2008 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

BOTH AXLE JOINTS BAD. ALL FOUR TIE RODS HAVE "PLAY" IN THEM. BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT. HAD RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD END POP OUT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY. 2015 ROTORS ARE HEAT CRACKED. PRESENTLY HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT AFTER ONE MONTH REPLACEMENT. PRESENTLY CONTROL PANEL LED LIGHTS FOR HEATING ARE OUT. 2009

WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT BLINKER,THE RIGHT ONE FLASHES ON MY TRUCK. THEN I TURN ON RIGHT BLINKER AND THE LEFT BLINKER FLASHES. ALSO THE WIPERS WILL SOMETIMES STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN I HAVE MY BLINKERS ON. THIS IS GONNA CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V350000 (STEERING) AND 13V529000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT OPTED FOR THE BUY BACK PROGRAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND A CHECK WAS WRITTEN BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER DEMANDED THAT THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR WAS SUPPOSED TO OFFER THEM A DEDUCTION TO THE RE-PURCHASE OFFER; HOWEVER, THE THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR WAS NEVER SCHEDULED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT PHONED THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION/ADMINISTRATOR; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND MORE. THE STEERING WHEEL VOLUNTARILY MOVED AROUND AND THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS MAY NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL MID FIRST QUARTER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRUCK SHAKES/ WOBBLES AND SOMETIMES LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHEN I GO OVER SUDDEN UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS.

THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT A GAS STATION. TANK IS LOW AND WHILE FILLING IT UP THE HOSE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF AND GAS SPEWS FROM AROUND NOZZLE WITH MUCH FORCE. I HAVE TRIED THIS AT SEVERAL STATIONS WITH THE SAME RESULT. I FOUND A WARRANTY EXTENSION THROUGH CHRYSLER THE NUMBER IS X49 EXTENDED WARRANTY- FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE 2007 - 2008 RAM 1500, BUT THEY SAY IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AS VIN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPLAINTS FROM PUBLIC ABOUT GAS SPILLING ON VEHICLES AND ONTO CUSTOMERS SO IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS IS HAPPENING EXACTLY AS EXPLAINED IN X49 BULLETIN! MY VEHICLE IS EXTENSIVELY THE SAME AS OTHER RAM TRUCKS AND HAS THIS PROBLEM ALSO. WHY WON'T THEY EXTEND WARRANTY TO COVER MY TRUCK? THIS HAS CAUSED A REACTION FROM THE SPILLED FUEL ON MY HANDS. THIS HAPPENS SO UNEXPECTEDLY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO BACK AWAY AND FUEL COMES UP THE NOZZLE ONTO YOUR HANDS AND CLOTHES LIKE AN ERUPTION. AT THIS POINT I ONLY HAVE 1/4 IN THE TANK AND IT WON'T ACCEPT ANYMORE FUEL WITHOUT SPEWING IT OUT! THE MANUFACTURER WANTS ME TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE AND THEY MAY REIMBURSE ME IF THEY GET AROUND TO ADDING MY TRUCK TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY! THIS IS MY WORK TRUCK AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HELP

INTERIOR PLASTIC GRAB HANDLES, DESCRIBED AS "TRIM" PER MANUFACTURER. LOCATED INSIDE DOOR ON VEHICLE UPPER FRAME OF VEHICLE. USED TO ASSIST WITH ENTERING AND EXITING VEHICLE. HOUSING COVERING BOLTS TO SECURE HANDLES CRACKS AND RIPS APART, CAUSING THE HANDLE(S) TO SPONTANEOUSLY REMOVE FROM VEHICLE. RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURIES FROM FALL TO DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS. VEHICLE STATIONARY WHEN ENTERING/EXITING AND USING HANDLES.

HIGH SPEED DEATH WOBBLE, UNCONTROLABLE STEERING, DANGEROUS. SCARY, MOVING UPWARDS OF 50-60 MPH HIGHWAY CONTRY DOESNT MATTER WHERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE LT265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE. THE INITIAL TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,564 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,773.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN GOODRICH LT (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 265/70R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRES WHERE CRACKING AND COMING APART FROM THE SEAMS. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, THE TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,773.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LOCKUP WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE WIPER WAS LOCKED STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS TRYING TO GET HOME. AFTER RAIN STOPPED TOOK OFF LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER TO BE ABLE TO SEE. NHTSA HAS A RECALL BUT DODGE BUT MY WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. YOU NEED TO EXPAND RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON ALL 2008 DODGE RAM 2500'S.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSINGER SIDE TIE ROD SUDDENLY FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NO INFO ON BUY BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY IN MY DODGE RAM 2500 2008 TRUCK, WHILE I WAS AT 50 MPH MY TRUCK STARTED MAKING GROWLING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AND I HEARD EXPLOSIVE NOISES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. MY SPEED DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND I COULD SEE FROM MY SIDE MIRROR CAR PARTS EXPLODING OFF THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND DRIVING. THIS A HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH SO I HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SERVICE LANE LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE BUT I BARELY AVOID A LARGE PETROLEUM TRUCK FROM CRUSHING MY TRUCK WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A HOMICIDE BECAUSE HE WAS BLOWING HIS HORN AND COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. THE CAR DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING ITS HAS NOW BEEN 4 DAYS AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET CALLED CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER WAITING TO HEAR BACK ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK. I ONLY KNOW SOME OF THE PARTS DAMAGED ON THE TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR OF COOLANT EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED RAPIDLY AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE COOLANT WAS DISPENSED INTO THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,577. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,608. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT, STEERING DAMPER AND INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/25/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED ON JUL 9, 2015. UPDATED 03/16/16. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER BLOWER IN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT RARELY WORKS NOW. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT THE SYSTEM HAPPENED TO WORK THAT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. HOWEVER, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH ACTUALLY MELTS FROM THE HEAT CAUSED BY IMPROPER WIRE GAUGE/DESIGN. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE READILY FOUND ON DODGE TRUCK FORUMS BY DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS (SAFETY RECALL #875 ACCORDING TO ONE SITE) BUT NONE THAT I COULD FIND FOR MY MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED BY FROST OR FOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK. MOREOVER, FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S HEATER COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN VERY COLD WEATHER--ESPECIALLY IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. IT MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE OVERHEATED/MELTED CONNECTORS/COMPONENTS TO CAUSE A FIRE OR TO MANIFEST OTHER FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH (UNCOMMANDED ENGINE CUTOFF, ETC.). THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ UPDATED 02/23/16.*JB

STEERING RECALL- VEHICLE INITIATES INTO THE DEATH SHAKE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 55MPH ON A TURN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING NORMALLY BY SHIFTING STRAIGHT INTO 4TH GEAR WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WILL DRIVE SLUGGISHLY

ON SAT. 11/21/15 I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-80 AT MARTIS VALLEY IN TRUCKEE, CA. SUDDENLY, I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. AS I SLOWED TO MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE, SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWS TO PIECES, MY TRUCK LUNGES INTO THE RIGHT LANE, NARROWLY MISSING A SUBARU, AND I FINALLY GET SAFELY PULLED OVER. THE TIRES, BFG KO2 ALL TERRAIN, ARE BRAND NEW, LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM. COST ME $2200.00, BOUGHT THEM 2 WEEKS EARLIER FROM DISCOUNT TIRE IN RENO, NV. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO BFG TIRES, I HAVE FOUND OVER 150 COMPLAINTS, JUST IN THE PAST SIX MOS., OF EITHER THE SAME BLOWOUT THAT HAPPENED TO ME, OR THE TREAD OF THE TIRE PEELING OFF COMPLETELY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE THAT MY TRUCK ENDURED. THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TIRES BEING ON 3/4 AND 1 TON TRUCKS, AS THE CYCLE OF "MOST" OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. BFG THEN TELLS THE CONSUMER THAT THEY NEED THE TIRE TO DETERMINE WHY THE TIRE FAILED. THEN AFTER THEY GET THE TIRE THEY DENY THE CONSUMERS CLAIM, AND TELL THEM THAT THE TIRE FAILED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE, I.E. LOW TIRE PRESSURE, STRUCK SOMETHING, ECT... SEEMS TO BE THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER. I HAVE NEW TIRES ON ORDER, SOME NITTO'S. NEVER TRIED THEM, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF BUDDIES THAT RUN THEM. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEBODY CAUSES A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE THE SHREDDED TIRE THAT I WAS HOPING TO SEND TO YO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL, TIE RODS AND OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

