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 2008 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V259000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO INITIATE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CONTACT'S CONCERNS. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN REASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000(STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER MONTH. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE APRIL OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I OWN A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE FAULTY TIE ROD ENDS (RECALL L16 ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER) WHICH I FOUND OUT ON MY OWN NOT FROM CHRYSLER. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED SEVERAL TIMES FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS HOWEVER NONE OF THEM HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ANYTHING WILL BE AVAILABLE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST THAT IT DOESN'T BREAK. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE THE LONGER THIS DRAGS OUT AND IS TO THE POINT OF I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS NOW CAUSING THE TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE APRIL OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN UPDATED 8/8/17*CN
THE HVAC BLEND DOORS WHERE THEY INTERFACE WITH THE ACTUATOR MOTOR ARE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC WAS TOO THIN FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE MOTOR AND SHEARED OFF. MY WINDSHIELD FROSTED UP VERY QUICKLY WITH THE HUMIDITY IN THE CABIN. *TR
2008 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED A ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE DELAY IN THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD, UPPER AND LOWER BOLT JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES RANGED FROM MODERATE TO VIOLENT SHAKING IF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROUGH HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPDATED 05/14/14 *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT THEN COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE ABOUT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SIMPLY STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE REPAIR WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
RECALL ISSUED BUT DEALER CAN NOT GET PARTS. SAFETY RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529 WE HAVE LIMITED NUMBER OF DAYS TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AS WE ARE PLANNING A 5,000 MILE TRIP WITH THIS PICKUP PULLING A 35 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. *TR
RECEIVED RECALL - LEFT SIDE BALL STUD TO REPLACE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER JAN 6. INSTRUCTED TO CALL BACK IN 7 - 10 DAYS - CALLED BACK JAN 13 -- TOLD TO COME IN, SO NOT NEED APPOINTMENT. ( 45 MILES TO DEALER ONE WAY) VISITED DEALER ON JAN 14TH - LOOKED AT TRUCK AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. -- CALLED JAN 24TH - WILL CALL US IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, NO CALL. CALLED FEB 4TH - TOLD OUR PARTS WERE NOT IN AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY GIVING THE DEALER ONE SET A WEEK. TO DATE (FEB 19TH, 2014) WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER, REPLACEMENT IS NOT COMPLETED. NOTE: NOTIFICATION STATED THAT THE BALL STUD ON MY TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. TO ME THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS ATTENTION ! THIS TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL CATTLE & HORSES & FARM DUTY. I AM CONCERNED. *TR
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE DRIVEWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. HE HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER(N49/NHTSA13V-529). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BALL JOINT TO THE STEERING BROKE AS HE WAS TRAVELING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A DIFFERENT PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. DYD *TR
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE LEFT TIE ROD ON MY TRUCK. THE LETTER STATES THAT THE TIE ROD CAN BREAK AND CAUSE AN A LOSS OF CONTROL OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, CLASSIC MOTORS IN RICHFIELD UT 435- 896-4441 AND THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST THAT IS ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS LONG! I HAVE A TRUCK THAT MAY CRASH AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING AND MY DEALER CAN NOT GET PARTS FOR 18 MONTHS. THEY CAN ONLY GET ONE PART A WEEK AND THEY OVER 75 TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS SEEMS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. THEY ARE CREATING A HUGE LIABILITY PROBLEM FOR THEMSELVES. PLEASE HELP ME REMEDY THIS ISSUE QUICKER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY RECEIVED ONE PART PER WEEK AND THE CONTACT WAS ON A THREE MONTH WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS RESTRICTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/21/14*LJ UPDATED 3/28/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF
THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE THAT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WOULD TAKE 6 MONTHS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER (CHRYSLER) ONLY SHIPS 1 PART PER WEEK TO DEALERS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE TRUCK WITH A 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT FOR SIX MONTHS BECAUSE THERE IS A BACKLOG OF TRUCKS NEEDING THE PART REPLACED. IS THIS OK WITH YOUR AGENCY? DOES PRESIDENT OBAMA AGREE WITH THIS? *TR
I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK IN ESTABLISHING SAFETY RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529 AFFECTING 2008-2012 RAM TRUCKS WHERE "THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." BUT, I CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER IN BELLINGHAM, WA ON JAN 6, 2014 AS INSTRUCTED BY CHRYSLER AND HAVE HAD 2 SERVICE APPOINTMENTS CANCELLED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET. MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT I MAY HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 4 MONTHS OR MORE. I AM STILL NUMBER 15 ON THE LIST OF OVER 70 REQUESTS AND THEY TELL ME THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED 1 PART PER WEEK FROM THE FACTORY AND SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN GET THAT. I CALLED 2 OTHER DODGE DEALERS IN NW WASHINGTON AND GOT A SIMILAR STORY. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THE FACTORY NEEDED THE PARTS TO STILL MAKE NEW TRUCKS WHICH IS LIMITING THE SUPPLY FOR THE RECALL, BUT NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE HE HAD ONLY SEEN ONE SERIOUS STEERING FAILURE FROM THIS PROBLEM SO FAR...! DRIVING MY TRUCK WITH THE THOUGHT OF SUDDENLY LOOSING STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING FOR ANOTHER 4 MONTHS DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ALL THAT SAFE OR RESPONSIBLE. NOR THE THOUGHT OF ALL THE OTHER TRUCKS OUT THERE THAT MAY HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR OR MORE TO BE FIXED. IS THIS TYPE OF DELAY NORMAL WITH SUCH A SERIOUS RECALL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
SAFETY RECALL - CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED LEFT TIE ROD N49/NHTSA 13V-529. RECALL NOTICE STATES "IF YOUR DEALER FAILS OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN REASONABLE TIME, YOU MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMPLAINT...." TO THIS WEBSITE. WHEN DEALER WAS CALLED - SEE DEE MOTORS ANACONDA, MT - 59711 - SERVICE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT CHRYSLER IS ONLY ALLOWING 1 TIE ROD END PART PER WEEK. I HAVE 24 APPOINTMENTS AHEAD OF ME. I AM ON A WAITING LIST BUT 4 MONTHS OF WAIT TIME IS "NOT REASONABLE".... *TR
2008 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE SET OF PARTS, ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WELL CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS THEN RETRIEVED AND PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEAKLER WAS ONLY 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 JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING ) IN EARLY JANUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE, WHO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO FURTHER EXAMINE THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ERRONEOUS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR
N49 RECALL. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WAIT TIME WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 45 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR CAN BE CONDUCTED. THIS IS NOT A "REASONABLE" TIMEFRAME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE PART PER MONTH AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V084000 (VISIBILITY) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. *TR
WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH AND DROVE OVER A PATCHED SPOT IN ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I BRAKE OR SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 35 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASSIONS SINCE THE INITIAL EVENT AND TWO TIMES HAS CREATED A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE IN INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THAT ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WITH ME TRYING TO SLOW AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE MILAGE IS ABOUT 98% HIGHWAY MILAGE. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALLS. *TR
2008 DODGE RAM 2500 6.7L 6SPD...DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTING HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND. MADE APPOINTMENT TO DROP OFF AT DEALER. DEALER SAID THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOOSE AND REINSTALLED. PICKED TRUCK UP DROVE HOME STARTED TO CLUNK AGAIN. CHECK THE TRUCK OUT MYSELF AND FOUND TRANSFER CASE BOLTS BROKEN OFF. I WAS NOT GOING TO WASTE FUEL TO TAKE IT BACK, INSTALLED BOLTS MYSELF. AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES CLUNKING AGAIN, FOUND BOLTS BROKEN AGAIN. MADE APPOINTMENT DROPPED OFF TO HAVE REPAIRED. TRUCK NOW HAS 88,500 ON IT AND I'VE REPLACED THE BOLTS ABOUT 7 TIMES NOW. SEEMS LIKE EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES THEY BREAK. WILL BE REPLACING BOLTS AGAIN. IT FEELS LIKE THE REAR END IS SLIDING OUT WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN WHEN THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN. *TR
