general problems of the 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 - part 1

While driving the vehicle suddenly lost engine power and turned off. When this happened the steering column locked. It did not just loose power steering. The column itself entirely locked up. At this point the vehicle had no steering and limited breaking and went off the road. Thankfully it just went into a ditch and no damage was done. The vehicle turned right back on. The next day I recreated the problem on some friends property. I gave the keys in the ignition a small tug and the engine would stop and the steering column would lock. The ignition never rotated out of the on position and the key remained in the ignition. I recreated this probably 5 times and it did the same thing every time. I then brought it to the dealer but they didn't have the parts to repair it so I didn't have them look at it. I had to use the vehicle sooner then they could repair it to pull a camper about 1200 miles. I diagnosed the problem to be the ignition switch. I replaced the switch myself and the vehicle has not had the same problem since. I have given the keys in the ignition the same kind of tug and it is no longer a problem. I do have the switch available for inspection. I personally can totally understand the engine turning off due to an ignition switch failure but I believe the actual steering column locking is unacceptable.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving 4 mph, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he attempted to steer to the vehicle to the right however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was stopped in the middle of the roadway. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The contact called colorado springs Dodge (7455 austin bluffs pkwy, colorado springs, CO 80923, (719)475-8550) and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 289,000.

Death wobble, drag link failure.

I was going 65 miles per hour on the freeway when my truck violently shake back and forth so hard I had to come to a complete stop to get it to stop. I've had the front suspension replaced 3 times in the past year and still have what they call a death wobble. I have spent so much money on rentals and on shop repairs trying to repair this problem and still cannot go over 40 miles an hour without it violently shaking. This is dangerous to my family it could kill somebody and I think Dodge should be responsible for taking action on repairing this or figure out the problem . I have called Dodge and they have told me it is not a recall so they cannot help me out. I had bought brand new tires a brand new drive line along with replacing the front suspension 3 times now and I still cannot drive my truck without it causing violent shaking. It has 87,000 miles on it has never been in an accident so I cannot figure out why this started happening but I think that it should not be okay to have this truck on the road it's going to hurt somebody. I have only driven a couple of times and spent alot on rentals . I will never in my life buy another Dodge due to lack of concern for my family's saftey. I own this vehicle outright and wish I would have never bought it. Thats how scary it is to drive.

The right (passenger) lower control arm ball joint failed while traveling approximately 30 miles per hour. The failure was a separation of the ball and bolt from the cup that is pressed into the cup. Total control of the truck was lost and a minor accident occurred when the truck ended up on a median with the left (driver's) tire on the median and the other tires on the road. The median is approximately 16 inches above the road bed. The ball joint is part of the steering mechanism. The steering arm ended up pushing the right tire out at 45 degree angle outside or to the right. The left front tire was at a 45 degree angle to the left. The vehicle was on a city street nearing an intersection to a 55 mile an hour highway that the vehicle was about to turn left on. The driver reported a shaking of the steering wheel similar to a flat and began to slow down when control was lost due to the mechanical failure occurred. Had this failure happened at highway speeds, the Dodge ram would have rolled. The miles on the truck were 99,455. A ball joint should not fail with less than 150k miles. The vehicle was repaired on 2 may, 2017 and the left (recalled) ball joint, all steering hardware and the failed ball joint were replaced by a Dodge dealer. The recalled part had not been replaced prior to purchasing the truck in December, 2016. The crash ended up in minimal to no damage to the vehicle. The vehicle had to be towed to the Dodge dealer and the tow truck driver had to use plastic sliders to get the truck safely onto the flatbed tilt tow truck.

Loss of steering control while driving. As a last minute thought I decided to stop at a convenience store before heading down the highway, down a hill which had a sharp u shaped turn at the bottom. When making a right hand turn into the parking lot the steering wheel became disengaged and began to spin completely around without any control. Had I continued on my way I hate to think how I would have survived what waited at the bottom of the hill. I'm not a mechanic but it seems the steering rod bolt was not installed properly and was not completely through the holes to the connection. Thankfully, I had turned into a parking lot when it lost connection. I'm sure this has something to do with recalls: n62, n49, l16, h46, h36.

Death wobble when making a turn or hitting a bump in the road. Must slow down considerably in order for this to stop. Dangerous on the highway or going over 30 mph. All recalls have been completed on this vehicle and we still have the problem.

At 75 mph on interstate towing a 25 ft. Travel trailer left lane passing semi. My truck encountered bridge seam. Front steering began to shake violently. Maintained control of truck. Event lasted maybe 30 seconds and only stopped after slowing to 30 mph. This is the fourth occurence of the "death wobble". Took truck to dealer after the first, was told Chrysler knew of the problem but had no remedy.

Truck shakes/ wobbles and sometimes loose steering control when I go over sudden uneven road conditions.

High speed death wobble, uncontrolable steering, dangerous. Scary, moving upwards of 50-60 mph highway contry doesnt matter where.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 11v350000 (steering) and 13v529000 (steering). The contact opted for the buy back program. The contact stated that the dealer and manufacturer were notified and a check was written by the dealer; however, when the vehicle was taken to the dealer, the dealer demanded that the windshield and front passenger side fender be repaired at the owner's expense. The contact stated that the third party inspector was supposed to offer them a deduction to the re-purchase offer; however, the third party inspector was never scheduled by the manufacturer. The contact phoned the program administration/administrator; however, was unable to make contact. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl-the contact owns 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle as the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number:13v528000 (steering). The failure mileage was 60,608. Ss.

Many refer to it as the "death wobble" and it has done it at least once every time I drive I have experienced the death wobble on the highway while going 75 mph and it causes me to have to slow down drastically. I am not only worried for my wellness/life but my family members as well. This vehicle is used as a daily driver.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while reversing the vehicle, the left tire rod ball joint fractured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the left tire rod ball joint needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. Tw.

At highway speeds can hit small bump and the truck starts shaking violently. Almost lost control of the truck.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 13v528000 (steering); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Chrysler said my truck does not fall under their recall because it was inspected. The steering wheel linkage was not repaired but because it was seen, they said it does not meet NHTSA's stipulation for recall. Is this correct? the truck's steering is terrible and I was about to replace the linkage myself next month anyways due to safety issues when driving and turning radius. Also, they told me that I was due for a recall on the airbag, but there is none available in all the dealerships in the state of ohio. I would greatly appreciate any kind of response, thanks!! james.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle began to pull to the right independently. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign number: 09v005000 (steering); however, the dealer inspected the vehicle and refused to replace the affected part listed on the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 188,000.

Steering recall- vehicle initiates into the death shake when speed exceeds 55mph on a turn. Transmission problems- vehicle has problems shifting normally by shifting straight into 4th gear when shifting into drive and will drive sluggishly.

In early July 2015, I contacted my local Dodge dealer (patterson Dodge) via phone to make the recall repairs to my 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. At the time of the phone call, the dealer indicated that my request for recall service would be put on a list to be scheduled at a later date. Since this initial phone call, I have contacted the dealer and manufacturer multiple times with no confirmation on when the recall repairs could be completed. As of September 9, 2015, the dealer confirmed that I was indeed on a list of vehicles needing repair, but no timeline for the service could be established because of unavailability of parts from the manufacturer. Please advise me on how to get these recall repair performed.

We purchased a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab 4x4 from a dealership in harrisburg on June 1, 2015. We started experiencing what is a known for these vehicles - a "death wobble. " while traveling at highway speeds, you hit a bump or put too much pressure on one of the front tires, the two front tires start wobbling like a badly made shopping cart. Being intelligent consumers, we researched the issues, and notified our dealer in harrisburg. My husband drove the truck all the way down there so they could fix an open recall of a tie-rod end. When he got there, they said, "oops, someone already fixed it, we can't do anything about it. " and he drove home in a rattling deathtrap. We then were notified by our next door neighbor as well as a family member that fiat-Chrysler Dodge announced on July 27th that they had a $105 million lawsuit for unsafe front-end steering issues for vehicles, and they were buying back a whole slough of vehicles, our truck included. We contacted the recall office, and were told that they didn't know what we were talking about. We took it to a local Dodge place end of August. The steering dampener is damaged, at roughly $1075 for the part, a u-joint is seized, both upper and lower ball joints in the front end are shot, and that will be almost $3000 in parts to fix. We haven't even received our first oil change on the vehicle and now we have to fork over $3000+ on a $25,000 truck we haven't owned for four months. I just called Dodge headquarters again for the umpteenth time and was told there is only 1 recall option for the buyback, and that is listed as being completed in 2014. I asked her why our truck was still trying to kill us, and she didn't have a response. She said it is not a safety concern. I asked her who was lying to us, and offered her to come and take a ride in our deathtrap if it wasn't a "safety concern," and she didn't have a response.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician refused to do the repairs under the recall because the vehicle was modified with a dual steering stabilizer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and stated that the dealer should perform the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I was driving from detroit airport east on highway 94 when my truck started to shake like hell and I thought I had two flat tires in the front. I hit the brakes and the truck become un steerable and started to turn sideways with two lanes of traffic coming at me. This was a very scary ride. I pulled over after I downshifted and the shaking stopped but there was nothing flat or loose that I could see several other drivers stopped to see what had happened. I called a local Dodge dealer and was told that I most have bad brake rotors. I have changed the rotors on all 4 wheels the front wheel bearings the shocks the front stabilizer shock and new brake pads on all 4 wheels still shakes just as bad . I have had several close calls and I want a fix or I will buy a new Ford truck. The bad part of this, is that I retired after 44years with Chrysler.

I have received an recall notice in January 2014. I was told to wait until April to set up an appointment for serviceing my vehicle. It is now the end of August. I have made repeated phone calls and I was told that I am on the list. Call back in a month. I have and now it is just a nuisance. I have called other dealerships and they have told me that customers have called in December and their vehicles are still on the list to get repaired. Why would a manufacture have a recall when they can not honor it. The letter stated, "important safety recall n49/NHTSA 13v-529", is a joke. This notice should not be sent out unless they can honor it!.

Received notice approximately 6 months ago, same story as the other complaints I've seen for this same issue. Dealer states that they don't have parts. . . Not enjoying driving my family around thinking about the possibility of having an accident for the entire duration that we've known about this. Hard to fathom why they even bothered to send out notice with no ability to follow through and remedy the defect.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). The contact stated that he had contacted the dealer and the manufacturer numerous times and there was no estimated date when the parts would be available for the recall repairs. The contact felt that the repair was not taken care of in a reasonable amount of time. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) and stated that the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact did not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact attempted to have the vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (steering); however, the dealer stated that the parts were not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated received the first notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (steering). The dealer stated that they have only serviced 200 this year and have a waiting list of 400 people. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced the failure described in the recall.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that he attempted to have his vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (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.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 13v529000 (steering) however, the contact was not able to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the remedy part to become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that she attempted to have her vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v529000 (steering) but was informed that the parts were not available and that the dealers were receiving one part per month. The contact felt that since the failure was reported in November of 2013, there should be a remedy available before April of 2014. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering); however, the part needed for the repair 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 the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. 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. The contact felt that since the failure was reported in November of 2013, there should have been a remedy available before April of 2014. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 5/19/cn.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) and stated that the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.