2011 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SHAKING CEASED ONCE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER A TWO YEAR SPAN. THE TECHNICIANS WERE NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE FAILURES WERE RELATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND IT BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 GOING WEST BY BLTHE, CA I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND RAN OVER THE JOINT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE ROAD THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SPEED WOBBLE IT DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT ON THE BRAKES HARD DOWN TO 40 MPH I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES MORE ALWAYS AT BRIDGES OR ROUGH SPOTS ON THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE IN REVERSE AND TURNING LEFT, THE LEFT TIE ROD END SNAPPED AT THE BALL JOINT. IT APPEARS TO BE A GEOMETRY PROBLEM, NOT ALL ABOUT A FAULTY PART. CHRYSLER STATED THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DURING RECALL L16, BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE PART ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE LEAVING CHURCH IN PARKING LOT TURNING LEFT BACKING UP HEARD LOUD CLUNK TRIED TO GO FORWARD TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO MOVE. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND SAW TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS IN DEALERSHIP MARCH 12 FOR TIE ROD RECALL 12600 MILES THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS WITH TIE ROD AND DID NOTHING WITH IT. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM TIE RODS DO NOT WEAR OUT IN 27000 EASY MILES. *TR

LEFT TIE ROD BROKE WHILE REVERSING. NEW TIE ROD REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. THIS DESPITE RECALL PREVIOUSLY BEING PERFORMED AND ORIGINAL TIE ROD FOUND TO BE "WITHIN SPECS." *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE RAM ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE HOOD LATCH POPPED, AND FORCED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER NOTHING FOUND WRONG CONTINUED THIS 10 TO 15 TIMES UNTIL IT TOOK ME ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE CENTER MEDIAN ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH.THE STEERING ARM AND DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. CONTINUED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 MORE TIMES AND 3 SEPARATE DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND MADE REPAIRS. I HAVE 15,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE SAME ISSUES AND DODGE WILL NOT MAKE IT RIGHT. I HAVE A 50,000 DOLLAR DEATH TRAP THAT I AM EXPECTED TO DRIVE OR TRADE TO AN UNEXPECTED FAMILY! *TR

WHILE BACKING A TRAILER INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD BROKE OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE L16 SAFETY RECALL. STRANGE THAT MY TRUCKS VIN DOES NOT FIT INTO THE RECALL BUT IT BROKE JUST LIKE THE TRUCKS THAT ARE COVERED IN THE RECALL HAVE BROKEN. I HAVE THE BROKEN TIE ROD IF YOU WANT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE BALL JOINT BROKE IN HALF. *JB