NHTSA Complaint #10850905 — 2013 RAM 2500

2013 RAM 4X4 CUMMINS WITH SEVERE STEERING ISSUES. THE STEERING WAS NOTICEABLY UNSTABLE AT AROUND 38,000 MILES. THE DRAG LINKS WERE BOTH REPLACED, WITH MOOG GREASABLES (NON WARRANTY PARTS) AND SO WERE ALL THE TIRES (TO TRY AND ELIMINATE POSSIBILITIES). I AM CURRENTLY AT 44,000 MILES AND JUST GOT THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER AN ALIGNMENT. THE STEERING IS STILL "UNSTABLE" AND I HAVE TO COMPENSATE TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. IT RESEMBLES A DRUNK DRIVER IS DRIVING THE TRUCK. I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK AS A DAILY DRIVER ONLY FOR TRIPS AND PULLING. I SEEMS TO BE MORE UNSTABLE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN THE ROAD IS UNEVEN OR BUMPY AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE FRONT END. I AM ALSO A MECHANICAL PERSON AND HAVE BEEN UNDER THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT SEE OR FEEL ANYTHING LOOSE (NEITHER DID THE DEALER). I HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS WHILE CHECKING THE CALIPERS THINKING ONE OR MORE WERE "STICKING". EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE BRAKES BUT PADS GOT REPLACED WITH NEW CERAMICS ANYWAY. AT AROUND 35,000 MILES I NOTICED A "SLIPPING" OR ROUGH NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY NOTICED THE NOISE BUT WAS A NORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. THE NOISE RESEMBLES TIRES SLIGHTLY LOOSING TRACTION ON LOOSE STONES AND IS STILL HAPPENING TO THIS DAY. THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE EVEN WITH THE NEW PARTS INSTALLED AND I'M GETTING VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. CAN ANYONE PLEASE SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE STEERING ISSUE OR IF THE NOISE I HEAR HAS ANY BEARING ON THE STEERING ISSUE?