MANY REFER TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 75 MPH AND IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY. I AM NOT ONLY WORRIED FOR MY WELLNESS/LIFE BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AS A DAILY DRIVER.

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN DRIVING HAD 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND TIRES BALANCED HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. HAD IT REINSPECTED AND LEFT TIE ROD END WORN. WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT COME UNDER RECALL FOR STEERING LINKAGE.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MCCARTHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 DODGE 2500 RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 15V313000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END PINION NUT FAILED AND THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,990.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN HIT SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.

DIESEL EXHAUST POURS INTO MY CAB IF I TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROD BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN HARRISBURG ON JUNE 1, 2015. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING WHAT IS A KNOWN FOR THESE VEHICLES - A "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, YOU HIT A BUMP OR PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES, THE TWO FRONT TIRES START WOBBLING LIKE A BADLY MADE SHOPPING CART. BEING INTELLIGENT CONSUMERS, WE RESEARCHED THE ISSUES, AND NOTIFIED OUR DEALER IN HARRISBURG. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE SO THEY COULD FIX AN OPEN RECALL OF A TIE-ROD END. WHEN HE GOT THERE, THEY SAID, "OOPS, SOMEONE ALREADY FIXED IT, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT." AND HE DROVE HOME IN A RATTLING DEATHTRAP. WE THEN WERE NOTIFIED BY OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AS WELL AS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT FIAT-CHRYSLER DODGE ANNOUNCED ON JULY 27TH THAT THEY HAD A $105 MILLION LAWSUIT FOR UNSAFE FRONT-END STEERING ISSUES FOR VEHICLES, AND THEY WERE BUYING BACK A WHOLE SLOUGH OF VEHICLES, OUR TRUCK INCLUDED. WE CONTACTED THE RECALL OFFICE, AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DODGE PLACE END OF AUGUST. THE STEERING DAMPENER IS DAMAGED, AT ROUGHLY $1075 FOR THE PART, A U-JOINT IS SEIZED, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN THE FRONT END ARE SHOT, AND THAT WILL BE ALMOST $3000 IN PARTS TO FIX. WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW WE HAVE TO FORK OVER $3000+ ON A $25,000 TRUCK WE HAVEN'T OWNED FOR FOUR MONTHS. I JUST CALLED DODGE HEADQUARTERS AGAIN FOR THE U

