Vehicle cuts often without any indication that anything is wrong. It does it any speed and there is no power steering, no brakes. This happened the first time at freeway speed and nearly caused a rear end collision because of the sudden and nearly uncontrollable stop.
2007 Dodge RAM 2500 steering complaints
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I have a 2007 dodge ram 2500 power wagon with only 131k miles . As I was driving on the highway home from work at around 60 MPH my whole front end started to shake like crazy and I almost lost control of the truck . I had to stop and pull off the road . Looking under the truck I do not see anything that looks broken or damaged. So I went online and alot of people online had the same issue as I did . I was told they are open recalls for front end parts going bad on my truck year model . I called my local dealer the service tech was happy to help until I said recall issues on the front end on the truck then all of a sudden his data base system went down so he will have to call me back . All I need is just a answer on if there is a open recalll so that I can have it repaired . Right now I am scared to move my truck .
Truck wonders all over road driving straight down road and the worst part id this truck only has 86.000 original miles! The factory steering box is garbage and in 2009 they upgraded these steering boxes cause they knew the original steering box was trash...its scary to drive this truck with oncoming traffic
Steering box has excessive play in steering wheel while driving straight down road...getting worse & worse by day
Vehicle intermittently and randomly shuts off at speed or stationary. Has happened numerous times at busy intersections and on highway. Power steering and braking power is lost.
During highway driving 60mph my truck developed "death wobble" the steering wheel was shaking violently side to side, I was unable to gain control until the truck was below 15mph. This happened several occasions thereafter anywhere from 40-65mph. I took the truck to the dealership, which determined everything was fine as far as recall concerns go, I explained that there was something wrong weather it was recall or not, and I wish to have it fixed. They expressed the truck was fine and refused to look further into it. There was a recall on the front end steering linkage which they also stated was not a problem. The "death wobble" returned on several occasions until from 12-4-17 to about 2-10-2017 when it caused me to leave the road pulling a trailer nearly crashing into a bridge support. After giving up on the dealer I investigated myself and found that the front end traction bar link was bad, this allowed the axle to move side to side. With the steering mounted to the frame, and the axle moving this caused the steering drag link to violently push/pull on the steering causing the potential deadly condition essentially the steering was steering left and right without my control. After replacing the traction bar and front end linkage the truck performed as it should with no further issues, this is a problem that is extremely common among ram owners of 2002-20010 trucks. Check out "dodge ram death wobble" on youtube it is a problem that dodge ignores, and when reported isn't aware on how to fix. It occurred on all road types and usually started at a bump or pot hole. Here's a link of many with the exact same problem. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnxs7x55d9c&feature=youtu.be
The passenger track bar mount and shock mount has fractures in the welds to the axle housing. The shock bracket underneath wear the bottom of the passenger shock bolts in is completely broken and the bottom of the shock is just floating with no stability. This is a factory weld and the 2013-2014s have the same issue but are the only ones with an official recall. It's been reported on many previous years and chrysler/dodge will not fix it. I am unable to take a picture of the the shock bolt as it is blocked by the track bar mount, but I did get the track bar mount clearly with the major fractures. There are more on the inner side of the passenger axle housing. This creates a major safety issue if it completely fails.
Death wobble / as I was coming down on ramp to I-205 after leaving hannah dodge as speed reached 55 I hit a small bump in pave and truck shook so violently I had to hit brakes as vehicle pulled left then right to shoulder where I came to a stop. This first happened as I reached 164th and hwy. 14 at 64 MPH and hit asphalt patch on overpass and was steering to the left lane when truck started shuddering violently and pulling to right as I hit brakes. Luckily on both occasions no traffic was to my right or behind me or I'm sure an accident could have occurred.
My 2007 dodge 2500 truck with a 5.9 diesel has experienced, what has been widely known as, death wobble. I would describe this as an uncontrollable loss of control when going over a bump or (more especially) an uneven change in the roadway like when going over overpasses or bridges. This is prevalent on the highway at speeds of 60 MPH plus. My truck currently only has 70,000 miles and has been impeccably maintained. The entire truck and steering shakes and the only way to stay alive is to brake heavily until it stops, usually at 30 to 40 MPH. This is not safe in any way, but especially on the highway. The truck has had this issue for years and happens without warning. I took the truck to my dealership and they said off the record, "sorry, we know it happens, but we have no solution." death wobble...everyone knows about it. Not gonna fix it. Hhmmmmm.
