2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel started to shake violently from side to side. As a result, the contact had to depress the brake pedal to diminish the shaking of the steering wheel. No warning light was illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the VIN had been included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V350000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

Hit a minor pothole at 70 MPH, had sudden "death wobble" and almost lost control of the vehicle. 100, 410 miles on the vehicle, have had minor wobble in the past occasionally. Steering parts replaced at about 37,000 miles due to failures, installed a steering dampener years ago due to the potential problem, also current tires have less than 8,000 miles on them. Clearly a known danger to these vehicles, why no action?

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH and towing a 20-foot trailer with a back yard shed on the trailer, the contact hit a pothole on the highway that caused the steering wheel to turn violently to the left. The contact regained control and guided the vehicle off the roadway. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the front tie rod ends, steering linkage, and power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V528000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 260,000.

Mileage: 260,000

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was spinning freely. There were no warning lights illuminated. While having the oil changed, the steering linkage fractured. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired in 2019. There was no additional assistance provided. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 09E001000 (Steering). The failure mileage was 168,712.

Mileage: 168,712

Engine died and would not start... while driving in traffic causing a near crash and blocking traffic..Problem confirmed to be the ECM, and confirmed to be faulty by Dodge Dealer and the Cummings repair factory and not repairable..did not see or hear any warning..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE BEARING CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO DETACH. THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP TO ALBANY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 2315 SANTIAM HWY SE, ALBANY, OR 97322, (541) 967-9105). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DESIGN WAS DIFFERENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,426. *AS CONSUMER STATED THE NARRATIVE ON THIS FORM DESCRIBES THE 2ND FAILED WATER PUMP AT 87K MILES. THE FIRST WATER PUMP FAILED AT 25K . AT THIS LOW OF MILES, THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE 3RD WATER PUMP. IS THERE A DESIGN FLAW? THREE WATER PUMPS IN 87K MILES IS JUST NOT NORMAL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*JB

Mileage: 25,426

ITS ABOUT BALL JOINT I VISIT TWO TIMES THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN SAY DON'T NEED REPLACE I SEE A PROBLEM MY DIRECCION IS VIBRATING I HAVE A VIDEO HOW ITS LOOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COPPER WIRING USED IN ALL FOUR DOORS WAS FAULTY, WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR LOCKS TO MALFUNCTION AND BECOME UNSECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JONES FORD WICKENBURG (555 E WICKENBURG WAY, WICKENBURG, AZ 85390, (844) 524-1981) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARINGS, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, PITMAN ARM, AND THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

VEHICLE CUTS OFTEN WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. IT DOES IT ANY SPEED AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AT FREEWAY SPEED AND NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN AND NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE STOP.

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 POWER WAGON WITH ONLY 131K MILES . AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM WORK AT AROUND 60 MPH MY WHOLE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK . I HAD TO STOP AND PULL OFF THE ROAD . LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT LOOKS BROKEN OR DAMAGED. SO I WENT ONLINE AND ALOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS I DID . I WAS TOLD THEY ARE OPEN RECALLS FOR FRONT END PARTS GOING BAD ON MY TRUCK YEAR MODEL . I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER THE SERVICE TECH WAS HAPPY TO HELP UNTIL I SAID RECALL ISSUES ON THE FRONT END ON THE TRUCK THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS DATA BASE SYSTEM WENT DOWN SO HE WILL HAVE TO CALL ME BACK . ALL I NEED IS JUST A ANSWER ON IF THERE IS A OPEN RECALLL SO THAT I CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED . RIGHT NOW I AM SCARED TO MOVE MY TRUCK .

Mileage: 131,000

TRUCK WONDERS ALL OVER ROAD DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN ROAD AND THE WORST PART ID THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 86.000 ORIGINAL MILES! THE FACTORY STEERING BOX IS GARBAGE AND IN 2009 THEY UPGRADED THESE STEERING BOXES CAUSE THEY KNEW THE ORIGINAL STEERING BOX WAS TRASH...ITS SCARY TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC

Mileage: 79,000

STEERING BOX HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN ROAD...GETTING WORSE & WORSE BY DAY

Mileage: 86,000

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AT SPEED OR STATIONARY. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING AND BRAKING POWER IS LOST.

Mileage: 250,000

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING 60MPH MY TRUCK DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE" THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE, I WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS BELOW 15MPH. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OCCASIONS THEREAFTER ANYWHERE FROM 40-65MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH DETERMINED EVERYTHING WAS FINE AS FAR AS RECALL CONCERNS GO, I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WEATHER IT WAS RECALL OR NOT, AND I WISH TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY EXPRESSED THE TRUCK WAS FINE AND REFUSED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT END STEERING LINKAGE WHICH THEY ALSO STATED WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" RETURNED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL FROM 12-4-17 TO ABOUT 2-10-2017 WHEN IT CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE ROAD PULLING A TRAILER NEARLY CRASHING INTO A BRIDGE SUPPORT. AFTER GIVING UP ON THE DEALER I INVESTIGATED MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT END TRACTION BAR LINK WAS BAD, THIS ALLOWED THE AXLE TO MOVE SIDE TO SIDE. WITH THE STEERING MOUNTED TO THE FRAME, AND THE AXLE MOVING THIS CAUSED THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO VIOLENTLY PUSH/PULL ON THE STEERING CAUSING THE POTENTIAL DEADLY CONDITION ESSENTIALLY THE STEERING WAS STEERING LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT MY CONTROL. AFTER REPLACING THE TRACTION BAR AND FRONT END LINKAGE THE TRUCK PERFORMED AS IT SHOULD WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG RAM OWNERS OF 2002-20010 TRUCKS. CHECK OUT "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE" ON YOUTUBE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE IGNORES, AND WHEN REPORTED ISN'T AWARE ON HOW TO FIX. IT OCCURRED ON ALL ROAD TYPES AND USUALLY STARTED AT A BUMP OR POT HOLE. HERE'S A LINK OF MANY WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HNXS7X55D9C&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE

Mileage: 122,000

THE PASSENGER TRACK BAR MOUNT AND SHOCK MOUNT HAS FRACTURES IN THE WELDS TO THE AXLE HOUSING. THE SHOCK BRACKET UNDERNEATH WEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SHOCK BOLTS IN IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOCK IS JUST FLOATING WITH NO STABILITY. THIS IS A FACTORY WELD AND THE 2013-2014S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH AN OFFICIAL RECALL. IT'S BEEN REPORTED ON MANY PREVIOUS YEARS AND CHRYSLER/DODGE WILL NOT FIX IT. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE THE SHOCK BOLT AS IT IS BLOCKED BY THE TRACK BAR MOUNT, BUT I DID GET THE TRACK BAR MOUNT CLEARLY WITH THE MAJOR FRACTURES. THERE ARE MORE ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AXLE HOUSING. THIS CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF IT COMPLETELY FAILS.

Mileage: 220,000

DEATH WOBBLE / AS I WAS COMING DOWN ON RAMP TO I-205 AFTER LEAVING HANNAH DODGE AS SPEED REACHED 55 I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN PAVE AND TRUCK SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO HIT BRAKES AS VEHICLE PULLED LEFT THEN RIGHT TO SHOULDER WHERE I CAME TO A STOP. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AS I REACHED 164TH AND HWY. 14 AT 64 MPH AND HIT ASPHALT PATCH ON OVERPASS AND WAS STEERING TO THE LEFT LANE WHEN TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY AND PULLING TO RIGHT AS I HIT BRAKES. LUCKILY ON BOTH OCCASIONS NO TRAFFIC WAS TO MY RIGHT OR BEHIND ME OR I'M SURE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED.

Mileage: 59,750

MY 2007 DODGE 2500 TRUCK WITH A 5.9 DIESEL HAS EXPERIENCED, WHAT HAS BEEN WIDELY KNOWN AS, DEATH WOBBLE. I WOULD DESCRIBE THIS AS AN UNCONTROLLABLE LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR (MORE ESPECIALLY) AN UNEVEN CHANGE IN THE ROADWAY LIKE WHEN GOING OVER OVERPASSES OR BRIDGES. THIS IS PREVALENT ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH PLUS. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND STEERING SHAKES AND THE ONLY WAY TO STAY ALIVE IS TO BRAKE HEAVILY UNTIL IT STOPS, USUALLY AT 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS IS NOT SAFE IN ANY WAY, BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK HAS HAD THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID OFF THE RECORD, "SORRY, WE KNOW IT HAPPENS, BUT WE HAVE NO SOLUTION." DEATH WOBBLE...EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT. NOT GONNA FIX IT. HHMMMMM.

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WOBBLE/ HAPPENED 3X ONCE PULLING A TRAILER/ DODGE DEALER TOLD ME NO RECALL ON MINE. TO AVOID GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT I PAID A PROFESSIONAL DODGE MECHANIC OUT OF POCKET OVER $1000.00 TO REBUILD COMPLETE FRONT END, ALL COMPONENTS. STILL HAPPENED SO HE RESORTED TO AN XTRA HEAVY DUTY AFTER MARKET STEERING STABILIZER CALLED A RANCHO. THEN PUT A NEW STEERING GEAR BOX ON AND A NEW SET OF MICHELIN TIRES AND IT HASN'T OCCURRED SINCE. HOWEVER I'M OUT OF POCKET ABOUT $2500.00. NOT A WORD FROM CHRYSLER OR A DIME IN RESTITUTION. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE NOW THAT I'VE DISCOVERED THIS AGREEMENT WITH NTSBA & FIATCHRYSLER. A WORD FROM CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE SINCE I OWN 5 2007 PKUPS 1 2012 DURANGO & A 1999 DODGE RAM 3500. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEND DOCUMENTS ON HERE BUT I CAN DOCUMENT ALL OF THIS AND TESTIMONY FROM 1 CERTIFIED DODGE MECHANIC AND ANOTHER COLORADO CERTIFIED FRONT END SPECIALIST. IF IT'S NEEDE I CAN MAIL COPIES OF RECEIPTS OR CONTACT ONE OF THESE LEMON LAWYERS I JUST READ ABOUT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS VERY DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE WITH DODGE : I REALLY LIKED THEM BUT AM UNSURE NOW OF THEIR SAFETY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH, ALWAYS IN A CURVE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. ONCE PUT ME IN THE MEDIUM WITH A TRAILER LOAD OF HAY. STILL WONDERING HOW I DIDN'T KILL SOMEBODY.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE TIE ROD FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,331.

Mileage: 124,331

FRONT END OF TRUCK HAS PROBLEM STEERING IT WANTS TO GO BOTH WAYS IT SEEMS AT ONCE SO WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT TRIES TO CORRECT IT TO PULL TO THE OPPOSITE WAYS. IT'S ALARMING. WHEN YOUR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND 15V13000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

AT SPEED OVER 50 ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT, BUMPS OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE CHANGING A LANE ON 2 LANE STATE ROADWAY TO PASS CAR (NO BUMPS) TRUCK WENT INTO VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING. CREATED UNSAFE PASSING SITUATION WHILE TRYING TO GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. TRUCK IS A DIESEL WITH 72,000 WELL CARED FOR MILES. WHEN SPEAKING WITH A CHRYSLER RAM TOUGH ?? (MY A--)TRUCK DEALER , THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A "DEATH WOBBLE" . FRONT END REPLACED EXCEPT FOR STEERING BOX WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT.

