Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, he drove over a pot hole and the vehicle started shaking violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the upper and lower bolt joints were defective and needed to the replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 75,000. | |||
| 11/22/2010 | 87000 | ||
| This vehicle has an uncontrollable shaking with the front end. if you hit a bump ir a pothole you have to slow down until approximatelty 30-35 mph or possible stop to get the shaking to stop. it will vibrate anything off the dash. front end parts have been replaced, front end aligned, new tires, factory recall. i notified dodge, of course they know nothing about this.after researching this matter i found that several thousands of people have this problem and has been named the death wobble. any dodge from 2003-2008 has this. it is ridiculious that the dodge isnt held responsible for making an unsafe vehicle. this death wobble is still happening everyday when a bump is hit and is going to make someone wreck . | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, he drove over a pot hole and the vehicle started shaking violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the upper and lower bolt joints were defective and needed to the replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 75,000. pm | |||
| 11/22/2010 | 87000 | ||
| This vehicle has an uncontrollable shaking with the front end. if you hit a bump ir a pothole you have to slow down until approximatelty 30-35 mph or possible stop to get the shaking to stop. it will vibrate anything off the dash. front end parts have been replaced, front end aligned, new tires, factory recall. i notified dodge, of course they know nothing about this.after researching this matter i found that several thousands of people have this problem and has been named the death wobble. any dodge from 2003-2008 has this. it is ridiculious that the dodge isnt held responsible for making an unsafe vehicle. this death wobble is still happening everyday when a bump is hit and is going to make someone wreck . | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, he drove over a pot hole and the vehicle started shaking violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the upper and lower bolt joints were defective and needed to the replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 75,000. pm | |||
| 11/22/2010 | 87000 | ||
| This vehicle has an uncontrollable shaking with the front end. if you hit a bump ir a pothole you have to slow down until approximatelty 30-35 mph or possible stop to get the shaking to stop. it will vibrate anything off the dash. front end parts have been replaced, front end aligned, new tires, factory recall. i notified dodge, of course they know nothing about this.after researching this matter i found that several thousands of people have this problem and has been named the death wobble. any dodge from 2003-2008 has this. it is ridiculious that the dodge isnt held responsible for making an unsafe vehicle. this death wobble is still happening everyday when a bump is hit and is going to make someone wreck . | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, he drove over a pot hole and the vehicle started shaking violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the upper and lower bolt joints were defective and needed to the replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 75,000. pm | |||
| 11/22/2010 | 87000 | ||
| This vehicle has an uncontrollable shaking with the front end. if you hit a bump ir a pothole you have to slow down until approximatelty 30-35 mph or possible stop to get the shaking to stop. it will vibrate anything off the dash. front end parts have been replaced, front end aligned, new tires, factory recall. i notified dodge, of course they know nothing about this.after researching this matter i found that several thousands of people have this problem and has been named the death wobble. any dodge from 2003-2008 has this. it is ridiculious that the dodge isnt held responsible for making an unsafe vehicle. this death wobble is still happening everyday when a bump is hit and is going to make someone wreck . | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 37000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle drove over a road bump and the steering wheel exhibited a violent shake. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. the dealer rotated the tires but the service did not remedy the shaking failure. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer who then informed the contact that the vehicle had been upgraded under nhtsa campaign id numbers: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly) and 10e013000 (steering:gear box:shaft pitman). the contact was awaiting a call from the manufacturer regarding the suspension. the failure mileage was 37,000. kmj | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 37000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle hit a bump and the steering wheel had a violent shake. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. the dealer rotated the tire but that did not remedy the shaking. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer. the dealer informed the contact the vehicle had been upgraded with nhtsa recall campaign i.d.s 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly) and 10e013000 (steering:gear box:shaft pitman). the contact was expecting a call from the manufacturer regarding the suspension. the failure mileage was 37,000. jo | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to shake violently. the failure was experienced numerous times. the failure also recurred when driving at lower speeds or when driving over any road bumps. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the front tie rod but the failure was not corrected. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 53,000. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to shake violently. the failure was experienced numerous times. the failure also recurred when driving at lower speeds or when driving over any road bumps. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the front tie rod but the failure was not corrected. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 53,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving at 70mph the vehicle shake violently. the failure was experienced numerous times. the failure also occurred when driven at lower speed. the contact stated that when a bump was hit that caused the vehicle to shake. the vehicle was taken to the dealer replaced the front tie rod; however the failure was not corrected. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 53,000. li | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Death wobble, when driving at any speed, and hitting a bump with the wheel turned even ever so slightly either way, the wheel just gives that direction and the entire truck starts to go that direction. it is very nerve racking, and extremely dangerous. the forums are littered with people with the same issue looking for an answer, but we aren't coming up with one, all while throwing money away into parts that may or may not be bad. i've already had the tie rod failure that dodge has a recall on, but they say my truck was not effected by the recall, so that fell on me to replace. when i called dodge about the problem, they state that no one has reported this issue before so it is an isolated incident with my truck. however, a google search yields thousands of people with the same thing. can this be investigated in any way? these trucks have become dangerous to drive, or be around on the highways due to this 'death wobble'. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Death wobble, when driving at any speed, and hitting a bump with the wheel turned even ever so slightly either way, the wheel just gives that direction and the entire truck starts to go that direction. it is very nerve racking, and extremely dangerous. the forums are littered with people with the same issue looking for an answer, but we are'nt coming up with one, all while throwing money away into parts that may or may not be bad. i've already had the tie rod failure that dodge has a recall on, but they say my truck was not effected by the recall, so that fell on me to replace. when i called dodge about the problem, they state that no one has reported this issue before so it is an isolated incident with my truck. however, a google search yields thousands of people with the same thing. can this be investigated in any way? these trucks have become dangerous to drive, or be around on the highways due to this 'death wobble'. | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 36000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 15 mph, the passenger side front tie rod fell on the ground. the vehicle was towed to a local garage. the failure was located within the ball joints which separated due to defective material. a local mechanic replaced the steering pitman, steering arm, the cross shaft, nuts and bolts. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 36,250. rvk | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 36000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving at 15mph the vehicle right front tie rod fell to the ground. the vehicle was towed to the local garage. the failure was located at the ball joint separated due to defective material. the locate mechanic replaced the steering pitman, the steering arm, the cross shaft, nuts and bolts. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 36,250. li | |||
| 12/13/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that both the upper and lower ball joints failed, resulting in a potential loss of directional stability in the steering wheel. the dealer was notified and advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 60,000. kmj | |||
| 12/13/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated both upper and lower ball joints has failed resulting a potential loss of directional stability in the steering wheel. the dealer was notified and stated there was no recall or warranty and the repairs will be at the expense of the owner. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 60,000. mw | |||
| 10/10/2011 | 38000 | ||
| I've got 40,000 miles on my 2008 2500 quad cab 6.7 cummins. the symptoms i noticed have been when driving down the road at highway speeds, suddenly it'll sound like i have a flat tire for about 2 seconds, then resume to normalcy. but when i slow to a stop, the truck shakes uncontrollably until you stop. it almost feels like i have a manual transmission, which i don't, and i don't downshift. i thought it was maybe a transmission problem, but i shifted to neutral and stopped, out of drive, and it still shook uncontrollably. my truck does have the snow plow prep package on it, but i do not run a snow plow, and after researching the possibility of that last winter, i would never put a plow on a quad/diesel; or for that matter, any ram. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 71941 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact was driving 10 mph when the front tires seized without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the front differential pinion gear bearing. the bearing had failed and caused the front tires to seize. the manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 71,941. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 71941 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact was driving 10 mph when the front tires seized without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the front differential pinion gear bearing. the bearing had failed and caused the front tires to seize. the manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 71,941. kmj | |||
| 11/28/2008 | 10000 | 1 | |
| My truck shakes violently when i hit imperfections in the road. it happens 3 or more times a week. i have to stop my truck to get the shaking to cease. i have had it to the dealer more than once for the problem. they could not replicate the problem the first two times. the third time i drove and the service man rode with me. they determined it was the tires that were causing the problem. they said tires were not covered in the warranty. so it looks like i get to fork over a grand for new tires. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2008 dodge durango and i had the same problem when it hit a bump you almost lose control and i did not think it should do that. i was on my way to the store when it happen and the car will almost jump into another lane this have to be some kind of defect on this car. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 08/04/2011 | 37000 | ||
| Death wobble on an 2008 dodge ram 2500 4x4 crew cab long bed. i thas recently happened six times and does not stop until the truck is almost to a stop. went into other lane once causing other drivers to avoid collision. just recently have had the truck over 65 mph. drove 75 mph on i -80 to co, and then to coast of ca. death wobble has happened at speeds of 30 mph to 70 mph. the front end wobbles slightly on small bumbs which puts you on edge thinking it will go into a violent wobble immediately at normal highway speeds, or below. there is no visible damage to any parts in the front end and alignment seems fine. no solution had yet been found. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 41000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 5 mph the contact heard a loud noise from the front end of the vehicle. the contact pulled over to inspect the vehicle. the contact notice the front driver side tie-rod had broke. the contact towed to a local mechanic to have the tie-rod replaced. the mechanic notice the passenger tie-rod was faulty and the ball joints were defective. the contact stated a crash could have occurred if the vehicle was on the highway. the failure mileage was 41,000. jo | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 97000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500 crew cab. the contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph he suddenly lost control of the steering wheel. the vehicle was towed to a dealer who advised him that the drivers side front tie rod end had fractured and caused the steering to fail. the drivers front tie rod end was repaired; however, in less than a year, the identical failure recurred causing the same failure with the steering. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and repaired on the drivers side. the failure mileage was approximately 97,000. rk | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 97000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram crew cab2500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph when he suddenly lost control of the steering wheel. the vehicle was then towed to a dealer and they advised him that the drivers side front tie rod end had fractured and causing the steering to go. the vehicle was repaired for the drivers side front tie rod end. in less than a years time the tie rod end sheared again causing the same failure with the steering. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and repaired for the drivers side front tie rod end. the failure mileage was approximately 97,000. tb | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the front driver side tie rod end fractured and damaged the rim. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who confirmed that the tie rod was fractured. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to pay for a portion of the repair costs. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while parking the vehicle the front driver side tie rod end broke and damage the rim. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who confirmed that the tie rod had snap. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to pay for a portion of the repair cost. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 80,000. pm | |||
| 06/30/2010 | 30052 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 55 mph the vehicle would started to drift to the right. this is due to a faulty ball joint and could cause a crash if the contact loses control of the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer to have the front ball joint replaced. the contact is unclear if it's the left or right ball joint that was replaced. after the repair 5 month later the ball joint malfunction again. the dealer stated a problem in the steering system is what's causing the ball joints to brake. the contact stated this is a manufacturer defects that needs to be address. the failure mileage was 30,052. jo | |||
| 09/25/2010 | 38900 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact was entering a residential highway at less than 5 mph when the vehicle lunged forward and began hesitating. he exited the vehicle and found that the front tie rod had fractured and was puncturing the front driver side tire. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. the failure mileage and current mileage was approximately 38,900. | |||
| 09/25/2010 | 38900 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. the contact was entering a residential highway at less than 5 mph, the vehicle lunged forward and began hesitating. he exited the vehicle and found that the front tie rod had fractured and was puncturing the front driver side tire. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. the failure mileage and current mileage was approximately 38,900. | |||
| 05/15/2010 | |||
| I was driving my 2008 dodge ram 2500 (gas) coming into town and slowed down to approx. 50 mph and hit a small bump in the road. the truck began to shake violently and i thought the whole front end had fallen apart. luckily i was able to pull over without causing an accident. i checked over truck and could find nothing obviously wrong. took it to dodge dealer and they said they could find nothing wrong with truck and that they had never heard of this type of complaint. i now believe this to be a lie after reading so many other similar complaints. this problem will kill some one soon if dodge continues to ignore these complaints. my heart took about an hour to settle down i was so terrified. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 100 | ||
| When you run over a bump or seam in the road with the right front tire and then immediately after with the left front tire, the front of the truck starts bouncing uncontrollably until the speed of the truck is reduced drastically. this occurs with speeds between 55 and 80 mph. it occurs approximately once per month, you never know the next time it happens. the ball joints and steering box were rebuilt with new numbered parts and has not corrected the front suspension problem. | |||
| 11/18/2008 | 11000 | ||
| My truck shakes violently when i hit imperfections in the road. it happens 3 or more times a week. i have to stop my truck to get the shaking to cease. i have had it to the dealer more than once for the problem. they could not replicate the problem the first two times. the third time i drove and the service man rode with me. they determined it was the tires that were causing the problem. they said tires were not covered in the warranty. i bought new tires and that did not fix the problem. took the truck back to them, they said dodge told them that there was no known fix for this problem. and for them to just put a new steering damper on to see what that does. that only put a bandaid on the problem. now the death wobble is back, and im past my warranty. just like they wanted to begin with. i got the truck on 7/4/08, the first occurrence was 11/18/08 when the truck had only 11,000 miles on it. | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 33000 | 1 | |
| I have an 08 dodge 2500 4x4 diesel. when i go over 60mph and hit a bump it does that death wobble it does it every time i even hit an imperfection in the highway, i replaced the steering damper/stabilizer, and dodge replaced all 4 ball joints at only 34,000 miles. but it still does it, even worse at times.i haven't wrecked or anything i just have to slow down to about 40 mph to get it to stop. that is very dangerous when the speed limit is 75 mph. i drive all around the country for work, and this occurs every single time i drive it. the truck is only about 8 months old. i bought it brand new. *tr | |||
| 06/28/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2008 dodge 2500. im having what people are calling death wobble my local dealer, colorado springs dodge says there is nothig wrong with my truck and i should replace my tires. they want to wash their hands of this and place blame on someone else. *tr | |||