This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving 60 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle violently vibrated. The failures ceased once the vehicle was stopped. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the failure occurred because the vehicle drove over a pothole. The failure mileage was 250,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate uncontrollably. The contact exited the highway and the vehicle began to resume normal operation. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact drove to an independent mechanic and was informed that the upper and lower bushing kits needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that the tie rod needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owned a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While exiting the freeway at 65 mph, the contact attempted to make a left turn and the vehicle shook violently. The contact veered the vehicle to the shoulder of the road where it came to a complete stop. The vehicle resumed normal operation and was taken to orange coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat (2929 harbor blvd, costa mesa, ca 92626, (714) 549-8023) where it was diagnosed that the front end linkages needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.
I received the recall for the front suspension problems and took truck to dealer. I believe it was recall N64. Dealer refused to fix truck as it is lifted and they are the ones who did it, said it did not need new parts as parts were replaced when they lifted it. Well, it death wobbles if you go over 40 mph and was doing it when I took it to them. Cannot use freeway, surface streets only with affects mileage, it might get 8-9 mpg if I am lucky. The truck shakes violently and it feels like it is bucking. It needs to be stopped to stop it from shaking. The front tires are being eaten from the violent shake. In fact it did it on a surface street the other day. The road had been repaired and as there was no way to avoid it, I ran over the patch. It did it again. A lady behind me stopped to see if I was ok.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle began to shake violently (death wobble) without warning. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who stated that the ball bearings and dampers failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Truck still has "death wobble" after numerous fixes and recall by the dealer to correct over the last 9 years. Truck can not be driven at 70 mph or above with out it happening. Truck shacks and jumps violently and you can not control or keep it in your lane. Last time it happened was 12/05/2016.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving 35 mph, the contact suddenly depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle shook side to side violently. The contact noticed that the lower control arms on both the driver and passenger sides folded or bowed like an inverted V. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lower control arms needed to be replaced as well as the front driveshaft. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving 35 mph, the contact suddenly depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle shook side to side violently. The contact noticed that the lower control arms on both the driver and passenger sides folded or bowed like an inverted V. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lower control arms needed to be replaced as well as the front driveshaft. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 01/10/2017 updated 01/11/17.
This truck is dangerous, it has death wobble and shakes violently when you hit a small bump, it has happened numerous times to me. Why hasn't this truck been recalled"????????????"
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving at high speeds, the vehicle shook violently without warning and the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the diagnostic results were unknown. The independent mechanic also stated that the power steering cap detached from the vehicle and caused the power steering fluid to pour out. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,834.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving over 70 mph, the vehicle experienced severe vibration. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but no failure could be found. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
October 31, 2015, I experienced the Dodge "death wobble" twice within 10 minutes, speed approximately 50 to 55 mph on a 2 lane East bound road in modesto, calif., driving straight. Luckily, no cars were close by. Previously, I have experienced a single wheel "death wobble". I am having to change the track bar bushings every 15,000 to 20,000 miles. They are worn out or in pieces. I have found the frame and the front differential are not in alignment. The differential needs to be pulled into alignment with the frame 1/4 inch(approx.) to install the bolt through the frame mount and the track bar bushing. This truck has never been in a collision to the front. The "death wobble" has been noticed on many truck websites. If I had been in traffic, it would have caused an accident. What is NHTSA doing about a recall by Dodge to fix the problem, permanently? the truck was new when I bought it. I have changed addresses on registration and have not received any notices of the other recalls.
Driving on the interstate drove over an area that had bee patched and the left fornt wheel began vibrating making it extreamly difficult to steer.the truck pulled to the left and would not stop until the truck came to a complete stop.
Recurrent issue as I drive at speeds ranging from 35 mph to 75 mph and I hit a patch, hole or bump in the road my truck will start vibrating violently, feels like I am on a poko stick and I cannot control the steering.I took me accross 4 interstate lanes until I could stop the vibration which only quits when you come to a complete stop.the latest occurance took me into the quardrail damaging the passenger side.I had the truck looked at by the Chrysler dealership and was told nothin was wrong.the left tieror had an outstanding recall but they said mine was inspected and did not need replaced.this has occured between 11 to 15 times since I bought the truck late last year and I believe it to be a serious issue needing investigating.
We were traveling on interstate 84 about 600 miles round trip on vacation when we would hit a bump or seam in the road and the truck would begin shaking violently causing panic and some loss of steering control. I've learned this is referred to as the infamous Dodge death wobble
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed to steer straight, making it difficult to maneuver the vehicle. In addition, the front end of the vehicle shakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.
On pa 81 hit a bump in the road at 65 mph. Thought I had a flat tire but was not the case. After looking on the web "you tube" and asking people I found that I had a death wobble. This was very scary and the kids in the back though we were going to crash as did I. this death wobble should be looked at and fixed before someone gets into a crash.
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