLEEVE THAT GOES OVER SOME EXISTING PART. I CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY TO SEE IF I COULD FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM AND WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON TO FIX IT. THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING EXCEPT TO MAYBE TRY ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DODGE SHOP IF I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE WORK THEY DID. THIS IS '!@#$%'.! YOU KNOW DODGE KNOWS SOMETHING. DIDN'T WE LEARN ANYTHING FROM THE FORD PINTO? ATLEAST TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING SO WE DON'T WASTE OUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON POINTLESS REPAIRS THAT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK IS A 05' DODGE 2500 CREW CAB 5 SPD MANUAL. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 80K MILES - TRUCK NOW HAS 97K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 4X4 (3RD GENERATION RAM). WHEN I HIT AN IRREGULAR ROAD CONDITION SUCH AS THE TRANSITION FROM A BRIDGE TO THE ROAD, OR A BUMP OR POT HOLE, AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THE FRONT END ON THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT CAUSES THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND TAKES A BIT OF MUSCLE TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. DODGE HAS REPLACED (SO FAR) THE WHEEL BEARINGS THREE SEPARATE TIMES, THEY ALSO REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE (TIE RODS, CONTROL ARM ECT..), BALL JOINTS AT MY EXPENSE TO THE TUNE OF $1,200. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED I PUT ON A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER WHICH I DID (COST $140). ALL OF THIS AND THE TRUCK STILL HAD THE ?DEATH WOBBLE?. I THEN PUT ON DUAL SHOCK ABSORBERS AND FILLED THE TIRES TO 60 PSI (10 PSI OVER RECOMMENDED) AND THE ?DEATH WOBBLE WENT AWAY. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 8,000 MILES SINCE I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT GO AWAY AND NOW IT IS COMING BACK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE TRUCK HAS HAD ABOUT 38,000 MILES. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 3RD GENERATION RAM 2500 AND 3500 SERIES 4X4?S. DODGE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS. THEY HAVE ISSUED TSB # K15782911. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN ON THIS TSB AND I BELIEVE THE WORK WAS DONE BUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" REMAINED UNTIL I PUT ON DUAL SHOCKS AND EXCESSIVE TIRE PRESSURE. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY WIFE HAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL QUICKLY. IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OWNERS. I THINK THE FRONT AXLES ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 38,207

MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT 70MPH THEN IT STOPS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO 45MPH. I'VE PUT MY STOCK TIERS AND RIMS ON AND STILL DOES IT. NO ONE IS ABLE TO FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 78,800

PICK-UP EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 20 MPG. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

AN INTERMITTENT FRONT END SHIMMY HAPPENS OFTEN, BUT TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END WENT OUT OF CONTROL, WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND HOPPING UNCONTROLLABLY, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES IT GOT WORSE SO ALL I COULD DO IS COAST UNTIL THE IT STOPPED, BOTH TIMES IT STOPPED ONCE I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. ONE OF THESE TIMES MY SON WAS WITH ME AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO ROLL OR GO OUT OF CONTROL. MY WIFE HAPPEN TO BE FOLLOWING ME AND SHE WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME AND A LITTLE BEHIND ME, HER AND MY DAUGHTER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE MY WHEELS WHERE GOING TO FALL OFF THE WAY THEY WHERE WOBBLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WITH FRONT TIRE PRESSURE AT 40PSI AND 60PSI. IT WAS MUCH WORSE WHEN THE TIRES WHERE AT 60PSI AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET I FOUND WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING A DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY ALSO SAY DODGE HAS A TSB # 22-055-06 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ON IT FROM DODGE. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 FOUR DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MASSIVE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. I CAN NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT FEAR THAT I WILL LOOSE CONTROL IF IT STARTS TO SHAKE AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT OFF OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ROLLING IT OR HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT DOES THIS ANY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP OR GO OVER AN EXTENSION JOINT IN THE ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT END BEARINGS, ALL 4 SHOCKS, HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND PUT NEW TIRES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