PURCHASED OUR TRUCK IN JUNE OF 2010 FROM A LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 23K AND SEEMED TO RUN OKAY BESIDES GETTING CRAP GAS MILEAGE. IN LATE OCTOBER 2011 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WHEN WE STARTED IT UP THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED.THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BUT THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING POORLY. IT WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A SOUND ALMOST LIKE A BACKFIRE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED AFTER THE INITIAL HESITATION BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 10MPH. WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 40K MILES ON IT, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED TWO WEEKS PREVIOUSLY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR IT!!! WE DID NOT HAVE THE $ TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT THEN SO OUT OF DESPERATION I BEGAN RESEARCHING WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSING THE ISSUES WITH HOPES OF FINDING AN INEXPENSIVE FIX THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO ON OUR OWN. THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED TWO RECALLS, G30 - REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR MODULE & J35 - REPROGRAM/UPDATE THE ECM. NEITHER OF THESE WERE MENTIONED TO US AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE NOR WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN WITH THESE ISSUES AND WERE TURNED AWAY. I
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY POT HOLE, ROAD CHANGE, OR TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT, THE FRONT END WILL START TO UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE. IT BECOMES VERY VIOLENT AND HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DEALERS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AS NO FRONT END PARTS ARE WORN OUT. THEY THEN STATE THAT THEY HAVE AN "UPGRADE" FRONT END KIT I CAN PURCHASE FOR $2,500 THAT WILL MAYBE FIX IT. I ASK THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE FRONT ENDS AND FIX THE ISSUE, THEY REPLY THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT CLAIM THERE IS ANY ISSUE PRESENT. I HAVE CHECKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AS MANUFACTURES MAKE AFTER-MARKET "DEATH-WOBBLE" FIX KITS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO POSSIBLY PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A FIX THAT MIGHT NOT WORK. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES FOR ME. *TR
TURNING ONTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN LEAKAGE STARTED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE PREVIOUS WEEK HAD NOTICED WOBBLES AT 55 MI./HR.HITTING POT HOLES SENT ME TO THE OPPOSING LANE. ALREADY HAD SUSPENSION ( SWAY BARS, PITMAN ARE, STEERING LINKAGE REDONE AFTER TIE ROD BROKE. STILL NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHERE THERE'S A LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. HAD TO DO BODY WORK OUT OF POCKET DUE TO TAKING OUT A FENCE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTED TIE ROD,AND PAID FOR THE TIE ROD, SWAY BARS AND LINKS BEFORE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE! TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL ON STEERING BOX, DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE TOE EXPENSES AND LOSS OF WAGES BECAUSE IT FINALLY BROKE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LOOKING UNDER HOOD, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,472. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING A WINDY COUNTRY ROAD AT APPROX. 40-45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN MAKING A CURVE AND HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD THE VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SHAKING STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN ROUNDING A CURVE AND HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD.FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO COME OFF. VERY FRIGHTENING. WE TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS COMMON AMONG DODGE TRUCKS AND IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I GUESS IT IS CHEAPER TO PAY LAW SUITS THAN DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX AFFECTED VEHICLES. HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE SPENT BEFORE DODGE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE VEHICLE EXPLODED WHILE THEY WERE TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO THE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WITH THE FRONT END. IF YOU HIT A BUMP IR A POTHOLE YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH OR POSSIBLE STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT WILL VIBRATE ANYTHING OFF THE DASH. FRONT END PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FRONT END ALIGNED, NEW TIRES, FACTORY RECALL. I NOTIFIED DODGE, OF COURSE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER I FOUND THAT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN NAMED THE DEATH WOBBLE. ANY DODGE FROM 2003-2008 HAS THIS. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE DODGE ISN'T HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AND IS GOING TO MAKE SOMEONE WRECK . *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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