2008 Dodge Ram 2500 air bags problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Steering death wobble can control steering motor broke piston connection rod because exhaust manifold works or does something break bolts in bead causing tick then valve seat drop so valve drop to piston pistion hit valve broke connection rod now dodge wants $ 5,000 to fix what I had no control…”
filed Mar 1, 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. The contact took the vehicle to autonation chrysler dodge jeep southwest (7980 w tufts ave, littleton, co 80123) to be repaired per an unknown recall regarding the air bags. The contact examined the vehicle and believed that the air bags were not…”
filed Jun 1, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Air BagsCampaign 16V352000 · May 24, 2016
- Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be…Campaign 15V313000 · May 26, 2015
Air Bags problems in other Ram 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 2500 | 11 | 4% |
| 2011 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 Ram 2500 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 Ram 2500 | 16 | 7% |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 46 | 13% |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 75 | 11% |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 76 | 18% |
| 2004 Ram 2500 | 89 | 15% |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 138 | 21% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 6 | 4% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 17 | 4% |
| 2000 Ram 2500 | 10 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Dodge Ram 2500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.