2005 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE SEVERELY, MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS TO REDUCE MY SPEED, WHILE I WAS IN A MERGING EXPRESS LANE AND I WAS IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK WITH A FULL LOAD. I HAD TO PUT ON FLASHERS AND DROP SPEED TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING TO THEM. I HAD MY WIFE WITH ME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. - 2005 DODGE 3500 RAM LARAMIE OWNER / EAGLE CREEK, OR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NETS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE...HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. I FOUND A KIT ON THE INTERNET TO STRENGTHEN THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND THE TIE RODS BUT AM ABOUT READY TO BE DONE WITH DODGE. I ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW AT 55 OR BELOW AND WON'T LET ANYONE RIDE WITH ME. THIS IS A REAL AND PERSISTENT DANGER TO MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I AM A FAIRLY STRONG MAN (FARMER AND CATTLEMAN) AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK TO HAUL MY CATTLE AND THE DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. SORRY FOR THE ANGER BUT IF THIS, AND IT DOES, ENDANGER ME MY FAMILY OR THE OTHER FOLKS ON THE ROAD I GET REALLY MAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM...I'M GOING BACK IN TOMORROW AND ASK THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE IT AND THEN TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE RANT BUT I AM A TOTALLY DISABLED VIETNAM VET AND THIS REALLY PISSES ME OFF...

2005 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING LINKAGE RECALL NOTICE REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR IN FRONT WAS SLOW WHEN I PASSED CAR FAN CUT MY WIRE ON CLUTCHFAN ENGIN LIGHT CAME ON GOT HOME A FEW MINITES AFTER LOOK UNDER HOOD SEEN WIRE WAS CUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2 DAYS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. UPON ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE TRAVELING, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WITHOUT APPLYING EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE WAITING ON THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V81700 (AIR BAGS), 13V528000 (STEERING), 09E001000 (STEERING), AND 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FRACTURED WIRING HARNESS AND THE FAILED LATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY!!!!! I CALLED DICK POE DODGE, THEY CALLED IT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $95.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST!!! I FOUND A RECALL ON YOUR SITE AND THEY INSPECTED THE STEERING AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG.......NOTHING'S WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! I STILL HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE!!! VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK!!! *TR