# 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
> NHTSA complaint `564040` · 2005-11-28 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION.   AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THERE IS A HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END.  THIS PROBLEM ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A MINOR ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.  THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A DITCH.  NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT SOME DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT ON FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER.  THE DEALER NOTICED THE STABILIZER BAR  BROKE.  NO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE.  *AK
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