2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

IN APRIL 2016 WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK STARTED TO VIBRATE BADLY IN THE REAR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER, THE TRUCK STARTED TO JERK LIKE I WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES. AS IT STOPPED, YOU COULD HEAR A TIRE SKIDDING. NOT STEADY, BUT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO BREAK HARD.I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS SMOKING AND EXTREMELY HOT. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A STICKING CALIPER. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR CALIPERS AND BLEED THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK DROVE FINE AFTER THE $570.00 REPAIR BILL. IN JULY 2016 WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING STRONGLY TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I STOPPED AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HOT. YOU COULD NOT TOUCH IT. I LET IT COOL AND IDLED HOME ON THE SHOULDER. MY TRUCK HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT.I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I PROBABLY NEEDED FRONT CALIPERS ALSO. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE TRUCKS. I DRIVE MOSTLY ON TWO LANE COUNTRY ROADS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SKID OR LOSS OF CONTROL CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IN BOTH CASES THERE WAS NO WARNING. WITH THE FRONT WHEEL IT JUST STARTED PULLING LEFT. IF I HADN'T HAD A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD HAVE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE. THE BREAK PADS HAVE 70 PERCENT LIFE LEFT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THEM.

IT FIRST STARTED AS SEVERE SHAKING WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP, ESPECIALLY ON AN CURVE. THE TRUCK WOULD HOP AND SHAKE AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL I SLOWED. THIS STILL HAPPENS BUT NOW I ALSO GET AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE WHENEVER I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THERE IS ANY KIND OF INCLINE OR BEND IN THE ROAD. ONLY FIX IS TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.. IT'S DANGEROUS! I'VE BECOME TRAINED TO DEAL WITH IT BUT IT'S CERTAINLY UNSAFE AND I ALWAYS WORRY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN ON A SLICK ROAD AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO HOLD IT ON THE ROAD. I'VE REPLACED TIRES, ALIGNED, BALANCED, ROAD FORCE BALANCED AND NOTHING FIXES IT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE IN TRAFFIC AND IS SLOW TO RESTART. THE DASH SHOWS A "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT, HOWEVER THERE ARE NO CODES THROWN. THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT IF THIS IS THE CASE IS SEEMS THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW.

I TOOK IN MY TRUCK TO GET THE NEW AIR BAG INSTALLED AND THE DEALER WHERE I TOOK IT HAS DESTROYED MY WHEEL COVER WERE THE AIR BAG GOES AS WELL AS DID NOT INSTALL THE AIR BAG RIGHT BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN MY STEERING WHEEL COVER WAS NOT DAMAGED THE WAY IT IS NOW AND TO SEE THE SAFETY OF THE WHOLE SITUATION THEY HAD ME DRIVE THIS TRUCK LOOKING THE WAY IT IS WITH NO CONCERNS ABOUT MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS AROUND ME IF THIS BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON NOW THE PERSON WHO CHECK ME IN OR MY TRUCK DID NOT STATE ON THE PAPER THAT MY COVER WAS DAMAGED THE WAY THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING NOT UNTIL THEY WERE DONE INSTALLING THE AIRBAG IS WHEN THEY SAID MY COVER WAS ALL TORE UP NOW I HAVE IMAGES OF MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND IT DON'T LOOK LIKE IT'S ALL TORE UP. NOW WHEN I CALLED THE FCA ABOUT THIS THEY HAD US ON A CONFESS CALL AND THE MANAGER HAD SAID THERE WAS NO AIR BAG NOW HE IS STATING THERE WAS NEWSPAPER AND CARDBOARD PAPER STUFFED IN THE STEERING WHEEL HE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE HE DID TO MY TRUCK NOW THEY LEFT MY AIR AWFUL WHEN U LOOK AT IT U TELL ME IS THIS MY FAULT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE STATING THE FIRST IMAGE I SENT IS WHAT MY STEERING WHEEL LOOK LIKE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE REST IS WHAT THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME LIKE

WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT ONE GUARD RAIL AND BOUNCED ACROSS AND HIT ANOTHER. I WAS ON THE ROAD COMING AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INCOMPLETE AND COMPONENTS WERE VISIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG BECAME MORE VISIBLE EACH DAY. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,577.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

RECENTLY MY 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB STARTED LOCKING UP AS IF I WAS SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND NOT TOUCHING MY BRAKES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHENEVER I WAS DRIVING 60MPH OR GREATER ON ANY KIND OF ROAD GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I HAD THE BRAKE LINES FLUSHED AND NEW BRAKE FLUID PUT IN ALONG WITH CLEANING OUT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND PUTTING IN EXPENSIVE SYNTHETIC OIL AND STILL NO CHANGE. I'VE CALLED DODGE CORPORATE ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE BOOKS ABOUT THIS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK YEARS. I HAD MY MECHANIC PUT THE DODGE COMPUTER ON IT AND IT SHOWED NO CODES. HE HAS NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT TO DO. NEITHER DO I.