2005 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

WHEN I TURN ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO ANY INTERMITTENT POSITION, THEY WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR 5-10 CYCLES THEN WILL CYCLE 4-5 TIMES IN A ROW WITHOUT ANY DELAY BETWEEN CYCLES. ON A FEW OCCASIONS THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND REMAIN THEIR UNTIL I AM ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF AND MOVE THE CONTROL SWITCH TO THE OFF/FAST POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. VERY UNSAFE IN WINTER IN WASHINGTON. *TR

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

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE SWAPPED OUT THE STEERING LINKAGES THAT REVERTED THE VEHICLE TO THE PREVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING) THAT ORIGINALLY THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD TO SWAP OUT THE STEERING LINKAGING TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY RECALL:13V528000 AND THE ENTIRE LINKAGE WOULD NEED TO BE REVERTED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PART. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000 MILES. AZ *TR

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

MY STEERING BOX BROKE RIGHT AT THE SHAFT AND ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY AND GOOD FRIEND. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND MY RIGHT TIE ROD DROP OFF LOSING CONTROL WE WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB, LUCKILY MISSING ONCOMING CARS. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PERFECTION TIRE AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY NOT ONLY REPLACE THE RIGHT TIE ROD BUT ALSO THE LEFT TIE ROD, UPPER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND REPLACING THE RIGHT TIRE FROM ACCIDENT. COSTING ME $1,911.33. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I GET A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT TIE ROD AND IF YOU HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION AND HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, TO SEND YOUR ORIGINAL RECEIPTS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. I DID DO THIS AND THEY SAID THIS DOESN'T APPLY. WE WERE SUPPOSE TO TOW OUR 5TH WHEEL THAT DAY AND GO ON OUR ANNIVERSARY VACATION. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT ON A FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED THIS TRIP, AND POSSIBLY TAKING OUT A FEW OTHERS FOLKS TOO. MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE KNOWING SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED NOVEMBER 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RMPS INCREASED TO 2000. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE REMEDY WAS REPAIRED IN THE RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ROD BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE ROD, BUSHINGS AND THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

2005 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE, AND HE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A BRACKET AND THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 6, 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

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

SHORTLY AFTER SPEEDING UP A CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THEIR BRAKES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN IT SEEMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AND NOT RETURNING TO NEUTRAL AFTER BEING DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SLOWLY RETURN TO NEUTRAL, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY DEPRESSED. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE PEDAL (I.E. FLOOR MAT), AND ONLY THE PEDAL LINKAGE IS AT FAULT. IF I PUSHED THE PEDAL A LARGE DISTANCE THEN IT WOULD NORMALLY SPRING BACK ALL THE TO NEUTRAL. WHEN I CHECKED CLOSELY, IT APPEARS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS) IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE BINDING. THIS TRUCK IS THROTTLE-BY-WIRE SO NO MECHANICAL CABLE IS INVOLVED. THE APPS IN THIS MODEL TRUCK IS PART OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM AND THE HINGE POINT FOR THE PEDAL IS IN THE APPS. *TR

JUST LOOK UP DODGE DEATH WOBBLE ON INTERNET!!!! MILLIONS OF OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM.HIT A BUMP, POT HOLE, ANYTHING AND TRUCK STEERING GOES INTO SHAKING.....YOU JUST ABOUT HAVE TO STOP TO CONTROL THIS>WITCH ON ICE ROADS CAN LEAD TO UNCONTROLLABLE CONDITIONS.....JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS... *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN FROM HAVING MY LEFT OUTER TIE-ROD END INSPECTED FOR A RECALL, ONLY TO GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND MY RIGHT OUTER TIE-ROD END COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT I STILL HAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AT 50 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP ON THE ROAD, IT GOES TO A VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO 30MPH. VERY SCARY AS THE TRUCK GOT THROWN INTO THE OTHER LANE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR NOW. THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE ISSUE. I ALREADY SPEND $2500 AND NOW IT SEEMS I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $1500. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 3, 2012 WE WERE PASSING A LOGGING TRUCK IN A LEGAL PASSING LANE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUR TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WE LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL AND HAD NO BRAKES ALL WHILE SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HEADED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER THE EMBANKMENT HITTING TREES HEAD ON. WE HAVE 2 WITNESSES TO VERIFY EVERYTHING. THE WITNESSES BOTH SAID OUR TIRES WERE MOVING A FOOT ,OR MORE, IN & OUT DURING THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. OUR TRUCK WAS TOTALED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE TRUCK'S HORN BEGINS SOUNDING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND RANDOMLY OCCURS. THE TRUCK CAN BE IN PARK, FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER TRIED TO IDIOT PROOF THEIR VEHICLE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL OR FIX FOR THIS CONDITION? THANKS, WEARING EAR PLUGS IN OHIO. *TR

