NHTSA Complaint #10563554 — 2001 DODGE RAM 2500
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10563554 |
| Vehicle | 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 96,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
MY MAIN REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS IT IS KNOWN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT DODGE PUT A FAULTY FRONT SUSPENSION ON ITS PICKUPS THAT LEAD TO DANGEROUS STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DEATH WOBBLES. MY VEHICLE HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UNDERSTAND THIS DEATH WOBBLE LITERALLY TRIES TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL FROM YOUR HAND AND MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO MANAGE. MY DEATH WOBBLE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BUST A BATTERY CLAMP, BLOW OUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS, MAKE MY QUAD CAB DOOR NOT OPEN CAUSED MY OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SENSOR UNIT TO MALFUNCTION, BROKE MY STEERING BOX, BROKE THE CLIP ON MY SUNGLASSES HOLDER AND CAUSED MY TRACK BAR TO FAIL AGAIN. PLEASE UNDERSTAND DUE TO THE FAULTY SLOPPY DRIFTING STEERING I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ALL TIE RODS, TRACK BAR, BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK. YOU CAN GO TO ANY DIESEL FORUM AND HEAR ALL THE STORIES OF THE DODGE STEERING SLOP AND DEATH WOBBLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL AND UPGRADES ON THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON MY TRACK BAR AND CAN PROVE IT HAS TO BE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR MINIMUM. DODGE DID UPGRADES ON THE LATER MODEL YEARS 04-07 BECAUSE THEY KNEW OF THE DESIGN FLAW. WHY ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS KNOWN ROAD HAZARD. *TR
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