2008 Ram 3500

What owners should know

Covers 2003–2009 · 5.9L and 6.7L Cummins diesel, 5.7L Hemi V8 gas · Updated 2026-10-01

Researched from owner forums and NHTSA complaints and written by Know Your Truck. These are patterns in what owners report, not a guarantee about any particular truck.

Common failures & how to fix them

Parts and video buttons search for your 2008 Ram 3500. Always confirm a part fits using your VIN. Brakes, steering, fuel and airbag work affects your safety, so if you're not sure, have a qualified mechanic do it.

• Left tie rod can break

  Dealer (recall)

  Signs: Loose or wandering steering, clunks, or play in the steering linkage.

  Fix: Covered by Chrysler recalls on 2003–2012 4x4 trucks. Many owners also upgrade to a heavy-duty tie rod and drag link.

  May be covered free by recall 13V528000 / 13V529000. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

  Shop: heavy duty tie rod drag link▶ How-to videos

• Front-end shake (death wobble)

  Moderate DIY

  Signs: Violent shaking of the steering wheel and front end after hitting a bump, usually at 45+ mph. Slowing down hard is often the only way to stop it.

  Fix: Find and replace the worn parts, most often the track bar or its bushings, then check ball joints, tie rod ends, the drag link and alignment. A new steering stabilizer alone usually only hides the problem.

  Shop: track barShop: steering stabilizer▶ How-to videos

• 5.9L Cummins weak lift pump

  Moderate DIY

  Signs: Hard starts, low power under load, low fuel pressure.

  Fix: Test fuel pressure and replace the lift pump. Many owners upgrade to an aftermarket lift pump.

  Shop: 5.9 Cummins lift pump▶ How-to videos

• 5.9L Cummins injector wear

  Hard DIY

  Signs: Hard starts, smoke, rough idle, knocking.

  Fix: Have injectors tested and replaced as a set. Use the correct injector type for the year, because early and late versions are different.

  Shop: 5.9 Cummins injectors▶ How-to videos

• 6.7L Cummins turbo actuator / EGR problems (2007–2009)

  Best left to a shop

  Signs: Low power, boost control codes, frequent exhaust cleaning cycles.

  Fix: Diagnose with a scan tool. Common fixes are a turbo actuator, EGR valve cleaning or replacement, and DPF cleaning.

  Shop: 6.7 Cummins turbo actuator▶ How-to videos

• 5.7L Hemi exhaust ticking

  Hard DIY

  Signs: Ticking that's loudest on a cold start and fades as the engine warms up.

  Fix: Usually broken exhaust manifold bolts. Replace the bolts and gasket.

  Shop: 5.7 Hemi exhaust manifold bolts▶ How-to videos

Recalls

A recall doesn't mean a truck still has the problem. Enter the truck's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or ask a dealer to see whether the repair was done.

• Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator

  Oct 2016 · #16V739000

  Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Charger Police vehicles, 2007-2013 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2013 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, and 2013 RAM 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The affected vehicles have a 220 amp alternator that may suddenly fail.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

  Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the alternator with a revised alternator, free of charge. The recall began on December 23, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S68.

• Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

  May 2016 · #16V352000

  NHTSA warning: do not drive until this recall is fixed.

  Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2010 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2010 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2012 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2012 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2012 Chrysler 300, 2006-2012 Dodge Charger, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2009 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2009 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2009 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2009 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2009 Chrysler 300, 2006-2009 Dodge Charger, 2005-2009 Dodge Dakota and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AZ, AR, DE, Washington D.C., IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Chrysler is recalling certain 2005-2008 RAM 2500, 2006-2008 RAM 3500, 2007-2008 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2008 Dodge Durango, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2008 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2008 Chrysler 300, 2006-2008 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2008 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or registered, in AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

  Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S43. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-7700.

• Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module

  May 2015 · #15V313000

  NHTSA warning: do not drive until this recall is fixed.

  Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

  Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for Chrylser on June 8, 2015. The recall for Mitsubishi started on June 24, 2015. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is R25. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V817 in its entirety. Vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.

• Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

  Nov 2013 · #13V529000

  Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 RAM 2500 4X4 and 3500 4X4 trucks, 2008-2012 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis, and model year 2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4. The left tie rod assembly may break.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Fix: Chrysler notified owners on January 16, 2014 that dealers would inspect vehicles and replace the steering linkage assembly, if necessary. On or about February 27, 2014, Chrysler ceased its recall remedy program due to parts quality concerns, and then re-initiated it on or about April 14, 2014. In July 2015, and under a consent order with NHTSA, the company agreed to offer owners three options for remedying their vehicles: perform the original remedy, offer to repurchase the vehicle at the fair market value plus 10%, or offer an additional incentive offer towards the purchase of a new Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, or Fiat vehicle. Chrysler will notify owners of the new recall options in a letter expected to be mailed on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N49.

• Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

  Nov 2013 · #13V528000

  Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 trucks manufactured February 12, 2002, through February 13, 2008. The left tie rod assembly may break.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Fix: Chrysler notified owners and launched its recall campaign in January 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N62.

• Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

  Jul 2011 · #11V350000

  CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; AND MODEL YEAR 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2008, BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE. THIS CONDITION TENDS TO OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS MAKING A TIGHT TURN. ADDITIONALLY, MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN THE LEFT HAND FRONT WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIE ROD ENDS FOR RELATIVE ORIENTATION AND REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD AS REQUIRED AND PERFORM A FRONT END TOE ALIGNMENT AS NEEDED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

• Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Pitman

  May 2010 · #10E013000

  FABTECH IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PITMAN ARMS, P/NOS. FTS93001 AND FT44039, INSTALLED FOR USE ON CERTAIN 2003 THROUGH 2008 DODGE 2500 4WD, 3500 4WD, AND 1500 4WD MEGA CAB VEHICLES. THE PITMAN ARM CAN FRACTURE AND BREAK AWAY FROM THE STEERING BOX CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: STEERING LOSS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH.

  Fix: FABTECH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AUTHORIZED INSTALLERS WILL INSPECT FOR DEFECTIVE PITMAN ARM AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FABTECH AT 1-877-432-2832.

• Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner

  Nov 2009 · #09V434000

  E-N-G MOBILE SYSTEM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 CHEVROLET W5500, MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 DODGE 3500, MODEL YEAR 2009 MIGHTY MOVER, MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 FORD E-250, E-350 AND E-450, MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 GMC W4500, MODEL YEAR 2007 INTERNATIONAL 4300, MODEL YEAR 2009 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER AIRV CEILING UNITS, MODEL NOS. 68RV0010BA, 68RV0012CA, AND 68RV0010EA. THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THESE ASSEMBLIES MAY BE DEFECTIVE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE UNIT TO CREATE SMOKE OR SPARKS.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

  Fix: E-N-G MOBILE SYSTEM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED BY CARRIER FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-053. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-877-584-7059 OR E-N-G MOBILE SYSTEM AT 1-925-798-4060.

• Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

  Jan 2009 · #09V005000

  CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 32,782 MY 2008-2009 DODGE RAM 2500, 3500 AND 3500 CAB CHASSIS PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH POWERS AND SONS STEERING LINKAGE. THE STEERING LINKAGE DRAG LINK INNER TIE ROD TO PITMAN ARM BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE. ALSO THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER ATTACHING THE BRACKET MAY YIELD AND SHIFT ON THE LINKAGE.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE RESTRICTED ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ONE DIRECTION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING LINKAGE DRAG LINK INNER TIE ROD END ASSEMBLY, AND INSPECT THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

• Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel

  Dec 2008 · #08V641000

  CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 108,429 MY 2007-2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 3500 PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 6.7L DIESEL ENGINES. A SILENCER PAD CAN SAG AND CONTACT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL ADD A BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SILENCER PAD ADJACENT TO THE EGR COOLER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

• Trailer Hitches

  Jul 2008 · #08V344000

  KNAPHEIDE IS RECALLING 108 MY 2006-2008 PRO SERIES TRUCK BEDS EQUIPPED WITH AN ICC BUMPER WHICH INCLUDED A PROVISION FOR A BALL HITCH. THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT WELD ATTACHING THE HITCH CHANNEL TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN BENDING OF THE HITCH CHANNEL OR THE HITCH COULD BE PULLED OFF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

  Fix: KNAPHEIDE WILL OFFER TWO REMEDIES TO ITS CUSTOMERS: (1) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT USE THE HITCH, THE HITCH WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK BED AND REPLACED WITH AN ICC BUMPER; OR (2) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO NEED A HITCH, A RECEIVER HITCH ASSEMBLY WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING HITCH ASSEMBLY AND ALL SUSPECT WELD JOINTS WILL BE RE WELDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KNAPHEIDE AT 1-877-473-5763.

• Visibility:Glass, Side/Rear

  Dec 2007 · #07E104000

  CERTAIN CURVED TEMPERED REPLACEMENT GLASS MANUFACTURED BY HANGZHOU SAFETY GLASS LTD AND SUPPLIED TO SAFELITE BY AUTO TEMP INC., IDENTIFIED AS DOT-430, AND SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VEHICLES MAY NOT BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES AS EXPECTED OF TEMPERED GLASS AND FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."

  Risk and fix

  Risk: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.

  Fix: SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. RETAIL CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-843-2906. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS FOR CURRENT INVENTORY AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE FOR REPLACING THEIR CUSTOMER'S GLASS. WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE'S WHOLESALE DIVISION, SERVICE AUTOGLASS TOLL FREE AT 1-888-246-6298. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008.

Owner complaints by area

Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.

• Steering97

  5 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire

  • Filed Jun 2024

    .The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse in the driveway, the steering wheel made an abnormal cracking sound and became significantly loosened. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that the tie rod had fractured. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V529000 (Steering). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 162,020. The VIN was not available.

  • Filed May 2020

    VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX STABILIZER/BRACE, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU ENCOUNTER BUMPS, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE OTHER FIXES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES.

  • Filed Mar 2019

    MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE FRONT END OF MY 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB DUALLY DIESEL. I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER REPLACING EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END EXCEPT THE DRAG LINK STEERING LINK. I HAVE THE FACTORY "Y" TYPE AND WAS TOLD DODGE WAS REPLACING THEM WITH THE "T"STYLE. PLEASE ADVISE BEFORE I GET KILLED IN THIS THING. HIGHWAY BETWEEN 40 AND 65 I HIT A BUMP ANDTHE FRONT END STARTS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I COME TO AN ALMOST STOP.

  • Filed Mar 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TRACK BAR HIMSELF AND ORDERED A DODGE RAM BOLT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

  • Filed Mar 2018

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED DRIVING TO HIS RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE TIRES WOBBLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

  • Showing the 5 most recent of 97.
• Suspension24

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed May 2020

    VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX STABILIZER/BRACE, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU ENCOUNTER BUMPS, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE OTHER FIXES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES.

  • Filed Dec 2019

    WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE, WHEN HITTING A BUMP, HOLE, OR UNEVEN SURFACE (USUALLY EXITING A BRIFGE), THE FRONT END STARTS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE BATTERY TERMINALS COME OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE AUGUST OF 2019, NOTE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN IN SEPT, OCT, OR NOV.

  • Filed Mar 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TRACK BAR HIMSELF AND ORDERED A DODGE RAM BOLT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

  • Filed Jan 2018

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING, THE TIE ROD FELL OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO FREMONT MOTOR CODY (3127 BIG HORN AVE, CODY, WY 82414), BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIE ROD HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

  • Filed May 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STEERING. THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT, WHICH PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM SAFELY DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A DEATH WOBBLE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PROVIDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER COULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • Showing the 5 most recent of 24.
• Electrical System19

  1 involved a crash · 9 involved a fire

  • Filed Jun 2025

    Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 in November of 2023. The vehicle was purchased from the dealer, Louies Auto Sales (1514 E Main St, US Hwy 441, Leesburg, FL 34748). The contact stated when the vehicle was purchased the odometer indicated the mileage was 217,000. The contact attempted to sell the vehicle and the service document indicated that in 2011, the odometer reading was 338,221. The selling dealer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the dealer was no longer in business.

  • Filed Aug 2023

    There seems to be a problem with the wiring harness in the steering column. Lights in the dash flash. You can turn the vehicle off and restart and it will stop. Sometimes the lights will start flashing again and sometimes not.

  • Filed Feb 2021

    POWER LOSS OCCURS AT ANYTIME. ALL THE TIME. TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO IDLE SPEED. REALLY BAD WHEN DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE. MUST SHUT ENGINE OFF, PRESS ACCELERATOR SLOWLY FOR 5 TIMES THEN RESTART ENGINE. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROLLER HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES NOW. THEY ALL FAILED AGAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 40 MILES. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED.

  • Filed Oct 2018

    THE 4X4 ACTUATOR KEPT CLICKING IN AND OUT AND DAMAGED MY TRANSFER CASE WHERE I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE, NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. ALSO MY HEATER BLOWS COLD ON DIVER SIDE AND HOT ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE BUT THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF, SAYING I NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS KEEP FLUCTUATING IN BRIGHT AND DEEMING.

  • Filed Aug 2017

    TIPM HAS WENT OUT ON TRUCK. HEAD LAMPS, BLINKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL REPLACE TIPM

  • Showing the 5 most recent of 19.
• Air Bags18

  4 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2017

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • Filed Jan 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

  • Filed Jan 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • Filed Dec 2016

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • Filed Dec 2016

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V641000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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• Engine And Engine Cooling13

  3 involved a fire

  • Filed Apr 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE MONITOR COMBUSTION ABLE AND NEED TO BE SERVICED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

  • Filed Nov 2010

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTING AT FULL POWER AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED THE CONTACT TO RUN AN ENGINE RETARDER ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD HOLD THE VEHICLE BACK USING THE ENGINE, IT WOULD COMPRESS AND RELEASE FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL FOR THE THROTTLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 30,000.

  • Filed May 2010

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

  • Filed May 2010

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS SMOKE NEAR THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD PRIOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V641000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE: DIESEL). THE FAILURE SIGNIFICANTLY PROGRESSED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS REVIEWED RELATED COMPLAINTS WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

  • Filed Mar 2010

    DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHEN TRUCK BEGAN TO SURGE. SYSTEM INFORMATION STATED CATALYST AT 70% WITH IN 5MINUTES CATALYST AT 100%. WENT TO DODGE DEALER WHO WAS NOT A AUTHORIZED SERVICE REP. THEY COULD NOT REPLACE FILTER SO THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND SET THE DPF TO REGENERATE. THIS COST $80.00. WENT TO LOCAL DEALER NEXT DAY AND BECAUSE CODE WOULD NOT APPEAR AGAIN THE SET THE DPF TO REGENERATE. THIS COST $80.00. ON 1-12-2010 WHILE PULLING A 32 FOOT FLAT BED TRAILER IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AGAIN, THE SYSTEM INFO WENT TO CATALYST 70%. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD INFORMED US IN ORDER TO GET THE DPF TO GO INTO REGENERATE MODE NEED TO GET THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE UP TO 215. PUT THE TRUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND DROVE 85MPH FOR 50 MILES BEFORE THE REGENERATE MODE KICKED IN. REST OF 500 MILE TRIP WENT FINE. ON 1-27-2010 WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED DEALER SINCE WAS ONLY 50 MILES AWAY. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER AND THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE DPF FILTER. IT IS JUST MARCH SO WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. NEW FILTER WOULD HAVE COST US $2000.00. IF NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANT. WISH I COULD GET BACK THE $160.00. *TR

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• Engine11

  4 involved a fire

  • Filed Feb 2021

    POWER LOSS OCCURS AT ANYTIME. ALL THE TIME. TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO IDLE SPEED. REALLY BAD WHEN DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE. MUST SHUT ENGINE OFF, PRESS ACCELERATOR SLOWLY FOR 5 TIMES THEN RESTART ENGINE. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROLLER HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES NOW. THEY ALL FAILED AGAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 40 MILES. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED.

  • Filed Feb 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT STATED EMPLOYED BY A COMPANY THAT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS DETECTED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD FIRE WAS SEEN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE INVESTIGATION REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,216.

  • Filed Jan 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED BRIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIPM WAS SMOKING AND CAUSED SIX UNKNOWN FUSES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND RESTARTED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 245,000.

  • Filed Dec 2016

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V641000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

  • Filed Aug 2015

    ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (IDLE) THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM CITY AUTO PLAZA, CANON CITY, CO. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO CITY AUTO PLAZA JUNE 4TH 2014 WHEN THE ETC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. JUNE 11TH 2014 THEY RE-CRIMPED THE PLUG ON THE PEDAL SENSOR AND THE C130 CONNECTOR UNDER THE HOOD. THAT LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF. ON JULY 29TH 2014 THEY HARDWIRED AROUND THE C130 CONNECTOR. THAT LASTED ABOUT 8 MONTHS BROUGHT TRUCK IN ON MARCH 9TH 2015, THE ETC LIGHT HAD GONE OFF BY THE TIME I GOT TO CITY AUTO PLAZA BUT IT WAS THE SAME CODE IN STORAGE P2121. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN MAY 12TH 2015 BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY RE-CRIMPED THE PEDAL SENSOR PUT SOME LUBE AND PULLED THE PLUGS OFF THE PCM AND BLEW THEY OUT AND PUT SOME LUBE IN THE PLUGS. JULY 8TH 2015 THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON FLASHING SO I BROUGHT IT DOWN TO CITY AUTO PLAZA AGAIN AND THEY HARDWIRED FROM THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE PCM. THAT LASTED 2 DAYS AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON GOING INTO LIMP MODE. BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON JULY 16TH THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THEY TEST DROVE IT NUMEROUS TIME COULDN'T GET THE ETC LIGHT TO COME ON BUT IT STILL HAD THE SAME CODE IN STORAGE P2121. SO THE SWAPPED OUT ACCELERATOR PEDALS GOT THE TRUCK BACK ON THE JULY 21ST. ON JULY 29TH I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE AC (AIR CONDITIONER) STARTED THE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE ETC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. TRAVIS THE TECH THAT WORKS ON MY TRUCK HAS BROUGHT IN TECH SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. TRAVIS ALSO GOOGLE'D IT AND THIS IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK. HE SAW TRUCKS FROM 2004 TO 2009 WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY CAN'T CHRYSLER FIGURE THIS OUT? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET IN AND ACCIDENT OR DIE BEFORE THEY FIGURE IT OUT?

  • Showing the 5 most recent of 11.
• Power Train10

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT CAUSED IT TO EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF ROSEBURG (1600 NE AIRPORT RD, ROSEBURG, OR 97470, (541) 378-4945) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

  • Filed Sep 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (POWER TRAIN) 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

  • Filed Aug 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH SAFETY IGNITION INTERLOCK SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

  • Filed Aug 2015

    ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (IDLE) THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM CITY AUTO PLAZA, CANON CITY, CO. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO CITY AUTO PLAZA JUNE 4TH 2014 WHEN THE ETC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. JUNE 11TH 2014 THEY RE-CRIMPED THE PLUG ON THE PEDAL SENSOR AND THE C130 CONNECTOR UNDER THE HOOD. THAT LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF. ON JULY 29TH 2014 THEY HARDWIRED AROUND THE C130 CONNECTOR. THAT LASTED ABOUT 8 MONTHS BROUGHT TRUCK IN ON MARCH 9TH 2015, THE ETC LIGHT HAD GONE OFF BY THE TIME I GOT TO CITY AUTO PLAZA BUT IT WAS THE SAME CODE IN STORAGE P2121. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN MAY 12TH 2015 BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY RE-CRIMPED THE PEDAL SENSOR PUT SOME LUBE AND PULLED THE PLUGS OFF THE PCM AND BLEW THEY OUT AND PUT SOME LUBE IN THE PLUGS. JULY 8TH 2015 THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON FLASHING SO I BROUGHT IT DOWN TO CITY AUTO PLAZA AGAIN AND THEY HARDWIRED FROM THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE PCM. THAT LASTED 2 DAYS AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON GOING INTO LIMP MODE. BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON JULY 16TH THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THEY TEST DROVE IT NUMEROUS TIME COULDN'T GET THE ETC LIGHT TO COME ON BUT IT STILL HAD THE SAME CODE IN STORAGE P2121. SO THE SWAPPED OUT ACCELERATOR PEDALS GOT THE TRUCK BACK ON THE JULY 21ST. ON JULY 29TH I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE AC (AIR CONDITIONER) STARTED THE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE ETC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. TRAVIS THE TECH THAT WORKS ON MY TRUCK HAS BROUGHT IN TECH SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. TRAVIS ALSO GOOGLE'D IT AND THIS IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK. HE SAW TRUCKS FROM 2004 TO 2009 WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY CAN'T CHRYSLER FIGURE THIS OUT? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET IN AND ACCIDENT OR DIE BEFORE THEY FIGURE IT OUT?

  • Filed Apr 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE CLUTCH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, IT WOULD FEEL AS IF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE WORN AND THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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• Exterior Lighting6

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Feb 2020

    I PURCHASED HEADLIGHTS FROM CARID FOR MY 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 IN DECEMBER 2019. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE SHADOWS CAUSING DARK SPOTS AND A HAZARD. IN THE INTERIM, I PURCHASED LED BULBS FROM THE SAME COMPANY TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT THE LED BULBS WILL GO DARK PERIODICALLY. CARID WILL NOT EXCHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR ANOTHER BRAND, NOR RETURN MY MONEY, SO I CAN PURCHASE SAFER HEADLIGHTS.

  • Filed Oct 2018

    THE 4X4 ACTUATOR KEPT CLICKING IN AND OUT AND DAMAGED MY TRANSFER CASE WHERE I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE, NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. ALSO MY HEATER BLOWS COLD ON DIVER SIDE AND HOT ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE BUT THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF, SAYING I NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS KEEP FLUCTUATING IN BRIGHT AND DEEMING.

  • Filed Aug 2017

    TIPM HAS WENT OUT ON TRUCK. HEAD LAMPS, BLINKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL REPLACE TIPM

  • Filed Jan 2017

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED BRIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIPM WAS SMOKING AND CAUSED SIX UNKNOWN FUSES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND RESTARTED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 245,000.