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM THAT IS KNOW AS (THE DEATH WOBBLE ) WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR OR HIGHER WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK VIBRATES SO BAD THE YOU HAVE A HARD TIME CONTROLLING IT.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2014. I HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS PARTS IN THE STEERING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

Mileage: 52,000

DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH HIT A BUMP ON INTERSTATE AND TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST HIT CONCRETE WALL. HAD TRACK BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FIX JUST TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER TAKING ME OFF THE INTERSTATE ONCE AGAIN. NOT SURE WHAT TO HAVE DONE NEXT BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE!

Mileage: 126,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMOROUS FRONT END SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS,3 STEERING GEAR BOXES,ALL FRONT END STEERING PARTS,PITMAN ARM, ALL STEERING COMPONENTS TWICE AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SHAFT UJOINTS 7 TIMES TOTAL AND I HAVE TO DO THEM AGAIN.THE ENTIRE STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF SELLING TRUCK DO TO IT IS A MONEY PIT SINCE DAY 1 WHEN I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW FROM BROOKFIELD MOTORS.THIS TRUCK IS THE 4TH DOGE I PURCHASED NEW AND I AM LOOSING FAITH IN DODGE.MY TRUCK IS ALL STOCK,NO MODIFICATIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERS THAT MY TRUCK WAS AN EARLY PRODUCTION MODEL,SO I ENDED UP WITH ALL JUNK /TRIAL PARTS.I KNOW THERE IS A UPDATED GEAR BOX WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AND UPGRADES TO ALL OTHER COMPONENTS I CANNOT AFFORD.PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT IN ANY WAY,IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.I CANNOT TAKE A RISK OF EVEN SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS JUST NOT SAFE.I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE ROADS 3 TIMES DUE TO STEERING ISSUES AND OTHER TIMES I CAUGHT IT BEFORE GETTING TOWED.THE FRONT END IS GARBAGE,PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.I HAVE RECIEPTS BUT CAN NOT SEND THEM ON COMPUTER DUE TO I AM NOT COMPUTER SAVY

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTOLLABLE AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE ON INSTATE AT 75 MILES HOUR, IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES SINCE, I HAVE IT IN SHOP NOW BUT THEY DONT WANT TO PAY FOR IT , I HAVE LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE, IT SHUCK ME ALL OVER THE ROAD, VERY SCAREY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON IN VEHICLE, IM TOLD ITS THE DEATH WOBBLE, I NEED HELP PLEASE.

Mileage: 144,000

TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A CITY STREET, THE RIGHT TIE-ROD BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE TIE ROD DROPPED AND WEDGED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. BROUGHT ME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SWERVED THE TRUCK INTO THE CURB. AT THE TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. I FIXED IT. SINCE THEN, THE FRONT TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. I REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT END. THE RIGHT TIE-ROD BROKE ON THE NEW FRONT END. I FIXED IT AGAIN. THE OTHER DAY, THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 65 MPH TOWING A FLATBED TRAILER. BRINGING IT TO A STOP PROVIDED ME WITH SOME MAALOX MOMENTS. I'VE HAD ENOUGH AND AM GETTING RID OF THIS TRUCK BEFORE IT KILLS ME.

Mileage: 210,000

BETWEEN 65 MPH AND 75 MPH, THERE IS A "SPEED WOBBLE" WHICH IN APRIL 2015 CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO EXPLODE AND SHRED (DAMAGING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND RIPPING OUT THE ABS HARNESS). FEB 2016 THIS "SPEED WOBBLE" WHICH HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASE (SEPT 2014) HAS FINALLY CAUSED THE STEERING BOX TO BE FAULTY THROUGH THE RAPID BACK AND FORTH ACTION OF THE PITMAN ARM VIA LOWER STEERING LINKAGE. THUS CAUSING THE STEERING BOX TO RAPIDLY LEAK FLUID WHICH REDUCES POWER STEERING CAPABILITY TO ZERO, AND CAUSES HYDRO-ASSIST BRAKING TO HAVE ZERO FUNCTIONALITY. IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR IS NOT FILLED EVERY 30 MIN OF DRIVE-TIME, ALL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE POWER STEERING AND HYDRO-ASSIST BRAKING IS LOST. THIS "SPEED WOBBLE" IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE STYLE OF STEERING LINKAGE THAT IS INSTALLED OEM ON 2003-2008 RAM 2500/3500 MY'S, WHICH IS NEITHER ACCEPTABLE NOR SUSTAINABLE.

Mileage: 86,000

IF WE HIT A SMALL DEFECT IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES HARD TO STEER UNTIL WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED SPEED. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY ROAD SURFACE AND HAS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE HI-WAYS AT LEGAL SPEEDS OF 80 MPH BEFORE., FORTUNATELY IN LIGHT TRAFFIC THAT DAY.THIS COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE. PROBLEMS WAS AT FIRST OCCASIONAL AND HAS BECOME MUCH MORE FREQUENT. WE USE THIS TRUCK TO HAUL A HEAVY, LOADED HORSE TRAILER. OR DID, BUT NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE DOING SO.

Mileage: 200,200

IN MOTION ON HWY AT 55-60 MPH COMING OUT OF A RIGHT TURN. RIGHT SIDE TIRES ENTERED A DIP IN THE ROAD AND HEARD A METAL BANG SOUND. TRUCK BEGAN TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE, UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE THE WHOLE FAMILY SCREAMS. BRAKING MADE IT WORSE. COASTING TO BELOW 50 MPH CORRECTED THE ROCKING. FOUND THE ELECTRONIC SWAY BAR HANGING LOOSE BELOW TRUCK. SUSPENSION BRACKET FOR SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN AT REAR BOLT LOCATION AND BENT DOWN. DEALERSHIP STATES LEFT FRONT BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING ALSO AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING IS COVERED UNDER PREVIOUS RECALLS 11V350000 OR 13V528000. $3400. ESTIMATE.

Mileage: 74,257

DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY. HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY . HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND MAKE A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP IT FROM SHAKING.

Mileage: 407,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

DEATH WOBBLE THAT'S RESISTANT TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 65,787

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH PULLING AND THE RIGHT TIE ROD CAME APART AND WE HEADED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE DODGE DEALER TOLD US THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD IN TRUCKS OF OUR SAME YEAR AND MODEL WERE UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT OURS. WE HAD TO REPAIR IT ON OUR OWN. THE LEFT TIE ROD IS NOW BAD ON OURS BUT LUCKY WE WERE TOLD ABOUT IT DURING A TIRE ROTATION. DODGE SAYS THAT OUR TRUCK ISN'T COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL TRUCKS ARE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NEEDED TO BE SEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YOLK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

ACCORDING TO VIN RECALL SEARCH IN JUNE 2015, THERE ARE 3, POSSIBLE 4 "RECALL INCOMPLETES" ON THE TRUCK, NHTSA RECALL #'S 09E001; 13V-528; 15V-313, AND/OR MANUFACTURER RECALL #'S H46; N62: R25 RESPECTFULLY, PLUS POSSIBLE AFTERMARKET PITMAN ARM RECALL. NO ACCIDENTS OR FAILURES DEALER SAYS MANUFACTURER IS ONLY RELEASING LIMITED AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES PER DEALER AND THEY CANNOT REORDER TILL CURRENT STOCK IS INSTALLED. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL OTHERS AHEAD OF ME HAVE THEIR WORK COMPLETED AND THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES GETTING CUSTOMERS TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS. FOR SOME REASON, I KEEP MOVING DOWN THE RECALL LIST INSTEAD OF UP THE LIST. SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO TAKE SO LONG FOR THESE RECALLS, SOME OF WHICH ARE 2 TO 6 YEARS OLD.

AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEARING WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD YOU MUST STOP I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES THERE IS NO CONTROL OF TRUCK UNTIL IT STOPS OR ALMOST STOPS. I HAVE HEARD IT CALLED THE DEATH RATTLE IS THERE A REASON THIS PROBLUM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLANTS THIS !!!!!

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,519.

Mileage: 209,519

ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES FAILED COULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK SLAMMING INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE I WAS STEERING TO GO STRAIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TURNED ON ITS OWN. NOW I HAVE A $2800 BILL TO PAY THE BODY SHOP AND I NEED TO GET MY STEERING BOX REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THAT. AND MOST IMPORTANT I NEED THESE RECALLS DONE ONCE I GET MY TRUCK OUT OF THE BODY SHOP. MY ONLY REQUEST IS THAT WHEN I BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER I WOULD LIKE THEM TO ALSO FIX MY STEERING BOX AT NO CHARGE.

Mileage: 110,000

NOV. 2012 I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE RAM TRUCK 2500 FOR $21,000 SOON AFTER, WE REALIZED IT HAD SOME FRONT END PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT THE FOLLOWING MONTH - WHICH DID NOT IMPROVE THE FRONT END STEERING LOOSENESS, VIBRATION AND "CLUNKING". I TOOK IT INTO A LARGE, LOCAL TIRE/ FRONT END SERVICE BUSINESS FOR AN EVALUATION. THE FIRST THING THEY TOLD ME IS WHAT EVERYONE WAS TELLING ME, " THESE DODGE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR BAD FRONT ENDS". THEY DID HOWEVER, THEN TELL ME THAT THE TRUCK WOULD NEED ALMOST $1,000 WORTH OF WORK TO MAKE IT RIGHT. I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD IT, I HAD BEEN TOLD BY SO MANY THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR DODGE TRUCKS AND I THOUGHT I SHOULD GET ANOTHER OPINION LATER. THE TRUCK HAS THREE OPEN SAFETY RECALLS ON IT. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SO THE SERVICE WRITER COULD LOOK AT THE FRONT END (CAME OUT TO THE PARKING LOT AND LOOKED AT IT) SHE SAID THAT IT DID NEED STEERING RECALL REPAIRS. I ASKED THAT PARTS BE ORDERED FOR THAT, PLUS AIRBAG FOR THE THIRD RECALL. SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARTS, "THE MANUFACTURER ONLY SENDS US A FEW PARTS A MONTH SO WHOEVER IS ON THE TOP OF THE LIST WILL GET A CALL WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE". I LEFT MY NAME/NUMBER. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD 64,650 MILES AND NOW, THREE YEARS LATER ONLY 67,900. I DRIVE IT ONLY LOCALLY BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT, THE STEERING IS UNPREDICTABLE, LOOSE, CLUNKY AND HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE WHEEL. WHEN GETTING UP TO 50 MPH OR SO, IT VIBRATES ALSO. I WANT THIS TRUCK TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CHRYSLER/DODGE BUY BACK PLAN OR THE CLASS ACTION SUITE BROUGHT BY THE OWNER OF A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 FOR THE "DEATH SHAKE" AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 64,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD ALL FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

