Ram shakes at all speeds

[Rick3478]

I've read that entire thread. The problem that I am imagining is happening there is a shake at certain speeds which is due to a harmonic of some vibration that they haven't figure out the cause of yet. I had that with an Oldsmobile 98 I had about 25 years ago. I got it to 65mph and it would shake like I was driving over rumble strips. But it would go away at about 70. So I drove it 70.

I had a '63 olds 98 many years ago. Beautiful car, smooth and quiet, wanted to run. Don't know how I never got a speeding ticket. I'd be taking my time, in no hurry, glance down at the speedo, doin' 90! Back off to 55, felt like 35.

My current problem is at all speeds. I'll drive down my street at 10mph and it feels like I'm on a dirt road. I can be on the highway and it doesn't really get worse, it's just there.

Sounds like tires to me. Lumpy, squirmy, belt separation maybe.

 

[dmcmd]

If you could find a way to safely lift the truck with all 4 wheels off the ground you could run it at speed and see if it still occurs. But that's really dangerous and I doubt any shop would do it for you. I wouldn't trust just jacking up the truck on stands either. If you only did the rear wheels, I'm pretty sure traction control or ABS would freak.

Maybe find a dyno shop that is setup for AWD so the rollers move all 4 wheels.

I took it up to 20 mph on the stands. I pulled the fuse for the abs to make sure the traction control didn't kick in. I think I'm going to check all the u joints and wheels next.

 

[dmcmd]

I had a '63 olds 98 many years ago. Beautiful car, smooth and quiet, wanted to run. Don't know how I never got a speeding ticket. I'd be taking my time, in no hurry, glance down at the speedo, doin' 90! Back off to 55, felt like 35.

Sounds like tires to me. Lumpy, squirmy, belt separation maybe.

I need to check the wheels and tires. I hope that's all it is. I don't mind springing for a new set if it solves the problem. I just don't want to shell out the money and then still have the problem. Any ideas how I can get loaner wheels?

 

[dmcmd]

This sounds very familiar to my 19 ram, except I knew mine had a issue from day one as I bought it out of state and had to drive home over 1000 miles. So I was tired but I told m buddy around the end of our 13+?hour trip that something didn’t feel right with the truck, felt slight vibrations/ wobbling like through the whole truck and he said he thought he could feel it even in the pass seat! After driving around town for a few months as it was wringer time, I didn’t think much about it. As soon as I drove on the highway I noticed it right away again! So I went to the dealer 1700 miles. Dealer told me they have never seen a new truck so out of balance, out by 2 oz. + all 4 tires, the truck had never been off road, driven hard, hit curbs etc… from there the nightmare began multiple trips to dealer with same issues, many new parts. Lied to about many different things, no loaners. Talked down to by dealers and people at ram cares, I realized real quick that no one cared. Long story short I jumped through their hoops, it was long a draining. Dealers were trying to tell me it was mds, I’ve driven mds vehicles for 12 years, that’s not it! Finally after 3 dealers, 1 independent tire shop, I got no where. The wheels and we’re off that truck 25 times in a year with only 8000 miles, tires balanced 7 times, one dealer even tried saying that was normal Finally ram sent a specialist out to the dealer, after three days many new parts, I could still feel the vibration. I told the dealer that day this is enough, it’s not fixed and you will be hearing from a lawyer Now I finally got their attention!!! Ram said to give them a week, at the end of the week they called and said they will buy it back with a 100% refund and they did. To this day I still believe it was the wheels, not the tires! But dealer said they swapped the wheels and tires with no fix! I still believe no one had or has a clue as to what caused my issues. The specialist from ram did admit that there was something wrong, just didn’t know what? This was after ram cares and dealers told me there was nothing wrong, it’s drives as it should just drive it. Tires would not hold balance over a few hundred miles! GOOD LUCK

You have way more patience than I do. I'm going to give this about 1 more month and then trade it in. If I have to eat a few grand, so be it. I spend enough time in my car that I can't have it this way. I'll just never buy another FCA vehicle as long as I live if that's what I end up doing. I like having a truck for the utility, but I can get a lexus and a trailer just as easily.

How come you never bought an aftermarket set of wheels to try out for your truck?

 

[Hydroblueguy]

You have way more patience than I do. I'm going to give this about 1 more month and then trade it in. If I have to eat a few grand, so be it. I spend enough time in my car that I can't have it this way. I'll just never buy another FCA vehicle as long as I live if that's what I end up doing. I like having a truck for the utility, but I can get a lexus and a trailer just as easily.

How come you never bought an aftermarket set of wheels to try out for your truck?

I buy a new truck with the thought that I don’t have to dump money into it for at least 3 years as I don’t drive much! Also when anyone spends as much as we do on these overpriced trucks they should perform like a new truck for at least a few years! These big company’s produce/have these parts made for them, they need to all be held accountable, that everyone of these new parts work the way the should. If not, they need to be fixed or replaced! That’s my opinion

 

[dmcmd]

I buy a new truck with the thought that I don’t have to dump money into it for at least 3 years as I don’t drive much! Also when anyone spends as much as we do on these overpriced trucks they should perform like a new truck for at least a few years! These big company’s produce/have these parts made for them, they need to all be held accountable, that everyone of these new parts work the way the should. If not, they need to be fixed or replaced! That’s my opinion

That's a totally reasonable opinion!

 

[Aseras]

You have way more patience than I do. I'm going to give this about 1 more month and then trade it in. If I have to eat a few grand, so be it. I spend enough time in my car that I can't have it this way. I'll just never buy another FCA vehicle as long as I live if that's what I end up doing. I like having a truck for the utility, but I can get a lexus and a trailer just as easily.

How come you never bought an aftermarket set of wheels to try out for your truck?

Don't trade it, keep taking it back and if they cant fix it have them replace it.