2010 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL N49/NHTSA 13V-529 LATE LAST YEAR STATING THAT ON JANUARY 6 I COULD CONTACT MY DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT TIRE ROD BALL STUD, BECAUSE IT MAY FRACTURE AND CAUSE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER "WHITES ENERGY MOTORS" GILLETTE, WY ON JANUARY 6, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME UNTIL JANUARY 15TH. I CONTACTED "WHITES ENERGY MOTORS" AGAIN ON JANUARY 13TH TO SCHEDULE AND OIL CHANGE, AT THAT TIME I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL, AND IF I COULD GET THAT SCHEDULED AS WELL. THEY STATED THAT "THEY COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT REQUIRED THE RECALL REPAIR BUT IT WOULD BE QUITE A WAYS OUT, BECAUSE "THEY WOULD ONLY ALLOW US TO ORDER ONE PART PER WEEK". IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHO AND WHY CAN THIS DEALER ONLY ORDER ONE PART PER WEEK? THIS AREA HAS MANY, MANY RAM TRUCKS OF ALL SIZES IN THE MODEL YEAR THAT MEETS THE RECALL. *TR

MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN AFTER STOP HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT THEN WHEN GOING INTO CURVE LEFT TIE ROD FAILED CAUSING ONE WHEEL TO TURN AND THE OTHER NOT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND TO GO OFF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A RECALL DONE IN DECEMBER 2012 BY WESTBURY JEEP. THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS . TOTAL COST FOR NEW RIM ,NEW TIRE, TIE ROD, LABOR, AND TOW $1600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVE ONE PART A WEEK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HVAC RECIRCULATION DOOR ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE UNTIL APRIL 2013. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON MY WAY TO YORK, PA A SECOND "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED. THIS TIME ON I 83. SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. I DROVE OVER A COUPLE OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS WELL AS THE TRUCK BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD LIKE A JUMPING JACK. AN 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME AS A RESULT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING TO GET IT TO STOP AND WAS FORCED INTO THE SHOULDER. THIS IS THE TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME TODAY AND THE FOURTH TIME IN ONE WEEK! THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME THING OCCURRING TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE BALTIME BELTWAY (695) AFTER DRIVING OVER A COUPLE OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD LIKE A JUMPING JACK. OTHER CARS THAT WERE AROUND ME AT THE TIME WERE GETTING OUT OF MY PROXIMITY AS I WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. I ACTUALLY ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER. THIS HIGHWAY IS 55 MPH AND USUALLY CONGESTED. *TR

TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD IN A RURAL AREA, SPEED LIMIT 55MPH. DROVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT WAS OVER A SMALL CREEK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY STARTED TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND STARTED TO FORCE ME OFF THE ROAD TOWARD A WOODED AREA.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE" TO SUBSIDE ENOUGH FOR ME TO REGAIN CONTROL. I WAS ON MY WAY TO PERFORM A CHORE AND HAD TO RETURN FROM THIS CHORE ON THE SAME ROAD. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE RETURN TRIP. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE AND TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS POORLY MAINTAINED AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED WHEN I DROVE OVER AN IMPERFECTION ON THE ROAD SURFACE. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEXT TO ME OR AN ACCIDENT SURELY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS FIRST EVENT I THOUGHT WAS JUST BY CHANCE, BUT AFTER THE LAST EVENT HAPPENING TWICE ON THE SAME DAY HAS ME CONVINCED THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE STEERING AND/OR SUSPENSION. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AFTER DOING A WEB SEARCH ON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE (MANY COMPLAINTS POSTED DETAILING EXACTLY WHAT HAD OCCURRED WITH ME) AND TOLD THE SERVICE REP WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND SHE SAID SHE HAD HEARD NO SUCH COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS. THE ROADS IN MY COUNTY ARE VERY RURAL AND WELL MAINTAINED. NO PROBLEMS ON WELL MAINTAINED ROADS, HOWEVER, ON POORLY MAINTAINED ROADS OR OVER EXPANSION JOINTS OR POTHOLES GOING 60 MPH WILL THROW THIS VEHICLE INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AS IT HAS BEEN CALLED. *TR