Complaint 1063667

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 • STEERING • incident Jan 1, 2013

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1063667
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Model Year
2000
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Jan 1, 2013
Date Received
May 9, 2014
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

UNCONTROLLABLE WHEEL SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE), UNTIL YOU COME TO COMPLETE STOP WHICH THE VIOLENT SHAKING IN TURN AFFECTS HOW I BRAKE. CHRYSLER REVISED THE STEERING SET UP AND KEPT IT A SECRET UNTIL YOU MADE A COMPLAINT EVEN THEN THEY JUST SAY YOU NEED TO REPLACE ALL STEERING COMPONENTS MEAN WHILE WHAT THEY INSTALL IS NOTHING LIKE WHAT WAS THERE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR POOR ENGINEERING- THIS CAN HURT SOMEONE ONE DAY AND WOULD RATHER SEE IT NOT. VIOLENT WHEEL SHAKE I MEAN VIOLENT. IF A PRODUCT IS DESIGNED WRONG AND MANUFACTURE CREATES A FIX FOR SO CALLED DESIGN FLAW THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTP://BLOG.DIESELPOWERPRODUCTS.COM/DODGE-FRONT-END-ISSUES-AND-THE-DREADED-DEATH-WOBBLE THIS LINK CONTAINS CHRYSLERS REVISED PARTS. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.