2011 RAM 2500 Suspension Problems

DEATH WOBBLE - I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I COULD NOT STEER. I COULD NOT BRAKE. WE NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A HIGHWAY DIVIDER AND OTHER VEHICLES. I HAD TO COAST DOWN TO 30 MPH OR SO WHEN IT RESOLVED ITSELF.

Mileage: 95,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED LAST YEAR PER THE MANUFACTURER'S (N49) RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,650.

Mileage: 174,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILIZATION BAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING EITHER PULLING OUR 30FT 5TH WHEEL OR WHILE NOT TOWING, HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS HARD TO CONTROL EVEN BRAKING! HAS BEEN SERVICED IN MAY 2016 AND CHANGED TORQUESTIONS BAR. SAME SCENARIO HAS CONTINUED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY MORE OFTEN. SUPPOSEDLY WAS FIXED BEFORE 2 1/2 MONTHS TRIP TO AK, BC & YT. BACK AGAIN FOR SAME SCENARIO AS IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN! TRUCK IS ALWAYS IN MOTION AND BETWEEN 45 & 65MPH WHEN THIS OCCURS BOTH COUNTRY ROADS AND FREEWAY/HIGHWAY! THIS IS A SERIOUS UNCONTROLLABLE SCENARIO THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT FOR DRIVER AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. EUGENE, OR

Mileage: 79,692

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIE RODS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WOBBLE IN THE FRONT, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE EACH TIME AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 2 RECALLS FOR TIE RODS HAVE BEEN PEFORMED. THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUING, MOST RECENTLY ON 4/24/2016.

Mileage: 60,000

DEAR SIR OR MA'AM, I AM WRITING YOU TO REPORT A SEVERE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED TO ME ON 3/5/16, AND AGAIN ON 4/9/16. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON BOTH OCCASIONS ON WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAYS. THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 RAM 2500 PICK UP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS SO INTENSE THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT I MIGHT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. AFTER I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD I TRAVELED ABOUT A MILE, AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. MY WIFE BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO A REPAIR SHOP ON 3/7/16 TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES OR SUSPENSION. THE SHOP SAID THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION. AFTER A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH I DISCOVERED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. THEY REFERRED TO IT AS THE 'DODGE DEATH WOBBLE' MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE STEERING DESIGN ('Y' TYPE VS. 'T' TYPE?) I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AND ULTIMATELY MANDATE THAT FCA US LLC (DODGE) ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE HQ AND I HAVE ATTACHED THEIR RESPONSE.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. AFTER REDUCING THE SPEED TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY CONTROLLED. DRIVER MUST IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED OR STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS ESPECIALLY IF HITTING ANY KIND OF BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN IF IT IS NEGLIGIBLE. IT IS ENOUGH TO LOSE STABILITY. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, IT PLACES ALL OCCUPANTS IN DANGER AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE PROPERLY STEERED AND MUST BE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED OR STOPPED, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD TO EVERYONE. THROUGH RESEARCH, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE," AND WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE AND WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US. WE HAVE SINCE ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING AS WELL AS ANY REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAVE ALSO LEARNED THERE IS A PENDING CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT THAT MAY CAUSE THE MANUFACTURER TO HESITATE TO ADMIT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE "REPLACEMENT" PARTS UNDER THE PRIOR RECALL. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT (AND THEREFORE NO POLICE REPORTS, ETC.), THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN CLOSE CALLS WHEN WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE TRUCK. WE CHOOSE TO TAKE OTHER TRANSPORTATION WHENEVER WE CAN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIVES. WE PLAN TO TAKE VIDEO IF WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN, OR ASK OUR DEALER TO DRIVE IT AND CONFIRM THE DEFECT. THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY IN AUGUST, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN BEFORE (I AM FILING COMPLAINT FOR MY HUSBAND) AND TRUCK HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I DO NOT HAVE EXACT MILEAGE WITH ME AT WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE DETAILS OF THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED IN AND OUT OF A DITCH TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING BOLT JOINTS AND STABILIZING BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN

Mileage: 37,000

THE FRONT END SHAKES AROUND 60 TO 65 MPH. WHEN DRIVING, YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 - 40 MPH TO STOP THE SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 43,118

