NHTSA Complaint #10606428 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED UPON CHANGING GEARS TO DRIVE, REVERSE OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BACKING UP AND THE LOUD NOISE CONTINUED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT HEARD THE LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY UPON MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE LEFT TIE ROD AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 13V529000 (STEERING) AND 11V350000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,507. UPDATED 8/14/14 UPDATED 08/28/2014 *JS