7.3
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$400.00
Average Mileage:
29,333 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replaced tie rods (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
suspension problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Dodge dealer.
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2009May 05
Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 34,000 miles
Was taking a trip from Chicago to St.Louis. Decided to drop into our local auto repair place for an oil change and to check a slight noise coming from the front end when I made a turn. Note at this point the truck was out of warranty by three months. To this time, I have had no problems except for two recalls on things I hope I never have to use, air bags and child seats. Upon checking the truck I get a call that the outer tie rods are loose. I trust these guys and if they say they are bad, I'm not driving the truck. I tell them to replace the outer tie rods. The parts will be ordered for pickup the next day and installed. Easy enough right? No...it gets better. I'm informed the next day that these specific parts are so back ordered that it will be close to a five week wait to get them through the dealer. It appears I'm not the only 2006 1500 owner looking for tie rods. They try and order them through Napa but the threading is not right.
Now the old tie rods have been pounded off and they (the local garage) are not about to re-install them. They now have a vehicle taking up space that they can't repair. After about four days (weekend included) they are able to get the tie rods from the Dodge dealer in the next town. The Dodge Parts Manager tells our local guys that some dealers are stock piling these tie rods and are not entering them as inventory on the system. He states they have not shown up as inventory for cross checking in several weeks through the dealer network. He won't say where he got them but they are the correct ones for my truck. There is something to be said about living in a small town where a favor is valued.
In checking the net, there appears to be a BIG issue with tie rods on the 2006 1500 models. Not sure of other years but if you own a Ram 1500, have the tie rods checked at every oil change.
BTW...I did make it to St.Louis via a rental car.
2008Mar 08
Ram 1500 Big Horn 5.7L Hemi
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
I bought a 2006 Dodge Ram Big Horn Edition brand new and never took it off road. After 30,000 miles I find out that both inner tie rod ends need replacement. This was covered under warranty but it's still bull sh*t that they need replaced. I've heard that Dodge released alot of tie rods from the factory that were potentially bad. You would think that if you spend 40,000 on a new truck you shouldn't need to start replacing parts after 30,000 miles.
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2008Nov 06
Ram 1500 1500 REG CAB 5.7L
Took the truck in to get inspected, failed due to tie rods.
Jason S.
Liverpool, NY, USA
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