On 1/19/17 i made a 7 mile round trip drive, returned to our house and parked on the street. about 10 minutes later after making my lunch i opened facebook to see a notification that a truck was on fire on my street. i walked out my front door to see what was going on only to find the leander fire department putting out the fire involving my dodge ram. the assistant fire chief believes it started by the master cylinder. *tr
Driving at a speed of 45 mph the truck--2008 dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi-- died. i had no power steering. i was able to shift into neutral and stop. very thankful i was on a country lane and not on a freeway because there was no warning and i could have been in a horrible accident. the check gauges light icon was flashing as i tried to re-start it. it would crank but not start. after waiting for 15 minutes it did start up again. the engine icon light was showing and it said that an oil change was needed. the oil change wasn't due yet for another 1000 miles, or, two weeks on my three month schedule. i get the oil changed every three months. it tried to stall from then on as i accelerated from a stop, on my way to to the dealer. the diagnostic showed a code for the egr valve, which was replaced. this was fixed four days ago and so far so good, but am very anxious when i drive now, worrying that it might happen again, especially after seeing so many posts online with others experiencing the same problem with their dodge ram trucks.this truck has 35,300 miles on it. this truck was serviced six weeks before this incident with: a 16 cylinder hemi tune-up; a throttle body service, fuel induction flush and fuel system treatment; transmission service with filter change; machined front and rear rotors; and tire rotation. *tr
Calipers: 34000 miles calipers failed and locked up. rotors: 34000 miles rotors warped and failed. *tr
2008 dodge ram 1500 . consumer states contaminated brake master cylinder *tgw the dealer informed the consumer the master cylinder, front calipers, and front brake pads all needed to be replaced. *jb updated 09/06/11*jb
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 40 mph under rainy conditions the brakes were applied but the vehicle did not stop resulting in a crash. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed. a passenger in the other vehicle was reported injured. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to be repaired for the body damage. the vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure. nine months later while driving approximately 40 mph under rainy conditions the vehicle began to veer to the left and right. the contact lost control of the vehicle and was involved in a single car crash in which the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed and the driver was injured. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 35,000.
At about 45 miles per hour, the truck will begin to shake violently, the steering becomes tight and ultimately the truck involuntarily pulls to the right, forcing me onto the shoulder. has occurred 2 times, once in july 09 and also 9-5-09. the dealer claims they cannot duplicate and implied that the tires were underinflated. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 1500. the contact has experienced issues with the vehicle ever since it was purchased. the headlights failed to produce the proper lighting to see at a distance. she purchased new bulbs that were installed at the dealer. in addition, the windshield wiper blade froze to the windshield and the vehicle would "jump" uncontrollably. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and stated that the contact needed more experience driving the vehicle. she took the vehicle to the repair shop and the mechanic stated that the tires could cause the vehicle to "jump". the mechanic further stated that the abs was located only in the rear of the vehicle; therefore, the stopping distance will increase. she informed the dealer of the mechanic's diagnosis and was advised to drive the vehicle a little longer to allow the suspension to loosen. the dealer stated that she needed to become familiar with the vehicle. the failure mileage was 120 and current mileage was 5,800.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge journey sxt. the contact stated while applying the brakes, the steering wheel and the entire vehicle began to shake abnormally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the front and rear rotors were replaced. the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times for the failure. the dealer replaced the front and rear rotors and brake pads four times. the rear differential assembly was also replaced. the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was awaiting further inspection of the failure. the failure mileage was 4,143 and the current mileage was 52,175.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal extended to the floor when it was depressed. the vehicle braked slowly. while driving at any speed, the vehicle automatically sways to the right. the contact took the vehicle to an auto repair shop and the mechanic stated that the passenger side frame rail was shorter than the left. afterwards, he took the vehicle to the dealer on more than three occasions. after taking the vehicle to the dealer the third time, the mechanic stated that the brakes and the alignment were repaired; however, the contact must constantly depress the brake pedal in order for them to work and the alignment is still off. the current mileage was 5,500 and failure mileage was 36.