THIS IS REOCCURRING. DODGE HAS TERMED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM A DODGE DEALER IN 2009 WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED DOING THIS WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLVE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I FEEL THEY USED FAULTY PARTS IN 2010 WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. A NUMBER OF RECALLS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED TO US OR RESOLVED BY THE DEALERSHIP. RECALL NUMBERS PERFORMED ARE H46. THREE RECALLS NOT RESOLVED (ATTEMPTED BUT NOT DONE) L16, N62, AND R25. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ARE PENDING CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS FOR THESE RECALLS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL. I AM NEEDING FEEDBACK ON WHAT TO DO WITH OUR TRUCK. IT IS MY MAIN WORK TRUCK AND I HAVE A FAMILY WITH 4 KIDS WHO RIDE WITH ME AT TIMES. IT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS JUST THAT. IT SCARES YOU TO DEATH. IT IS SO SEVER THAT IT BOUNCES THE TRUCK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES OR THE MEDIAN. IF IT WOULD HAPPEN IN A CURVE A WRECK WOULD BE UNAVOIDABLE. I RACE CARS AND CAN BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE DRIVER LOOSES COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND HAS TO BREAK HARD TO GAIN CONTACT TO THE ROAD. UNTIL AN EXTREMELY SLOW SPEED IS OBTAINED, NO CONTROL CAN BE MAINTAINED.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A FRONT AND REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

VEHICLE WENT INTO A SEVERE WOBBLE. NOT A SHIMMY OR SHAKE BUT A WOBBLE TO A POINT THAT THE TIRES LOST CONTACT WITH BLACKTOP. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER AND FILING COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH CHRYSLER AND NTSB I FOUND THAT ALL WAS IN VAIN. I WAS RELEGATED TO KEEPING THE VEHICLE UNDER 55 MPH SO DRIVING THE FREEWAYS IN CALIF WAS AVOIDED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I COULD NOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I WAS STUCK WITH THE RAM. AFTER AN INCIDENT ON A TWO LANE RD AROUND JULY OF 2014 (WOBBLE IN A CURVE FOUND ME IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC) I DID AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE THUS FINDING THAT MANY WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WERE RECALLS AND BULLETINS AS FOUND OUT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM. $900.00 AND CHANGE LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY FIXED. THE PITMAN ARM WAS AT THE WRONG ANGLE WHICH PUT UNDO STRESS ON THE BUSHINGS FOR TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK. THIS CREATED WEAR THUS LOOSENING THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM. DODGE LET THIS PROBLEM PERSIST KNOWING THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS A CERTAINTY...LOOK AT THE RECALLS AND BULLETINS. I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE BUY BACK I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR..## VIN PASSED ## DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 2007 ##...UPDATED 08/06/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PITMAN ARM ISSUE WAS FROM A BULLETIN FROM DODGE. THE ANGEL ON THE STOCK PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A PITMAN ARM THAT WAS AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE. THUS LEVELING THE TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC BELIEVED THE STRESS ON THE BUSHINGS OF THE BAD ANGLE OF THE PITMAN IS WHAT DEGRADED THE BUSHINGS AND LOOSENED THE STEERING SYSTEM RESULTING IN THE WOBBLE. UPDATED 08/13/15 UPDATED 09/29/15*JB

Mileage: 27,000

2000 MILES AGO AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HANDLED AS IF THERE WAS SOME BROKEN LINKAGE OR STEERING BOX WAS FAILING. AFTER INSPECTING AND NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG, I CONTINUED MY TREK HOME AND COULDN'T COMFORTABLY GO ABOVE 30 MPH, IT ALMOST FELT LIKE HALF OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS LOCKED IN 4WD. SEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THAT SEIZED REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE NOT UNCOMMON SO I REPLACED THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS. MADE SEVERAL SHORT TRIPS AND THOUGHT IT WAS RESOLVED. DURING A 1 HOUR DRIVE THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND STOPPED TO INSPECT. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOT BUT THE REAR AXLE WAS BINDING BADLY, I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. AS I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, THE INTERNET FORUMS REVEALED MANY PEOPLES STORIES ABOUT DODGE RAM AXLES "LOCKING/SEIZING" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND ROLL-OVERS. JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO IT. THANKS, SIGNED AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR AND BROKEN DODGE RAM :( UPDATE 9/15/15*CW AFTER REPLACING THE REAR CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. PULLED REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER AND INSPECTED RING GEAR, PINION, SPIDER GEARS AND BEARINGS. EVERYTHING IS GOOD. FINALLY AFTER REPLACING ALL THE REAR BRAKES LINES THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. UPDATED 09/29.15*JB

Mileage: 78,650

ON MARCH 12 WE WERE RETURNING FROM SKIING, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE ON OUR 2007 RAM 2500. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHEN DODGE HAD THE RECALL ON THIS PART WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT HAD BEEN PUT ON FOR THE BROKEN TIE ROD AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF FIXING THE ORIGINAL TIE ROD THAT BROKE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED OUT THE REPLACEMENT TIE ROD. MY CONCERN WITH THE RECALL IS: IF THE ORIGINAL TIE ROD WASN'T DEFECTIVE DODGE WOULDN'T BE REPLACING SO MANY REPLACEMENTS. WHY WERE WE NOT REIMBURSED FOR THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE?

Mileage: 96,211

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY STIFF WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER OR WITHOUT THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS PAINFUL TO THE VEHICLE OWNER'S ARM UPON TURNING WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

Mileage: 26,000

FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON FREEWAY, WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO 30 ON FREEWAY.

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR WHILE IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ORT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER IN EXCESS IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 93,000

REFERENCE THE BELOW COMPLAINT, AND OTHERS: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 03/02/2015 COMPONENT(S): POWER TRAIN , SUSPENSION DATE OF INCIDENT: 10/01/2014 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10691476 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON WINDING TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD, WHILE EXECUTING CURVE TO RIGHT, AFTER PASSING OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, FRONT SUSPENSION ENTERED WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED A " DEATH WOBBLE". STEERING QUICKLY BECAME INEFFECTIVE, BRAKING WAS DIMINISHED DUE TO LOSS OF FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN FRONT TIRES AND ROAD SURFACE. WOBBLE IS REGENERATIVE IN THAT IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED TO 15-20 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO PRECISELY CONTROL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, CROSSING INTO ONCOMING LANE BEFORE REDUCING SPEED ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL. VEHICLE SHAKES SO BAD AS TO DISLODGE ITEMS FROM THE DASH AND CONSOLE POCKETS. THIS EVENT REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AT A PARTICULAR SPOT ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHERE THERE WAS AN IRREGULARITY IN THE ROADWAY ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF PAVED TWO LANE ROAD. BEHAVIOR WAS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE LAST EVEN WAS WHILE PULLING A TWENTY TWO FOOT TRAILER ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, WHILE NEGOTIATING A RIGHT HAND CURVE ON A DOWN HILL MERGE LANE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. AGAIN I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MY LANE OF TRAVEL AND A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IF ANY OTHER TRAFFIC HAD BEEN NEAR ME! DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! LOCAL DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME A NEW STEERING DAMPER WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. (IT DIDN'T) I EVENTUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM MYSELF BY RESEARCHING WHAT OTHER OWNERS HAD DONE ONLINE (THERE IS A LOT OF INFO ON THIS ISSUE!), AND REPLACING THE PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, TIERED, AND ADDING A STEERING SHAFT STIFFENING BRACE. THE DRAG LINK, TIERED AND TIERED ENDS WERE A MOPAR PART KIT. MUCH HEAVIER CONSTRUCTION THAN THE ORIGINAL PART. RESPONSE TO A KNOWN ISSUE? THIS ISSUE MAKES THE TRUCK NEARLY UN DRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

SAFETY RECALL N62 - LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD I'VE BEEN TOLD THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE AFTER I'VE CALLED EVERY 1-2 MONTHS SINCE JULY 1, 2014. ON FEBRUARY 1, 2015 IT WILL HAVE BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE I'VE REQUESTED RESOLVE IN THIS MATTER THROUGH: HURLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 2173 SOUTH WOODLAND BLVD., DELAND,FL 32720 SALES:(888) 736-6912 SERVICE:(888) 736-6914 PARTS:(888) 737-5717 CURRENTLY, I'M DEVELOPING VIBRATION IN MY STEERING AND AM CONCERNED SOMETHING DANGEROUS MAY BE DEVELOPING. ARE THESE PARTS EVEN MANUFACTURED ANY LONGER? ANY UPDATE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT APPROX. 55 MPH OR GREATER. IT ALSO WANDERS AND IS VERY TOUGH TO STEER WHEN THE VIBRATION STARTS. IT SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT TO THOUSAND OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BYE RAM 2500 OWNERS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE AND WATCHED VIDEOS REGARDING THERE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" NIGHTMARES WITH THE TRUCKS. I RECENTLY CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY OFFER A STEERING LINKAGE "UPGRADE KIT" FOR APPROX. $1200 INSTALLED. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IS THE KIT DOESN'T ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT THAT I WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH. IT TERRIFIES ME WHEN IT SHUTTERS SO BAD. I CANNOT BELIEVE A $45,000 TRUCK NEW PRICED IS UNDRIVEABLE OVER 50 MPH DUE TO THE UNGODLY SHAKING. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAS ESCAPED RECALL WITH MILLIONS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING AND MAKING YOU TUBE VIDEOS AND POSTING ON FORUMS ABOUT THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE." ITS SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT I PAID OVER 30K FOR A TRUCK AND IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND CANT BE DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH!! PLEASE LOOK AT SOME OF THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE AND TELL ME HOW THAT CANT BE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

IN 2007 I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE RAM BIG HORN 4X4 CUMMINGS DIESEL.I PULL A 2-HORSE BUMPER PULL TRAILER ABOUT 12 TIMES A YR,HAUL A FEW THINGS IN BED, TRUCK HAS LIGHT USE.BEING A CAREER MECHANIC I AM PARTICULAR ABOUT MAINTENANCE,TRUCK IS GARAGED,1/2015 ONLY HAS 38,000 MI.TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN 2013 FOR TIE ROD END RECALL,TOLD ME ALL WAS OK, NO PARTS NEEDED.DURING A 300 MI.ROUND TRIP PULLING TRAILER/HORSES 10/13,I NOTICED SOME WANDERING,UPON RETURN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK AND TIRE ROTATION WHICH WAS ALSO DUE.IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WANDERING WAS WORSE GOING HOME,TOOK BACK AGAIN,THEY ROTATED TIRES AGAIN(PROBABLY BACK HOW THEY WERE),ADDED WHEEL WEIGHT,STILL WANDERING,TIRED TAKING IN WITH NO RESULTS.NEW TIRES OCT 2013,RULED OUT TIRE PROBLEM AS CAUSE.NOTICED WANDER MORE WITH TRAILER.FOR PEACE OF MIND TOOK BACK 1 MORE TIME BEFORE HORSE TRIP OCT.2014,TOLD ALL OK EVEN THOU STILL WANDERING.STARTED WEAVING ALSO DURING TRIP,FELT UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT STABILITY THERE AND BACK.A FEW WKS AGO TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE/WEAVING CHECK,WHILE ON LOCAL PAVED ROAD TRUCK PULLED SHARPLY TO RIGHT,PASS.MIRROR SMASHED INTO SIGN,$530 BILL.LUCKY I KEPT TRUCK ON ROAD!RIGHT AWAY TOOK TO FRONT END SHOP,DIDN'T FEEL CONFIDENT WITH DEALERSHIP.THEY FOUND FRONT END PARTS WORN,NEEDED REPLACEMENT,TIE ROD ENDS,TRACK BAR BUSHINGS,DRAG LINK AND BALL JOINTS!ON A 38,000 MILE WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK THAT DIDN'T HAUL OR PULL HEAVY LOADS!RIDICULOUS!SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE,MANY PEOPLE PUT IN DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS,PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED FROM THIS FAILURE.MAIN CAUSE SEEMS THE ENGINE IS TOO HEAVY FOR WEAK INFERIOR PARTS WITH POOR DESIGN.DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND IGNORES ISSUE WHILE CONSUMERS PAY MILLIONS IN REPAIRS AND UNKNOWINGLY RISK THEIR LIVES.DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES!FIXES ARE THERE BUT SHOULD NOT BE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY SON ([XXX]) WAS DRIVING ALONG KING COLLEGE ROAD, BRISTOL,TENNESSEE AT ABOUT 8:55PM ON DECEMBER 4, 2014 MY VEHICLE BECAME UNSTEERABLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ROD APPARENTLY BROKE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT HE HAD TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. COME TO FIND OUT IT APPEARS SOMEONE ERRONEOUSLY LISTED THE VEHICLE IN THE SYSTEM AS BEING REPAIRED AND IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. I BELIEVE SOMEONE LISTED IT SO CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AND IT COULD HAVE COST MY SON'S LIFE WHEN THE TIRE ROD BROKE. I AM REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED TO SEE WHO ERRONEOUSLY LISTED THE VEHICLE AS BEING REPAIRED. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

RECALL NOTICE N62/NHTSA 13V-528 LEFT TIE ROD END MAY BREAK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSE OF STEERING AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENT??WOW NOW YOU WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD MAKE THIS A PRIORITY TO GET FIXED?? SO I HAVE EMAILED DODGE SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED ALWAYS SAME ANSWER DO NOT HAVE PARTS, BEEN TO LOCAL DEALER DOING THE SAME, GOT THE SAME ANSWER NO PARTS TO FIX VEHICLE??? WELL LUCKY IT BROKE ON MY STREET TURNING TRUCK AROUND TO BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY, STEERING LINKAGE PUSHED INTO MY LEFT TIRE 6" SO SIDE WALL BELTS ARE NOW BROKE BUT IT WAS ALSO CAUSING MY NEW TIRES TO WEAR OUT FASTER ON FRONT OF TRUCK EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENTS DONE, SO AFTER A YEAR MY TRUCK IS STILL NOT FIXED AND IS SITTING AT HALL JEEP/ DODGE AND NO FIX FOR IT DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE. SO NO I AM LESS MY TRUCK AND NEED TO BORROW A VEHICLE JUST TO GOT TO WORK, I FIND THIS A HUGE PROBLEM NOT ONLY SHOULD I HAVE A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT MATCHES MY VEHICLE BUT WANT TWO NEW FRONT TIRE NOW ALSO WHY CANT THEY GET THE PARTS I CAN ORDER ALL PARTS NEEDED RIGHT NOW ONLINE OR GO PICKUP LOCALLY AND GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED BUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK FOR REPAIRS WILL BE A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE AFTER MARKET PARTS?? REALLY BE BETTER PARTS IN MY EYES BEING I WOULD GET HEAVY DUTY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS SO NO MORE FRONT END ISSUES I AM DONE WITH DODGE AND TRYING TO GET A TRUCK FIXED THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE MONTHS AGO WITH NO HASSLE PERIOD!! OH AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALER GIVES ME NUMBER TO DODGE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW MY TRUCK TO DEALER LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE FORM MY HOUSE THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $73.00 FOR THE TOW?? UM YOUR RECALL ISSUE AND YOUR TOW PROBLEM I AM NOT PAYING A DIME BEING YOU CANT GET PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK AND WHEN ITS NOW BROKE AND HAS NO STEERING DODGE WANT ME TO PAY FOR A TOW BILL YA OK GOOD LUCK ON THAT TOO...REALLY WISH COULD UP LOAD PICTURES ITS A SITE TO SEE LINKAGE STUCK IN MY TIRE.... *TR

Mileage: 140,299

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM MORE THAN LIKELY BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AND MUCH MONEY TO SPEND. I HAVE ALSO ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE MAINTAINED THE SAME POSITION AS CHRYSLER. UPON RESEARCHING THE NET MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS; AT SPEEDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH, UPON HITTING NORMAL POT HOLES (NORMAL FOR CALIF POT HOLES) THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WHERE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAPPENS MAINLY ON THE FREEWAY. MY LATEST EPISODE HAPPENED ON A PORTION OF A HIGHWAY WITH A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE WOBBLE STARTED DUE TO CENTRIFICAL FORCE THE TRUCK "DANCED" INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND ON TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE SAME LANE. IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE TRUCK I WAS NOW ON GRAVEL/DIRT SLIDING SIDE WAYS. CAME TO A STOP AND SAT TO COLLECT MYSELF. RESUMED MY TRAVEL SLOWING TO 40 MPH AT ANY AND EVERY CURVE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY FREEWAY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I AM NOT ALONE. SIMPLY LOG ON TO THE NET AND TYPE IN DEATH WOBBLE. YOU WILL DISCOVER HOW PREVALENT THIS PROBLEM IS. CAN YOU FOLKS HELP? *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED. ..UPDATED 12/15/14*BF UPDATED 10/5/2015*JS

2007 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, AND CAUSED THE TIE ROD TO DROP TO THE GROUND. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN LINE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED. THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING IT TO GO OFF ROAD INTO THE GRASS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT BALL JOINT WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART WAS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 02/11/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) IN JANUARY OF 2014. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

TRUCK HAS HORRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE, STEERING BOX IS NOW DAMAGED AS WELL AS WHEEL BEARINGS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS MATTER, AND ALL I AM TOLD IS TO WAIT FOR NEW PARTS TO BE RELEASED. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE IN THE MEAN TIME ? *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS TAKING TOO LONG TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2014 AND HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THAT APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE WERE ON A WAITING LIST BEFORE THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THEY NEEDED TO INSTALLED A RETRO KIT, WHICH INCLUDED THE TIE ROD AND STEERING BOX. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AXLE JOINTS, THE BEARINGS AND THE BOLT JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THEY NEEDED TO INSTALLED A RETRO KIT, WHICH INCLUDED THE TIE ROD AND STEERING BOX. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AXLE JOINTS, THE BEARINGS AND THE BOLT JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SOUND AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECENTLY RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING) WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS A BAND AID TO THE PROBLEM SINCE THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX, BOLT JOINTS, BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, AND DRIVE LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER FOR THE WIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 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 CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

I HIT A MEDIUM SIZE BUMP IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-70 EAST IN OHIO AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO DROP SPEED FROM 55 TO 30 TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT NEXT TO ME AND FROM BEHIND. I AM AN ACTIVE OHIO FIREFIGHTER AND EX-OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE. I JUST CAME BACK FROM GETTING REPAIRS ON A RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AT THOMAS CHRYSLER IN ST. CLAIRSVILLE OHIO. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT'S TO HIGH OF A PRICE TO PAY TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY DODGE PICKUP - SAFETY RECALL NUMBER N62 / NHTSA 13V-528. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS FOR A LEFT TIE ROD AND ISSUED IN JANUARY 2014. REPORTED CALLS TO MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE SINCE THEY ALL REPEATEDLY STATE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. MY TRUCK'S FRONT END NOW SHAKES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE AS WELL AS THE STEERING WANDERS AND IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A PRIVATE SHOP TO GET THE TRUCK FIXED AS IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I NEED TO USE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE WORK AND WERE NOT AMENABLE TO TRAVEL A FEW MILES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUES, FOR WHICH THEY STILL DON'T HAVE PARTS TO FIX. CALLS TO DEALERSHIPS AND TO DODGE HAVE NOT PROVED FRUITFUL; THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT CONSUMER SAFETY OR INCONVENIENCES. I WANT TO BE REPAID FOR THE WORK THAT IS TO BE PERFORMED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THIS GOVERNMENT VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED 'UNSAFE' TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AFFECTED UNAVAILABLE PARTS. I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE PARTS CAN BE BROUGHT FROM ANOTHER LOCATION, TO NO AVAIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN 'OUT OF SERVICE' FOR MONTHS WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE PART. IT IS OUR ONLY LONGBED TRUCK AND USED HEAVILY DURING THE CURRENT FIRE SEASON. IT IS NECESSARY TO GET THIS VEHICLE BACK IN SERVICE AND FEEL THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE LENGTH OF TIME TO WAIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE, BUT I AM FRUSTRATED TO BE WAITING SO LONG FOR RECALL N62/NHTSA 13V-528. DODGE CAN'T GIVE ME A TIME FRAME WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING), BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, A REMEDY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE TIE ROD BALL BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LINKAGE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE RIGHT TIE ROD BALL BROKE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIE ROD LINKAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE TIE ROD BALL BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LINKAGE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE RIGHT TIE ROD BALL BROKE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIE ROD LINKAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 06/30/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE RECALL PARTS. THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT. UPDATED 07/2/2014 *JS

DRIVING DOWN I 75 TOWARDS TAMPA TO GO TO MY VA AND TRUCK STARTS DRIFTING OFF ROAD AND STEERIN G WHEEL HAS NO AFFECT ON CHANGING DIRECTION...STEERING BOX IS LEAKING....PLUS I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN MY MAIL ABOUT SOMETHING ON MY TRUCK LAST MONTH AND WHEN I CALLED JIM BROWN CHRYSLER WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK WITH AND WAIT FOR A SECOND RECALL NOTICE??? PLEASE CHECK MY VIN NUMBER AND TELL ME ALL THE THINGS RECALLED ON MY TRUCK AND HELP ME GET MY TRUCK UP TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

VIOLENT SHAKE IN FRONT END AFTER GOING OVER BRIDGE TIRES BOUNCING NO CONTROL HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 25 MPH TO STOP IT CHANGED SHOCKS STOPPED PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT KEPT COMING BACK ITS CALLED THE"DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 - WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE TRUCK WHEELS GO INTO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS IT'S DESCRIBED AS BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE BOUNCING UP AND DOWN LIKE A BASKETBALL. THE DRIVER HAS VERY LIMITED STEERING CONTROL WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING RESULTING IN A SERIOUS AUTOMOTIVE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON TIE-RODS BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIE-RODS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE SPECIALIZING IN FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND TIE RODS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND PART. *TR

Mileage: 137,429

WE RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING A NATIONAL RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PARTS COME IN. TO DATE (OVER 1 MONTH NOW) WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS RECALL PART FIXED, NOR HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DEALER. APPX 2 WEEKS AGO WE MADE A FOLLOW UP PHONE CALL TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT PARTS HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED AS THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS AVAILABLE. WHAT IN THE HELL COULD BE TAKING THE COMPANY SO LONG TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IN THE RECALL LETTER IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT :THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. SHOULD ANY ACCIDENT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE I WILL PERSONALLY SUE THE [XXX] OUT OF WHOMEVER IS AND WHOMEVER IS EVEN MODERATELY CLOSE TO BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTS OF THIS TRUCK. PERIOD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AROUND 65MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING ALL OVER THE PLACE. HAD MY WIFE AND 5 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WHILE DOING THAT ALMOST SIDESWIPED A FEW VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCK. I BELIEVE I WAS LUCKY WITH THIS. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS SIMILAR INCIDENTS TO MINE. *TR

Mileage: 83,587

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2007 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER.

THE STEERING LINKAGE IN THE RAM BROKE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. THE RAM HAD TO BE TOWED. AT THE TIME THE OWNER OF THE MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED NOTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE IN OTHER RAMS HE SERVICED. HE SUGGESTED WE GO WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND PART TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE RECALL NOTICE CAME ASKING THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS SERVICED PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE THAT WE SEND IN THE RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WE SENT IN ALL THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION. WE WERE INFORMED OVER THE PHONE THOUGH THAT OUR CLAIM WAS NOT TO BE REIMBURSED SINCE WE DID NOT USE MOPAR PARTS (WHICH WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT STATED ON THE RECALL). OUR REIMBURSEMENT WAS REJECTED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH MOPAR PARTS AND WE CHOSE TO USE A PART THAT DID NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF BREAKING. WE DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME OVERHEATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANUAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR, REFLASH MODULE, AND THE SENSOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIESEL EXHAUST SENSOR, EGR VALVE, GASKET, CRANK CASE SENSOR AND THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IN ADDITION TO AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,492.

Mileage: 33,492

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139007.

Mileage: 139,007

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL ON THE LEFT TIE ROD END (N62 / NHTSA 13V-528). I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL DEALER ON 01/13/14 AND WAS PUT ON THE LIST FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I WAS NUMBER 35 ON THE LIST AND THEY WERE COMPLETING 1 RECALL EVERY 7-8 DAYS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NOW I AM TOLD THIS RECALL HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD AND WILL NOT RESUME UNTIL 6/14. THIS DELAY FOR A RECALL IS ALARMING. 'THE LEFT TIE BALL STUD ON YOU TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.' THE TIE ROD END ON MY TRUCK HAS FRACTURED ONCE ALL READY LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A WRECK OR INJURY DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE ANOTHER STEERING COMPONENT LINKAGE ON THE SAME TRUCK THAT IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL AND THE MECHANIC IS HAVING PROBLEMS LOCATING PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. AGAIN IF THIS TIE BALL STUD WOULD FRACTURE IT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR AND THAT THE PART BEING UNAVAILABLE WAS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE FAILURE COULD POTENTLY BECOME LIFE THREATENING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD WOULD RECURRINGLY FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD FAILED A FOURTH TIME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLD ON THE RECALL REPAIR KIT. THE NEW RECALL REPAIR KITS WERE SCHEDULED TO BE REDISTRIBUTED APRIL 20, 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A STATE INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT END STEERING PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE TRUCK. I ASKED IF IT WAS RECALLED AS IT WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH. THEY SAID NO, AND THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD CORRECT WITH THEIR PARTS WAS REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. (THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A PART FROM A OUTSIDE PARTS HOUSE TO REPLACE THE ONE BAD PART). I BELIEVED THEM AND HAD THE WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED FOR OVER $1100. IT WAS THE REPLACED SYSTEM EVIDENTLY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALER CLOSER TO MY WINTER HOME FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER TWO MONTHS FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME THAT THE PARTS WERE IN. AT THE ORIGINAL TIME OF ME CHECKING I WAS TOLD THE PARTS PROBABLY WERE NOT EVEN MADE YET. REPEATED CHECKING IS TO NO AVAIL. I AM TOLD THEY ONLY RECEIVE ABOUT ONE PART EVER TWO WEEKS, AND THEY HAD MY INFO AND WOULD CALL ME. THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH! WITH THE WINTER WE HAVE HAD, AND WE DO PLOW WITH THIS VEHICLE, IT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. THEY WERE CONTACTED JANUARY 7TH AND WE ARE NOW INTO MARCH. THE TIME HAS PASTED ON WHEN THIS SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHO PRECEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK , SO WHEN MY 16 YEAR LEFT THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHE HEARD A SNAP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND HIT A GUARDRAIL AND WRECKED, IF NOT FOR THE GUARDRAIL SHE WOULD HAVE WENT DOWN A SIX FT EMBANKMENT AND BEEN INJURED. SHE HAD JUST DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND IF SHE HAD BEEN ON IT SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DIED. I DO NOT APPRECIATE THE DEALER PUTTING MY DAUGHTER IN THIS KIND OF DANGER, WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THIS THEY SAID WELL, WE ARE ONLY SENT 1 EVERY 7 DAYS AND THEY ARE 30 PEOPLE IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS EXCUSE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD TO PAY 933.00 FOR REPAIRS AND I EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-90 WHEN THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING. AFTER SLOWING DOWN BELOW 35MPH IT WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED EVERYTIME SPEED WENT ABOVE 50MPH. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER IN EPHRATA AND THEY REPLACED TIE RODS,PITMAN ARMS AND STEERAGE LINKAGE/DAMPER AT A COST OF $1200. *TR

Mileage: 56,230

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD BALL STUD BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TIE ROD STUD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 AND THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELT A THUMP. KEPT HAPPENING FOR A WEEK SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO CHRYSLER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACED. THE U=JOINT ON THE SHAFT WAS WORN OUT, AND NEEDED REPLACED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON ANOTHER DODGE RAM TRUCK I OWN, BUT THIS TRUCK IS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. COST IS $395.00 PLUS TAX/SUPPLIES TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 124,439

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SITE BUT HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OR MARCH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) LATE DECEMBER 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONE MONTH PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,355.

Mileage: 59,355

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TURNING ON A CURVED ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

Mileage: 235,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TO HAVE THE DEALER PLACE HIM ON THE WAITING LIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING ) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

I BOUGHT AN EXTRA CLEAN 07 2500 4/4 MEGACAB 6.7 IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. HAD UPPER AND LOWER MOOG BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS AND RODS WHERE NEEDED,PLUS NEW DAMPER AT 169K MI. PUT A SET OF NEW SHOCKS ON THE OTHER DAY,TRUCK IS FACTORY HEIGHT ,BUT HAS 285S INSTEAD OF 265S.JUST TODAY IT WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE ON A WET CONCRETE INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING A VERY SMALL POT HOLE ON LEFT. I WAS RUNNIN ABOUT 70 AND [XXX] NEAR LOST IT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOTHING ON SHOULDER CAUSE I COULDN'T KEEP IT IN MY LANE. THANK GOD MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS WEREN'T DRIVING! HELP!! I DREAD TESTING IT AGAIN AFTER SOMEONE CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED IT,SINCE IT TOOK 6 MOS. TO SHOW UP AND ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE TOWING OUR 27FT MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL, I CROSSED OVER A CATTLE GUARD AND GOT A VERY VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO COME TO A STOP TO MAKE QUIT. I FOUND OUT FROM MY MECHANIC IT'S CALLED THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. CHRYSLER CORP. WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I15 WHILE TOWING A 28 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER, WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, THAT I HAD PULLED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUSLY WITH NO ISSUES. WE DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF THE INTERSTATE, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THINKING THAT THE TRAILER LOST A TIRE, I FOUGHT THE STEERING TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED, I WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE TRAILER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, I THEN CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED, AND DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER OCCURRENCE FOR AWHILE. ANOTHER OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON I84 WHILE TRAVELING WEST BETWEEN BLISS AND MOUNTAIN HOME, WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AGAIN TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AND AS THE TRUCK CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT. AT THAT TIME, OTHER THAN THE VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE, IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS BUCKING, LIKE THE REAR TIRES WERE COMING OFF THE GROUND. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE SINCE THEN, SAME SCENARIO, FREEWAY EXPANSION JOINTS CAUSE THE SHAKE TO START, PULLING OVER AND SLOWING DOWN TO 20-30 MPH GETS IT TO STOP. I HAD RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND IT WAS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, THAT DODGE WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THEY COULD INSTALL "UPGRADED" STEERING COMPONENTS FOR $1000. I THEN EMAILED DODGE, WITH NO RESOLVE. NOW, ON JULY 12TH, 2013, WHILE TRAVELING EAST WITH THREE FRIENDS, ON EITHER I86 OR I15 TOWARDS JACKSON, WY, THE SHAKE OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN AN HOUR! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ALL LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE TRUCK FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. EACH TIME IN OCCURRED, IT WAS A ROUGH SPOT, OR TRANSITION ON THE FREEWAY. EVERY BUMP WE ALL HELD OUR BREATH, THE TRIP HOME, WE WENT A DIFFERENT WAY TO AVOID AS MUCH FREEWAY AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL LUNGED FORWARD AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES, THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE PITMAN ARM FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10E013000 (STEERING) BUT OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

Mileage: 59,400

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM DAY ONE. 2007 RAM 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB 5.9. 50,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FOR A WHILE. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT AT DEALERSHIP. THEY SET IT TO SPECS. BROUGHT IT BACK ABOUT 40 DAYS LATER TO REALIGN, STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT I NEEDED TO BUY AN OFFSET BALL JOINT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET MORE ADJUSTMENT AND TO CORRECT ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $622.00. SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. I CALLED & EMAILED DODGE/CHRYSLER ASKING WHY I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A PART TO CORRECT A STOCK FACTORY ITEM. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED AND THAT WAS ALL. CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX A STOCK ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,998

UPON ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRUCK CHECKED OUT,TRUCK WAS MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 25 FT AND PITMAN ARM "BROKE"...HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR PITMAN ARM AT A COST OF 185.11 AND ONCE I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THEY WAS A RECALL ON THESE PITMAN ARMS.I CALLED THE COMPANY UP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAIL THEM THE "BROKEN DEFECTIVE ARM" TRACKING NUMBER [XXX] THROUGH USPS ON 03/16/13 AT A COST OF 10.40...USPS LOST THE ARM SO SUPERLIFT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 300 HUEY LENARD LOOP WEST MONROE, LA 71292 SAYS THEY WILL ONLY PAY HALF THE BILL??? IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ARM SO WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY HALF??? THEY ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T GET KILLED!!! IM A DISABLED VET ON DISABILITY AND FILL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY OF THIS REPAIR BILL..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?? *TR

Mileage: 59,400

I BELIEVE THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16 WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE, MY TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUB AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE, THE SHOP OWNER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO ALIGN IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD END. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16, IT STATES "MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE". I BELIEVE THAT MY TRUCK FALLS UNDER THIS CATEGORY. I ASKED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO RUN THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY TRUCK TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16. THEY SAID NO, IT WAS NOT. I BELIEVE THAT CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 80,639

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD CEASE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO ADVISED HAVING ADDITIONAL COMPONENT REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE OF THE EXACT REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY TRUCK HAS WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. KNOWN BY MANY AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DODGE ON THIS ISSUE AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT SEEM TO REFUSE TO FIX OR RECALL IT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS FIXES THAT MY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE BUT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A $40,000 VEHICLE IN MY OPINION. I AM TRULY AMAZED NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 101,500

LEFT TIE ROD BROKE APART WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. RECALL L16 HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 3/9/12. *TR

Mileage: 54,932

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED OVER THE EXPANSION JOINTS ON A BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT DID NOT QUIT UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP IT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY EVEN AT 40 MPH. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE BESIDE ME AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 67,710

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BALL ON THE STEERING ARM FRACTURED CAUSING BOTH FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

WAS DRIVING ON US 119 IN WV TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND RAN OVER ONE OF THE EXPANSIONS JOINTS ON THE ROADWAY. FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 10 OR 15 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL BACK. HAD OWNED THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN. I HAVE HAD GARAGES TO TELL ME TO REPLACE THIS AND THAT TO FIX PROBLEM, BEING TOLD THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE HAD NOTHING DONE THAT HAS FIXED PROBLEM, IT IS SOMEWHAT BETTER AS LONG AS YOU STAY UNDER AROUND 50 MPH OR SO. THE TRUCK HAS DONE IT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 TIMES SINCE THEN, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST COMPLETELY TO GET CONTROL OF TRUCK. SINCE HAVING GONE THRU THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE READ AND TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS CONCERN ABOUT MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 61,512

HEADED ON INTERSTATE EAST DOWN A HILL HIT A SPLIT THE IN PAVEMENT AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK CHANGED LANES HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER TWO LANES THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH TO SOMEONE . I HAVE HAD EVERY PART IN THE FRONT END REPLACED STEERING BOX / UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS /ALL TIERODENDS/TIRE BALANCED NEW BUSHINGS .EVERYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 47,480

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MAIN STEERING BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,430.

Mileage: 42,430

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 66 MPH MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4WD DIESEL STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND IT WAS DANGEROUS AND HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 71,213

WHEN DRIVING AT 50-75 MPH MY TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD WOBLE. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. WITH THIS BEING MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE NOTHING ELSLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONE PERSON SAY THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND THE OTHER SAY I NEED TO SALE IT BECAUSE DODGE WILL NEVER FIX IT OR OWN UP TO THEIR IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SO MANY THINGS REPLACED THE SHOCKS, CONTROL ARMS, STEERING RACK, PITMAN ARM AND STEERING DAMPER. *JS

Mileage: 42,000

WE WERE PULLING THE HORSE TRAILER WE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE .THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SHOOK AND THE TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO COME OFF THE WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHOOK. THIS WAS A DANGER TO US AND OTHERS. FOR YOU HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE READ PAGES AND BLOGS ON THIS SAME PROBLEMS ON DODGE TRUCKS .SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE BEFORE DODGE FIXES THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55-60 AND YOU COME ACROSS A BRIDGE LANDING YOU ENCOUNTER AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND THE TRUCK WANTS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD AND YOU MUST SLAM YOUR BRAKES ON TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER THE WHOLE TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TRAC BAR RUINED MY BALL JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF THESE DODGES HAVE THIS ISSUE. AND IN HIS OPINION THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED THIS BILL IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1500 MAINLY IN JUST PARTS ALONE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY146 IN BAYTOWN,TX. I STRUCK A SMALL POT HOLE AND THATS WHEN THE SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURED, HAD TO BRAKE AND AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURED WITHIN A WEEK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TURNING FROM STOP SIGN WHEN STEERING TIE ROD TO PITMAN ARM BALL STUD FRACTURE CAUSING THE STEERING LINAGE TO BREAK. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT A COST OF $871.48! THE DEALER OR THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THIS AMOUT! CLAIM[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 53,353

STARTING 3 YEARS AGO MY TRUCK STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OF 35 AND UP WHEN EVER YOU HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT WOULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF CONTROL FOR STEERING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DITCH AND THREW ME INTO THE WINDOW, IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR YEARS NOW. DEALERSHIPS HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I ONLY HAVE 38K MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE DUE TO THIS CONDITION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEASE 10 YEARS NOW. DODGE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE ELSE LOOSES THERE LIFE OR MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURS. THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN FACT AND THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEE THE TRACK RECORDS OF THE FAILURE. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN A COMPLETE REVOLUTION AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE TIE ROD AND STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,876.

Mileage: 92,876

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRON PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 IN DECEMBER 2010 FROM ROYAL GATE DODGE IN ELLISVILLE, MO. THE VEHICLE HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE SALES REP. RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE LINKAGE TO THE UPDATED VERSION THAT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY GAVE IT TO ME FREE AS LONG AS I INSTALLED IT ON THE TRUCK. I DID AT APPROX. 73,000 MILES. NOW, 13 MONTHS LATER AND 27,000 MILES ON THE REPLACED LINKAGE, MY LEFT OUTER TIE ROD SHEARED OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNING AT AROUND 15MPH. SINCE I TOOK THE LINKAGE AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF, IT ONLY HAS A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. IF THEY INSTALLED IT, WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. AS SAD AS THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE, I AM WRITING REGARDING YOUR INVESTIGATION/RECALL ON THE 2500/3500 NEWER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS CAN BE INTERCHANGED ON OLDER VEHICLES, LIKE MINE. I HAVE ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT MOOG TIE ROD AND WILL BE INSTALLING IT AS SOON AS IT COMES IN AND FEEL LUCKY I WAS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THIS ITEM WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS PRIOR UNDER A RECALL. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO AUTOWORLD DODGE - PETALUMA (CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP) FOR REPAIR. THEY INSISTED THE BROKEN PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE WAS A CLEARLY KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY RECALLED PART (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #11V350000, ACTION #PE11009)? *TR

LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THIS ITEM WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS PRIOR UNDER A RECALL. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO AUTOWORLD DODGE - PETALUMA (CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP) FOR REPAIR. THEY INSISTED THE BROKEN PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE WAS A CLEARLY KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY RECALLED PART (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #11V350000, ACTION #PE11009)? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP/POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY PUTNAM DODGE IN BURLINGAME AS NEEDING THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED. ON 1/12/12, I REPLACED THE STABILIZER AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO BRAKE DRAMATICALLY. IN ONE INSTANCE, I WAS ON AN OVERPASS AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 31,082

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 25 IN ALBUQUERQUE NM I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FORCING ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME TO SCATTER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REACHED APPROX 35-40MPH. I WAS CONVINCED THAT MY WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT HAD FAILED BUT AFTER AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING READILY IDENTIFIED. AFTER A VERY BRIEF SEARCH OF THE WEB IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NO ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT WITH REPAIRS. BELOW ARE 3 OF THE MANY YOU TUBE LINKS I FOUND DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT PERFECTLY AS IT HAPPENED TO ME. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE VIEW OF DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/6LAMXUPBFDA NEWS STORY CONERNING THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/XMFTRGBYNIM INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/GBHMKYVRIHK I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY FAMILY IS NO LONGER SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT, PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE SAME DANGER. I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO REPAIR THE ISSUE MYSELF BUT IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MAY OTHERS WITH NO REAL SOLUTIONS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED SOON AS IT APPEAR TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE CHRYSLER HD TRUCKS 2003 TO THE PRESENT. IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 50 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEBSITE OF THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND AT LEAST PROVIDE THE PROPER ENGINEERING REQUIRED TO LET US KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FORCE THE HAND OF CHRYSLER TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND ISSUE THE PROPER FIX FOR THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

HAD TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS , ONLY PUT 42000 MILES ON IT . TOOK IT IN TO DEALER FOR EMISSIONS PROBLEMS THREE TIMES , DID EGR /COOLER /TURBO / DPF " CLEANING " X2 ,ALSO UPGRADED ECM PROGRAM /BURNED UP AND REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING , FINALE STRAW WAS BETWEEN 35K-42K MILES , DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE " AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , TOOK TO DEALER AFTER I TROUBLE SHOOT IT , "WAS NOT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK" TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX WAS WORN OUT . " NON GREASABLE " 40000 MILES . DEALER SAID THERE WAS A "BULLETIN OUT " THEY REPLACED ALL STEERING LINKAGE "TIEROD ENDS + RODS " , THEN CLAIMED IT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY , I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE / CALLED DODGE , THEN TRADED OFF THE TRUCK FOR A FORD . LOVED THE DODGE TRUCK / CUMMINS ENG. HATE DODGE SERVICE , I MANAGE A 30 TRUCK FLEET , WE HAD 10 DODGE'S , NOW WILL HAVE LESS IN THE FUTURE. *TT

Mileage: 8,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT STEERING OF THE TRUCK STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKING COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO STEER OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH. I HAVE BEEN RAN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIME WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN AND WILL SELL THE REDESIGNED PARTS TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT $600. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT UNLESS IT IS INSTALLED BY THEM. IF YOU WANT "UNDER WARRANTY" TRUCK REPAIRED TO FIX THEIR FAULTY DESIGN YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR, ABOUT $1500 TOTAL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOW HOW IT HAPPENS AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN ACTION, SEARCH "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE". THANKS. *KB