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

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AT RATON PASS, WE HIT A BUMP AT ABOUT 50-60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE. STEERING COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, I JUST APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL WE CAME TO A STOP. I AM GOING TO TAKE INTO A DODGE SERVICE DEPT., BUT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TOLD BY OTHERS TRAVELING BEHIND US THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FRONT END DESIGN ISSUES. I HOPE THIS ISN'T TRUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD EASILY END UP WITH CASUALTIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, AND IN AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE GOES WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER COMING TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AND DRIVES NORMALLY. *TR

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

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

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

THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD....ITS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER ..SOON WILL SPLIT DASH BOARD IN HALF. THE EXPOSED EDGES ARE SHARP AS A RAZOR. *TR

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

TRUCK WAS MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOT WHEN A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS HEARD. VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERING WELL. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT STEERING FOUND THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD END SHEARED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE A/C SCHRADER VALVE HAD BECOME STICKY AND WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VALVE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,498 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,498. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/2013 *JS

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE; I HEARD A SNAP. AS I TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT TO PULL FORWARD, I HEARD ANOTHER SNAP. WHEN THE PICKUP STRAIGHTENED OUT, I HEARD SEVERAL POPPING NOISES AND THE STEERING CAUGHT. I ROLLED FORWARD AND THE WHEELS DIDN'T RESPOND; THE LEFT TIE ROD HAD SHEERED OFF AND THE WHEELS WERE FACING EACH OTHER. I HAVE THE BROKEN TIE ROD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THIS WAS THE NEW "IMPROVED" SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, SOMEONE WOULD BE DEAD. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE PIECE AT COST AND SUGGESTED I CALL DODGE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER INSTANCES. THERE WAS ANOTHER DODGE INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO NEAR GUNNISON, CO IN AUGUST. THEY WERE PARKING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AT THE TIME OF BREAKAGE. AGAIN, THANK GOD, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 10-15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROAD ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,505 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,371.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE RECCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 65 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE TOWARD A DITCH AND CRASHED INTO A ROCK WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION SINCE PURCHASES TRUCK NEW IN 2005. REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT 5 TIMES AND TENSIONER PULLEY 2 TIMES, WHICH IS ABOUT EVERY 30K MILES. CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE LAST BELT AND PULLEY ACKNOWLEDGING SOMETHING WAS WRONG CAUSING THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL RECENTLY. THE VIBRATION OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED SEVERAL BOLTS/MOUNTS TO WORK LOOSE AND ALLOWED PARTS TO SHIFT. THE COOLING FAN SHIFTED INTO THE RADIATOR BREAKING THE FAN BLADES AND BUSTING THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR, FAN ASSEMBLY AND FAN HAD TO BE CHANGED. DURING THESE REPAIRS THE VIBRATION SOURCE WAS FOUND. THE FLYWHEEL WAS BAD. CHANGED FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH AND THROW OUT BEARING. THE BEARING IN THE FLYWHEEL WAS BAD AND CAUSING SLACK WHICH CAUSED THE VIBRATION. THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ALSO CAUSED A 5" CRACK IN THE BELL HOUSING AND BROKE THE EXHAUST PIPE IN TWO. MUFFLER SHOP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BREAK IN THE EXHAUST LIKE THIS. CHRYSLER IS SAYING ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, DISREGARDING THE FACT THAT EARLIER CHRYSLER AGREED TO REPLACE A SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER PULLEY. UJOINTS IN THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE BEEN CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES. VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS. SO BAD IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ADEQUATELY SEE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DURING THE NIGHT. *TR

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

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL IN THE CAB, LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR I NOTICED THAT ALL THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD SLOWED DOWN TO A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 300 FEET AND WHITE SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND THE TRUCK. WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE I PULLED OVER IN A STORE PARKING LOT AND EXITED THE CAB TO SEE FUEL POURING OUT UNDER MY TRUCK AND WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO CLOSEST DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE HAD RUPTURED AND COATED THE WHOLE ENGINE BAY. THEY ALSO INDICTED THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT FROM THE FUEL SPILLING ON THE ROADWAY. WHILE READING A CUMMINS FORUM ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE TRAVELING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A SHARP LEFT TURN AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AXLE , TIE ROD AND PINION SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

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

JUST PULLED ON TO EXIT RAMP LOST POWER AND STARTED MISSING, BY THE TIME REACHED STOP SIGN AT BOTTOM PULLED OVER SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. BARELY REGAINED SPEED TO 40 MPH TO LIMP TO JOB SITE RAN INJECTOR CLEANED LIMPED 25 MILES INTO TOWN TO MECHANIC HE REPLACED LEFT BACK WIRING HARNESS SAID FAULTY DESIGN OF PLUGS GOIING TO INJECTORS. *TR