2008 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK, I HAD IT CHECKED AT AGENCY AND THEY SAID IT'S A SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS NOW AND EVERY TIME I CALL THE AGENCY THEY SAY IT'S BACK ORDERED. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

ON MY 2008 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR LOWERING THE HEADLIGHTS A TRUCK IS MADE TO CARRY WEIGHT IN THE BACK END OR PULL A TRAILER, BOTH OF WHICH MAKES THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RAISE IN HEIGHT. WHILE PULLING MY TRAILER I RECEIVE ABOUT 100 CARS PER HOUR THAT FLASH THERE HIGH BEAMS JUST AS THEY APPROACH ME CAUSING ME TO BE BLIND FOR A SECOND OR TWO. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE HAS VERIFIED THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I LIVE IN CALIF. AND BELIEVE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO DRIVE WITH LIGHTS SO HIGH THAT THEY BLIND THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SACRAMENTO IN A RAIN STORM AT NIGHT I COULD NOT SEE THE REFLECTORS THAT MARK THE LANES AND CAME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS WERE SO HIGH. I THINK THAT DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION ON ALL OF THERE TRUCKS BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, REAR GLASS, AND SIDE DOORS HAVE DIRTY BUBBLES IN BETWEEN THE LAMINATION OF THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PURCHASED AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY REORDERED NEW GLASS TO BE INSTALLED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED, BUT FAILED TO DO ANYTHING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED HIS TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, NOT LIGHT TRUCKS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000. UPDATED 12/08/08. *LJ THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE RIM. UPDATED 12/09/08 *JB

I HAS BOTH FRONT SHOCKS GO OUT ON MY 2008 DODGE RAM. I RARELY DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT. THE LEAKING SHOCKS ALSO DAMAGED MY DRIVEWAY AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE CAR OF IT. DON'T BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BRAKED SLOWLY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SWAYS TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL WAS SHORTER THAN THE LEFT. AFTERWARDS, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE THIRD TIME, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE ALIGNMENT WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MUST CONSTANTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK AND THE ALIGNMENT IS STILL OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRES, SIZE P235/65R17. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HANDLING POORLY DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRES JUST SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED SOME NECK BRUISING AND PAIN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES ARE TO BLAME FOR THE CRASH, NOT THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS DURING ANY TYPE OF SUDDEN STOP. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 18-20 MPH, THE TIRES WILL BEGIN TO SKID. THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,044.

FRONT SHOCKS BOTH BLEW OUT LEAKING ALL OF THEIR FLUID OUT. RIDE BECAME VERY POOR. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND REDESIGN THE FRONT SHOCKS. *TR

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE SHOCKS/SUSPENSION ROAD HANDLING ABILITY OF 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. TRUCK WOULD "JUMP" OR "SKIP" OVER POT HOLES, SEAMS IN ASPHALT/CEMENT TRANSITIONS AND OTHER AREAS. WHEN WET PAVEMENT WAS PRESENT, IT WOULD SKIP SIDEWAYS A BIT, AND ONETIME SPUN OUT. FRONT SHOCKS WERE BLOWN AT 12,000 MILES, BUT HANDLED VERY POORLY WHEN BOUGHT BRAND NEW LAST SEPTEMBER. DODGE DENIED ANY PROBLEMS, "THAT IS JUST HOW THEY RIDE" IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME MODEL VEHICLE I PERSONALLY KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. NO AFTERMARKET SUPPORT AVAILABLE EITHER. *TR

VEHICLE AFTER 1000 MILES BEGAN TO HESITATE IN SHIFTING FROM LOW TO HIGH, (5 SPEED TRANSMISSION). HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH ADDITIONAL MILES, ALSO, ENGINE WILL REVIVE UP TO 3500 RPMS WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS. DODGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT SOLUTION. *TR