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, AND CROSSING A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REDUCE THE SPEED BELOW 45MPH. SIMILAR INCIDENTS CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK. THIS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

TRUCK HAS THE N49 RECALL, TOOK IT TO DEALER IN FEB 2014, WANTED TO DO A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TOLD HIM IT WAS A RECALL. ORDER PART (WAITED, WAITED) CALL BACK WAS 30TH ON LIST. THEN TOLD ME THEY DO ONE A WEEK. CALLED BACK IN 3 WEEKS, STILL 30TH ON LIST. ON JUNE 26 THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE, LOST CONTROL AND WENT IN DITCH, PUSHING THE FRONT IN. CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT AFTER THEY CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

IN JANUARY 2014 I RECEIVED MAIL FOR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL N49 / NHTSA 13V-529 FOR MY 2011 RAM 2500 MEGA CAB 4X4 LARAMIE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS FROM CHRYSLER FOR A DEFECT ON LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND / OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE GM AND TOYOTA DEADLY INCIDENTS WITH MULTITUDES OF RECALLS AND FRAUD MY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP GENES CHRYSLER FAIRBANKS AK, CONTACTING CHRYSLER INQUIRING ABOUT MY PARTS TAKING EXTREMELY LONG TO MANUFACTURE PER MY DEALERSHIP, AND I ALSO CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE, THE ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON DC VEHICLE HOTLINE AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I WAS THE 1ST TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BACK IN JANUARY 2014 THEN GOT THE RUNAROUND EVER SINCE AND REPEATED CALLS TO THE SERVICE WORKERS, MANAGER AND OWNER OF GENES CHRYSLER MY DEALERSHIP. WORSE YET I JUST RECEIVE YET ANOTHER MAIL NOTICE ABOUT THE SAME RECALL AND STILL WAITING. I EMAILED BY DEALERSHIP INFORMING THEM THAT MY FAMILY AND I WERE TAKING A VACATION DRIVING ON THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY TO VALDEZ AK WHICH ARE THE WORST ROUGHEST ROADS IN AK AND THAT IF WE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS UNRESOLVED SAFETY DEFECT THAT MY CHILDREN AND FAMILY WOULD SUE AND BLOW THIS OUT ON THE MEDIA. PLEASE HELP US I DRIVE 55 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY TO WORK AND I AM THE ONE RISKING MY LIFE! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 GOING WEST BY BLTHE, CA I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND RAN OVER THE JOINT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE ROAD THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SPEED WOBBLE IT DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT ON THE BRAKES HARD DOWN TO 40 MPH I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES MORE ALWAYS AT BRIDGES OR ROUGH SPOTS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 43,679

WHILE IN REVERSE AND TURNING LEFT, THE LEFT TIE ROD END SNAPPED AT THE BALL JOINT. IT APPEARS TO BE A GEOMETRY PROBLEM, NOT ALL ABOUT A FAULTY PART. CHRYSLER STATED THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DURING RECALL L16, BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE PART ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 41,920

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE RAM ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE HOOD LATCH POPPED, AND FORCED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER NOTHING FOUND WRONG CONTINUED THIS 10 TO 15 TIMES UNTIL IT TOOK ME ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE CENTER MEDIAN ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH.THE STEERING ARM AND DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. CONTINUED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 MORE TIMES AND 3 SEPARATE DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND MADE REPAIRS. I HAVE 15,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE SAME ISSUES AND DODGE WILL NOT MAKE IT RIGHT. I HAVE A 50,000 DOLLAR DEATH TRAP THAT I AM EXPECTED TO DRIVE OR TRADE TO AN UNEXPECTED FAMILY! *TR

Mileage: 7,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE IN HALF. *JB

Mileage: 42,816

VEHICLE WENT INTO THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH AS THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WE WERE NORTH OF AMARILLO TX WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. IT DID IT AT LEAST 11 MORE TIMES AS WE DROVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY. WE KEPT DRIVING SLOWER AND SLOWER AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL WE GOT THE SPEED DOWN TO 30 MPH. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 TIMES ON 8/12/13 AS I DROVE FROM JONES, OK TO THE DEALER IN GUTHRIE OK. I DO HAVE VIDEO'S OF THE LAST 2 "DODGE DEATH WOBBLES". THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING IN ONE BOLT THAT WAS MISSING. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I'D RATHER NOT EVER GET IT BACK, BUT IF I DO, I FEEL ALL THE PARTS IN THE FRONT END SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA ALL THE PARTS WENT THROUGH DURING AT LEAST 15 EVENTS OF THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". YOU'D HAVE TO BE IN THE VEHICLE TO REALIZE HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING IS WHEN IT DOES THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD. FELT AS THOUGH ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SUDDENLY GONE FLAT. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND WENT INTO ONCOMING LANE SIDEWAYS. INSPECTION DID NOT SHOW ANY FAILED COMPONENT (TIRE, STEERING SYSTEM, ETC). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A DAY, THEN WENT OFF. LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. LOSS OF CONTROL HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. SIMILAR SPEEDS DURING EACH EVENT, WITH TWO DIFFERENT OPERATORS. SERIOUS DIFFICULTY RETAINING CONTROL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ROLL OVER/CRASH CONCERNS PRECLUDE ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE EVENT. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO DATE. I WILL NEVER TRUST THE ONCOMING DODGE TRUCK UNTIL THIS IS ADDRESSED. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE. IT IS SAD. *TR

Mileage: 36,080

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE AND I HAVE SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING TO CORRECT AN ISSUE WITH THEIR PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN KNOW ABOUT SINCE 1994 AND HAS HAD MANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED FROM THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL AND CAUSE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAS EVEN RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR 74 MILES, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SUDDENLY THE STEERING AND OR FRONT WHEELS AND AXLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO THE MEDIAN.THE VIOLENT WOBBLE AND OR SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE IT BLEW THE STEERING HOSE OFF CAUSING THE LOSE OF FLUID , STEERING AND BRAKING. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING, THERE WAS NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE HELD IT TOGETHER. THANKFULLY I GOT IT STOPPED WITHOUT A ROLLOVER OR INVOLVING ANOTHER VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS POORLY ENGINEERED FRONT END. I'VE LEARNED SENSE THEN MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GET SOMETHING DONE IN BEHALF OF CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TRUCK CIRCULATING DIRT ROAD AFTER 25 MILES CONSTANT. THE BILLET SHOCK TOWER, LEFT DEFORMED MATERIAL FATIGUE. DEFORMING THE CHASSIS SUPPORT AREA, AND THE SHOCK IS DESTROYED. GENERATING A WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY, CUTTING RODS. BOTH WHEELS BEING UNCONTROLLED. THE UPPER COIL SUPPORT, SHOWS A CLEAR IN ITS ZONE FATIGUE. THIS SAME FAULT HAPPENED AT 3500 MILES, AND CHRYSLER DEALER IN CHILE, JUST CHANGE THE BARS TRACKS. *TR

