NHTSA Complaint #10334545 — 2004 DODGE RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH INTO A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SLIGHTLY VIBRATE WITH A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. RECENTLY, THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SIMILAR RELATED DEFECTS AS MENTIONED IN THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2006 DODGE RAM 1500; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.