NHTSA Complaint #10782316 — 2006 DODGE RAM 3500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING THE FIFTH WHEEL AND WITHOUT PULLING ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS, THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS ON THE FRONT AXLE, AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,500. ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *JS