NHTSA Complaint #10290597 — 2005 DODGE RAM 2500
SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10290597 |
| Vehicle | 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 80,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TN |
Consumer Description
AN INTERMITTENT FRONT END SHIMMY HAPPENS OFTEN, BUT TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END WENT OUT OF CONTROL, WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND HOPPING UNCONTROLLABLY, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES IT GOT WORSE SO ALL I COULD DO IS COAST UNTIL THE IT STOPPED, BOTH TIMES IT STOPPED ONCE I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. ONE OF THESE TIMES MY SON WAS WITH ME AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO ROLL OR GO OUT OF CONTROL. MY WIFE HAPPEN TO BE FOLLOWING ME AND SHE WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME AND A LITTLE BEHIND ME, HER AND MY DAUGHTER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE MY WHEELS WHERE GOING TO FALL OFF THE WAY THEY WHERE WOBBLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WITH FRONT TIRE PRESSURE AT 40PSI AND 60PSI. IT WAS MUCH WORSE WHEN THE TIRES WHERE AT 60PSI AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET I FOUND WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING A DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY ALSO SAY DODGE HAS A TSB # 22-055-06 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ON IT FROM DODGE. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 FOUR DOOR. *TR
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