NHTSA Complaint #10744467 — 2014 RAM 1500

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10744467
Vehicle 2014 RAM 1500
Component SUSPENSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 23,500 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State PA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON ROUTE 220 NEAR LOCK HAVEN PA IN WHICH THEY ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION THERE IS UNEVEN PAYMENT POT HOLES ETC I WAS DOING 45 MPH AT THE TIME DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER LOOKED AT MY TRUCK DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING SO I CONTINUED DRIVING APON ARRIVING AT MY HOME TEN MILE UP THE ROAD I NOTICED STEERING WAS FUNNY ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY I LOOKED OVER MY TRUCK AGAIN TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND A CRACK ON THE KNUCKLE AT THE UPPER BALL JOINT THE KNUCKLE HAD CRACKED RIGHT AT THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE CASTING SEAM I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF SUCH A THING AFTER HRS OF ARGUING WITH THEM TO FIX IT I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD THE TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY KEEP IN MIND I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR 2-3 MONTHS AND IT SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED I KNOW DODGE HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND I FIND IT A GREAT CONCERN AS THIS COULD OF CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH DODGE AT THIS POINT I'D RATHER NOT EVEN KEEP THE TRUCK AS I FEEL IT'S NOT VERY SAFE

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