2008 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER BLOWER IN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT RARELY WORKS NOW. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT THE SYSTEM HAPPENED TO WORK THAT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. HOWEVER, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH ACTUALLY MELTS FROM THE HEAT CAUSED BY IMPROPER WIRE GAUGE/DESIGN. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE READILY FOUND ON DODGE TRUCK FORUMS BY DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS (SAFETY RECALL #875 ACCORDING TO ONE SITE) BUT NONE THAT I COULD FIND FOR MY MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED BY FROST OR FOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK. MOREOVER, FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S HEATER COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN VERY COLD WEATHER--ESPECIALLY IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. IT MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE OVERHEATED/MELTED CONNECTORS/COMPONENTS TO CAUSE A FIRE OR TO MANIFEST OTHER FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH (UNCOMMANDED ENGINE CUTOFF, ETC.). THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ UPDATED 02/23/16.*JB

STEERING RECALL- VEHICLE INITIATES INTO THE DEATH SHAKE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 55MPH ON A TURN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING NORMALLY BY SHIFTING STRAIGHT INTO 4TH GEAR WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WILL DRIVE SLUGGISHLY

ON SAT. 11/21/15 I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-80 AT MARTIS VALLEY IN TRUCKEE, CA. SUDDENLY, I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. AS I SLOWED TO MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE, SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWS TO PIECES, MY TRUCK LUNGES INTO THE RIGHT LANE, NARROWLY MISSING A SUBARU, AND I FINALLY GET SAFELY PULLED OVER. THE TIRES, BFG KO2 ALL TERRAIN, ARE BRAND NEW, LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM. COST ME $2200.00, BOUGHT THEM 2 WEEKS EARLIER FROM DISCOUNT TIRE IN RENO, NV. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO BFG TIRES, I HAVE FOUND OVER 150 COMPLAINTS, JUST IN THE PAST SIX MOS., OF EITHER THE SAME BLOWOUT THAT HAPPENED TO ME, OR THE TREAD OF THE TIRE PEELING OFF COMPLETELY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE THAT MY TRUCK ENDURED. THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TIRES BEING ON 3/4 AND 1 TON TRUCKS, AS THE CYCLE OF "MOST" OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. BFG THEN TELLS THE CONSUMER THAT THEY NEED THE TIRE TO DETERMINE WHY THE TIRE FAILED. THEN AFTER THEY GET THE TIRE THEY DENY THE CONSUMERS CLAIM, AND TELL THEM THAT THE TIRE FAILED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAD DONE, I.E. LOW TIRE PRESSURE, STRUCK SOMETHING, ECT... SEEMS TO BE THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER. I HAVE NEW TIRES ON ORDER, SOME NITTO'S. NEVER TRIED THEM, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF BUDDIES THAT RUN THEM. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEBODY CAUSES A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE THE SHREDDED TIRE THAT I WAS HOPING TO SEND TO YOU GUYS TO SEE IF YOU COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWOUT. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL, TIE RODS AND OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

MANY REFER TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 75 MPH AND IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY. I AM NOT ONLY WORRIED FOR MY WELLNESS/LIFE BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AS A DAILY DRIVER.

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN DRIVING HAD 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND TIRES BALANCED HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. HAD IT REINSPECTED AND LEFT TIE ROD END WORN. WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT COME UNDER RECALL FOR STEERING LINKAGE.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MCCARTHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 DODGE 2500 RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 15V313000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END PINION NUT FAILED AND THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,990.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN HIT SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.