NHTSA Complaint #10703641 — 2007 DODGE RAM 1500

WE WERE HEADING OUT OF STATE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING FEROCIOUSLY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HE SLOWED DOWN. WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN FROM 65 TO AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR THE SHAKING STOPPED. AS HE STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN IT STARTED AGAIN. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT FELT AS THE TRUCK WOULD FLIP. AS WE WERE TRYING TO FIND AN EXIT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE WE CROSSED A BRIDGE WHICH WAS UNEVEN AND CAUSED THE SHAKING TO BEGIN AGAIN. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT MY HUSBAND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDER IT EXPECTING TO FIND SOMETHING BROKEN OR WORN BUT HE COULD FIND NOTHING THAT LOOKED WRONG. WHILE HEADING BACK HOME IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES EITHER WHEN HE GOT UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OR HIT AN UNEVEN PLACE IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKE WAS FRIGHTENING AND IT MADE THE TRUCK HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL TO THE POINT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FLIP. IT WAS A TRUE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. AFTER 3 MONTHS AND 2 TIMES IN THE SHOP WITH VARIOUS FRONT-END PARTS REPLACED AND OVER $1000.00 SPENT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. WE ARE GETTING READY TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR A THIRD TIME ON THE 6TH OF APRIL, 2015. WE LOVE OUR TRUCK BUT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF IT DURING OUR EVERYDAY USE. *TR