2011 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP INSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY DRIVING IT TO HIS HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PASSENGER WAS RESTING THEIR ARM ON THE WINDOW SEAL WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY, PINCHING THE PASSENGER ON THE ARM BETWEEN THE LOCK AND THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING TO THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS DEFECTIVE AND INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY ). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE TIRES AND RIMS HAD BEEN CHANGED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 RAM POWER WAGON FROM SPEEDS OF 35MPH TO 70 MPH ANY SMALL BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROAD PUT THIS VEHICLE INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT WOBBLE WITH UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING ISSUES. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP HAD SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I'M A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER OF FIRE APPARATUS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AS NOW DRIVING THIS TRUCK. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS WOBBLE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RAM 2500 AND RAM 3500 TRUCKS. I AM NOT POSITIVE IF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. THIS CAN AND WILL RESULT IN INJURY OR MUCH WORSE, DEATH. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO PROTECT NOT JUST THE THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS BUT THE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS ON THE SAME ROAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *JS

WHILE TRAVELING 5MPH OR LESS IN REVERSE WHILE TURNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD BALL STUD SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL TO BE WITHOUT STEERING. THIS HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS AT A DEALER FOR A SAFETY RECALL RELATED TO THE SAME COMPONENTS. THE DEALER ADVISED ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE AFFECTED PARTS THAT NEEDED REPLACED AND SAID THEY MADE A TORQUE ADJUSTMENT. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR REPAIR, WHO STATED THE FIRST DEALER HAD LIKELY DONE SOMETHING IMPROPERLY OR INADEQUATELY DURING THE RECALL INSPECTION. *TR

AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS, WHEN A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IS HIT, A VIOLENT SHIMMY OCCURS IN THE FRONT END. THE WAY TO MAKE THIS STOP IS BY HITTING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY BRINGING THE SPEED DOWN. THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. IT'S HAPPENED 6-8 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 DAYS. THE TRUCK SWAYS BACK AND FORTH, THIS IS A SERIOUS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD ABNORMALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,800.

I HAVE A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500 HD WITH 27,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER. THIS TRUCK NOW HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH STEERING. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL GO INTO A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A SIMPLE SEARCH OF THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS TO BE CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD SHEERED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT LOST STEERING CONTROL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT. THE DODGE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE TRUCK AFTER WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES, AND ASSURED US THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THAT WAS BEFORE BOTH INCIDENTS. *TR