NHTSA Complaint #10437814 — 2003 DODGE RAM 2500

IN 3/05 BEGAN TO WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ASSUMED TIRE AND ALIGNMENT ISSUE, TIRES REPLACED COMPUTERIZED WHEEL BALANCE & FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. 8/05 VEHICLE IN FOR TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT PERIODICALLY WHEN TRAVELING HIGHER SPEEDS CONTINUED WOBBLE. 4/06 ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN. WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED, CORRECTED SELF IF YOU SLOWED DOWN AND RESUMED TRAVEL. 1/07 WHEEL BALANCE, TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE. IN 07 WOBBLE CONTINUED, END OF 07 OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. 1/08 GOODYEAR FOUND STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERFORMED ALONG WITH NEW TIRES, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. ADVISED THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE WOBBLE. END OF 08 WOBBLE BEGAN AGAIN. 5/09 TRUCK IN FOR TIRE ROTATION, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. 6/09 WOBBLE CONTINUED TRUCK REPAIRED AT SUNRISE AUTO ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AXLE SEAL REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT. 9/09 TRUCK RECALLED FOR STEERING LINKAGE DONE AT DELAND CHRYSLER 9/10/09. 5/10 TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT DONE AS WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. 11/2/10 WOBBLE INCREASED TRUCK TO STEVE'S AUTO AND HAD U-JOINT, SHOCKS AND STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED. WOBBLE CONTINUED TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. 2/26/11 REPLACED SHOCKS AGAIN WITH HEAVIER DUTY SHOCKS BALANCED TIRES. WOBBLE CONTINUES. 3/9/11 REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLE. WOBBLE WORSENING - 10/11 SON-IN-LAW WAS USING VEHICLE AND WOBBLE SO BAD ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRES PLUS WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO CHRYSLER DEALER RELATED TO "DEATH WOBBLE". IMMEDIATELY TO CHRYSLER WAS ADVISED THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT STATED THAT CHRYSLER RE-DESIGNED STEERING LINKAGE. COST $908.24 HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AS THE WOBBLE RUINED TIRES PLUS ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. *KB