Was driving home going around a left curve when the passenger side tie rod broke at the stud. Had to get vehicle towed to dodge dealer where I was informed it was my fault the tie rod broke on the truck due to my vehicle upkeep(3 yr old tie rods don't just break) I told them fine fix my tie rod and anything else they find. I pickup my truck from dodge house and breakdown again on my way home when the truck catapulted on the broken front steering assembly it caused the lower seal in my gearbox to go out and pour power steering fluid out where the pitman arm attaches to the gearbox. So opposed to letting the dodge dealership in palestine tx work on my vehicle again I fixed it my self.. Now at 80,000 miles when I hit a little patch of bumps or cross a bridge my truck starts to shake violently I swear this truck is going to be the death of me.
2008 Dodge RAM 3500 steering complaints
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Vehicle was purchased in november 2010, and the so call "death wobble" was not noticed until april 2011. I had taken the vehicle into the dealership where purchased, they found nothing wrong with the front end, yet rotated the tires, re-aligned the front end and replaced a control arm. The chevy dealership where the vehicle was purchased also contacted a dodge dealer who denied any problems with the front end of these vehicle. The vehicle is driven little, and several times this month (december 2011) while driving on a major highway, while approaching a bridge doing 65 to 70 MPH., or where the pavement is rough the vehicle started this "death wobble", almost to the point there is no control. The driver can not gain full control of vehicle until the speed is reduced. I did notice on the net that chrysler did issue a service letter to their dealers that a problem may exist, yet nothing was mentioned to the chevy dealership when they contacted chrysler. This vehicle was purchased to tow a ten-thousand pound rv, and yet, I have not experienced a wobble while pulling that unit, I'm sure it is just a matter of time. Chrysler needs to step up, come up with a solution, recall and fix these vehicles. Customers deserve better than what chrysler is doing, after all the customers pays thousands of dollars for their product. There is a serious safety issue here that needs to be addressed.
Right outer steering tie rod end fell apart! Truck veered sharply to the left, however, I was not meeting any oncoming traffic at the time and was able to get the truck to the left side ditch without hitting anyone or anything. The truck had just been service and front suspension checked. The truck did not give any type of early warning ( no vibration, shimmy, or road walk).
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that the front driver's side tie rod fractured while accelerating from a stop. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). The failure mileage was 21,834.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle would shake uncontrollably. The dealer made an attempt to repair the failure but the defect was not repaired. The manufacturer made the contact aware of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10e013000 (steering:gear box:shaft pitman) recall, but the VIN was not associated. The failure and current mileage was 65,000.
Dodge death wobble, has happened since the original date also. Dealer has had in and "fixed" 3 times. It is currently back at the dealers service now.
When greasing the front tie rod ends the right tie rod end does not allow grease to get into the fitting. Called the local dodge dealership, zimmerman motors in sunbury, pa, who said that I need to bring the vehicle in for an inspection of the problem and that I would have to pay for the inspection. They also told me that if that tie rod had to be replaced they do not just replace that particular part, it now is part of a $500 repair kit. This pricing does not include the installation of the components. So I then called dodge 1‑866‑726‑4636 and created case 21303145. The service specialist confirmed that I would have to pay for the inspection and they might help me out with the pricing of the part. The truck has not gone in for the inspection. I now have several issues with dodge. 1. There is a recall for the left tie rod on certain dodge ram trucks. Since my truck is not part of that recall it is my responsibility to have this repaired, but dodge knows that they have a problem with this tie rod assembly since they have a $500 repair kit. 2. My opinion is that eventually this part will fail if grease does not get into the fitting. 3. I should not have to pay for the inspection since dodge knows that they have issues with the steering components.
I pulled into a parking space and backed up to get in straighter and the tie rod end snapped off. The left front tire folded and vehicle couldn't move. We have spent a lot of money on this vehicle, which is not good. It only has 60,000 miles and has had 2 or 3 recalls. Dodge needs to check the front ends on these models and compensate us for monies we have paid for repairs.
My wife and I just bought a 2008 dodge 3500 mega cab 2 months ago from a dodge dealer after 2 weeks of owning the truck we were on the interstate going about 65-70 MPH and hit a regular bump in the road the tires started shaking and the steering wheel and the truck became uncontrollable almost resulting in a crash. We finally got it to stop when we slowed to about 30mph on the interstate which is not fun at all. This has happened 4 or 5 times in the month in a half we have owned this truck. We took the truck back to dealer they said that the problem was the tires need balanced and rotated. We got the truck back and it still does the same thing. Called the dealer back told them of the problem its been a week and no phone call back to us to get the problem fixed. I'm very unhappy with this dealer and with dodge. I am very scared to drive this truck and to put my family in it. I own a business along with my family and if there is something wrong we fix it if its our mistake. Something is wrong with these trucks it should not take someone's life to figure that out. Dodge needs to buck up and face these people that have forked out so much money on their so called best trucks. We want an answer and a fix before its someone's life. I challenge dodge big wigs to put their family in a death wobble dodge and see how comfortable and confident they are then. Your wife and kids will cry just like mine when your truck does the death wobble and almost goes under a semi doing 65 MPH. Its [xxx] and you all are not taking my family away from me because of your mess up so *****fix it ***** if nothing gets done I will never own another dodge again. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My husband and I just bought a 2008 dodge 3500 mega cab 4x4 4 weeks ago when you reach speeds of 60-70 MPH and hit a normal bump in the road the truck starts to shake uncontrollably until you come to an almost complete stop. The truck has 50,000 on it and in the past 4 weeks of owning it has done it 4 or 5 times and almost caused a very bad wreck something is wrong with these trucks they need fixed. The dealer is giving us the run around about fixing it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. The contact was driving 20 MPH when the steering began vibrating abnormally and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. In addition, the transmission would not shift from fourth gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The dealer replaced the tires four times and the battery was replaced but the failure was not corrected and the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted but would not assist with the repair because the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering: linkages: tie rod assembly). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 100,000.
Driving down the road passenger side tie rod snaps chrysler tells me it's not part of the steering linkage recall but yet I'm expected to for other parts that aren't broke instead of just a new tie rod.. Lost all control of vehicle and we off road 40mph towing services were $280 when the linkage fell it messed up my passenger inside rim which I'm also held responsible.
Turning steering. Right outer tierod joint failure. Joint ball came out of it's socket causing steering linkage to fall down on right side and jam against tire locking wheel also. Replace right outer tierod and align front end.
I drive a 2008 dodge ram 3500 dsl 4x4 . I have experinced a front end shake so bad it is hard to maintane control of the truck. I have replaced tie rod ends and other front end parts including four steering stabilizers and still can not correct the problem. You hit mall bumps in the road and it starts. Only have 45,000 miles on this truck it started at 39,000mi.
The failure is related to the steering linkage. A total loss of steering control was the result. The tie-rod end ball joint broke off right at the pit arm. The truck has no modifications at all and was never involved in an accident. The incident happen while backing out of the driveway. If the incident would have occurred 15 min later in traffic a serious accident could have been the result. Looking at the point where the failure occurred the ball joint had held on to only a small gross section of the pin. No indication or warning of a failure was noticeable in the days before. The parts are available for inspection or testing.
I was driving my 2008 dodge 3500 4x4 dually taking my newborn daughter to the doctor when I hit a small bump in the passing lane of the freeway and my steering wheel was almost shaken out of my hands I had no choice but to immediately slow down from 70 MPH (speed limit) to almost 50 MPH with traffic on all sides of me. I almost hit two cars and was almost hit by a semi truck in my attempts to get my vehicle under control. The same thing has happened to me multiple times if I go over 65 MPH when I asked the dealer ship about they said that since my warranty was over at 36000 miles I would have to purchase the new and improved parts for it. I think it should be a recall for a safety issue because now I have to come up with 800 dollars so I can feel safe driving my family around.
2008 dodge 3500 dual rear wheels. Anytime I hit a bump in the road , my truck goes into a uncontrollable shake. The truck is unsafe to drive and I will be selling it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. While the contact was driving approximately 35 MPH, there was a sudden loss of steering control. The vehicle traveled uncontrollably and skidded off the road into a mound of dirt which caused the vehicle to stop. The contact stated the front passenger tire had completely turned in an outward position. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the technician informed that the tie rod had broken. The vehicle was repaired. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v005000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). However, the VIN was excluded from the recall. The failure mileage was 55,801. Updated 11/29/10 *bf updated 12/08/10
I have a 2008 dodge ram 3500, @ 63,000km I started to experience violent shaking of the front end. Brought the vehicle to dodge and they said it was a sticky steering stabilizer. The service manager said that they changed the steering stabilizer and sent me on my way. A week later I had the same shake happen and got under and looked at the truck. Turns out they had just greased the steering stabilizer shaft... I went back and complained and they gave me the run around so I decided to add a few aftermarket parts. They helped for a while but the shake came back. Took the vehicle back to dodge and said all the suspension/steering components were within factory specs and basically told me I was imagining it. I told them to test drive the vehicle @ 110 km/h which is the posted speed limit where I always get the shake, and they flat out told me the tech's will not drive a vehicle over 100 km/h. I ended up having the entire front end replaced on the truck only to still have the problem and the dealers won't even entertain taking a look at it since I'm out of my warranty but have been having the problem for the last 60,000km's.
Front end death wobble. All factory recall replacement has been done, but still has death wobble. Non factory mechanic stated truck might need steering bracket because steering box is loose. Feel unsafe while driving truck because of death wobble which causes vehicle to pull left or right.
One of my tie rod ends just disintegrated while I was underway on smooth surface, resulting in loss of steering. I could have rolled the vehicle. This is the second tie rod end to go on this vehicle in less than 25k miles. *tr the universal joint was making noises. The consumer requested the dealer replace it. Updated 04/19/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500 which was purchased in may 2008. While driving at speeds of 5 MPH out of the driveway, the steering wheel began to shake violently and he could not control the vehicle. The driver's side tires turned inward and he was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repairs were made to the vehicle under a recall campaign (see the federal safety agency campaign id number:09v005000, steering linkages, tie rod assembly. The contact was not sure of the exact repairs made to the vehicle. On a separate occasion, while approaching a stop sign she lost steering control. The vehicle pulled toward the right and off the road barely missing a parked vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they stated that the left tie rod assembly failed a second time. The left tie rod assembly was replaced under her extended warranty. The failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 52,000. Updated 03/09/10. *lj the tie rod failed for a second time on january 14, 2010.
Tl*the contact owned a 2008 dodge ram 3500. While driving between 55-60 MPH, the steering locked and pulled to the left. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 200.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the track bar failed in the steering column. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two trees. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. He is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. A police report was filed. The failure and current mileages were 8,000.
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