Thursday morning while heading to a work site I had the passenger side Tie Rod separate. The scary part is there wasn't any warning. No thump, no steering wheel shake, nothing. The other scary thing is that earlier this winter I had the front end torn apart to replace the Axle U-Joints and I had checked both the Tie Rods and Ball Joints.
Either Dodge should have included the 07.5 Ram 3500 and 2500 trucks in the following Recall or the Winter solution they are using on the roads here will eventually kill someone because if you'll look at the following pic's you'll see that the boot has deteriorated on the drivers side Tie Rod exposing the ball to the elements.
Quote:
Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
DODGE / RAM 2008-2011
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC Mfr's Report Date: DEC 23, 2010
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V657000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Potential Number of Units Affected: 15,271
Summary:
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 4500 AND 5500 VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A WEAKENING AND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT BALL STUD ON THE TIE ROD RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING.
Consequence:
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. K28. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153)
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Anyway I ordered the new and improved 2008 steering assembly and it'll be here on Wednesday and I'll give you all the update.
DODGE RAM 03 To 2010 2500 & 3500 Steering Upgrade Kit
07-01-2011, 09:30 PM
Ram 3500 Separated Tie Rod Failure
Linear Mode
