NHTSA Complaint #10747323 — 2012 DODGE RAM 2500
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10747323 |
| Vehicle | 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 35,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MN |
Consumer Description
3 DIFFERENT INSTANCES, WHILE TRAVELING FROM DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES,CEMENT TO GRAVEL, GRAVEL TO TAR. SEEMS SMALL DIFFERENCE IN ROAD HEIGHT CAUSES TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENT,AND LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING ABILITY.2 OF 3 TIMES ENDED UP COMING TO A STOP IN DITCH. ONLY AFTER CROSSING BOTH LANES.THANK GOD THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT THEY DID AND THEY HAVE A TERM FOR IT [ THE DODGE DEATH SHAKE ]. THE AFTER MARKET EVEN MAKES PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FROM NEW STEERING LINKS ,STEERING BOXES.AND FRAME STIFFENERS. MAKES A PERSON WONDER,IF THEY HAVE A TERM FOR IT,AND MAKE PRODUCTS TO STOP IT.WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE DOING ABOUT IT?. AND WHY DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET, TO REPAIR AN POORLY DESIGNED PRODUCT THEM SELVES? FROM LAWSUITS TO LIES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
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