2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY), THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL APPLIED TO THE MODEL YEARS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN A SPECIFIC PLANT. CHRYSLER STATED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. 03/07/12 UPDATED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONVERTER DEISEL EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD SEIZE ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING BOX FAILED. THE STEERING BOX FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED IT PREVIOUSLY. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURNS AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL REPLACE THE ORM STEERING BOX AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE BUT THERE WAS A BACK ORDER ON THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE TRUCK UP INTO DRIVEWAY AND HAD WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SCREECH AND THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE ON TRUCK. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE REPLACED IN THE TRUCK SINCE 5/3/2011. *TR

I'VE GOT 40,000 MILES ON MY 2008 2500 QUAD CAB 6.7 CUMMINS. THE SYMPTOMS I NOTICED HAVE BEEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SUDDENLY IT'LL SOUND LIKE I HAVE A FLAT TIRE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN RESUME TO NORMALCY. BUT WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP, THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU STOP. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH I DON'T, AND I DON'T DOWNSHIFT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED, OUT OF "DRIVE", AND IT STILL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. MY TRUCK DOES HAVE THE SNOW PLOW PREP PACKAGE ON IT, BUT I DO NOT RUN A SNOW PLOW, AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT LAST WINTER, I WOULD NEVER PUT A PLOW ON A QUAD/DIESEL; OR FOR THAT MATTER, ANY RAM. *TR

HEADING TO TOWN TO TAKE 2008 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE LOOKED AT FOR STALLING AT IDLE AND NO FOOT PEDAL RESPONSE. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED NOW I HAVE THROTTLE.. ANYWAYS HEADED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THESE THING LOOKED AT. IM ON THE INTERSTATE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH. I GO OVER A SLIGHT DIP ON THE INTERSTATE THAN EXPERIENCE WHAT FEELS LIKE TWO BLOWN FRONT TIRES. THE ENTIRE TRUCK IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ITS ALL I CAN DO TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART. I GET ON THE BRAKES START PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT ABOUT 10MILES AN HOUR THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION STOPS. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SCARIEST INCIDENT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK NOTHING VISIBLE WRONG SO I CONTINUED ON TO DEALERSHIP WITH NO PROBLEMS.. 15 MINUTES LATER I STOPPED SHAKING. TOLD SERVICE MAN AT DEALERSHIP WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SAYS OH YOU JUST EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE.. ARE YOU SERIOUS THEY HAVE A NICKNAME FOR THIS AND ARE STILL SELLING THESE VEHICLES AT 40,000 A PIECE. I REFUSED TO SIGN THE WORK AGREEMENT AND LEFT THE TRUCK THERE. I WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS TRUCK FIXED. THIS VEHICLE IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF WHAT I HAVE DESCRIBED. GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE MANUFACTURES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE PRODUCT. CONCERNED AND PRODUCTIVE UNITED STATES CITIZEN.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,600.