NHTSA Complaint #11342618 — 2013 RAM 2500

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS RECENTLY, THE STEERING ON MY 2013 DODGE 2500 EXHIBITED A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN I HIT A SMALL LINEAR RIDGE ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT SUCH AS GOING OVER A BRIDGE OR THE LINE FROM ASPHALT INSTALLED OVER OLD CONCRETE SECTIONS.. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING ALMOST SENT THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN BELOW 30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER AND ALSO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THE DRAG LINK IS BENT AND THE TIE-ROD ENDS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THE BENT DRAG LINK WAS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE COST TO REPAIR THE STEERING SYSTEM IS OVER $2200 AND THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 126,000 MILES ON IT.