2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

MY DODGE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. IT BOUNCES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO APPROX. 25MPH. ITS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY KNOWN CURE. CHRYSLER PROMISED ME THEYD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. NOW THEYRE TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME AND SAYING THE TRUCK IS TOO OLD. IV BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE 2007. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY MY FRONT TIRES STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN OPPOSED [XXX]. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF MY WIFE AND ME ! I RECEIVE D IN THE MAIL A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON MY TIEROD BALL JOINTS AND WENT TO COOK CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON RT 40 ABERDEEN MD. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS ! THEY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM !! WHATS GOING ON ? ITS A RECALL . I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER, BUT MORE, I WANT PARTS ! I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS *TR

2005 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LEFT TIE ROD RECALL PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 100 MILES, HAD THE NECESSARY PART TO FIX THE RECALL. *JB

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED ON RECALL N62 IN JANUARY, 2014. IN MAY 2014 I WAS ADVISED BY DODGE THAT PARTS WERE BEING RESTRICTED AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE (1) PART PER WEEK. THIS MEANT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT OVER ONE (1) YEAR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. IT APPEARS THAT DODGE IS STALLING ON REPAIRS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE OTHER THAN APPEAL TO THE MEDIA? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

SPENT OVER $3000 ON FRONT END SO FAR, STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE AT 40-50 MPH, THIS WILL CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY, WHEN WILL DODGE OR SAFETY INSTITUTES DO SOMETHING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V52800 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND EFFECTIVELY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO A WALKWAY AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO A STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND DAMPER PITMAN ARM. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,896.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS WOULD FEEL UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V52800 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.