TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL ANOTHER THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
MY SON WAS WORKING WITH THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK IN N.C. TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD HIT TREE BOTH DIED MY SON WAS THROWN OUT OF TRUCK AND LANDED UNDER THE TRUCK. POLICE SAID AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK RIGHT BUT DUE TO FIRE IT WAS SAID TO BE INCONCLUSIVE. THERE WAS ALSO A DOG IN THE BACK SEAT THAT GOT OUT WITH OUT INJURY . THIS IS WHAT LEADS ME TO THINK THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT WORKING IF SO MY SON AND THE OTHER BOY WOULD OF HAD A BETTER CHANCE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER IT WILL NOT BRING MY SON BACK BUT IT MAY HELP SOMEONE ELSE FROM LOSING A LOVED ONE! LOOKING FORWARD TO A REPLY AND ANY INFO ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOUR AFFECTED PARTS AREA WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO LEAVE IN THE PARTS (AIRBAGS) IS THE MAIN ONE. *TR ..UPDATED 10/11/17 *BF 03/28/18*JB *TR *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SWERVE AND CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES FAILED COULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK SLAMMING INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE I WAS STEERING TO GO STRAIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TURNED ON ITS OWN. NOW I HAVE A $2800 BILL TO PAY THE BODY SHOP AND I NEED TO GET MY STEERING BOX REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THAT. AND MOST IMPORTANT I NEED THESE RECALLS DONE ONCE I GET MY TRUCK OUT OF THE BODY SHOP. MY ONLY REQUEST IS THAT WHEN I BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER I WOULD LIKE THEM TO ALSO FIX MY STEERING BOX AT NO CHARGE.
NOV. 2012 I BOUGHT MY 2007 DODGE RAM TRUCK 2500 FOR $21,000 SOON AFTER, WE REALIZED IT HAD SOME FRONT END PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT THE FOLLOWING MONTH - WHICH DID NOT IMPROVE THE FRONT END STEERING LOOSENESS, VIBRATION AND "CLUNKING". I TOOK IT INTO A LARGE, LOCAL TIRE/ FRONT END SERVICE BUSINESS FOR AN EVALUATION. THE FIRST THING THEY TOLD ME IS WHAT EVERYONE WAS TELLING ME, " THESE DODGE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR BAD FRONT ENDS". THEY DID HOWEVER, THEN TELL ME THAT THE TRUCK WOULD NEED ALMOST $1,000 WORTH OF WORK TO MAKE IT RIGHT. I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD IT, I HAD BEEN TOLD BY SO MANY THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR DODGE TRUCKS AND I THOUGHT I SHOULD GET ANOTHER OPINION LATER. THE TRUCK HAS THREE OPEN SAFETY RECALLS ON IT. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SO THE SERVICE WRITER COULD LOOK AT THE FRONT END (CAME OUT TO THE PARKING LOT AND LOOKED AT IT) SHE SAID THAT IT DID NEED STEERING RECALL REPAIRS. I ASKED THAT PARTS BE ORDERED FOR THAT, PLUS AIRBAG FOR THE THIRD RECALL. SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARTS, "THE MANUFACTURER ONLY SENDS US A FEW PARTS A MONTH SO WHOEVER IS ON THE TOP OF THE LIST WILL GET A CALL WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE". I LEFT MY NAME/NUMBER. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD 64,650 MILES AND NOW, THREE YEARS LATER ONLY 67,900. I DRIVE IT ONLY LOCALLY BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT, THE STEERING IS UNPREDICTABLE, LOOSE, CLUNKY AND HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE WHEEL. WHEN GETTING UP TO 50 MPH OR SO, IT VIBRATES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD ALL FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
THIS IS REOCCURRING. DODGE HAS TERMED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM A DODGE DEALER IN 2009 WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED DOING THIS WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLVE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I FEEL THEY USED FAULTY PARTS IN 2010 WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. A NUMBER OF RECALLS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED TO US OR RESOLVED BY THE DEALERSHIP. RECALL NUMBERS PERFORMED ARE H46. THREE RECALLS NOT RESOLVED (ATTEMPTED BUT NOT DONE) L16, N62, AND R25. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ARE PENDING CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS FOR THESE RECALLS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL. I AM NEEDING FEEDBACK ON WHAT TO DO WITH OUR TRUCK. IT IS MY MAIN WORK TRUCK AND I HAVE A FAMILY WITH 4 KIDS WHO RIDE WITH ME AT TIMES. IT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS JUST THAT. IT SCARES YOU TO DEATH. IT IS SO SEVER THAT IT BOUNCES THE TRUCK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES OR THE MEDIAN. IF IT WOULD HAPPEN IN A CURVE A WRECK WOULD BE UNAVOIDABLE. I RACE CARS AND CAN BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE DRIVER LOOSES COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND HAS TO BREAK HARD TO GAIN CONTACT TO THE ROAD. UNTIL AN EXTREMELY SLOW SPEED IS OBTAINED, NO CONTROL CAN BE MAINTAINED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A FRONT AND REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES AND THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED ON EACH OCCASION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EXHAUST PARTICULATE FILTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE EXHAUST PARTICULATE FILTER NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V131000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/6 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
VEHICLE WENT INTO A SEVERE WOBBLE. NOT A SHIMMY OR SHAKE BUT A WOBBLE TO A POINT THAT THE TIRES LOST CONTACT WITH BLACKTOP. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER AND FILING COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH CHRYSLER AND NTSB I FOUND THAT ALL WAS IN VAIN. I WAS RELEGATED TO KEEPING THE VEHICLE UNDER 55 MPH SO DRIVING THE FREEWAYS IN CALIF WAS AVOIDED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I COULD NOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I WAS STUCK WITH THE RAM. AFTER AN INCIDENT ON A TWO LANE RD AROUND JULY OF 2014 (WOBBLE IN A CURVE FOUND ME IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC) I DID AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE THUS FINDING THAT MANY WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WERE RECALLS AND BULLETINS AS FOUND OUT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM. $900.00 AND CHANGE LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY FIXED. THE PITMAN ARM WAS AT THE WRONG ANGLE WHICH PUT UNDO STRESS ON THE BUSHINGS FOR TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK. THIS CREATED WEAR THUS LOOSENING THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM. DODGE LET THIS PROBLEM PERSIST KNOWING THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS A CERTAINTY...LOOK AT THE RECALLS AND BULLETINS. I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE BUY BACK I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR..## VIN PASSED ## DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 2007 ##...UPDATED 08/06/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PITMAN ARM ISSUE WAS FROM A BULLETIN FROM DODGE. THE ANGEL ON THE STOCK PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A PITMAN ARM THAT WAS AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE. THUS LEVELING THE TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC BELIEVED THE STRESS ON THE BUSHINGS OF THE BA
WE OWN A 2007 RAM 2500 MEGA CAB VIN [XXX] AND A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY VIN [XXX] THAT BOTH HAVE AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES SEVERAL MONTHS AGO NOTIFYING US OF THE RECALL BUT THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A MASSIVE SETTLEMENT AGAINST FCA REGARDING RECALL ISSUES BUT NEITHER OF OUR VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS. THE LIBERTY IS MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR THAT ALSO HAD TO HAVE A HITCH INSTALLED TO AVOID HER VEHICLE FROM EXPLODING IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR REPAIRS TO A VEHICLE THAT IS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND COULD CAUSE INJURY TO OUR DAUGHTER THRU NO FAULT OF HER OWN. THE SAME CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE RAM SINCE IT IS USED AS A FAMILY VEHICLE FOR VACATIONS AND AS MY HUSBAND'S DAILY DRIVER. WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION INTO EITHER GETTING THE RECALLS DONE IMMEDIATELY OR INCLUDING THESE VEHICLES IN THE CURRENT BUY BACK SETTLEMENT. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW THE RECENT RECALLS HAVE BEEN HANDLED. THE RECALL NOTICES SEEM COMPLETELY USELESS IF THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. NOT DRIVING OUR VEHICLES IS NOT AN OPTION AND SELLING A CAR WITH THIS TYPE OF OUTSTANDING RECALL IS NOT FEASIBLE AS IT REDUCES THE VALUE. THE JEEP LIBERTY IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IN GETTING THE NEEDED REPAIRS OR INCLUDING IT IN THE BUY BACK PROGRAM AS WE ARE GREAT