  • Filed Aug 2015

    AFTER MY SON PURCHASED HIS 08 MEGA CAB 4X4 , HIS SIGNAL LIGHTS STARTED CROSSING, IN OTHER WORDS WHEN YOU TURN ON LEFT IT SIGNALED RIGHT AND WIPERS DON,T FUNCTION EXACTLY RIGHT WHEN CHANGING LANES TRAFFIC THOUGHT WE WERE GOING RIGHT AND THEY WENT LEFT ON THE INTERSTATE AND WE ALMOST COLLIDED BOTH GOING TO THE LEFT

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• Tires6

  • Filed Jul 2016

    TREAD SEPARATION ON GENERAL AMERITRAC DOT P5AB 7U9B. TIRE INDICATES MANUFACTURE IN MEXICO WITH AN ASSEMBLY YEAR OF 2007. THE TIRE PROVIDED AS OEM EQUIPMENT ON THE 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. TIRE WAS FOUND STILL INFLATED TO PROPER PRESSURE AFTER INCIDENT. CATASTROPHIC SEPARATION CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $2800 OF DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AS THE TREAD COLLIDED WITH THE HEADLIGHT, FENDER, DOOR, AND REAR VIEW MIRROR. GENERAL DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY CLAIM DUE TO THE AGE OF THE TIRE. *BF

  • Filed Aug 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL H/T (NA) TIRES, SIZE: LT235/80R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,648 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

  • Filed Oct 2012

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES, SIZE: 235/80/ R17 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE TIRES BUT STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 11/29/12 *BF UPDATED 11/29/12

  • Filed Aug 2010

    REPEATED FAILURE OF TIRE VALVE STEMS RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO RUN THE STATED TIRE PRESSURE OF 80 POUNDS. THEY SUGGESTED RUNNING LOWER PRESSURE, 60 POUNDS, WHICH IS NOT SAFE WHEN TOWING HEAVY LOADS OR TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL HIGHER QUALITY METAL VALVE STEMS. LUCKILY ALL FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON DUALLY TIRES, HOWEVER THIS COULD HAPPEN JUST AS EASILY ON THE FRONT TIRES RESULTING IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

  • Filed Jul 2010

    MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HIS TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE BEFORE HE COULD STOP THE TREAD CAME OFF HIS LEFT REAR DUAL AND CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE. ($360)THIS HAPPENED TO HIS FRONT TIRE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK LAST SUMMER. I STARTED LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES AND ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE 15 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON GENERAL TIRES!!! DO SOMETHING BECAUSE CONTINENTAL TIRES WHO OWNS GENERAL IS NOT. I HAVE TRIED TO DO TALK TO THEM AND NO LUCK. THESE TIRES ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY! *TR

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• Electronic Stability Control (esc)4

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Oct 2018

    THE 4X4 ACTUATOR KEPT CLICKING IN AND OUT AND DAMAGED MY TRANSFER CASE WHERE I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE, NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. ALSO MY HEATER BLOWS COLD ON DIVER SIDE AND HOT ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE BUT THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF, SAYING I NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS KEEP FLUCTUATING IN BRIGHT AND DEEMING.

  • Filed Aug 2017

    TIPM HAS WENT OUT ON TRUCK. HEAD LAMPS, BLINKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL REPLACE TIPM

  • Filed Jan 2017

    MY 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 HAS DEATH WOBBLE IN WHEN YOU BARELY HIT A BUMP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE HAVE HAD THE TIE ROD RECALL FIXED. BEFORE THE RECALL THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, IT ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED. THE DODGE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED BUT WE GOT A SECOND OPINION AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BALL JOINTS ON OUR TRUCK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW.

  • Filed Dec 2015

    ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TIPM HAS FAILED ON THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE HAPPENED IN 2013. THE THIRD TIME IN DEC OF 2015. ALL THREE TIMES THE MOTOR QUIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE DASHBOARD WENT OFF. THE TIPM BOX THEN STARTED SMOKING. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, I WAS DELAYED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN GETTING TO THE BATTERY CABLES. THE TRUCK WAS ON A STEEP GRADE. THE HORN STARTED HONKING, WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD SPRAYER ACTIVATED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO START ITSELF AND MOVE FORWARD. IF I HAD BEEN UNDER THE HOOD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER. ALSO, THIS TRUCK WAS PULLING A TRAILER ON A MOUNTAIN PASS WITH NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR TRAILER BRAKES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND MADE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

• Visibility/Wiper3

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed May 2019

    DRIVING IN RAIN AND WIPERS WENT SLOW LIKE LOSING VOLTAGE OR POWER THEN JUST STOPPED. I HAD THIS HAPPEN ONCE BEFORE BUT WHEN THEY SEEMED SLUGGISH I JUST HAD MECHANIC REPLACE THE MOTOR. THE MOTOR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. I READ ABOUT WIPER MOTOR ISSUES BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ON THERE. NOT SURE BUT HOPING IT CAN BE ADDED. WILL TAKE BACK TO MECHANIC AND SEE ABOUT TRANSVERSER WHICH ARE THE ARMS UNDER THE COWL THAT MOVE THE WIPERS PER THE MOTOR. IF STILL HAVING ISSUE HAS TO BE WIPER RECALL DUE TO MOISTURE RIGHT? HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR ALREADY DUE TO LOW VOLTAGE SO IT CAN'T BE THAT. REPLACED BATTERIES WHEN I REPLACE ALTERNATOR. EVERYTHING ELSE ELECTRICAL WORKING JUST FINE.

  • Filed Oct 2014

    WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WIPERS STARTED TO OPERATE IN INTERMITTENT MODE, EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH WAS SET TO CONTINUES OPERATION. MINUTES LATER, THEY SEEMED TO QUIT ALTOGETHER. USING WINDOW WASH WOULD GET ME THE NORMAL FOUR SWIPE FUNCTION, SO I HAD TO CONTINUE UNDER THIS PATTERN. AS I CONTINUED, THE WIPER FUNCTION WOULD OCCASIONALLY RETURN TO FULL, OR INTERMITTENT FUNCTION WITHOUT REGARD TO SWITCH POSITION (EXCEPT OFF). THE NEXT DAY WAS DRY, AND THE WIPERS OPERATED NORMALLY, AND LOCAL DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IN THE NEXT RAIN, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES OF USE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT RAIN HAD STOPPED, AND SO DID THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT THREE YEARS OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE, AND STILL I GET NOTHING BUT FRUSTRATED SHRUGS. THIS PROBLEM CAN ARISE WITHIN MINUTES OF RAIN, OR THIRTY PLUS MINUTES, BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN IF I RUN THE WIPERS WITHOUT RAIN. I DID ONE EXPERIMENT WHEN THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED OUTDOORS AND IT STARTED TO RAIN. WITHOUT MOVING, I STARTED THE WIPERS AND LET THEM RUN. THEY OPERATED NORMALLY FOR MORE THEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTED, SO I BELIEVE AIRFLOW IS GETTING WATER SOME PLACE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AFTER INFORMING THE DEALER, THEY WANT TO DO A VERY EXPENSIVE TRIAL AND ERROR, NOW THAT THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

  • Filed May 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD RESERVOIR EMITTED WASHER FLUID ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND EMITTED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTERGRADED POWER MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

• Wheels3

  • Filed Mar 2018

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED DRIVING TO HIS RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE TIRES WOBBLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

  • Filed Jan 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN FROM THE VEHICLE AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE CRASH RISK INVOLVED FOR OTHER DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 228,000.

  • Filed Jan 2008

    I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE AT POWER CHRYSLER, DODGE, PHOENIX ARIZONA BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER HAD SENT IT OUT TO HAVE VARIOUS ALTERATIONS MADE. AT THE TIME I BOUGHT IT I THOUGHT IT HAD VERY EXPENSIVE OFF-ROAD WHEELS AND TIRES, OF THE TYPE I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I LATER CAME TO FIND OUT THESE TIRES AND WHEELS WERE MADE FOR A SEMI-TRUCK. FURTHER, THIS SET UP HAS NOT BEEN TESTED PROPERLY AND IS NEW. I DON'T THINK ANYONE KNOWS WHAT PUTTING GIANT, HEAVY SEMI WHEELS AND TIRES ON A REGULAR TRUCK WILL DO TO IT. I HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM - HAVING TO DO WITH VIBRATIONS IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE, WOBBLING AND SHAKING AND HOPPING. AFTER THEY HAD IT FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND THEY HAD REMOVED THE SEMI TRUCK TIRES AND WHEELS AND REPLACED THEM WITH REGULAR TIRES AND WHEELS, I WAS TEST DRIVING IT ON A 4-LANE DIVIDED ROAD AND THE WHEELS STARTED SHAKING SO BADLY THEY CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY THROWING ME AROUND IN THE SEAT OF THE CAB AND THEN THE TRUCK LOST THE ABILITY TO BE CONTROLLED AND LEAPED INTO THE OTHER LANE. IF I HAD BEEN ON AN UNDIVIDED ROAD AND THERE HAD BEEN ON-COMING VEHICLES I COULD HAVE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. I HAVE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND I WROTE THEM. THE SECRETARY CONFIRMED HE GAVE THE LETTER TO THE MANAGER, WARREN MILLER. MY MILLER DID NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE COURTESY OF A REPLY. DODGE DEALERS ARE CONTINUING TO DO THESE ALTERATIONS TO THEIR VEHICLES IN ARIZONA - PERHAPS NATIONWIDE. I SAW ANOTHER NEW DODGE TRUCK IN THE ALTERATION SHOP HAVING THE SAME THING DONE TO IT WHEN I TOOK MINE TO BE FIXED. IT MAY BE POPULAR BECAUSE IT LOOKS REALLY NICE? THIS TYPE OF ALTERATION HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY TESTED AND IT IS NOT SAFE. I RAN INTO A PERSON WHO HAD THE SAME ALTERATION DONE ON HIS TRUCK AND HE SAID IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED SO BADLY HE HAD TO REPLACE A SET OF HUBS EVERY MONTH UNTIL HE FINALLY SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TR

• Service Brakes3

  • Filed Mar 2016

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE AND SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING LINKAGE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,658.

  • Filed Aug 2011

    DRIVING 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 6.7L DIESEL ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND CAME UP TO A SLOW VEHICLE. PRESSED ACCELERATOR HARD TO PASS VEHICLE QUICKLY AND THE PEDAL STUCK. HIT BRAKES HARD TWICE, AND PULLED UP ON PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND THEN MY HAND. THE PEDAL ITSELF CAME UP, BUT IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. SPEED WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 100MPH WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE MECHANISM FINALLY RELEASED. HAD NO MAT OR ANY OTHER OBSTRUCTION ON THE FLOOR TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER WARRANTY. *TR

  • Filed May 2010

    FRONT BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN FIRST APPLIED. BRAKE DUST IS CONSTANTLY COMING OFF. TIRES HAVE BEEN RED SINCE I HAVE 600 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERS. I NOW HAVE 13,000 MILES ON IT AND FRONT BRAKES MAKE A NOISE. DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE BRAKES STILL WORK. I ASKED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WHEN IT HAD 600 MILES ON IT AND THEY WOULD NOT.. STILL HAVE A NEW TRUCK WITH BRAKE DUST ALL OVER THE FRONT END AND GETTING INTO THE PAINT. *TR

• Unknown or Other2

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2018

    VERY LITTLE HEAT FROM FLOOR VENTS.ALL HEAT SEEMS TO GO TO DASH OR WINDSHIELD NO MATTER WHAT SETTING THE SWITCH IS ON.NOT MUCH FUN TO DRIVE 35 MILES TO TOWN WITH NO HEAT ON FEET WHEN IT'S 15* OR COLDER.

  • Filed Jul 2015

    WHEN I PULLED OUT OF AN INTERSECTION, REACHED A SPEED OF 25MPH, THE TRUCK JERKED LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. FINALLY STOPPED WEN I HIT A DITCH, LOOKED, TIE ROD HAD CAME APART.

• Vehicle Speed Control2

  • Filed Aug 2015

    ETC (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (IDLE) THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM CITY AUTO PLAZA, CANON CITY, CO. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO CITY AUTO PLAZA JUNE 4TH 2014 WHEN THE ETC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. JUNE 11TH 2014 THEY RE-CRIMPED THE PLUG ON THE PEDAL SENSOR AND THE C130 CONNECTOR UNDER THE HOOD. THAT LASTED ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF. ON JULY 29TH 2014 THEY HARDWIRED AROUND THE C130 CONNECTOR. THAT LASTED ABOUT 8 MONTHS BROUGHT TRUCK IN ON MARCH 9TH 2015, THE ETC LIGHT HAD GONE OFF BY THE TIME I GOT TO CITY AUTO PLAZA BUT IT WAS THE SAME CODE IN STORAGE P2121. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN MAY 12TH 2015 BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY RE-CRIMPED THE PEDAL SENSOR PUT SOME LUBE AND PULLED THE PLUGS OFF THE PCM AND BLEW THEY OUT AND PUT SOME LUBE IN THE PLUGS. JULY 8TH 2015 THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON FLASHING SO I BROUGHT IT DOWN TO CITY AUTO PLAZA AGAIN AND THEY HARDWIRED FROM THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE PCM. THAT LASTED 2 DAYS AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME BACK ON GOING INTO LIMP MODE. BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON JULY 16TH THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THEY TEST DROVE IT NUMEROUS TIME COULDN'T GET THE ETC LIGHT TO COME ON BUT IT STILL HAD THE SAME CODE IN STORAGE P2121. SO THE SWAPPED OUT ACCELERATOR PEDALS GOT THE TRUCK BACK ON THE JULY 21ST. ON JULY 29TH I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE AC (AIR CONDITIONER) STARTED THE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE ETC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. TRAVIS THE TECH THAT WORKS ON MY TRUCK HAS BROUGHT IN TECH SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. TRAVIS ALSO GOOGLE'D IT AND THIS IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK. HE SAW TRUCKS FROM 2004 TO 2009 WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY CAN'T CHRYSLER FIGURE THIS OUT? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET IN AND ACCIDENT OR DIE BEFORE THEY FIGURE IT OUT?

  • Filed May 2010

    I OWN A 2008 3500 DIESEL MEGACAB DUALLY . I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-70 IN COLORADO AT ABOUT THE SPEED OF 75-80 MPH AND HAD TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET AROUND A SEMI-TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I DID THIS THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I KNOW IT WASN'T STUCK TO THE FLOOR-MAT BECAUSE I VISUALLY SAW THAT IT WASN'T. I HAD TO SLIP MY SHOE OFF AND PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP WITH MY TOES DUE TO THE SHOE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE PEDAL. BY THE TIME I MANAGED TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL BACK MY TRUCK HAD SPED UP TO ABOUT 110-115 MPH.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF EARLIER THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN DENVER AS I WAS BE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FLOOR-MAT THEN, SO I IGNORED THE FACT THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BUT THIS SECOND TIME AROUND I DID LOOK DOWN TO SEE IF IT WAS OR NOT THE FLOOR-MAT AND IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT.... I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT EITHER TIME.. IM GOING TO TRY TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TO TRY AND SEE WHAT THEY BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE.. ODDS ARE THEY WILL THINK I'M IMAGINING THINGS !! *TR

• Structure2

  • Filed Mar 2015

    DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 55MPH ROAD CURVED TO THE LEFT AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE SIDE POCKETS AND THE DASH EMPTIED ONTO THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2014

    I UNLOCKED MY 2008 DODGE 3500 DIESEL 4X4 4DR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED ON THE RUNNING BOARD AND WENT TO SIT ON THE SEAT SIMULTANEOUSLY USING THE ROOF DRIVERS SIDE PILLAR (GRAB HANDLE OR SUPPORT HANDLE) AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE ROOF PILLAR ABOUT 3 INCHES WHEREBY I LOST MY BALANCE FALLING BACKWARDS HOWEVER , I RECOVERED AND HIT THE GROUND ON MY FEET. IF I FELL (NOT RECOVERING) AND HIT MY BACK OR HEAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS. THE SUPPORT, MADE OF PLASTIC WITH A CENTER BOLT PULLED AWAY FROM THE CENTER BOLT SPLITTING THE PLASTIC. THE CENTER BOLT REMAINED IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. I HAVE SINCE USED A PIECE OF METAL BRACE RUNNING HORIZONTAL TO THE SUPPORT WITH A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE TO SUPPORT THE GRAB HANDLE. I MODIFIED BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT GRAB HANDLES. IT IS EXTREMELY STRONG NOW BUT I TEND TO REFRAIN FROM USING IT. PLEASE NOTE: THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE IN THE TRUCK WAS VERY HOT. A BLACK TRUCK IN THE SUN AND TEMPERATURE ABOUT 85F OUTSIDE. I DID NOT SEE ANY VEHICLE GRAB HANDLE WARNINGS IN THE USER'S GUIDE OR ON THE VEHICLE. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *JS

• Hydraulic2

  • Filed Aug 2011

    DRIVING 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 6.7L DIESEL ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND CAME UP TO A SLOW VEHICLE. PRESSED ACCELERATOR HARD TO PASS VEHICLE QUICKLY AND THE PEDAL STUCK. HIT BRAKES HARD TWICE, AND PULLED UP ON PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND THEN MY HAND. THE PEDAL ITSELF CAME UP, BUT IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. SPEED WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO 100MPH WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE MECHANISM FINALLY RELEASED. HAD NO MAT OR ANY OTHER OBSTRUCTION ON THE FLOOR TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER WARRANTY. *TR

  • Filed May 2010

    FRONT BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN FIRST APPLIED. BRAKE DUST IS CONSTANTLY COMING OFF. TIRES HAVE BEEN RED SINCE I HAVE 600 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERS. I NOW HAVE 13,000 MILES ON IT AND FRONT BRAKES MAKE A NOISE. DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE BRAKES STILL WORK. I ASKED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WHEN IT HAD 600 MILES ON IT AND THEY WOULD NOT.. STILL HAVE A NEW TRUCK WITH BRAKE DUST ALL OVER THE FRONT END AND GETTING INTO THE PAINT. *TR

