Upper right ball joint defective on my 2001 dodge ram 1500.
2001 Dodge RAM 1500 suspension complaints
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While driving passenger's rear leaf spring failed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving, the vehicle began to shake violently. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was told there was nothing wrong. Please provide additional details.
While getting an oil change and tire rotation the technician noticed rubbing on the inside front tires. Upon further investigation he noticed where the tires are rubbing against the lower a-arm. Needed to replace tires.
During routine inspection the dealership informed the consumer that right lower control arm cracked. *ak the crack was not caused by overloading or hitting an object. The cracks developed at the lower control arm welds. (factory defect) *sc
Clunking noise under front end of truck really noisy when cold weather is out sounds like the front end is falling out quite after it has been run awhile or when it warms up.
Steering was noticeably stiff,had front end checked and found ball joints were froze up,lower joints do not have grease fittings. I was told these were so tight that something would have broke.
Vehicle has 59,000 miles and needs upper and lower ball joints.
Due to erratic operation of the vehicle, the owner had the truck inspected by a technician. Upon inspecting the truck, the technician informed the consumer that the upper ball joints and steering column needed to be replaced. Please provide details.
While driving the vehicle's steering wheel become loose. The technician serviced the truck and noticed that the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. *nm
While driving consumer heard a clunky noise coming from the front end. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, and dealer could not duplicate or correct the problem.
Control arm upper and lower ball joints
The truck would pull to the right. It had 27,000. Dealer said had to have the ball joint replaced. They refused to cover under warranty. Cost $500.00. Have been told ball joints should last 100,000. Now I find out the darangos have a problem with the ball joint.
The front tires wore out every 6,000 miles. The problem was not with the tires. Please provide further details. *nlm the factory had no provision for correcting wear of tires nor aligning the tires. Factory rep. Stated there was nothing that could be done about it. *ph
Truck wonders left to right, pulls hard right. Was told that all four ball joints and trac locator bar needs replacing.parts most be replaced by dodge parts. Why replace parts with more bad parts. Truck has 50,000 miles. Never been off road. Front end should not have went out!!!! Never buy a dodge!!!
After hitting a slight bump at 55mph the truck begins a "loss of control" shudder that caused me to nearly lose control twice. Today a dodge service technician lost control of the vehicle after hitting a bump. It took him 'quite a while' to regain control. The service manager said it was due to the heavy duty suspension that comes with the off-road package. I am used to a rough ride. Loss of control is not acceptable. This is an extremely dangerous situation that will kill someone if not resolved.
Both front hub bearings were completely shot on my 2001 dodge ram 1500. The truck has only 51,000 with no off road use. There should be no reason to replace sealed hub bearing after only 51,000 miles. Continued use could have resulted in the front wheels locking up with a resulting accident.
The vehicle wandered off the road, the tires were replaced, however the problem persisted.
Unable to steer vehicle straight. It will either pull to the left or the right and when driver accelerates vehicle will turn to the left.*akconsumer has had vehicle in for the same problem on six different occasions. The problem was almost corrected. Within 1000 miles the problem reoccured. Chrysler refuses to obide by illinois law which states that a vehicle repaired four times without correcting the problem, the vehicle will be replaced. Consumer was told not to call again.
The front left wheel bearing retaining nut backed off. The nut is the plastic insert self locking type and it did not stay locked. There is no cotter pin installed for safety.
There is vibration when hitting a bump at 60-65 MPH. Dealer has replaced front tie rod.but, it has not remedied the problem.*akconsumer adds that this is not just vibrations but intense ascillations that alternate left to right. The bouncing makes the vehicle difficult to control and will not subside until broughtr to a complete stop. Upon checking several times, the tires were choppy and needed replacing, the track bar needed replacing, and a special part for the tie rod was ordered, also the left mirror was not heating, also the clock spring was replaced, also tires were showing wear..
While driving on the highway at approx 60 MPH, we hit a mild bump on the left side. The front end immediately started vibrating horribly, alternating left:right. It was very challenging for my husband to maintain control of the truck, but he managed to pull over to the shoulder. This has happened at least 3 times before, possibly more. I believe the first incident may have occurred late last year, with periodic similar episodes continuing through the early spring. We took the truck in to our local dealer, who replaced the "tie rod" and "bar track" on march 27, 2002, as a result of their analysis of the problem. However, we have had two more occurrences since then. It only happens at highway speeds (>50mph) and begins after taking a bump, which doesn't necessarily have to be a large bump or pothole.
Vehicle failed annual inspection as a result of lower and upper ball joints being bad.contacted dealer.this was a common problem.
4 shock absorbers are inadequate for size of vehicle. If vehicle hit a bump in the road,it will bounce all over, causing uneven tire wear, and loss of control.
Vehicle wanders arcoss the road when driven 50 MPH or more. Vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasions for various repairs and parts replacement, but the problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Steering wheel would periodically vibrate excessively once vehicle moves approximately 45 MPH. At times, steering would be uncontrollable. Dealer will not provide remedy.
Received notice #01v153000. Clock spring broke while making a turn. Contacted dealership. Urged to bring vehicle in for repairs. After arriving was informed to leave vehicle, and would get to it when time allowed. No appointment was made. Dealership did not accept or make appointments.
After many visits to the selling dealer, and a meeting with the chrysler rep. My truck still exhibits problems such as sat.4/28/01 while driving I turned the truck right and noticed the steering was extremely tight, when the steering wheel was turned back to the straight position, something inside cracked, almost immediately the (air bag) light came on and remainred on, truck was brought to dealer and was set for an appointment for monday, 4/30/01. The ownersmanual states ( warning ignoring the air bag light in your instrument panel could mean you won't have the air bags to protect you in a collision) the dealer failed in attempt after attempt to investigate my complaints, and now caused me to have to drive this defective truck. The brakes at times while comming to a stop shudder, or do you call it wheel hop , 3/15/01 dependable dodge replaced the brake drums on the rear after the service director drove the truck on 3/9/01. The truck now three times is exhibiting front tire wear, first time they match mounted the tires as well as took one of the front tires off the rim and exchanged it with the spare tire under the truck, second time they aligned the frontend and rotated the tires, 200 miles later the tires showed signs of wear again, truck was taken to 2 different michelin tire dealers and they informed me that the tires are wearing prematurely, to soon with only 1000 miles on them since the alignment. The truck ehibits what the service director says is a ping, I was informed to increase the octane from 87 to 89, which has done nothing. I am in the process of entering into the lemon law process and am very dissapointed with the response I have received from the dealer as well as the manufacturer. Thank you.
Consumer states while driving, when he steps on the clutch pedal, theres a noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle. And the same noise can be heard while driving over bumps.*ak *jb
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