2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING REFUELED AT A GAS STATION, IT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT THE GAS PUMP OFF. IT WILL SPILL GAS ALL OVER THE TRUCK AND PAVEMENT. IT WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME, UNLESS WE CAREFULLY MONITOR AND ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS IT NEEDS TO BE FULL AND STOP IT BEFORE IT REACHES THAT POINT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THIS YEAR MODEL OF TRUCKS. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS USED AND THE FIRST TIME WE FILLED UP WE HAD THIS ISSUE. DODGE TOLD US $87 TO EVALUATE ISSUE AND AN ADDITIONAL $500 TO FIX IT - IN THE SAME PHONE CALL. THEY KNOW THE ISSUE, THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT IN OTHER RAMS BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE AT A TIRE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON CERTAIN DODGE RAM TIE RODS (RECALL #L16) BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SURE ENOUGH THE TIE ROD WAS NEAR FAILING AND I HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD OCCUR. WHY WAS MY VIN LEFT OFF OF THIS RECALL? THE SIGNS AND CONDITIONS OF MY FAULTY TIE ROD ARE IDENTICAL TO ALL OF THE DOCUMENTED FAILURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW WAS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS INFESTED WITH MOLD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUFFERED SEVERAL HEALTH ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THE EXPOSURE TO THE MOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW AND THE INTERIOR MATERIAL NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 06/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/22/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE TIGHTENED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON DECEMBER 19, 2011. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,760. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A STATE INSPECTION, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AFTER EACH FAILURE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A FIRE TRUCK BRAKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S SHOULDER, CHEST, AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT THE INJURIES.THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR BUT DID, CARRIED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SAID THE TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE COMING APART. ONLY 52000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAS HAPPENED $3100 TO REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD CLOSE TO HOME I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROAD WHEN I SWERVED LEFT I INSTANTLY IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AND CAME TO A VIOLENT STOP WITHOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING TO PROTECT ME. I SUFFERED NECK , BACK AND HAND INJURIES AS WELL AS A SEVERE CONCUSSION. I WILL BE FOREVER AFRAID TO DRIVE ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE OR ANY VEHICLE IN WHICH MY LIFE IS DEPENDENT ON WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAG IS GOING TO OPEN. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS PUSHED IN TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. SCARY VERY VERY SCARY TO THINK THAT THERE COULD BE THE SAME INCIDENT IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH. *TR