NHTSA Complaint #10853741 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THE NOISE BECAME SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT JOINT AND TIE ROD NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS FROM THE DEALER WERE CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.