• Fuel System2

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed May 2010

    I OWN A 2008 3500 DIESEL MEGACAB DUALLY . I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-70 IN COLORADO AT ABOUT THE SPEED OF 75-80 MPH AND HAD TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET AROUND A SEMI-TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I DID THIS THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I KNOW IT WASN'T STUCK TO THE FLOOR-MAT BECAUSE I VISUALLY SAW THAT IT WASN'T. I HAD TO SLIP MY SHOE OFF AND PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP WITH MY TOES DUE TO THE SHOE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE PEDAL. BY THE TIME I MANAGED TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL BACK MY TRUCK HAD SPED UP TO ABOUT 110-115 MPH.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF EARLIER THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN DENVER AS I WAS BE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FLOOR-MAT THEN, SO I IGNORED THE FACT THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BUT THIS SECOND TIME AROUND I DID LOOK DOWN TO SEE IF IT WAS OR NOT THE FLOOR-MAT AND IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT.... I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT EITHER TIME.. IM GOING TO TRY TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TO TRY AND SEE WHAT THEY BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE.. ODDS ARE THEY WILL THINK I'M IMAGINING THINGS !! *TR

  • Filed Mar 2009

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY OTHER MOTORISTS THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE THEN NOTICED FLAMES IN THE CABIN AND THE BED, IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL TANK. HE PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE HIGHWAY PATROL ALSO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE LEFT A TRAIL OF FIRE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WANTED TO INVESTIGATE; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO HIS HANDS, ARMS, AND HAIR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

• Fuel/Propulsion System1

  • Filed Feb 2021

    POWER LOSS OCCURS AT ANYTIME. ALL THE TIME. TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO IDLE SPEED. REALLY BAD WHEN DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE. MUST SHUT ENGINE OFF, PRESS ACCELERATOR SLOWLY FOR 5 TIMES THEN RESTART ENGINE. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROLLER HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES NOW. THEY ALL FAILED AGAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 40 MILES. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED.

• Other1

  • Filed May 2010

    I OWN A 2008 3500 DIESEL MEGACAB DUALLY . I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-70 IN COLORADO AT ABOUT THE SPEED OF 75-80 MPH AND HAD TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET AROUND A SEMI-TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I DID THIS THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I KNOW IT WASN'T STUCK TO THE FLOOR-MAT BECAUSE I VISUALLY SAW THAT IT WASN'T. I HAD TO SLIP MY SHOE OFF AND PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP WITH MY TOES DUE TO THE SHOE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE PEDAL. BY THE TIME I MANAGED TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL BACK MY TRUCK HAD SPED UP TO ABOUT 110-115 MPH.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF EARLIER THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN DENVER AS I WAS BE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FLOOR-MAT THEN, SO I IGNORED THE FACT THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BUT THIS SECOND TIME AROUND I DID LOOK DOWN TO SEE IF IT WAS OR NOT THE FLOOR-MAT AND IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT.... I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT EITHER TIME.. IM GOING TO TRY TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TO TRY AND SEE WHAT THEY BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE.. ODDS ARE THEY WILL THINK I'M IMAGINING THINGS !! *TR

• Traction Control System1

  • Filed Mar 2010

    MOST OWNERS OF MULTIPLE MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4 PICKUPS HAVE OR WILL ENCOUNTER FRONT CV DRIVESHAFT FAILURES, U-JOINT FAILURES OR HANGER BEARING FAILURES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS COMPLETELY IGNORING AND NOT COVERING UNDER WARRANTY AS THE PART FAILURES TYPICALLY OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL 36 MONTH WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND EVEN A CRASH. THESE VERHICLES ARE PURCHASED AND USED AS HEAVY DUTY HAULING RIGS AND MANY HAVE DIESEL ENGINES ALLOWING THE CARRYING OR PULLING OF LARGE, HEAVY TRAILERS. SYMPTOMS MAY START WITH A CREAKING IN THE FRONT AXLE AREA AND INCLUDE STEERING WHEEL CHOP UPON RETURN TO CENTER, WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY WHICH ARE OF KNOWN POOR QUALITY. U-JOINTS SPECIFICALLY SHOULD CONTAIN A ZERK FITTING WHICH WOULD ALLOW REGULAR LUBRICATION AT MAINTENANCE INTERVALS, WHEREAS THE FACTORY INSTALLED U-JOINTS ARE SEALED AND NOT GREASABLE, WHICH FORCES THEM TO WEAR SIGNIFICANTLY AND QUICKLY, THUS ALLOWING THE PARTS TO FAIL. EVERY DODGE DEALER WITHIN 100-MILES OF MY LOCATION IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATES IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. MANY OF WHICH AGREE THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED ORIGINAL PARTS ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ARE OF THE SAME QUALITY, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS OF MUCH HIGHER QUALITY. ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE PARTS DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING AVAILABILITY BUT WILL BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

• Seats1

  • Filed Oct 2009

    MOTOR UNDER DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT HEATED UP TO THE POINT THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE MOTOR WAS BURNED UP BUT VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR

• Diesel1

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Mar 2009

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY OTHER MOTORISTS THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE THEN NOTICED FLAMES IN THE CABIN AND THE BED, IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL TANK. HE PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE HIGHWAY PATROL ALSO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE LEFT A TRAIL OF FIRE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WANTED TO INVESTIGATE; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO HIS HANDS, ARMS, AND HAIR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings can differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD.

NHTSA hasn't published star ratings for this truck. Many heavy-duty pickups aren't included in NHTSA's crash-test program, so this doesn't mean the truck is unsafe.