2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Suspension Problems

SWAY AND BODY ROLL

NHTSA ID

11283090

Incident

Nov 21, 2019

Mileage

223,443 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

11266096

Incident

Sep 8, 2019

Mileage

250,000 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

11253723

Incident

Aug 12, 2019

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

11240272

Incident

Apr 17, 2019

Mileage

195,000 mi

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THE LAST TIME IT BROKE THE TIE ROD END AND THREW ME OFF THE ROAD

NHTSA ID

11184457

Incident

Feb 3, 2019

Mileage

308,233 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11162545

Incident

Feb 1, 2015

Mileage

48,000 mi

FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 65 MPH

NHTSA ID

10991782

Incident

May 25, 2017

Mileage

251,000 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10967815

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10934294

Incident

Dec 5, 2016

Mileage

107,100 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10926414

Incident

Nov 2, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* 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*CT UPDATED 01/11/17.*JB

NHTSA ID

10926413

Incident

Nov 2, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

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??????????????

NHTSA ID

10897503

Incident

Aug 21, 2016

Mileage

165,250 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10874400

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

Mileage

164,834 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10788650

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

Mileage

90,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10788439

Incident

Oct 31, 2015

Mileage

146,654 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10763554

Incident

Sep 11, 2015

Mileage

89,400 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10760939

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

Mileage

83,400 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10750124

Incident

Aug 17, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10747830

Incident

Aug 30, 2014

Mileage

129,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641128

Incident

Aug 10, 2014

Mileage

49,000 mi

I RECEIVE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL # N62 / NHTSA 13V-528 FROM CHRYSLER CORP. FOR THE DODGE TRUCK LISTED ABOVE. THIS RECALL WAS SENT TO ME LAST NOVEMBER OF 2013. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY TUTTLE DODGE IN TUSTIN, CA. THIS IS THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2055. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE NEED THE SAFETY REPAIR AND SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD INFORM MW WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE AT THEIR DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN MAKE THE SAFETY REPAIRS. I HAVE CHECK WITH TUTTLE DODGE EVERY MONTH SINCE AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THIS REPAIR IS TO THE LEFT TIE ROD, AND IF IT BREAKS THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO STEERING. THIS WOULD RESULT IN 10,000 POUND TRUCK RUNNING COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL WITH UNDERSTANDABLE DISASTROUS RESULTS. I WANT SOME HELP GETTING THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED TO A SAFE CONDITION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10605435

Incident

Nov 20, 2013

MY DODGE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. IT BOUNCES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO APPROX. 25MPH. ITS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY KNOWN CURE. CHRYSLER PROMISED ME THEYD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. NOW THEYRE TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME AND SAYING THE TRUCK IS TOO OLD. IV BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE 2007. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593527

Incident

May 8, 2014

Mileage

72,000 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY MY FRONT TIRES STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN OPPOSED [XXX]. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF MY WIFE AND ME ! I RECEIVE D IN THE MAIL A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON MY TIEROD BALL JOINTS AND WENT TO COOK CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON RT 40 ABERDEEN MD. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS ! THEY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM !! WHATS GOING ON ? ITS A RECALL . I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER, BUT MORE, I WANT PARTS ! I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS *TR

NHTSA ID

10592348

Incident

May 19, 2014

Mileage

111,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED ON RECALL N62 IN JANUARY, 2014. IN MAY 2014 I WAS ADVISED BY DODGE THAT PARTS WERE BEING RESTRICTED AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE ONE (1) PART PER WEEK. THIS MEANT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT OVER ONE (1) YEAR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. IT APPEARS THAT DODGE IS STALLING ON REPAIRS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE OTHER THAN APPEAL TO THE MEDIA? *TR

NHTSA ID

10587623

Incident

May 9, 2014

ANY TIME I WOULD HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT (BRIDGE APPROACH, POTHOLE, DIP IN ROAD, EDGE OF SHOULDER) MY TRUCK WOULD GO INTO A VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING. THIS OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. EACH TIME, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROX. 15 OR 20 MPH. IF ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, IT WOULD HOLD STRAIGHT UNTIL I REGAINED CONTROL. IF IN A CURVE, THE TRUCK WOULD EITHER CROSS OVER OR RUN OFF THE ROAD. WHEN DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS TO MULTIPLE DODGE DEALERS, THEY REFERRED TO THE ISSUE AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOTICES FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER REGARDING RECALLS. ON THE FIRST RECALL, UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY. BY THE TIME THE SECOND RECALL WAS RELEASED, I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ALL OF MY STEERING LINKAGE TO A NEW CHRYSLER/MOPAR DESIGN. THIS UPGRADE WAS COMPLETED BECAUSE DODGE NO LONGER OFFERED PARTS FOR THE 2003-2008 MODELS AND THE ONLY FACTORY SUPPORT PARTS OPTION WAS TO PUT 2009 STEERING LINKAGE ON AN OLDER TRUCK. PER THE RECALL NOTICE, I SUBMITTED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND CHARGES TO CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. MY TOTAL COST TO REPLACE MY STEERING LINKAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY $715. THE UPGRADED STEERING LINKAGE HAS PREVENTED LOSS OF CONTROL FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. I WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WITH MOPAR PARTS AND I NEEDED TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL SERVICE RECORDS. WHEN I CHALLENGED THIS FEEDBACK AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT, I WAS PLACED ON HOLD WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE THEN RETURNED TO ADVISE THAT MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AGAIN ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT AND WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DO SO. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE PLACED ON A REQUEST LIST AND SHOULD EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE WITHIN 24 HOURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567531

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

160,000 mi