2005 DODGE TRUCK / RAM/ PICK UP/ 4X4/2 DOOR/ DIESEL CONTINUES TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKING. DODGE SERVICE CONTINUES TO CHARGE ME THE FIX THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THE DEATH SHAKE RETURNS. DODGE HAS CHARGED ME OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS & STILL NOT FIXED. I BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS & THEY CAN'T FIX IT AS IT IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME A COUPLE OF NEW FRONT TIRES WILL "FIX" THE PROBLEM. SO FAR, I HAVE BOUGHT NEW STEERING LINKAGE, TIRES, BALANCE TIRES, FRONT END ALIGNMENT, STEERING DAMPENER, HUB BRAKE. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE REPLACE THE AXLES FOR $ 2,000. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING IS BAD. SAME ISSUE AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 07V-038 (OR 07V038000 EXCEPT MY TRUCK IS A 2005 DODGE 2500 DIESEL 4X4 SLT. *TR

Mileage: 120,015

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE...2005 DODGE 2500 DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE WOBBLES VIOLENTLY IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 TO 75. IT SHAKES TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO SLOW DOWN SOMETIMES TO 15 MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. OTHER DRIVERS SEE THIS AND THEY SLOW OR PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GIVE ME ROOM. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE CHANGED ALL TIRES, RIMS, SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE. THE TRUCK HAS 57K MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROX 2 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX IT EVER SINCE. THE DEALER ADVISES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT IT IS SOMETHING MECHANICAL. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS ONE BLOG THAT STATED THAT THE STOCK TRACKING ARM IS THE CULPRIT AND MUST BE REPLACED. IT FURTHER ADVISED NOT TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER STOCK TRACKING ARM AS THEY CONTINUE TO BE LEES THAN APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS BACK AT THE DEALER AT THIS TIME AND THIS INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS REPLACEMENT OF WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED AS INADEQUATE FOR ITS APPLICATION WILL NOT BE THE BURDEN OF THE VEHICLE OWNERS. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE CHECKED AND THEIR DESIGN STANDARD BE ELEVATED TO PERFORM ON THEIR DESIGNED APPLICATION. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY TO THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS BUT ALSO TO OTHER MOTORIST IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW WHICH IS THE SAME DAY IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. SOME INCIDENTS NOT AS SEVERE AS OTHERS BUT STILL A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING ON AN ACCESS ROAD WITH MY WIFE WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE AND STAYED IN THE SAME LANE NOT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT WE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL. I COULD NOT KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT ANYMORE. THEN WE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND HEARD SOMETHING SCRAPING THE GROUND. WE PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT WAS HANGING DOWN. WE THEN TALKED WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE INFORMED US IN HIS OPINION THAT THIS WAS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE UNDER OUR INSURANCE. WE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND SAW A SMALL DENT IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CASING, BROKEN DRIVE SHAFT, TWO SUSPENSION ARMS BENT, AND DENT IN OIL PAN FROM THE AXLE BEING PUSHED BACK. WE INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANY VEHICLE OR ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROADWAY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE A FALSE CLAIM ON OUR INSURANCE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE TRUCK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR BELIEVES THAT WE HIT SOMETHING WHICH MADE THE SMALL DENT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING AND THIS CAUSED ALL THE OTHER DAMAGE DESCRIBED ABOVE. THERE IS NO WAY A SMALL DENT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING COULD CAUSE ALL THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED. THIS DENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED FROM A ROCK HITTING IT; IT IS A VERY SMALL DENT. IF WE WOULD OF HIT SOMETHING, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL WHICH SITS LOWER THAN THE DIFFERENTIAL. ALSO, IF WE HIT THE DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH IS MADE FROM ALUMINUM, THERE PROBABLY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO IT. HIS THEORY DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO US. WE BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT WITH THE SUSPENSION BARS ON MY VEHICLE. ALSO THE DRIVE SHAFT COULD HAVE CATAPULTED US CAUSING A SERIOUS COLLISION AND INJURIES TO US. *JB

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE ROTATING MY TIRES AT 30,000 MILES, I DISCOVERED SOME TOP-TO-BOTTOM PLAY ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THINKING THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE WHEEL BEARING WEAR, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 29,820

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD 6,000 MILES WHEN THE TIRES STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEING SEVERELY WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY.

Mileage: 6,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD 6,000 MILES WHEN THE TIRES STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEING SEVERELY WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY.

Mileage: 6,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE PULLS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CASTER IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TECHNICIAN AT PACIFIC SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT STATES THAT IS PROBABLY DUE TO HUMAN ERROR, AND HE COULD FIX IT. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS ONLY TWO PLY, AND CONSUMER FELT THEY WEREN'T STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE FRONT END. *AK

I RECENTLY GOT MY 2003 DODGE RAM P/U 2500 2WD INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY FRONT END SQUEAKS AND THIS IS DUE TO NO BALL JOINT GREASE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A WARRANTY PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SET ME UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY. I STOPPED IN AND EXPLAINED WHAT I WAS TOLD. THE PERSON THAT WROTE UP MY WORK ORDER ADVISED ME THAT CHRYSLER FROWNS UPON THEM STATING THIS FACT IN THE WORK ORDER AND INSTEAD, HE WROTE THAT THE COMPLAINT WAS BALL JOINT NOISE POSS. LOOSE BALLJOINT. DURING THIS STAGE, THE SERVICE MANAGER SPOKE UP AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD JUST PUT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS IN A 2004 TRUCK WHICH IS A YEAR NEWER THAN MINE. THE DEALER LATER CONTACTED ME AND AGREED WITH THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY THE INSPECTION STATION, AND INDICATED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. HE THEN EXPLAINED THAT THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD TO PICK UP MY TRUCK AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING 5/27, THE SERVICE MANAGER SPOKE TO ME REGARDING THE NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND STATED, DOES THAT TELL YOU THAT THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICULAR PART! MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT I WOULD NOT EXPECT TO EVEN CONSIDER THIS PART TO WEAR OUT FOR 50K-80K MILES UNDER NORMAL USE. GIVEN THAT THESE PARTS NEED REPLACEMENT NOW, I SHOULD EXPECT TO REPLACE THESE PARTS 10 TIMES OR MORE OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE AREN'T ANY GREASE FITTINGS ON THEM SO THAT I COULD REPLENISH THE GREASE. COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AND DEALING WITH? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Mileage: 16,600

I RECENTLY GOT MY 2003 DODGE RAM P/U 2500 2WD INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY FRONT END SQUEAKS AND THIS IS DUE TO NO BALL JOINT GREASE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A WARRANTY PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SET ME UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY. I STOPPED IN AND EXPLAINED WHAT I WAS TOLD. THE PERSON THAT WROTE UP MY WORK ORDER ADVISED ME THAT CHRYSLER FROWNS UPON THEM STATING THIS FACT IN THE WORK ORDER AND INSTEAD, HE WROTE THAT THE COMPLAINT WAS BALL JOINT NOISE POSS. LOOSE BALLJOINT. DURING THIS STAGE, THE SERVICE MANAGER SPOKE UP AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD JUST PUT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS IN A 2004 TRUCK WHICH IS A YEAR NEWER THAN MINE. THE DEALER LATER CONTACTED ME AND AGREED WITH THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY THE INSPECTION STATION, AND INDICATED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. HE THEN EXPLAINED THAT THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD TO PICK UP MY TRUCK AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING 5/27, THE SERVICE MANAGER SPOKE TO ME REGARDING THE NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND STATED, DOES THAT TELL YOU THAT THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICULAR PART! MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT I WOULD NOT EXPECT TO EVEN CONSIDER THIS PART TO WEAR OUT FOR 50K-80K MILES UNDER NORMAL USE. GIVEN THAT THESE PARTS NEED REPLACEMENT NOW, I SHOULD EXPECT TO REPLACE THESE PARTS 10 TIMES OR MORE OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE AREN'T ANY GREASE FITTINGS ON THEM SO THAT I COULD REPLENISH THE GREASE. COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AND DEALING WITH? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Mileage: 16,600