The entire truck shakes at 70mph and above. It feels like the tires are extremely out of balance. The dealer has balanced and road force balanced the tires, but this has not solved the problem. Chrysler knows about this problem but is unwilling to fix it.
2017 Ram 3500 suspension complaints
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Online research best describes this problem as the dodge "death wobble". When an uneven spot or a pothole in the road is driven through, the front wheels wobble and shimmy violently until the vehicle is stopped. The local dealer as well as a local alignment shop have been unable to determine the problem.
Driving on I-95 in georgia, all 8 of the lug studs on the drivers side dual rear wheels sheared off, causing the outer wheel to shoot past the truck in traffic, while attempting to stop the vehicle. Vehicle was moving at a rate of 60 MPH when the onset of severe vibration caused me to look for a safe place to pull over, and slow down. Thank god the other rear wheel remained on the hub, though completely unsecured. The truck has just 4,500 miles on it.
There is a chassis vibration issue where the entire truck shakes at speeds over 60 MPH. The seats shake and the whole truck shakes as if a tire is really out of balance. There is no shake in the steering wheel however, and new tires, and recently balanced tires, have no effect on the issue. It seems to start in the rear of the vehicle. Many people on the forums report the same problem and no one has found a fix for it that I know of. Dealers just throw new tires and wheels at the problem with no resolution. Check forums like cumminsforum.com and turbo diesel register for the hundreds of threads on the issue. Also appears 2500 and 3500s are both effected and have different rear suspension setups.
2017 ram 3500 dually 4x4 68rfe, first time truck was taken out on the highway out of town where speed limit was 75. Truck has a very pronounced shake in the rear. This is felt in cab of the truck, but not the steering wheel. Passenger seat shakes back and forth. Like rear is oscillating, and a droning can be heard. It comes and goes in intensity. Happens on all types of road surfaces. Ram field engineer, and regional manager say it is known issue. Taken other trucks out with very minor vibration, and also with no vibration. This was done with service manager to confirm issue. Tires have been changed out, drive shaft changed out with no change. Regional manager says take truck it is normal. No additional repairs will be made. Truck is two months old and has 1700 miles at this point. Got to pull my fifth wheel but very concerned of failure on the road that could be catastrophic, since unknown cause in driveline. Vehicle had a star case, with no resolution to the issue.
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