NHTSA Complaint #11002815 — 2016 RAM 2500
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11002815 |
| Vehicle | 2016 RAM 2500 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 7,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | LA |
Consumer Description
PURCHASED 2016 DODGE RAM 2500 LARAMIE, MEGA CAB - NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-80MPH - AT CERTAIN SPEEDS IT'S CONSTANT, AT OTHER SPEEDS IT'S INTERMITTENT. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED BALANCING TIRES, ROAD FORCING TIRES, ETC BEFORE BRINGING IT IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO SEVERAL TIRE SHOPS TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED, ROAD FORCED, CHANGED OUT FOR DIFFERENT TIRES, ETC. NOTHING RELATED TO TIRES "FIXED" THE ISSUE. BROUGHT TRUCK BACK TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE, THEY REPLACED TWO TIRES THAT WERE (SUPPOSEDLY) "BAD" AND RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME. ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. RETURNED THE TRUCK FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AND REPORTED THE ISSUE TO FIAT CHRYSLER THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED OUT THE DRIVE SHAFT AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO AND THAT ANY REMAINING VIBRATION COULD NOT BE "FIXED." DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND FELT THE VIBRATION. CONTINUED DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INCREASES THE VIBRATION. ONLY WAY TO "ELIMINATE" THE VIBRATION IS TO DRIVE AT 10 MILES BELOW OR ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE INTERSTATE (NEITHER OF WHICH IS SAFE, IN MY OPINION).
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