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1999 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup, while driving around 35-45 mph usually on a downhill grade the entire vehicle will begin to shake, the only word to describe it is violently and will not subside until you can get the speed below 20mph but you can not just apply the breaks or the shaking become uncontrollable, I have replace most of the suspension(control arms, ball joints ect.)nothing works.this has happened multiple times! I've talked to others and there is a name for it, Dodge death wobble. Also I am another victim of the Dodge dash cancer, in the last couple of years my dash has basically disintegrated....considering bringing a class action lawsuit
This low mileage (64K) 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 has developed a death wobble. Usual symptoms, hit small bump in road at 60 + mph and shake and shutter until slow to 20-30 mph to regain control. This is extremely dangerous and I do not know what to do about it.
The air bag warning light stays on all the time. The dash cracked and pieces fell into the electrical systems. The ball joints failed. All around 120,000 to 130,000 miles. The fuel injectors began to fail at 120,000 miles.
There is extensive death wobble in my truck and makes it almost impossible to control. I understand this is a common and recognized problem by Dodge/Chrysler for their Dodge Ram line. This is dangerous and an identified design flaw. It obviously happens while driving. I have to nearly stop the truck to calm the shaking.
Am on third engine each time oil pump failed, and now this one is acting up, powertrain end of year built truck has a lot of 2000 parts on it, rear end seized up drive shaft broke rear yoak split in two, suspension tie rods and idle arms always breaking, two break disks 1 left side 1 right side broke, left one split right down the middle, the right side the center of the hub broke right out at the bearings riped right out
- Sterling Heights, MI, USA
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The "Dodge death wobble" is for real. While driving my 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 on the interstate, I went over a small bump in the road. The whole truck began shaking violently. It was extremely hard to control and did not stop shaking until I slowed down to under 20 mph. This is extremely unsafe and Dodge should be forced to fix the problem. This problem has occurred more than five times in my truck.
Contact stated: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. Hood popped up at 45 mph. Secondary latch did not catch, it just went right up. Did not hit a bump in the road. Vehicle was on smooth road. Also, had to have the whole front end/ rear end and transmission rebuilt.
1999 Dodge Ram experiencing problems with the brakes and the catalytic converter. 1 year old and not on repository. When the brakes were applied a light on the dash illuminated. The dealer stated there was no problem with the brakes. The consumer took the vehicle to another mechanic, who stated he was sold a vehicle with no brakes. The mechanic stated the vehicle needed to front brakes with shims, front rotors, two front calipers, bearings, two rear shoes, two rear hardware, two drums and two rear wheel cylinders. The vehicle jerked when the consumer placed the gear into reverse. The front wheel on the drivers side would shake when the consumer hit a pothole. The windows would fog with a greasy film, the heating coil was replaced. The check engine light illuminated and the 02 sensor was replaced. The PCV valve hose was replaced, the left brake light bulb was replaced, 4 injectors were replaced.
Vehicle wheel almost layed down. Brand new front tires wore down. The ball joints failed, which caused the problem with the tires. The dashboard cracked and the consumer had it replaced at a cost of $525.
Truck shook for no real reason replaced tracking bar than shock stabliser. It would shake and I would have to pull over and stop to make it go away.replaced tires front and it went away for 10,000 miles than intermittently would return it showed up one day on a road I traveled all the time pulled over stopped than started up again next day went over the same spot no shake very odd truck ill never own a Dodge truck again sold truck for the bank pay off. Took a loss on this truck told the gentleman who bought it of the problem hope he has better luck than I did with it.
I recently took my 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 pick up to my alignment shop and had to put a new tracker bar on it. Which I replaced about 8 months ago at about 40 thousand miles.. and now I have to replace my steering box and my truck has just over 54,100 miles on it and I think that is a little ridiculous. Ever since I bought my truck new in 1999 I have had to have the front end aligned in the first year, the second year, in the year 2002 and now on March 3 rd 2003 I had to have it again for the reasons I stated in the beginning. I had some electrical problems under the dash and in the steering column. My alignment shop says they have replaced a lot of steering boxes and the tracker bar even at 18,000 miles. I have called Chrysler themselves and they won't do anything about it and I think they should because I believe that it is a result from a bad part from the factory. I have documented everything I have done to my truck. I have looked into the price of a new steering box and I have found that Dodge wants over $600 and a parts house in my town can get the same Dodge steering box for $205. I believe that I should not have to pay for the box what ever the price, because I believe it is new enough that they should be willing to have it fixed, to at least make a customer some what happy. I have never heard of a steering box going out at less then 100,000 miles. My father had a 1999 Ram 1500 pick up and with less than 25,000 miles the motor lost 4 quarts of oil on our way to a old car show in Montana but it never happened again so he did not worry about it and sold it and got a new 2002 Ram pick up and he likes it so far, but a friend of mine has a 2002 Ram and he is having a problem with his front end alignment. So I am wondering if there are other people having similar problems with their front ends on Dodge vehicles.
Consumer's truck shakes all the time, and at above 50 mph truck vilbrates. Has taken the truck to dealer 6 times, and they could not find the cause of problem.
While applying brakes at any speed and without warning vehicle will pull to left until release of brake pedal. Consumer states vehicle will pull to the left when braking and will drift to the right on freeway and brakes are squeaky when braking on stop, dealer replaced calipers, turned rotors and changed brakes, dealer found steering wheel off center, dealer has replaced upper and lower control arms, dealer has adjusted the front end and replaced the rims and tires, vehicle experiences lack of power and engine light has illuminated, vehicle idles high and is experiencing poor fuel economy, when driving on freeway it gets max of 14.5 mpg, smoke also comes out of the exhaust, left side electric mirror glass had fogged, left seat bottom loose, one missing bolt found, left seat trim bezel keeps miming loose won?T stay in seat for seat belt on seat back. Dealer stated that the 2002 models do not have vibration problems due to the suspension being changed to independent.
When driving over 15 mph vehicle sways all over the road. Vehicle is very difficult to handle, causing consumer to lose control. Consumer has contacted manufacturer regarding the problem, manufacturer is planning to release a tsb regarding this problem. Vehicle was converted to a road trek, but is on a Dodge chassis. Please provide further details.
Vehicle pulled from side to side. While pulling to one side, when applying brakes, vehicle pulled to other side. Contacted dealer, and dealer did not know what caused it. Heads have cracked twice and dealer will not acknowledge problem.
Vehicle will pull to right when stopping, it will also pull harder to right when pulling trailor and brakes getting hot. Dealer told consumer of an after market part that will fix defect.
Consumer has to continuously fight to keep vehicle on road. Took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced steering box. But problem reoccurred, and vehicle has been at dealers 6 times since then.
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- Morganton, NC, USA