2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS EMITTED AS THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TR

WHEN FUELING USING THE PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF FEATURE THE TANK OVERFILLS AND SPITS OUT APPROXIMATELY A PINT OF FUEL THAT COULD EASILY IGNITE DUE TO ANY NEARBY SOURCE OF IGNITION. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT USING THE AUTO SHUTOFF FEATURE WHEN FUELING '08 DODGE PICK UP TRUCKS. *TR

STEERING ANGLE SENSOR--- WHEN VEHICLE IS STEERED LEFT THE ANT-SKID AND EBS LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE ONLY HAS JUST OVER 44,000 MILES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VEHICLE IS ONLY USED TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK AND TO DAUGHTER'S SOFTBALL GAMES. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING INDICATING AN PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. AFTER CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES AND FINDING THEM TO BE NORMAL I WENT ABOUT MY DRIVING ACTIVITIES. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DIPPED DOWN AND I COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF A FLAT TIRING FLOPPING ABOUT. THE TIRE WENT FROM PERFECTLY FINE TO FLAT INSTANTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND COULD STOP SAFELY. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE I NOTICED THE VALVE WAS MISSING. TAKING THE TIRE INTO A LOCAL SHOP THE MECHANIC HANDED MY THE TPMS SENSOR AND TOLD ME IT HAD FALLEN IN, TAKING THE VALVE STEM WITH IT. THE SENSOR FELL IN BECAUSE THE RETAINING NUT HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OFF. IN APRIL 2013 THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TPMS NUT CRACKED AND CAUSED THAT TIRE TO SLOWLY GO FLAT. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE SYSTEM INDICATED A TIRE PROBLEM. I PULLED OFF AND CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, ALL NORMAL. I CONTINUED ON MY JOURNEY TO A STATE HIGHWAY. ONCE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I STARTED TO GET SOME WOBBLE AND FLAT TIRE SOUNDS. PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. AS I WAS CHANGING THIS TIRE THE RETAINING NUT BROKE AND THE SENSOR FELL INTO THE TIRE. I EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR NUTS WERE CORRODED. *TR

MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT TIE ROD ENDS ARE LOOSE AND MUST BE REPLACED. SEVERAL RAM 1500S HAVE HAD A RECALL ON TIE RODS BUT A CALL TO CHRYSLER RECALL OFFICE TURNS UP NEGATIVE FOR MY TRUCK. I PROPOSE THAT 2008 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RAM 1500 RECALLS TOO. THE ROD HAS WORN OUT AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. IT READ 'GASCAP." I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, WHO SMOKE-TESTED THE EVAP SYSTEM AND FOUND A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK (TOWARD THE FRONT) WHERE TWO LINES ENTER THE EVAP SYSTEM. TWO NIPPLES COME OUT OF A SHORT CYLINDRICAL PART OF THE TANK ITSELF. ONE OF THESE IS EXTREMELY THIN, AND IT HAD SHEERED OFF, LEAVING ITS HOSE UNATTACHED. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THIS SINGLE PART, AS IT IS INTRINSIC TO THE FUEL TANK ITSELF, THUS NECESSITATING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. I FOUND A USED ONE, AND THE OWNER OF THE USED PARTS LOT TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN MANY SUCH OCCURRENCES. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE UNATTACHED HOSE PRESENTS A VERY GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE. HE TOLD ME NOT TO SMOKE NEAR THAT PART OF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IF A SPARK CAME UP INTO THAT AREA THE VEHICLE COULD EXPLODE. THE NIPPLE, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE USED PARTS YARD, IS A WEAK LINK IN THAT PARTICULAR DESIGN. *TR

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH THE TRUCK--2008 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI-- DIED. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND STOP. VERY THANKFUL I WAS ON A COUNTRY LANE AND NOT ON A FREEWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ICON WAS FLASHING AS I TRIED TO RE-START IT. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. AFTER WAITING FOR 15 MINUTES IT DID START UP AGAIN. THE ENGINE ICON LIGHT WAS SHOWING AND IT SAID THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE OIL CHANGE WASN'T DUE YET FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES, OR, TWO WEEKS ON MY THREE MONTH SCHEDULE. I GET THE OIL CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS. IT TRIED TO STALL FROM THEN ON AS I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, ON MY WAY TO TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A CODE FOR THE EGR VALVE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS FIXED FOUR DAYS AGO AND SO FAR SO GOOD, BUT AM VERY ANXIOUS WHEN I DRIVE NOW, WORRYING THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING SO MANY POSTS ONLINE WITH OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DODGE RAM TRUCKS.THIS TRUCK HAS 35,300 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK WAS SERVICED SIX WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT WITH: A 16 CYLINDER HEMI TUNE-UP; A THROTTLE BODY SERVICE, FUEL INDUCTION FLUSH AND FUEL SYSTEM TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION SERVICE WITH FILTER CHANGE; MACHINED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS; AND TIRE ROTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED. THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000......UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/24/2013 *JS

WHEN FILLING UP MY TRUCK GAS OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME. I HAVE TO MANUALLY SLOW IT DOWN WHEN APPROACHING MY ESTIMATED FILL POINT. THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF LIKE IT DOES ON OTHER VEHICLES. MY DAD HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND IT DOES IT ALSO. *TR