NHTSA Complaint #10441223 — 2007 DODGE RAM 2500

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 25 IN ALBUQUERQUE NM I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FORCING ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME TO SCATTER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REACHED APPROX 35-40MPH. I WAS CONVINCED THAT MY WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT HAD FAILED BUT AFTER AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING READILY IDENTIFIED. AFTER A VERY BRIEF SEARCH OF THE WEB IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NO ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT WITH REPAIRS. BELOW ARE 3 OF THE MANY YOU TUBE LINKS I FOUND DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT PERFECTLY AS IT HAPPENED TO ME. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE VIEW OF DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/6LAMXUPBFDA NEWS STORY CONERNING THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/XMFTRGBYNIM INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/GBHMKYVRIHK I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY FAMILY IS NO LONGER SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT, PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE SAME DANGER. I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO REPAIR THE ISSUE MYSELF BUT IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MAY OTHERS WITH NO REAL SOLUTIONS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED SOON AS IT APPEAR TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE CHRYSLER HD TRUCKS 2003 TO THE PRESENT. IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 50 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEBSITE OF THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND AT LEAST PROVIDE THE PROPER ENGINEERING REQUIRED TO LET US KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FORCE THE HAND OF CHRYSLER TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND ISSUE THE PROPER FIX FOR THE ISSUE. *TR