NHTSA Complaint #10384084 — 2007 DODGE RAM 2500
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10384084 |
| Vehicle | 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 66,561 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | KY |
Consumer Description
1. MY TRUCKS HAS HAD THE FAMOUS DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE TIRES START SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT QUIT. 2. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HOT A BUMP AND ITS STARTED TO "DEATH WOBBLE" AND SNAPPED THE TIE ROD END TO THE PIT MEN ARM AT THE TIEROD END SLEEVE WHICH CAUSE LOSS OR ALL STEERING LUCKILY I MADE IT OFF IN THE DITCH WITH OUT KILLING ANY ONE, HAD MY LITTLE 14 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME 3. UPGRADED TIEROD ENDS,STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING LINKAGE(BECAUSE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM) ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ITS ALL OVER FORUMS,YES THERE IS A RECALL ON TIE ROD ENDS WHERE THE JOINT BREAKS THIS 1 THE ROD PART STILL A COMMON PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SAID MINE WAS OK 3 DAYS LATER THIS EVEN HAPPENED LUCKY NO 1 HAS DIED. THE DEALER SHIP KEPT THE OLD PARTS BUT I DO HAVE PICTURES. *TR
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