Steering recall

[Underarock13]

Anyone have this recall done yet? Really dreading handing my truck to the dealer to weld stuff on .

 

[jwheeler]

Dealer doesn't do any welding. They install a reinforcement bracket for the Trac bar mount. If the mount is already cracked and needs to be welded, someone will come in and do it.


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[Underarock13]

Is there any noticeable difference?

 

[lpfm1990]

What recall is this on? Just curious.


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[Soldier of The Law]

R46 recall. Mine is going in on 4/19. They will inspect the welds. If they are good, then the brackets will be installed. If the welds are bad, then the axle gets removed and a weld team comes in (2-3 wk turnaround) and then the brackets get installed.

 

[Underarock13]

Fingers crossed welds are good..... Was looking at mine yesterday. Nothing threw any flags other then a loose nut on the steering colum. Weird.

 

[Underarock13]

Truck goes in tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully they will take care of the body mount service notice too. Doubt it.... Hate when these goons get my truck. I always walk around to make sure they don't scratch it. Last time they had it they ran over a nail in my new bfgs.....

 

[sandawilliams]

R46 recall. Mine is going in on 4/19. They will inspect the welds. If they are good, then the brackets will be installed. If the welds are bad, then the axle gets removed and a weld team comes in (2-3 wk turnaround) and then the brackets get installed.

Had mine done a couple of weeks ago. They DRILL holes in the frame to mount the bracket. I am not happy about that. 8th recall and counting.

 

[jwheeler]

Had mine done a couple of weeks ago. They DRILL holes in the frame to mount the bracket. I am not happy about that. 8th recall and counting.

How would you like them to secure the support bracket? Super glue?

 

[Underarock13]

Any driving difference?

 

[mowin]

Any driving difference?

Had mine done couple weeks ago. I don't notice any driving difference. Didn't expect any, as there just adding brackets.

 

[WaterBoy1]

Had mine done a week ago, along with the upgraded body mounts.

I don't notice anything different with the "steering" (didn't expect to) but I definitely notice that going over sharper bumps in the road, it doesn't seem to have that harsh thump that I was used to. Not sure if I explained that properly, but it seems to ride a little nicer!

As far as drilling holes for the upgraded track bar bracket, I don't see how that is any problem? I asked about making sure they rustproof it and that is included in the instructions to the dealer. Looks like a good quality job.

On another note, maybe I'm the only one who feels this way, but I have NO problem with FCA doing recalls on my truck. To me it's better that they're being proactive and addressing potential issues, than trying to sweep things under the rug like the old culture of car manufacturers used to.

 

[Underarock13]

I agree recalls don't bother me so much. Other then taking my truck to the dealer.

 

[sandawilliams]

How would you like them to secure the support bracket? Super glue?

It's never good to drill a frame. What I would like them to do is fix their engineering and quality control of our vehicles. I don't think that's asking too much.

 

[Bigdaddy]

I had mine done a few weeks ago, they install some bracket on the track bar.

 

[Underarock13]

I love how I dropped my truck off at 2pm yesterday and now it's 2pm today and they are just now getting to it. But wait mechanic had to go on his lunch break. ********....

 

[Will Ram 2500]

Truck goes in tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully they will take care of the body mount service notice too. Doubt it.... Hate when these goons get my truck. I always walk around to make sure they don't scratch it. Last time they had it they ran over a nail in my new bfgs.....

Tell me about it. Several years ago I had a Silverado in the dealer body shop to fix a door, cab corner, and bed where it was backed into. I went to pick it up and found a 2 inch long gash in the bed on the opposite side down to bare metal along with a dent in that spot. They denied they did it until I started raising a stink about it in front of other customers. They fixed the dent and repainted the bedside at no charge to me.

 

[Underarock13]

Well I have to give it to my dealer...they wouldn't do the body mounts but they did diagnosis the clattering issues! 6 broken stud bolts.

 

[Hootbro]

Well I have to give it to my dealer...they wouldn't do the body mounts but they did diagnosis the clattering issues! 6 broken stud bolts.

Exhaust manifold studs?

 

[Underarock13]

Yes sir!