2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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 MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE PART PER MONTH AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V084000 (VISIBILITY) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH AND DROVE OVER A PATCHED SPOT IN ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I BRAKE OR SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 35 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASSIONS SINCE THE INITIAL EVENT AND TWO TIMES HAS CREATED A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE IN INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THAT ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WITH ME TRYING TO SLOW AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE MILAGE IS ABOUT 98% HIGHWAY MILAGE. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALLS. *TR

2008 DODGE RAM 2500 6.7L 6SPD...DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTING HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND. MADE APPOINTMENT TO DROP OFF AT DEALER. DEALER SAID THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOOSE AND REINSTALLED. PICKED TRUCK UP DROVE HOME STARTED TO CLUNK AGAIN. CHECK THE TRUCK OUT MYSELF AND FOUND TRANSFER CASE BOLTS BROKEN OFF. I WAS NOT GOING TO WASTE FUEL TO TAKE IT BACK, INSTALLED BOLTS MYSELF. AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES CLUNKING AGAIN, FOUND BOLTS BROKEN AGAIN. MADE APPOINTMENT DROPPED OFF TO HAVE REPAIRED. TRUCK NOW HAS 88,500 ON IT AND I'VE REPLACED THE BOLTS ABOUT 7 TIMES NOW. SEEMS LIKE EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES THEY BREAK. WILL BE REPLACING BOLTS AGAIN. IT FEELS LIKE THE REAR END IS SLIDING OUT WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN WHEN THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN. *TR

PURCHASED OUR TRUCK IN JUNE OF 2010 FROM A LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 23K AND SEEMED TO RUN OKAY BESIDES GETTING CRAP GAS MILEAGE. IN LATE OCTOBER 2011 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WHEN WE STARTED IT UP THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED.THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BUT THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING POORLY. IT WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A SOUND ALMOST LIKE A BACKFIRE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED AFTER THE INITIAL HESITATION BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 10MPH. WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 40K MILES ON IT, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED TWO WEEKS PREVIOUSLY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR IT!!! WE DID NOT HAVE THE $ TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT THEN SO OUT OF DESPERATION I BEGAN RESEARCHING WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSING THE ISSUES WITH HOPES OF FINDING AN INEXPENSIVE FIX THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO ON OUR OWN. THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED TWO RECALLS, G30 - REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR MODULE & J35 - REPROGRAM/UPDATE THE ECM. NEITHER OF THESE WERE MENTIONED TO US AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE NOR WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN WITH THESE ISSUES AND WERE TURNED AWAY. I DID FIND OUT THAT THE RE-PROGRAMMING AND UPDATE HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THE TRUCK 5/24/2010. HOWEVER, I HAVE ALSO SINCE READ ABOUT MANY OWNERS CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER THE REQUIRED "FIX" HAD BEEN COMPLETED JUST AS WE HAVE. WE'RE LEFT WITH A TRUCK THAT'S A HAZARD TO DRIVE AND PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T CUT OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT ONTO A ROAD OR EVEN WORSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY POT HOLE, ROAD CHANGE, OR TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT, THE FRONT END WILL START TO UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE. IT BECOMES VERY VIOLENT AND HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DEALERS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AS NO FRONT END PARTS ARE WORN OUT. THEY THEN STATE THAT THEY HAVE AN "UPGRADE" FRONT END KIT I CAN PURCHASE FOR $2,500 THAT WILL MAYBE FIX IT. I ASK THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE FRONT ENDS AND FIX THE ISSUE, THEY REPLY THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT CLAIM THERE IS ANY ISSUE PRESENT. I HAVE CHECKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AS MANUFACTURES MAKE AFTER-MARKET "DEATH-WOBBLE" FIX KITS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO POSSIBLY PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A FIX THAT MIGHT NOT WORK. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES FOR ME. *TR

TURNING ONTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN LEAKAGE STARTED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE PREVIOUS WEEK HAD NOTICED WOBBLES AT 55 MI./HR.HITTING POT HOLES SENT ME TO THE OPPOSING LANE. ALREADY HAD SUSPENSION ( SWAY BARS, PITMAN ARE, STEERING LINKAGE REDONE AFTER TIE ROD BROKE. STILL NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHERE THERE'S A LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. HAD TO DO BODY WORK OUT OF POCKET DUE TO TAKING OUT A FENCE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTED TIE ROD,AND PAID FOR THE TIE ROD, SWAY BARS AND LINKS BEFORE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE! TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL ON STEERING BOX, DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE TOE EXPENSES AND LOSS OF WAGES BECAUSE IT FINALLY BROKE. *TR