2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMI VALLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2350 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065) WHERE THE DEALER DECLINED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TAKEN TO CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6300 KING DR, VENTURA, CA 93003) AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE FIRST DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT-END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE EMBANKMENT THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK THE CONTACT'S HOME. THERE WERE NO DEALER WITHIN A 100 MILES SO THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PARTS AND HAD REPAIRS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM HAD BEEN UPGRADED THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONTACT REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT MANUFACTURER APPROVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WERE FOUR RECALLS ON VEHICLE SINCE HE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED NINE MONTHS EARLIER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGNS NUMBERS: 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING) AND TWO MORE THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING WERE OPEN RELATED TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

Mileage: 290,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN EITHER DIRECTION. PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (2710 AIRPORT RD, JACKSON, MI 49202, (517) 789-7151) DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND U JOINT WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BROKEN TIE ROD RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER LOSS OF STEERING GOING OVER A BUMP AT FIVE MILE AN HOUR

I'VE HEARD THIS CALLED THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". IT'S A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLED FRONT END SHIMMY OR WOBBLE THAT STARTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MINOR BUMP OR DEPRESSION. IT DOESN'T STOP SHAKING UNTIL SLOWING TO NEAR STOP. USUALLY A PANIC STOP ON THE FREEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE 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 CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (JOHNSON'S OF CHICKASHA LOCATED ON 3121 S 4TH STREET, CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA) WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DEATH WOBBLE !!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS NOT JUST THE ONE DATE LISTED BELOW.

Mileage: 152,236

2006 DODGE 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14V-795. *LD THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED INVOICES, PROVING THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, PRIOR TO THE RECALL. ALSO, THE OUTER AND INNER TIE RODS, FUEL PUMP AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 09E001000 (STEERING), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), AND 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALLS REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WENT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SHIPPED. WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPAIR, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND REPLACED THE PART. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO RANDOMLY FLASHING FOR WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING A SHIFTER CABLE, DODGE WILL NOT HELP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE. ALSO, HAD HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING DUE TO DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 11V350000 (STEERING), AND 10E013000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING THE FIFTH WHEEL AND WITHOUT PULLING ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS, THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS ON THE FRONT AXLE, AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,500. ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *JS

Mileage: 176,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOOSENING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE HAD RETURNED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE STEERING FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALTER DIRECTION. UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL....UPDATED 11/04/15 *BF

Mileage: 37,000

A/C - BLOWER HOUSING, KEEPS BREAKING SO PASSENGER SIDE GETS HOT AIR, HAS BEEN REPAIRED EVERY YEAR UNTIL 2011. AND NEEDS IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT DODGE PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE A/C UNIT, BUT AS SOON AS THAT EXPIRED, HOUSING BROKE AGAIN. BLINKERS- SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND OTHERS THEY DON'T MOVE THE TILT OR TURN AND MIRACULOUSLY THEY COME ON. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH, TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO LATCH

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAN BELT AND OTHER MULTIPLE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE 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 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE SUDDENLY VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/6/15*CN UPDATED 8/10/2015*JS

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING HOME PULLING A TRAILER THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE , STUD AND BALL STILL IN PLACE. WE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK CROSSED OVER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC . THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. DODGE HAS A RECALL ON THE DRAGLINK AND THE LEFT TIEROD END BUT NOT THE RIGHT .THIS COULD HAVE COST LIVES. WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 97,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE SUDDENLY VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TIE ROD BROKE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE DITCH. POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT TIRE LOWER TIE ROD BALL JOINT CAME A PART. HAD TO REPLACE THE STERLING LINKAGE, TIRE ROD, ARM PITMAN. *TR

Mileage: 124,687

GOT IN THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND I TURNED THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE! SO I GOT ON INTERSTATE AND EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE GOT A LITTLE SQUIRMY ! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND 09E001000 (STEERING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A 3 PAGE WAITING LIST FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. DJR

