Dodge Ram trucks buyback ordered

This must be related to the infamous "death wobble"?

Now you see why they are so cheap, you get what you pay for. Ram Tough.

I'm not familiar with the steering column issue, but hasn't past issues with mounting fuel tanks in vulnerable areas (Pinto, GM pickups) taught them anything? So they think that having a customer being requested to return their vehicle because it's that unsafe is going to motivate them to buy another from the same manufacturer?

Oh is this similar to Fords staunch refusal to honor warrenty on the 6.7L CP4 lift pumps? And we cant forget GMs killing how many people to save 3 cents on ignition switches? Come on people, get a life. Every mfg has and will continue to do things that in hind site were a mistake. Ram is according to the latest figures number two in truck sales the last couple of months.

Long time RAM owner, and yes, this is related to the "death wobble". I also think the buy back is a ploy to get some of the older rams 09-2011 or so, with lifetime powertrain warranties, off the streets. If you remember a few years ago, no one was buying trucks or cars for that matter and Dodge had an incentive on certain model years, that included the life time powertrain warranty. The buy back will solve both issues. Could you imagine transmissions for LIFE!

Every huge company does this; gamble with cheap parts and bad designs, hoping not to get caught. Weigh how much they stand to make over the life of the design versus the potential for fines and lawsuit settlements.

Besides, if they can't settle a lawsuit and end up with a huge judgement against them, they go cry to the government... if we pay this judgement we'll close a factory in X state and blame it on the elected officials... and presto our tax dollars save the day.

I still of the opinion that Ram should just give the affected customers a NEW truck. That would solve everything. Other than that. they should have to buy them back at NEW truck prices so that the customer suffers no financial harm.

I'm not putting down any of the trucks. I just know IF they were to buy back my truck at Blue Book price. I could not go buy another comparable truck. It is only fair to leave the customer in the same condition they started with. Even if they gave customers a new truck, and have them still make the same payments on the original loan. that would be fair.

You can rest assured that Chrysler won't pay you any more than current "blue book" value for a truck.

What they're counting on is that most people will not accept the buyback, due to the fact that they're coming out on the short end of the stick.

mkirsch wrote:
You can rest assured that Chrysler won't pay you any more than current "blue book" value for a truck.

What they're counting on is that most people will not accept the buyback, due to the fact that they're coming out on the short end of the stick.

You prolly right. The owner's are screwed.

My 2006 is still brand new at 54,000 miles. The truck failed a state safety inspection for ball joints, which cost me $1,000. But other than that, it is the only repair that I've had to pay for over a 9 year period.