I SPENT MY CAREER AS A LICENCED RED SEAL HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC. IN MY OPINION THIS STEERING SYSTEM HAS SOME INHERENT DESIGN PROBLEMS. IN MY CASE THE RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD SEPARATED . BALL STUD SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE. I FEEL THAT THIS DISASTER IS INHERENTLY WRONG BECAUSE THE HEAVY STEERING ARM IS ASSEMBLED WITH THE LINK END SOCKET POINTING UP, AND THE BALL STUD POINTING DOWN. IN THIS CONFIGURATION ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY IS HANGING FROM THE ASSEMBLY RETAINER HOLDING THE TIE ROD KNUCKLE TOGETHER.

IT GETS WORSE. WHILE TYPICAL KNUCKLES WOULD BE HELD IN PLACE BY A SUBSTANTIAL SNAP RING SUCH AS A TRUARC SNAP RING. NOT DODGE, THEIR KNUCKLE IS HELD TOGETHER WITH A VERY SMALL ROUND WIRE RING. SO NOW THE STUD BALL WOULD ONLY HAVE TO WEAR A FEW THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH BEFORE THE HEAVY ARM FALLS OFF. CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM. HENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. IF THE STEERING ARM WAS CONNECTED SO THAT THE ARM WOULD BE ON TOP OF THE KNUCKLE BALL , THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT EXIST. SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? J Dennis Shelkie

This death wobble problem on these trucks is going to kill someone, if it hasn't happened already. Chrysler and/or Dodge refuse to acknowledge the problem, which is a damn shame, this started to happen this winter and scared the crap out of me the first time it happened, I do not feel safe having my wife drive the truck, as well as having our family members in it. This should be a recall, instead I have to spend approx. 650.00 to try and fix the problem myself due to the fact that the dealership or mechanic would probably charge me way more money and take twice as long to fix in order to get their outrageous shop fees. If I had known about this problem beforehand, I would have never bought this truck. It's my fault for not doing more research, but they should also stand behind their products.