Improperly installed suspension parts from factory grinding through right spring shackle. Bushings installed with metal flange inboard,instead of outboard where pressure forces spring off bushing ,into shackle, causing failure. I have photos before the old bushing was replaced. It appears they may have run out of right spring assemblies on the line and use left on both sides,as other bushing look wrong also. I have seen people post online that rear springs have broken loose and went through bed of truck,causing control issues. Would not be good at highway speeds with a 10,000 lb trailer attached I contacted dodge about issue as their are probably others out there with the same issue, and they said they would call me if their was a recall,hopefully before someone gets killed. Repaired one bushing so far myself.
2004 Dodge RAM 1500 suspension complaints
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Tl* the contact owns 2004 dodge ram 1500. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH when the vehicle exhibited an abnormal humming sound from the rear. The contact stated that the faster the vehicle was driven, the louder the sound would become. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician stated that the pinion bearing would need to be replaced. The dealer also advised that contact that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 129,600.
Both front hub/wheel-bearing assemblies have failed on my truck. My truck has 50k miles! The front wheel-bearing on both sides makes noises, sometimes sounds like it is catching or getting stuck. This has caused me to wreck in a ditch and is very dangerous. The noise starts out only once in a while, then seems to be constantly grinding.
I have a 2004 dodge ram 1500 4x4 regular cab pickup w/ 20" wheels & oem goodyear wrangler hp tiers 5.7 hemi. Vehicle is 100% stock and unmodified and maintained meticulously. At random intervals on the highway between 60 & 65 MPH. The vehicle will abruptly develop a massive shaking sensation. Violent enough to make it feel like it may loose control or have a flat tire. Then if you slow down the truck ride smoothes as glass and will be fine till it starts to build again, or a bump sets it off. This problem is well known throwout the internet and commonly called "death wobble". This condition seems to affect primarily ram 1500-2500 from 2003-2008.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 1500. While the contact was driving approximately 35 MPH into a curve, the steering wheel began to slightly vibrate with a noise coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road and inspected. The contact was able to resume; however, the failure continued to occur intermittently whenever making a turn. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where both front wheel bearings were replaced under the service warranty. Recently, the identical failures occurred and the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact experienced similar related defects as mentioned in the safety recall on the 2006 dodge ram 1500; the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v038000 (suspension: front:wheel bearing ). The failure mileage was 80,000.
Around 6/2009 my passenger side wheel hub starting to make a cracking and popping noise at parking lot speeds, I took it to have replaced. It was replaced with a new part. Now only a year later my driver side wheel hub is making the same cracking and popping noise. I believe the bearings are sub standard and need to be checked into.
My prior complaint about 2003 to 2006 dodge ram pickups having improperly greased factory wheel bearings causing bearing failure and tires to fall off the front axles has not been addressed by chrysler. The federal safety agency only demanded recalls on the 2006 models which is not the case, see recall # 07v038000. This is definitely a problem and life threatening issue. I have replaced my front wheel bearings myself at several hundred dollars out of pocket and actually saw the old bearings blued with heat and without grease. The replacements were also lacking grease and again need replaced after only 5,000 miles. Please recall all 2003 to 2006 models for front bearing failure before someone is injured or killed.
2004 dodge ram 1500 4x4, 68,000 miles, not commercial use, never used for towing, never used to plow snow, no modifications made ever, driven on paved highways and city streets, and never driven off road. On december 11th 2009 I was driving to work on a smooth paved road when a humming began in the front of the truck. In a matter of 1-2 miles the passenger front wheel began vibrating hard and the vehicle started pulling hard to the right. This almost caused me to loose control. I checked the suspension the next day and found the passenger front hub bearing worn out and severely loose. I could rock the tire 1/4 inch each direction. Upon inspecting the hub there were no dark spots indicating grease had leaked out. I disassembled the front hub and found it bone dry of grease and ruined. I believe this is the same bearing assembly, or very similar, as the 2006 ram 1500s. The failure was sudden with only a minor humming before severe vibration, wheel drag, and almost a loss of steering. The cost of parts alone cost me approximately $185 at an aftermarket parts store and $350 at chrysler. It is obvious that chrysler installed the same type of defective bearings in all the 04,05,06 and possibly newer ram 1500 pickups. The federal safety agency should enforce this recall through chrysler on all 04,05, and 06 models before a fatality occurs. Below is the 2006 recall. 2006 dodge ram 1500 units affected: 86333 recall number: 07v038000 summary: on certain pickup trucks, the front wheel bearing may have received an insufficient quantity of grease during the manufacturing process. Consequence: this could result in bearing degradation, and if subsequent noise and vibration are ignored, could result in hub assembly separation. This may result in a loss of vehicle control and cause a crash without warning. Remedy: dealers will replace the front hub and bearing units. The recall began on february 26, 2007. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-140.
There is a recall for 2006 dodge ram 1500 trucks for the front wheel bearing, it wears out causing a lot of noise and vibration and the wheel can actually fall off, the campaign # for this incident is g02. My problem is I own a 2004 dodge ram 1500 with only 77000 kilometers and the exact situation happened to me and my right front wheel fell off from a worn front wheel bearing, luckily no damage occurred since I was only going 5 klms an hour at the time but the bearing ended up costing me 325.00 canadian with tax and with only 77,000 klms this should not occur ever. Can someone get back to me please and thanks.
The right front wheel assembly broke free from vehicle while driving at 40mph nice straight road st 933 going from notre dame to niles michigan. The assembly rotor calipers lug nuts suspension and rim with tire. As the assembly rolled under the truck is caused me to go airborne this happened at 1:30pm on a beautiful day. 08/25/09. After the truck came to a stop I got out and could not believe what just happen. It was just a matter of minutes before the state police arrived. His first question was am I ok do I need medical attention. His second q uestion where is the other vehicle I told him there is none. Question 2 where is the rest of the truck. I said I do not know. My insurance is bent on getting the truck auction off trying to recoup some of there money. I got on your homepage and found a recall notice campaign id number 04v221000 affecting 6183 vehicles. The truck sits at copart salvage case exp.0001961. I also called the manufacture they said it must have gotten lost in the mail. Thew recall was in 2004 two months after purchase of the truck they offered no help. What is there was some traffic that day there would have been many deaths including myself.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 1500. The contact heard a loud vibrating noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. He fears that the tire will detach from the vehicle due to the front wheel bearings. He took the vehicle to the dealer on three occasions, but they were unsuccessful in identifying the cause of the failure. The failure is becoming progressively worse. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v038000 (suspension:front:wheel bearing); therefore, they would not perform the remedy. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 50,000.
My 2004 dodge ram 1500 truck has 26,000 miles on it. We have been told by a mechanic's shop that the front hub bearings are in dire need of being replaced. I see that 2006 models have been recalled by dodge for the same problem. I do not think that 26,000 miles warrants something of this nature failing and it seems apparent that this is a manufacturer's defect.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 1500. The vehicle has 20 inch tires and the wheels are unstable. While driving 65 MPH over bumps in the road, the vehicle veers into another lane. The dealer stated that nothing is wrong with the vehicle. The current mileage is 60,279 and the failure mileage was unknown. Updated 02/01/08. *lj updated 02/01/08
On 2-23-07, I had occasion to drive my 2004 dodge, ram pu, 1500 4x4 approximately 400 miles from where I live in western ny. Druing the trip we hear a slight humming noise coming from under the vehicle. Due to heavy snow during the trip we thought it was snow build up under neat. However approx. 50 from returning home and upon entering a service area off the nys thruway, a definite grinding / crrunching noise was heard coming from somewheres under the front end. We continued to our destination in the buffalo, ny area. At this time besides the noises the steering wheel was jerking when traveling at a slow rate. Subsequently the vehicle was left a west herr dodge, orchard park, ny where it had been purchased. The dealer ship was closed when left and contact was made with them the following day for them to check it and make repairs. On monday, 2-26-07 we were contacted and advised the vehicle had been repaired and the the problem had been the front left wheel bearing which they replace. Upon picking the truck up I was told that there had not been any previous problems as such with these trucks. About 5 days later I happened to hear on our local tv that the 2006 model dodge ram pick up's had been recalled due to faulty front wheel bearings whcih was due to insufficient quanitity of grease. I am worried that my trucks bearings have the same problem as the 2006 and that the other side wheel bearing might go and could cause an accident.
Both front wheel bearings exhibit the same things identified in the 2006 dodge ram recall, however, the dealer says the recall does not apply. Should wheel bearings on a truck with 46,000 miles have to be replaced at the consumers expense?
Both front wheel bearings failed prematurely. (33,000 miles on odometer) the result of this failure, compromise steering, do to vibration.
At approximately 10,000 miles our 2004 dodge ram 1500 began pulling hard to the right. At highway speeds, the vehicle will cross 4 lanes of traffic within seconds if the driver is not pulling to the left in order to compensate for the right pull. We have had the vehicle aligned several times by different dealerships as well as at alignment shops, and the issue persists. Daimler chrysler claimed the issue was tire related, and we had the tire dealer move tires around repeatedly trying to make the problem go away. We have also replaced tires with no change in the pull. Recently, we noticed the pull is far worse when the vehicle has a full tank of gas, which leads me to suspect weight or weight distribution is a factor. We had steering rack and differential failure at approximately 25,000 miles. Both were replaced and the problem continues to exist. Also, alignment numbers go from within specification to wildly out of specification each time the truck is placed on a rack. This vehicle control issue is 100% repeatable.
I was driving down the road, heard a noise and suddenly my right front wheel detached from my vehicle. My vehicle swerved out of control and I ended up in a shopping plaza. Luckily, I escaped unhurt. I looked and saw that the wheel became detached at the spindle. I had the vehicle towed to the dealer. Even though my vehicle is under warranty, the dealer refused to fix it stating that I hit something that caused the spindle to become detached. The 2004 dodge stratus has had the same problem and there are an awful lot of dodge rams with front end problems. Daimler chrysler refused to do anything stating that they go with what the dealership says.
This started out with a tire almost being flat. Pumped up the tire at home and took vehicle to a tire shop to be repaired. When the shop took the tire off the truck, they told me the tire is no good, it is leaking through the sidewall. They put my spare on and I went to the goodyear dealer in my town. The goodyear dealer looked at the leak through the sidewall and removed the tire from the rim. There was 2 , 2 inch cuts on the inside of the tire sidewall (1 at the leak) of this tire that he could not explain. He told me a new tire was $180.00 and I asked him to contact goodyear corporate because there is hardly any wear/miles on these tires. He contacted goodyear and 3 days later they said they would replace the tire for $94.00. This tire had 4/32 worn off from it!!! While waiting for goodyear corporate to reply to the local goodyear dealer I took the truck to my local dodge dealer to have them raise the truck on the hoist to check the rest of the tires for a slight bulge on the inner sidewall because of fear of these tires blowing out the sidewall at highway speeds and causing a fatality! They did not see any but before I left they told me to schedule an appointment to get both outer tie rod ends and the left (driver) side lower ball joint replaced! This vehicle was purchased new on 12-31-2003, has 26,600 miles on it and has always been serviced at this dealer.parts and labor were covered by warranty but what is going to fail next?
On the highway my truck bounces so bad I have to pull out of the fast lane. While in a turn at highway speeds (65 MPH) if I hit a bump my truck jumps approx. Two feet left or right. Sometimes if I hit a bump going straight on the highway it will do the same thing. Sometimes the bouncing is so bad my vision becomes blurred. I had my truck checked by dodge two times and they say my truck is "ok" and its just "california roads". I drove my neighbors truck which is the same year 4x4 quad cab and it bounced approx. 1/4 of what mine bounces. When my kids are in the back in their car seats they bounce up and down approx. Two to three inches up and down as I drive down the highway. The area I drive in is i80 between fairfield and truckee, ca. My main concern is when my truck hits a bump and jumps out of control at 65 MPH or highway speeds. I'm a san francisco police officer and I know this truck has a problem which needs to be fixed before some gets killed.
Dodge ram 1500 year 2004 purchased brand new on march the vehicle had 22 miles on it when the accident occured it had approx. 10,000 miles. Proble defective axle and or rim. Note: previous tire blow out rim totaled and repaired that rim was placed on the truck and the tires rotation and that rim went to the left rear axle, tire is lost.
While driving at 25 MPH something in the front end popped followed by the left front tire separating from the truck. When this occurred vehicle sharply pulled to the left and collided with a pole. Vehicle was towed to a towing yard, then to a body shop. The body shop or the insurance company couldn't indicate what popped and caused the tire to separate.
When driving at highway speeds there was heavy vibration coming from the rear end. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
My vehicle pulls hard to the right. I have complained to the dealer within the first week of purchase. I have had 4 alignments done, and that does not correct the problem. Dealership has not offered to investigate further to find problem.
Driving northbound on the 101 freeway in the far right lane changed to the center lane on dry asphalt pass a slower moving car and heard a loud noise. Face impacted the steering wheel .don,t recall anymore than that do have an accident report. Think the right rear axle broke or something in the right front suspension. Tie rod or ball joint the inside of the right front wheel is estroyed and was off. The truck complete with large bracket broken tie rod and ball joints and rotor . Outside of wheel is not damaged. Right rear wheel has the brake drum/disc and part of the broken off axle still bolted to it.. Allpar has a report on dodge ram axles braking 2002 and up.states a new design is in place for 2006. Is aware of this problem..*ak truck hit a concrete wall and skidded to a stop in the third lane of traffic on fire under the front end a following wittness stated sparks were flying through the air.. They also put out the fire. Major front end damage and no air bags deployed. Dodge denied any responcibillity a claim was filed have the letters and email. The dealers added further injury by charging as much as possible and high interest for a new magnum sxt.made it impossible to buy the rt model.. I do have the two wheels in question at the shop I work at tri city tansmission service. And photos of the aftermath.. At the body shop.they couln't believe I walked away. Thankyou for your time sincerely michael a young
The wheel bearings failed prematurely. *la both sides of the front wheel bearings failed. *sc
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