RECALL NOTICE N62/NHTSA 13V-528. DEALER HAS BACKLOG OF VEHICLES AND CANNOT GET ANY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIM TO GO OFF ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIM TO GO OFF ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING LINKAGE ON HIS VEHICLE, WAS NOT ON THE SAFETY RECALL LIST. THE CONSUMER STRONGLY BELIEVED THE ORIGINAL STEERING LINKAGE ON HIS VEHICLE WAS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A LEAK AT THE PUMP WHICH HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BALL JOINT. UPDATED 07/28/14

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000(STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE OF 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. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR RECALL N62/NHTSA 13V-528 IN FEB 2014 AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REPAIR IT. I RECEIVED A 2ND RECALL NOTICE TODAY AND CALLED THE DEALER...THEY HAVE 300 PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME ON THE WAITING LIST AND THEY RECEIVE LESS THAN 1 SET OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR TIMELY REPAIRS ON MY TRUCK. *TR

RECEIVED NOTICE OF SAFETY RECALL L16 IN DECEMBER OF 2013 REGARDING THE LEFT TIE ROD. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE CURRENTLY, BUT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THEY WERE. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND COMPLAINTS TO CHRYSLER - WE ARE STILL AWAITING PARTS TO ADDRESS THIS RECALL. WE WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER ON 5/29/14 THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE "SOON" WITH NO DEFINITION OF AVAILABLE OF HOW LONG SOON WOULD BE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ESTIMATED AN ADDITION 3-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY EXPECT PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. AS THIS TRUCK IS A 3500, IT IS USED FREQUENTLY TO PULL TRAILERS AND HEAVY LOADS. SHOULD THIS PART FAIL PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SEVERE FOR BOTH THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS SHOULD STEERING CONTROL BE IMPACTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000 (STEERING:LINKAGES) BUT SHE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AS A RESULT, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING APPROX 50MPH NORTHBOUND; HEARD A LOUD "BANG" - TRUCK STARTED UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND STEERING VEERED INTO ONCOMING (SOUTHBOUND) TRAFFIC; HIT BRAKES HARD AND PULLED STEERING TO RIGHT - DID NOT RESPOND AT 1ST AND THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP FOR ME - HAD TO THEN TURN STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO LEFT TO GET TRUCK TO QUIT GOING RIGHT. EXITED VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER FRONT OF TRUCK AND RIGHT TIE ROD END WAS WEDGED UP AGAINST INSIDE OF RHT SIDE TIRE.. RHT SIDE FRONT TIE ROD END CAME LOOSE OF SOCKED AND DROPPED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS ON HAND TO REPAIR AT THAT TIME. PERSONALLY WENT AND BOUGHT PARTS AND INSTALLED. TOOK TO LOCAL TIRE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT - COULD NOT GET STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY STRAIGHT AND TRUCK NOW "DRIFTED" WHILE DRIVING. NEVER, EVER, WAS STEERING LOOSE ON TRUCK. ALWAYS TRACKED STRAIGHT AND TRUE. TIRES NEVER WORE TO ONE SIDE OR OTHER. SAID STEERING BOX WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT ALIGN WITHIN TOLERANCE. REC'D RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER AND TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL BUT SAID TRUCK WAS STILL OUT OF ALIGNMENT DUE TO STEERING BOX NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND STATED THAT STEERING BOX WAS NOT DAMAGED BECAUSE OF TIE ROD END COMING LOOSE. I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE. PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO TIE ROD END FALLING OUT OF SOCKET AND CREATING A POSSIBLE FATAL INJURY DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; AS A RESULT THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 69,000

TRUCK HAS HAD EXTREME LANE EXCURSIONS SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. STEERING LINKAGE WAS REPLACE UNDER A DODGE RECALL, THE WANDERING AND LANE EXCURSIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT AND BUSHING HAS WORN OUT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN BY DODGE FOR SOME TIME. THEY HAVE DESIGNED AND ISSUED A HEAVIER STEERING GEAR PART NUMBER 68170214AA BUT HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE REAL CAUSE. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSUME THAT SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN A NEW VEHICLE HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY ENGINEERED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

