2010 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING IN MY TRUCK WITH MY WIFE ON SR 25 IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I WAS HAULING MY 13 FT DETRO TRAILER. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 55 MPH. WE WENT AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD WHERE THE PAVEMENT CHANGED LEVELS. THE TRUCK JUMPED AND BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATING. THE VIBRATING CONTINUED UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX 10 MPH. THE PROBLEM I THOUGHT WAS FIXED A.K.A. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS RETURNED. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WITH SKEPTICISM. THE DEALER OWNER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE WAS DOUBTFUL THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. THE OWNER CALLED HIS DISTRICT MANAGER WHO STATED HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM (BUT THE OWNER SAID HE HAS). THE OWNER SUGGESTED I BEGIN VIDEO TAPING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN VIDEO TAPING EACH TIME I ENTER THE INTERSTATE SO I CAN "CATCH" THE DEATH WOBBLE ON VIDEO. AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY RIDING IN THE TRUCK. I HAVE ESCAPED ACCIDENT TO THIS POINT BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ANY VEHICLES AROUND ME AT THE TIME THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THIS IS MY 3RD POSTING. PLEASE HELP. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE GETTING ON I-65 GOING SB. I CROSSED OVER AN EXPANSION AND THE TRUCK STARTING VIOLENTLY JUMPING AND VIBRATING. IT THREW ME FAR ENOUGH THAT I WAS ALMOST IN THE GRASS. ONCE I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SLID COMPLETELY INTO THE GRASS. THE VIBRATING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED (APPROX 10 MPH). I NEW IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE INVOICE READS "CUSTOMER THE FRONT END WOBBLES BAD FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 10 MPH, AFTER HITTING A BUMP". "REPLACED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND HOSES. ADD FLUID". I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM SO I BEGAN RESEARCHING TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. TURNS OUT MANY OTHER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. SO MUCH SO THAT IT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NAME "THE DEATH WOBBLE". IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE ALL AFTER MARKET PARTS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK HOPING THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I HAVE DRIVEN THE SAME ROUTE MANY TIMES WITHOUT ISSUE AND I ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY NORMAL ROUTE HOME ON I-65. JUST BEFORE MY EXIT, THERE IS AN OVERPASS ON I-65 YOU MUST GO OVER. THE EXPANSION JOINT IS DIAGONAL TO THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE GONE OVER THIS JOINT THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE,IN MY OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVING MY NEW TRUCK, I WENT OVER THE JOINT AND THE TRUCK JUMPED TO THE RIGHT. IT SCARED ME BUT I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE I WASN'T ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING THE NEW VEHICLE. *TR

2010 DODGE RAM 2500 TIE ROD BROKE ON TRUCK ON 1/21/2013. HEARD POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF TRUCK - PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. DRIVERS SIDE - INNER TIE ROD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,859.

WAS DRIVING UNDER CRUISE CONTROL AT 75MPH ON I95 NORTH IN THE MIDDLE LANE, AND NOTICED MY TRUCK STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND ENGINE HAD STALLED. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME IN ALL THREE LANES, SO I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL ELECTRONICS REMAINED ON, KEY WAS STILL IN ON POSITION, AND THERE WERE NO STATUS INDICATORS ANYWHERE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR EVIC TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL OVER HALF FULL. ONCE THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP, I PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START THE TRUCK BACK UP AND CONTINUE DRIVING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES FROM THE ECU. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES FOUND, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS TO PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION FROM RE-OCCURRING. SO, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN ON THIS CONDITION AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLE MODELS FOR WHICH THEY ISSUED A RECALL (RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000). IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE KEY FOB AND THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE (WIN). THIS WIRELESS CONNECTION IS REQUIRED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT FOR A GLITCH IN THE WIRELESS CONNECTION TO RESULT IN A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY UNLESS I STAY IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. *TR

AFTER TIE ROD END REPLACEMENT ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS (CHRYSLER RECALL L16) ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. RECALL NOTICE L16 DOES NOT REQUIRE CHRYSLER TO CHECK ALIGNMENT, AND ONE DEALERSHIP IN GRESHAM OREGON DOES NOT CHECK CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION IF ALIGNMENT IS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY,THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAD TO PULL OFF AND STOP BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. THEN PROCEEDING ON DIDN'T HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS YET. *TR

FRONT LEFT TIE ROD WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN MARCH. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 24TH I WAS TURNING AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY 10 MINUTES PRIOR WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IN WHICH THEY TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER SINCE WE WERE 58 MILES FROM HOME. THE DEALER GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR AND TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, CHRYSLER WOULD HANDLE IT. ON SATURDAY THE 25TH, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A RECALLED PART. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I THEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER, WHO THEN CALLED ME ON MONDAY THE 27TH AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE THE CHECK FIRST AND THEY WOULD SEND ME THE CHECK. I DID NOT HAVE 100.00 AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO PAY UPFRONT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD TALK TO THE DEALER AND TAKE CARE OF IT. ON TUESDAY, THE 28TH I GO TO PICK UP MY TRUCK AND THEY SAID CHRYSLER DID NOT PAY AND I HAD TO BORROW 100 TO TAKE CARE OF THE DEDUCTIBLE AND ALSO HAD TO FILL UP THE RENTAL CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS ALL ON CHRYSLER AND I HAVE BEEN A DODGE OWNER SINCE EARLY 90'S AND I REFUSE TO BUY DODGE EVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. I COULD OF BEEN KILLED IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND CHRYSLER JUST DOES NOT CARE. *TR