general problems of the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 - part 1

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge ram. The contact was informed that the vehicle had four notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v528000 (steering), 16v352000 (air bags), 15v313000 (air bags) and 09e001000 (steering). However, the parts to do the recall repairs for both air bags are not available. Two local dealers were contacted and confirmed that the recall parts were on back order and it was unknown how long it would take for them to be delivered. The recall part for the passenger side was the part that is on national back order. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.  .

My vehicle had wat is known as the 3rd gen steering assembly. Which is known and reported by multiple consumers to cause wat everyone calls a death wobble " death wobble happens in jeeps, 4x4s, and trucks when rapidly rotating steering wheel components cause your steering wheel to move rapidly from side to side. This causes your vehicle to feel like it's about to fall apart and you want to hold onto the steering wheel for dear life. " which cause me to nearly crash multiple times and the only way to get it to stop is to slow to speeds below 30. So I did research on how to correct this problem I found the only true fix would be to redo the whole assembly with the 4th gen assembly. Now that my issue is fixed I'm now worried about other drivers of the same vehicles safety. And wonder why no recall was made even though the dealer know of the issue thus coming up with the 4th gen assembly.

When driving over some overpasses on highways the "bump" causes the whole front end to shake and makes steering very hard to maintain. I have heard this called "the Dodge death wobble" and has been reported by many other Dodge ram owners. I have had all of the ball joints and tie rod replaced. This is a highly disturbing occurrence when traveling at a speed of 65-70 mpr on a highway. This has happened to me more than once and is a very scary feeling, thinking my front tires are coming off. Is there a recall to correct this?.

Dodge death wobble. This death wobble started prior to my 100000mile warranty expired, but by the time I drove the truck home, it was over the milage. After a lot of bs and a fee, Dodge "fixed" my problem. ( for a while) they have refused to re-repair their bad design since. . I've spent many hours and money temporarily repairing their front end design. If I hit a bump in the road while exceeding 55 mph the truck violently shakes and I cannot control the direction. I went off the freeway in salt lake this last weekend after putting new tie rods (again) on the front end. You know what this is ! Dodge has never remedied this situation. !.

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.

Death wobble at highway speed.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge pickup 2500. The contact was driving at about 10 mph and the power steering gear box side bolt sheared in half. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was repaired. The contact was given a reference number for a possible recall by the mechanic . The contact spoke to the dealer lithia Dodge grants pass oregon 1421 ne 6th st, grants pass, or 97526 who confirmed the vehicle was not on recall and was not covered. The manufacturer has not been contacted. The failure mileage was 152,073. Tf.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. While reversing into the driveway, the steering gear box output shaft fractured without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle was unable to move. The contact stated that he was an independent mechanic. It was diagnosed that the steering gear box output shaft fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the warranty expired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Problem known commonly as "death wobble". Out of control vehicle when hitting a pot hole at speed around 55 -65 mph. Must slow down to control the wheel.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving 50 mph or more, the vehicle wobbled and swayed from left to right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing; however, the specific details of the diagnosis could not be provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,800.

Traveling in a residential road at 30 mph and hit a small bump in the road which caused uncontrollable violent feedback from steering wheel and forced my vehicle into the median. I purchased new shocks and dual steering stabilizer to possibly remedy the problem to no avail. I dropped vehicle at galeana Dodge of ft myers florida after viewing multiple recalls pertinent to my situation. They called and said that the recall only includes an inspection. Even after my explanation of not being able to drive over 30 mph because of regularly occurring "death wobble" I was told that there is nothing they can do regarding the multiple recalls. I feel that the vehicle is unsafe to drive and the manufacturer, through galeana Dodge, should replace all the fault prone steering components. The Dodge Ram 2500 is currently at the dealer awaiting my pickup.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v5282000 (steering) and 15v313000 (air bags); however, the parts for the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall. Dealer said parts are not available to complete the recall. Also needs steering linkage recall done. Dealer wants to do them all at once.

I was driving it home from the dealership, on a back road, going about 40 mph. I hit a bump, the whole front end started bouncing uncontrollably. Like it was hit with a jack hammer! I ended up off the road! as I got out and was looking to see what happened, a guy stopped behind me. He got out, and said he has the same truck with the same problem. He's never seen it happen before, only experienced it first hand. He said it looked like the wheels were going different directions! I didn't see anything wrong tho. The lug nuts and everything were tight. It even passed inspection this morning! I looked online and it said to start online here to document the complaints.

Front end shakes violently after hitting bump in roadway at normal speeds, almost uncontrollable, whats is Dodge doing top rectify problem, been ongoing for years.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle at approximately 45 mph , the vehicle will begin to vibrate resulting in crashing into a ditch. The failure recurred several times. A police report was not filed. The contact did not sustain injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was not available. Jw.

I have been on a waiting list with our local Dodge dealership to get my recalls repaired for several months. Every time I call they just say I am on the list and they are too busy. I keep receiving notices in the mail and would like to get these taken care of as there are now several recalls that need to be addressed. I also just found out from the website here that this same dealership did not fully complete my last recall repair. Dealership is allen samuels Dodge in waco, texas.

I was driving down I-15 at approximately 70mph and hit a small bump in the road. The front end started bouncing uncontrollably. Had to completely stop in traffic, which almost resulted in a big accident. This is not the first time this has happened. I was in traffic on Monday this week as well and the same thing happened twice at slower speeds and on both of these occasions was almost hit by an 18 wheeler. I am a female and trying to hold on to the steering wheel while it jerked violently back and forth was almost not doable. When is Dodge going to be held responsible for making a safe truck for us to drive? my mechanic told me that just about all of these trucks have this same issue and they won't fix it unless it cracks. This is not safe for drivers anywhere. Is it going to take a serious accident or death to get something done about this problem?.

I was driving at about 65mph and suddenly the truck and steering began vibrating and shaking violently until I pulled over and stopped. It felt like all four tires had blown out. I called my local Dodge dealer service department and they told me the problem was most likely the "death wobble". I had never heard this and he also said to change the steering dampener, which I did. This violent vibration has happened again on two other occasions since the stablizer shock was replaced. I will not drive on the highway any longer with my truck due to this serious safety/sterring/suspension issue that very easily could cause serious bodily harm/death due to possible accident.

Drivng home I hit a pot hole at 65 miles an hour when the trucks front end started shaking violently. I had to slow down to about 35 miles an hour to get control. Its been a regular occurence ever since. I have taken it to the dealership and they say nothing is wrong. I have researched and spent over $1000. 00 on parts. Apparently it is a common problem with Dodge known as the "death wobble" that Dodge fails to acknowledge or take responsibility for.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Kr.

Otherwise known as the "Dodge death wobble". The approximate incident date is the last time it occurred because I can't remember when the first time was. I attempted to have this issue resolved/ repaired by Chrysler multiple times just to get the runaround every time. This last time 02/16/2015, they had me driving 30 minutes to their shop, in treacherous driving conditions caused by 5 inches of sleet and snow received the night before. Then they ended up wasting over 3 hours of my time/day by not doing any work at all to my truck the whole time it sat in their shop and tried to make me pay in excess of $575 for any work they was going to do. I had already rebuilt the entire front end in mid 2013 and in 2014 I dumped $10000 into rebuilding the engine because it blew 4 of the 6 compression rings for some reason, I can't afford to rebuild the whole front end. . . . . . . Again. This is a seriously dangerous issue and has had hundreds of complaints about it. There is even a class action lawsuit over it. Chrysler knows there is a problem and has the parts to fix it, so why won't they just do it? doesn't Chrysler care about the safety of their customers?.

I purchased this truck brand new. In the last year or two we have experienced steering problems. Have had it in for repair. The problem is when you are travelling at 65 mph or faster and for no reason the front end starts to shimmy and vibrate uncontrollably until you slow down below about 40 mph. So far we have avoided a wreck but I am afraid to allow my family to drive the truck for fear this will happen when they are driving and cause a crash. Checking online I find this to be a very prevalent problem in the Dodge trucks called the "death wobble". I hope nobody has been injured or killed due to this problem but I can certainly see how it can happen. I have placed front end stabilizers on my truck to stop the problem to the tune of $900 but it only masks the onset of the problem. . This is a factory defect in the way the trucks are built and someone needs to do something. . Soon. . . . . .

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering); however, the parts were not available. The contact believed that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer stated that the vehicle would be placed on a waiting list until the parts became available. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact own a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 hd. The contact received notification for NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering). However, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the part to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that he attempted to have his vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) but was informed that the parts were not available. The contact felt that since the failure was reported in November of 2013, there should be 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. Dr.

Tl - takata recall - the contact owns a 2000 Dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number :14v770000(air bags), 15v313000(air bags), 13v528000(steering)however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle had not experienced failure. Kh.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that he attempted to have his vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) but was informed that the parts were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

When driving if engine stops running on my cummings diesel you can not steer at all and the brakes do not work theirs no way anyone could push the brake peddle down what you do then is push parking brake then shift to neutral then start engine hopefully.

Driving on the turnpike and had accelerated to speed between 65 and 70 mph when right front tire went across seam in concrete roadway. Was not a big bump have passed over it since and before in car and never felt it. Suddendly truck went into an uncontrollable "wobble" very severe with my gearshift moving from side to side as if going to fly off. I had to brake suddenly almost causing a rearend collision and I took up two lanes getting it under controll also nearly having a wreck! this happens often at speeds near the same. I either have to keep it below 50 but lately the speed level is beginning to drop and I can experience the problem at lower speeds! it is dangerous. I dare not allow my wife to drive the vehicle. Also have a problem every time it rains I get leaking from my cab clearance lights.

Going down i94 I drove over a very small pot hole and the truck started to violently shake almost causing me to loss controll. I slowed down to 45 on a posted 70mile freeway during rush hour to get it under controll. It has happend 2 times scents. The truck is at the shop now. If u look at the internet there are many people with is problem called death wobbel and it is not a easy fix Dodge needs to be held responsable befor someone gets hurt.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number 13v528000 (steering) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the remedy part. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Ran over a pothole at 65 mph and the front end violently shook. Had to apply the brakes and slow down to 50 mph in order to gain control. Took it into national tire and battery and $1700 later, I still have the problem. Semi truck behind me almost ran over me. Violently shakes. Very scary.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000(steering) however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of this failure. The contact had not experience a failure. Ng.

I received a safety recall notice (n62/NHTSA 13v-528) to have the tie-rod end replaced on my vehicle. I contacted Chrysler and they brought it in to confirm the recall was needed. It was and they put the parts on order. Chrysler supplies my dealership with one set of parts at a time. It takes about two weeks to complete the process per vehicle. I am number 360 something in line to get this repair. At this rate my repair will be completed in about 14 years which I believe is a failure to remedy this defect within a "reasonable time". I am forced to repair the part at my own expense. The notice told me I could submit the receipt for reimbursement but only if I had it repaired already before the recall notice. This seems like a tactic by Chrysler to avoid monetary or legal responsibility for the defect. They told me that they were not telling people not to drive their vehicle but doing so was "at the drivers discretion", releasing themselves from liability if a failure occurred.