2005 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OVERHEATED AND TWISTED, CAUSING THE BOLTS TO FRACTURE. AS A RESULT BOTH MANIFOLDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME HARD TO CONTROL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING TIE ROD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING TIE ROD AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000: (STEERING LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

MY DIRECTIONAL HAS FAILURES, I WILL TURN ON TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL FLASH. SOMETIMES THE DIRECTIONAL WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL SIGNAL RIGHT AND THEN LEFT ALL ON ITS OWN. THEN IT WILL WORK FINE. I FOUND SIMULAR PROBLEMS IN FORUMS FOR 2006 BUT NOTHING FOR 2005. I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. I FOUND AN ACTION NUMBER ON YOUR WEBSITE, PE08059, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND DIFFERENT TYPE OF RAM. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

DRIVER DOOR LOCK IS STUCK DOWN IN LOCK POSITION. POWER DOOR LOCKS AND KEY WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. DOOR WILL OPEN FROM INSIDE DOOR LATCH. HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE FORUMS. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY USED 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT ON A 1500 MILE ROUND TRIP TO TEST IT OUT. AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH, I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHENEVER I WOULD HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT. MY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE IS THAT IT HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 50 TIMES DURING THE TRIP. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS MANY TIMES I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH SEMIS RIGHT BESIDE ME. THE DODGE DEALER QUOTED ME OVER $1200 TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AS WELL AS THE BALL JOINTS, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A DEATH IF SOMEONE LESS EXPERIENCED THAN MYSELF WAS DRIVING. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT DODGE HAS NOT INTERVENED WITH THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS IT COULD VERY WELL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY INCLUDING DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FRACTURED TIE ROD WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVER DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, RESULTING IN DISABLING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE ONLY KEY CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH A SPARE KEY SINCE THERE IS NO LOCK CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THIS TRUCK. NOTE THAT LOCKING THE KEYS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING WHEN EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE IS VIRTUALLY INEVITABLE WITH THIS TRUCK, SINCE IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN YOU REACH 10 MPH AND THE OTHER THREE DOORS STAY LOCKED WHEN YOU EXIT FROM THE DRIVER DOOR. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO OPEN THE TRUCK SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET IN EVEN WITH A SPARE KEY, SINCE THIS FAILURE DISABLES THE ONLY DOOR LOCK ON THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE BEING LOCKED OUT OF YOUR RUNNING VEHICLE IN THE WINTER COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT OF CELLPHONE RANGE OR YOUR CELLPHONE IS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE, AS MINE WAS. *TR

DEALER HAD MY TRUCK TWICE SINCE THE RECALL. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A TIE-ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING LINKAGE AND FRONT END NEEDED. I ONLY HAVE 49,000 MILES ON IT AND THERE'S A RECALL FOR THESE DEFECTS WITH CHRYSLER ID 11V350000 - THEY OLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME $3,000 THE FIRST TIME AND THEN I CAME BACK TO GET PARTS AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY WILL GIVE ME A BREAK ON PARTS - THIS IS FRAUD IF THERE'S A RECALL PLUS THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME FOR FREE - IT WAS TOTALLY UNDER WARRANTY AT BOTH TIMES. *TR

AT CRUISING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF A POTHOLE IS HIT THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT "DEATH WOBBLE" UNTIL BROUGHT TO A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC NOTICE WEAR IN THE TIE RODS BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WOBBLE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE TIE ROD AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO ORDER TIE ROD PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PITMAN ARM CONNECTING TO THE SPINDLE ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATED 02/17/12

WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE I GOT A REAL STRONG DIESEL SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN, I WAS HALF A BLOCK AWAY SO I KEPT DRIVING GOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND INJECTOR LINE #4 LEAKING LIKE CRAZY TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT TWO NEW INJECTOR LINE, REPLACED THE BAD ONE AND KEPT ONE FOR SPARE, ANOTHER 8 MONTHS LATER THE SAME LINE WENT OUT AGAIN, SO I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE I HAD IN THE TRUCK I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT ANOTHER TWO, MY 3RD ONE WENT OUT A WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN WHILE SHOPPING FOR MY 2 YEAR OLD SONS COSTUME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING BACK HOME WITH MY WIFE, MY SON, AND MY DAD I GOT THE SAME SMELL INTO THE CABIN AND THIS TIME I GOT SOME SMOKE INTO THE CABIN ALSO I FREAKED OUT AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND PUT MY WIFE, SON AND DAD INTO A TAXI AND SENT THEM HOME AND I REPLACED A 3RD INJECTOR LINE, THIS HAS TO STOP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT, DODGE HAS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR I HAVE A FEELING THEY WILL PAY ALOT OF MOBEY IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON I-10 HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500HD 4X4 DIESEL TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY I THOUGHT MY BREAK CALIPER HAD BROKEN FREE OF ITS MOUNT. HITTING THE BREAKS ONLY PROLONGED THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE SHAKING REPEATED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A BROKEN CORD IN ONE OF MY TIRES AND THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. THOSE WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELINS. AGAIN THE SHAKING ACCRUED. AT THIS POINT I LOST FAITH IN MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND I HAD TO PURCHASE A DODGE UPGRADE KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. 4,000 DOLLARS LATER MY TRUCK WAS FIXED AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES IN 10,000 MILES. WHEN I ASKED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER ABOUT A RECALL OR WARRANTY WORK, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS ISSUE. ON AN AVERAGE DAY WITH AN AVERAGE DRIVER SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED IF DODGE DOES NOT ISSUE AN ACROSS THE BOARD RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, KNOWN AS THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT LESSER GRADE PARTS WERE USED TO SUPPORT A STEERING THAT REQUIRES MORE SUPPORT. CASE IN POINT; THE DODGE UPGRADE KIT COMES WITH COMPONENTS THAT ARE OF A HIGHER QUALITY, SIZE AND WEIGHT TO BETTER SUPPORT THE STEERING SYSTEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, FLIPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK, SHOULDERS AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 DODGE 2500 4X4 CREW CAB WITH CUMMINS DIESEL DOES NOT INDICATE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK EVEN WITH THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE PARK DETENT POSITION. I COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICING DEALER IN 12/06 AND NUMEROUS PARTS WERE CHANGED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHANGES HELPED TEMPORARILY BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER IN 2009 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMING TO SPECS AND NO WORK WAS PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 11/14/2011 I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IN THE PARK DETENT POSITION AND THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BACKED INTO A VEHICLE AND A BUILDING. CHRYSLER INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 118000 MILES EVEN THOUGH NO REPAIRS WERE DONE WHEN REQUESTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS A FACTORY RECALL TO INSTALL SOME SORT OF ALARM. CHRYSLER SAYS THE RECALL WAS MAILED TO ME IN 2006 AND 2007 BUT THE TRUCK WAS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS COMPLAINT AFTER THE SUPPOSED NOTIFICATION AND WHILE COVERED UNDER MY CHRYSLER 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TWO DAYS AND THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK WITH PAGES UPON PAGES OF THESE INCIDENTS RETRIEVED BY CONDUCTING AN INTERNET SEARCH AND I CANNOT BELIEVE A FIX CANNOT BE FOUND FOR THIS ISSUE OR THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT FORCING CHRYSLER TO CORRECT THE ISSUES. *TR

THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY IN DODGE 4X4 TRUCKS, I HAVE A 2005 DODGE POWERWAGON AND THIS LITE HAS COME ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. I HAVE HAD IT IN DODGE SERVICE IN DENISON, IOWA IN 2009 AND 2010 AND THE MECHANIC HOOKED UP A READER TO MY VEHICLE WITH THE "SERV 4WD" LIGHT ON YET STATED HE GETS NO READING? EVERY TIME I HAVE TRIED TO GET MY VEHICLE TO SERVICE IN MY HOME TOWN THE LIGHT GOES OUT PRIOR TO GETTING TO DODGE. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ITEM YET DODGE HAS FAILED TO REACT. THE STORIES OF PAYING 800.00 PLUS FOR REPLACEMENT AND STILL THE LIGHT COMES ON? PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM, HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? I CAN BACKUP AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF ? I HAVE A OWN OWNER PAID FOR TRUCK AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP AS IT WAS NOT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY! *TR

