2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE WIPERS MOTOR SPEED FLUCTUATES WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN UP OR DOWN. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WON'T GO TO 'HIGH SPEED' UNTIL THE STEERING COLUMN IS MOVED AROUND. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS IF IT IS MOVING DOWN THE ROAD OR NOT.

ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING GOING SLOW ON BUMPY ROAD, TURNING LEFT. LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKES. HAD JUST FILLED TANK. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE.

THE TRUCK STALLS AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME; STALLED IN A TURN CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING; STALLED AT STOPS; CAUSES BUCKING. AT NO OTHER TIME DOES THE TRUCK HAVE THESE ISSUES. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND OTHERS SUCH AS JEEP, ETC. REGARDING THE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" QUESTION BELOW, IT HAPPENS AT 95+% OF FILL-UPS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 6/1/19.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER EVERY FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION IF VEHICLE IS PLACED IN A MODERATELY HARD STOP OR MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP OR CITY STREET CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND LEAVING VEHICLE IN MOTION WITHOUT POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE TIME THAN I CAN REMEMBER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PREMIER CHEVROLET (401 US-59 LOOP S, LIVINGSTON, TX 77351 (866) 752-4873) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GAS, IT WILL STALL UNTIL SOME OF THE GAS IS BURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE ALSO CONSTANTLY EMITS GASOLINE FUMES. VERY DANGEROUS AS MY TRUCK IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WITH THE HOT WATER HEATER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS "GAS CAP". MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND VERIFIED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF DODGE RAM INVOLVING THE GAS TANK. THE PART THAT NEEDS REPLACED IS ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE TANK, SO AN ENTIRE NEW GAS TANK IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES.

HAVING ISSUE WITH TRUCK STALLING OUT RIGHT AFTER FUELING VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WITH OUT ANY WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING, TWICE GOING DOWN A HILL AND MULTIPLE TIME WHEN COMING TO A FAST OR EVEN A SLOW STOP OR TURNING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME AFTER REFUELING UP THE VEHICLE TO FULL. THE ENGINE JUST QUITS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS DO TO THESE PROBLEMS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, STEERING AND BRAKES ARE LOST CREATING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND COULD END IN A COLLISION. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING TURNS OR MANEUVERING THROUGH TRAFFIC

HAVING ISSUE WITH TRUCK STALLING OUT RIGHT AFTER FUELING VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WITH OUT ANY WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING, TWICE GOING DOWN A HILL AND ONCE SO FAR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THIS HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK RIGHT AFTER FUELING UP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. MANY HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AT THE DEALER AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. MANY ALSO REPORT THIS PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CROSSING TRAFFIC. SOME HAVE REPORTED BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT AT 70 MPH. THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR CONCERN AS I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONDITION AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ DODGE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT CHARGING PEOPLE AND NOT FIXING THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE AXLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, BUT NO CRASH OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A YARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E040000 (WHEELS) AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: G02 (FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..*BF..*JB *DT*BF*JB CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE CAME OFF THE TRUCK WITHOUT WARNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. PHOTOS ATTACHED.*JB

I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM FOR A RECALL ON MY FUEL TANK IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS AND GAVE ME A LOANER. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO BRING THE LOANER IN AND TAKE MY TRUCK WITH NO REPAIRS. THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT MOPAR NO LONG CARRIED THE TANK FOR MY TRUCK AFTER TEN (10) YEARS. INSPECTION IS COMING UP IN JULY OF 2019. OTHER THAN THE FUEL TANK, MY TRUCK IS JUST LIKE IT WAS, WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH IT. EVEN IF I BUY ANOTHER DODGE TRUCK, I AM NOT GIVING UP THE TRUCK I HAVE. PLEASE, HELP ME MAKE MY NEXT VEHICLE A CHRYSLER OR DODGE, BY TREATING ME RIGHT ON THIS ONE.