2000 MILES AGO AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HANDLED AS IF THERE WAS SOME BROKEN LINKAGE OR STEERING BOX WAS FAILING. AFTER INSPECTING AND NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG, I CONTINUED MY TREK HOME AND COULDN'T COMFORTABLY GO ABOVE 30 MPH, IT ALMOST FELT LIKE HALF OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS LOCKED IN 4WD. SEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THAT SEIZED REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE NOT UNCOMMON SO I REPLACED THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS. MADE SEVERAL SHORT TRIPS AND THOUGHT IT WAS RESOLVED. DURING A 1 HOUR DRIVE THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND STOPPED TO INSPECT. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOT BUT THE REAR AXLE WAS BINDING BADLY, I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. AS I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, THE INTERNET FORUMS REVEALED MANY PEOPLES STORIES ABOUT DODGE RAM AXLES "LOCKING/SEIZING" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND ROLL-OVERS. JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO IT. THANKS, SIGNED AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR AND BROKEN DODGE RAM :( UPDATE 9/15/15*CW AFTER REPLACING THE REAR CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. PULLED REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER AND INSPECTED RING GEAR, PINION, SPIDER GEARS AND BEARINGS. EVERYTHING IS GOOD. FINALLY AFTER REPLACING ALL THE REAR BRAKES LINES THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. UPDATED 09/29.15*JB
THERE SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH DODGE FRONT ENDS IT SEEMS THAT THE BUY BACK IS 08 AND UP AND MY 07 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS AND THE STEERING LINKAGE(HOWEVER I DIDN'T GET PAID BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE RECIEPT ANYMORE)AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS I AM JUST WONDERING WHY 07 IS NOT PART OF THE BUY BACK?
ON MARCH 12 WE WERE RETURNING FROM SKIING, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE ON OUR 2007 RAM 2500. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHEN DODGE HAD THE RECALL ON THIS PART WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT HAD BEEN PUT ON FOR THE BROKEN TIE ROD AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF FIXING THE ORIGINAL TIE ROD THAT BROKE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED OUT THE REPLACEMENT TIE ROD. MY CONCERN WITH THE RECALL IS: IF THE ORIGINAL TIE ROD WASN'T DEFECTIVE DODGE WOULDN'T BE REPLACING SO MANY REPLACEMENTS. WHY WERE WE NOT REIMBURSED FOR THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE?
ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH GRAVEL ROAD AT A 10% GRADE WITH NO LOAD IN THE BED AND NO TRAILER, DESTROYING THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND SPARKING A 150 ACRE WILDFIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY STIFF WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER OR WITHOUT THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS PAINFUL TO THE VEHICLE OWNER'S ARM UPON TURNING WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN
2007 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS INFLATOR HOUSING RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 14V354000.*JB
I STOPPED IN A SHOPPING CENTER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER A SHORT WHILE I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER, IT WAS COMPLETELY SILENT. AFTER A SHORT WHILE I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DODGE PEOPLE IN TUCSON SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG OR THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I DISCOVERED IN OLD DATA ONLINE THERE WAS A BULLETIN COVERING "NO ENGINE CRANK OR NO ENGINE START DUE TO ELECTRONIC LOCK-UP OF THE WCM/SKREEM". THIS HAS OCCURRED PERIODICALLY ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS REQUIRING ME TO REMOVE THE IOD FUSE WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAITING THIRTY SECONDS AND RE-INSTALLING THE IOD FUSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
DRIVING ON UNFAMILIAR RURAL DIRT ROAD AT NIGHT, SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAM TO SEE UPCOMING INTERSECTION AND ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. STUNNED, I LOST SEVERAL CRITICAL SECONDS BEFORE I RESTORED THE LOW BEAMS AND LOCKED UP THE BRAKES. TOO LATE. UNABLE TO TURN SAFELY, I LEFT ROAD, WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT THROUGH FENCE BEFORE STOPPING IN PASTURE. SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END AND BODY DAMAGE TO TRUCK.
FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON FREEWAY, WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO 30 ON FREEWAY.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR WHILE IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ORT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER IN EXCESS IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
REFERENCE THE BELOW COMPLAINT, AND OTHERS: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 03/02/2015 COMPONENT(S): POWER TRAIN , SUSPENSION DATE OF INCIDENT: 10/01/2014 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10691476 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON WINDING TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD, WHILE EXECUTING CURVE TO RIGHT, AFTER PASSING OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, FRONT SUSPENSION ENTERED WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED A " DEATH WOBBLE". STEERING QUICKLY BECAME INEFFECTIVE, BRAKING WAS DIMINISHED DUE TO LOSS OF FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN FRONT TIRES AND ROAD SURFACE. WOBBLE IS REGENERATIVE IN THAT IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED TO 15-20 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO PRECISELY CONTROL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, CROSSING INTO ONCOMING LANE BEFORE REDUCING SPEED ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL. VEHICLE SHAKES SO BAD AS TO DISLODGE ITEMS FROM THE DASH AND CONSOLE POCKETS. THIS EVENT REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AT A PARTICULAR SPOT ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHERE THERE WAS AN IRREGULARITY IN THE ROADWAY ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF PAVED TWO LANE ROAD. BEHAVIOR WAS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE LAST EVEN WAS WHILE PULLING A TWENTY TWO FOOT TRAILER ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, WHILE NEGOTIATING A RIGHT HAND CURVE ON A DOWN HILL MERGE LANE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. AGAIN I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MY LANE OF TRAVEL AND A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IF ANY OTHER TRAFFIC HAD BEEN NEAR ME! DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! LOCAL DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME A NEW STEERING DAMPER WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. (IT DIDN'T) I EVENTUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM MYSELF BY RESEARCHING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING ON THE FRONT END AND WOULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
SAFETY RECALL N62 - LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD I'VE BEEN TOLD THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE AFTER I'VE CALLED EVERY 1-2 MONTHS SINCE JULY 1, 2014. ON FEBRUARY 1, 2015 IT WILL HAVE BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE I'VE REQUESTED RESOLVE IN THIS MATTER THROUGH: HURLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 2173 SOUTH WOODLAND BLVD., DELAND,FL 32720 SALES:(888) 736-6912 SERVICE:(888) 736-6914 PARTS:(888) 737-5717 CURRENTLY, I'M DEVELOPING VIBRATION IN MY STEERING AND AM CONCERNED SOMETHING DANGEROUS MAY BE DEVELOPING. ARE THESE PARTS EVEN MANUFACTURED ANY LONGER? ANY UPDATE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT APPROX. 55 MPH OR GREATER. IT ALSO WANDERS AND IS VERY TOUGH TO STEER WHEN THE VIBRATION STARTS. IT SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT TO THOUSAND OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BYE RAM 2500 OWNERS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE AND WATCHED VIDEOS REGARDING THERE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" NIGHTMARES WITH THE TRUCKS. I RECENTLY CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY OFFER A STEERING LINKAGE "UPGRADE KIT" FOR APPROX. $1200 INSTALLED. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IS THE KIT DOESN'T ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT THAT I WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH. IT TERRIFIES ME WHEN IT SHUTTERS SO BAD. I CANNOT BELIEVE A $45,000 TRUCK NEW PRICED IS UNDRIVEABLE OVER 50 MPH DUE TO THE UNGODLY SHAKING. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAS ESCAPED RECALL WITH MILLIONS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING AND MAKING YOU TUBE VIDEOS AND POSTING ON FORUMS ABOUT THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE." ITS SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT I PAID OVER 30K FOR A TRUCK AND IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND CANT BE DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH!! PLEASE LOOK AT SOME OF THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE AND TELL ME HOW THAT CANT BE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. HEAT WILL NOT WORK ON FLOOR SETTING. *TR
IN 2007 I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE RAM BIG HORN 4X4 CUMMINGS DIESEL.I PULL A 2-HORSE BUMPER PULL TRAILER ABOUT 12 TIMES A YR,HAUL A FEW THINGS IN BED, TRUCK HAS LIGHT USE.BEING A CAREER MECHANIC I AM PARTICULAR ABOUT MAINTENANCE,TRUCK IS GARAGED,1/2015 ONLY HAS 38,000 MI.TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN 2013 FOR TIE ROD END RECALL,TOLD ME ALL WAS OK, NO PARTS NEEDED.DURING A 300 MI.ROUND TRIP PULLING TRAILER/HORSES 10/13,I NOTICED SOME WANDERING,UPON RETURN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK AND TIRE ROTATION WHICH WAS ALSO DUE.IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WANDERING WAS WORSE GOING HOME,TOOK BACK AGAIN,THEY ROTATED TIRES AGAIN(PROBABLY BACK HOW THEY WERE),ADDED WHEEL WEIGHT,STILL WANDERING,TIRED TAKING IN WITH NO RESULTS.NEW TIRES OCT 2013,RULED OUT TIRE PROBLEM AS CAUSE.NOTICED WANDER MORE WITH TRAILER.FOR PEACE OF MIND TOOK BACK 1 MORE TIME BEFORE HORSE TRIP OCT.2014,TOLD ALL OK EVEN THOU STILL WANDERING.STARTED WEAVING ALSO DURING TRIP,FELT UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT STABILITY THERE AND BACK.A FEW WKS AGO TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE/WEAVING CHECK,WHILE ON LOCAL PAVED ROAD TRUCK PULLED SHARPLY TO RIGHT,PASS.MIRROR SMASHED INTO SIGN,$530 BILL.LUCKY I KEPT TRUCK ON ROAD!RIGHT AWAY TOOK TO FRONT END SHOP,DIDN'T FEEL CONFIDENT WITH DEALERSHIP.THEY FOUND FRONT END PARTS WORN,NEEDED REPLACEMENT,TIE ROD ENDS,TRACK BAR BUSHINGS,DRAG LINK AND BALL JOINTS!ON A 38,000 MILE WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK THAT DIDN'T HAUL OR PULL HEAVY LOADS!RIDICULOUS!SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE,MANY PEOPLE PUT IN
EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CAB VIA THE HEATER-A/C FRESH AIR INTAKE. DOES NOT DO THIS WHEN THE "RECIRCULATION" MODE IS USED. I'VE HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THREE DIFFERENT DODGE DEALER SHOPS CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST THREE SHOPS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE LAST SHOP SAID THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY. I HAD DEALERSHIP SHOP (LITHIA DODGE OF ROSEBURG,OR) REPLACE THE EGR VALVE/COOLER ASSEMBLY (AT A COST OF $1,068.84). THIS DID NOT CURE OR REDUCE THE PROBLEM. MY FEELING IS SINCE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SMOG SYSTEM-MOST LIKELY THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OPERATION. I DO KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS YEAR DIESEL TRUCK PROBLEM. IS THERE A CURE??? ALSO, THE TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE ANY BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE CORRECT OIL AND FUEL IN THIS VEHICLE. ALL UPDATES ARE CURRENT ACCORDING TO DODGE DEALER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A SEIZURE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A SEIZURE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AFTER CRASHING INTO MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURIES ON THE BACK AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
MY SON ([XXX]) WAS DRIVING ALONG KING COLLEGE ROAD, BRISTOL,TENNESSEE AT ABOUT 8:55PM ON DECEMBER 4, 2014 MY VEHICLE BECAME UNSTEERABLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ROD APPARENTLY BROKE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT HE HAD TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. COME TO FIND OUT IT APPEARS SOMEONE ERRONEOUSLY LISTED THE VEHICLE IN THE SYSTEM AS BEING REPAIRED AND IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. I BELIEVE SOMEONE LISTED IT SO CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AND IT COULD HAVE COST MY SON'S LIFE WHEN THE TIRE ROD BROKE. I AM REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED TO SEE WHO ERRONEOUSLY LISTED THE VEHICLE AS BEING REPAIRED. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
