Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2010 Dodge Ram 3500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
Similar to online reports of past Dodge ram truck "death wobble," truck wobbles and shakes dangerously despite numerous fixes and adjustments to tires/alignment and other. Tire rod snapped off, luckily while not on the freeway. We had to have it towed out of our driveway and had to stop mid-trip on our way to wyoming to purchase new tires. Ram 3500 2010.
The truck had a gooseneck flatbed 30ft trailer attached to the Dodge ram with a john deere tractor loaded on top of the trailer. The vehicle was running and in park on a slight downhill. The trailer was prepared with the ramps down for the tractor to be backed off. Upon backing the tractor off of the trailer, when the rear tractor wheels moved to the down ramp, the shift in weight caused the truck, flatbed trailer and tractor to begin rolling down hill for 300 yards and through a barbed wire fence and finally coming to a stop due to uphill slope in the terrain. The tractor was able to back the rest of the way off of the trailer without incident. Upon reaching the truck and trailer the vehicle was still in park and running. This is a serious defect that needs immediate attention before someone is hurt.
My vehicle has a recall n49/NHTSA 13v-529 and when I called to get the recall work done I was told that the recall parts have been recalled because they are failing too. This is a very serious problem and if the tie rod breaks all steering control is lost. This is my only "reliable" vehicle to get to work, grocery shop, etc. Now I am just supposed to risk my life each day I drive it? the dealer (chapman Dodge of las vegas) was not able to give me a date as to when the parts would be in to fix my car or any other information. This is unacceptable. My CO-woker already had his tie rod break while driving on his 2008 Dodge Ram 3500, luckily he had just come to a stop or who knows what could have happened. Please get Dodge to do the right thinkg and repair these vehicles that they already know there is a problem with.
Changed lanes at approximate 65 mph the truck began to shank ( wobble) so bad it was hard to keep control of it. Had to come to complete stop to get it to stop . Felt it was unsafe to drive. After researching online there are other post with the same issue they have called the wobble as the death wobble. It has happen 4 times with this truck at different times you don't know or have any indication that it's going to happen. Had the tires balanced and rotated suspension checked all is good according to the repair garage.
There was a horrible death wobble in the front end. The truck had to be brought almost to a complete stop in order to remedy this event. This is beyond unsafe. It is not only unsafe for my family it is a danger to others on the road. Buying a $50,000 + truck safety for my family was not a concern, I was highly mistaken. My fear is not only for my family but for the other motorist on the road. We had stopped driving the truck unless there is a major need, yet we continue to make our $850. 00 a month payments for our yard ornament, because that is what we agree to do. At 42,333 miles we had the front end worked on hoping to fix the problem the temporary repair lasted until we reached 68,482 miles and its back!! so like I said it sits in our driveway in the last 4 months that truck has only driven 256 miles. This is not acceptable!!.