| Issue ID | 880046 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10424153 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 1500 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 19/08/11 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I just bought the truck a week prior to the first time this happened. I hit a small bump in the road going about 55 mph. When i hit the bump the whole truck and the steering wheel began to violently shake. I could not control the truck. It felt like the front end of the truck had broken and was coming apart. I hit the breaks and it finally stopped shaking when i got down to about 30 mph. I pulled over and got out and looked around the truck, and i found nothing wrong with it so i slowly drove it back home. Had it looked at the next morning and was told since it had only done it once that i shouldn't worry about it. It has been about 3 weeks since the first time it happened, and it has done it 5 times now. I took it to the dealership where i bought it and let them look at it, and they said they could find nothing wrong that everything looked like it was supposed to. 2 of the 5 times it has happened on the interstate while i was going about 65-70 mph and had to slam on my breaks in traffic to slow it down to try to get it to stop before i lost control of the truck, almost causing the driver behind me to hit me. I have done alot of research on the issue and found that lots of people are having this same issue with the same trucks and they are calling it a "death wobble", yet nothing has been done about it? I am scared to drive my truck on the interstate now because im afraid that has the potential to cause serious damage to my vehicle and others on the road if i lose control of the truck when it starts the violent shaking. This is a very dangerous problem, and i feel like there should be something done about it asap. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 49800 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | EDMOND, OK |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Drive train type | 4WD |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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