NHTSA Complaint #10822901 — 2013 RAM 2500

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10822901
Vehicle 2013 RAM 2500
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 25,230 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CO

Consumer Description

MY NEW RAM 2500 HD TRUCK HAS "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD JUST RIGHT THE FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL YOU ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT SHAKES SO HARD I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DON'T HAVE TO REBUILD THE FRONT END EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES TO BE REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I WAS TOLD BY THE NEW SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE 100% FIXED AND THAT IT WILL ALWAYS COME BACK. AND THAT I'M LUCKY THAT IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS, AGGRAVATING, WASTE OF TIME DEALING WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE THEY SEEM TO NOT TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT MARCH 2014 AND THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS JAN 9TH 2016.

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