Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 0200101 | 01/19/2001 | 618392 | Some customers may experience a situation in which the rear of the vehicle sits too high to attach their fifth wheel or goose neck trailer to the trailer hitch turnable. *jb | 04/12/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | ||||||
| PE99026 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/16/1999 | 08/31/1999 | FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/SHOCK ABSORBER | 99V214000 | |
| Allege failure of the coil spring/shock absorber bracket at its attachment to the vehicle frame may allow collapse of the front suspension, and potentially affect steering or braking system performance | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 05/12/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while traveling 30 mph and applying the brakes, there was an extreme increase in stopping distance and time. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the coil spring tower needed to be replaced but the part was on back order and the vehicle could not be repaired at that time. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the part was not available and was no longer being manufactured. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 80000 | 1 | ||
| While driving at any speed, if vehicle hits the slightest bump in the road, it will severely jump out of control. dealership has serviced vehicle, but could not locate problem. cause unknown.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 08/09/1995 | |||
| The vehicle shakes when being driven at approximately 40 mph and up. this problem has not been deterimined. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 0 | |||
| The idler arm loosened where it attaches to the draglink, causing instability. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 1 | 12/10/2003 | |
| 1995 dodge ram 2500 4x4 with numerous problems. customer states his vehicle was towed to the dealer for a recall repair and the front coil spring seats to be repaired because they were unsafe. he stated the truck needed and had other repairs too. *kb the consumer stated the dealer did not comply with the recall. the dealer welded reinforcement brackets to the towers and did not check for cracks. the consumer also stated as he left the dealer, he hit a bump and the hood popped open. consequently, the consumer crashed into the jersey barriers. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1995 dodge ram 2500 with recalls concerns customer states that the recalls have not been fix by the dealer and it almost got him killed**cc the consumer stated there was a recall on the secondary hood latch and the dealer told him they could not perform the recall, because the primary latch was defective. upon leaving the dealership, the consumer hit a bump and the hood flew up over the windshield, which caused the consumer to loose control of the vehicle, and subsequently hit a jersey barrier. the consumer also stated the dealer didn't perform the coil spring tower recall sufficiently. the consumer stated the dealer didn't use a wrench, they just tack welded the plate on each tower. the recall was suppose to take 5 hours, however the consumer stated they were done in 15 minutes. *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer was not satisfied with recall (99v-214) repair, when the repair was completed the dealership did not complete alignment. *mjs | |||
| 1 | |||
| Shock absorbers failed. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 1 | 12/10/2003 | |
| 1995 dodge ram 2500 4x4 with numerous problems. customer states his vehicle was towed to the dealer for a recall repair and the front coil spring seats to be repaired because they were unsafe. he stated the truck needed and had other repairs too. *kb the consumer stated the dealer did not comply with the recall. the dealer welded reinforcement brackets to the towers and did not check for cracks. the consumer also stated as he left the dealer, he hit a bump and the hood popped open. consequently, the consumer crashed into the jersey barriers. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 1 | |||
| Shock absorbers failed. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 2 | 08/05/1995 | |
| Tracking bar failed causing smoke. | |||