Re: my 2005 dodge 3500 laramie dually - diesel truck. The tie rod ball stud fractured/tie rod assembly failed on my vehicle when I was backing up out of a parking space and made a tight turn to the left and then as I attempted to straighten my wheels no longer had any steering. If this would have happened 5 minutes later I would have been on a major freeway and crashed at 55-60 MPH due to loss of steering. Dodge in bellevue washington is refusing to have chrysler pay the recall repair. They tried to tell chrysler that this was a maintenance issue. I disagree. It is plastered all over the internet that this is a common problem. 2003-2011 dodge ram 2500/3500 vehicles. I do not believe that chrysler has reached out to their customers with recall notices to protect their customer's driving safety. Myself and others I know in the equestrian community have not received recall notices for their vehicles which qualify under the recall years. Someone needs to make chrysler responsible for correcting these problems and not holding individuals accountable for the repair expense. This not only effects individual's driving safety; but horses that could be hauled behind the 2500/3500 models and this failure occurring. I hope that a major fatality effecting humans and animals does not have to happen in order for an immediate correction and accountability of chrysler.
2005 Dodge RAM 3500 suspension complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 3500 quad cab 4x4 lwb. While driving approximately 50-65 MPH, the front end of the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road and then continued in operation. The failure occurred numerous times and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was awaiting the replacement of the steering box. The failure mileage was 41,000. Updated 04/25/11 *bf updated 04/27/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 3500. While driving approximately between 2- 5 MPH in reverse, the contact heard a loud popping noise outside of the vehicle, followed by a sudden loss of steering. The contact was able to regain control of the steering and drove to an authorized dealer where the steering linkage and damper were replaced under the recall 07e009000 (suspension). The failure occurred again two years later. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 81,099 updated 3/22/11 *cn the consumer stated when he turned the steering wheel, there was a loud noise. He discovered the tie rod end snapped in half. Updated 04/27/11
I just purchased a dodge ram 3500 4wd drw, from a dealership 200 miles away. On the way home I drove over a bridge on the highway and the truck went into a violent shake that was close to being uncontrollable. It did it 2 more times that night. Everytime I drive over 55mph and hit a bump it sets what is called the death wobble off. I have replaced steering stabilizer with a larger one, new track bar bushings, outer tie rod end, had the wheels and tires checked and balanced, and an alignment done. It has been to the dodge dealership, a big truck alignment shop, and a 4wheel drive shop. All of them said it checks out good but they know there is a problem. Everyone who has drove it comes back scared! This is a vehicle that could really cause a bad accident if not controlled or fixed. The dealers are aware of this problem and say it is a design flaw. Dodge needs to recall this problem before someone is injured or killed.
Ball joint fail ,minor tire wear and then the wheel can fall off, upon inspection , jacked up front wheel and it fell off could have been bad deal.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that the ball joints and the tie rod ends on his vehicle had fallen off. The contact was driving 20 miles per hour and loss control due to the steering failure. The contact crashed into a tree. There was damage to the vehicle; however, there were no injuries.
When I drive above the speed of 70 MPH on highway or interstate and hit a small ripple or bump in the road my front end will start hopping out of control.
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