2011 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

LEFT TIE ROD END BROKE THEN BROKE AGAIN ON THE 3 NOV 2013, THIS IS THE SAME END AS THE RECALL FOR RAM MADE BEFORE MAR 2011. MINE HAS BROKE TWO . THIS VEHICLE GET POOR FUEL MILEAGE ,AND THE HEAT EXCHANGE HAS BROKE ,THE EGR VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED PLUS TWO SENSOR ABOUT $6000.FOR REPAIRS IN THE LAST MO.DODGE DENIES ITS THERE FAULT ON THE TIE ROD END .THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I NEED HELP MY CELL IS [XXX] I DON'T HAVE A HOME PHONE BUT HAVE A FAX NUMBER. WE USE THE TRUCK FOR OVER THE ROAD DRIVING REASON FOR HIGH MILES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BACKING TRUCK IN GARAGE, STEERING TIE ROD BROKE CLEANLY OFF, LOST ALL STEERING. NO DAMAGE (OTHER THEN BROKEN PARTS). THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT DODGE / RAM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED COVERING ALL 4X4 TRUCK (4X2 DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE). READING ON FORUMS (CUMMINSFORUM.COM) AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A ISSUE THAT IS FAIRLY COMMON BUT CAN CREATES VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND GOES TO DEALER FOR SERVICE EVERY 6K MILES. *TR

"DEATH WOBBLE" - I HIT A BUMP WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I WAS DOING 40-45 MPH AT THIS TIME. THE TRUCK FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AND THEN THE REAR STARTED TO BOUNCE. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH TRAFFIC ON ALL SIDES. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT, THE TRUCK CONTINUE TO GO STRAIGHT, AND THEN STARTED TO GO SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT. ONCE MY SPEED DROPPED BELOW 5 MPH IS WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF MY TRUCK THIS INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING, AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ARE THEY (CHRYSLER/RAM) WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE? IF YOU SEARCH ON THIS SITE FOR "DEATH WOBBLE" THEN FILTER 2011 RAM 3500 YOU COME UP WITH 125 REPORTS FOR THE 3500 SERIES TRUCK FROM 2011 - 2013. THAT IS 125 INCIDENTS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, AND WE ARE GETTING NO WHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES TURNED INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRONT END REALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING) BUT WAS TOLD HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ASSUMED THE TOW AND REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FAILED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER REPEATEDLY ENGAGING THE BRAKES WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER A HITCHED TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INCORRECT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

THE LEFT TIE ROD ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BROKE. THIS WAS AFTER THE PART HAD BEEN RECALLED IN MARCH OF 2012 WHICH WAS TAKEN IN AND SERVICED THE SAME MONTH PER THE NOTICE. I WAS RETURNING MY FIFTH WHEEL TO STORAGE WHEN THE TIE ROD SNAPPED. BACKING IN SLOWLY NO MORE THAN 5 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY I REFUSE TO TOW MY 5TH WHEEL ANYMORE WITH THE RAM 3500 AS HAD IT BROKE WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES AND POTENTIAL FATALITIES. I AM TRYING TO CONFIRM IF DODGE HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE FOR 2013 AS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS ON FORUMS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME TIE ROD FAILURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. THE STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING THE STEERING TIE ROD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,985.