This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Death wobble.. when driving at speeds of 65 to 70 on highway if you hit any kind of bridge or bump in road the vehicle shakes violently like a wheel has fallen off.. you have to come down to 20mph or stop to regain control.. I have only 19000 miles on my truck and this has happened 4 times now.. this is going to kill some one needs fixed.. have had it to dealership 3 times on my way for 4 th today. I bought a new truck to feel safe and I am afraid to drive it now.
I took the truck to the dealer after I noticed the TPMS was malfunctioning after about 4,000 miles and 3 months of operation. The TPMS originally showed a dramatic fault in one tire, but later showed faults in three. The readings changed continually from tire to tire and sometimes were as low as 40 psi in some tires. The dealer replaced 1 sensor but could not get the TPMS to calibrate. I returned the next day after the dealer obtained two more new sensors. After the two new sensors were installed in truck wheels, the TPMS still would not calibrate. The dealer installed a new sensor in the remaining wheel and was then able to calibrate the TPMS. The dealer believes that all four sensors failed after approximately 4000 miles and three months. The dealer said that all four tires had "moisture" inside when they installed new sensors and asked me if I had used a personal air compressor to add air prior to the failures. I responded that I had not done anything to the air pressure before the first failure and only checked all four tires for air pressure after the system showed a problem. When checking all four tires after the failure I may have added a pound or two to each to bring all up to the recommended pressure. I have since checked my compressor and it did not expel any water after draining. I have not yet received the final service report from the dealer, as after 4 hours of waiting for resolution, I was in a hurry to get home. Obviously, all is covered under warranty.
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- Loudonville, OH, USA