Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 2500. While driving approximately 50 MPH over a bump in the road, the front end wobbled uncontrollably. The vehicle traveled in and out of a ditch to a complete stop. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who stated that the steering bolt joints and stabilizing bar needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. Updated 6/25/15
2011 Dodge RAM 2500 suspension complaints
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The front end shakes around 60 to 65 MPH. When driving, you have to slow down to 35 - 40 MPH to stop the shaking.
While driving at 65 miles per hour, and crossing a bridge expansion joint, truck began shaking violently. Shaking did not stop until I was able to reduce the speed below 45mph. Similar incidents continue to occur every time I drive the truck. This could easily lead to a serious accident.
Truck has the n49 recall, took it to dealer in feb 2014, wanted to do a front end alignment. Told him it was a recall. Order part (waited, waited) call back was 30th on list. Then told me they do one a week. Called back in 3 weeks, still 30th on list. On june 26 the truck started to shake, lost control and went in ditch, pushing the front in. Chrysler said there was no indication of manufacturing defect after they conducted an investigation.
In january 2014 I received mail for an important safety recall n49 / the federal safety agency 13v‑529 for my 2011 ram 2500 mega cab 4x4 laramie. The safety recall is from chrysler for a defect on left tie rod ball stud may fracture under certain driving conditions causing loss of directional control and / or crash without warning. In light of all the gm and toyota deadly incidents with multitudes of recalls and fraud my issue has not been resolved by my local dealership genes chrysler fairbanks ak, contacting chrysler inquiring about my parts taking extremely long to manufacture per my dealership, and I also contacted by telephone, the administrator, the federal safety agency, washington dc vehicle hotline and still nothing has been done. I was the 1st to make an appointment back in january 2014 then got the runaround ever since and repeated calls to the service workers, manager and owner of genes chrysler my dealership. Worse yet I just receive yet another mail notice about the same recall and still waiting. I emailed by dealership informing them that my family and I were taking a vacation driving on the richardson highway to valdez ak which are the worst roughest roads in ak and that if we were to be involved in an accident caused by this unresolved safety defect that my children and family would sue and blow this out on the media. Please help us I drive 55 miles round trip daily to work and I am the one risking my life!
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 2500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v529000 (suspension) but was advised by the dealer that the parts needed to complete the repair were not available. The manufacturer was also contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving 72 MPH, the vehicle started to shake violently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the track bar was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 74,000. Updated 06/10/14 ma also, there was a problem with the front differential, track bar and rubber bushing. Updated 07/01/14
I was driving on I-10 going west by blthe, ca I went over a bridge and ran over the joint between the bridge and the road the truck went into a speed wobble it didn't stop until I got on the brakes hard down to 40 MPH I have had it happen several times more always at bridges or rough spots on the road.
While in reverse and turning left, the left tie rod end snapped at the ball joint. It appears to be a geometry problem, not all about a faulty part. Chrysler stated the part had already been replaced during recall l16, but it has not fixed the problem. Customer service stated they will only replace the part once under the recall.
While driving my 2011 dodge ram on the freeway, the front end started shaking so violently that the hood latch popped, and forced me to the side of the road. Towed to dealer nothing found wrong continued this 10 to 15 times until it took me across two lanes of traffic to the center median on the interstate at 70 MPH.the steering arm and dampener was replaced. Continued the same problem 3 more times and 3 separate dealers have looked at vehicle and made repairs. I have 15,000 miles on vehicle and continue to have same issues and dodge will not make it right. I have a 50,000 dollar death trap that I am expected to drive or trade to an unexpected family!
I was backing out of my parents driveway and turned the wheel to the left and the ball joint broke in half.
