2008 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

WAS DRIVING HOME GOING AROUND A LEFT CURVE WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE AT THE STUD. HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED IT WAS MY FAULT THE TIE ROD BROKE ON THE TRUCK DUE TO MY VEHICLE UPKEEP(3 YR OLD TIE RODS DON'T JUST BREAK) I TOLD THEM FINE FIX MY TIE ROD AND ANYTHING ELSE THEY FIND. I PICKUP MY TRUCK FROM DODGE HOUSE AND BREAKDOWN AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME WHEN THE TRUCK CATAPULTED ON THE BROKEN FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY IT CAUSED THE LOWER SEAL IN MY GEARBOX TO GO OUT AND POUR POWER STEERING FLUID OUT WHERE THE PITMAN ARM ATTACHES TO THE GEARBOX. SO OPPOSED TO LETTING THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE TX WORK ON MY VEHICLE AGAIN I FIXED IT MY SELF.. NOW AT 80,000 MILES WHEN I HIT A LITTLE PATCH OF BUMPS OR CROSS A BRIDGE MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY I SWEAR THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME. *TR

TAIL LIGHT AND COMPONENT FAILURES DUE TO 1157 BULBS OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE PLASTIC SOCKET AND SURROUNDING PLASTIC HOUSING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2010, AND THE SO CALL "DEATH WOBBLE" WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL APRIL 2011. I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END, YET ROTATED THE TIRES, RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND REPLACED A CONTROL ARM. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ALSO CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER WHO DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF THESE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN LITTLE, AND SEVERAL TIMES THIS MONTH (DECEMBER 2011) WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHILE APPROACHING A BRIDGE DOING 65 TO 70 MPH., OR WHERE THE PAVEMENT IS ROUGH THE VEHICLE STARTED THIS "DEATH WOBBLE", ALMOST TO THE POINT THERE IS NO CONTROL. THE DRIVER CAN NOT GAIN FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED. I DID NOTICE ON THE NET THAT CHRYSLER DID ISSUE A SERVICE LETTER TO THEIR DEALERS THAT A PROBLEM MAY EXIST, YET NOTHING WAS MENTIONED TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO TOW A TEN-THOUSAND POUND RV, AND YET, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE WHILE PULLING THAT UNIT, I'M SURE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP, COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, RECALL AND FIX THESE VEHICLES. CUSTOMERS DESERVE BETTER THAN WHAT CHRYSLER IS DOING, AFTER ALL THE CUSTOMERS PAYS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEIR PRODUCT. THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

RIGHT OUTER STEERING TIE ROD END FELL APART! TRUCK VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, HOWEVER, I WAS NOT MEETING ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT SIDE DITCH WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYTHING. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN SERVICE AND FRONT SUSPENSION CHECKED. THE TRUCK DID NOT GIVE ANY TYPE OF EARLY WARNING ( NO VIBRATION, SHIMMY, OR ROAD WALK). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. 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 21,834.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E013000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE ORIGINAL DATE ALSO. DEALER HAS HAD IN AND "FIXED" 3 TIMES. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERS SERVICE NOW. *TR

WHEN GREASING THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS THE RIGHT TIE ROD END DOES NOT ALLOW GREASE TO GET INTO THE FITTING. CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, ZIMMERMAN MOTORS IN SUNBURY, PA, WHO SAID THAT I NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF THAT TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED THEY DO NOT JUST REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART, IT NOW IS PART OF A $500 REPAIR KIT. THIS PRICING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF THE COMPONENTS. SO I THEN CALLED DODGE 1-866-726-4636 AND CREATED CASE 21303145. THE SERVICE SPECIALIST CONFIRMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION AND THEY MIGHT HELP ME OUT WITH THE PRICING OF THE PART. THE TRUCK HAS NOT GONE IN FOR THE INSPECTION. I NOW HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH DODGE. 1. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE LEFT TIE ROD ON CERTAIN DODGE RAM TRUCKS. SINCE MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, BUT DODGE KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLY SINCE THEY HAVE A $500 REPAIR KIT. 2. MY OPINION IS THAT EVENTUALLY THIS PART WILL FAIL IF GREASE DOES NOT GET INTO THE FITTING. 3. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION SINCE DODGE KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COMPONENTS. *KB

DRIVING 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 6.7L DIESEL ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND CAME UP TO A SLOW VEHICLE. PRESSED ACCELERATOR HARD TO PASS VEHICLE QUICKLY AND THE PEDAL STUCK. HIT BRAKES HARD TWICE, AND PULLED UP ON PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND THEN MY HAND. THE PEDAL ITSELF CAME UP, BUT IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. SPEED WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 100MPH WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE MECHANISM FINALLY RELEASED. HAD NO MAT OR ANY OTHER OBSTRUCTION ON THE FLOOR TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER WARRANTY. *TR

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND BACKED UP TO GET IN STRAIGHTER AND THE TIE ROD END SNAPPED OFF. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FOLDED AND VEHICLE COULDN'T MOVE. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOT GOOD. IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES AND HAS HAD 2 OR 3 RECALLS. DODGE NEEDS TO CHECK THE FRONT ENDS ON THESE MODELS AND COMPENSATE US FOR MONIES WE HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS.