2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I SEE NOT MANY HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT EVERYONE ENDS UP WITH IT AT ONE POINT. READ MESSAGE BOARDS. THEY ALL TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. I HAVE TO PAY 300 BUCKS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED TO POSSIBLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT DEADLY IF HANDLED CORRECTLY, BUT IT CAUSES YOU TO HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES ON THE PA TURNPIKE OVER THE WEEKEND. JUST GOT BACK FROM DEALER. ONLY SUGGESTED TO TRY CHANGING THE STEERING DAMPENER. THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE THOUGH. *TR

DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX AND FRONT CONTROL MODULE GET CORRODED AND STOP WORKING CORRECTLY RESULTING IN OPERATOR LOSING HEADLIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHT LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS 5 ON ORDER AND I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER LOOKING ON DODGE FORUM'S I SEE THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DODGE 2500 4X4, THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE READ ABOUT IT AND MY MECHANIC CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST STOP. THE SHOCKS AND BALL JOINTS ARE GOOD AND THE BALANCE ON THE TIRES IS GOOD TOO. *TR

HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED ATTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER STAR REPRESENTATIVE.THIS IS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT PREPARED OR ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER STAR SUPPORT DESK THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE P/N 56051036AD HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIND THIS OUT AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND INSISTING THAT THE DEALER CALL THEIR STAR SUPPORT DESK AND OPEN AN INCIDENT. THE REP AT THE SUPPORT DESK IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE SERVICE TECH THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE HAD A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY BY NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL OR MALFUNCTIONING. LIGHTS ON TRUCK CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME HEADLIGHTS,TAILLIGHTS,BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS FRONT CONTROL MODULE THERE IS NO BACKUP ON THE SYSTEM WHEN IT FAILS. HERE IS THE LINK TO A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY DODGE HTTP://WWW.XKJEEPS.COM/TSB/TSB_XK_0806005.PDF. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM !! *TR

REAR BRAKE HOSE FROM THE FRAME TO THE AXLE, CONNECTORS ON THE HOSE HAD ROTTED AWAY AND THE CONNECTOR CAME AWAY FROM THE HOSE CAUSING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE AND CAUSING NO BRAKES. I WAS COMING DOWN OFF OF A BRIDGE AND HAD TO DIVERT TO A OPEN FIELD TO STOP. NO INJURIES. THE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOOK THREE (3) DAYS TO FINED THE PART. THE CONNECTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF A NON-CORROSIVE MATERIAL. THE COST TO REPAIR THE LINE WAS $473. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR THE NEXT INCIDENT COULD BE DEADLY TO ANOTHER PARTY. I HAVE THE PART IF YOU NEED TO INSPECT THE CONNECTOR. *TR

I OWN A DODGE RAM 2400 AND IT DEFINITELY HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE RADIO AND HEARD THEM CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE, I WAS COMPLETELY AWARE OF WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS A VERY GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2006. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL DEALER-GREENWAY DODGE IN ORLANDO FL. GREENWAY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON 11/24/06 AND 12/26/06. IF THEY CANNOT MIMIC THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT DOES NOT EXIST. I HAVE THE TRUCK SHAKING VIOLENTLY ON VIDEO. AFTER GREENWAY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, WE WENT ON A FAMILY VACATION. WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OF THE TRIP, THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO DO WHATEVER HE COULD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAMERA OUT AND RECORDED WHAT WAS GOING ON. GREENWAY DID NOT EVEN WANT TO SEE THE VIDEO. I TOLD THEM THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO US WITHOUT FIXING IT AND THAT IT WAS A DEATHTRAP FOR OUR FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND RECEIVED NO HELP. I CONTACTED THE NEWS BACK IN 2007 AND RECEIVED NO HELP. I PRINTED OUT MANY MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TRUCK AT THE WWW.COMPLAINTS.COM WEBSITE. THIS DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS NOT JUST THE MAKE AND MODEL THAT I HAVE. DODGE AND CHRYSLER KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE LEAVING THESE DEATHTRAPS ON THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED! I AM AMAZED THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ANYONE ON THE ROAD. EVERYTIME WE GET INTO THE TRUCK WE RISK OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF ANYONE ON THE ROAD. NOT EVERY TRUCK WILL STOP WOBBLING WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN EITHER. WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. IF WE ARE IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE, WE HAVE TO GO ACROSS ALL THE LANES AND HOPE THAT WE MAKE IT. *TR

THERE WAS NO SYMPTOMS THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A FAILURE. FUEL LIFT PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND TRUCK CUT OFF WHILE GOING 55MPH LEAVING A 6000LB TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. HAPPENED WITH 62326 MILES ON TRUCK. HAD THIS PUMP FAILED 30 SECONDS LATER MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. DODGE AND CUMMINS DO NOT SUPPLY A PUMP IN THIS LOCATION FOR 2003-2004 DODGE RAM TRUCKS ANYMORE. WHEN THEY DID SUPPLY IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $350.00, THEY HAVE RETROFITTED A NEW PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK THAT COST $1000.00. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON DIESEL TRUCK FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. DODGE WILL NOT PUT OLD FACTORY STYLE FUEL PUMP ON THESE TRUCKS ANYMORE FOR A REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. IF THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP BETWEEN 35-65 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. SOME OCCASIONS THE WHEELS WOULD LIFT OFF OF THE GROUND. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS STEERING AND BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE U-JOINTS, NEW SHOCKS, STEERING STABILIZER, SWAY BAR END LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE STRUCK A POTHOLE, AND THEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL PARTS IN FRONT END THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 2005 THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR