All of these applied to my moms truck of was built only months before mine and of chrysler will not authorize to fix, the suspension is the latest., it broke on monday and my moms received her notice last friday, chrysler will not autorize dealer to fix even thow they are aware it is the same as recall.????? Why ???? They say the cutoff is march of 95 and my trucks clearing date is 9/95, its the same problem and is very dangerous, the spring perch is broken in half on drivers side, this is were all the weight of the trick sits on the front and the pass side is cracked, if you have any questions I will fax the recall notice and pcitures of my truck. Thanks.
1996 Dodge RAM 2500 suspension complaints
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Knocking noise in right front suspension also noticed its been reported by others. It should be recall.
Between jan.1998 through oct. 1999 vehicle has been through eight sets of brakes, front rotors turned three times, rear drums turned once, excessive wear of the brake components.
Dealership and chrysler have acknowledged that this is a known fault and a technical service bulletin has been filed with the federal safety agency yet they refuse to resolve the problem citing that the vehicle has been modified with an aftermarket lift kit. I have been in contact with one other dodge vehicle owner with the same problem. His name is richard hardy (714) 964-0483. He has also been denied warranty work. He, along with a local suspension shop have worked to identify the problem with the brakes and suspension. Unable to locate the problem, he submitted to dodge's demoands of removing the lift kit ( this is a difficult 6 hour process). The problem still existed when the lift kit was removed. When the vehicle was returned to mr. Hardy after the warranty work was completed it still exhibits the same problem. As this is a known problem and existed prior to the installation of the lift kit, I have refused to remove my lift kit as it has no bearing on remedying the problem. I am appealing to you to help me resolve this issue.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with front end suspension. While driving vehicle started jumping. The consumer has taken the vehicle to get it fixed 5 times. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
Problems with front end shaking violently at 60mph after going over a series of bumps in the roadway.
Vehicle has excessive play in the steering, pulls to the right and wears out front brake pads frequently.
Vehicle vibrates so severely it gives driver a false sense of control.
Both front tires severely cupped and this was due to inadequate shocks in the front.
When driving the truck at highway speed and hitting a series of bumps in the road, the front end of the truck begins to shake and it's very hard to keep control of the truck. Have to slow down rapidly to about 25mph in order to maintain control of the truck.
Shocks failed.
Vehicle vibrates.
Rear wheel bearing seal failed twice.
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