From the date of purchase, the vehicle will not track straight ahead without constant correction with the steering wheel. Higher sppeds is less noticable but speed 40 to 55, the truck hunts left and right continously. Had dealer check alignment shortly after purchase when new and they said it was fine. No additional visits to the dealer since. Due to the continous wandering, tire wear is excessive on the steering axle.
2001 Dodge RAM 3500: pulls to one side
6 of the 130 complaints about the 2001 Dodge RAM 3500 describe pulls to one side.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Pulls to one side by model year
What owners say
Vehicle handling.......steering wander.......sway........failure to track.
Vehicle wanders left and right at any speed. Vehicle taken to dealer 5 times, replaced steering box and tie rod end, did wheel alignment. Did not remedy problem. Vehicle at dealership at this time. *ak
Vehicle wanders all over the road. Steering is unpredictable. Dealer aligned twice. No fix at this time per dealer service manager. Have to live with the problem per service manager.
Vehicle would wander over road, and was not controllable at any given time. Would barely turn steering, and vehicle would go 1 way. Would try to correct, would go other way. Contacted manufacturer's district manager, and been to dealership several times. Mechanic readjusted steering box and placed on laser adjuster to realign front end. Nothing else was done to vehicle to correct problem.
Vehicle wanders all over road, in both directions, difficult to control. To dealer who aligned vehicle mechanic stated that dodge had a steering box problem. Consumer almost rolled vehicle due to this.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Dodge RAM 3500 pulling
Is pulls to one side a common problem on the 2001 Dodge RAM 3500?
6 of 130 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge RAM 3500 (5%) mention pulls to one side. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Dodge RAM 3500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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