Suspension Problems of Dodge Ram 1500 - part 2

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that there had been extensive rust, corrosion and holes near the cab concerning the whole frame and undercarriage of the vehicle. The frame was detaching due to the failure. The vehicle has not been inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000. Dyd.

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Coil spring towers reinforcements - as per the recall for the 1994 and 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 pickups (safety recall 835) the coil spring towers of a 1998 has developed cracks in the left side tower. This vehicle has not been off road, strictly on highway and street. This was found during another repair of said vehicle.

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The rear end on my Ram 1500 hemi 1500 gear is making a humming sound constantly, it never stops. I called the dealer they no longer have the part and I can't find one, I was told there was a recall, but I never received one. Please help!!.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, heard a whining noise, the truck rear end jumped approximately two feet in the air, then the vehicle skidded on to the shoulder. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate 177,000. Bp.

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09/01/2017 traveling east bound on hwy 12 in san joaquin county at 11:30 pm while driving at 55 mph in between 2 jersey walls I turned left and hit the brakes hard to avoid a broken down vehicle. (note broken down vehicle had no flashers, flairs or any other warning) while applying the brakes the pedal went to the floor. I started bouncing back and forth off the walls. Air bags deployed, I was airborne at one point & actually thought I was going to die and when I came to a stop I was facing the wrong direction on the hwy. . I started my vehicle to move over to the side of the road and it wouldn't move. I proceeded to walk around the vehicle and noticed the right rear wheel was missing. I believe when my brake pedal went to the floor that's when I lost the wheel. Chp called tow truck and said solo non injury accident no report needed I didn't realize and now it's been brought to my attention that the axle shaft broke on a weld and looks like there were air bubbles in the steel. I don't know if you have had any other issues with axle shafts, but I would like to file a claim. I believe the wreck was much worse due to the axle shaft breaking. Truck is totaled with a twisted frame.

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At highway speeds, the truck can begin shaking violently and become uncontrollable. It is a widely known issue called "death wobble" I almost wrecked, it would have been a collision if it happened in heavy traffic.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud grinding sound. The vehicle was taken to apple Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (1684 weston CT, shakopee, mn 55379) where it was diagnosed that the rear pinion cam bolt failed and the vehicle required a rear-end rebuild. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v038000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

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While driving on the parkway I suddenly lost control of the steering. Thankfully I was able to safely maneuver the truck to the side of the road, with the help of a good samaritan and my evasive maneuver course required by my job, before anything tragic happened. I had the truck towed to the dealer where they confirmed my suspicion of a broken tie rod, specifically the left tie rod which has been recalled on every 2008 ram except my 1500. I find this very suspect that all the other rams have been recalled and fixed except my model, yet I had to pay for the repair. I am grateful that I did not get hurt, or cause an accident and injure anyone else, however this issue needs to be looked in further by the government. All of these trucks are unsafe to drive until they are fixed. According to my normal mechanic, this can happen at anytime due to the defective tie rod. He has replaced many 1500 tie rods at the expense of the owners, this should not be. Please order ram to issue a recall on all the 2008 ram trucks to keep the public safe. Thank you.

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Strange vibration in suspension system when reaching speeds between 50 - 70 mph. I am experiencing rough riding as I excellerate to the above speeds on the highway.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving at an unknown speed, an abnormal clicking noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle, which caused the rear axle to cease. The vehicle was taken back to the contact's residence and the contact was able to rebuild and replace the rear axle. The vehicle was repaired; however, one month later, the pinion nut disconnected and damaged the rear of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Vehicle currently has 60,000 miles on it. Already had to replace the entire front suspension. Transmission has a clunk and lunge after stopping and before taking off. All services maintained and fluids are new and clean, at appropriate levels. Dealers believe it to be a software issue.

While driving approximately 50 miles per hour the rear end siezed up causing vehicle to come to a complete halt and throwing driveshaft from vehicle causing a two lane closure until drive shaft could be retrieved.

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Front end/steering shakes when you hit a bump or the road is rough. All most makes the vehicle uncontrolable.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving various speeds, the contact heard an abnormal noise when applying the brakes. The contact stated that the vehicle made an abnormal metal scraping noise. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking black oil from the rear axle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

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This violently shaking and bouncing of the front end can be reproduced at any imperfection in the highway at 65+ mph. The entire front end of the truck bounces and shakes violently. The only way to stop the out of control shaking is to slam on the brakes and attempt to get to the shoulder of the road. On numerous occasions the traffic following my truck has been forced to take action to avoid plowing into the back end of my truck. Dodge should be ashamed of the run around and misdiagnosis of this life threatening issue. I will be reposting each occurrence here.

Takata recall having many issues with 2007 Ram 1500 4x4 quad cab. Transmission isnt acting right. Something wrong with driver front wheel assembly, can not pump more than a few cents of fuel at a time when fueling. And just recently I could not get it over 30 miles an hour. Engine did not rev seemed as if not getting fuel.

This violently shaking and bouncing of the front end can be reproduced at any imperfection in the highway at 65+ mph. The entire front end of the truck bounces and shakes violently. The only way to stop the out of control shaking is to slam on the brakes and attempt to get to the shoulder of the road. On numerous occasions the traffic following my truck has been forced to take action to avoid plowing into the back end of my truck. Dodge should be ashamed of the run around and misdiagnosis of this life threatening issue.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While traveling approximately 65 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the axle was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 15 mph, a loud noise emitted from the vehicle. The contact pulled over and discovered that the drive shaft fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the technician informed that the locking bolt of the drive shaft had disengaged and the outer seals, the bearings and rings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving at an unknown speed, the rear wheels seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear axle pinion nut failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

"takata recall" 1-vehicle tie rod on driver side replacement 2-wheel wells rusted out w/o water damage 3-passenger air bag 4-water pump.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 20 mph, the driveshaft detached from the rear of the vehicle without warning and the rear axle locked up. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the pinion nut detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 14v796000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 55 mph, the rear pinion nut and driveshaft detached from the vehicle causing the rear wheels to lock. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was inspected by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the pinion, driveshaft, and rear of the vehicle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving at approximately 60 mph, a loud noise came from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that upon deceleration the gear shift shook rapidly. While putting the vehicle in park, the driveshaft fell and the rear driveshaft axle lifted. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to his residence where he diagnosed that the rear driveshaft axle failed due to a loose rear axle pinion nut. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

While driving usually above 60 mph after hitting a bump in the road the vehicle shakes violently and becomes uncontrollable. I have to slow down suddenly to approximately 45 mph to get it to stop. This usually happens on the highway.

Vibration and bouncing- wobble feeling with loose steering at speeds 55-70, from front wheels through steering wheel. Tires have been re-balanced several times as the possible cause but truck continues to have vibrations in front wheels at speeds 55 or higher. Continual brake noise, rattling sounds at all speeds after brakes have been applied 2-3 times under normal traffic conditions.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, there was an abnormal noise emerging from the front driver side of the vehicle. The contact depressed the brake pedal then the vehicle started shaking and the noise became severe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the bolt joint and tie rod needed replacement. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the diagnosis results from the dealer were confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure occurred on five occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, an abnormal sound emitted from the rear of the vehicle and it stopped abruptly without warning. In addition, the vehicle failed to move forward. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the pinion nut loosened and caused the driveshaft to fracture from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v038000 (power train). The failure mileage was 175,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving various speeds, there was a loud noise and the driver side tie rod fractured. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the driver side tie rod needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,912.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the rear axle fractured causing the vehicle to spin out of control and crash into a tree. In addition, the rear tire became detached from the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's passenger sustained minor back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, there was a vibration on the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver and passenger side tie rods failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact later observed a puddle of an unknown substance under the front passenger side of the tire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 17,000. The VIN was unavailable.

During a trip in January the vehicle began to uncontrollably wobble and I had to reduce speed to gain control, had some steering parts replaced which improved the ride but still had issues so I replaced the struts , springs and shocks but a slight wobble is still there at acceleration and deceleration and upon hitting bumps, its a little scary. It happens typically over 30 miles per hour and at one point about every 10 minutes on the interstate.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the rear end of the vehicle began to vibrate and jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Three sets of rotors and brakes in two years, 4wd auto light flashing and works intermittently(just started plus electrical noise in dash and heat stops blowing. Sounds like it's going to start on fire. I have to get to work so I have to drive it. (I have five kids a crabby wife and a granddaughter to feed), tie rod on drivers side went bad. So I had everything replaced. I've sunk allot of $$ into it and can't afford another penny. I'm concerned of all the complaints saying the computer goes bad causing the actuator to go bad as well. I hope it lasts long enough. Perhaps you should just start a go fund me page to Chrysler owners lol. It's a shame because it's a beautiful truck.

I was going down a state highway and hit a pothole, when the truck began shaking uncontrollably, I had to slam the brake on to slow down fast because it was shaking so bad. Apparently after further investigation this has happened to the vast population that own older model Dodges, it even has a name "the death wobble". It had happened to my husband before this, and it happened again to me a few days later.