2008 Dodge Durango Steering Problems

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR THE STREET AT 40 TO 50 MPH MY 2008 DODGE DURANGO ALMOST LOSES CONTROL WHENEVER I HIT A GROOVE IN THE ROAD OR THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. MY SUSPENSION HAS BEEN CHECK SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING IS EVER FOUND TO BE WRONG. I WAS RECENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER RECALL WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR THE "ROAD WALK". WHEN I HIT A BUMP MY TRUCK CAN LITERALLY SKIP INTO THE NEXT LANE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR DODGE SUVS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING SO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. MY FIRST STEP IS TO FILE A VEHICLE SAFETY TO MAKE YOU GUYS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING AND I'VE IGNORED IT THINKING THAT IS JUST THE WAY THESE TRUCKS ARE MADE, BUT AFTER ALMOST LOSING CONTROL WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

TAMARA RECALL. NO LONGER HAVE STABLE CONTROL OF MY 08 DODGE DURANGO. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS ESP ABS TRACTION LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN DRIVING OVER AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR MAKING A SUDDEN TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A UNKNOWN SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WE WERE TRAVELING THRU A REDUCED SPEED AREA ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO WHAT IS KNOWN BY ME NOW AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I MANAGED TO KEEP IT ON THE HIGHWAY AND PULL OFF ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. I FOUND THE LEFT TIE ROD HAD COME APART SO THERE WAS ESSENTIALLY NO STEERING CONTROL. LUCKILY WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN THE AREA AS WE WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH A COUPLE MINUTES EARLIER AND HAD TRAVELED THRU QUITE A NUMBER OF 2 LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONES WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. LOCAL DODGE DEALERS SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT THIS WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ON MY 2003 DODGE 2500 TRUCK. WE KNOW ANOTHER COUPLE THIS HAPPENED TO FROM OUR TOWN AS WELL. I INCURRED A LOT OF EXPENSE OVER THIS AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO INJURIES BUT BELIEVE THIS IS A WIDER PROBLEM THAN IS REALIZED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 08-23-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE STEERING DAMPENER AND MOUNTING BRACKETS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE FAILING ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED A VIBRATION AND SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.

I WORKED FOR METAL IMPACT CORP OF 1501 OAKTON ST ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 60007 UNTIL 9/19/08. METAL IMPACT IS A MFG COMPANY PRODUCING SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO THE AUTO INDUSTRY. METAL IMPACT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THERE HEAT TREAT OVENS CERTIFIED TO AMS 2750 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CQI-9 AND THESE OVENS ARE NOT. CONSUMERS ARE CURRENTLY AT RISK AND RECALLS NEED TO OCCUR. METAL IMPACT HAS SHIPPED IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED PRODUCT TO THE AUTOMOTIVE AND MILITARY INDUSTRY IN THE PAST AND HAS NEARLY COST PEOPLE THERE LIVES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE METAL IMPACT. ROBERT TUCKNOTT *TR