Death wobble/ happened 3x once pulling a trailer/ dodge dealer told me no recall on mine. To avoid getting in an accident I paid a professional dodge mechanic out of pocket over $1000.00 to rebuild complete front end, all components. Still happened so he resorted to an xtra heavy duty after market steering stabilizer called a rancho. Then put a new steering gear box on and a new set of michelin tires and it hasn't occurred since. However I'm out of pocket about $2500.00. Not a word from chrysler or a dime in restitution. Do I have any recourse now that I've discovered this agreement with ntsba & fiatchrysler. A word from chrysler would have been nice since I own 5 2007 pkups 1 2012 durango & a 1999 dodge ram 3500. I don't know how to send documents on here but I can document all of this and testimony from 1 certified dodge mechanic and another colorado certified front end specialist. If it's neede I can mail copies of receipts or contact one of these lemon lawyers I just read about. Thanks for your time and attention to this very disappointing experience with dodge : I really liked them but am unsure now of their safety. It always happened at about 50-55 MPH, always in a curve after hitting a bump. Once put me in the medium with a trailer load of hay. Still wondering how I didn't kill somebody.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. While driving 25-30 MPH, the tie rod failed and the vehicle crashed into a ditch. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,331.
Front end of truck has problem steering it wants to go both ways it seems at once so when you hit a bump it tries to correct it to pull to the opposite ways. It's alarming. When your driving at any speed
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 13v528000 (steering) and 15v13000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
At speed over 50 on a interstate highway hitting an expansion joint, bumps or uneven pavement while changing a lane on 2 lane state roadway to pass car (no bumps) truck went into violent front end shaking. Created unsafe passing situation while trying to get truck under control. Truck is a diesel with 72,000 well cared for miles. When speaking with a chrysler ram tough ?? (my a--)truck dealer , they knew nothing about a "death wobble" . Front end replaced except for steering box with front end alignment.
I have been having a problem that is know as (the death wobble ) when driving at 50 miles per hour or higher when hitting a bump in the road the truck vibrates so bad the you have a hard time controlling it.this has been happening since 2014. I have changed numerous parts in the steering to solve this problem to no avail. When will there be a recall on this issue before someone is killed.
Driving about 65 MPH hit a bump on interstate and truck shook violently and almost hit concrete wall. Had track bar bushings replaced that was supposed to be the fix just to have the same thing happen again two weeks later taking me off the interstate once again. Not sure what to have done next before it kills me or someone else!
I have had to replace numorous front end suspension and steering components,3 steering gear boxes,all front end steering parts,pitman arm, all steering components twice and both left and right axle shaft ujoints 7 times total and I have to do them again.the entire steering needs to be replaced again and I am seriously thinking of selling truck do to it is a money pit since day 1 when I purchased it brand new from brookfield motors.this truck is the 4th doge I purchased new and I am loosing faith in dodge.my truck is all stock,no modifications and have been told by dealers that my truck was an early production model,so I ended up with all junk /trial parts.I know there is a updated gear box which I cannot afford and upgrades to all other components I cannot afford.please if you can help me out in any way,it would be appreciated.I cannot take a risk of even selling this vehicle because it is just not safe.I have been stranded on the roads 3 times due to steering issues and other times I caught it before getting towed.the front end is garbage,please help in any way possible.I have reciepts but can not send them on computer due to I am not computer savy
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle shook uncontrollably. The contact mentioned that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the diagnosis was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.
My truck started shaking uncontollable after hitting a pot hole on instate at 75 miles hour, it has done this 3 times since, I have it in shop now but they dont want to pay for it , I have life time warranty on this vehicle, it shuck me all over the road, very scarey with my daughter and grandson in vehicle, im told its the death wobble, I need help please.
