Vibration 2004.5

[TCrouch]

Well it looks like I will be hiring a an attorney!! I have a 2004. 5 4wd, automatic, shortbed , quad cab. I have been fighting the vibration and drone problem since it was new. I now have 10,000 miles on it and they (DC) still have not been able to fix it. They have changed drive shafts, reindexed them, balanced tires etc. The last time I took it in the area rep came and put some viration analyser on it. His fix was to install hose clamps around the drive shaft holding weights. These were moved around until the vibration was much less. He states it was at 45 HZ and now it is at 20HZ and anything below 22 is fine. I drove it and it is still there. I took it on a 1300 mile trip and it is very uncomfortable. The vibration in the steering wheel is numbing to my hands. I sent (DC) a letter informing them that I am seeking the lemon law. In Indiana you are required to notify them. They then have 30 days to try and fix it then you can procede with a law suit. Well they got my letter on the 19th of October and I have not heard a word from them. I called yesterday and the customer service rep said the area rep made a note to the file that the problem is fixed as good as it is going to get. So the rep said looks like you need to proceed with the lemon law. I can not believe that they are acting like that. There permanent fix is 2 hose clamps wraped around my drive shaft holding washers!! Needless to say I am proceding with a law suit. It bafoons me that DC refuses to admit they have a product that has a problem and they have no idea how to fix it. They use the ostrich fix. Just stick your head in the mud and ignore what is going on around you? Well I have bought my last DC product. :-{}

 

[jwilliams3]

Sorry to hear about this.

I hope you eventually get this resolved.

 

[HootieF]

Not sure if we have the same problem but I have a vibration at 65-69 and when I tow it is real annoying. Took it to the shop but no fix from DC and they wouldn’t work on it.

I like my truck but you would think that for $40,000 you could drive a truck with out the viberation. I also did the TSB on my new truck still get 14. 2 miles (not Towing) per gal the over head miles changed to 15. 5 but the hand calculation tells the real deal.

 

[OT-OF-HERE!!]

600 Vibration

TCrouch,



I empathise. I went through almost 3 months of that on my truck. They did everything you mentioned and one thing else,... replaced the transfercase. That did it on mine. I know of a couple others that that did it also. Yet others found different fixes that worked for them. Go figure. On the droan,. . I put a Aeroturbine where the Cat was b-4 it disappeared and a 26"Donaldson muffler where the stocker was and also added two extra factory type hangers welded to my exhhaust further up on the exhaust pipe and mounted in rubber like the factory has and NO droan. I have no vibration at any speed and No droan. Luvin my truck. Hope that helps.

 

[700rmk]

Advice,



Park it. If you wreck it once you start the lemon law your on your own.



I had my dealer buy mine back and we worked out a trade on a new 05, with a 6-speed, any auto I have tested has the vibration.



In Utah I had to pay for milage use, whether its a lemon law or DC buyback...



Id try trading it...



DC will issue a TSB stating the vibration is normal for that truck in the next few months... then everybody is screwed...

 

[jhyatt]

i have a o5 short bed quad and the same thing is happening hand goes numb. but my 98. 5 did the same thing. the 05 came with the clamp on the p/s hose doesnt help

 

[jhyatt]

maybe if we all write in some thing will be done. i love my new truck but my hands cant take it

 

[Dukenrock]

Is this related to the launch shutter. I have an issue with that as we speak and they say I have to live with it even though there is a TSB on it.

 

[ASpathias]

I have 2004. 5 Dodge 3500, 4x4,4 door, DRW, 3. 73 gears, automatic and have had no problems with vibration that is felt thru the steering wheel or other wise(currently have 11,000 miles on it). With a Lance Camper in the bed and pulling a boat, I did hear a slight drone (about 65mph) only because I was listening for anything that might be a vibration.



This might be of special interest; I do have Kelderman's Air Ride up front that I installed shortly after I purchased the truck. I did not have or ever have the vibration before or after the install of the Air Ride.

 

[Big MAK]

Good luck; I really do feel your pain. Every manufacturer has lemons that get out. I had one; dealer bought it back for a very reasonable trade-in and I was very careful to test drive the new one thoroughly before I took it!!! If you can get the dealer to essentially swap it out (trade in) for a truck w/o the problem that's sometimes the best/easiest all-around.

 

[jhyatt]

my truck does this at idle also. im waiting to see if it goes away