| Issue ID | 893935 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10437350 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 2500 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 26/11/11 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Heading to town to take 2008 dodge ram to the dealership to have looked at for stalling at idle and no foot pedal response. Shut truck off and restarted now i have throttle.. Anyways headed to dealership to have these thing looked at. Im on the interstate cruise control set at 70mph. I go over a slight dip on the interstate than experience what feels like two blown front tires. The entire truck is shaking violently. Its all i can do to hold onto the steering wheel. The truck feels like its going to fall apart. I get on the brakes start pulling to the side of the road at about 10miles an hour this violent vibration stops. This incident was the scariest incident i've been through. I inspected the truck nothing visible wrong so i continued on to dealership with no problems.. 15 minutes later i stopped shaking. Told service man at dealership what just happened and he says oh you just experienced the death wobble.. Are you serious they have a nickname for this and are still selling these vehicles at 40,000 a piece. I refused to sign the work agreement and left the truck there. I will not pay to have this truck fixed. This vehicle is a serious danger to the driver, passengers and any other vehicles on the road. After research i found many other incidents of what i have described. Go to youtube and type dodge death wobble. Vehicle manufactures should be responsible for there product. Concerned and productive united states citizen.. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 59500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BLACKFOOT, ID |
| VIN pattern | 3D7KS28A08GXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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