2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Problems

.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING BEGAN VIBRATING ABNORMALLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES FOUR TIMES AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. NO OCCUPANTS WERE IN THE VEHICLE NOR THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. HE TURNED THE BATTERY CABLES OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE ENGINE BUT NOT THE BUMPER. HE WAS TOLD TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO REPAIR THE BUMPER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 02/24/10. *LJ THE TRUCK WAS IN 1ST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED ON AN INCLINE. UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED LOOSE WIRES UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE SMOKE WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT PULLED SOME WIRES APART AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE INSTALLATION ON THE WIRING WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

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

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

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