NHTSA Complaint #10134453 — 2004 DODGE RAM 1500

ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK BOUNCES SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OUT OF THE FAST LANE. WHILE IN A TURN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) IF I HIT A BUMP MY TRUCK JUMPS APPROX. TWO FEET LEFT OR RIGHT. SOMETIMES IF I HIT A BUMP GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES THE BOUNCING IS SO BAD MY VISION BECOMES BLURRED. I HAD MY TRUCK CHECKED BY DODGE TWO TIMES AND THEY SAY MY TRUCK IS "OK" AND ITS JUST "CALIFORNIA ROADS". I DROVE MY NEIGHBORS TRUCK WHICH IS THE SAME YEAR 4X4 QUAD CAB AND IT BOUNCED APPROX. 1/4 OF WHAT MINE BOUNCES. WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN THE BACK IN THEIR CAR SEATS THEY BOUNCE UP AND DOWN APPROX. TWO TO THREE INCHES UP AND DOWN AS I DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE AREA I DRIVE IN IS I80 BETWEEN FAIRFIELD AND TRUCKEE, CA. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHEN MY TRUCK HITS A BUMP AND JUMPS OUT OF CONTROL AT 65 MPH OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M A SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER AND I KNOW THIS TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED.*JB