RAM 2500 Suspension Problems
- 96
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 7
- Years with records
- 2012–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 96 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- death wobble · 16 records
- steering wheel · 9 records
- highway speeds · 9 records
- ball joints · 9 records
- needed replaced · 8 records
- where diagnosed · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 37 |
| 30–60k mi | 35 |
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Power Train · Suspension
Started up my truck to go to town, engine came on about 5 min in the drive so i took it straight to o'reillys where they did the scan and the computer said misfire in cylinder 3. So we changed the spark plugs and took it back to reset the light, started it back up and light came on again with same explanation. So we parked the vehicle until we could find what was going on, talked to a mechanic and he said probably…
ODI 11297893
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
Unknowing ling had fca dealership perform recall 19v-021, drag link assembly. By the dealership conducting this it now makes my vehicle illegal for towing per the federal motor carrier safety regulation ss 393.209 (d) steering system. Universal joints and ball-and-socket joints shall not be worn, faulty or repaired by welding. The steering gear box shall not have loose or missing mounting bolts or cracks in the gear…
ODI 11278473
Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 2500 diesel. The contact discovered that the front passenger side shock absorber tower was not fully welded. The failure caused the alignment to shift and wear out both passenger side tires prematurely. The weld was discovered to be fractured when the vehicle was taken to desert sun espanola (517 n riverside dr, santa cruz, nm 87567, [redacted]). The dealer stated that there was no…
ODI 11287104
Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
The cruise control on the vehicle doest work. It seems to be something wrong with the system, because it starts to somewhat work when i reboot the system to factory settings. After a while, the system just stops working. I guess that this is something a lot of people go through, since there's tons of youtube videos about people trying to fix it.
ODI 11269823
Steering · Suspension
Dodge welded lock nut on steering suspension welder was not certified. Asking for new updated tyroid steering piece for proper fix
ODI 11287669
Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ram 2500. While driving 65 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle violently vibrated. The contact stated that the failure would not go away until the vehicle was completely stopped. The failure occurred twice. Bob allen chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat of frankfort ([redacted], frankfort, ky 40601, [redacted]) was contacted and stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle…
ODI 11277498
Steering · Suspension
Had the ram 3500 recal corrected with a spot weld at the don franklin somerset kentucky dealer. It may be approved nhtsa but according to dot officers it is an illegal fix. Stated that it isnt approvec by the fmcsa. If i am shut down due to tnis spot weld, i will loose revenue in the thousands. If there is a permenent fix it needs to be done asap.
ODI 11235037
Suspension
I took my 2017 ram 2500 into the local dealer, urse dodge, for a draglink recall. Ram's repair for draglink recall was to weld jam nuts. The welding of the jam nuts completely disabled the functionality of the link for purposes of proper alignment to the truck. I have talked to ram customer care and the local dealer urse dodge, both urse and ram customer service claim that welding the is the recall repair as of now.…
ODI 11230325