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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| SUSPENSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E009000 | L.K.I. ENTERPRISES, INC. | E (Equipment) | 3350 | 03/12/2007 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/01/2007 | 02/01/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain lki enterprises, inc., brand name superlift suspension, pitman arms sold as replacement equipment for 2003-2007 dodge ram 2500 and 3500 4x4 light trucks. due to inadequate heat treatment during production, the affected pitman arms may develop cracks in the upper splined attachment attachment to the steering output shaft. movement between the pitman arm and the output shaft may deform splines, resulting in premature wear and fatigue failure of the affected pitman arm. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Pitman arm wear or failure may lead to loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Lki will notify owners and replace the pitman arm, if necessary. the recall began on march 12, 2007. owners may contact lki at 1-800-551-4955. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Lki recall no. 07-01pit.this recall only pertains to replacement lki, superlift suspension kits,and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge ram 4x4 light trucks manufactured by daimlerchrysler.customers may 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 10/05/2011 | 80000 | ||
| When you hit a little bump in the road going 55mph or higher front end wobbles almost causing u too lose control of vehicle | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 101000 | 1 | |
| Having experienced the dodge death wobble several times, i am already cautious when driving at highway speeds. i was crossing a bridge and hit the expansion joint on the exit side. the truck veers hard left and i cross the middle lines and am halfway into the other lane. i had the wheel turned ninety degrees past straight and the truck continued pulling left. a motorist in an oncoming car veered sharply right and we narrowly missed a head on collision. the truck started to respond to my turning right as all the other occupants asked what happened. i showed them how far i was turning right to go straight, and i let the wheel turn back to center and the truck darts hard left again. by this time i had greatly reduced my speed, so it was much more controlled. i pulled over and inspected the front end of the truck, expecting to find something broken or disconnected, but it was all there and right. i had my wife turn the wheel back and forth and it was all functioning properly. not knowing what else to do i cautiously pulled back onto highway and it was fine. we were almost in a serious collision. i have zero confidence in this vehicle at highway speeds. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 143000 | 1 | |
| While going about 65 mph, hit a joint in the road on an overpass. the front end started shaking violently and continued to do so until the truck was slowed to about 30 mph. this isn't the first time this has happened. i've had it checked by a couple mechanics and a dealership. no one saw anything that should/would cause this to happen. after this last incident, i took the vehicle to another dealership who told me it was the steering dampener. they noticed it was leaking. i have been under the truck before and it wasn't leaking prior to this 'death wobble,' rather, i feel that is leaking because of the violent shaking. i know of 3 other people with 2003-2006 dodge ram 2500's that have also experienced this. a simple search on the internet gets thousands of hits. dodge needs to fix this problem. *tr | |||
| 08/16/2012 | 56800 | 1 | |
| Bad front end vibration {death wobble} i have had this problem with this truck for about a year and spent about $3000.00 on it with the {new and improved steering linkage} that came from dodge and i still have death wobble. i talked to someone named [xxx] in customer support and she said to take it to dodge. i just got it back from pro chrysler jeep in northgleen colorado where they told me to keep a full tank of gas and 65 lbs of air in the tires and i wont have the problem. i still have the problem..this truck is a death trap when it starts shaking. i got stuck between a semi truck and a cement barrier when it went nuts and almost caused a huge crash on i70 and the tunnel. i want dodge to do a safety recall on this truck and any others that have this problem. ## vin passed ## 2005 dodge ram 2500 power wagon ## information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 05/19/2012 | 1 | ||
| Every once in awhile my 2005 dodge ram 2500 front end will shake violently and just about cause me to crash while driving a various speeds. i've taken it back to the dealership and they have replaced the steering dampener several times yet it still has the problem. i started researching it on the internet and there is a lot of people complaining about the same exact thing. it is described as the shake of death or death wobble. there is no factory recall for this problem but are options for replacing front end parts for about $500-800 dollars. someone should look into this as people may have died because of it. especially if it happens at a high rate of speed. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 56500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph, the front end of the vehicle began shaking violently and the contact crashed into a ditch. the failure reccurred every time the vehicle was driven at 65 mph or higher. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for a dignosis and the contact was awaiting the results. the manufacturer was notified, but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 56,500 and the current mileage was 57,000. sm. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 56500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 75 mph the front end began shaking violently and causing a crash into a ditch. the failure reccurred every time the the vehicle went 65 mph or higher. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for dignosis and was still awaiting the results. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 56,500 and the current mileage was 57,000. dt | |||
| 02/27/2012 | 125098 | ||
