2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Steering Problems

Recall that the dealer would not fix

May 13,2020. 11:32am Driving north, my drive side tire violently shook & suddenly gave way pulling me hard left. I struggling to keep truck in my lane but lost control of steering , the airbags also deployed. Blocking my view. The rode was a blind spot . I thought it was a tire failure. Be of the drop & hard pull to left. While the rode was curving right . I could not get truck to fallow curve. Causing truck to cross into oncoming lane. I never saw the other car . With air bags deployed. I thought I lost a tire and hit ditch was lifted up and hit ground hard. I was told I truck hit another car after crash . Hitting a car coming the other way. Causing a young women’s death. The tie rod had a clean break swing freely after break. In March 2020 had pulling or with extra movement off & on . Took to shop, they put a new sway bar on it. Seemed to help, no problems until this sudden catastrophic Paul and drop hard enough to deploy airbags. Truck is totaled but is here & available for inspection. Steve Erwin @ Scientific Analysis Inc. in Dallas TX 214 320-8686 has many pictures & Analysis. He mainly does accident recreations. He mentioned we need to find metals specialist to examine part failures.Due to failure being close to impact.

This recall N62 13V-528 was never done by Duwanne Lanes Everett WA even though I was told by the dealership service team that they had done this recall as requested while they had my truck for over 3mo ths time. On April 3 ,2022 my vehicle had a cautostraphic failure of my steerwheell column & caused my front left tire to break totally off the front steering stabilizer front ball joint tie rod end pitman arm the wheel was free spinning .I had no steering control at all while driving 65 mph on I5 in the center lane. It is sheer luck that I was able to get truck off the freeway without being injured. I think Duanne Lanes of Everett, Wa (RECALL REMEDY INCIDENT) TS

ON FREEWAY GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ENCOUNTERED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND BOUNCING, I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT! TRAVELING AT 75 MPH AND 60 ON THE FREEWAY ITS SOME THING THATS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE HAPPEN.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E001000 AND 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

Mileage: 240,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO TURN LEFT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN LEFT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BRUSHED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BUMPER OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE, BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DID NOT PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 221,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD CRASHING NOISE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING LINKAGE DETACHED AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

THERE IS SOME KIND OF FRONT-END VIBRATION OR WOBBLE THAT STARTS AT ABOUT 40 MPH THROUGH 44 MPH. I CAN'T DETECT IT ABOVE THAT SPEED. IT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND REBALANCED. THE VIBRATION IS NOT AFFECTED, AND REMAINS THE SAME. I HAVE READ OF A RECALL THAT ADDRESSES FRONT-END STEERING PROBLEMS REGARDING THE LEFT-FRONT TIE ROD BALL JOINT . I CAN'T FIND IF THIS APPLIES TO THE CONDITION ON MY TRUCK, BUT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE. I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT THIS TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION CONDITION IN THE FRONT END THAT AT THIS TIME IS NOT DIAGNOSED.

Mileage: 103,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE SEVERELY, MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS TO REDUCE MY SPEED, WHILE I WAS IN A MERGING EXPRESS LANE AND I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK WITH A FULL LOAD. I HAD TO PUT ON FLASHERS AND DROP SPEED TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING TO THEM. I HAD MY WIFE WITH ME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. - 2005 DODGE 3500 RAM LARAMIE OWNER / EAGLE CREEK, OR

Mileage: 138,500

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE...HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. I FOUND A KIT ON THE INTERNET TO STRENGTHEN THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND THE TIE RODS BUT AM ABOUT READY TO BE DONE WITH DODGE. I ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW AT 55 OR BELOW AND WON'T LET ANYONE RIDE WITH ME. THIS IS A REAL AND PERSISTENT DANGER TO MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I AM A FAIRLY STRONG MAN (FARMER AND CATTLEMAN) AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK TO HAUL MY CATTLE AND THE DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. SORRY FOR THE ANGER BUT IF THIS, AND IT DOES, ENDANGER ME MY FAMILY OR THE OTHER FOLKS ON THE ROAD I GET REALLY MAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM...I'M GOING BACK IN TOMORROW AND ASK THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE IT AND THEN TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE RANT BUT I AM A TOTALLY DISABLED VIETNAM VET AND THIS REALLY PISSES ME OFF...

Mileage: 197,600

2005 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING LINKAGE RECALL NOTICE REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. UPON ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE TRAVELING, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WITHOUT APPLYING EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE WAITING ON THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V81700 (AIR BAGS), 13V528000 (STEERING), 09E001000 (STEERING), AND 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY!!!!! I CALLED DICK POE DODGE, THEY CALLED IT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $95.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST!!! I FOUND A RECALL ON YOUR SITE AND THEY INSPECTED THE STEERING AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG.......NOTHING'S WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! I STILL HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE!!! VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK!!! *TR

Mileage: 146,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED RIGHT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND STEERING TO INCLUDE AXLES AND BEARINGS REPLACED, ONCE. TIE RODS UNDER RECALL, TWICE, REPLACED TIE RODS ON OWN, TWICE, ALL 4 BALL JOINTS REPLACED 3 TIMES, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE ON 20 DEC 2014 DOING 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGH WAY. THE LATEST RECALL WAS FOR THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD, REPLACED IN FEB 2014. TOWED MY TRUCK AND FOUND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD TO BE DEFECTIVE YET AGAIN! ALL THE NUMEROUS FRONT END REPAIRS HAVE TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN MARCH 2009 - PRESENT DATE AS THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP YET AGAIN FOR A SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 157,000

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN JANUARY 2014 N62 / NHTSA 13V-528. THE REPLACEMENT LEFT TIE RODS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE REPLACEMENTS WERE DEFECTIVE. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE THE TIE RODS REPLACEMENTS WERE RECALLED. DEALER WILL NOT SCHEDULE A INSPECTION UNTIL THE REPLACEMENTS FOR THE REPLACEMENTS ARE RECEIVED. WHAT IS THE HOLD UP??? CHRYSLER IS MAKING RECORD PROFITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO FIX A TIE ROD ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 PICKUP IN JANUARY 2014. RECALL #N62/NHTSA 13V-528. TOOK IT PROMPTLY TO MARSHALL MOTORS IN SALINA KANSAS. WHERE THEY INSPECTED IT AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THEY TOOK MY RECALL NOTICE AND PERSONAL INFORMATION. TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME.IT IS NOW 7/01/2014 NO CALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM 2 TIMES AND THERE ANSWER IS PART IS ON BACKORDER. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

ENTERING FREEWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND HIT A SMALL BUMP SEND THE TRUCK INTO VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND LOSS OF STEERING. BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, THIS TIME I TRIED ACCELERATING OUT OF IT BUT DID NOT WORK. FINALLY I STOPPED AT THE SOLDER OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM DODGE, TOOK THE TRUCK EVERY TIME TO THE LOCAL DEALER, RENO DODGE, AND BOTH TIMES THEY SAID MY TRUCK IS NOT EFFECTED BY THOSE RECALLS INCLUDING TODAY. ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS I HIT BUMPS THAT ALMOST PUT THE TRUCK IN THAT "DANCE OF DEATH". FINALLY I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THE IDENTICAL CASES UNDER COMPARABLE CONDITIONS. I WISH I COULD SELL MY TRUCK AND GET A NEW ONE BUT FINANCIALLY IS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION. SOONER OR LATER THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AN I WILL HURT SOMEONE OR MYSELF OF BOTH. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

AFTER HITTING A NON PERPENDICULAR EXPANSION JOINT CONNECTING THE HIGHWAY TO A BRIDGE, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT COULD NOT BE STEERED. FORTUNATELY I SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED TO THE SOLDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WENT TO THE LOCAL RENO DODGE DEALER, DON WEIR DODGE, AND THEY PRETENDED WHEY HAVE NEVER OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF PART RECALL N62/NHTSA13V-528 IN DECEMBER 2013. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED 01-06-2014 VEHICLE IDENTIFIED NEEDED PART CHANGED. WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, ONLY 2 PARTS PER WEEK BEING DELIVERED. I WAS NUMBER 100 ON LIST. AT THAT RATE IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 YRS - KEEP RECEIVING WARNING NOTICES ABOUT SAFETY AND IF THIS PART FAILS IT'S FATAL AND HOW CONCERNED CHRYSLER WAS FOR MY SAFETY.. YET NO PARTS. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, THEY SAID I WAS ON THE LIST TO BE CALLED AND NOTIFIED WHEN PART CAME IN- NEVER GOT A CALL. I CALLED DEALERSHIP 6-27-14 AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE HERE -NOBODY KNEW WHY I HADN'T BEEN CALLED. (KENDALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP AT 1824 MAIN IN LEWISTON IDAHO 83501 - 208-743-9493. VERY UNHAPPY, FRUSTRATED WITH DODGE, WON'T BUY ANOTHER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING), BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY OF 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTIFICATION ID NUMBER 13V528000(STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE ROD ENDS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,771.

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME ROUGH WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ROUNDED A CORNER TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE FRONT END CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND SKIDDED TO AN ABRUPT STOP. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD FREQUENTLY FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE GER SLIPPED WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105000.

Mileage: 105,000

I RECEIVED RECALL N62 FOR MY RAM 3500. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL DEALER IN EARLY JANUARY 2013 AND THEY PERFORMED THE VISUAL CHECK AND CONFIRMED MY TRUCK NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLACED. I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PART CAME IN. A MONTH LATER I CALLED BACK AND THEY SAID THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND THAT THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK FROM DODGE TO BE USED ON THE RECALLS. LAST WEEK I HAD MY TRUCK AT MY MECHANIC FOR SOME OTHER WORK AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE CAN CALL UP TO THE SAME DEALER AND GET THE PARTS IN THE SAME DAY SO HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TODAY, MARCH 18, AND I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAD CANCELLED THE RECALL AND THAT A NEW RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE SENT OUT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DODGE AND MY LOCAL DEALER ARE NOT TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY. I'M TIRED OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND WANT THIS FIXED ASAP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STATED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE, IN WHICH HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED AT SEVERAL SPEEDS. UPDATED 05/15/14

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2005 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE TRAVELING ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE TIE ROD BROKE AND HER HUSBAND LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. HE CROSSED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC, WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. A YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR STEERING PROBLEMS AGAIN. AS THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND WERE TRAVELING, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HER HUSBAND COULD BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB

DRIVING PU @ 65 MPH/HIGHWAY. EXITED TO CONVENIENCE STORE. WHEN DEPARTING/HEARD CLUNK NOISE/STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. DISCOVERED FRONT END PARTS DROPPED TO GROUND/TOTALLY DISCONNECTED, ETC. TOWED TO CERTIFIED FRONT END REPAIR FACILITY. SHOP RECOMMENDED MOST PARTS BE REPLACED WITH MOPAR HD PARTS KIT BECAUSE ORIGINAL FACTORY PARTS NOT REPLACED ARE NOT COMPATIBLE W/MOPAR HD REPLACEMENT KIT. ONE WEEK LATER AFTER EMERGENCY REPAIR COMPLETED I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CITING POSSIBLE STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. MADE CONTACT W/CASE MANAGER/CHRYSLER AND SUBMITTED ALL RECEIPTS. CALL BACK INFORMED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PARTS NOT COVERED ONLY REPLACEMENT PARTS REPLACING ORIGINAL FAULTY PARTS/BY DEALER ONLY. HELP! COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF FAILURE HAD HAPPENED ON HWY AT HIGH SPEED. WARNING WAS JUST PLAIN TOO LATE TO GO TO DEALER ONLY.CHRYSLER LINK FOR REQUESTING ALL DOCS IS FAULTY AND ONLY GAVE 7 DAY WINDOW ALLOWING REQUEST. FINALLY HAVE FAX # TO REQUEST WRITTEN DECLINE FROM CHRYSLER. ADVISE PLEASE. *TR

Mileage: 86,894

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BOLT JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HR IF I HIT A BUMP OR THE SPACES ON THE ROAD BY OVERPASSES( THE SPACE BETWEEN THE REGULAR ROAD AND THE OVERPASS) THE WHOLE FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK VIBRATES TO THE EXTENT THAT I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER OF SLOW DOWN (USING THE BREAKS) DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATIONS( I RESEARCHED THIS AND IN MY RESEARCH THEY REFER TO THIS AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECT KNOWN BY DODGE AS THEY HAVE CHANGED CERTAIN PARTS KNOWN TO CAUSE THIS SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. PLEASE ADVISE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUSLY DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 82,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LAND IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY PROVIDING ONE REPAIR KIT A WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL.

DRIVING ALONG A SMOOTH RECENTLY PAVED ROAD WITH NO BUMPS. IN LEFT LANE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BEGINS TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND STEERING IS BEYOND MY CONTROL. THE VEHICLE GOES OVER THE MEDIAN AND CROSSES BOTH ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP BARELY A FOOT BEFORE A CONCRETE WALL, COMING TO REST PERPENDICULARLY WITH THE BED OF THE TRUCK BLOCKING THE ENTIRE RIGHT ONCOMING LANE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS HAPPENING. NO RATTLING OR OTHERWISE TO ALLOW ME TO PULL OVER AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS SUDDEN, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CONSIDERATIONS ARE WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT 50-60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY? WHAT IF IT HAD HAPPENED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC? WHAT IF THERE WERE PEDESTRIANS PRESENT? AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND SOCKET HAD WORN TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THE BALL JUST SLIPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR GREAT EFFORT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER HAS BEEN MADE TO ATTEMPT TO CONVINCE ME THAT THIS IS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. ALSO, THEY WILL NOT ASSUME THE COST FOR MAKING THE TIE ROD ENDS ROAD-WORTHY AGAIN, WHICH TO THEM IS $1,200. NO WARNING SIGNS. IS IT THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR NOT ONLY AN ENTIRELY NEW STEERING KIT BUT ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY HAVE COME FROM THE "NATURAL ACCIDENT" OF THE TIE ROD END SUDDENLY AND IRREVERSIBLY POPPING OUT OF ITS SOCKET? SINCE WHEN HAS IT BEEN ACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE TO BE DECLARED ROAD-WORTHY AND YET THE SUDDEN AND UNANNOUNCED FAILING OF STEERING TO COME WITH NO WARNINGS? ON DODGE'S FLAGSHIP HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK NO LESS. THE CUSTOMER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT I CONTEND THAT THIS IS BY NO MEANS NORMAL AND DODGE SHOULD COVER ME FOR THE COST OF PUTTING IN A SAFE STEERING LINKAGE. *TR

Mileage: 88,325

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, I FELT THE RIGHT SIDE SHAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD TIRE FAILURE BUT NOTICE I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TIE ROD SEPARATED WERE THE BALL CAME OUT OF THE JOINT. THE TIE ROD END WEDGE AGAINST THE TIRE CAUSING THE LOCKED UP STEERING. THE ROAD WAS WET AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSED THE LEFT TIRE TO LOCK UP WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THIS VEHICLE HAD CURRENT RECALLS UP TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 145,531

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY VEER TOWARD THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING ARM LINKAGE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 159,000

RE: MY 2005 DODGE 3500 LARAMIE DUALLY - DIESEL TRUCK. THE TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED/TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MADE A TIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS NO LONGER HAD ANY STEERING. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND CRASHED AT 55-60 MPH DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. DODGE IN BELLEVUE WASHINGTON IS REFUSING TO HAVE CHRYSLER PAY THE RECALL REPAIR. THEY TRIED TO TELL CHRYSLER THAT THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I DISAGREE. IT IS PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. 2003-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER HAS REACHED OUT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH RECALL NOTICES TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMER'S DRIVING SAFETY. MYSELF AND OTHERS I KNOW IN THE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHICH QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL YEARS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THESE PROBLEMS AND NOT HOLDING INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THIS NOT ONLY EFFECTS INDIVIDUAL'S DRIVING SAFETY; BUT HORSES THAT COULD BE HAULED BEHIND THE 2500/3500 MODELS AND THIS FAILURE OCCURRING. I HOPE THAT A MAJOR FATALITY EFFECTING HUMANS AND ANIMALS DOES NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 LWB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 2- 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND DROVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING LINKAGE AND DAMPER WERE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL 07E009000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,099 UPDATED 3/22/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. HE DISCOVERED THE TIE ROD END SNAPPED IN HALF. UPDATED 04/27/11 *JB

Mileage: 81,099

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD ST. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND HE NOTICED THAT ALL WHEELS WERE PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10E013000 (STEERING: GEAR BOX: SHAFT PITMAN). THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE WAS HEARING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I JUST PURCHASED A DODGE RAM 3500 4WD DRW, FROM A DEALERSHIP 200 MILES AWAY. ON THE WAY HOME I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT WAS CLOSE TO BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. IT DID IT 2 MORE TIMES THAT NIGHT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE OVER 55MPH AND HIT A BUMP IT SETS WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE OFF. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER WITH A LARGER ONE, NEW TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, OUTER TIE ROD END, HAD THE WHEELS AND TIRES CHECKED AND BALANCED, AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, A BIG TRUCK ALIGNMENT SHOP, AND A 4WHEEL DRIVE SHOP. ALL OF THEM SAID IT CHECKS OUT GOOD BUT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. EVERYONE WHO HAS DROVE IT COMES BACK SCARED! THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT COULD REALLY CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT IF NOT CONTROLLED OR FIXED. THE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAY IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 87,700

2005 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL CREW CAB SHORT BOX TRUCK. ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS REPLACED AT 90,000 KMS USING DODGE PARTS,NOTHING IS WORN OUT. A TWO INCH LEVELING KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE I BOUGHT IT AT 90,000 KMS,I HAVE BEEN CHASING IT FOR TWO YEARS NOW,SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TO THE DODGE DEALER ON AN APPARENT RECALL ON THE STEERING STABILZER,MY TRUCK DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA,BUT I BOUGHT THE PARTS ANYWAY THEN ADDED A ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR AND A STEERING BOX STABILIZER. IT DID HELP SOME ,BUT THE SHAKE IS STILL THERE. IN MY OPINION THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND MUST BE DEALT WITH SOONER THAN LATER. THE WOBBLE IS TRIGGERED WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-120 KMS,IT SHAKES THE STEERING SO HARD YOU HAVE TO HANG ON WITH BOTH HANDS, BRAKE AND TURN SHARP LEFT TO RIGHT TO GET OUT OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE OBSOLETE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 12/21/0. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE ROD FAILED AND HE LOST STEERING ABILITY. UPDATED 12/29/10

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE OBSOLETE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 12/21/0. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE ROD FAILED AND HE LOST STEERING ABILITY. UPDATED 12/29/10

Mileage: 54,000

MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BEGINNING MAY 6, 2010. WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. IT THEN BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND FELT LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MECHANIC ON MAY 13, 2010 AND HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DODGE TRUCKS RECENTLY AND ALL HAD BAD STEERING GEAR BOXES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIE ROD, DRAGS AND LINKS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,900.

Mileage: 87,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE AND FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK. THIS RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE BRACKETS FORMATION. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND THE TIE ROD FAILED ON MY TRUCK RENDERING IT UNSTEERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS COMMON AND FREQUENTLY OCCURRED ON BRAND NEW VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

STEERING GEAR BOX EXPLODES DURING SERVICE, CAST IRON GEAR BOX BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF FLUID NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES HYDROBOOST SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 44,450

2005 DODGE TRUCK 3500 RAM 4 WHEEL DRIVE 40,000 MILES. STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE WITH DIFFICULTY KEEPING VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. REPLACE BY DEALER 11/28/2006. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

2005 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 LARAMIE HIT A ROUGH SEAM IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *KB ***NAR*** THE SHIMMY WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED A WORN INNER TIE ROD END AND STEERING SHOCK. THE CONSUEMR REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FORM THE MANUFACTURE. *NM

Mileage: 50,474

STRIPPED BOLT IN UPPER STEERING COLUM, CAUSE STEERING TO LOCK UP, CAUSING CRASH INTO PARKED TRUCK AND BUILDING. *NM

A WEEK BEFORE TAKING IN MY 2005 RAM 2500 TRUCK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING HAD CHANGED. THE TRUCK WANDERED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MID WAY THROUGH A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. THREE DAYS BEFORE TAKING IN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER, THE STEERING GEAR BOX STARTED TO MAKE A GROWLING NOISE. AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, THE ASE TECH THAT WAS GIVEN TO WORK ORDER FOR MY TRUCK DECLARED IT SAFE FOR ROAD USE. 8 HOURS LATER AFTER PLEADING WITH THE HEAD SERVICE MANAGER TO TAKE MY TRUCK FOR A ROAD TEST, THE STEERING GEAR BOX THAT WAS DEEMED SAFE BY THE ASE TECH WAS CONDEMNED BY THE HEAD SERVICE MANAGER. TO DATE THE NEW STEERING GEAR BOX IS ON ORDER FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EVEN AFTER I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT JOHN ELWAY DODGE THAT THE PART WAS IN STOCK. *JB

Mileage: 6,500

DT: CONSUMER STATED STEERING BOX MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, IT DIDN'T TURN STRAIGHTEN BACK UP ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ALSO, CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HEAR OF THE PROBLEM. HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE TO FIND OUT IF THEY COULD HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM JUNE 28, 2005. HE HAS A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE FELT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED IT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, BUT IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING, AND IT GOT HARDER THE FARTHER IT WAS DRIVEN.*AK