2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WITNESS STATED HE SAW RIGHT REAR WHEEL DETACH FROM TRUCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT. AND HIT POLE OFFICER AT THE WRECK SITE OBSERVED RIGHT REAR AXEL DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED UPON CHANGING GEARS TO DRIVE, REVERSE OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BACKING UP AND THE LOUD NOISE CONTINUED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT HEARD THE LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY UPON MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE LEFT TIE ROD AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 13V529000 (STEERING) AND 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,507. UPDATED 8/14/14 UPDATED 08/28/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AXLE PINION NUT BECAME LOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000. ...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF UPDATED 05/29/2015 *JS

TURNING RIGHT OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP AND THEN A LOT OF GRINDING. UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THERE ARE TSBS THAT INDICATE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THE WIRES IN THE WIRE BUNDLES ON THE REAR QUAD CAB DOORS CONTINUE TO BREAK WHEN OPENING THE BACK DOORS OVERTIME WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCKS, SPEAKER, POWER WINDOWS, AND ALARM SYSTEM NOT TO FUNCTION. THIS HAS NOW BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE YEAR DODGE RAM TRUCKS. THE WIRE BUNDLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE TWICE NOW, AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX THE WIRES WHEN YOU KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK AGAIN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. SEARCH YOUTUBE AND FIND MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. EXAMPLE VIDEOS HERE: 02 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB - BROKEN REAR POWER LOCKS, SPEAKER, WINDOW MOTOR. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NBUAJVEYTDE 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 DOOR WIRING PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LES4WJXI_M0. *TR

AT 1750 DRIVING IN THE 4TH LANE TO THE LEFT OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH HEADING WEST I SUDDENLY FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND, THE REAREND OF THE TRUCK LIFTED UP INTO THE AIR. I WAS OUT THE WINDSHIELD LOOKING DOWN AT THE PAVEMENT AND THE REAREND SWUNG LEFT TURNING THE TRUCK 180 DEGREES INTO THE MIDDLE LANE OF 5 LANES, NOW FACING EAST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER FINALLY ARRIVED HE ASKED ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I DESCRIBED THIS EXACTLY TO HIM ADDING THAT I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME DID NOT STOP. THE OFFICER WALKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE REAREND OF THE TRUCK. THEN THE OFFICER LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND STATED THE POWERTRAIN WAS LYING ON THE PAVEMENT UNATTACHED AT THE REAREND..UPDATED 06/25/14 *BF UPDATED 06/30/2014 *JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PLUG BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED LUBRICANT TO SPILL ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE ISSUE BECAME APPARENT AS ENTRY INTO A CURVE BEGAN. THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE (2008 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500) BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF VIBRATION. AS THE CURVE IN THE ROAD STRAIGHTENED OUT A LOUD POP CAME FROM DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR AXLE AREAS. WITCH ALSO CREATED A LARGE UNCONTROLLABLE BODY ROLL AND SWAY. HOWLING NOISE IS GREATLY APPARENT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WITH THIS ISSUE THE VEHICLE FEELS UN-SOLID AND CONSTANT BODY ROLL FEELS AS IF YOU WERE TRAVELING ON A BOAT. MANY ITEMS RECALLED ON OTHER DODGE VEHICLES DURING SAME YEAR, BUT NOT ON THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, HAVE THE ABILITY TO CASE THE SAME ISSUES. THIS COULD CREATE A TRAGIC AND CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIFE IN THE VEHICLE OF FAILED PARTS OR THE FAMILY NEXT TO THEM ON THE ROAD. "DRIVE SAFE, BECAUSE TODAY COULD BE THE DAY YOU SAVE YOUR FAMILY'S LIFE". *TR