Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E013000 | FABTECH MOTORSPORTS | E (Equipment) | 1500 | 05/24/2010 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/03/2010 | 05/03/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Fabtech is recalling certain aftermarket replacement pitman arms, p/nos. fts93001 and ft44039, installed for use on certain 2003 through 2008 dodge 2500 4wd, 3500 4wd, and 1500 4wd mega cab vehicles. the pitman arm can fracture and break away from the steering box causing total loss of steering control. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Steering loss could result in a vehicle crash possibly resulting in property damage, injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Fabtech will notify owners and authorized installers will inspect for defective pitman arm and replace if necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on may 24, 2010. owners may contact fabtech at 1-877-432-2832. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fabtech replacement pitman arms and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge 2500, 3500, and 1500 vehicles manufactured by chrysler group, llc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 99000 | ||
| On 9-10-11 i was driving my dodge ram 2500 on the same road as i always do and the steering wheel started shaking viloently and i used up 2 lanes to get it under control. it will stop when the speed is about 45mph. i have replaced all the steering linkages with new. (dodge sells a 2009 upgraded steering system for this truck) installed new trac bar bushings, (orgionals were ok) installed new steering stabalizer, gear box bearing and had it aligned by the local dodge dealer. it is now not drivable as the death wobble is more frequent than ever. i now have a truck i cannot drive or sell and dodge will not listen. i have been driving for 33 years and have never experienced such a violent shaking and loss of control. your my only hope! | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 8000 | ||
| The final drive control module is faulty in ddoge 4x4 trucks, i have a 2005 dodge powerwagon and this lite has come on and off for the last 5 years. i have had it in dodge service in denison, iowa in 2009 and 2010 and the mechanic hooked up a reader to my vehicle with the serv 4wd light on yet stated he gets no reading? every time i have tried to get my vehicle to service in my home town the light goes out prior to getting to dodge. the internet is full of complaints on this item yet dodge has failed to react. the stories of paying 800.00 plus for replacement and still the light comes on? please take a look at this problem, how is this not a recall? i can backup and the light will go off ? i have a own owner paid for truck and would appreciate any help as it was not fixed under warranty! | |||
| 08/15/2006 | 10000 | ||
| We bought an 05 dodge ram 2500. on a trip with a small trailer after hitting a bump the front end started shaking violently. (death wobble) after slowing the truck shaking went away. problem reoccured several times on this trip. on way home no issues. trailer empty. issue reoccured while wife was driving truck to work, no trailer. bumps an potholes seem to set it off at speeds over 55mph. took to dealer they found no issues. put 2 spacer lift on truck with different tires. problem seemed to go away. over the past several years truck drives o.k unless hooked to a traler. last occurance was 10-2-11 on trip to south dakota. problem reoccured 3 times in 5 miles. i made ajustments to equalizer hitch (tightened 1 link) and had no more issues on this trip. this is a major safty issue with these trucks and need to be addressed. web searches show this is a very common problem. it would be nice if dodge would issue a recall and fix this issue. | |||
| 04/20/2010 | 110000 | ||
| 2005 dodge ram 2500 quad cab 4x4, hemi. i have experience the death wobble very bad, more than 15 times, hit a bump when going anywhere over 85 km/h and the truck will start shaking violently and will not stop untill the vehicle has slowed down to 40 km/h approx. have brought it into dodge dealership, they have never heard of death wobble and tell me that theres nothing wrong with my truck, i have replaced my tires with load range e tires, new upper and lower ball joint new front axle u-joints, steering box stabalizer, new steering stabalizer shock, replaced all tie rods, new ajustable heavy duty bd diesel tracbar problem still exists, this is very unsafe, im scared to put my kids in my truck, there should be a definite recall | |||
| 12/13/2008 | 48000 | 1 | |
| While leaving a parking lot the left front wheel collapsed direction the truck to the left impacting a light standard base. tow truck driver found lower ball joint laying on parking lot and spindle had separated from a frame. damaged to left front fender and left rear door. *tr | |||