2006 RAM 3500. PREMATURE SHOULDER WEAR ON DRIVER FRONT TIRE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATES WORN TIE ROD ASSEMBLY TO BLAME. TRUCK PULLS TO LEFT AND NOW TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, U-JOINTS, AND FRONT TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DODGE JANUARY 3RD 2014 AND WAS TOLD RECALLED LEFT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN PLACED ON ORDER FOR ME. HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE ONLY GETTING 1 TIE ROD A MONTH AND THAT I WAS ON THE WAITING LIST. IT IS NOW APRIL AND REPLACEMENT PIECE IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I NEED THE TIE RODS REPLACED BEFORE I CAN BY NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TRUCK WILL NOT ALIGN WITH THE WORN OUT PIECES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE NOW. DODGE REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR AFTERMARKET PARTS AND THE CUSTOMER IS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1600 FOR REPAIR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND AT LEAST ANOTHER $600 NEW FRONT TIRES AT THE VERY LEAST. WAS HUNG UP ON BY DODGE RECALL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. NO ONE CAN EVEN TELL ME WHERE I AM ON THE WAITING LIST. HORRID CUSTOMER SERVICE. I GUESS DODGE WILL WAIT UNTIL THEY KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY TRULY GET CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

Mileage: 169,000

BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH MINOR STEERING ISSUES, DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT, LOTS OF "PLAY" IN THE WHEEL, SEEMS TO "WEAVE" FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE, WHEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON STEERING PARTS FOR MY TRUCK. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2014, AS ADVISED. WAS PUT ON A LARGE WAITING LIST AND TOLD THAT THEY WERE ONLY BEING SENT ONE PART PER WEEK. IT IS NOW MARCH 21, 2014. TWO MONTHS LATER, STILL NOT FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY IN FACT, TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER!!!!! SENT THEM MALFUNCTIONING REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THEY ALL HAD TO BE SENT BACK. SO NO ONE HAS RECEIVED A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. MEAN WHILE, MY TRUCK CONTINUES TO DRIVE WORSE AND I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BALL JOINTS. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN MY STEERING LINKAGE SNAPS CAUSING ME TO "LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE" (AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER) WHAT ARE MY ACTIONS OF RECOURSE? EVENTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND PROBABLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS EVER FIXED AT THIS RATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, WHAT ELSE IS BEING DAMAGED DUE TO THIS SPECIFIC PART AND THE PROBLEMS IT MAY CAUSE. IF I GET THE REPLACEMENT PART, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL MORE ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND WHAT I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. WHAT DOES CHRYSLER INTEND TO DO WHEN I WRECK MY VEHICLE WITH THEM INSIDE???? THERE HAS GOT TO BE A QUICKER/BETTER WAY TO GET THESE REPAIRS DONE FOR THE PUBLIC. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN JANUARY 2014. MADE AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPAIRED/REPLACED AT FORT COLLINS DODGE FEBRUARY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 4, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BY JESSE. JESSE SUBSEQUENTLYL CALLED AN SAID THE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE CANCELED AS FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL WAS NEEDED. JESSE JUST CALLED AGAIN TODAY AND SAID THAT THE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS COULDN'T BE PERFORMED UNTIL AFTER APRIL 15. I NEED TO USE MY TRUCK TO PULL TRAILERS AND HAUL LOADS. WHAT IS A REASONABLE TIME TO EXPECT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT RESOLVED? WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? *TR

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 35000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TIE ROD REPAIR KIT WAS RECEIVED ONE PER WEEK THEREFORE THE DEALER PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING THAT COULD EXCEED ONE YEAR FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 36 WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRAG LINK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,264.

