2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

AFTER FILLING UP TO FULL TANK OF GAS, TRUCK RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS AT FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS. ALMOST GOT RUN INTO FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP GAS.

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AFTER 2-3 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKES, AND TAILS LIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL HUBS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E040000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE BEFORE RESTING IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR TIRES SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE REAR AXEL IS HAVING ISSUES. I BELIEVE THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE A BROKEN PINION IN REAR AXEL . MY RAM IS A 2008 MADE IN JUNE OF 2008 AND I KNOW FOR A FACT DOGE HAS RECALLED THE 2009 FOR SAME REASON BUT FOR SOME REASON MINE IISNT

SECOND OWNER VEHICLE BOUGHT AUG 2015 WITH APPROXIMATELY 32000 MILES. EVERY TIME FUEL IS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, NO MATTER WHICH PUMP I USE, FUEL GUSHES FROM THE FILLER NECK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVEN IF I FILL THE TANK SLOWLY NOT USING THE AUTOMATIC FILLER ON THE PUMP. IF THE TANK IS FILLED TO FULL IT WILL OVERFLOW. APPROXIMATELY A PINT OF GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND AND MYSELF. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT WITH THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE TELL CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE FROM A STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POP SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE SCRAPING NOISE AND INTENSIFIED IN ABOUT 2 MILES OF DRIVING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH VIBRATION SOUNDING LIKE A ECO INSIDE THE CABIN FASTER YOU GO LOUDER IT GETS THEN WHILE IN MOTION THE TRUCK MADE A LOUDER SOUND AND FELT LIKE THE TRUCK MOVE BACK FOR 2 SECONDS AND KEEP THEN MOVING FOWARD STILL THE LOUD NOISE I TOKE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP TO BE CHECK AND THE OWNER TOLD ME THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL HAS METAL ON IT LIKE A METAL WAS LOOSE INSIDE I TOLD HIM TO STOP SO I CAN CHECK FOR RECALLS AND CALL THE DEALER ONLINE THEY SHOW THAT THIS KIND OF ISSUES HAPPEN BEFORE AND THAT THE TIRES CAN LOCK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR PUT SOMEONE IN DANGER PEDESTRIAN PASSENGER OR DRIVER IS A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION I BEEN INSIDE THE FORUMS ONLINE AND IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM I HOPE THIS RECALL COME THRU TO ALL THOSE DODGE RAM 1500 BUYERS LIKE ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 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 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/15/2015 *CN