Mileage: 8,000

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN ROADS AT SPEEDS OVER45 MPH +/-. HAVE TO SLOW TO NEAR STOP TILL IT GOES AWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SUPRISED NO ONE IS KILLED FROM THIS. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE POWER WAGON FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2011. I HAVE BEEN A LOYALE DODGE OWNER FOR MANY YEARS AND DON'T KNOW WHY. UPON TEST DRIVING THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE PURCHASE I FELT A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. I SPOKE WITH THE PRIVIOUS OWNER WHO INDICATED THE TIRES WERE THE ISSUE. I TOOK A CHANCE A BOUGHT THE TRUCK "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY IMPLIED. I HAVE RESEARSED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I EXPERIENCE IT. I WAS RIGHT. I KNEW THAT REPLACING PARTS WAS NOT THE ANSWER AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. LIKE A DUMMY, I TOOK IT IN TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A "FIX" AND THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY. MY RESEARCH TOOK ME TO A WELL KNOWN HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SHOP. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HE WAS VERY CONVINSING THAT THEY COULD REPAIR IT. THIS TECH/OWNER KNEW MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEN DODGE. AGAIN, I TOOK THE CHANCE I SPENT OVER $650.00. HE HAD ISSUED ME A TSB FROM DODGE THAT STATED REPLACING ALL 4 TIE RODS AND DOING A SPECIAL ALLIGNMENT WOULD CURE IT. NOPE! SINCE THE PURCHACE I HAVE REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES, STEERING DAMPNER SHOCK, ALL 4 TIE RODS, AND NUMERIOUS TIRE BALLANCING AND ALLIGNMENTS. I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT. I'M DOING EXACTLY WHAT I SAID I WOULD'NT, SPEND BIG MONEY FOR A KNOWN SAFTEY ISSUE FROM DODGE! MY COMPLAINT IS THE VERY KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE". I SHOULD HAVE WROTE WHEN I WENT THROUGH DODGES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'M A HARD WORKING, TAX PAYING, FAMILY MAN WHO PAYS HIS BILLS AND SO ON... YES, IT DOES BOIL DOWN TO GETTING PERSONAL. CONSUMERS ARE TAKING THE HIT FOR SO MANY THING. IF I WERE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS RIGHT I WOULD DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO MAKE IT RIGHT. DODGE NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE THEY HAVE A HUGE SAFTEY ISSUE THAT COULD END MANY LIVES! PLEASE READ/RESERCH THESE MAY COMPLAINTS AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE. *TT

Mileage: 75,000

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IF A SLIGHT BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BALLS JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TIE ROD, STEERING DAMPENER, PITMAN ARM, FRONT AXLE U-JOINT, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. SM.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FRONT END WAS SWERVING OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 44,050

2007 DODGE RAM PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END DROPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH ON BACK ROAD. LOST ALL STEERING FUNCTION, AS LEFT SIDE IS ATTACHED TO RIGHT SIDE. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH SEVERAL TREES AND A SMALL BRIDGE. TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED IN ONCOMING DITCH. TIE RODS HAD BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY APPROX 30K MILES PRIOR. TRUCK DROVE NORMAL UNTIL THIS POINT, BUT TIE RODS HAD STARTED SHOWING WEAR PREVIOUSLY, BUT NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY ALARM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE TIE RODS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE THIRD TIME, AS IT WAS THE LAST WEEK OF SAID WARRANTY. REPLACED PARTS WITH HEAVY DUTY AFTERMARKET PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP HAD INSPECTED TRUCK ON A PREVIOUS TRIP AND SAID TRUCK HAD "UPDATED" STEERING LINKAGES AND COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND COME ACROSS A BUMP,LIFT, OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA RECENTLY AND I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT 90 MPH, IT MADE ME CROSS INTO THE NEXT LANE THEN INTO THE MEDIAN. TALKING ABOUT SCARY!I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET A LOT AND IT APPEARS THE BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. WHY? PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM! ITS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE DODGE DESIGN NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CUMMINS DIESEL. I HAVE LOOKED INTO GETTING THIS 08 STEERING UPGRADE BUT THE DEALER WANTS $975 TO FIX IT AND CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT.

1. MY TRUCKS HAS HAD THE FAMOUS DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE TIRES START SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT QUIT. 2. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HOT A BUMP AND ITS STARTED TO "DEATH WOBBLE" AND SNAPPED THE TIE ROD END TO THE PIT MEN ARM AT THE TIEROD END SLEEVE WHICH CAUSE LOSS OR ALL STEERING LUCKILY I MADE IT OFF IN THE DITCH WITH OUT KILLING ANY ONE, HAD MY LITTLE 14 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME 3. UPGRADED TIEROD ENDS,STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING LINKAGE(BECAUSE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM) ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ITS ALL OVER FORUMS,YES THERE IS A RECALL ON TIE ROD ENDS WHERE THE JOINT BREAKS THIS 1 THE ROD PART STILL A COMMON PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SAID MINE WAS OK 3 DAYS LATER THIS EVEN HAPPENED LUCKY NO 1 HAS DIED. THE DEALER SHIP KEPT THE OLD PARTS BUT I DO HAVE PICTURES. *TR

Mileage: 66,561

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE PITMAN ARMS ON THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,919.

Mileage: 133,919

SEVERE WOBBLE/SHAKING OF FRONT END AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50MPH TO 70MPH, AFTER HITTING NORMAL BUMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES IN IT. APPARENTLY IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF DODGE 2500 DIESEL OWNERS, HOWEVER, DODGE IS NOT BACKING UP THEIR PRODUCTS AND SAYS THAT THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. I AM SCARED TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING BREAKING IN THE FRONT END AND CRASHING. I HAVE CHECKED THE BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS, BUSHINGS ETC AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING WRONG TO INDICATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH COMPLAINTS DODGE WILL ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 (SUSPENSION) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE FRONT END LINKAGE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND TIRE ROD. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000. UPDATED 3/2/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/04/11

Mileage: 18,000

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND A 5.7L GAS ENGINE. I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON INTERSTATE 5 N/B A FEW MILES NORTH OF LOST HILLS CA ABOUT 2130 HRS. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR 78 MPH AND A FEW MINUTES LATER HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I BRAKED BUT THE WOBBLE DID NOT CEASE UNTIL I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES, WHEELS, STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG SO I RESUMED MY TRIP AND REACTIVATED MY CRUISE CONTROL. A FEW MOMENTS LATER MY VEHICLE AGAIN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I LIMPED HOME AT MUCH SLOWER SPEEDS WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND I POINTED OUT TO THEM A TSB THAT COVERED THE SITUATION. THE DEALER DISCOVERED .030 INCH PLAY IN A TIE ROD END. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS THROUGH VEHICLE ONE AND THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DECLINED THE REPAIR SINCE THE TSB ISSUED BY DODGE ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MOVEMENT OF .045 INCH. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY STEER MY TRUCK AND ENDED UP HALFWAY INTO THE ADJOINING LANE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I AM NOW STUCK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OR PAYING NEARLY $2000 TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. DODGE HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL UNSAFE STEERING LINKAGE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SUBJECT TO THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS THAT DODGES TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TOO RESTRICTIVE AND WILL ALLOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT TO COVER THE REPAIR. IF THE TSB REQUIRED THE COMPONENTS TO BE REPLACED ANY TIME THE CONDITION IS PRESENT THEN MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS REFERRED TO ON THE INTERNET AS THE "RAM DEATH WOBBLE". PLEASE HELP THIS CONDITION IS WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2007 DODGE 2500 STEERING WOBBLE OVER 55 MPH DEATH WOBBLE/ DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE ISSUES ONLINE FOR SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PPL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

HI I HAVE 2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL AND I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE CALLED DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER SO I HAVE TO PAY TO GET STEERING BOX FIXED I HAVE BE FIGHTING FOR TWO YEARS GOT FRONT END FIX LAST YEAR IN ALBERTA AND STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TWO OF OUR 2007 PICK TRUCKS CENTER LINK TERMINAL HAS POP OUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS OF WEAR. ONE OF THE PICK UP WAS BACKING UP WHEN RIGHT HAND WHEEL STEERING TERMINAL POP OUT OF THE CENTER LINK AND THAT WHEEL STEER ALL THE WAY RIGHT. IN THE SECOND PICK UP HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION BUT THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT WHEEL TURN COMPLETELY LEFT AND THE CENTER LINK BAR PUNCTURE THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURE IN EITHER INCIDENTS. HAVE PICTURE AND PARTS OF SECOND INCIDENT FOR YOU TO INSPECT. *TR

Mileage: 91,706

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE A 2007 2500 DODGE RAM TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT USED A YEAR AGO. THREE MONTHS AGO, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH I CAME UPON A BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB AND ONCE I HIT IT THE TRUCK BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. AFTERWARDS I DID RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED WHAT I EXPERIENCED MATCHED WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID DODGE HAS ISSUED A REPAIR BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ALSO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE REPAIRS DODGE RECOMMENDS FIXES THE PROBLEM. (THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ALSO SUPPORTS THAT COMMENT). ON NOVEMBER 21 WHILE TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FIVE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. I WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 AT 65-75 MPH AND EVERY BUMP, BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB, OR POT HOLE THAT WAS HIT WOULD INITIATE THIS HORRIFIC SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. I WAS IN FEAR OF MINE AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES AND IN FEAR OF DAMAGING OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 45-55MPH AND EVEN SLOWER WHEN CROSSING ROAD IMPAIRMENTS STATED ABOVE; THIS SEEMED TO PREVENT THE SHAKING. SINCE, I HAVE CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER, THE LOCAL DEALER OF WHERE I'M SPENDING THE HOLIDAY, AND CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE TWO DEALERS AGAIN TOLD ME ABOUT DODGE'S BULLETIN HOWEVER BOTH SAID THEY DO NOT BELIEVE REPLACING THE TIRE ROD ENDS AND CONTROL ARMS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER TOOK TWO DAYS TO GET A HOLD OF A LIVE PERSON AND THEN A CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE REP SAID THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 24 HOURS. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY THIS PUTS THEM NOT CONTACTING ME BEFORE 8PM FRIDAY. I AM TRAVELING HOME SUNDAY AND FEAR FURTHER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THIS DEFECT NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DURING LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS ALSO ERRATIC GEARS DOWN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE IN ORDER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 50,000

(2007 DODGE 2500 6.7L CUMMINS) (50,000 MILES) AT ANY SPEED IN EXCESS OF 50MPH A SEVERE AND VIOLENT SHAKE IS EXPERIENCED WHEN A BUMP/POTHOLE/BREAK IN PAVEMENT IS STRUCK. THIS CAUSES LOSE OF CONTROL AND DOES NOT CORRECT UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED FALLS BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE ONLY A MONTH AND HAVE SPENT IN EXCESS OF $1300. ALL TIE RODS, STEERING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TIRES, BALL JOINTS WERE INSPECTED. VEHICLE HAS BE ALIGNED MULTIPLE TIMES AND PROBLEM REMAINS. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP 3RD TIME FOR SAME COMPLAINT. VERY THANKFUL THAT I NOR ANYONE ELSE HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE REPLACED...? *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I HAD ME AND MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK AND HAD A BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL MACK YOUR VEHICLE SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD MULTIPLE NEW PARTS ON THE FRONT END REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR ANY DISTANCES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GOING TO GO IN THE DITCH OR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE HERD THIS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND ON THE INTERNET SEARCH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED TO 40 MPH AND THE FAILURE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME PERTAINING TO THE PRIOR IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

2007 DODGE DIESEL 2500 MEGA CAB DEATH WOBBLE ON FRONT END WHEN DRIVING 70MPH AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN HWY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT LUCKILY NO CARS WHERE AROUND OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-70 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES HORRIBLY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TO RESOLVE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TURNED SIDEWAYS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TEMPORARILY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BEGAN FRACTURING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIE RODS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

I CURRENTLY OPERATE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 THAT EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN TRAVELING +60MPH AND HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE/OVERPASS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL STOPPING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 52,300 MILES AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE EQUIPMENT. IT WOULD BE WISE FOR DODGE, NTSB, AND NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH FOR A SEVERE ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. I EXPERIENCED THE WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A SEMI ON MY RIGHT AND ONE BEHIND ME. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT STRIKING A TRUCK. A RECALL OR PART THAT NEEDS REPLACING WOULD HELP THE +45 COMPLAINTS REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND DEMONSTRATES NEGLIGENCE ON DODGE, NHTSA AND NTSB. *TR

Mileage: 52,300

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 4X4 2500, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR THE H46 RECALL TO UPGRADE STEERING TO 08.5 YEAR BUT THE DEALER JUST LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS OK, I EXPLAINED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY WORK FOR "DEATH WOBBLE" I CONTINUED TO TELL THEM THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE PROBLEM WILL STOP. I LEFT THE DEALER WITH NO FIX TO MY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME LOCKED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AFTER MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE STEERING BOX WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 6,000

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE" WILL SOON KILL SOMEONE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE TIE-ROD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPLACED THE TIE-ROD WITH A NEW KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING THE PART NEEDED FOR HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILED TIE-ROD COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,908.

Mileage: 73,908

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WOBBLES WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND I TOOK IT FOR REPAIRS. THE TRUCK WAS "SERVICED" AND RETURNED TO ME "FIXED". HOWEVER, I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TIE ROD THEN WENT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, FLATTENING IT AND COCKING THE TIRE TO THE OUTSIDE. MAKING ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DODGE HAS A RECALL ON THE OTHER END OF THE TIE ROD AND WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY SITUATION. THEY OFFER AN UPDATE KIT THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR. IN TALKING TO MY MECHANIC AND LOCAL PARTS HOUSE MINE IS NOT THE FIRST SITUATION OF THIS KIND. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 59,450

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4WD QUAD CAB LONG WHEEL BASE PICKUP TRUCK. THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS BEST DESCRIBED AS RIDICULOUS FOR THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRUCK, NOT TO MENTION HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. MY PROBLEMS STARTED BEFORE THE TRUCK EVEN REACHED 20,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT HELPED FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I ATTEMPTED CHANGING THE TIRES AND WHEELS FOR A SET OF AFTERMARKET ONES AROUND 45-50K MILES AND THAT'S WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 3 LANE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70MPH, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED. I COULD NOT REGAIN TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP! I'M JUST LUCKY IT WASN'T RAINING, OR VERY CROWDED ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME OR I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS COMPLAINT. I HAVE REPLACED THE FACTORY STEERING STABILIZER WITH AN AFTERMARKET RANCHO UNIT, BUT THAT DIDN'T CHANGE A THING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT NEVER SEE ANY REAL SOLUTIONS, ONLY AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS ATTEMPTING TO SELL THEIR IDEA OF A FIX. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO FORCE DODGE TO CORRECT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY DEATHS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT REST ASSURED THERE WILL BE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S BEEN ALLOWED TO GO ON THIS LONG. I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF USING THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY, LET ALONE MY FAMILY LOSING ME BECAUSE OF DODGE'S APATHY TOWARDS THIS ISSUE. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO VIDEOTAPE THEMSELVES CRASHING BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT STEPS IN AND MAKES DODGE TAKE NOTICE, LIKE THEY DID TO TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEED WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR WITH NO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN (APPROX. 4 MILES) WHEN I HIT 50 MPH. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A MINOR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD. I THEN SLOWED TO APPROX. 30 MPH TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THOUGH IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME TWICE I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A PLETHERA OF INFO ON THE NOTORIOUS "DODGE DEATH SHAKE" THIS PROBLEM IS IN EVERY VEHICLE FORUM I HAVE VISITED AND CANNOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. ALL THE STORIES ARE THE SAME AND MOST DO NOT TRUST THERE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THERE IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF FIXES BUT THERE ARE CONFLICTING RESULTS. DODGE CLAIMS IT IS THE FRONT STABILIZER, BUT I HAVE CHANGED IT AND AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT I PAID 30,000 FOR A TRUCK I CANNOT TRUST. I WOULD HOPE YOU DO NOT CONTINUE TO SIT ON YOUR HANDS IN THIS MATTER BECAUSE IT IS PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND EVEN A NEWS STORY ABOUT IT IN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE, DO SOMETHING! I HAVE BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,612

DODGE 2007, MODEL 2500 TURBO DIESEL CREW CAB, WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,500 MILES. AT 55 MPH, A SUDDEN BUMP CAUSED BY A FREEWAY EXPANSION JOINT RESULTED IN SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WITH FRONT END OF TRUCK GOING OUT OF CONTROL. I REGAINED CONTROL THROUGH GENTLE BRAKING. INITIALLY I BELIEVED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE ROAD, HOWEVER, FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AT 55 MPH, AND HITTING A HARD BUMP THE STEERING VIOLENTLY SHOOK AGAIN, WHILE THE FRONT END JUMPED UP AND DOWN AND LEFT AND RIGHT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK EXITING THE PAVED SURFACE AND CAME TO REST IN THE BARROW PIT. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE ON PAVED FREEWAY (INTERSTATE 215 AND INTERSTATE 80 IN UTAH). I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE NARROWLY AS I NARROWLY MISSED A TRACTOR TRAILOR. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM HENRY DAY FORD OF WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH. THEY CERTIFIED THE USED TRUCK WITH A FULL INSPECTION OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A "RECALL" FOR STEERING LINKAGE (SAFETY RECALL H46-MOPAR STEERING LINKAGE). RECALL WAS COMPLIED WITH DURING SEPTEMBER 2009. PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY STILL EXISTS EVEN AFTER RECALL COMPLIANCE.

Mileage: 20,500

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 5.9 LITER DIESEL WITH 52,523 MILES FROM A DEALER ON 1/18/10. THE TRUCK HAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR REPAIRS PER CARFAX AND THE DEALER INFO. I AM EXPERIENCING FRONT END HARMONIC WHEEL HOP AND SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF APPROX 50-70MPH. THIS WHEEL SHAKE OCCURS WHENEVER THE TRUCK RUNS OVER AN IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE,POTHOLE OR BRIDGE TO ROAD DROP. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE FORUMS AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS WHICH ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME CONDITION KNOWN AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO A DODGE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DODGE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM AND LOWER LINK AS PRESCRIBED. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT ALL. THE TRUCK STILL HAS THIS CONDITION AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION DUE TO THIS FRONT IN HARMONIC STEERING FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 52,592

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO FALL APART. THE VIBRATION ALSO FORCED A VEHICLE DRIVING NEXT TO THE CONTACT TO SWITCH LANES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED; HOWEVER, AFTER THREE ALIGNMENTS, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2007 DODGE 2500 MEGA CAB AND HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED DODGE "DEATH-WOBBLE" ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHETHER A SMOOTH ROAD OR IF I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE THE TRUCK BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY (UNDER 30 MPH). I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE VIA THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN A NEWS REPORT OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THE NEWER MODELS OF THE DODGE RAM SERIES. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE SCHEDULED FOR INSPECTION (2 DEC 09) WITH THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE REPAIRS BUT WANTED TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT AS I BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER MOTORISTS AS REPORTED BY WSOC IN CHARLOTTE NC. I ONLY KNEW OF CONTACTING THE NHTSA BECAUSE OF THE NEWS REPORT I FOUND. THIS REOCCURING SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IF NOT CORRECTED IS AN "EXTREME" DANGER TO ALL MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE LOST VEHICLE CONTROL. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IN WHICH HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

Mileage: 82,600

DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY IF HE STRIKES A SMALL BUMP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD. USUALLY AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION THE WOBBLING STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WAS A CONSISTENT FAILURE WITH HIS MODEL TYPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE FAILURE EXISTS WITH THIS MODEL TYPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A DODGE 2007 2500 PICKUP 4X4 DIESEL 6.7. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN DRIVING 55-70 MPH AND HITTING A RIDGE OR EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES AFTER THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED, I REPLACED THE TIRES AND EXPERIENCED IT 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE SHOP. AFTER GETTING A ROD REPLACED IN THE FRONT END AND THE SHOP STATING IT WAS FIXED, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN THE NEST 150 MILES. I BEGAN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND CAME ACROSS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" AND FOUND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK FOR YEARS. I REALLY BELIEVED WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST FEW TIMES, I WAS ABOUT TO WRECK OR WORSE, WRECK SOMEONE ELSE. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THE DRIVER HAS ZERO CONTROL. IT MUST LOOK PRETTY BAD FROM OTHER DRIVERS VIEWS AS THEY QUICKLY STOP AND GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A NEW TRUCK AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT MAKE THE BUYER HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED AS I HAVE HAD TO DO. THE TRUCK IS SO BAD I CANNOT ALLOW IT TO BE DRIVEN BY MY WIFE OR ANYONE ELSE FOR FEAR THEY COULD BE KILLED. MY WIFE WORRIES EVERY TIME I GO TO WORK AS THIS HAS BECOME A BIG SOURCE OF STRESS IN OUR LIVES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. I AM EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK 3 TIMES NOW. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA OF ALASKA SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A SHOP YET. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER IN ANCHORAGE AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE STABILIZER SHOCK ON THE FRONT END. I HAVE READ MORE ABOUT IT ONLINE AND AM DISCOVERING THAT IT'S A SEVERE ISSUE. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING ON MY 2007 2500 RAM, I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE IS UNDER RECALL. THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED TO THEM IS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE RECALL DESCRIPTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHOT AND I NEED TO REPLACE. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47000 MILES AND THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES THAT OF THE RECALL. SECONDLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS AREN'T READILY AVAILABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2-3 WEEKS. I CANNOT TURN THIS VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AT TIMES AND THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE! *TR

Mileage: 47,000

THE STEERING LINKAGE ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DISCONNECTED AT THE TIEROD END CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE STEERING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS SUSPENDED. THE TIEROD END CAME APART DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAS AVOIDED SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS VENT DOES NOT VENTILATE PROPERLY, HEARS A WHINE FROM REAR, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

Mileage: 100

GOING 50+ AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE TRUCK TO ENTER A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT WILL NOT CORRECT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING AND MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE DOOR ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. *B

Mileage: 400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED DURING HEAVY WINDS AND RAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD ARRIVE IN APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS. AS OF JULY 25, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

Mileage: 800