Front Suspension Wheel Bearing Problems of Dodge Ram 1500 - part 2

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 25 mph, the driver's side wheel detached from the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle. Prior to the failure, he noticed that the abs warning indicator illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and they stated that the failure was caused by the wheel bearing. The technician added that it would cost approximately $3,000 to repair the vehicle. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure and current mileages were 69,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact experienced abnormal vibration and noise coming from his vehicle. He took the vehicle to a repair facility and they replaced the u-joints on the driveshaft, resurfaced the rotors, replaced the brake pads, and balanced and rotated the tires; however, the failures recurred. He called the dealer in reference to NHTSA campaign id number 07v038000 (suspension:front:wheel bearing), but they refused to repair the vehicle without a proper explanation. The failures still persist. The failure mileage was 23,000 and current mileage was 26,000.

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Wheel bearing hub assembly failed causing right front wheel to lock up and fall inward as vehicle was being driven. Wheel bearing hub was found to have fallen apart and showed lack of grease.

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2006 Dodge truck recall notification g02. Front wheel bearings. Front wheel making noise due to recall. Unsafe to drive. Dealer will not pay for towing the truck to the dealer to get it fixed. Dealer did not fix 6 months earlier and said I would be ok because my truck had 32k miles on it. They said it would have failed by now. Now I am stuck. They should have fixed it 6 months ago.

I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 that has several problems since I got it. The most recent is wheel bearing failure. It only has 33,000 miles on. I had to search for a to find a replacement. Everybody kept telling me they were out do to the many other failures with this component. Luckily I wasn't going down the road at a higher speed when the wheel stopped turning, could of been a whole lot worse. Truck was down for almost a week because of the backorder on this part.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received a safety recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v038000 (suspension:front:wheel bearing). The vehicle was inspected and he was informed that everything looked normal. On September 25, 2007, while driving 25 mph, the driver side wheel began pulling the vehicle to the left and making noise. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they informed him that a recall was available. The dealer kept the vehicle to perform the recall repair. The recall stated that the repair would take one to two hours, however, as of September 28, 2007, the dealer still has the vehicle. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable and did not know when the vehicle would be repaired. The contact would like a rental vehicle while the repair is being made. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 38,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The current mileage on the vehicle is 16,900 and the failure mileage is 16,000. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be serviced for NHTSA recall # 07v038000. The vehicle was at the dealer for two days. When the vehicle was taken home the contact checked the vehicle and determined that the vehicle was not repaired.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received recall # 07v038000 (suspension:front:wheel bearing) on April 5, 2007. The dealer and manufacturer stated that it would take approximately one week for the parts to arrive and would notify her at that time. Presently, no one has notified her and she has called every week since April 5, 2007. The engine size and # of cylinders were unknown. The current mileage is 19,200 and failure mileage was 18,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received recall notice # 07v038000 (suspension:front:wheel bearing). The dealer stated that the contact would have to wait approximately one month for the repair to begin. The dealer also stated that the manufacturer is only sending five parts per week. The contact feels that the wait time is too long. No failures have occurred. The current mileage is 5,000 and the failure is unknown.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. On March 22, 2007 the contact received recall # 07v03800 concerning suspension:front:wheel bearing. The contact called the dealer to make an appointment and discovered that the part was on back order. The dealer stated that they would call her when the part arrived. The contact called the dealer again, and they stated that the part was still on back order. The contact stated that the part was taking too long to come in, and felt that the failure was a safety risk. The current mileage is 15,000, and the failure mileage was unknown.

My truck was included in recall: NHTSA campaign id number : 07v038000 which states: remedy: dealers will replace the front hub and bearing units. . . However, when the dealership performed the recall (daimler Chrysler recall no. G02) they listed no replacement parts related to wheel bearings, it appears they merely added more lube to the bearing housings. Searching Dodge's recall database for my VIN now shows that recall completed. Did NHTSA leave it to the dealers discretion to decide if they wanted to replace the front hub and bearing units vs. Just put a bit more grease in them? or did NHTSA direct them to replace the hubs?.

On 2-23-07, I had occasion to drive my 2004 Dodge, ram pu, 1500 4x4 approximately 400 miles from where I live in western NY. Druing the trip we hear a slight humming noise coming from under the vehicle. Due to heavy snow during the trip we thought it was snow build up under neat. However approx. 50 from returning home and upon entering a service area off the nys thruway, a definite grinding / crrunching noise was heard coming from somewheres under the front end. We continued to our destination in the buffalo, NY area. At this time besides the noises the steering wheel was jerking when traveling at a slow rate. Subsequently the vehicle was left a west herr Dodge, orchard park, NY where it had been purchased. The dealer ship was closed when left and contact was made with them the following day for them to check it and make repairs. On Monday, 2-26-07 we were contacted and advised the vehicle had been repaired and the the problem had been the front left wheel bearing which they replace. Upon picking the truck up I was told that there had not been any previous problems as such with these trucks. About 5 days later I happened to hear on our local tv that the 2006 model Dodge ram pick up's had been recalled due to faulty front wheel bearings whcih was due to insufficient quanitity of grease. I am worried that my trucks bearings have the same problem as the 2006 and that the other side wheel bearing might go and could cause an accident.

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Both front wheel bearings on my 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 failed at 59,000 miles. I was informed by the dealer and Chrysler that the power train warranty does not cover wheel bearings / hub assemblies. The 2006 version of this vehicle has a national recall on the same assembly / part due to insufficient lubrication. I was also informed by the dealer that the parts are on national backorder due to the number of failures.

-the contact stated that while driving the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 on a cold day at about 8:00 am at 35 mph on an incline he applied the brakes to avoid hitting a cat and lost control of the vehicle which started fishtailing. The vehicle began to skid across to the opposite side of the road. The vehicle flipped over on the high way and landed on the passenger side. The driver got out of the vehicle safely, but the passenger was injured. The tire assembl completely come apart. He squestioned the insurance company about the way the tire came apart. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. On 4/9/07 he received a recall l campaign# 07v038000 for suspension: front: wheel bearing. The contact felt that this was the cause of the crash.

Both front wheel bearings failed prematurely. (33,000 miles on odometer) the result of this failure, compromise steering, do to vibration.

Vibration felt through the steering wheel during slow left turns, such as driveways and parking lot. Vehicle has 15,000 miles on it now and this has happened since day one. Dealer has had vehicle twice, first time replaced wheel bearings, second time the said Dodge was aware of the problem but did not have a fix.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 70 mph, the front driver side wheel began to wobble. The contact decelerated to approximately 20 mph and the wheel separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the wheel bearing failed. The contact is beginning to experience the same failure on the same wheel. The current mileage was 42,000 and failure mileage was 33,000. Updated 03/10/08.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact heard a loud vibrating noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. He fears that the tire will detach from the vehicle due to the front wheel bearings. He took the vehicle to the dealer on three occasions, but they were unsuccessful in identifying the cause of the failure. The failure is becoming progressively worse. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v038000 (suspension:front:wheel bearing); therefore, they would not perform the remedy. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 50,000.

Both front wheel bearings exhibit the same things identified in the 2006 Dodge ram recall, however, the dealer says the recall does not apply. Should wheel bearings on a truck with 46,000 miles have to be replaced at the consumers expense?.

Wheels bearing going out at 39,000 miles. No off road use, abuse, no wet conditions. Warranty 3/36 expired back in August of 2004. Bought the extended warranty and to my suprise the front wheel bearings were not covered under the plan. These wheel bearings are sealed units. These bearings are not made to be serviced. This is a dealer item and dealer cost is $322 for for both sealed bearings and hub assembly. Total cost of parts and shop labor and turnpike Dodge was going to be $524.

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I bought this truck from a used dealer in tupelo, ms on July 5, 2004. On August 27, 2004, my husband and I were driving around 65-70 mph down a 4-lane hwy in ms when I heard a weird noise from the front end. My husband was driving and as he started to slow down to get off on the shoulder, the front passenger side wheel bearing sheared the studs off and my tire went sailing off the truck, slamming the front end down onto the ground. When this happened it dented the fender and shoved the fender into the passenger door preventing it from being able to be opened. Truck was towed from the scene of the accident on a trailer and a new wheel bearing was put in. The part is not available due to the studs being sheared off on a 4-lane hwy. When part was replaced the wheel bearing was checked on the driver's side, showing no reason for replacement. 2 weeks later on my way to work, I felt a sudden vibration in the truck. I pulled off the side of the road and checked the truck, just by a sudden chance of luck I check the tire and the front driver's side tire had already sheared 3 of 5 lug nuts off. Once again the truck was towed in for repair and a new wheelbearing was installed on the driver's side. While this truck has been in our possession, we have not done anything to it to make it shear studs and break bearings like that. The previous owner took very good care of the truck as well, including servicing and replacing parts, and maintenance.

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The wheel bearings failed prematurely. Both sides of the front wheel bearings failed.

Consumer heard a clung then a metal to metal noise while driving. Passenger's side front wheel bearing malfunctioned, but the wheel didn't fall off. The consumer pulled over in time to keep the wheel from falling off.

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The front wheel bearings had to be replaced at a low mileage.

A month after purchasing the vehicle was having ongoing problem with the left front end pulling to the left while driving. Dealership has serviced the vehicle several times over the years to no avail. Currently, the problem became worse. Dealership indicated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive because the left front bearing was bad, which will result in the tire and rim separating and falling off while driving.

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The front left wheel bearing retaining nut backed off. The nut is the plastic insert self locking type and it did not stay locked. There is no cotter pin installed for safety.

Consumer replaced a set of front wheel bearings approximately 3 weeks ago. Currently, need to replace them again. Consumer was told by mechanic that bearings were too small for truck and that was why they were wearing so fast.

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Consumer has had to replace front wheel bearing again. He just replaced them 3 wks. Ago. Also, mechanic stated that bearings were too small for truck, and as a result they were wearing out faster.

I have a rubbing sound,pultsating. Like warped rotor but I think it sounds like a bearing going,but I was told it mat be the wheel hub. I don't abuse the truck and it didn't look like it was before I got it so,I was wondering if it me be the recall on the fractured hub. Does it sound like the symptoms ?.

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I have not used this vehicle in any manner that would cause the wheel bearings to fail this early in fact I have owned 10 other vehicles and never had the bearings go on any of them. There was no indication , noise or otherwise that they were failing. We had the brakes redone in December of 2000, with the front rotors having to be replaced because they were so worn. If there were a problem shouldn't they have noticed it when they took the rotors off. Just makes me wonder.

Severe shaking in front will occur when driving at highwy speeds and over a small bump in pavement or hole. Shaking will stop when consumer reduces speed to 30 mph, but evenutally it will reoccur. Consumer states front left wheel would lock down on second occasion wheel bearings out on both sides in the front.

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The wheel bearing on the driver side broke off, caused the vehicle to sway to left lane which almost caused an accident. Dealer cannot determine problem.

2006 Dodge truck with wheel bearing concerns customer states that the truck has a recall and he doesn't trust the dealer. The consumer once owned a 2002 Dodge truck that a problem with the wheel bearing, the consumer was told his 2002 was not being recalled. Eventually, the consumer traded the 2002 for a 2006 Dodge and discovered a recall was issued for the 2006. The consumer does not trust the dealer, the consumer believes the dealer will use the same faulty parts.

When driving consumer heard a noise coming from the front end of vehicle, consumer contacted dealer. Dealer linked the problem to the front wheel bearing which was falling off the vehicle, dealer was replacing parts.