Problems with 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 STEERING

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced a death wobble while driving and the front end shook violently. the contact had to depress the brake pedal with force to stop the vehicle and the steering wheel could not be controlled. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the dealer was not contacted. the contact replaced the track bar himself and ordered a dodge ram bolt; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 160,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. the contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and resumed driving to his residence. in addition, each time the vehicle drove over a bump, the front end shook violently and the tires wobbled. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000. *tr

My 2008 dodge ram 3500 has death wobble in when you barely hit a bump. the only way to stop the shaking is to bring the truck to a complete stop. we have had the tie rod recall fixed. before the recall the truck did not have this problem, it only occurred after the recall was fixed. the dodge mechanic stated that the ball joints needed replaced but we got a second opinion and they stated there was nothing wrong with the ball joints on our truck. this has been going on for some time now.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. while driving 35 mph, the tie rod fractured. the contact was an independent mechanic and was able to repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 86,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. while attempting to decelerate and switch lanes, the steering linkage fractured. the contact had to apply the parking brake to slow down the vehicle. there was no warning indicator. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was towed to a local dealer and the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not included in a recall. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 63,658.

Its a sham on there buy back they use kelly blue book when nada is standard kelly blue book is about 65 percent less then industry norm them the buy back is placed at about 75 percent increase for sale example 2008 dodge 3500.00 clean trade in 10500.00 clean retail 18500.00 looks to me some one made a deal with kelly blue book nada clean trade in 17000.00 . the same type and year of vehicle above sold at auto auction . which sell under blue book in rough condition for 11500.00. tell me how this is not a sham and comes anywhere close to what the court ordered

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. while driving approximately 15 mph, the steering and braking ability seized. the contact also heard a thumping noise. the contact stopped and exited the vehicle and noticed that the passenger side tie rod was fractured. the vehicle had to be towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger side tie rod was fractured and needed replacement. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

There is a terrible wobble when running at speed and hit a bump in the road.

When i pulled out of an intersection, reached a speed of 25mph, the truck jerked left uncontrollably. finally stopped wen i hit a ditch, looked, tie rod had came apart.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that the front passenger side wheel and tire separated from the vehicle while entering a parking area. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front passenger side tie rod fractured. the vehicle was repaired and the tie rod was replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. updated 04/04/16*lj the consumer stated the manufacturer claimed only the left tie rod was an issue. updated 04/06/16.

Drive down the freeway at about 80 mph and hit a bump in the road. the steering began to shake very violently. i had to slow the truck to almost a complete stop before the steering would stop shaking. this could have caused a major accident.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that the steering gear box was replaced twice because it was defective. the contact stated that it needed to be replaced a third time. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 160,000. updated 02/02/16*lj; updated 04/30/18*jb *js

While traveling south on highway 31 in gallatin, tennessee at approximately 10 miles per hour, the right steering arm broke rendering my truck uncontrollable. this was after having received two recall notices on the steering arm and taking it to the dealership twice and each time being told that those arms were not on the recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. while driving over rough terrain at approximately 70 mph, the steering wheel felt loose and there was a loss of steering in the front end of the vehicle. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the tie rod was faulty and the front end tie rod needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 115,000. updated 09/10/15*lj updated 10/27/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). the contact mentioned that two authorized dealers were contacted and they stated that the parts were not available for an extended period of time. the dealer did not provide a specific date when the parts would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Approximately 3 months (and 2637 miles of highway driving) after having safety recall n62 / nhtsa 13v-528 work accomplished by landers mclarty dealership in huntsville alabama, the drag link disconnected disconnected from the right tie rod at approximately 40 mph. this resulted in a complete loss of steering and caused my vehicle to cross opposing traffic lanes and enter a ditch before i could stop the vehicle. the recall repairs were not conducted per dealer service instructions. landers mclarty dodge service manager had provided me an e-mail indicating "i have talked to all 3 of the technicians that perform this recall, and they all stated that they use an impact gun to actually install that nut, due to the teflon that is on the inside of it to keep it from backing off after it is installed. it is very tough and is very time consuming to install with hand tools." the dealer service instruction state at step #16. connect the drag link to the right tie rod end (figure 8). tighten the new drag link retaining nut to 96 ft. lbs. (130 nm). the associated figure 8 clearly indicates the use of a torque wrench and is labeled as such. being an engineer and familiar with lock nuts and bolted joint design, i believe the use of an impact gun for installation could result in a broken/cracked nut, or loss of the teflon locking feature due to heating or mechanical abuse during installation. landers mclarty should re-accomplish recall work for all vehicles that used impact gun to accomplish the repair. *tr

We just bought a used pickup that has an open recall...chrysler n62...on the steering. after taking it to the dodge dealer for inspection, we were told the parts to repair this recall would take anywhere from 2-3 years to get from dodge. this is not acceptable, as we bought this vehicle to use, not sit and wait for parts. this is a safety recall, and i demand the repairs be completed in a timely manner, not 2-3 years. i would accept 2-3 weeks. please let me know what my options are. thank you *tr

2008 dodge ram 3500. consumer writes in regards to left tie rod recall issues. *smd the consumer stated the dealer only looked at the left tie rod, and stated the right side was not included in the recall. the next day, the consumer called customer service, where he was informed the dealer should have replaced both tie rods. the dealer did not agree, that both sides were supposed to be replaced. when the consumer called customer service again, he was informed, the right side was not covered. *jb

2008 dodge ram 3500. consumer writes in regards to the length of time to complete recall. *smd the consumer was placed on a waiting list, because the parts were not available. recall# 13v529000. *jb the consumer found a dealer, to replace the tie rod. updated 09/25/14

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). the contact stated that the dealer was contacted numerous times and they were unable to provide a specific date of when the parts would become available for the repairs. the repair was not taken care of in a reasonable amount of time. contact had not experienced a failure. the manufacturer was not contacted.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) but was informed that the parts were not available and that the dealers were receiving two parts every per month. the contact felt that since the failure was reported in november of 2013, a remedy available should have been available before june of 2014. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000. the contact received a recall letter in december of 2013. the dealer informed the contact that he was number 100 on the waiting list. in addition, the dealer informed that only one part per week was being delivered to the dealership. the manufacturer was notified that the recall repair was not being performed in a reasonable amount of time. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2008 dodge ram 3500. consumer writes in regards to left tie rod ball stud recall notice. *smd the dealer informed the consumer, it would be at least six months, before the vehicle would be fixed. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) but was informed that the parts were not available and that the dealer was only receiving one recall kit every two weeks. the contact felt that since the failure was reported in november of 2013, there should have been a remedy available before may of 2014. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering); however, the part for the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) but was informed that the parts were not available and that the dealer was only receiving one part per week. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v528000 (steering) and 13v529000 (steering) however, the parts were unavailable. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer could provide a specific date as to when the parts would arrive. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I received a safety recall notice n49/nhtsa 13v-529 in january 2014. i called flower motor company in montrose co. i was informed by service department that parts were not available yet. called back on february 27, 2014 and was told that flower motors could order 1 part every 14 days. i was put on a waiting list of over 100 people. i called chrysler the same day and confirmed that they are limiting small dealerships to 1 part every 14 days and large dealerships to 1 part every 7 days. i believe this is a safety problem and chrysler is not dealing with it in a responsible manner. i feel that chrysler is more interested in not spending money than they are in the safety of their customers. i hope you can rectify this safety concern. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number 13v529000 (steering) had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the contact received the recall letter december 2013. the dealer advised the contact that the part was not available for repair and the contact was number 26 on the waiting list. the vin was not available. the contact had not experience a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he received notification of nhtsa campaign number 13v529000 (steering) and was informed by the dealer that the parts were not available. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 04/14/14 ma updated 04/18/2014 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that while entering a driveway at approximately 30 mph, a loud noise emitted from the front end of the vehicle. the contact attempted to reverse and discovered that the power steering assist ahd failed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who performed a diagnostic and advised that the steering linkages had failed and would need replacing. the manufacturer was also contacted and advised that the steering linkage failure was not caused by the defect described in nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 46,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering ) in february 2014 and attempted to get the vehicle repaired but the parts were unavailable. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). the dealer stated that the parts were unavailable to repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v528000 (steering). the contact stated that the repair had exceeded a reasonable amount of time. the dealer indicated that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 09/03/14*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired on 08/11/2014. updated 09/10/2014 *js

My wife, [xxx], and i recently had our 2008 dodge ram 3500 serviced at lithia, in anchorage, alaska, on monday, 20 january. we made an appointment and brought in the vehicle primarily for the recall on the steering. since we were coming in to get that taken care of, we also decided to get the agr valve cleaned and a oil change. we never did get the steering recall taken care of because the service person, [xxx], said we did not need it replaced and i said i wanted it done anyway and then eventually he admitted he did not have the parts. this is unsatisfactory. why would you not have the parts if that is why i made the appointment for in the first place? in the end, we were told it would cost $3000 and then $2300 and then $1500 and we actually ended up paying just under $1000 for the agr valve cleaning and oil change and never got the recall taken care of. and when i got home i opened my hood and noticed the cap was hanging off on my radiator overflow. [xxx] said he would order the recall parts and put our name on it and have it there for the future. at this point i don't want your agency to ever touch my vehicle again but i would like to get the steering recall taken care of. we are very unhappy now that we have to go back and spend a day or 2 dealing with this again...it does not engender confidence. thought you would like to know this dealer failed to remedy this defect and that is why i'm complaining...we did not get our steering recall taken care of even though that is what we scheduled an appointment for and we feel we were lied to just so we would bring in our vehicle and so they could come up with other reasons to work on the vehicle and get money out of us. we have not received a call as of today, 1 feb, that the recall steering parts have come in yet. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that she attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign number:13v529000 (steering) but was made aware that parts were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the contact had not experienced the failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) had surpassed a reasonable time for repair. the dealer stated that the parts are available. the manufacture stated that only 3 repair kits were being provided per week. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experience a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) and nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). the contact was informed by the dealer that the parts were unavailable and did not give a specific date as to when they would arrive. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I received safety recall number n49 / nhtsa 13v-529 in january 2014. i have contacted my local dealer - (where i purchased the vehicle and where i have warranty and regular work done)tommy vaughn dodge 4850 east interstate 10 ? columbus, tx 78934 on two different times in person. both times i was told i would be put on their "waiting list" but that they only did one recall repair per week due to part supply restrictions by the manufacturer. i sent e-mail requesting to know when my repair would be completed - they failed to answer my e-mail. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he received notification of nhtsa campaign number 13v529000 (steering) and was informed by the dealer that it would be 25 weeks before the vehicle could be repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable. updated 2/11/14*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received nhtsa recall campaign number 13v529000 (steering) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the dealer stated that the vehicle would not be repaired for one year since there was only one part per week being sent by the manufacturer. the contact was placed on a massive waiting list. the manufacturer was not notified of the delay. there were no failures.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) had exceeded the reasonable amount of time for repairs. the dealer stated the parts were not available. the manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced the failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number 13v529000 (steering) had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the contact received the notification in january of 2013. the dealer advised the contact that they only received three recall kits per week and that there was a waiting list of 150 other vehicles that were in need of the same recall repairs. the manufacturer was contacted and advised that the repair kit was also recalled and the dealer would receive the newly manufactured part when it became available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number 13v529000 (steering) number had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the dealership stated that the part was not available for repair. the vehicle did not experience the failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that he received recall nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) in december 2013. he attempted to have the vehicle repaired but the parts were unavailable. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. there are no failures at this time. updated 05/28/14 ma updated 06/04/2014 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge 3500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:13v528000 (steering) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the part to become available. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the contact had not experience a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact stated there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) and the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the part to become available. the manufacturer had not been made aware of the problem. the contact had not experience a failure. updated 1/7/14*cn

Tl* the contact owns a dodge ram 3500. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) but had surpassed reasonable time for repair. the dealer was contacted and stated that the part was not available for repair. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number 13v529000 (steering). however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500 quad. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 13v528000(steering) however, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate mileage was unknown.