NHTSA Complaint #10277331 — 2003 DODGE RAM 2500

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10277331
Vehicle 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 82,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IL

Consumer Description

I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING OVER AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND/OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT OCCURRED, THE FEELING WAS UNSETTLING AND NOT 'NORMAL' - SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, IT WAS A NEW LEVEL OF SHAKING AND WOBBLING AFTER CROSSING AN OVERPASS WITH PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY - THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKE AND SCARED ALL OF US IN THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I THEN RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE AND THOUGHT, OK, THIS PROBLEM IS BEING ADRESSED AND CHRYSLER IS GOING TO FIX IT. THE DEALER TOOK THE RECALL NOTICE, SAID IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK. THEN AFTER SAYING THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE (AND CHARGED ME $35) THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SHAKING WAS BECAUSE OF MY TIRES. AFTER GETTING DIFFERENT TIRES, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SEEMS TO BE IGNORANT OF ANY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS. I GUESS THEY NEVER SEARCHED GOOGLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE DOZENS OF HITS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

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