Complaint 928541
2011 DODGE RAM 4500 • SUSPENSION • incident Jul 13, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 928541
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 4500
- Model Year
- 2011
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Jul 13, 2012
- Date Received
- Jul 17, 2012
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN CROSSING ON AN OVERPASS, THE STEERING WHEEL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. IT GOT SO BAD I HAD TO IMMEDIATE BRAKE HARD AND EXIT THE FREEWAY. IT DID NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I WAS NEARLY STOPPED. THIS TRUCK IS USED FOR MY BUSINESS AND NORMALLY HAS A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH A CONTROL ROOM AND HEAVY UMBILICAL CABLES MOUNTED ON IT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, I KNOW I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. HAD THIS HAPPENED WITH SNOW OR ICE ON THE ROAD, I AM CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL, SPUN OUT AND MOST LIKELY FLIPPED THIS VEHICLE. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS EVER HAPPENING. A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS AND YOUTUBE SHOWS VIDEO OF WHAT I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED. IT IS REAL AND JUSTIFIES THE TERM "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". *TR
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