Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500 quad st/slt. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle shakes violently while driving approximately 70 MPH. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the front stabilizer rod at the cost of $1,000. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer stated that the tires needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 109,500 and current mileage was 109,900. Updated 10/06/09. *lj the consumer stated the tires were worn out on the outside only. Even when the vehicle had an alignment and the tires rotated the problem still remained the same. The fuel pump module was replaced. Updated 10/09/09.
2004 Dodge RAM 2500 suspension complaints
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I own a dodge ram 2500 and when I hit a bump the front end wobbles really bad ii had the truck check and nothing can be found. You really have to be careful it will cause a crash if you cant control it.
2004 dodge 2500 "death wobble" truck vibrates violently at highway speeds after hitting pothole or bridge expansion joints.
1. Normal driving and operation 2. Front hub failures. First at 35,000 miles, second at 42,000 miles (mileage approximate). Potential for front wheel separation from vehicle. No accident. 3. Replace front hubs. Failed components are available for inspection if desired.
2004 dodge 2500 4x4 4 door automatic. The problem is when I am driving around 60 or 65 and hit a bump in the road the front end shakes out of control until I slow down to less than 35 or 40 then it stops. I have replaced tires, ball joints, and stabilizers bars, put some sort of heavy duty stabilizer shock on the front end the dealer could not find any thing wrong every time they test drove it. I finally asked if someone from the dealer could ride with me to see what the truck dose at 60 MPH. A mechanic rode with me driving at about 62 MPH we drove across the seam at the beginning of a bridge and the front end let loose. The reaction from the dodge mechanic was just short of panic. He then drove it and it did the same thing. Back at the dealership he told the service manager 'I have no idea what that could be I thought the front end was falling off. This problem has been going on for at least three years and about 55,000 miles. I hope you can help thanks for your time.
On 3-24-08, my vehicle failed state inspection at shaffer's auto service center; 422 taylor st.; new castle, pa 16101 (724‑654‑1088). Since it was under an extended warranty plan, I took it to king's chrysler; 3239 wilmington rd.; new castle, pa 16105 (724‑654‑7761) to be fixed. They replaced both front universal joints. But they said that all four ball joints were within specifications for allowed movement. My 2004 dodge ram 2500 had 32083 miles on it then. A remark was made that the balljoints should last another 5 thousand miles or so. Today I wanted to have them checked, since I have 37,000 miles on the vehicle. I have been continually worried that a wheel might break off since this vehicle failed inspection at shaffer's. And this is the second time that I took it back to king's to see if the balljoints were bad enough to change. Today, they told me I voided the warranty because I had locking hubs installed on the vehicle to improve fuel mileage. I had the hubs installed after it failed inspection and they said it would last a while longer. I plan on changing the balljoints at my own expense now. But am troubled that they didn't change them at the time because if one breaks, then a wheel could fall off my vehicle and I could be injured as well as anyone else who was near me on the highway. I have recently been doing a lot of traveling on interstate rt. 80, across pa and am afraid one will break at 65 MPH as I travel rt. 80. Should vehicle dealers be permitted to defy the authority of another state vehicle inspection station to keep from doing warranty work? I believe that their negligence has put me and others at risk on the road ways I travel.
Front wheel bearing failure, 2004 dodge ram 2500 2wd slt quad cab. 96,000 miles. During front pad inspection, noted how difficult it was to turn left front wheel hub. Had heard something while driving previous day that sounded like a bearing going out. Then inspected right side, it was worse, free spin with grinding noise like it had no grease. After some research and the shock of how expensive the replacement parts are, I discovered that there was a recall for later years (2007) to replace these hubs for lack of grease. For these bearings to fail at this mileage is ridiculous on a part that can't be serviced. I am in the process of replacing both hubs for obvious safety reasons. I will be calling dodge on monday to see if they would care to help me.
Truck vibrates or shakes when going over 60 MPH. When it hits a bump it does the same thing. I was told it was ball joint defect which is on recall.
Vehicle failed safety inspection because upper and lower ball joints were bad. The truck is only 4 years old with 67,000 miles on it. Truck has been used primarily for highway driving. I am aware that dodge has had recalls for ball joint issues on their dakota and durango models. Upper and lower ball joints were replaced to satisfy utah state safety inspection.
Front-end noise gradually getting worse until front-end play in steering and wheels around 55,000 miles. Ball joints and u-joint parts were replaced (my expense) and now again at 95,500 miles the same problem is occurring again.
2004 dodge 2500 ram gas. Axle u joints on front have gone already 85,000 ml I do not plow nor do I 4 wheel. Family vehicle with children. I have talk to other owners who have had these problems with there's at only 60-70,000. What is going on with them.
Ball joint failure.
I have had several problems with the front end of my 2004 dodge ram 2500 3/4 ton four wheel drive ranging from poor ride (shaking and shimmying), tire wear, and several gearboxes being replaced. I originally took it in with 35,000 miles on it to the dealership and they told me the problem was due to the tires being out of balance and that the tire were wore wrong causing the shimmy feeling. Now, two years later the tires on the right side are destroyed, so I took it back to the dealer and they told me it needed an alignment. I took it to local tire company to have new tires and an alignment done and they informed me that the upper and lower ball joints the need to be replaced along with one tie rod at 52,000 miles, costing $1,500 for the work on the front end and $900 for tires. For a vechicle that has never been abused or seriously taken off-road this is ridiculous.
With normal driving the upper and lower front ball joints went out of my truck within the first 60,000 miles, then 20,000 miles later I am having to replace a lower ball joint again in addition to a wheel bearing/hub assembly. In talking to other dodge owners and the shop that did my repair work I have found that this is a very common problem with dodge trucks, in fact the ball joints were back-ordered when I had them repaired the first time. Worn out ball joints make the truck unsafe to drive and cause uneven wear on tires - meaning that I keep having to replace tires as well.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. While driving 40 MPH, the front end of the vehicle dropped and the passenger side front wheel bearing malfunctioned. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they replaced the hub, brake caliper, ABS sensor, and brake shield. The VIN was unknown. The consumer stated there was a loss of control as a result of the wheel dropping off the spindle. Updated 11/26/07
Vehicle has an uncontrollable shimmy or wobble sometimes at speeds above 40 MPH. It seems that there is no rhyme or reason as to when it might occur but is usually precipitated by only minor highway bumps or dips. It will not come back under control until the vehicle slows down considerably. I have had times when I have had to pull over to the side of the road.
My ram 2500 4x4 diesel truck started shaking uncontrollably at 60-65mph around 30k miles on vehicle, had to completely stop the vehicle to make the shaking stop. I thought I had problems with tires and balancing, so went to tire shop and bought new tires and had front end aligned. But about a week after new tires were installed it happened again, so I had dealership examine vehicle, they changed steering damper, and ball joints after 3 weeks in shop. Again, the vehicle started shaking, so brought it again to dealership, where they stated I needed to have the truck aligned, so I told them to have it aligned. The problem continued until I noticed the front tires were loosing its shape going bald on the outside, obviously alignment wrongly performed. I called the dealership and they said there was nothing they could do as alignment was not performed at their site. That's when I decided to bring the vehicle to my technician and pay for a real technician to do the job correctly. Here's what he found out: all tie rod ends and bars were damaged, steering damper was bad, and the front end was displaced wrongly via the eccentric adjustments. To our surprise, all new repalcement parts (tie rods, and bars) had problems, went back to mopar parts store three times to exchange parts. This is when we decided to go all the way and exchanged all tie rods and bars with aftermarket ones with grease cups and added a second steering damper to the principal bar coming from the pitman arm. Problem has been solved with $$$ and time to think about the problem. I can forwrd pictures of how the front end suspension looks now, not different from original but with grease cups and additional steering damper (mopar clamp on type). Please forward this to chrysler and dodge engineers.
My husband drives his 2004 dodge 3/4 ton diesel pick up every day to work. About a week ago he noticed that it had developed a vibration when he stopped. Believing it be a brake problem he took it to our mechanic shop and had them look it over. We were completely noplussed to discover that all of his front ball joints had failed. We were then told that is a common problem with this brand and that it was because there are no grease fittings on the factory installed parts. We had both the lower and upper ball joints replaced at the time.
I too have recently experienced the violent shaking/shimmy or death wobble"with the 2004 ram 2500, the first time at 75-80 MPH and could do nothing to stop the problem,. I figured I was going too fast and hit a bump at a weird angle. Then, it happened again at 60-65 MPH with the same results. You have to just hang on and slow the truck down and hope people get out of the way. The third time it was the final one. I took the truck to the dealership, and they replace the steering damper, that was accomplished with no help. The problem actually got worse and occurred again at much lower speed. I will be replacing the inner and outer right tie rods, and will try again once they arrived. Until then I would be confined to city driving. Dodge needed to wake up and see that this was an extreme safety problem that must be looked into before someone gets killed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. While driving approximately 75 MPH under normal driving conditions the vehicle began to vibrate violently. The contact was able to reach his destination, but had to drive approximately 55 MPH to prevent the vibration. The vehicle was currently being inspected by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 60,000.*ak the consumer stated the vehicle is company property and assigned to him. The dealer to the consumer the steering stabilizer had worn out. Updated 07/06/07.
Tl*- the contact stated that the 2004 dodge ram 2500 had a recall listed in the local newspaper for front wheel hub and bearing unit replacement. The contact stated the recall in the newspaper was for year 2006 dodge ram. He had repairs done for lower ball joints, tie rod ends replaced, wheel bearings replaced for the right front wheel, and a wheel alignment. The contact felt that this vehicle should be part of the recall due to the repairs he had done for the front end of his vehicle. The current mileage was 96318.*ak updated 03/30/07.
My 2004 dodge ram 2500 developed a vibration in the front end a about 35,000 miles. It was most noticeable at low speeds turning to the left. It got worse and by 50,000 miles began to appear at speeds from 45 MPH and up. At 52,000 miles the dealer found that both cv joints were bad along with both upper and lower ball joints. Both cv joints, all four ball joints, and the lt front hub and bearings were replaced. I have the replaced parts except the cv joints which were returned to chrysler.
Upper and lower ball joints the ball joints need to be replced at 70,000 miles, for a vechicle that has never been abused. This is uncalled for.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at highway speeds of 60mph over bumps, the vehicle violently vibrates intermittently until the brakes are depressed and released. The vibration can be felt through the steering wheel. When the vehicle was taken to the dealership, they determined the upper and lower ball joints on both sides were replaced due to excessive play. However, the replacement of the ball joints did not correct the problem. The vehicle was returned to the dealership on 5-03-06 where the steering damper was replaced. The contact is unsure if this repair has corrected the problem because of its intermittence nature of this defect .
I have a 04 dodge 2500 4x4 truck, when I drive at speeds of 70 MPH and above a hit a ripple in the road, the front driver side tire will start to hop violently. I have to slam on my brakes to stop the hopping of front tire.
Left wheel bearing on my 2004 ram 2500 truck has been replaced 8 times. The failure occurs under normal driving conditions. Two dealerships have worked on the problem but they have not been able to correct the malfunction. The seal of the wheel bearing has been broken every time. The first incident occured shortly after I purchased the truck. Mileage was approximately 2200 miles. Recently, the last four times, the seal was broken approximately every 3000 miles. Dodge dealership (arrigo dodge, west palm beach, florida) claims that chrysler will not authorize them to repair additional parts (spindles, front end, etc.), however, a chrysler representative has stated that the dealership has the authority to make any repairs that need to be done. Dealership claims that this is the first time that a vehicle has been brought in with this type of repair.
Dt: the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500 diesel. The contact complained about front upper and lower ball joint problem. The failure mileage the first time was 5000 miles,the upper ball joints had to be replaced. The failure mileages the second time was 20,300 miles and the upper and lower ball joints had to be replaced. The upper ball joints were changed twice, and the lower ball joints were replaced once in a year and a half period. The factory tire size was lt26570r17. At first incident the tires and rims were factory equipment, and at the second incident it was after market equipment.
Vehicle is in for a third time for same violent shaking at 65mph as reported to this site before. This vehicle is bound for a fatal head-on! I have found numerous complaints of the same problem nationwide on the internet. Dodge bought back 32 vehicles from the state of maine for the same reason. Is anyone at the federal safety agency looking into this? I have video of the problem showing a violent high speed wobble and bounce of the front-end. The video was taken from a second vehicle as I traveled at about 70 MPH.
At less than 4000 miles on my '04 dodge ram 2500 I experienced violent shaking in the front-end at about 70-75 MPH. I had to slow to about 35 to recover. This occured on a poor stretch of interstate therefor I avoided this stretch for sometime. At about 13000 miles I experienced the same problem and had to come to a complete stop to recover. This occured three more times on that trip and each time the onset occured at a slower speed. The shake is so violent that there is no steering control and slowing to abruptly enhanced the problem. I have seen several similar complaints on the internet yet only five reported to the federal safety agency. There are currently three other pickups with the same problems being serviced at the same dealership I took mine to. I was told by the mechanic that they haven't tracked the problem and dodge has been of no help. I currently have 600 miles on it since the repair and the problem is back. This problem without a doubt will cause a fatal crash. I am currently restricted to town driving until this problem is solved. Note: the date noted below for the date and mileage of occurence is only an estimate.
Dt: vehicle dies while driving and has no stopping power. Consumer has taken vehicle to service department and it has been fixed twice. The last time he took it in they didn't want to put it on the machine to check to see if anything was wrong. This happened at least once every week.*ak there was a problem with the front suspension making a clicking/popping noise. Even though dealer could not get it to duplicate they tightened the suspension bolts. *tt
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