While turning left at any speed have a serious shudder. Truck has new wheel bearings tie rod ends rotors and calipers done at dodge dealership. The shudder is heard and felt in floor board nothing in brake pedal or steering wheel. Shudder is less audible when put into neutral and coasting while turning left.
1998 Dodge RAM 2500: ball joint or control arm failure
6 of the 225 complaints about the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
1998 dodge 2500 truck shakes violently after hitting small bumps. This problem occurs very often at least three times a month. Track bar, ball joints and sway bar were replaced but it made no difference.
Vehicle was parked. Consumer saw front tires pointing different ways. The front tie rod snapped. Causing vehicle to become inoperative.
Excessive loss of engine coolant, but no sign of leakages. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on four occasions, and still unable to locate problem. *ak the consumer indicated that the manufacturer interntionally with held the possible problem with v-10 engine to avoid recall. Accorcing to the information obtained from internet, the manufacturer had indicated that the v-10 heads and crankshaft could experience hair line cracks causing internal coolant leakage. Spark plugs failed. Front brake pads faied. Left lower ball joint failed.
Both tie rods replaced, front end was loose and made a loud noise, upper and intermediate steering column was replaced.
People in service dept. At dealership told me that my gear box and tie rod needed to be replaced due to an oversized tire (approx. 2 inches taller than factory tire) also due to the fact of using a lower gear to pull a trailer. The truck is an automatic.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500?
6 of 225 owner complaints about the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 (3%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500
Tire blowout 17ABS 9Pulling 8Adaptive cruise 7No deployment 6Brake failure 5Seat belt 5
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