Two years ago, while driving at low speed on a city street, the right tie-rod ball joint broke and the tie rod dropped and wedged into the right front tire. Brought me to an abrupt stop and swerved the truck into the curb. At the time, I was not aware of a recall. I fixed it. Since then, the front transmission blew up. I replaced the whole front end. The right tie-rod broke on the new front end. I fixed it again. The other day, the right wheel bearing seized and the brakes failed. I was travelling at 65 MPH towing a flatbed trailer. Bringing it to a stop provided me with some maalox moments. I've had enough and am getting rid of this truck before it kills me.
Between 65 MPH and 75 MPH, there is a "speed wobble" which in april 2015 caused the right front tire to explode and shred (damaging the right front wheel well and ripping out the ABS harness). Feb 2016 this "speed wobble" which has been present since purchase (sept 2014) has finally caused the steering box to be faulty through the rapid back and forth action of the pitman arm via lower steering linkage. Thus causing the steering box to rapidly leak fluid which reduces power steering capability to zero, and causes hydro-assist braking to have zero functionality. If the power steering fluid reservoir is not filled every 30 min of drive-time, all functionality of the power steering and hydro-assist braking is lost. This "speed wobble" is a known issue with the style of steering linkage that is installed oem on 2003-2008 ram 2500/3500 my's, which is neither acceptable nor sustainable.
If we hit a small defect in the road, the truck begins shaking violently and becomes hard to steer until we have significantly reduced speed. This happens on any road surface and has occurred on interstate hi-ways at legal speeds of 80 MPH before., fortunately in light traffic that day.this could cause a severe accident if it happens at the wrong time and place. Problems was at first occasional and has become much more frequent. We use this truck to haul a heavy, loaded horse trailer. Or did, but now don't feel safe doing so.
In motion on hwy at 55-60 MPH coming out of a right turn. Right side tires entered a dip in the road and heard a metal bang sound. Truck began to rock from side to side, up and down violently causing loss of steering control while the whole family screams. Braking made it worse. Coasting to below 50 MPH corrected the rocking. Found the electronic sway bar hanging loose below truck. Suspension bracket for sway bar was broken at rear bolt location and bent down. Dealership states left front ball joints need replacing also and may have contributed to loss of control. Dealership said nothing is covered under previous recalls 11v350000 or 13v528000. $3400. Estimate.
Driving about 70 MPH straight on a highway. Hit a small bump in the road. My truck started shaking violently . Had to slow down to keep control of my truck and make a complete stop to stop it from shaking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that while the driver was driving at approximately 50 MPH, the front driver's side of the vehicle shook violently without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Death wobble that's resistant to repair.
Driving down the road at 65 MPH pulling and the right tie rod came apart and we headed into oncoming traffic. We were able to pull over without an accident. The dodge dealer told us that the left tie rod in trucks of our same year and model were under recall, but not ours. We had to repair it on our own. The left tie rod is now bad on ours but lucky we were told about it during a tire rotation. Dodge says that our truck isn't covered even though the same year and model trucks are.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. While having routine maintenance performed on the vehicle, the service technicians made the contact aware that the vehicle was leaking from the rear end. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the pinion needed to be sealed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred shortly afterwards. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the yolk needed to be replaced as well as the rear axle pinion nut. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
According to VIN recall search in june 2015, there are 3, possible 4 "recall incompletes" on the truck, the federal safety agency recall #'s 09e001; 13v‑528; 15v‑313, and/or manufacturer recall #'s h46; n62: r25 respectfully, plus possible aftermarket pitman arm recall. No accidents or failures dealer says manufacturer is only releasing limited amount of supplies per dealer and they cannot reorder till current stock is installed. Dealer says they have to wait till others ahead of me have their work completed and they are having issues getting customers to make appointments. For some reason, I keep moving down the recall list instead of up the list. Seems unreasonable to take so long for these recalls, some of which are 2 to 6 years old.
After hitting a small bump in the road the stearing wheel shakes so bad you must stop I have almost been hit several times there is no control of truck until it stops or almost stops. I have heard it called the death rattle is there a reason this problum has never been fixed I have read several complants this !!!!!
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