Mileage: 31,750

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED: I NOTICED A SEVERE WOBBLE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK IN THE LEFT FRONT AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE FREEWAY WHILS TRAVELING 70 M.P.H. THE WOBBLE STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF 70 OR MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS THERE FOR 4 DAYS, THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, WHICH I DID AND PAID FOR IT MYSELF. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY AND HIT A BUMP THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DANGERIUS WOBBLE AGAIN .. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER,WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC RODE WITH ME AND FELT THE WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT 70 M.P.H. THE MECHANIC SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE FRONT END APART TO FIND THE PROBLEM ,WHICH HE SAID WOULD TAKE A ENTIRE DAY. I LEFT THE TRUCK,, 4 DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END AND IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES..( THE TRUCK HAS 11000 MILES ON IT) I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND LEFT,AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 70 M.P.H. AND ALMOST WRECKED.. I'M LOST.. PAID $50.000.00 FOR A DEATH TRAP AND NO WHERE TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55MPH, IF AN EXPANSION JOINT, POT HOLE, OR ANY FORM OF A LARGER BUMP IS HIT, THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE." TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, THE FRONT AXLE IS SHIFTING SIDE TO SIDE UNDERNEATH THE BODY OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE. BEING AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, I INSPECTED MY PERSONAL VEHICLE WITH TWO OTHER ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS, AND DISCOVERED NO LOGICAL CAUSES FOR SUCH A SHAKE, BUT PROCEEDED TO RETORQUE EVERY NUT AND BOLT UNDER THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH ADDING A NEW HEAVY DUTY STEERING STABILIZER, PER DODGE DEALER SUGGESTION. TO NO AVAIL, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I CAN NO LONGER ALLOW MY SIX MONTH OLD DAUGHTER TO RIDE IN MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRING. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF HER SAFETY. MAKE THIS SITUATION RIGHT WITH RAM TRUCK OWNERS, BEFORE IT TAKES A LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I NOTICED A SEVERE WOBBLE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK IN THE LEFT FRONT AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE FREEWAY WHILS TRAVELING 70 M.P.H. THE WOBBLE STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF 70 OR MORE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS THERE FOR 4 DAYS, THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, WHICH I DID AND PAID FOR IT MYSELF. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY AND HIT A BUMP THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DANGERIUS WOBBLE AGAIN .. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER,WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC RODE WITH ME AND FELT THE WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT 70 M.P.H. THE MECHANIC SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE FRONT END APART TO FIND THE PROBLEM ,WHICH HE SAID WOULD TAKE A ENTIRE DAY. I LEFT THE TRUCK,, 4 DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END AND IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES..( THE TRUCK HAS 11000 MILES ON IT) I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND LEFT,AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 70 M.P.H. AND ALMOST WRECKED.. I'M LOST.. PAID $50.000.00 FOR A DEATH TRAP AND NO WHERE TO TURN... *TR

Mileage: 10,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65-70 TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BAD WERE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED CHECK ALL TIRE AND STARTED GOING AGAIN AND AS SOON AS I HIT 65MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN TILL I SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH I ONCE AGAIN STOPPED CHECK TIRES ALL GOOD THIS IS A COMMON THING WITH THE DODGE RAM FROM DOING A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET ON WHAT OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS ARE CALLING THE DEATH WOBBLE AND TO THIS DATE DODGE SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO AND EITHER MAKE DODGE DO A RECALL TO FIX THERE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 34,456

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY TRUCK WENT ALL OVER THE INTERSTATE ALMOST THROWING ME INTO THE DITCH. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT I DIDN'T. I CONTINUED DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TOLD BY A TRUCK COMPANY THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE. I CANT DRIVE MY NEW TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE FEARING FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS I MAY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 RAM POWER WAGON FROM SPEEDS OF 35MPH TO 70 MPH ANY SMALL BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROAD PUT THIS VEHICLE INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT WOBBLE WITH UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING ISSUES. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP HAD SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I'M A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER OF FIRE APPARATUS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AS NOW DRIVING THIS TRUCK. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS WOBBLE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RAM 2500 AND RAM 3500 TRUCKS. I AM NOT POSITIVE IF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. THIS CAN AND WILL RESULT IN INJURY OR MUCH WORSE, DEATH. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO PROTECT NOT JUST THE THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS BUT THE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS ON THE SAME ROAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *JS

Mileage: 18,200

AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS, WHEN A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IS HIT, A VIOLENT SHIMMY OCCURS IN THE FRONT END. THE WAY TO MAKE THIS STOP IS BY HITTING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY BRINGING THE SPEED DOWN. THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. IT'S HAPPENED 6-8 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 DAYS. THE TRUCK SWAYS BACK AND FORTH, THIS IS A SERIOUS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 22,250

I HAVE A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500 HD WITH 27,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER. THIS TRUCK NOW HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH STEERING. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL GO INTO A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A SIMPLE SEARCH OF THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS TO BE CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

HIT POTHOLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. TRUCK WAS LITERALLY BOUNCING DOWN THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO APROX. 30MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. *TR IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A CURVE IN THE ROAD I WOULD BE DEAD.

Mileage: 7,400

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINTS OR POTHOLES. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE ONLY RECOURSE IS LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES UNTIL SPEED FALLS BELOW 25MPH. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

2500 SERIES DODGE RAM PICKUPS HAVE SERIOUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. THEY ARE NOT SAFE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT TWO 2011 RAM 2500'S ONE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND THE OTHER 18,000, AND THEY WOBBLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY GO INTO THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR