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
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. consumer writes in regards to problems with the airbag clockspring. *ld the consumer stated the clockspring was replaced on three seperate occasions, but there is still a recurring problem with the vehicle. *tr
While driving at highway speed terrible front end wobble, very scary. has happened on multiple occasions. husband normally drives truck this is first time this has happened to me while driving on the interstate.
Track bar mount came off of the frame of the truck ......pulling onto road from drivewag
2009 dodge ram 2500 has what is described by many as "death wobble". at freeway speeds (70mph here in mi) if some even minor bumps, pot holes are run over the front end of the truck starts to shake uncontrollably. to get control of the vehicle again you must slow to below 55mph. many times just the drivers side front tire as bouncing or wobbling, recently the entire front end. vehicle has had both prior recalls for tie-rod ends completed. had front shocks changed in case they were the issue no change, had tires changed in case there was an issue with any of the tires, no change. had belle tire techs look for issue with bouncing/wobbling tires they said everything was tight and in working order. also has another garage look at it for the same issue they did not find any issues. this problem that looks to be pretty widespread with owners of 2009 ram 2500s makes this vehicle unsafe at highway speeds until a fix is found. i will ask dealer about bouncing/wobbling front end again but if this is on many of these trucks the problem will end up resulting in accidents should a driver not ...
My 2009 dodge ram 2500 started hopping after i hit a slight bump in the road. i was going about 50mph when thus happened. i could do nothing but take my foot off the gas to slow the truck down. it literally hopped down the road , it felt like we were in a paint mixer bouncing down the road. this has happened several times before but was never as bad as this time. my wife was with me this time and could not believe what it was doing. she told me if she had been driving she would have panicked and most likely wrecked the truck. everything in the truck was being tossed around. this issue must be corrected before someone gets hurt or worse.
While driving the dodge ram 2500 2009 year on the highway at 60-65 mph the vehicle started shaking uncontrollably after hitting a joint in the road between the asphalt and a bridge. i was unable to steer during this time and the vehicle shook so violently that the connectors vibrated off of the battery terminal, both batteries, at which time i lost all power. this almost resulted in my driving off of a bridge. the shaking would only stop upon coming to a complete stop. this happened 3 more times at slower speeds between 40-50 mph. i eventually had to get a tow truck to get us to our destination. this happened on highway roads and always after hitting a small bumps. mileage on vehicle is 89500. *tr
While having other recalls fixed it was discovered that the steering box was leaking and making noise while turning. the repair shop stated that there was no recall and that there were no repair parts available. the steering could fail anytime. chrysler /dodge should be fixing this issue as i have found that it is a problem that they know about. vehicle has 80,000. miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge ram 2500. while driving 60 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle as it veered in both directions. as a result, the vehicle rolled over into a ditch and crashed into a pipe fence and a tree before coming to a complete stop. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained minor cuts and bruises, which required medical attention. police report was filed. the vehicle was towed from the crash scene to a tow yard, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 150,000.
Went to take the buyback . went to a local dodge dealer and they offered to buy my vehicle for $16,000. this was just to buy it to resell. they said the value was $18,750 but they were buying it to resell and had nothing to do with the buyback. told me to contact fca. contacted fca and they said they would buy it back for $11,000. that would be all the would give me for it. i have the papers from the local dealer who made the offer. i believe this to be a unfair resale offer plus an additional 10% that the offer was suppose to be.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge ram 2500. while reversing, the tie rod fractured. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 64,000. the vin was not available. updated 12/03/15*lj updated 4/13/18*jb; manufacturer was made aware of failure in 2012, they did not have parts to fix it. updated 10/11/18*jb
Contacted chrystler online about recall buyback of truck, was told would be forwarded to another department, that the truck was on an n49 recall and an r25 airbag recall. was told over 2 weeks ago ( aug 15th)somone would get in touch with me right away thru email. she told me she knew they would have the air bag fix buy november or december. got in touch with 2 close dealers and they seemed to just wish me luck with the truck and buy back? i have not received any email or info on what is going on. thanks
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 (na) dodge ram 2500. while driving the vehicle approximately 65 mph on rough road conditions, it shook violently. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 33,200.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 (na) dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle independently veered to the left. as a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. the contact sustained bruises on his leg, which required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure multiple times. the approximate failure mileage was 25,000.