NHTSA Complaint #10407645 — 2011 DODGE RAM 2500

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO CORRECT A SHIMMY OR AS THE SERVICE WRITER CALLED IT A "DEATH WOBBLE" THE DEALER HAS FELT THE ISSUE AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TRIED TO FIX IT. INCLUDING ALIGNING THE VEHICLE OUT OF FACTORY SPECS ON THE ADVICE FROM THE RAM ENGINEERS. THEY HAVE ALSO SWAPPED THE STEERING STABILIZERS WITH A HEAVER DUTY ONE FROM THE 1 TON RAM 3500. NEITHER FIX HAS WORKED TO CORRECT THE SHIMMY OR THE SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE TRUCK IS FLAT OUT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I DID NOT REALIZE HOW BAD UNTIL I WAS TOWING A 5200LB BOAT AT 65 MPH. NEITHER THE WEIGHT OR THE SPEED SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS 3/4 TON TRUCK BUT AFTER DRIVING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THAT COMBINED WITH THE TRAILER SWAY ALMOST KILLED SOMEONE. THE ONLY REASON SOMEONE DID NOT DIE IN THAT INSTANT IS I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WITHIN A MILE. IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM OUT WITH A TRUCK AND TRAILER THAT WAS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. **TT