MY DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING AN UNEVEN BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SUSTAINING DEATH WOBBLE TYPE MOTION IN THE FRONT END. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY, AND QUITE DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND MUST BE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. I'VE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE REPLACED EVERYTHING, THE AXLE, STEERING DAMPENER 3 TIMES, BALL JOINTS, ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS, NEW TIRES. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME BUT THEN ALWAYS RETURNS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY AND MY KIDS ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IN MY TRUCK PERIOD. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT'S VERY WILD AND SCARY. ALL THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME SLOWS DOWN AND SWERVES TO GET AWAY FROM MY TRUCK. IT'S NOT ONLY DANGEROUS AND SCARY, BUT EMBARRASSING TOO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NOTHING IS WORKING. DODGE IS PRETTY MUCH USELESS. THEY TURNED THEIR BACK ON ME SINCE ALL THE COMPONENTS CHECK OUT FINE. THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I NEED A RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WILL BLINK THE WRONG DIRECTION, WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL, WILL SOMETIMES TURN THE WIPERS ON WHEN THE SIGNAL IS PUSHED UP OR DOWN, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL STAY ON BRIGHT, MOVE THE TURNING SIGNAL AND WIPERS MIGHT DISCHARGE WASHER FLUID. APPEARS TO BE SHORT IN SIGNAL SWITCH. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS PLACED INTO A CERTAIN DIRECTIONS, OTHER CARS DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY YOU ARE TURNING AND ABOUT CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK IN RAINING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT DODGE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT RECALL WHICH I THINK IS A CONCERN SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS BEEN REPORTED TO THEM AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM, THE 2005-2007 DODGE YEAR MODEL SWITCHES HAVE A LOT OF HITS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THE PROBLEMS. *TR

THE ABS CONTROL UNIT ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 BROKE. I WAS ALERTED TO THIS BY A BRAKE LIGHT AND AN ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THE MODULE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE UNIT: P52121408AD TJZBK2824K0241. *TR

WE BOUGHT AN 05 DODGE RAM 2500. ON A TRIP WITH A SMALL TRAILER AFTER HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. (DEATH WOBBLE) AFTER SLOWING THE TRUCK SHAKING WENT AWAY. PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS TRIP. ON WAY HOME NO ISSUES. TRAILER EMPTY. ISSUE RECURRED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO WORK, NO TRAILER. BUMPS AN POTHOLES SEEM TO SET IT OFF AT SPEEDS OVER 55MPH. TOOK TO DEALER THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. PUT 2" SPACER LIFT ON TRUCK WITH DIFFERENT TIRES. PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS TRUCK DRIVES O.K UNLESS HOOKED TO A TRAILER. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS 10-2-11 ON TRIP TO SOUTH DAKOTA. PROBLEM RECURRED 3 TIMES IN 5 MILES. I MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO EQUALIZER HITCH (TIGHTENED 1 LINK) AND HAD NO MORE ISSUES ON THIS TRIP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WEB SEARCHES SHOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE NICE IF DODGE WOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD DETACHED WHILE REVERSING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD OF BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,378 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,400.

