2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

STEERING LINKAGE FELL OFF. DID GET A RECALL ON THE STEERING LINKAGE, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE THIS THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT REPLACE THESE PARTS. THEN NOT 6 MONTHS LATER WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE JUST FALLING OFF, GOOD THING IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I WAS GOING 50 MPH I JUST WAS AT A STOP. OBVIOUSLY MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS, BUT THE TRUCK STILL DOES NOT DRIVE RIGHT, AND IT ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,674.

ON MY RAM 2500 I WAS NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER THAT MY TRUCK HAS RECALL 15V-313 FOR THE AIR BAGS. STATES THERE IS NO FIX AS OF NOW. BUT SAYS IN EXTREME HEAT THE AIRBAG CAN RUPTURE AND SEND METAL SHRAPNEL FLYING INJURING THE DRIVER. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WOULD MAKE MY TRUCK ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHRYSLER BUYBACK PROGRAM? AS I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING COMPONENTS, AS DESCRIBED BY THE ONGOING DEATH WOBBLE SITUATION. I HAVE REPLACED THE RH TIE ROD END MYSELF AS WHEN I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERS PREVIOUSLY, THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THE RH SIDE WOULD BE RECALLED. LATER I'VE RECEIVED NOTICES FOR THE N62 RECALL, FOR THE LH SIDE TIE ROD END. I HAVE CALLED AND CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NOW THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 58,5XX MILES ON IT AND THE LH TIE ROD END IS ABOUT TO SNAP IN HALF. THE TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD NOISE UP FRONT AND IF AROUND 50 MPH, YOU HIT A BUMP, IT GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE SCENARIO. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS, ANOTHER COMMON FRONT END PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I AM VERY TIRED OF THESE ISSUES. WITH THE NEWS OF THE BUYBACK, I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT QUALIFY. I ASSUME THAT IS THE CASE BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS UNREPAIRED, BUT UNDER 13V-528, AND NOT 13V-529? BUT LOOKING AT DOCUMENT RCMN-13V529-4092, IT STATES THAT THE SAME PARTS WILL BE USED FOR RECALLS N62 AND N49. SO WHY IS MY TRUCK NOT INCLUDED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PART LISTED ON THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CHRYSLER SAID MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER THEIR RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL LINKAGE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SEEN, THEY SAID IT DOES NOT MEET NHTSA'S STIPULATION FOR RECALL. IS THIS CORRECT? THE TRUCK'S STEERING IS TERRIBLE AND I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE LINKAGE MYSELF NEXT MONTH ANYWAYS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING RADIUS. ALSO, THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS DUE FOR A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG, BUT THERE IS NONE AVAILABLE IN ALL THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE STATE OF OHIO. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY KIND OF RESPONSE, THANKS!! JAMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH INTO A MOUNTAIN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,869. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/23/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SILENCER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V641000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RATTLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.