Steering Gear Box Shaft Pitman Problems of Dodge Ram 3500

While driving the right tire lower tie rod ball joint came a part. Had to replace the sterling linkage, tire rod, arm pitman.

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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel began to jerk from side to side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was a certified mechanic who replaced the power steering box, the power steering pump, the long arm, the short arm, and the pitman arms, and the stabilizer shocks but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was not available.

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Truck has had extreme lane excursions since about 30,000 miles. Steering linkage was replace under a Dodge recall, the wandering and lane excursions were not corrected. Upon inspection the steering gear pitman shaft and bushing has worn out. This is a defective component and has been well known by Dodge for some time. They have designed and issued a heavier steering gear part number 68170214aa but have not offered any financial assistance. This may have caused accidents in the past but may not have been identified as the real cause. Consumers should be able to assume that such a critical component in a new vehicle has been appropriately engineered.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle would shake uncontrollably. The dealer made an attempt to repair the failure but the defect was not repaired. The manufacturer made the contact aware of the NHTSA campaign id number: 10e013000 (steering:gear box:shaft pitman) recall, but the VIN was not associated. The failure and current mileage was 65,000.

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Was driving home going around a left curve when the passenger side tie rod broke at the stud. Had to get vehicle towed to Dodge dealer where I was informed it was my fault the tie rod broke on the truck due to my vehicle upkeep(3 yr old tie rods don't just break) I told them fine fix my tie rod and anything else they find. I pickup my truck from Dodge house and breakdown again on my way home when the truck catapulted on the broken front steering assembly it caused the lower seal in my gearbox to go out and pour power steering fluid out where the pitman arm attaches to the gearbox. So opposed to letting the Dodge dealership in palestine TX work on my vehicle again I fixed it my self. . Now at 80,000 miles when I hit a little patch of bumps or cross a bridge my truck starts to shake violently I swear this truck is going to be the death of me.

Tie rod end failure at the pitman arm/ inner tie rod conectionon a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 quad cab 4x4 truck. The tie rod stud sheared off completely under little to no load after only 23,000 miles of having the h46 recall completed. The angle at which the tie rod end and the pitman arm connect is too extreme. The pitman arm needs to be built with less angle, this would decrese the load on the tie rod end.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 quad st. While attempting to make a left turn, the contact heard a loud clicking noise and he noticed that all wheels were parallel to one another; however, the steering wheel was upside down and became difficult to steer. The failure was similar to NHTSA campaign id number:10e013000 (steering: gear box: shaft pitman). The contact informed the dealer that he was hearing a loud clicking noise prior to the incident but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was awaiting a response. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000.

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Steering linkage loud clunking noise at pitman arm and drag link. Joints loose and possible failure imminent. Noise is heard during turns and when input from highway. Chrysler replacing entire steering linkage with steering damper with updated product at customer expense. Steering linkage on my vehicle does not fall under recall of steering linkage with similar complaint according to dealer because of steering damper attachment to drag link.