| While backing out of a typical driveway, the left tie rod suddenly failed (decribed by our mechanic as 'sheared off at the pivot connection/knuckle'.) the tie rod had been replaced, as part of updated front tie rod kit, along with steering damper, pitman arm and all ball joints in august of 2010 (91382 miles on vehicle at that time) as the solution to severe 'death wobble.' it should also be noted that all ball joints had already suffered sever wear and required replacement in march of 2011, with about 126223 miles on the truck. | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 143000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. while traveling 2 mph, the contact attempted a sharp left turn and noticed that the steering wheel seized. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the front axle , tie rod and pinion seal needed to be replaced. no repairs were made to the vehicle. the current and the failure mileages were 143,000. kmj | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 143000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram. while traveling 2 mph the contact attempted a sharp left handed turn and noticed that the steering had suddenly stop functioning. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the front axle , tie rod and pinion seal needed to be replaced. no repairs have been made to the vehicle. the current and failure mileages are 143000. bml | |||
| 06/01/2006 | 20000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph over a road bump, the front end of the vehicle started jerking violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was not able to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who advised the contact to call a different dealer for a second opinion. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 170,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2006 | 20000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph going over a bump the front end of the vehicle started jerking violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was not able to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who advised to contact a different dealer for a second opinion. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 170,000. pm | |||
| 04/19/2008 | 72000 | ||
| My dodge ram 2500 truck has a violent death wobble issue. at freeway speeds when hitting an uneven bump in the pavement the truck goes into a sustaining death wobble type motion in the front end. it is extremely scary, and quite dangerous. the truck is completely out of control and must be slowed to approximately 30 mph for the wobble to stop. i've taken my truck to the dodge dealer several times and they cannot find the problem. i've replaced everything, the axle, steering dampener 3 times, ball joints, alignment adjustments, new tires. the problem goes away for a short time but then always returns. i'm afraid to drive my truck on the freeway and my kids are afraid to drive in my truck period. when it happens it's very wild and scary. all the traffic around me slows down and swerves to get away from my truck. it's not only dangerous and scary, but embarrassing too. i don't know what to do. i've tried everything and nothing is working. dodge is pretty much useless. they turned their back on me since all the components check out fine. they said there's nothing that they can do. i need a resolution for this problem. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 82000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 65 mph over an uneven road surface, the vehicle suddenly began to wobble back and forth abnormally. the contact decelerated to 45 mph and the wobbling ceased. the vehicle was not inspected or repaired. the current and failure mileage was 82,000. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 82000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 65 mph over a bumpy road, the vehicle suddenly began to wobble back and forth. the contact pulled over and and slowed down to 45 mph; the wobbling stopped. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. the current and failure mileages were 82,000-bk | |||
| 09/30/2009 | 48000 | ||
| I own a 2005 dodge ram 2500 4x4 and am constantly experiencing what is known as the death wobble. this is when the front end starts shaking violently, to the point where the vehicle loses all control. this happens every time i hit a bump, pothole, bridge, anything in the road. this is experienced at speeds of 30mph and above. i experience this issue about once a week. i am not the only one with this issue, there are hundreds and hundreds of people online that are experiencing this issue. the issue is none of them know to file a complaint on here to get the ball rolling against daimler chrysler. | |||
| 05/17/2006 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Dodge death wobble...2005 dodge 2500 driving at highway speeds, hit a bump in the road or a bridge and the front end shakes violently. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2007 | 26000 | 1 | 09/02/2005 |
| I was driving on an access road with my wife when a vehicle pulled out in front of me. i hit the brakes to avoid hitting the other vehicle. i maintained control of our vehicle and stayed in the same lane not hitting anything, but we heard a pop and the vehicle started shaking making it hard to control. i could not keep the steering wheel straight anymore. then we smelled a burning odor and heard something scraping the ground. we pulled over and saw that the 4 wheel drive shaft was hanging down. we then talked with the service advisor and he informed us in his opinion that this was the result of an accident and we would have to file under our insurance. we looked at the damage and saw a small dent in the front differential casing, broken drive shaft, two suspension arms bent, and dent in oil pan from the axle being pushed back. we informed the service advisor that we did not hit any vehicle or any objects in the roadway. we are not going to make a false claim on our insurance for something that is a manufacturing defect with the truck. the service advisor believes that we hit something which made the small dent in the differential casing and this caused all the other damage described above. there is no way a small dent in the differential casing could cause all the damage that occurred. this dent could have occurred from a rock hitting it; it is a very small dent. if we would of hit something, there probably would have been damage to the front bumper and transmission as well which sits lower than the differential. also, if we hit the differential, which is made from aluminum, there probably there would have been a substantial amount of damage to it. his theory does not make sense to us. we believe there could be a defect with the suspension bars on my vehicle. also the drive shaft could have catapulted us causing a serious collision and injuries to us. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that the steering wheel and front end of the vehicle would jerk violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure but advised the contact to install a suspension kit. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who provided no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 61, 000. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 40000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that the steering and front end of the vehicle jerks violently. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnosed the failure but advised to installed a suspension kit. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who referred him to nhtsa. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 61, 000. pm | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 129000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that when driving 50 mph and abovve, he would hear a grinding noise from the vehicle. the vehicle was then inspected by a dealer and they advised him that he would need to replace the front ball joints. the vehicle was repaired once before and the contact stated that the failure recurred within 60,000 miles. the manufacturer was not contacted to report the failure and the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 129,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 04/29/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Death wobble on 2005, dodge ram 2500 4x4 cummings diesel. i was traveling 50 to 60 mph and the front end started shaking violently after hitting uneven pavement. it caused me to swerve in front of a semi tractor trailer who luckily stopped in time as i drove off the side of the interstate. this is not the first time it happened. last time, approximately 6 months ago, i bought new tires. it seemed to help for a few months but it eventually happened again; once two weeks ago and twice today. the tires have very little wear. today it ripped out the left front stabilizer link. when i bought the new tires, i told the service technician about it and he said i needed new wheel bearings, upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, right front axle u-joints, and stabilizer links; adds up to over $3,000. this truck only has 150,000 miles. | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 129000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds he would hear a grinding noise. the vehicle was then inspected by a dealer and they advised him that he needed to replace front ball joints. the vehicle has been repaired once before and 60,000 miles later they had failed again. the manufacturer has not been contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 129,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 04/29/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Death wobble on 2005, dodge ram 2500 4x4 cummings diesel. i was traveling 50 to 60 mph and the front end started shaking violently after hitting uneven pavement. it caused me to swerve in front of a semi tractor trailer who luckily stopped in time as i drove off the side of the interstate. this is not the first time it happened. last time, approximately 6 months ago, i bought new tires. it seemed to help for a few months but it eventually happened again; once two weeks ago and twice today. the tires have very little wear. today it ripped out the left front stabilizer link. when i bought the new tires, i told the service technician about it and he said i needed new wheel bearings, upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, right front axle u-joints, and stabilizer links; adds up to over $3,000. this truck only has 150,000 miles. | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 129000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds he would hear a grinding noise. the vehicle was then inspected by a dealer and they advised him that he needed to replace front ball joints. the vehicle has been repaired once before and 60,000 miles later they had failed again. the manufacturer has not been contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 129,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 04/29/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Death wobble on 2005, dodge ram 2500 4x4 cummings diesel. i was traveling 50 to 60 mph and the front end started shaking violently after hitting uneven pavement. it caused me to swerve in front of a semi tractor trailer who luckily stopped in time as i drove off the side of the interstate. this is not the first time it happened. last time, approximately 6 months ago, i bought new tires. it seemed to help for a few months but it eventually happened again; once two weeks ago and twice today. the tires have very little wear. today it ripped out the left front stabilizer link. when i bought the new tires, i told the service technician about it and he said i needed new wheel bearings, upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, right front axle u-joints, and stabilizer links; adds up to over $3,000. this truck only has 150,000 miles. | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 80000 | ||
| 2005 dodge ram 2500. has death shake. steering box stabalizer, duel steering stabalizer, rancho rs 9000 shocks, ball joints allignment radiouse arm bushing, and complete front end checked by respectable ase mechanic. i bought a 2500 truck for hauling trailer, plus just the heavy duty aspect of the pickup. i cant drive over 70mph without worrying. evan worse when pulling a trailer. dodge needs to do something about this. i ask a dodge dealer about it and they act stupid, like they never heard of it. the least that dodge could do is send a bullatin to dodge dealers on how to fix it a, but i think its a major expensive design flaw, otherise dodge would of corrected this dangerouse problem years ago. $1900 worth of part and labor later, and still no fix. this is major b.s. this has happened maybe 15 times in the last year and a half i have owned the truck. would have been alot more if i didnt have to babysit the truck so bad. its prettuy bad when you cant go over 50mph with a loaded car trailer being pulled by a 2500 pickup and have to wory about loosing control so easaly. someone please do something about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| 06/23/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge 2500. the contact stated that approximately two weeks ago while driving approximately 15mph the steering stopped functioning because the outerlinkage of the tie rod had failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be checked and they informed the owner that they have seen this failure in the vehicles before and the replacement parts are much heavier duty that the original parts. dodge was also notified and they stated there was no recall and for him to save the receipts in case there was a recall. chrysler case # 196-616-50. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000. the current mileage is approximately the same. vin unknown. rd | |||
| 08/04/2009 | 52000 | ||
| We own a 2005 dodge 2500 4x4 has only 56000 on it we get a very bad wobbel that causes use to come to a dead stop when going 65 to 70 miles ahour when hitting a bump in road or a uneven area. replace steering damper did not help had front end looked at by dodge dealer said everything looks good | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 67000 | ||
| 2005 dodge ram 2500 quad cab 4x4, i get a very, very bad front end shake, also known as the death wooble whenever i hit a small pothole or dip in the highway. usually happens at speeds above 50 miles per hour. took it to the dealership and they replaced the track bar bushings. | |||
| 09/30/2009 | 48000 | ||
| I own a 2005 dodge ram 2500 4x4 and am constantly experiencing what is known as the death wobble. this is when the front end starts shaking violently, to the point where the vehicle loses all control. this happens every time i hit a bump, pothole, bridge, anything in the road. this is experienced at speeds of 30mph and above. i experience this issue about once a week. i am not the only one with this issue, there are hundreds and hundreds of people online that are experiencing this issue. the issue is none of them know to file a complaint on here to get the ball rolling against daimler chrysler. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Driving on the hwy 5 doing 70 mph long straight away hit a bump and it felt like all my tires popped at once. very violent shaking through out the whole truck! had to pull over to get it to stop shaking before i lost control and crashed into another car! have spent $2000 trying to fix this problem! a dodge 2500 2005. *tr | |||
| 09/20/2009 | 78800 | 1 | |
| My truck shakes violently at 70mph then it stops when i slow down to 45mph. i've put my stock tiers and rims on and still does it. no one is able to find any thing wrong with the truck. *tr | |||
| 11/10/2006 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Pick-up experiences a violent wobble in the front end at higher speeds. the only way to make it stop is to slow down below 20 mpg. very dangerous situation!!! *tr | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| An intermittent front end shimmy happens often, but twice now i have been driving at highway speeds and hit a bump and the front end went out of control, wobbling back and forth and hopping uncontrollably, when i hit the brakes it got worse so all i could do is coast until the it stopped, both times it stopped once i got down to about 40 mph. one of these times my son was with me and i thought for sure the truck was going to roll or go out of control. my wife happen to be following me and she was in the lane next to me and a little behind me, her and my daughter said it looked like my wheels where going to fall off the way they where wobbling. this has happened both with front tire pressure at 40psi and 60psi. it was much worse when the tires where at 60psi after looking this up on the internet i found what people are calling a death wobble and they also say dodge has a tsb # 22-055-06 for this problem, but i am unable to find anything on it from dodge. my truck is a 2005 dodge ram 2500 4x4 four door. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2005 dodge truck / ram/ pick up/ 4x4/2 door/ diesel continues to shake violently. i have to come to a complete stop to stop the shaking. dodge service continues to charge me the fix the problem however the death shake returns. dodge has charged me over $10,000 in repairs & still not fixed. i believe they know what the problem is & they can't fix it as it is a major design flaw. now they're telling me a couple of new front tires will fix the problem. so far, i have bought new steering linkage, tires, balance tires, front end alignment, steering dampener, hub brake. now they are telling me the replace the axles for $ 2,000. *tr | |||
| 09/23/2008 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle wobbles violently if you hit a bump in the road traveling at speeds between 40 to 75. it shakes to the point where i need to slow down sometimes to 15 mph before it stops. other drivers see this and they slow or pull off the road to give me room. i have taken the truck to the dealer and they find nothing wrong. i have changed all tires, rims, shocks and steering stabilizer and still the problem is there. the truck has 57k miles on it now and this problem started approx 2 years ago and i have been trying to fix it ever since. the dealer advises there is nothing wrong with the truck but i am certain that it is something mechanical. a google search revealed several others who have experienced this same problem. there was one blog that stated that the stock tracking arm is the culprit and must be replaced. it further advised not to replace it with another stock tracking arm as they continue to be lees than appropriate for this truck. my truck is back at the dealer at this time and this information was forwarded to the service advisor. i am hopeful that this replacement of what is being described as inadequate for its application will not be the burden of the vehicle owners. i am assuming that the replacement parts would be checked and their design standard be elevated to perform on their designed application. this violent shaking is without a doubt a safety issue not only to the operator and passengers but also to other motorist in close proximity. the last incident occurred on the date listed below which is the same day it was taken back to the dealer. this condition has been occurring continuously for the past 2 years. some incidents not as severe as others but still a safety concern. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 29820 | 1 | 07/15/2005 |
| While rotating my tires at 30,000 miles, i discovered some top-to-bottom play on the right front wheel. thinking this could be possible wheel bearing wear, i took it to the dealer who diagnosed that the right front upper ball joint needed to be replaced. work to be performed under warranty. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 84000 | 1 | 07/01/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 2500. during a front end alignment, the dealer stated that the wheel bearings were worn out. there were no recalls for the failure and the warranty was not valid. the contact was awaiting repairs. the failure and current mileages were under 84,000. updated 2/17/10 *cn updated 02/22/10 | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 120015 | 1 | |
| Front wheel bearing is bad. same issue as the nhtsa campaign number is 07v-038 (or 07v038000 except my truck is a 2005 dodge 2500 diesel 4x4 slt. *tr | |||