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Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 6700.0
Displacement CI: 408.85908543470
Displacement L: 6.7
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Cylinders: 8
Fuel Type Primary: Diesel
GVWR: Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Make: DODGE
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA
Manufacturer Id: 1002
Model: Ram
Model Year: 2012
Note: Drive Type: Single Rear Wheels
Other Engine Info: Sales Code: ETJ
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant Company Name: Saltillo Assembly
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: D2
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
Trim: 3500-Longhorn
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
SUSPENSION
I EXPERIENCED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING A SHORT DRIVE YESTERDAY. FIRST WAS ON AN ON-RAMP TO THE RIGHT WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50MPH - DENVER AREA NORTHBOUND C470 RAMP TO I70 EASTBOUND. I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT AT A VERY SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE VEHICLE, AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WITH A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS FRIGHTENING! I LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES WITH NO IMMEDIATE WOBBLE REDUCTION. I SLOWED, AND AT PERHAPS 30 MPH, THE FRONT END STABILIZED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. A FEW MILES LATER ON I70 I TOOK THE RAMP - AGAIN TO THE RIGHT BUT ON A MODEST INCLINE THIS TIME - TO HIGHWAY 58 WESTBOUND. I WAS STILL WARY AND WHEN CROSSING AN EXPANSION JOINT I AGAIN EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE, NOT AS BAD, BUT I WAS EXPECTING IT AND I WAS GOING A LITTLE MORE SLOWLY. THIS IS A SCARY DESIGN FLAW WITH A POPULAR NAME: "DEATH WOBBLE." THE SERVICE WRITER THAT I SPOKE WITH AT A LOCAL DEALER WASN'T EVEN AWARE OF THIS AS A FREQUENT ISSUE (HE OWNS THE SAME MODEL). THERE ARE A FEW AFTERMARKET KITS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS FLAW WITH BEEFIER COMPONENTS AT SOME CONSIDERABLE COST. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 16800 MILES; THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED ABOUT 3K MILES AGO. *TR
2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 DODGE RAM 3500 LARAMIE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CONTROLLER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A DEALER HELPED HIM INSTALL A UNIVERSAL BRAKE CONTROLLER, BUT IT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO USE IT, WITH THE HAND CONTROL, BUT NOT THE FOOT CONTROL. THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME VERY HOT FROM TRYING TO STOP THE EQUIPMENT TRAILER WITHOUT THE BRAKE CONTROLLER WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES OVERHEATED, IT DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW WIRING HARNESS AND NEW AXLES. UPDATED 08/14/12
