Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 2500 / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000073931 Incident Date: Feb, 14 2000
Consumer's City: YUMA Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 2500 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7KF23D5VM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On four occasions after encountering rough pavement or railroad tracks the front end of the veh has started to shake violently, necessitating coming to a complete stop to regain control. had steering damper and traction bar replaced at 36768 miles. again at approximately 45100 miles had same violent shaking of front end when crossing railroad tracks. feels as if truck is flying apart and out of control until able to come to complete stop. selling dealer has recommended replacing steering stabilizer. will *ak