NHTSA Complaint #10551455 — 2011 DODGE RAM 3500

I EXPERIENCED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING A SHORT DRIVE YESTERDAY. FIRST WAS ON AN ON-RAMP TO THE RIGHT WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50MPH - DENVER AREA NORTHBOUND C470 RAMP TO I70 EASTBOUND. I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT AT A VERY SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE VEHICLE, AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WITH A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS FRIGHTENING! I LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES WITH NO IMMEDIATE WOBBLE REDUCTION. I SLOWED, AND AT PERHAPS 30 MPH, THE FRONT END STABILIZED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. A FEW MILES LATER ON I70 I TOOK THE RAMP - AGAIN TO THE RIGHT BUT ON A MODEST INCLINE THIS TIME - TO HIGHWAY 58 WESTBOUND. I WAS STILL WARY AND WHEN CROSSING AN EXPANSION JOINT I AGAIN EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE, NOT AS BAD, BUT I WAS EXPECTING IT AND I WAS GOING A LITTLE MORE SLOWLY. THIS IS A SCARY DESIGN FLAW WITH A POPULAR NAME: "DEATH WOBBLE." THE SERVICE WRITER THAT I SPOKE WITH AT A LOCAL DEALER WASN'T EVEN AWARE OF THIS AS A FREQUENT ISSUE (HE OWNS THE SAME MODEL). THERE ARE A FEW AFTERMARKET KITS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS FLAW WITH BEEFIER COMPONENTS AT SOME CONSIDERABLE COST. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 16800 MILES; THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED ABOUT 3K MILES AGO. *TR