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2005 Dodge RAM 2500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	842759
Internal NHTSA #	10381928
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 2500
Model Year	2005
File date	30/11/10
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling westbound on ga 53 towards rome, ga. As i entered a very long sweeping right curve at 60 mph, i hit a pothole or something in the roadway. It may have just been the raised tar strips from the dot's patching job, they are pretty rough. My steering wheel starting teetering left and right extremely violently at about a 20-25 degrees. Within seconds the entire front end was hopping to and from causing the truck to move in a straight path even though i was in the middle of a right handed curve of a state hwy! Luckily there wasn't any traffic in the left-hand lane because that's where the truck went. I applied the brakes hard and slowed to about 20 mph and it just stop and was all normal again! As i was reeling from the experience and hoping it didn't break anything in, under or on my truck, i realized traffic was rapidly approaching from behind so i accelerated quickly and at some point around 55mph it started again! This time i applied he brakes more slowly and it seemed to worsen until suddenly at 30 mph it stopped again. After that i played with my speed and steering to try to get a feel for what was going on with my truck, as i have been hearing of this "death wobble" for several years, but never had experienced it. As i accelerated past 40 mph and turning the steering wheel even as slightly as just changing lanes it would start up again, but if i straightened up the steering soon enough, it would stop before getting to a full blown wobble again. This is extremely scary and i haven't let my family in the truck since. Please do something with dodge about this before someone gets hurt or killed!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	106000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	SILVER CREEK, GA
VIN pattern	3D7KS28C85GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	60
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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2005 Dodge RAM 2500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Dodge RAM 2500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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