2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. THIS TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND HAS THE NOTORIOUS DEATH WOBBLE. THE SHAKING IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND STARTS WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED APR. 20 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND TYPICALLY I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AS LOW AS 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OK AND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLAINT WITH MANY TRUCK OWNERS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL OR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA? BELIEVE ME, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

ON A 2008, 2500 RAM DIESEL WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FAILED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR WHILE TOWING. FIRST TIME (JUNE 2008) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRUCK IS NOW AT DEALER WITH OVER 17000 MILES AND THEY SAY IT NOW NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH. YESTERDAY WHILE TOWING VEHICLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT AND EVERY STOP THE TRUCK HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ALSO LAUNCHES FORWARD WHILE THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AFTER I GET IT IN GEAR. I HAVE LESS THEN 18000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND 15000 MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES A CLUTCH SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT HAVING SOMETHING ELSE WRONG. I WAS WITH A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO IS A DIESEL TECH. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE, HE SAID HE BELIEVED IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILING TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. YESTERDAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME AND THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED TO GREEN FOR THE CROSS TRAFFIC WHO HAD TO WAIT UNTIL I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF TO ENGAGE THE GEARS AND RESTART THE TRUCK. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE 2500 RAM 4X4 NEW OFF THE FLOOR. IT NOW HAS 46,700 MILES AND THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT IS SHOT. FAILED INSPECTION. EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND PART REPLACED. ON A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. POTENTIAL STEERING AND SAFETY ISSUE - IS THIS A TREND WITH DODGE TRUCKS? *TR

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER NUMEROUS TIMES. CREATES A HAZARDOUS SAFETY SITUATION WHEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE INTO/WITH TRAFFIC. FIVE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE MARCH, 2009. *TR

STARTED WITH A RATTLE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. RATTLES WHENEVER YOU DRIVE IT.. I CAN'T SAY WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD I LET THE U-JOINT FAIL. DEALER REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT,FRONT AXLE SHAFT. DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAME OF OLD PART. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I OWN A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY PICKUP ON MARCH 1, 2010 AT 6:15 GOING DOWN W MAIN STREET A STRAIGHT ROAD MY VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT INTO THE OPPOSING LANE AND THEN TO GO OFF ROAD. I WAS DRIVING AT APPRX 20-25 MILES PER HR . I HAVE LEARNED THERE IS A RECALL H46 THRU CHRYSLER BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME MY VEHICLES DIRTY AND WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE 46,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL ME TO GO THRU MY INSURANCE THE SAY I HIT CURB. THAT ONLY HAPPENED AFTER THE FACT THAT THE STEERING HAD NO CONTROL . I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER PAUL SERVICE PERSON THAT IT HAS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING WITHIN A PART IN THE STEERING LINKAGE BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED AND CHRYSLER HAS A NEW OR REDESIGNED STEERING LINKAGE THAT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED $1350.00. THE RECALL STATES DURING A PRIOR SERVICE APPT A MOPAR SERVICE PART STEERING LINKAGE MAY BEEN INSTALLED ON YOUR TRUCK [XXX] THE DRAG LINK INNER JOINT MAY FRACTURE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING WHICH CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING ALSO STEERING DAMPER BRACKET AT THE TIE ROD MAY LOOSEN ,THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT CHRYSLER IS WHERE MY CLAIM IS THERE # IS 1 248 944-7084 AND THEY ARE SENDING A INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT THIS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK AND HAVE NO VEHICLE OR RENTAL AND MY TWIN DAUGHTERS THAT ARE 12 HAVE TO WALK HOME FROM BUS STOP ABOUT A HALF MILE ON A COUNTRY ROAD, NOT SAFE PLEASE HELP ME ! [XXX] *TR

MY 2008, 2500 DODGE TRUCK 4X4 DIESEL HAS A BAD JERKING PROBLEM WHEN YOU LET OFF THE FUEL AND THEN PUT IT ON AGAIN. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED TURBO, WIRE HARNESSES, ALL SENSORS, EGR......... THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 7000 MILES ON TRUCK. I HAVE NOW 47,000. EVERYONE INCLUDING THE DEALER HAS SAID ALL 2008'S DO THIS AND IT IS THE FACTORY'S PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT SWERVED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT HER TOUCHING THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS TURNING AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT TIE ROD FAILED AND IT CAME OUT OF THE BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY PRIMARILY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE VEHICLE ALSO IDLED EXCESSIVELY WHEN SITTING STILL. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SIX DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. PASSENGER MUST RELEASE SEAT BELT AND RETURN TO "HOME" POSITION BEFORE APPLYING SEAT BELT. ANY TIME YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT WHILE MOVING, YOU ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR INJURY/DEATH. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 9 HOURS WAIT TIME TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR