general problems of the 2004 Dodge Ram 3500

Purchased used 2004 Dodge 3500 and while driving homedoing 60 mph I experienced such a violent shacking of the front end I nearly loss control of my truck and struck another vehicle on the highway. My wife and I could have been killed. I later learned that this truck suffers from death wobble which Dodge is aware of. As a retired police officer with 30 years I would have towed this truck as unsafe until proper repairs were made based on the violent shaking and loss of steering control the driver experiences. Very dangerous situation that needs to be addressed.

My Dodge trucks violently wobbling out of control at highway speeds. While driving at about 60 mph, I hit a minor bump in the roadway and the truck started shaking violently. The only way it stopped was I had to reduce my speed to 10 mph, the problem was I was in the express lane, I was in front of a semi truck.

When driving on the highway I hit a series of bumps at 60 mph and my truck began to shake violently. I then had to slow down to 30mph to regain control.

"tamara recall". Driving down road hit a slight bump got the death wobble and had to slow down to 30mph or lower to get it back under control on the freeway. Have had the front end rebuilt 3 times by professionals and now doing it again or still.

Tl- contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering), 14v770000 (air bags), and 15v313000 (air bags) 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Dt.

Hit a pot hole and the entire steering system began to shake violently. Could not control vehicle steering while it was shaking.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph while turning the corner, the steering seized as well as the brakes. As a result the gear box split in half. The vehicle was driven to the contacts home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000. Mc.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v770000 (air bags), 14817000 (air bags) and 13v528000 (steering) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Djr.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering); however, the part needed 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000. Djr.

Truck started to have severe drivability problems with the front end. Had received a recall notice for both the steering linkage and left ball joint. Took into dealer who performed the physical inspection. Was told that our vehicle was not part of the recall due to configuration but the whole front end need to be replaced and all parts needed where exactly the parts under the recall if our truck had the configuration covered by the recall. We were faced with paying for the repairs base on some technicality that somehow our configuration excluded us from the safety hazard which caused the recall. We do not feel it is a coincidence that the repair needed were exactly the now that were under the recall but our truck was not part of the recall. Our opinion is the recall is too narrow and the safety issue is broader than how it is set up now.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received a notification for recall 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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Since this truck was new it would shake violently in the front end when you hit a slight bump at 60 mph changed everything in front end and added steering dampener recommended by dealer. Does it more often now. We have named it the death rattle.

Traveling 55 mph, truck hit a small bump . Truck started to shake violently left and right, could not control it. Started to pull off road when hit a wall due to steering. No way to control this truck. Has been maintained form Dodge always. Stay away from these trucks. Very dangerous.

Tl¿the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired for under NHTSA campaign number:13v528000 (steering). The contact stated that he was made aware that parts were not available as a result repairs were unable to be performed for the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced the failure. Ml.

Billion Dodge in bozeman, mt replaced three components (steering, damper and arm) on January 2, 2014. Last week I received a recall notice for the replacement parts from Dodge. This morning, the service department at billion Dodge inspected the replacement parts and decided a replacement is necessary. However, I was informed that the replacement part(s) will not be available until July of 2015. I contacted Chrysler and was informed that the replacement part(s) are not available. (1) the dealer installed the defective part(s) after a recall had been issued. This is not acceptable. (2) we may be able to have the part(s) replaced with part(s) from another manufacturer, but must pay for the parts and labor ourselves. This is not acceptable.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) had surpassed reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated the parts are not available and that the manufacturer was only receiving one repair kit per week. 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. Az.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 13v528000 (steering) surpassed a reasonable time for repair. Both the dealer and the manufacturer were contacted. The manufacturer stated that the part was not available for repair.

Tl- takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v770000 (air bags), 15v313000 (air bags), 13v528000 (steering) and indicated that the parts were not available to receive the recall repairs for an extended period of time which was unreasonable. The manufacturer was unable to determine when the parts would be shipped to the dealer. The contact was still unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. Parts distribution disconnect. Djr.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign id number 13v528000 (steering) however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

This has happened before back in 2010 and I put an extra stabilizer on the front and upper and lower ball joints and a few more pieces all made by moog but the front end still shakes almost uncontrollable and I have to slow down real fast before I cause an accident I'm afraid it's going to make me wreck.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 13v258000 (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. Fe.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated when driving over a bump at speeds of 50 mph and above, the vehicle would shake violently and the vehicle would become very difficult to steer. The contact stated he would have to brake to a full stop to prevent the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure persisted whenever the contact was driving above 50 mph over a bumpy road surface. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 150,000 and the current mileage was 178,000.

My 2004 Dodge 3500 4x4 has a front end problem. . . It shakes uncontrollably when it hits a series of bumps in the road at or above 45mph. I have replaced the steering stabilizer and the front shocks to only have it get worse. It happens enough now that I don't dare go above 60 mph for fear of crashing the truck or hitting somebody else. It gets even worse when I pull my trailer.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v528000 (steering), 16v352000 (air bags), 15v313000 (air bags), and 05v462000 (power train); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available while the vehicle was in for service. The local dealer was made aware of the issue, and an appointment was scheduled to repair the vehicle. The vehicle remained with the dealer for a week before the contact was informed that parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that on several occasions, while the vehicle was in park(p), the vehicle unexpectedly rolled without warning. The brake pedal was depressed with extra force while shifting to park(p). The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.