Steering Wheel Vibrate problems of the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500

Driving down the highway on 4/10/16 hit a small bump and truck started shaking uncontrollably with steering wheel shaking back and forth. Stepped on brakes to regain control and was nearly back ended. Once vehicle got below 30 mph it disappeared. Not the first time this has happened.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving approximately 65 mph over a speed bump, the steering wheel vibrated severely. The vibrating stopped when the contact jerked the steering wheel to the left or right. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received NHTSA campaign numbers:05v462000, 09e001000, 13v528000, 14v817000 (air bags,steering,power train) however, the parts for repair was unavailable. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel began to vibrate and a loud grinding noise was heard from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the front drivers and passengers side universal joint front axles were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was notified that they were on a list for recall repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Mm.

I was driving my 2004 Dodge 2500 4x4 diesel pickup at 40-45 mph. As I was going into a curve in the road, I drove over a rough part in the road and the steering wheel started shaking violently back and forth (left and right). It was very hard to control the vehicle, I nearly crashed into a car on one side of me and a bridge railing on the other side. I thought maybe one of the front wheels was coming off the axle or I had a blowout. I slowed down and finally got the vehicle under control. I took it to a diesel repair shop immediately after this happened and they found the steering stabilizer shock leaking, the outer tie rod at the drag link and inner tie rod had some play, and both upper ball joints had some play. They replaced the steering stabilizer shock, the right inner tie rod, and the right outer tie rod. These repairs came to close to $400. They mentioned the "death wobble" problem and suggested we might add additional aftermarket parts to the front suspension to prevent this from happening again. The shop could not do the work right then or I would have had it done. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle now; it took all my driving experience and strength to get control of the vehicle, I do not think a weaker or inexperienced driver could have kept the vehicle from crashing. After looking at all the evidence of this "death wobble" problem on the internet, I cannot believe that the problem has not been solved and the vehicles recalled. People could die and or be injured and probably already have. The accident would probably be blamed on driver error with broken parts blamed on the accident instead of on the broken parts causing the accident.

I was driving my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 on the freeway at about 55 mph when the wheel hit a pot hole. At that moment the steering wheel began to shake uncontrolably. I immediately slowed down and the shake stopped. After that inncodent I really started to pay attention and it does it from 55 mph and up. I have tried to have the issue corrected but nothing seems to fix the problem. It is very unsafe to drive my vehicle.