Below you may see the STEERING components and the number of complaints they received.
Dash falling apart in cluding air bag air bag s/w vents falling out the bezel falling the glove conpartment falling wires cut had to be repaired radio...
On february 3, 2012 we were passing a logging truck in a legal passing lane when all of the sudden our truck started shaking violently. we lost all st...
Vehicle was driving at 55mph when suddenly complete loss of steering occurred and brakes locked simultaniously causing vehicle to spin out of control...
The ball joints were replaced when i purchased the truck, the complete front tie rods as a kit were replaced this week now to get a wheel alignment i have to replace the lower intermediate shaft on the steering column? i went to dodge and was told the steering shaft is available but would not work as i needed to replace the upper as well as it is no longer available that dodge upgraded the item? the total cost would be $600+ for both? if the steering components for driving have been upgraded and the original is no longer made available why is this not a recall? if the u-joint fails the truck is going to be unsteer able? why was an upgrade done and no one informed? why does the cost go to me when i should be able to buy the oem section that was made in 2004? it is discontinued every where on line for purchase. there fore there is a defect or issue that has been identified and not shared with the public!
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 3 mph, the tie rod detached from the vehicle and the steering wheel was loose. as a result, the vehicle crashed into the curb. the air bags did not deploy. there were no reported injuries and no police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to planet chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat of flagstaff (5190 n test dr, flagstaff, az 86004 (928) 433-6787) where it was diagnosed that the tie rod kit needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact mentioned that a tie rod kit was installed prior to the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated the alignment and installation would be at the owners expense. the failure mileage was 199,600.
Death wobbles: i have replaced upper and lower ball joints with problem solvers. replaced the tie rods and ends. replaced the stabilizer shock, replaced the track bar rubber bushings, replaced the otter universal joints on the aam 9.50 14 bolt electric hubs. new shocks all around. drove to salt lake city and the death wobbles came back have to pull off the hwy and come to a stop while it is shaking the truck apart. 15 times from idaho.. this is a major safety problem the steering box has problems and it is not listed under any recalls. new alignment also. new transmission, at 163,000 boiled over onto the turbo, the dipstick never fit in the tube and fluid caused the truck to catch fire. 3 years ago.
At highway speeds of 70mph after hitting the slightest of bumps or bridge joints the front end of the truck would violently shake so bad that i couldn't control it and sent the truck sideways almost flipping it and hitting a tractor trailer but thank god i didnt. my wife and kids were driving it and at 60 hit a bump and she also almost wrecked it with our kids in the truck! its been in the shop and at this point im paying someone else to own it. im a ford guy and stepped out to try something different and am now wasting my hard earned money and im pissed. i want my f250 back.
Uncontrollable steering or front end wobbling. aka death wobble, according to my vehicle history there are recalls that are for steering and the description of all those recalls say what could happen which is a loss of steering control resulting in a crash. all the recalls that i know of have been replaced. but i still have incidents where i lose control of steering and in order for it to stop, i have to stop the vehicle. i have had many many close calls, and hoping that this doesn't result in a loss of a vehicle or even death. it's a very big concern to me considering there has been recalls for the steering and front end. it will occur as soon as i hit a bump just right not even at high speed it happens at 35-70 mph no matter if it's flat ground or not. the entire truck shakes and feels like the wheels are bouncing off the ground. at that point being on the freeway having no control of my steering the only option i have it to slam on my breaks, it's a matter of time before something really bad happens
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 2500. while driving 75 mph over a pothole, the front end of the vehicle shook violently and vibrated. the cause of the failure was not determined. janssen dodge (3101 s. jeffers dr, north platte, ne) and the manufacturer were notified, but no assistance was offered. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 88,000. *tt *tr
After hitting a bump in the road at highway speed the truck began shaking violently. referred to as a death wobble. needed to slow truck to bring it back under control.
Dodge death wobble has happened numerous times the last time it broke the tie rod end and threw me off the road