2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

AFTER DRIVING OVER AN ABRUPT BRIDGE ABUTMENT, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BEGAN AN OSCILLATION OR DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 45MPH. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED 2 OTHER TIMES SIMILAR SET UP WITH ROAD IRREGULARITY AT 60 MPH. TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN FRONT END, THRUST ANGLE ALIGNED, PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

MY STEERING BOX BROKE RIGHT AT THE SHAFT AND ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY AND GOOD FRIEND. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND MY RIGHT TIE ROD DROP OFF LOSING CONTROL WE WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB, LUCKILY MISSING ONCOMING CARS. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PERFECTION TIRE AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY NOT ONLY REPLACE THE RIGHT TIE ROD BUT ALSO THE LEFT TIE ROD, UPPER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND REPLACING THE RIGHT TIRE FROM ACCIDENT. COSTING ME $1,911.33. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I GET A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT TIE ROD AND IF YOU HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION AND HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, TO SEND YOUR ORIGINAL RECEIPTS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. I DID DO THIS AND THEY SAID THIS DOESN'T APPLY. WE WERE SUPPOSE TO TOW OUR 5TH WHEEL THAT DAY AND GO ON OUR ANNIVERSARY VACATION. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT ON A FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED THIS TRIP, AND POSSIBLY TAKING OUT A FEW OTHERS FOLKS TOO. MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE KNOWING SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED NOVEMBER 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RMPS INCREASED TO 2000. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE REMEDY WAS REPAIRED IN THE RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 AND RECENTLY THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS RETURNED. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OUTSIDE AIR IS ABOVE FREEZING, I'M GOING MORE THAN 65MPH, AND I HIT A BUMP. THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY, IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT, AND DANGEROUSLY HARD TO REMAIN IN ONE LANE. I MUST SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO A SPEED UNDER 45 TO REGAIN CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ROD BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE ROD, BUSHINGS AND THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.