NHTSA Complaint #10726671 — 2005 DODGE RAM 3500
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10726671 |
| Vehicle | 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 197,600 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE...HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. I FOUND A KIT ON THE INTERNET TO STRENGTHEN THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND THE TIE RODS BUT AM ABOUT READY TO BE DONE WITH DODGE. I ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW AT 55 OR BELOW AND WON'T LET ANYONE RIDE WITH ME. THIS IS A REAL AND PERSISTENT DANGER TO MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I AM A FAIRLY STRONG MAN (FARMER AND CATTLEMAN) AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK TO HAUL MY CATTLE AND THE DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. SORRY FOR THE ANGER BUT IF THIS, AND IT DOES, ENDANGER ME MY FAMILY OR THE OTHER FOLKS ON THE ROAD I GET REALLY MAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM...I'M GOING BACK IN TOMORROW AND ASK THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE IT AND THEN TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE RANT BUT I AM A TOTALLY DISABLED VIETNAM VET AND THIS REALLY PISSES ME OFF...
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