2013 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, 4WD, 5.7L Hemi with 14,700 miles: Over the past 6 months, a vibration from the middle rear of the truck has developed between the speeds of 25-75 MPH. It's not a big vibration, but more of a flutter type that has the same frequency and amplitude throughout the speed range. (That would seem to eliminate driveline and tires because they obviously have different rotation rates through the different speeds.) Looking at several of the Ram Forums, this seems to be a common issue and I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with this specific issue and how it was corrected. My truck goes in next Monday for the second time and the dealer plans to keep it for as long as it takes to figure it out. (Dealership has been great to work with - they seem to want this corrected as badly as I do.)
The usual suspects have been previously eliminated such as: tires have all been re-balanced using road force machine, shocks checked, driveline and u joints checked, loose engine trim shrouds, engine and transmission mounts, and even aerodynamic flutter. No change when turning off stability control, no change when selecting different gears, or tow mode on the transmission. There are no TSB's on this problem that I can find. The dealership had one other vehicle with this problem one year ago, and they couldn't completely eliminate the vibration and ended up buying the vehicle back. Given a choice, I would rather keep my truck and get it fixed rather than take a buy out but at this point, I'm not too optimistic.
Other owners have had this same issue and dealers have gone as far as replacing transfer cases, replaced several sets of tires, driveshaft replacement, re-balance torque converter, replace all shocks to no avail. I know of several owners that have had their trucks taken back by Chrysler under the Lemon Law. The 2014 Ram 1500 did have a driveline change, but I'm not sure that had anything to do with the reported issues.
Again, if anyone here has specifically had this problem and found a solution, I would love to hear all about it.
Thanks!
757Guy
The usual suspects have been previously eliminated such as: tires have all been re-balanced using road force machine, shocks checked, driveline and u joints checked, loose engine trim shrouds, engine and transmission mounts, and even aerodynamic flutter. No change when turning off stability control, no change when selecting different gears, or tow mode on the transmission. There are no TSB's on this problem that I can find. The dealership had one other vehicle with this problem one year ago, and they couldn't completely eliminate the vibration and ended up buying the vehicle back. Given a choice, I would rather keep my truck and get it fixed rather than take a buy out but at this point, I'm not too optimistic.
Other owners have had this same issue and dealers have gone as far as replacing transfer cases, replaced several sets of tires, driveshaft replacement, re-balance torque converter, replace all shocks to no avail. I know of several owners that have had their trucks taken back by Chrysler under the Lemon Law. The 2014 Ram 1500 did have a driveline change, but I'm not sure that had anything to do with the reported issues.
Again, if anyone here has specifically had this problem and found a solution, I would love to hear all about it.
Thanks!
757Guy
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