Vehicle went into the "dodge death wobble" which almost caused a crash as the vehicle was hard to control. We were north of amarillo tx when it first happened. It did it at least 11 more times as we drove to oklahoma city. We kept driving slower and slower as the "dodge death wobble" would not stop until we got the speed down to 30 MPH. It happened again 3 times on 8/12/13 as I drove from jones, ok to the dealer in guthrie ok. I do have video's of the last 2 "dodge death wobbles". The dealer is telling me they fixed the vehicle by putting in one bolt that was missing. I feel this vehicle is not safe to drive. I'd rather not ever get it back, but if I do, I feel all the parts in the front end should be replaced because of the trauma all the parts went through during at least 15 events of the "dodge death wobble". You'd have to be in the vehicle to realize how violent the shaking is when it does the "dodge death wobble".
Truck suddenly started bouncing all over the road. Felt as though all four tires had suddenly gone flat. Extremely difficult to maintain control and went into oncoming lane sideways. Inspection did not show any failed component (tire, steering system, etc). Check engine light illuminated for a day, then went off. Light illuminated again, with no indication of problem. Loss of control has happened three more times since first occurrence. Similar speeds during each event, with two different operators. Serious difficulty retaining control to stop the vehicle and roll over/crash concerns preclude attempting to duplicate event. Dealership has been unresponsive to date. I will never trust the oncoming dodge truck until this is addressed. People are going to die. It is sad.
The truck experienced the dodge death wobble and I have spoke with chrysler and they are not working to correct an issue with their product that has been know about since 1994 and has had many recalls for this issue needs to be resolved before people get hurt or killed from the vehicle losing control and cause traffic accidents. The vehicle shakes uncontrollably and has even ripped the steering wheel from my hands while driving and had to come to almost a complete stop before it would quit.
Traveling on interstate highway for about an hour or 74 miles, at highway speed. Suddenly the steering and or front wheels and axle started shaking violently from side to side. Shaking the entire vehicle out of control and into the median.the violent wobble and or shaking was so severe it blew the steering hose off causing the lose of fluid , steering and braking. Had my wife been driving, there was no way she could have held it together. Thankfully I got it stopped without a rollover or involving another vehicle. Something must be done before someone is killed by this poorly engineered front end. I've learned sense then many others are having this problem. Please get something done in behalf of consumers about this matter before someone is killed.
Truck circulating dirt road after 25 miles constant. The billet shock tower, left deformed material fatigue. Deforming the chassis support area, and the shock is destroyed. Generating a wobble uncontrollably, cutting rods. Both wheels being uncontrolled. The upper coil support, shows a clear in its zone fatigue. This same fault happened at 3500 miles, and chrysler dealer in chile, just change the bars tracks.
While driving at speeds above 55mph, if an expansion joint, pot hole, or any form of a larger bump is hit, the vehicle will go into what is commonly known as "death wobble." to be more specific, the front axle is shifting side to side underneath the body of the truck, causing a violent shake that is impossible to describe. Being an ase certified technician, I inspected my personal vehicle with two other ase certified technicians, and discovered no logical causes for such a shake, but proceeded to retorque every nut and bolt under the vehicle along with adding a new heavy duty steering stabilizer, per dodge dealer suggestion. To no avail, the problem still persists. I can no longer allow my six month old daughter to ride in my truck for fear of death wobble occurring. I refuse to allow my wife to drive my truck for fear of her safety. Make this situation right with ram truck owners, before it takes a life.
Tell us what happened: I noticed a severe wobble which almost caused me to wreck in the left front after hitting a small bump in the freeway whils traveling 70 m.p.h. The wobble stopped when I slowed down. This continues to happen when I hit any kind of a bump at speeds of 70 or more. I took the vehicle to the dealer, it was there for 4 days, they said they repaired the problem, the dealer recommended I have the tires rotated and balanced, which I did and paid for it myself. The next time I drove on the freeway and hit a bump the truck went into a dangerius wobble again .. I took the truck back to the dealer,which time the mechanic rode with me and felt the wobble when I hit a bump at 70 m.p.h. The mechanic said he was going to have to take the front end apart to find the problem ,which he said would take a entire day. I left the truck,, 4 days later I was told that there was nothing wrong with the front end and it might be the tires..( the truck has 11000 miles on it) I picked the truck up and left,as I was driving home I hit a bump in the road at 70 m.p.h. And almost wrecked.. I'm lost.. Paid $50.000.00 for a death trap and no where to turn.
