2008 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE AND SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING LINKAGE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,658.

2008 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *LD

ITS A SHAM ON THERE BUY BACK THEY USE KELLY BLUE BOOK WHEN NADA IS STANDARD KELLY BLUE BOOK IS ABOUT 65 PERCENT LESS THEN INDUSTRY NORM THEM THE BUY BACK IS PLACED AT ABOUT 75 PERCENT INCREASE FOR SALE EXAMPLE 2008 DODGE 3500.00 CLEAN TRADE IN 10500.00 CLEAN RETAIL 18500.00 LOOKS TO ME SOME ONE MADE A DEAL WITH KELLY BLUE BOOK NADA CLEAN TRADE IN 17000.00 . THE SAME TYPE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE ABOVE SOLD AT AUTO AUCTION . WHICH SELL UNDER BLUE BOOK IN ROUGH CONDITION FOR 11500.00. TELL ME HOW THIS IS NOT A SHAM AND COMES ANYWHERE CLOSE TO WHAT THE COURT ORDERED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM 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 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TIPM HAS FAILED ON THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE HAPPENED IN 2013. THE THIRD TIME IN DEC OF 2015. ALL THREE TIMES THE MOTOR QUIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE DASHBOARD WENT OFF. THE TIPM BOX THEN STARTED SMOKING. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, I WAS DELAYED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN GETTING TO THE BATTERY CABLES. THE TRUCK WAS ON A STEEP GRADE. THE HORN STARTED HONKING, WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD SPRAYER ACTIVATED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO START ITSELF AND MOVE FORWARD. IF I HAD BEEN UNDER THE HOOD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER. ALSO, THIS TRUCK WAS PULLING A TRAILER ON A MOUNTAIN PASS WITH NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR TRAILER BRAKES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND MADE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CONCUSSIONS, AND LACERATIONS TO THE FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SALVAGE FACILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V528000 (STEERING) AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER ONLY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 02/02/16*LJ; UPDATED 04/30/18*JB *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE ENTERING A PARKING AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED ONLY THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS AN ISSUE. UPDATED 04/06/16.