2001 Dodge 1500 Suspension Problems

THE FABRICATED ATTACHMENT POINTS THAT HOLD THE CONTROL ARMS, TRACK BAR, DAMPER AND SPRINGS TO THE FRONT AXLE RUST TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. I HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT AXLE ONCE, AND WILL HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN SHORTLY. FORTUNATELY THIS PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BEFORE THE AXLE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND THAT IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THE MANUFACTURER SIMPLY DID NOT PROTECT THESE CRITICAL PARTS FROM CORROSION.

NHTSA ID

11100265

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PINION NUT AND DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION, DRIVESHAFT, AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10882708

Incident

Jul 4, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AND FRONT FRAME PROBLEMS. *SMD UPDATED 07/27/15.....UPDATED 11/19/15 *BF UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10733146

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL LOCKS AND PULL JOINTS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000...UPDATED 10-06-15 *BF *TR

NHTSA ID

10733244

Incident

May 17, 2002

Mileage

37,000 mi

JUST PURCHASE MY 2001 DODGE RAM THE DAY BEFORE, TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE TO NEIGHBORING TOWN. WAS GOING 45 MPH AND THE ROAD WAS SOMEWHAT BUMPY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND VERY BOUNCY. THE TOWN WAS 10 MILES AWAY. ARRIVED, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WENT INTO MARKET FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. DROVE BACK HOME WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING(VIOLENT SHAKING AND VERY, VERY BOUNCY) ALL THE WAY BACK. VERY SCARY AND DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO THE BOUNCE AND SHAKE. INTERESTINGLY MY FATHER DROVE THIS VEHICLE 300 MILES TO BRING IT TO ME THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH NO INCIDENT OF THE SHAKING OR BOUNCING. A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET, I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED, EITHER BY A RECALL OR DODGE! NOT EVEN A CONCRETE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM? I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITHOUT A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE, LET ALONE FIX MAJOR REPAIRS. I NEED A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BY THE DEALER, DODGE, THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THE NHTSA. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10497964

Incident

Feb 9, 2013

Mileage

110,373 mi

WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN ARANSAS PASS TX & IT RODE LIKE THE SPRINGS WERE SOFT & BOUNCED ALL OVER . IT GOT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WE HAD THE SPRINGS CHECKED & WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOOD & THIS TRUCK JUST RIDES THIS WAY. IT STARTED WEARING THE TIRES REAL BAD AND WE HAD THEM REPLACED.THEN WE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN ( ONLY GETTING 13,000 MILES ON THEM BEFORE THEY WERE ALMOST WORN OUT) SO WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN ( 3RD TIME ) TO GET TIRES WITH UNDER 76,000 MILES ON IT. WE WENT TO FIRESTONE IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS & GOT NEW TIRES AGAIN BUT THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS ARE REAL BAD. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD ITS NORMAL FOR IT TO RIDE THAT WAY. SO IT HAS BEEN THE BALL JOINTS ALL ALONG AND IT IS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS EVERY DAY- BOUNCES AND FEELS LIKE IT MAY TURN OVER. IT REALLY SCARES ME. II FOUND OVER MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BALL JOINTS BEING BAD ON THIS VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING & DODGE REPLACED THEM AT UNDER 25,000 MILES TILL THE 3RD YEAR.THEN WAY TOO MANY TO COUNT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS BETWEEN 36,000 AND 80,000 MILES. ALSO WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS. THERE ARE MANY RECALLS I SEE THAT WE DID NOT GET NOTICE OF . THIS TRUCK IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN DANGEROUS. WE HAVE HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME BUT CANT DRIVE IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE BOUNCING AND SWAYING. WE HAVE FELT FROM THE BEGINNING THAT IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. BUT WE WERE TOLD IT JUST RIDES LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TOW PACKAGE. SO IN 2004 WE BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE TO USE BECAUSE THIS ONE FEELS SCARY. SO WE HAVE PUT AN AVERAGE OF ONLY ABOUT 6500 MILES A YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID OF IT. PLUS IT IS ON THE 4TH SET OF TIRES AND HAS ALWAYS WORN THEM OUT REALLY FAST. IT STILL RIDES THE SAME WAY IT DID FROM THE 1ST DAY WE GOT IT. SCARY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450787

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

Mileage

50 mi

ON MY 2001 DODGE 1500, THERE IS A TON OF RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE PARTS. THE FRAME AND BODY AREN'T BAD, BUT THE THINGS THAT ATTACH ARE FAILING. THE BRAKE LINES WENT, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL WENT AT THE SAME TIME, ALMOST RESULTING IN A WRECK. THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK IN PLACE RUSTED OUT. THE SHEET METAL ATTACHMENT FOR THE FRONT AXLE IS THE LATEST. I'S ALMOST RUSTED OUT, AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT AXLE TO DETACH IF NOT REPLACED. ($$$$) YES, THE TRUCK IS 10 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN NW PA WHERE WE USE SALT. CRITICAL PARTS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM RUST OR MADE FROM STAINLESS. THIS TRUCK COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE, PROBABLY ME! *TR

NHTSA ID

10421369

Incident

Aug 20, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE AT 50MPH OR FASTER THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY SO BAD THAT YOU BARELY HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN..WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAPPENED TO ME 3 OR 4 TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN CAUSING PEOPLE AROUND ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO ACCIDENTS TRYING NOT TO SLAM INTO ME BECAUSE IN HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE PUT IN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,TRAC BAR .STEERING COLUMN..NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND DODGE WANTS TO KNOW NOTHING.SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS NPROBLEM ISN'T FIXED BY DODGE. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND ALSO FROM MECHANICS AND PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DODGE TRUCK CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OUT IT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THATS NEXT FOR ME TO TRY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10351608

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

80,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP IN APRIL, 2009. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 NEAR RICHMOND VA, AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I CAME TO A STOP, AND TOOK A STATE ROUTE THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR SOME OBVIOUS DEFECT. I COULD SEE NOTHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN ASE CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. THEY NOTICED SLIGHT PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT U JOINT, SO I HAD BOTH REPLACED, KNOWING THAT COULD NOT HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS AND HAD THE SAME INCIDENT OCCUR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE SUSPENSION, EXPLAINING THE VIOLENT SHAKING THAT OCCURRED. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO. AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING ON I95, AT ABOUT 70, OUT OF NOWHERE, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IT SHOOK MY BODY SO HARD IT BLURRED MY VISION. THE AC VENT COVERS SNAPPED OUT , MY COFFEE UP BOUNCED OUT OF A TIGHTLY SQUEEZED HOLDER, AND MY DASH BOARD TOP CRACKED INTO ABOUT 15 PIECES. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS AND VIOLENT. I CAME TO A STOP. ONLY THEN DID THE SHAKING STOP. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ALL ROUND FOR SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG, BUT SAW NOTHING. THAT EVENING, I GOOGLED DODGE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND LEARNED ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IF THE AUTHORITIES WOULD READ THE INTERNET, AND REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE, IT WOULD BE OVERWHELMING THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DEATH FROM THIS PROBLEM, AS ALL 3 TIMES IT HAPPENED TO ME, ONLY LUCK ALLOWED ME TO EXIT THE TRAVEL LANES , GET IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND COME TO A STOP. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WOULD HAVE CAUSED A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT, AS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IT IS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342701

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

FROM AUG 08 TO PRESENT AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND UP MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END DEVELOPS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAVE HAD TO TWO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS AND HAVE PAID TO HAVE ALL BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, STEERING BOX ETC REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE NOW I START LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE I AM ONE OF MANY OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE DODGE COME UP WITH AN ACTUAL FIX FOR THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THE PA TURNPIKE AND NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS AND BEEN VERY CLOSE TO SOME DEADLY ACCIDENTS WITH IT. I HAVE ACTUALLY BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY YARD. THE ANSWER I GET FROM DODGE IS TRADE IT IN IF IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM BUT I REFUSE TO PUT ANOTHER FAMILY IN THAT POSITION. SO I SIT HERE LISTENING TO MY MONEY IN THE YARD WASTE AWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339087

Incident

Aug 7, 2008

Mileage

46,000 mi

INSPECTED VEHICLE, FOUND DEEP GROOVE WORN INTO CORD LEVEL OF SIDEWALLS OF BOTH LEFT-SIDE TIRES. FOUND LEFT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORT BRIGHT, SHINY, POLISHED. THERE IS NO, OR MISADJUSTED, STOP SO LEFT FRONT TIRE AND SHOCK SUPPORT ATTEMPT TO OCCUPY SAME SPACE DURING SHARP LEFT TURNS, GOUGING TIRE. INTERFERENCE HERE EXISTED FOR AT LEAST 10,000 MILES GIVEN TIME OF LAST TIRE ROTATION THAT PUT DAMAGED TIRE ON REAR. SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOUT EXISTS. HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS THROUGH DODGE RAM 1500S. THIS IS 6 CYLINDER MODEL. PROBLEM WILL IMMEDIATELY RECUR IF TIRES REPLACED AND TURN SHARP LEFT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AS NOT YET REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334286

Incident

May 20, 2010

Mileage

98,000 mi

COIL SPRING BROKE FROM DRIVER SIDE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPENED ON DODGE 1500. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328019

Incident

Apr 23, 2010

Mileage

92,494 mi

MY DODGE RAM PICK UP DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" 3 YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW SO BAD, I WON'T TAKE IT ON THE FREEWAY SINCE IT DOES THE WOBBLE AT 50 MPH. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I DON'T TRUST THE TRUCK ANYMORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10319110

Incident

Jun 15, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE ON DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 2009 TRUCKS. WHEN HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF FREEWAY ROAD AT 70 MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, STEERING ARMS, BALL JOINTS, FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, WITH NO FIX. THE WEB HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS LISTED BUT NO FIX. THIS MUST BE FIXED BY DODGE WITH A RECALL. CAN YOU HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10265207