RECALL NOTICE N62/NHTSA 13V-528 LEFT TIE ROD END MAY BREAK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSE OF STEERING AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENT??WOW NOW YOU WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD MAKE THIS A PRIORITY TO GET FIXED?? SO I HAVE EMAILED DODGE SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED ALWAYS SAME ANSWER DO NOT HAVE PARTS, BEEN TO LOCAL DEALER DOING THE SAME, GOT THE SAME ANSWER NO PARTS TO FIX VEHICLE??? WELL LUCKY IT BROKE ON MY STREET TURNING TRUCK AROUND TO BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY, STEERING LINKAGE PUSHED INTO MY LEFT TIRE 6" SO SIDE WALL BELTS ARE NOW BROKE BUT IT WAS ALSO CAUSING MY NEW TIRES TO WEAR OUT FASTER ON FRONT OF TRUCK EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENTS DONE, SO AFTER A YEAR MY TRUCK IS STILL NOT FIXED AND IS SITTING AT HALL JEEP/ DODGE AND NO FIX FOR IT DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE. SO NO I AM LESS MY TRUCK AND NEED TO BORROW A VEHICLE JUST TO GOT TO WORK, I FIND THIS A HUGE PROBLEM NOT ONLY SHOULD I HAVE A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT MATCHES MY VEHICLE BUT WANT TWO NEW FRONT TIRE NOW ALSO WHY CANT THEY GET THE PARTS I CAN ORDER ALL PARTS NEEDED RIGHT NOW ONLINE OR GO PICKUP LOCALLY AND GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED BUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK FOR REPAIRS WILL BE A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE AFTER MARKET PARTS?? REALLY BE BETTER PARTS IN MY EYES BEING I WOULD GET HEAVY DUTY PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS SO NO MORE FRONT END ISSUES I AM DONE WITH DODGE AND TRYING TO GET A TRUCK FIXED THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE MONTHS AGO WITH NO HASSLE PERIOD!! OH AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALER GIVES ME NUMBER TO DODGE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW M
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM MORE THAN LIKELY BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AND MUCH MONEY TO SPEND. I HAVE ALSO ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE MAINTAINED THE SAME POSITION AS CHRYSLER. UPON RESEARCHING THE NET MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS; AT SPEEDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH, UPON HITTING NORMAL POT HOLES (NORMAL FOR CALIF POT HOLES) THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WHERE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAPPENS MAINLY ON THE FREEWAY. MY LATEST EPISODE HAPPENED ON A PORTION OF A HIGHWAY WITH A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE WOBBLE STARTED DUE TO CENTRIFICAL FORCE THE TRUCK "DANCED" INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND ON TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE SAME LANE. IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE TRUCK I WAS NOW ON GRAVEL/DIRT SLIDING SIDE WAYS. CAME TO A STOP AND SAT TO COLLECT MYSELF. RESUMED MY TRAVEL SLOWING TO 40 MPH AT ANY AND EVERY CURVE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY FREEWAY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I AM NOT ALONE. SIMPLY LOG ON TO THE NET AND TYPE IN DEATH WOBBLE. YOU WILL DISCOVER HOW PREVALENT THIS PROBLEM IS. CAN YOU FOLKS HELP? *TR
THE SHIFT MECHANISM ON THE STEERING COLUMN FOR THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE PARK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. TRANSMISSION SHIFT DETENT DOES NOT KEEP THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE BUT CAN UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM THE REVERSE POSITION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED. ..UPDATED 12/15/14*BF UPDATED 10/5/2015*JS
2007 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, AND CAUSED THE TIE ROD TO DROP TO THE GROUND. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN LINE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED. THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING IT TO GO OFF ROAD INTO THE GRASS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT BALL JOINT WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART WAS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 02/11/15 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) IN JANUARY OF 2014. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
TRUCK HAS HORRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE, STEERING BOX IS NOW DAMAGED AS WELL AS WHEEL BEARINGS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS MATTER, AND ALL I AM TOLD IS TO WAIT FOR NEW PARTS TO BE RELEASED. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE IN THE MEAN TIME ? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS TAKING TOO LONG TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2014 AND HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THAT APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE WERE ON A WAITING LIST BEFORE THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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