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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 05/26/2009 | 56000 | 1 | |
| I went to chrysler with i thought shock problems .the mechanic told me there was a recall on the steering linkage he tim/ also said chrysler would only replace one small part but that the other rods and bushings would have to be replaced also because they were part of the problem and if i did not replace rods and bushings they would eventually brake and i would have no steering control right now the bushing are rattling real bad and the steering is loose and walks on the road tim the mechanic said this is one whole problem and all linked together also i have cost guard insurance and since part is on recall they would not pay for the other parts which will cost over 700.00 i feel chrysler is responsible and need to pay chrysler already had one repair on same breakdown last week please check into this for us. *tr | |||
| 06/16/2005 | 33199 | 1 | |
| Steering box gears disintegrated due to misalignment causing steering wheel to lock and failure of related systems. power steering and power brakes are tied to same pump system. fortunately, i was in parking lot rather than traveling down freeway when failure occurred. *nm | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 09/08/2003 | 6500 | 1 | 02/14/2003 |
| While driving at 50 mph suddenly steering wheel became hard to turn and locked up. this was caused by the steering gear box being tightened too tight at time of manufacturing, per dealership. the dealership replaced the part. *ak *nlm | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 07/08/2005 | 0 | 02/28/2003 | |
| I am having a problem with the power steering that the local chrysler dealer cannot figure out. i've recently started getting a whining noise from the steering while sitting in the driveway. the last time that i noticed this noise i later noticed fluid under the truck coming from the power steering location. the dealer could not determine where it was leaking from and placed dye in the resevoir and ran the truck for two hours. they did not notice a leak or the whine. they want me to drive the truck and bring in back after 200 miles or so. i did a search of the forums on www.turbodieselregistry.com and noticed that a lot of people are having problems with a metal screen filter inside the pump that is clogging. after they drain the pump, clean the screen and refill/reprime the pump the low speed condition goes away. this concerns me very much as my family lives could be in jeopardy if this should cause a power steering / power brake failure. we live in colorado and tow on the mountain passes here very frequently. it appears that there is a problem with this filter in the power steering pump. i would like to see a recall to correct this problem whether it is to remove this filter or replace it with an external filter that can be serviced. | |||