THIS TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING REVERBERATION/WOBBLE/BOUNCE/SHAKE AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS OR POTHOLE W/ ONE FRONT TIRE. THE WOBBLE SHAKES THE TRUCK SO HARD THAT PIECES OF THE INTERIOR BREAK/FALL OFF AND THE DRIVER COMPLETELY LOSES CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING VERY INTERMITTENTLY (CONDITIONS/BUMPS/SPEED MUST BE JUST RIGHT) THIS SPRING (2015) SOON AFTER WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE RECALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD LINKAGE (THEY ALSO TOLD US THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED). SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SEEM KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT OUR PROBLEM, WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO MULTIPLE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOPS DURING THE SUMMER TRYING TO FIX THIS INTERMITTENT, DIFFICULT-TO-DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERY PART OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION THAT HAD ANY "PLAY" OR WEAR INCLUDING A BALL JOINT, TIE RODS, CONTROL ARM, PITTMAN ARM, STEERING STABILIZER, HEAVY-DUTY SHOCK FOR STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, VARIOUS BUSHINGS, AND STEERING GEAR BOX TIGHTENING . WE EVEN REPLACED THE TIRES AND WHEELS IN CASE THERE WAS A MILD WARP/LACK OF BALANCE. WE HAVE SPENT AROUND $5000, BUT THE TRUCK IS STILL NOT FIXED. A SEARCH ON YOUTUBE REVEALED THAT WE ARE PART OF A LARGE GROUP OF DODGE TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING WHAT IS COINED "THE DEATH WOBBLE." WHEN THE JULY 26 NHTSA PRESS RELEASE CAME OUT, WE WERE OVERJOYED! OUR APPARENTLY UNFIXABLE TRUCK WOULD BE "BOUGHT BACK!" I WAS INFORMED BY CHRYSTLER THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. SINCE WE "FIXED" THE RECALLED TIE R

IN EARLY JULY 2015, I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER (PATTERSON DODGE) VIA PHONE TO MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS TO MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. AT THE TIME OF THE PHONE CALL, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY REQUEST FOR RECALL SERVICE WOULD BE PUT ON A LIST TO BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. SINCE THIS INITIAL PHONE CALL, I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO CONFIRMATION ON WHEN THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2015, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT I WAS INDEED ON A LIST OF VEHICLES NEEDING REPAIR, BUT NO TIMELINE FOR THE SERVICE COULD BE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO GET THESE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 REGULAR CAB PICKUP AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT CERTIFIED DODGE DEALERSHIPS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 44900 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED UNDER THE N62 TIE ROD RECALL WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE TIE ROD IS FAILING CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER AND MYSELF, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER REFUSE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY COMPONENT AS THEY ARE SAYING THE RECALL DOES NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE. DUE TO CHRYSLER AND THE SELLING DEALER NOT KEEPING APPROPRIATE RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE THEY HAVE INACCURATE RECALL INFORMATION AND ARE REFUSING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS THEY ARE STATING THE VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL OEM EQUIPMENT WHICH IS FALSE. AT 26953 MILES I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALER VICTORY CHRYSLER IN ROME, NY ON MARCH 22, 2011 DUE TO DRIVABILITY CONCERNS, WANDERING, AND LOOSE FRONT END COMPONENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE THE N62 RECALL ISSUED. NOTED ON THE REPAIR INVOICE FROM THE SELLING DEALER "REPLACED THE TIE ROD END - REPLACE TO PITMAN ARM (B) PARTS NUMBERS 68036940, ARM PART NUMBER 68039930AA, AND ARM STEERING GEAR/PITMAN PART NUMBER 19651001.BER 68039930AA, AND ARM STEERING GEAR/PITMAN PART NUMBER 19651001. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I RECEIVED THE N62 RECALL INDICATING THAT TRUCKS THAT HAD STEERING LINKAGE REPLACED WITH MOPAR SERVICE PARTS AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLES FAULTY REPLACEMENT PART REPAIRED. I

TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. -TON TRUCKS ARE VERY HEAVY AND ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND CONTROL WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND DO NOT STOP WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BODY. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT CAUSE A BIGGER ACCIDENT AND LUCKY NOT TO INJURE MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE. THIS TIPM FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH DODGE VEHICLES AND I AM DISGUSTED HOW CHRYSLER-DODGE HAS CONDUCTED THEMSELVES IN REGARD TO RECALLS AND WARRANTY. HAD I BEEN TOWING A TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FEAR THIS TIPM FAILURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF IT HASN'T SO ALREADY.

