19 Ram 1500 ball joint failure

[Malodave]

Years ago, I had a Lower Ball Joint separate on my VW Baja Bug. I was able to
drive it home (2Miles) it would make a right turn fine, but to turn left, it was
like a Supertanker's turn rate. Went to a parts place, they were sold out. Went
to another place they wanted $32 each. I have bought them before and this is
a $9 Part. I asked the Counter Guy "If this was a Sunday Afternoon need it price?"

I ordered the four set of ball joints out of CA for $49 total WITH 2 day Shipping.
Replaced the and all was great again in this world.

Malodave

 

[Jzales84]

Years ago, I had a Lower Ball Joint separate on my VW Baja Bug. I was able to
drive it home (2Miles) it would make a right turn fine, but to turn left, it was
like a Supertanker's turn rate. Went to a parts place, they were sold out. Went
to another place they wanted $32 each. I have bought them before and this is
a $9 Part. I asked the Counter Guy "If this was a Sunday Afternoon need it price?"

I ordered the four set of ball joints out of CA for $49 total WITH 2 day Shipping.
Replaced the and all was great again in this world.

Malodave

Thats not bad at all. The balljoints on these trucks are not serviceable and the whole control arm has to be replaced. It would be close to $1,000 just in parts to replace what was damaged.

 

[cj7]

Finally got a call from the dealer today. Truck is fixed mechanically but they still have not made a decision on what to do with the wheel and would like me to return the rental. I do not feel safe driving on this wheel that had the full the weight of the truck on the face of it. Is there a way to talk to someone about this other than the dealer?

Make sure they replaced the severly stretched brake line - that’s a tragedy waiting to happen...

 

[Eighty]

Years ago, I had a Lower Ball Joint separate on my VW Baja Bug. I was able to
drive it home (2Miles) it would make a right turn fine, but to turn left, it was
like a Supertanker's turn rate. Went to a parts place, they were sold out. Went
to another place they wanted $32 each. I have bought them before and this is
a $9 Part. I asked the Counter Guy "If this was a Sunday Afternoon need it price?"

I ordered the four set of ball joints out of CA for $49 total WITH 2 day Shipping.
Replaced the and all was great again in this world.

Malodave

What year VW was it? Long time ago, I turned my ‘71 Superbeetle into one (I know, not the best model to choose, but it’s what I had)

 

[Malodave]

What year VW was it? Long time ago, I turned my ‘71 Superbeetle into one (I know, not the best model to choose, but it’s what I had)

It was a '70 Bug with 14" of ground clearance. 31" x 11.50" rear tires. A built 2024cc
engine. Body lift, Suspension lift, etc.

Malodave

 

[BowDown]

Finally got a call from the dealer today. Truck is fixed mechanically but they still have not made a decision on what to do with the wheel and would like me to return the rental. I do not feel safe driving on this wheel that had the full the weight of the truck on the face of it. Is there a way to talk to someone about this other than the dealer?

There's no safety issue with the wheel, it should however be replaced because a failed part caused damage to it albeit cosmetic but that's not relevant. The wheel should have been replaced

 

[Jzales84]

There's no safety issue with the wheel, it should however be replaced because a failed part caused damage to it albeit cosmetic but that's not relevant. The wheel should have been replaced

I did make a call to Ram corporate and they handled it within a hour and covered the wheel. The dealer I think was just giving me a load of bs.

 

[cj7]

I did make a call to Ram corporate and they handled it within a hour and covered the wheel. The dealer I think was just giving me a load of bs.

Who at Corporate did you contact?

 

[Jzales84]

Who at Corporate did you contact?

No one specific, I just called the Ram customer service 1800 number and they reached out to the dealer on my behalf and got it done.

 

[rossn2]

My truck is 100% stock. Kind of scary, just glad it happened when it did and not at a higher speed. I could definitely see a modified suspension causing them to pop out like that.

Highly suggest you get Motor Vehicle Department for your state to send an Inspector out to review your truck. This may be an issue and Ram needs to do a recall to inspect 2019 trucks.