| Issue ID | 839241 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10376930 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 2500 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 12/01/11 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2005 dodge ram 2500. Has death shake. Steering box stabilizer, duel steering stabilizer, rancho rs 9000 shocks, ball joints alignment radiouse arm bushing, and complete front end checked by respectable ase mechanic. I bought a 2500 truck for hauling trailer, plus just the heavy duty aspect of the pickup. I cant drive over 70mph without worrying. Even worse when pulling a trailer. Dodge needs to do something about this. I ask a dodge dealer about it and they act stupid, like they never heard of it. The least that dodge could do is send a bulletin to dodge dealers on how to fix it a, but i think its a major expensive design flaw, otherwise dodge would of corrected this dangerous problem years ago. $1900 worth of part and labor later, and still no fix. This is major b. S. This has happened maybe 15 times in the last year and a half i have owned the truck. Would have been alot more if i didn't have to babysit the truck so bad. Its pretty bad when you cant go over 50mph with a loaded car trailer being pulled by a 2500 pickup and have to worry about loosing control so easily. Someone please do something about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GROVE CITY, MN |
| VIN pattern | 1D7KS28D55JXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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