WHILE ON VACATION IN WV, I BEGAN HAVING STEERING ISSUE WHERE THE TRUCK WOULD DRIFT LEFT AND THERE BECAME AN OVERABUNDANCE OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I REPEATEDLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND CALLED BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK. THERE ARE RECALLS ON RAM 1500 MEGACABS AND RAM 2500;S BUT NOT ON A RAM 2500 MEGACAB???? I HAVE HAD MY SUSPENSION REPLACED, MY STEERING LOOKED AT SIX TIME AT A LOCAL SHOP AND IT IS STILL NOT DRIVING AS IT SHOULD. MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT LINER IS ALSO BURNED WHERE A METAL HOSE HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH IT AND MELTED THROUGH IT. THIS IS PLAIN TO SEE WHEN THE HOOD IS UP AND YET MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS EITHER. SINCE MY TRUCK IS NOT LISTED ON ANY OF THE RECALLS, AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE BUYBACK?

WHEN PULLING FORWARD AND TURNING THE STEERING LINKAGE JUST FELL OFF.

STEERING LINKAGE FELL OFF. DID GET A RECALL ON THE STEERING LINKAGE, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE THIS THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT REPLACE THESE PARTS. THEN NOT 6 MONTHS LATER WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE JUST FALLING OFF, GOOD THING IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I WAS GOING 50 MPH I JUST WAS AT A STOP. OBVIOUSLY MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS, BUT THE TRUCK STILL DOES NOT DRIVE RIGHT, AND IT ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT. THANKS

THE HEATER WORKS ON OCCASION FROM NOV 13 TILL I REPLACED IT IN MAY 2015, NOW ITS AUGUST 2015 AND THE HEATER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I LIVE IN ALASKA AND A HEATER IS A HUGE DEAL. ALSO DURING AN OIL CHANGE NOTICED THE TIE ROD IS ALL GOOPED WITH OIL. HAVE AN 09 1500 THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE ON. CURIOUS IF MY 08 IS GONNA HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL ALL OF A SUDDEN AS OF JUNE 2015 AFTER HAULING MY 24 FOOT TRAILER 1200 MILES. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN 4 LOW AND DRIVE IT MAKES A HUGE CLUCKING SOUND DOESN'T TURN VERY WELL EITHER. IT FEELS LIKE MY STEERING IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I CAN'T DRIVE UP MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT DIGGING WHOLES IN THE GRAVEL. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED NOVEMBER 2013 AND FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,674.

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING COMPONENTS, AS DESCRIBED BY THE ONGOING DEATH WOBBLE SITUATION. I HAVE REPLACED THE RH TIE ROD END MYSELF AS WHEN I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERS PREVIOUSLY, THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THE RH SIDE WOULD BE RECALLED. LATER I'VE RECEIVED NOTICES FOR THE N62 RECALL, FOR THE LH SIDE TIE ROD END. I HAVE CALLED AND CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NOW THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 58,5XX MILES ON IT AND THE LH TIE ROD END IS ABOUT TO SNAP IN HALF. THE TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD NOISE UP FRONT AND IF AROUND 50 MPH, YOU HIT A BUMP, IT GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE SCENARIO. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS, ANOTHER COMMON FRONT END PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I AM VERY TIRED OF THESE ISSUES. WITH THE NEWS OF THE BUYBACK, I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT QUALIFY. I ASSUME THAT IS THE CASE BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS UNREPAIRED, BUT UNDER 13V-528, AND NOT 13V-529? BUT LOOKING AT DOCUMENT RCMN-13V529-4092, IT STATES THAT THE SAME PARTS WILL BE USED FOR RECALLS N62 AND N49. SO WHY IS MY TRUCK NOT INCLUDED?

ON MY RAM 2500 I WAS NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER THAT MY TRUCK HAS RECALL 15V-313 FOR THE AIR BAGS. STATES THERE IS NO FIX AS OF NOW. BUT SAYS IN EXTREME HEAT THE AIRBAG CAN RUPTURE AND SEND METAL SHRAPNEL FLYING INJURING THE DRIVER. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WOULD MAKE MY TRUCK ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHRYSLER BUYBACK PROGRAM? AS I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PART LISTED ON THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.