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Complaint 1301769

2011 DODGE RAM 3500 • STEERING • incident Jul 18, 2016

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1301769
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 3500
Model Year
2011
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Jul 18, 2016
Date Received
Jul 26, 2016
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD AND BALL STUD FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V657000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE AND OBSERVED THAT THE TIE ROD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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

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