NHTSA Complaint #10705500 — 2010 RAM 2500
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10705500 |
| Vehicle | 2010 RAM 2500 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 16,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
THE SECOND DAY I OWNED MY 2010 POWER WAGON I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT ONLY HAD 16,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER AND TIRES. THIS WORKED FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS. THAT WAS 2011 WHEN IT STARTED. IT IS NOW APRIL 2015 HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVERY FEW MONTHS. I HAVE REBUILT THE ENTIRE FRONT END HELPED FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT IT SOON CAME BACK. I HAVE PUT 4 SETS OF TIRES ON IT ALSO IN THIS TIME PERIOD. I INSTALLED AN AFTERMARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER SAME RESULT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 63,400 MILES ON IT NOW. TWO DAYS AGO RUNNING DOWN THE TOLL ROAD HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE CARS SCATTERED ALL AROUND ME AS TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU CAN SLOWLY SLOW YOUR SPEED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR PRAYING THAT NOBODY SLAMS INTO YOU. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A MATTER OF ABOUT FIVE MILES. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ROTATED MY AXLE FORWARD TO GET THREE MORE DEGREES OF CASTER AND THEY SAID TRY THAT. ON MY WAY HOME STARTED TO DEATH WOBBLE AT 58 MILES PER HOUR. DODGE HAS WORKED ON MY TRUCK TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ROUGHLY 12 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK DO TO FEAR OF THEIR LIVES AND OTHERS IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WITH THEM BEHIND THE WHEEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TOO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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