# 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1042469` · 2014-03-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL  AND TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHO PRECEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT DID NOT   APPLY TO MY TRUCK , SO WHEN MY 16 YEAR LEFT THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHE HEARD A SNAP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND HIT A GUARDRAIL   AND WRECKED, IF NOT FOR THE GUARDRAIL SHE WOULD HAVE WENT DOWN A SIX FT EMBANKMENT AND BEEN INJURED. SHE HAD JUST DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND IF SHE HAD BEEN ON IT SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DIED.  I DO NOT APPRECIATE THE DEALER PUTTING MY DAUGHTER IN THIS KIND OF DANGER, WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THIS THEY SAID WELL, WE ARE ONLY SENT 1 EVERY 7 DAYS AND THEY ARE 30 PEOPLE IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS EXCUSE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.  I HAD TO PAY 933.00 FOR REPAIRS AND I EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE REPAIRS.  *TR
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