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ORIGINAL: Airborne82

Well, I've my truck back for a week or so and it is better. The service department from my dealer began to do the TSB work and then realized (after they tore it apart) that the TSB only related to 8 1/4 rear ends. Mine is a 9 1/4. They thru it back together and told me to come and pick it up. I said well, I'll come and get it when you decide what you are going to do to resolve the issue and then fix it. They came to the conclusion that they (supposedly) were not balancing the tires correctly and took it to a local Goodyear store. That seemed to the trick but, they left air in my brake lines! SO, back to the dealer it goes!!

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ORIGINAL: Gearhead

Airborne, if you have steel wheels that's a big part, if you have the cast wheels and it is an 05 then it needs the new 06 brakeshoes in the rear. I have 400 miles on mine since the last trip in and it seems fine now, this after 6 visits and four months of this brake shake thing. Dodge indeed knows about it, said the shoes in 05 are to rigid and do not make contact with the surface of the drum when pressure is applied, the 06 are more flexible and conform to the shape of the drum. I know how you feel, my neighbors think I change cars daily, I've had 4 rental loaners, for as long as a week each, but to my dealers credit Kendall here in Cottage Grove, they never gave up on it and called in the tech this last time and now unless something else goes bad it's good. I have 8200 miles on it now and 1200 of them are going back and forth as my dealer is 85 miles away. I still lost out on the gas though filling up rentals and my own. The last time they filled mine but would not make good on gas. I know it's not their problem that I live far away..hope this may help.

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Altair: I need a device that allows me to bitch slap someone across the internet i'd just put 4x4's name in and push the button repeatedly for an hour

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ORIGINAL: Airborne82

Well, I've my truck back for a week or so and it is better. The service department from my dealer began to do the TSB work and then realized (after they tore it apart) that the TSB only related to 8 1/4 rear ends. Mine is a 9 1/4. They thru it back together and told me to come and pick it up. I said well, I'll come and get it when you decide what you are going to do to resolve the issue and then fix it. They came to the conclusion that they (supposedly) were not balancing the tires correctly and took it to a local Goodyear store. That seemed to the trick but, they left air in my brake lines! SO, back to the dealer it goes!!

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ORIGINAL: butchowens

I found myself compelled to comment on your vibration problem. I too own a new 05 4wd (in my case) CC Dakota. I too experienced a vibration issue with the vehicle. After reading your posts I took mine to my dealership over the Christmas holiday. They told me that there was a TSB and ordered the necessary items. They turned the front rotors, replaced the needed hardware in the back and test drove the vehicle. They immediately called me and informed me the vibration was still there. They had an idea and asked my permission to perform a test. They asked if they could perform a "roadforce balance" test on my tires and the warranty usually would NOT cover this. Further they found TWO bad tires causing this problem. After a few calls directly to D.C. I found that the factory will not cover tire issues of this nature. They and the dealership STRONGLY URGED me to take the issue up with Goodyear as this was their problem. We collectively decided to replace one tire and use the spare as the other. I was VERY pleased at what the dealership did and suggested considering the circumstances. They really could not do much about the tires other than take it in the shorts for the monetary loss. They covered ALL of the labor and road force balaned all four tires at their expense. I had but to purchase one tire at a discounted price. I am VERY pleased at what they tried to do to help me. I ,however will NEVER use Goodyear tires again. I will use Michelin tires just like the ones I put on my 01 4wd CC truck. I hope that this is helpful.