Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/05/2004 | 12000 | 4 | 06/19/2001 |
| After driving over a common highway protuberance, the vehicle violently shook until the vehicle could be brought to a complete stop. this has happen on four different occasions. the first time the dealer said this was due to uneven front tire pressure. the third time, the dealer stated that they could not find what was causing the problem, because the problem is a random occerance that can not be easily duplicated. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Nar 03/17/2003 in reference to a product evaluation questionnaire by correct track inc (rear wheel alignment system) corporation. *cb *jb | |||
| 03/10/2001 | |||
| Vehicle wanders all over road, in both directions, difficult to control. to dealer who aligned vehicle mechanic stated that dodge had a steering box problem. consumer almost rolled vehicle due to this. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 1 | 1 | 05/05/2000 |
| From the date of purchase, the vehicle will not track straight ahead without constant correction with the steering wheel. higher sppeds is less noticable but speed 40 to 55, the truck hunts left and right continously. had dealer check alignment shortly after purchase when new and they said it was fine. no additional visits to the dealer since. due to the continous wandering, tire wear is excessive on the steering axle.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/20/2006 | 75449 | 4 | 01/20/2001 |
| Ball joints on the front end of the dodge 3500 are dry and wear quickly causing steering to be difficult. *nm | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 8102 | 9 | 06/21/2001 |
| When driving, the front end would shake and the steering wheel would make a jerking motion. consumer had vehicle serviced at several dealerships, however the problem still exists. mr jg *jb | |||
| 02/01/2001 | 5 | 10/05/2000 | |
| Vehicle wanders left and right at any speed. vehicle taken to dealer 5 times, replaced steering box and tie rod end, did wheel alignment. did not remedy problem. vehicle at dealership at this time. *ak *tt | |||
| 01/01/2001 | |||
| Vehicle wanders all over the road. steering is unpredictable. dealer aligned twice. no fix at this time per dealer service manager. have to live with the problem per service manager.*ak | |||
| 08/30/2000 | |||
| Vehicle would wander over road, and was not controllable at any given time. would barely turn steering, and vehicle would go 1 way. would try to correct, would go other way. contacted manufacturer's district manager, and been to dealership several times. mechanic readjusted steering box and placed on laser adjuster to realign front end. nothing else was done to vehicle to correct problem. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 100000 | 2 | |
| The front passenger side wheel bearing became inoperable, and the wheel disengaged completely. this has happened a total of two times. please provide any further information. *jb | |||