Incident

Apr 13, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

THIS PROBLEM IS ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH ONLY 48,435 MILES ON IT. (BALL JOINT FAILURE) ONE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD .25 INCH OF FREE PLAY THE OTHER ONE HAD .10 INCH OF FREE PLAY, ONE UPPER JOINT HAD .07 INCH OF FREE PLAY . I REPLACED ALL 4 OF THE BALL JOINTS JUST FOR SAFETY. TOTAL COST WAS $780 . IF THESE BALL JOINTS HAD GREASE NIPPLES THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WOULD ONLY COVER $110 OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10239459

Incident

Dec 22, 2007

Mileage

48,435 mi

FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FOR A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THE FIRST DAY I DRIVE IT, I FIND OUT THE HUB WAS BAD AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A PART NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10199794

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

Mileage

98,000 mi

FRONT TIRES ARE BEING CUT BY SHOCK BRACKET. THERE IS NO STOP TO KEEP TIRES FROM RUBBING AGAINST SHOCK BRACKETS WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY RIMS AND TIRES THAT ARE OF SPECIFIED SIZE BY MANUFACTURER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10163940

Incident

Jul 30, 2006

Mileage

44,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PRESENTED ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. PRIOR TO STEERING FAILURES, THE WARNING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AND PULLING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERS TWICE FOR ALIGNMENT READJUSTMENTS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A PEDESTRIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO OBSERVED A GROVE NEAR THE TIRE. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE BOLT IN THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS EXTEND OVER WITHOUT SAFETY STOP AND CUTS INTO THE BEAD OF THE TIRE RIGHT ABOVE THE RIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEMS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT OTHER COMPLAINTS WERE MADE ABOUT THE SUSPENSION AS WELL ONLINE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY BEAR THE COST OF REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO PAID FOR ANOTHER MANUFACTURER DEFECT CONCERNING THE STEERING, WHICH THE MANUFACTURER ALSO REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BOLT CUTTING INTO THE BEAD OF THE TIRE ABOVE THE RIM STILL PERSISTS.

NHTSA ID

10162883

Incident

Apr 1, 2006

Mileage

53,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THERE WAS A DISTINCT PULL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR REALIGNMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE REPAIR SHOP REALIGNED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, AND DETERMINED EVERYTHING WAS ALIGNED TO SPECIFICATIONS. WHILE AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKE ROTOR AND ALIGNMENT WERE CHECKED, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CASTOR WAS OFF AND ALIGNED THE CASTOR. AFTER THIS SERVICE, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE'S TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE TIRES WERE GETTING CHEWED UP ON THE INSIDE RIGHT ABOVE THE RIM. THE INSURANCE AGENCY DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE OVERSIZED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE REPLACED. IF THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE AGENCY ADVISED THE VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT SPECIALIZES IN TROUBLESHOOTING DEFECTS.

NHTSA ID

10160786

Incident

Apr 30, 2005

Mileage

37,496 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10152029

Incident

Mar 6, 2006

Mileage

49,273 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTIONS, THE SEAL AROUND THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND THE LUBRICANT LEAKED OUT; HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THE JOINTS. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10151599

Incident

Feb 13, 2006

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE VISITING MY COUSIN IN FREDERICKSBURG VA, HE NOTICE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, WE SPOT THE BROKEN COIL SPRING AND ALSO NOTICE THE BRAND NEW TIRE (FRONT, DRIVER SIDE HAS SCRATCH ON THE SIDE WALL WE ASSUME THE BROKEN COIL SPRING CAUSE THAT. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN AT STAFFORD DODGE IN VA TO HAVE THE COIL SPRING REPLACE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CONTROL AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT NEED TO BE REPLACE IT WILL COST ABOUT $2500. I CALL IN TO CHRYSLER MOTOR TO LET THEM KNOW THAT FOR 5 YEARS OLD TRUCK, I HAVE TO REPLACE COIL SPRING $527.44 AND CONTROL ARM WHEN I HAVE MONEY TO REPLACE $2500.00. THAT JUST NOT RIGHT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10148222

Incident

Jan 20, 2006

Mileage

46,700 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FUNNY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10144222

Incident

Nov 30, 2005

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CONTROL ARMS, AND WHEEL HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY A TRAINED TECHNICIAN THAT THE WHEEL'S COULD HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE HEATER CORE AND AIR CONDITIONING MAIN ELEMENT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALER. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, PINION BEARINGS AND CUPS STOPPED WORKING AT 77,400 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALER. THIS WAS JUST 2,000 MILES AFTER THE PREVIOUS STATED PARTS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. OLD PARTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BUT INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10144067

Incident

Nov 30, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. UPON DECELERATION THE CONSUMER HEARD A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE ACCELERATED THE ROARING SOUND WENT AWAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE SECOND TIME HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION SOUND, AND THE REAR END LOCKED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NUT ON THE PINION GEAR HAD COME ALOOSE AND CAUSED THE REAR END TO COME APART. THE DRIVE SHAFT PUNCTURED THE QUAD CAB'S INTERIOR FLOORBOARD. THE SERVICE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NOT A DEFECT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK (11/22/05) COMPONENTS AFFECTED ARE: REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT. *SC

NHTSA ID

10140094

Incident

Oct 16, 2005

Mileage

61,300 mi