NHTSA Complaint #10702745 — 2007 DODGE RAM 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER IN EXCESS IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.