NHTSA Complaint #10297818 — 2006 DODGE RAM 1500

ON 2/21/2006, I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE RAM, 1500, 4X2. RECENTLY MY TRUCK ENCOUNTERED A FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION, WHEN GOING AROUND LEFT HAND CURVES I WOULD HEAR A LOUD "THUMPING" NOISE. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON AUTOMOBILE RECALLS, I FOUNG MANF. COMPAIGN # G02 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V038000 HAS RECALLED 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS FOR "SUSPENSION; FRONT; WHEEL BEARING, THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL READS "ON CERTAIN P/U TRUCKS, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY HAVE RECEIVED AN INSUFFICENT QUANTITY OOF GREASE DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, BUT ONLY THOSE THAT WERE BUILT BETWEEN 11/7/05 AND 4/27/06, MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON 10/1/05 (5 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE RECALL.) CURRENTLY, I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK FOR 46 MOS. HOWEVER IT ONLY HAS 21,800 MILES, BACK ON 9/10/08 I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ACCOUNT OF FRONTEND VIBERATION, THEIR DETERMINATION WAS TIE-ROD ENDS AND THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY.IN CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BEARING IF I WOULD PAY A $50.00 CO-PAY, WHICH I DID AND THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO LACK OF GREASE ACCOUNT OF THE BEARING BEING A "SEALED UNIT". I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENEEDWITH ONLY THIS FEW MILES AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I AM ALSO WONDERING IF ANY OTHER DODGE CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO WONDERING IF THE RECALL SHOULD NOT INCLUDE DATES PRIOR TO AND/OR AFTER THE ORIGINAL RECALL DATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *TR