2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4: THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WENT AT 48,000 MILES. I STARTED GETTING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED AT MY EXPENSE. CHECKED FOR SAFETY RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING. HAVE HEARD FROM DEALERSHIP THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO TIRES ARE ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES WHEN THE OIL IS CHANGED. STILL HAVE A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT THOUGH. STILL HAVE OLD OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING ME TO GET OVER 30 STITCHES IN MY LOWER LIP AND CHIN. IM CONCERNED AS IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IN A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT THE DAMAGE WOULD BE MUCH MORE SO. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, AT SPEEDS OF 55-65, I EXPERIENCED THE TRUCK SHIFT TO THE RIGHT WHEN HITTING A BUMP. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER AND HE SUGGESTED ROTATING THE TIRES. THIS OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, SCARES THE WIFE AT TIMES. HAPPY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, IT'S SAD THEY WON'T INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK AS I WAS APPROACHING AN 18 WHEELER I TAP MY BRAKE TO DISENGAGE MY CRUISE AND IT DIDN'T SO I TAPPED IT AGAIN AND SAME RESULTS AND THERE WAS CARS ON MY LEFT SO I HAD TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT I CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED ( THE CRUISE WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE) AND HAD TO TAKE THE SHOULDER. I CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED AND RAN OUT OF SHOULDER SO I HAD TO CUT LEFT BACK TO THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE TRAILER OF THE 18 WHEELER. IT SLOWED ME DOWN AND I CUT BACK BEHIND THE TRAILER AND STARTED TO GAIN SPEED. THE 2 CARS THAT WAS TO MY LEFT HAD PASSED SO I CUT LEFT AND TURNED OFF THE KEY AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. I SLID ABOUT 100 FEET AND INTO THE MEDIAN. ALSO THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO INJURIES OTHER THAN A FEW BRUISES TO ME AND MY 2 PASSENGERS. THERE ALSO WAS NO INJURIES TO THE DRIVER OF THE 18 WHEELER. *TR

FREEWAY SPEEDS ROUGH ROAD , FRONT END OF TRUCK BOUNCES OVER 2' TO 24' LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON ROUGH ROAD ANGEL OF ENTRY, CALLED DEALER NO IDEA OF PROBLEM FRIEND HAS SAME TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEM, THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AT FREEWAY SPEED OVER 50MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 8 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE HOOK THAT SECURES THE DRIVERS FLOOR MAT TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE FLOOR MAT MOVED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $900.00 TO REPLACE THE FLOOR MAT CLIP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,000. UPDATED 11/06/09 *BF UPDATED 11/09/09

AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE TRUCK WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE STEERING BECOMES TIGHT AND ULTIMATELY THE TRUCK INVOLUNTARILY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, FORCING ME ONTO THE SHOULDER. HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES, ONCE IN JULY 09 AND ALSO 9-5-09. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AND IMPLIED THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDERINFLATED. *TR

PREMATURE TREAD WEAR, CONSTANT LEAKS DUE TO ROCKS, SIDE WALL WEAR EXCESSIVE. I WAS AVOIDING A DEER AND TURNED SHARPLY. THE TIRE CAME SEPARATED FROM THE BEAD CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER CAUSING 7000.00 DOLLARS DAMAGE. THESE TIRES ARE A JOKE AND SHOULD NOT BE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON A 350 HORSE POWER 4X4 TRUCK! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED AND NEW PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT; HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS. ONCE AGAIN, THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE VEHICLES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

GAS SPILLS OUT OF FILLER TUBE WHEN FILLING UP,PUMPS KICKS OFF BUT GAS ALWAYS SPILLS OUT. *TR