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 | |||
| 05/07/2012 | 80800 | ||
| I was driving on the ih 45 service in houston, tx. without warning the right tierod end fell off. this caused the truck to make a hard left turn hitting a metro buss. it was towed to clear lake dodge where i purchased it. thay say they no responsibilty in this matter. please let me know if you have any knowlege in this. thank you joe woodyard | |||
| 09/28/2011 | 99000 | ||
| Right outer tie rod end fell apart causing loss of steering. vehicle pulled hard left however i was able to safely stop without hitting anything. the truck did not show any early warnings and had had regular preventive maintanance. i did keep the failed part and that of my fathers, which failed about 5 weeks after mine. that makes a 100% failure rate of the same part on our two trucks which is very disturbing! as soon as we are able we are going to replace all factory tie rod ends on these trucks. our dodge dealer had inspected the left side of this truck in july and said it was safe | |||
| 11/13/2011 | 85250 | ||
| Power steering hose developed a leak where it rubbed on the frame/body and the power steering gearbox developed a leak at the output shaft. this allowed all the fluid to leak out loosing power steering. not knowing you had lost the assist until you tried to turn could cause you to run off the road or hit another vehicle. also the fluid actuates the brake booster causing you to loose brake assist which makes it difficult to stop as it is very hard to overcome the forces of the hydraulic booster holding the brake pedal which could cause an accident. the repair shop had a hard time finding a hose as it is a dealer item and they didn't stock it. they had a hard time finding a gearbox also but finally found a remanufactured one. new ones were not available. | |||
| 09/04/2011 | 64500 | ||
| The left tie rod ball stud fractured. | |||
| 05/15/2010 | 80500 | ||
| I lost control of my vehicle and nearly crashed. this is the third time this has happened. it seemed as if a tire had blown, but that was not the case. i now am told that the tie rods need to be replaced. dodge and two independent mechanics have told me it is due to failed tie rods not connected with chrysler's notification code h46. dodge should issue a recall notice on this issue, as it appears to have happened to many others many times, and someone is going to be seriously injured or killed. it is referred to as the dodge death wobble. | |||
| 09/07/2009 | 9000 | 1 | |
| I purchased a new 2007 dodge 3500 , that started to fail in many areas of the vehicle, before the 10,000 mile mark. freedom dodge here in lexington kentucky deliberately executed insurance fraud to blame clutch failure on a minor collision that never busted a light, radiator, etc. and was able to drive after collision. before the accident i noticed clutch slipping, truck tires began to wear at an extreme rate, and vibrations was becoming an increasing problem. i then took the truck to freedom dodge where they blamed all on minor collision, in which i turned to geico for reimbursement. geico fought dodge on this issue, then freedom dodge went back on their previous documentation and blamed the failures on me, and documented that. i have documents of them going back on their previous documentation. i have all documentation to support all, while paying a high payment for this so called heavy duty truck, i was forced to make repairs or give back. after replacing clutch that cost me over $1600.00 the other problems visibly arising was to much to take from my family to pay for. this truck and the voluntary repo process has destroyed my good credit that i have worked so hard to perfect. thanks to dodge/chrysler my family now suffers from my purchase from freedom dodge. the deliberately falsified company documents to make financial gain, and continue to sell these vehicles to others, knowing from many others these trucks are junk. the motor is built by cummins, never had a problem from motor, but all parts behind trucks are junk and designed for failure, to increase sales in their service dept. my family has dearly paid for my choice to by a dodge. due to the many recalls, the last one being with rack & pinion, resulting in spontaneous crash, i would not allow my family to ride in this truck out of fear for their lives. my wife was furious, because i was forced to drive such an unsafe and failed vehicle. they ruined my life and our credit,we deserve comp. *tr | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle begins shaking violently cause loss of control. i have to come to a complete stop to regain control of the vehicle. no mechanics or dodge service centers know what is causing the problem. i have spent over $2000 to have things replaced and problem has not been fixed. this is a very dangerous problem. i have searched the internet for solutions. all i have found are other people with this problem an no one knows how to fix it! *tr | |||
| 10/28/2009 | 101800 | 1 | |
| 2007 dodge 3500 4wd 4 door aprox. 101,800 highway miles.no warning no previous condition truck drove fine greased at factory interval's or sooner. small upset in pavement. left tie rod end came apart at 70 mph with driver and 3 children on board. hwy.31 east of dawson texas.got truck stopped with out incident with out steering. hammered tie rod back together to get on trailer and had truck trailered to berry chrysler.they said there was a recall on the steering linkage but this was the approved linkage and no farther action needed. they told me to contact you to complain because they knew a recall was needed but chrysler would not listen to them. to fix the truck they replaced the whole steering system. a total redesign changing geometry and much larger tie rods,ends and steering arm all at customer expense! i do have the old parts. it was only by the grace of god that i stopped the truck without accident or injury. no warning no steering this is a major problem!! people will die over this one. many trucks are in line for this problem to start happening. please stop this problem now before people die. thank you *tr consumer is correcting information. updated 11/12/09. *nj | |||