Mileage: 117,264

2006 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS, AND HE BELIEVED THE RIGHT TIE ROD SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT TIE ROD MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER ACROSS ON-COMING TRAFFIC, INTO A DITCH AND FINALLY CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/20/14

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/20/14

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING/WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP WHEN STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT-END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO RAPIDLY JERK TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY FOR THIS TO STOP IS TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RESUME DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED EVERYTHING AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING NOTICEABLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO DO THIS. AFTER SOME MORE OCCURRENCES, I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TO GET THEIR OPINION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND THAT WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THIS TO BE RATHER ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I JUST HAD IT REPLACE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO IT LEAKING. I WAS ASSURED THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT END WOBBLE. WELL, $144 LATER, IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. I WAS TOLD NEXT THAT IT COULD BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, SO THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT ON THE TRUCK. THAT TOO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO, AFTER A LENGTHY CONVERSATION, INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE A NUMBER OF FRONT END PARTS THAT END UP TOTALING $2,370.16. I WAS INFORMED THAT THESE PARTS ARE NEW AND NOT OEM WHICH I COULDN'T EVEN OBTAIN ANYMORE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE FRONT-END SHIMMY/WOBBLE. THERE IS VAST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

HAS WHAT THE DODGE MECHANICS LAUGHINGLY CALL THE "DODGE SHIMMY" LOCALLY. CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL IN THE FRONT END, AND IS ESPECIALLY BAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,117.

Mileage: 148,117

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT PROCEEDED TO FLUSH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE TURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TIE ROD DRAG LINK AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS INSPECTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,231 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,235. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 88,231

AT 15 MPH, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AT THAT TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END AND CROSSOVER STABILIZER BROKE AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE THEN CROSSED LEFT OF CENTER BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CHRYSLER RECALL L16 REPAIR DENIAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER DENIED HIS REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM, BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT MET BY THE REQUIRED DATES FOR COMPLETION. *JB

VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. DRIVING MY 06 RAM 3500 ON A SURFACE STREET NEXT TO A UPS TRUCK APPROX 25 MILE PER HOUR. JUST GONE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND REACHED A BUS STOP AREA WHERE PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR A BUS ON CURB. MY TRUCK RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED, AND MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY PULLING ME TO THE CURB WHERE THE PEOPLE WERE STANDING. I COULD NOT STEER TO THE LEFT VERY MUCH BECAUSE OF THE TRUCK NEXT TO ME. I HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO KEEP ME FROM GOING UP ONTO CURB AND KILLING PEOPLE. LUCKILY MY TRUCK JUST SKINNED THE CURB AND BOUNCED BACK ON THE ROAD JUST MISSING THE PEOPLE AND THE BACK END OF THE UPS TRUCK NEXT TO ME. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK SHAKING AFTER HITTING SMALL POT HOLES OR UNEVEN ROADS AT MOST SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD 4 ALIGNMENTS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT TIRES BEFORE BUYING REAR TIRES. WELL I INSTALLED NEW STEERING LINKAGE AND BOUGHT A DOUBLE STEERING DAMPENING SHOCKS TO HELP WITH THE SHAKING. HAD TRUCK REALIGNED AFTER ACCIDENT. WELL 3 MONTHS LATER TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND MY TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN AGAIN. HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I DON'T USE TRUCK FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING, JUST EVERYDAY DRIVING TO WORK AND TOWING SMALL ITEMS. GOT A EMAIL THE OTHER DAY FROM CHRYSLER SAYING MY TRUCK STEERING LINKAGE WAS ON RECALL. MY REPAIR SHOP THINKS ITS MORE THEN THE STEERING LINKAGE, MAYBE THE PIT-MAN ARM TOO. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN IT ALSO. HE BELIEVES ITS A DEFECT ALONG WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE. WILL BRING TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION AT DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THERE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE FRONT TIE RODS, STEERING STABILIZER, AND THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE TRACK BAR AND BOLTS, FRONT OUTER WHEEL BEARING AND STEERING GEAR WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR LARG BUMP THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE AND YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL OF THE STEERING LINKAGES,TIE ROD ENDS,STABILIZER SHOCK AND EVEN TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL BUT THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT ONE IN THE RECALL.I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING A DEFECTED VEHICLE. *TT

Mileage: 55,000

BOUGHT THE 3500 MEGACAB CUMMINS WITH THE G56 6 SPEED MANUAL IN NOV 2005 AND BY THE WAY THIS WAS THE 3RD CUMMINS I'VE OWNED AND THE WORST, GREAT MOTOR BUT NOT HAPPY WITH MANUFACTURE THIS TIME. SO I BOUGHT IN NOV 05 AND DEC.25 STARTED IT UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, SO I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY. THIS WAS THE START OF IT ALL. EVERY 3DAY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND I HAD TO DRIVE 23 MILES TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM PLUG IT UP TO COMPUTER AND STILL COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS WENT ON FOR 14 MONTHS ENDED UP BUYING MY OWN MODULE TO RESET MYSELF. DURING ALL THIS FOUND THE ISSUE WITH VENTS AND BROKEN DAMPERS IN DUCTWORK AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER BACK WINDOW CABLE BROKE THEN NEW ONE[S] LEAKED, 3 OF THEM AND THEN THE WINDOW STOPPER FELL OFF SO I HAVE HAD 4 REAR POWER WINDOWS INSTALLED. AFTER ALL THAT AT 68000 MILES I LOST 2,4 AND 6TH GEAR 80 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO LIMP IT HOME HOLDING SHIFTER IN 6TH GEAR WHOLE TIME, BROKEN SHIFT TOWER THAT WASN'T CHEAP. THEN I STARED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING WHITE SMOKE ON STARTUP COME TO FIND I HAVE A INJECTOR ACTING UP AND THE DEALER SAID THE FIX WAS A 120.00 BOTTLE OF INJECTOR CLEANER AND DOG THE [XXX] OUT OF IT . AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES STARTED HAVING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM TURN LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHED AND THE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND HAVE HAD 4 FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND NEW SET OF TIRES NOW HAVE 125,000 MILE STILL GET THE SHAKE AND PAST DO TO GIVE UP IN THIS BEAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 3,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I ROLL OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP THIS VIOLENT ACTION. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT LEFT AXLE SEAL WHICH STARTED LEAKING AFTER THE VIOLENT WOBBLE. I'M VERY UPSET AND WANT TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER DODGE FOR THIS. MY TRUCK HAS RECENTLY GONE THROUGH THE NYS INSPECTION WHICH CHECKS FOR LOOSE AND WORN OUT STEERING COMPONENTS AND EVERYTHING PASSED THE INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 198,000

AT PARKING LOT SPEED, STEERING CONTROL LOST. FRONT TIRES FOUND POINTING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND STEERING LINKAGE HANGING FROM TRUCK. AT GREATER SPEEDS OR IN PRESENCE OF PEDESTRIANS THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS: RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD BROKEN, LEFT & RIGHT SIDE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE, DRIVE SHAFT REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT DEFECTIVE AND 1 FRONT DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT DEFECTIVE. TOTAL PARTS COST 2142.71. THE TRUCK HAS 119,331 KILOMETRES (74,149 MILES) ON IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IS ALARMING. FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS FOR DODGE RAM STEERING LINKAGE DEFECTS ISSUED BY NHTSA (SUCH AS 09E001000). *TR

Mileage: 74,149

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM3500 MEGACAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STEER OFF THE ROADWAY. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TIE ROD END FAILURE AT THE PITMAN ARM/ INNER TIE ROD CONNECTION ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 TRUCK. THE TIE ROD STUD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY UNDER LITTLE TO NO LOAD AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES OF HAVING THE H46 RECALL COMPLETED. THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE TIE ROD END AND THE PITMAN ARM CONNECT IS TOO EXTREME. THE PITMAN ARM NEEDS TO BE BUILT WITH LESS ANGLE, THIS WOULD DECREASE THE LOAD ON THE TIE ROD END. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIE ROD, STEERING LINKAGE, DRAG LINK, AND PITMAN ARM WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB 4X4. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF EXCESS OF 50 MPH, IF THE TRUCK HITS A DIP IN THE ROAD, IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND LOOSES ALL CONTROL. WE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZERS REPLACED 1 MONTH INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. WHEN CALLING DODGE TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY HANG UP ON US AND SAY THEY CANNOT TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 75 MILES PER HOUR AND IT HITS A BUMP THE VEHICLE CAN BEGIN TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS WOBBLING MAKES THE FRONT STEERING HARD TO CONTROL AND CREATES A SAFETY SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IF I AM GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN VERY EASILY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY CHANGE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HE WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000, STEERING:LINKAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,804 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,100.

Mileage: 97,804

STEERING LINKAGE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AT PITMAN ARM AND DRAG LINK. JOINTS LOOSE AND POSSIBLE FAILURE IMMINENT. NOISE IS HEARD DURING TURNS AND WHEN INPUT FROM HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE WITH STEERING DAMPER WITH UPDATED PRODUCT AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. STEERING LINKAGE ON MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL OF STEERING LINKAGE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINT ACCORDING TO DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING DAMPER ATTACHMENT TO DRAG LINK. *TR

Mileage: 56,375

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGA CAB. AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH - 80 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU REACH THESE SPEEDS. THE SHAKE IS SO BAD THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO LEAVE YOUR LANE OF THE ROAD. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. BUT IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CRASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT PUTS THE DRIVER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, ROAD SEAM, MANHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH AND DOES NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, E.G. DRIVING OVER MANHOLE COVERS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANE IN THE ROAD, ETC. UPON RESEARCH THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, ALMOST ONCE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC; THERE IS OFTEN NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL ASIDE AND SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWING DOWN IN HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF LARGE SEMI TRUCKS IS NOT AN OPTION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUE THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE IS NOT A RECALL ITEM, AND I HAVE YET TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS THE DEALERSHIPS CANNOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SOLUTION AND AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE ARE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD ALSO BROKE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,100.

Mileage: 62,000

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 TIE ROD BROKE THROWING THE CONSUMER IN A DITCH. *DT

TIE ROD FRACTURE ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 3500 (4) WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE 215 IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA. AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP THE TRUCK THREW ME AND MY WIFE SIDE TO SIDE IN OUR SEATS WHILE GOING ABOUT 68MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY WIFE HAD HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THE TRUCKS WINDOW DUE TO THE TRUCK MOVING SO VIOLENTLY. I LATER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE HEAVY DUTY DODGE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING. MY TRUCK HAD PAST THE WARRANTY BY 5000 MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1000.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE WITH MORE HEAVY DUTY COMPONENTS. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM, THEN WHY ARE PEOPLE PAYING FOR THIS? AND IS DODGE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY CATEGORIZE THIS AS A RECALL? MY TRUCK WHICH IS BRAND NEW IS CURRENTLY IN OPERABLE, AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GIVE UP A $1000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX A MANUFACTURES DESIGN FAULTS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING:LINKAGES), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER AND THE TIE ROD FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO A LAWN AND ONTO THE PORCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT THE LINKAGE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,500.

Mileage: 83,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING:LINKAGES), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER AND THE TIE ROD FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO A LAWN AND ONTO THE PORCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT THE LINKAGE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,500.

Mileage: 83,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHEN HE SWITCHES THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON. HOWEVER IF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON THEN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WILL SWITCH ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEPIM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LINKAGES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS BACKING UP TO A TRAILER, IT SNAPPED IN TWO. UPDATED 12/14/10

Mileage: 75,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 26,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BUT ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, DUTCHES DODGE, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.*AK

Mileage: 26,000