2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CNUPDATED UPDATED 04/27/11

STEERING DAMPENER BROKE AT STUD. CAUSED WHEELS TO "PIDGEON TOE" AND STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PARTS REPLACED: #52122362-AF; #52122370-AB. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOW-IN. DAMAGE NOTED BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. STATUS UPDATE. UPDATED 06/15/11 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE DOWN A HILL AND INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAMM 2500 ST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION FOR THREE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE AS TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP IN MARCH 2008. WITHIN 5 WEEKS, VEHICLE STARTED OPERATING POORLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER, HEAVY BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP EIGHT TIMES IN FIRST SIX MONTHS. DODGE STATED THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEMS CONTINUES AND ESCALATED. TRUCK CONTINUES TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. IT HAS COME TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2009 AND DECEMBER 2010. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! THE TRUCK HAS LOST POWER AND STOPPED ON THE IHA AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY TRACTOR TRAILERS. DODGE STILL REFUSED TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM!! NEED YOUR HELP TO GET DODGE TO DO SOMETHING TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 12/06/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL IF I HIT AN OBLIQUE BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I FEEL LIKE THE DOORS WILL COME OF. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TO 30 TIMES AND WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY OR ROAD BEFORE I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR A FIX, THE PROBLEM IS THE LOCAL DEALER TELLS ME IF THEY DO THE REPAIR CHRYSLER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM. IT SEEMS AS THEY ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH ME. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND DEALER SAYS THE WEAR ON THE FRONT END SEEMS LIKE ON 90,000 MILES TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DIFFERENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD LOAD IT WOULD INHIBIT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE DEALER STATED THEY PERFORMED A FLASH SYSTEM CHECK BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN CITY DRIVING OR DRIVING WITHIN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 03/22/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED. FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,052.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V005000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN