RyanwjSmith
Junior Member
So I am new here. I’m not a mechanic so I may fumble the technical terms. This is a bit long so I’m sorry. I’m hoping someone in this forum has either dealt with this issue or might know what’s going on. I have a 2018 ram 1500 tradesmen 4 x 4 with the V6 engine. For the better part of a year I’ve been having this issue where I feel a vibration sometimes it’s less noticeable than others. There’s really no rhyme or reason. Sometimes I’ll feel it a lot going slow, sometimes barely at all. It’s usually more noticeable when going fast say above 60 mph. But sometimes it’s not too bad then either. It never is not there at all.
About nine months ago, I brought it to get new tires, balance and alignment at Sullivan tire. They told me it also needed a new front passenger CV axle which they said was going to cost about $5000. I had a family friend who owns his own shop look at it. He thought that was probably true. He could do it for less money with a used axle. We did that. I noticed a slight difference, but nothing crazy. After a few weeks, the vibration was back the same as it had been before. I brought it back to him. He said he could take the CV axle out to see if that was the problem and I could drive it that way it just would not have the ability to go into four-wheel-drive. Tried that I didn’t notice a crazy difference, so he put the CV axle back in I didn’t have any more money to put towards it so that was that for a while, but the vibration wasn’t awful.
About one month ago, the vibration became worse so I brought it to my mechanic near my house that I trust. He worked on it for almost a full day trying to find the issue. Now, at this point the tires are less than a year old. It has been balanced and aligned. There is a new front wheel bearing within this year also. He changed the U joint, balanced the tires, he drove it. He felt the issue thought it was from the front passenger side, which I had thought as well. He had the truck on the lift had me come out and look at it to show me the CV axle on the drivers and passenger side there was a lot of play in the passenger side so he said he’s not sure if this is the problem, but he said this needs to be changed anyway it might also need an intermediate piece and while he’s doing that, he will have to open up the front differential and he can see if that is in good shape.
I had him change the front passenger CV axle. He also changed the intermediate piece and while he had the differential open he looked and said it was fine. After this, I drove it and it was much better but I could still feel a slight vibration. Now it could be in my head because he made the suggestion but it felt like the vibration was more so coming from the back end. He said, even though he balanced the tires, there could be a slight warping of the rear rims that he wasn’t able to tell. He could get new rims and see if that helps. I haven’t gotten the new rims yet to try that, but I’m thinking about it. I’m wondering if anyone has had the same problem? Is this maybe an issue where it is a CV axle problem but there’s a different issue causing the CV axle to wear quicker? Any possible answers are appreciated. Thank you.
About nine months ago, I brought it to get new tires, balance and alignment at Sullivan tire. They told me it also needed a new front passenger CV axle which they said was going to cost about $5000. I had a family friend who owns his own shop look at it. He thought that was probably true. He could do it for less money with a used axle. We did that. I noticed a slight difference, but nothing crazy. After a few weeks, the vibration was back the same as it had been before. I brought it back to him. He said he could take the CV axle out to see if that was the problem and I could drive it that way it just would not have the ability to go into four-wheel-drive. Tried that I didn’t notice a crazy difference, so he put the CV axle back in I didn’t have any more money to put towards it so that was that for a while, but the vibration wasn’t awful.
About one month ago, the vibration became worse so I brought it to my mechanic near my house that I trust. He worked on it for almost a full day trying to find the issue. Now, at this point the tires are less than a year old. It has been balanced and aligned. There is a new front wheel bearing within this year also. He changed the U joint, balanced the tires, he drove it. He felt the issue thought it was from the front passenger side, which I had thought as well. He had the truck on the lift had me come out and look at it to show me the CV axle on the drivers and passenger side there was a lot of play in the passenger side so he said he’s not sure if this is the problem, but he said this needs to be changed anyway it might also need an intermediate piece and while he’s doing that, he will have to open up the front differential and he can see if that is in good shape.
I had him change the front passenger CV axle. He also changed the intermediate piece and while he had the differential open he looked and said it was fine. After this, I drove it and it was much better but I could still feel a slight vibration. Now it could be in my head because he made the suggestion but it felt like the vibration was more so coming from the back end. He said, even though he balanced the tires, there could be a slight warping of the rear rims that he wasn’t able to tell. He could get new rims and see if that helps. I haven’t gotten the new rims yet to try that, but I’m thinking about it. I’m wondering if anyone has had the same problem? Is this maybe an issue where it is a CV axle problem but there’s a different issue causing the CV axle to wear quicker? Any possible answers are appreciated. Thank you.