DURING NORMAL SPEED ON HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. THIS EVEN HAS A PHRASE FOR IT NOW "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS STARTED AT FIRST WHILE PULLING A TRAILER BUT NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED TO ANYTIME A BUMP IS HIT ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. SPEED MUST BE REDUCED TO <40 TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS POWER STEERING LEAKING UNDERNEATH IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE POWER STEERING LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING HIS TURN SIGNALS THEY WOULD OPERATE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN USING THE RIGHT SIGNAL THE LEFT WOULD ENGAGE AND THE LEFT WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE RIGHT SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

MY SAFETY ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT I CANNOT CONTROL THE AIRFLOW TO THE WINDSHIELD FOR SAFE VISIBILITY, THE INABILITY TO PREVENT OR CLEAR FOGGING. SNOW-ICE ETC. FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS. DUE TO FAILURE OF TRANSFER DOORS FROM POOR ENGINEERING IN THE HEATING AND AC SYSTEM. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESPECIALLY FOR SOME ONE ON A FIXED INCOME. THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAULT ON 2002-2007 DODGES AT JUST OVER 40000 MILES. *KB

WHEN TRUCK HITS BUMP IN ROAD AT MORE THAN 55 MILES IT GETS DEATH WOBBLE ,SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END AND HAVE TO STOP TO STOP SHAKING. *TR

UNCONTROLLED THROTTLE (UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED). WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE TRUCK STATED GOING FASTER. HITTING THE BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE BUT TURNING THE CRUISE OFF DID. A DAY LETTER, WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE WENT TO 3500 RPM AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND TURN THE KEY OFF. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY (DRIVE BY WIRE) AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACE PLUS WORK WAS DONE ON THE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO HAVING 12 VOLTS WHERE IT SHOULDN'T WHICH PRESENTED ISSUES WITH INSTALLING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. 100 MILES LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE ARE CODES INDICATING HIGH VOLTAGE TO VARIOUS SENSORS. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE AND THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE WIRING. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I'M GETTING READY TO HAVE IT DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPECT THE CPU WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INSTALL A SUSPENSION KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61, 000.

2005 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4, HEMI. I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE VERY BAD, MORE THAN 15 TIMES, HIT A BUMP WHEN GOING ANYWHERE OVER 85 KM/H AND THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED DOWN TO 40 KM/H APPROX. HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF DEATH WOBBLE AND TELL ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK, I HAVE REPLACED MY TIRES WITH LOAD RANGE E TIRES, NEW UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT NEW FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS, STEERING BOX STABILIZER, NEW STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, REPLACED ALL TIE RODS, NEW ADJUSTABLE HEAVY DUTY BD DIESEL TRACBAR PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, IM SCARED TO PUT MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK, THERE SHOULD BE A DEFINITE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DEATH WOBBLE ON 2005, DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 CUMMINGS DIESEL. I WAS TRAVELING 50 TO 60 MPH AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER WHO LUCKILY STOPPED IN TIME AS I DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. LAST TIME, APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, I BOUGHT NEW TIRES. IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT IT EVENTUALLY HAPPENED AGAIN; ONCE TWO WEEKS AGO AND TWICE TODAY. THE TIRES HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR. TODAY IT RIPPED OUT THE LEFT FRONT STABILIZER LINK. WHEN I BOUGHT THE NEW TIRES, I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT AND HE SAID I NEEDED NEW WHEEL BEARINGS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, RIGHT FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS, AND STABILIZER LINKS; ADDS UP TO OVER $3,000. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 150,000 MILES. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, STAY ON CONSTANT WHEN IN DELAY, DON'T COME ON AT ALL, OR HAVE NO DELAY AT ALL BUT AM ABLE TO TURN ON IN LOW OR HIGH POSITIONS HAVE CHANGED RELAYS, MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, WIPER MOTOR, FCM NOTHING HAS WORKED AND I CAN NOT GET HELP FROM DEALERSHIP BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WHEN HE TURNS THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON THE LEFT ONE BLINKS AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED - THE LEFT TIE ROD END HAD SNAPPED OFF FLUSH WITH THE BALL. THIS WAS THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE TIE ROD END AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR THE UPDATE (PERFORMED IN MARCH 2010 AS A PRECAUTION WHEN A FRIEND'S DODGE RAM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND RAN INTO A DITCH). DODGE INSISTS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 45 MPH AND THE WOBBLING CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED WIRES WITHIN BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS WERE CRACKED AND RUBBING TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON GA 53 TOWARDS ROME, GA. AS I ENTERED A VERY LONG SWEEPING RIGHT CURVE AT 60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE OR SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN THE RAISED TAR STRIPS FROM THE DOT'S PATCHING JOB, THEY ARE PRETTY ROUGH. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTING TEETERING LEFT AND RIGHT EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT A 20-25 DEGREES. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS HOPPING TO AND FROM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO MOVE IN A STRAIGHT PATH EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HANDED CURVE OF A STATE HWY! LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE TRUCK WENT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND IT JUST STOP AND WAS ALL NORMAL AGAIN! AS I WAS REELING FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND HOPING IT DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING IN, UNDER OR ON MY TRUCK, I REALIZED TRAFFIC WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM BEHIND SO I ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND AT SOME POINT AROUND 55MPH IT STARTED AGAIN! THIS TIME I APPLIED HE BRAKES MORE SLOWLY AND IT SEEMED TO WORSEN UNTIL SUDDENLY AT 30 MPH IT STOPPED AGAIN. AFTER THAT I PLAYED WITH MY SPEED AND STEERING TO TRY TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY TRUCK, AS I HAVE BEEN HEARING OF THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED IT. AS I ACCELERATED PAST 40 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AS SLIGHTLY AS JUST CHANGING LANES IT WOULD START UP AGAIN, BUT IF I STRAIGHTENED UP THE STEERING SOON ENOUGH, IT WOULD STOP BEFORE GETTING TO A FULL BLOWN WOBBLE AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREM

2005 DODGE RAM 2500. HAS DEATH SHAKE. STEERING BOX STABILIZER, DUEL STEERING STABILIZER, RANCHO RS 9000 SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS ALIGNMENT RADIOUSE ARM BUSHING, AND COMPLETE FRONT END CHECKED BY RESPECTABLE ASE MECHANIC. I BOUGHT A 2500 TRUCK FOR HAULING TRAILER, PLUS JUST THE HEAVY DUTY ASPECT OF THE PICKUP. I CANT DRIVE OVER 70MPH WITHOUT WORRYING. EVEN WORSE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I ASK A DODGE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY ACT STUPID, LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. THE LEAST THAT DODGE COULD DO IS SEND A BULLETIN TO DODGE DEALERS ON HOW TO FIX IT A, BUT I THINK ITS A MAJOR EXPENSIVE DESIGN FLAW, OTHERWISE DODGE WOULD OF CORRECTED THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM YEARS AGO. $1900 WORTH OF PART AND LABOR LATER, AND STILL NO FIX. THIS IS MAJOR B.S. THIS HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 15 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. WOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT MORE IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO BABYSIT THE TRUCK SO BAD. ITS PRETTY BAD WHEN YOU CANT GO OVER 50MPH WITH A LOADED CAR TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A 2500 PICKUP AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING CONTROL SO EASILY. SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY--WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LEFT SIGNAL IT WILL SWITCH FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMEDIATELY--AT FIRST ONLY HAPPENED NOW AND THEN--NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT CLICK ANY MORE EITHER. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY IF AT ALL. THE INTERMITTENT WIPER FUNCTION TIMING IS OFF, IT WILL WIPE TWICE, WAIT A MINUTE, WIPE ONCE, WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO, WIPE FOUR OR FIVE TIME BACK AND FORTH, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED SETTING. THE WIPERS WILL ALSO GET STUCK UP OR IN THE MIDDLE AND FLAT OUT NOT WORK AT ALL SOMETIMES. THIS IS ALL WHEN IT IS RAINING OR TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ASPHALT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE AND WHEN I GOT TO THE END, THERE WAS A LOW SPOT IN THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE BUMP, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW TO 25 MPH BEFORE IT QUIT. ON 12/17/2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT 70 MPH ON I-35. SHE SAID SHE HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND WENT OFF INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN BEFORE BRINGING IT UNDER CONTROL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER, WAS INFORMED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PITMAN ARM JOINTS AND BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A ROAD DIP, THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,750 UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH SHAKE. UPDATED 05/12/11

2005 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE RESULT OF A FAILED STEERING LINKAGE AND FRACTURE OF THE DRAG LINK JOINT *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. CHRYSLER DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT, STATING THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *JB

2005 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. STARTING AT APROX. 27,000 MILES, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER TO START. AT ABOUT 30K MILES, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT DIESEL IN THE TRUCK, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IN FACT IT WAS DIESEL FROM OUR VERY OWN TANK, AND OUR FUEL SALESMAN TOLD THEM IT WAS ULSD, WITH A MOUNTAIN DEW APPEARANCE FOR HIGHWAY. THE DEALER REMOVED THE FUEL FROM THE TRUCK AND REPLACED IT WITH THEIR OWN, ONLY TO THEN TELL US WE RUINED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF @ $14,000. THEN THEY ADDED THAT WE HAD VOIDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY FROM CONTAMINATION. WE TOOK THE TRUCK DIRECTLY TO CUMMINS, WHO DIAGNOSED 2 FAULTY INJECTORS AND REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF @$1700. THE TRUCK RAN FINE FOR 3 YEARS, THEN SAME TROUBLE AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO DODGE AT OUR MECHANICS REQUEST, AND GOT THE SAME TOTAL REPLACEMENT SCENARIO. WENT BACK TO CUMMINS YESTERDAY, WHERE THEY SERVICE TECH TOLD ME 1. DODGE BUYS THE ENGINES FROM CUMMINS JUST ABOVE COST, AND CARRIES THE ENTIRE WARRANTY, 2. DODGE LOCKED CUMMINS OUT OF THE ENGINES THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND DIFFERENT PLUG CONNECTOR 3. HE HAD MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS WE DID, TURNING THE PROBLEM BACK ON THE OWNER AND REFUSING SERVICE. HE SAID IN FACT HE DID NOT KNOW OF DODGE HONORING ENGINE WARRANTEES AT ALL, AND IT WAS A SORE ISSUE FOR CUMMINS REPUTATION. CUMMINS SENT US TO A THIRD PARTY,

MARKER/RUNNING LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY QUIT WORKING, ALL OTHER LIGHTS WERE WORKING. DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS. TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

MY TRUCK WILL SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN YOUR GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. YOU CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE FRONT TIRES WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY TILL YOU GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *TR

I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE WITH MY LEFT BLINKER ACTIVATED AND MY BUDDY THAT WAS BEHIND ME CALLED ME ON THE CELL PHONE AND SAID THAT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ON. THE INSIDE ONE WAS INDICATING A RIGHT TURN CONDITION, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE WAS POSITIONED FOR A LEFT TURN. THE NEXT DAY I HOOKED UP TO A TRAILER THE NEXT DAY AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND WALKED BACK TO CHECK MY TRAILER LIGHTS AND MY RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE BLINKING. I LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS LISTED FOR THE 2006 DODGE 3500. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND PARKED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL EITHER NOT COME ON OR THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS SET ON INTERMITTENT IT WOULD SWIPE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

'DEATH WOBBLE': SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, USUALLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACES. SEVERAL (6-8) EPISODES OVER 1 MONTH PERIOD. REQUIRED DECREASE OF SPEED FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OR EVEN FULL STOP TO END EPISODE. IN ONE PARTICULAR EPISODE (8/11/10)WAS TOWING UP AN INCLINE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WAS FORCED TO SLOW FROM 65 MPH TO 25MPH WHILE TRYING TO MOVE ONTO NARROW SHOULDER TO AVOID DANGER WITH OTHER TRAFFIC BEHIND US. DESPITE NO NOTED WORN OUT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS (INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT AND DEALER MECHANICS, SOME TIE ROD WEAR NOTED ONLY) REPAIR INVOLVED REPLACING STEERING COMPONENTS, PITMAN ARM, TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS. DEALER RETAINED OLD PARTS. *TR