Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-03 | 10E013000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN | 1,500 | — | Details |
| 2009-01-09 | 09V005000 |
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 32,782 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | driving down the highway at 70 mph and the drivers door came opened it was caused by a faulty door lock actuator |
| 2023-06-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I want to apologize for the lengthy description but I feel this is quite possibly the most critical area to not be vagu… |
| 2022-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving various speeds, he started to smell exhaust fu… |
| 2022-02-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | during cold weather - when outside temp is below 30 degrees the wipers will not work. When outside temp is above 30 de… |
| 2021-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle suddenly lost engine power and turned off. When this happened the steering column locked. It … |
| 2021-11-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:AIR HANDLER/CHAMBER, DUCTS, AND VALVES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while exiting out of the garage, the windshield defroster wa… |
| 2021-04-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING F… |
| 2020-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON I405 IN WASHINGTON STATE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT..… |
| 2020-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THEMSELVES WHEN THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY OFF. IT'S INTERMITTENT HOWEVER IT DOES IT FREQUENTLY E… |
| 2019-12-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WIPER ASSEMBLY CAME APART AT 55 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN ALMOST WRECKED MY VEHICLE. |
| 2019-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS, BULB SOCKETS AND MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH |
| 2019-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, LOST POWER, FAILED TO ACCELERA… |
| 2019-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLES: I HAVE REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH PROBLEM SOLVERS. REPLACED THE TIE RODS AND ENDS. REPL… |
| 2019-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRACKET THAT HOLD THE BREAK LINE TO THE REAR END (AXLE) HAD RUBBED THE METAL BREAK LINE UNTIL IT WORE THROUGH THE L… |
| 2019-02-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | STEERING DEATH WOBBLE CAN CONTROL STEERING MOTOR BROKE PISTON CONNECTION ROD BECAUSE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WORKS OR DOES SO… |
| 2018-11-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH AFTER H… |
| 2018-11-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COLD AIR BLOWING FROM DRIVER SIDE ONLY, WHILE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWING WARM WHEN SET ON HEATER MODE. :( PROBLEM ST… |
| 2018-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP SOUTHWEST (7… |
| 2018-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL COMPLETED AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (AUTO NATION, CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM SOUTHWE… |
| 2018-05-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL IS SUDDENLY VERY LOOSE AND THERE IS A CLUNK UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL FROM RIGHT… |
| 2018-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A SNOW STORM. |
| 2018-01-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND WAS FILLING MY VEH. WITH GAS AND IT BEGAN TO VIGOROUSLY SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHE… |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED NOTICE, CALLED DEALER . THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE PARTS AND WOULD CALL WHEN THEY GOT THEM. … |
| 2017-12-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A TANKER TRUCK… |
| 2017-10-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FELL APART. THE BALL SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TIE ROD. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AS I… |
| 2017-09-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE, DRAG LINK FAILURE |
| 2017-08-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH SO HARD I HAD TO COME TO A CO… |
| 2017-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL", MOUNTAIN HOME ARKANSAS ULTIMATE CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY COULD DO THE RECALL BUT IF THEY BUSTED MY DASH T… |
| 2017-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DASH. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. AS HE WENT TO PULL OVER FLAMES STARTED SHO… |
| 2017-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED… |
| 2017-05-01 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE… |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP- UNABLE TO REPAIR REC… |
| 2017-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 08 DODGE RAM WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING THE DODGE TO LOOSE ALL … |
| 2017-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY FRONT LEFT TIE ROD IN MY TRUCK BROKE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IT PUNCTURED A TIRE IN THE SIDEWALK WHICH IS NOT REPA… |
| 2017-04-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THREE WEEKS AGO TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE IN CLEVELAND TN FOR BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT ON ALL FOUR WHE… |
| 2017-03-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. AS A LAST MINUTE THOUGHT I DECIDED TO STOP AT A CONVENIENCE STORE BEFORE HEADI… |
| 2017-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2017-03-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE WHEN MAKING A TURN OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MUST SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY IN ORDER FOR THIS TO STOP. D… |
| 2017-02-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO … |
| 2017-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR … |
| 2016-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS:… |
| 2016-12-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION INTE… |
| 2016-11-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE TOWING A 25 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER LEFT LANE PASSING SEMI. MY TRUCK ENCOUNTERED BRIDGE SEAM. FRONT… |
| 2016-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOTH AXLE JOINTS BAD. ALL FOUR TIE RODS HAVE "PLAY" IN THEM. BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT. HAD RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD END POP… |
| 2016-07-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND … |
| 2016-07-04 | STEERING | No | 1 | TRUCK SHAKES/ WOBBLES AND SOMETIMES LOOSE STEERING CONTROL WHEN I GO OVER SUDDEN UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-06-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT A GAS STATION. TANK IS LOW AND WHILE FILLING IT UP THE HOSE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF AND GAS SPE… |
| 2016-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |