The contact owns a 2011 Ram 3500. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempting to make a right turn, the steering wheel seized. No warning light was illuminated. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000.
2011 Dodge RAM 3500: engine failure
5 of the 225 complaints about the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500 describe engine failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 52 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine failure by model year
- 20122
- 20115
- 20102
- 20083
- 20071
- 20062
- 20051
- 20043
- 20031
- 20021
- 19961
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 3500. While driving at approximately 30 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who repaired the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 13v529000 (steering) and 11v3500000 (steering); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
On 3/22/2012 dodge recalled and replaced a tie rod reported to be defective. On 7/ 3/ 2012 the replaced tie rod broke while driving, dodge replaced again. On 3/22/2012 the same left tie was again replaced. This is unacceptable. We are concerned and believe the tie rod components are under engineered . Accidents will happen as a result of this and dodge is replacing the defective critical steering part with another under engineered component.the threaded end of the tie rod ball joint I simply to small. We have had continual other problems with this vehicle including now at 60k mi. A blown engine. We have filed a lemon law suit and dodge rejected it.people were at great risk with these steering issues,please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle exhibited a loud pop sound as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the mechanic diagnosed that the tie rod was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer stated that the part needed to repair the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) would not become available until april 4, 2014. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH and exiting a residential driveway, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact stopped the vehicle and noticed that there was an unknown bar lying on the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the tie rod assembly failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 17,400.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500 engine failure
Is engine failure a common problem on the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500?
5 of 225 owner complaints about the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500 (2%) mention engine failure. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500?
There are 0 recalls and 52 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500
Ball joint 42Power steering loss 7Steering lock-up 6Stalling 5
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