I noticed a severe wobble which almost caused me to wreck in the left front after hitting a small bump in the freeway whils traveling 70 m.p.h. The wobble stopped when I slowed down. This continues to happen when I hit any kind of a bump at speeds of 70 or more. I took the vehicle to the dealer, it was there for 4 days, they said they repaired the problem, the dealer recommended I have the tires rotated and balanced, which I did and paid for it myself. The next time I drove on the freeway and hit a bump the truck went into a dangerius wobble again .. I took the truck back to the dealer,which time the mechanic rode with me and felt the wobble when I hit a bump at 70 m.p.h. The mechanic said he was going to have to take the front end apart to find the problem ,which he said would take a entire day. I left the truck,, 4 days later I was told that there was nothing wrong with the front end and it might be the tires..( the truck has 11000 miles on it) I picked the truck up and left,as I was driving home I hit a bump in the road at 70 m.p.h. And almost wrecked.. I'm lost.. Paid $50.000.00 for a death trap and no where to turn...
At highway speeds of 65-70 truck started to shake very bad were I almost lost control slowed down and stopped check all tire and started going again and as soon as I hit 65mph it happened again till I slowed down to 30mph I once again stopped check tires all good this is a common thing with the dodge ram from doing a search of the internet on what other dodge ram owners are calling the death wobble and to this date dodge says nothing is wrong this problem needs to be looked in to and either make dodge do a recall to fix there problem before someone gets killed or injured because of this.
I was driving my truck on the interstate at about 65 MPH and hit a bump in the road. My truck went all over the interstate almost throwing me into the ditch. I thought I had a flat tire but I didn't. I continued down the interstate and nothing happened. A week later it happened again on the interstate. I was told by a truck company that I was experiencing the death wobble. I called the dodge dealership and they said they knew nothing about the death wobble. I cant drive my new truck on the interstate fearing for my safety and others I may hurt.
While driving my 2011 ram power wagon from speeds of 35mph to 70 MPH any small bumps in the highway or expansion joints in the road put this vehicle into an extremely violent wobble with uncontrollable steering issues. I immediately brought vehicle to dealership and dealership had said they never heard of this, they agreed to replace the steering damper and the problem still persists. I'm a professional driver of fire apparatus and have never been as deeply concerned about my safety as now driving this truck. I looked up on the internet and there are countless wobble issues associated with ram 2500 and ram 3500 trucks. I am not positive if my local dealership understands the severity of the situation. This can and will result in injury or much worse, death. Please address this issue in a timely manner to protect not just the thousands of dodge owners but the innocent bystanders on the same road with this truck.
At normal driving speeds, when a bump or expansion joint is hit, a violent shimmy occurs in the front end. The way to make this stop is by hitting the brakes lightly bringing the speed down. The steering feels loose. It's happened 6-8 times in the last 5 days. The truck sways back and forth, this is a serious potentially dangerous issue.
I have a 2011 dodge ram 2500 hd with 27,000 miles. This truck was bought new from the dealer. This truck now has a severe problem with steering. When driving at highway speeds if the truck hits a bump in the road the front end will go into a very violent shaking. This is severe enough to cause loss of control of the vehicle. After a simple search of the internet I found this to be called the death wobble and appears to be a known common problem.
Hit pothole on the highway and truck started to shake violently. I was unable to steer the truck. Truck was literally bouncing down the highway until I slowed down to aprox. 30mph. This has happened at least 3 times in the last week. *tr if this were to happen on a curve in the road I would be dead.
While traveling at speeds greater than 45mph the vehicle starts to shake violently when driving over highway expansion joints or potholes. The vehicle is completely uncontrollable and the only recourse is light pressure on the brakes until speed falls below 25mph.
2500 series dodge ram pickups have serious front end problems. They are not safe straight out of the factory in my opinion. We have recently bought two 2011 ram 2500's one has less than 10,000 miles and the other 18,000, and they wobble all over the road. It is very dangerous, especially if they go into the "death wobble".
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