2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES RANGED FROM MODERATE TO VIOLENT SHAKING IF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROUGH HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPDATED 05/14/14 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT THEN COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE ABOUT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SIMPLY STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE REPAIR WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECALL ISSUED BUT DEALER CAN NOT GET PARTS. SAFETY RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529 WE HAVE LIMITED NUMBER OF DAYS TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AS WE ARE PLANNING A 5,000 MILE TRIP WITH THIS PICKUP PULLING A 35 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. *TR

RECEIVED RECALL - LEFT SIDE BALL STUD TO REPLACE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER JAN 6. INSTRUCTED TO CALL BACK IN 7 - 10 DAYS - CALLED BACK JAN 13 -- TOLD TO COME IN, SO NOT NEED APPOINTMENT. ( 45 MILES TO DEALER ONE WAY) VISITED DEALER ON JAN 14TH - LOOKED AT TRUCK AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. -- CALLED JAN 24TH - WILL CALL US IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, NO CALL. CALLED FEB 4TH - TOLD OUR PARTS WERE NOT IN AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY GIVING THE DEALER ONE SET A WEEK. TO DATE (FEB 19TH, 2014) WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER, REPLACEMENT IS NOT COMPLETED. NOTE: NOTIFICATION STATED THAT THE BALL STUD ON MY TRUCK MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. TO ME THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS ATTENTION ! THIS TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL CATTLE & HORSES & FARM DUTY. I AM CONCERNED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE DRIVEWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. HE HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER(N49/NHTSA13V-529). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BALL JOINT TO THE STEERING BROKE AS HE WAS TRAVELING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A DIFFERENT PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. DYD *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE LEFT TIE ROD ON MY TRUCK. THE LETTER STATES THAT THE TIE ROD CAN BREAK AND CAUSE AN A LOSS OF CONTROL OR CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, CLASSIC MOTORS IN RICHFIELD UT 435- 896-4441 AND THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST THAT IS ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS LONG! I HAVE A TRUCK THAT MAY CRASH AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING AND MY DEALER CAN NOT GET PARTS FOR 18 MONTHS. THEY CAN ONLY GET ONE PART A WEEK AND THEY OVER 75 TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS SEEMS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. THEY ARE CREATING A HUGE LIABILITY PROBLEM FOR THEMSELVES. PLEASE HELP ME REMEDY THIS ISSUE QUICKER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY RECEIVED ONE PART PER WEEK AND THE CONTACT WAS ON A THREE MONTH WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS RESTRICTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/21/14*LJ UPDATED 3/28/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF