2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN AIR BAG RECALL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE HORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AN HOUR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

DODGE RAM 2008 QUAD CAB 1500 SERIES. AT THE TIME I CALLED INTO DODGE I HAD ROUGHLY 60 THOUSAND MILES ON MY TRUCK. I CONTACTED DODGE IN 2014 AND THEY TOLD ME ALTHOUGH THAT WAS THE MODEL AND SERIES THAT WAS PART OF A RECALL THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A RECALL . THE PROBLEMS I HAD ENDURED WERE SWAYING OF THE TRUCK ALMOST TO THE EXTENT WHERE THE TIRE FELT LIKE IT WAS WOBBLING AND THE TRUCK SHAKING WHEN I EXCELLERATED OVER 50 MPHS . IT WAS AT THAT TIME WHEN I TOOK A ROAD TRIP FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2014 WHEN THIS STARTED GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I PRETTY MUCH HAD TO DRIVE 40 MILES AN HOUR THE I75 FREEWAY BECAUSE THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER WHEN I WAS EXCELLERATING. IT WAS RIGHT THERE AFTER THAT I CONTACTED DODGE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND THEY TOLD ME ALTHOUGH I HAD THE YEAR AND MAKE OF THE RAM BUT MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RECALL. SO THERE AFTER I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIE RODS AND THE SWAY BAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND ALSO REPLACE MY TIRES NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT WHICH WERE NEW FROM THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2011. MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS THE VEHICLE THAT WAS THE SAFEST OF THE 2 MY FAMILY OWNS WAS NOW A RISK TO MY CHILDREN,MY SPOUSE AND I. I ALSO HAD FELLOW VACATIONERS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHICH WITNESSED THE VEHICLE SHAKING OBSESSIVELY WHEN WE WERE ACCELERATING.

THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A HABIT OF RANDOMLY STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS.

PURCHASED A USED 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 BIG HORN P/U TRUCK FROM MOORESVILLE MOTOR COMPANY IN MOORESVILLE, NC, LAST WEEK. I NOTICED THE RECALL ON THE CARFAX AND "ASSUMED" IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. I WENT TO WWW.MOPARCONNECT.COM AND LOOKED UP THE RECALL USING THE VIN. THE STATUS STATES THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR MUST BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I PLACED A CALL TO THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE..... I AM VERY CONCERNED AND UPSET. THE YOUNG LADY AT THE ASSISTANCE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL BEING TESTED AND THAT THERE IS NO ESTIMATED DATE THAT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE??????SO......WHAT IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY HARMS SOMEONE?????THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD, PERIOD! NOT UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE!!!! I AM NOW AFRAID TO RIDE OR DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. I NEED TO KNOW WHEN WILL PARTS BE AVAILABLE; WHAT DO I DRIVE UNTIL THEN; AND WHY WAS THIS VEHICLE EVEN SOLD???

TAKATA RECALL - PURCHASED VEHICLE USED - FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL VIA CARFAX. WENT ON WWW.MOPAROWNERCONNECT.COM AND LOOKED UP RECALL USING VIN. STATUS STATES THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR MUST BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. PLACED CALL TO THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE......I AM VERY CONCERNED AND UPSET. THE YOUNG LADY AT THE ASSISTANCE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL BEING TESTED???? SO....WHAT IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY HARMS SOMEONE???? THIS RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLAGGED BETTER ON CARFAX AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. 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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 RAM 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE FUEL TANK WOULD SPEW THE FUEL BACK OUT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 FAILED ON 2/5/2016. AS I WAS IN MOTION HEADED STRAIGHT WHEN THE TRUCK'S BRAKES FAILED AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET ABOUT 20-30 MPH WHEN I LOST THE USE OF THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK KEPT TRAVELING FORWARD ABOUT 50 YARDS AFTER I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AND I WASN'T SURE HOW I WAS GOING TO STOP THE MOVING TRUCK WHEN I REMEMBERED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER THAT IN THE CENTER TURN LANE AND I REMAINED THERE UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED. WHEN THE OFFICER ARRIVED I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED EVEN AFTER I HAD BEEN RUNNING ERRANDS AND PICKED UP LUNCH JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE AND I TOOK PICTURES OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND INTERNAL BRAKE COMPONENTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES WERE SHOWN TO THE RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER AND THE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLE I HAD HIT. I ALSO REPORTED THE FAULTY BRAKES TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. I CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT ONCE IT'S AVAILABLE IN 24-48 BUSINESS HOURS. I BELIEVE THE 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY FORMED OR FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER INPUT ROD RETAINING CLIP WHICH CAUSED IMPROPER SERVICE BRAKES AND/OR HYDRAULICS.