NHTSA Complaint #10398202 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY WOULD PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE WHICH STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS THAT HAD INCLUDED THE 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 2008 DODGE RAM 3500 BUT NOT THE 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIUS RANGE IN THE STEERING INCREASED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,971.