NHTSA Complaint #10578336 — 2010 RAM 2500

THREE TIMES I'VE LOST CONTROL OF THIS TRUCK AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS AND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO A RIGHT SKID AND FISHTAIL. TWICE THE ROAD WAS DRY, ONCE THE ROAD WAS WET. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE HITTING SOMETHING OR EXITING THE ROADWAY HOWEVER I USED BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC TO RECOVER. TWICE I LOST CONTROL WHILE ACCELERATING NORMALLY AFTER SLOWING FOR A CURVE OR OTHER SITUATION. I HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 AND WAS ACCELERATING BACK TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 50. LOSS OF CONTROL CAME SUDDENLY LIKE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TOOK A SHARP BID TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN. ONCE WAS AFTER HITTING SOME WASHBOARD TYPE BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE BACKEND TO BOUNCE TO THE RIGHT AND BEGIN TO SKID. I INSPECTED AND DON'T SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY LOOSE OR BROKEN. POSSIBLE RELATED ISSUES: A SLIGHT BUMP IS OFTEN FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRUCK IS UNDER RECALL N49 FOR A TIE ROD ISSUE. BUT I DON'T SEE ANY SIGN THAT THE TIE ROD IS LOOSE ALTHOUGH THE U-BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DAMPER TO THE TIE ROD MAY BE SLIPPING. *TR