2007 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS TO OTHER COMPONENTS TO REPAIR THE DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53000. *TR

2007 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB 4X4 WITH PREVIOUS RECALL FOR FRONT STEERING LINKAGE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM HAD BEEN ISSUED. I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE N62 RECALL. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED PER DODGE DIRECTION AND CONFIRMED IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I WAS PLACED ON WAITING LIST FOR PART. PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY POSSIBLY. DEALERSHIP IS ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER 1 RECALL KIT PER WEEK PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. I NOTICED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE AT THIS POINT AND I AM WAITING FOR RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALER WAS ONLY RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS IS A MEGACAB (SOLID FRONT AXLE) AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO BAD THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. ONLY REASON IT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH WAS BECAUSE THE CARS NEXT TO ME WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY FAST ENOUGH. I REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, THE STEERING DAMPER, ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND INSTALLED AN AFTERMARKET STEERING BOX BRACE. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS WAY TOO UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADS. I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS NICK NAMED DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD LEFT WHILE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CORRECTED THE WHEEL BUT IT WAS SO LOOSE THAT WE FISH TAILED THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH AS I TRIED DESPERATELY TO GAIN CONTROL. FINALLY THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT AND SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AFTER THE NEAR CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK AND IT STARTED SCREECHING LIKE DRAGGING METAL UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. I GOT OUT TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS DRAGGING FROM THE TRUCK, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I MADE IT HOME BUT IT WAS SCREECHING OFF AND ON. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I JACKED THE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND TO CHECK UNDER THE CAR I FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND I SOON FOUND TWO RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK. THE FIRST RECALL WAS A FAULTY LEFT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND ANOTHER WAS AN UNRELIABLE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF ANY OF THE RECALLS. I VERIFIED THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON BOTH RECALL LISTS AND SHE AGREE WHILE EXPLAINING EVERY VEHICLE IN THAT PARTICULAR PRODUCTION WASN'T RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN EARLY JANUARY 2014, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING ). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ALSO FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS RUBBING AND KNOCKING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V413000(POWER TRAIN) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM DEALERSHIP. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATED HEAVY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POPPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN RAPID ACCELERATION AND SPEED GAIN. I STOMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT POPPED BACK UP ALLOWING ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ONCE ON OPEN ROAD I PUSHED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO FLOOR AND IT STUCK AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN IT POPPED UP WHEN I TAPPED IT WITH MY FOOT. AFTER THAT I MADE SURE I DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR AGAIN UNTIL THE OTHER DAY. I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC UPHILL WHEN A CAR SEEMED TO BE COMING A LITTLE FAST CAUSED ME TO ACCELERATE TO NEAR FLOOR. AT THAT POINT THE ACCELERATOR POPPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT WOULD NOT POP BACK UP WHEN I TAPPED IT WITH MY FOOT. IT RESULTED IN ME HAVING TO CROSS INTO THE ONCOMING LANE TO AVOID RAMMING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT. MY HEMI REACHED 80+ M.P.H. IN A SHORT DISTANCE IN A 45 M.P.H. ZONE. I FINALLY FORCED THE PEDAL UP WITH MY TOE UNDER IT. THIS SCARED ME ENOUGH TO INVESTIGATE AND CALL CHRYSLER. THEY FIRST SAID THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE. I CONTINUED TO PERSUADE THEM AND THEY NOW ARE OPENING AN INVESTIGATIVE CASE. IN THE MEANTIME I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT CAREFULLY. IT IS MY SELF-EMPLOYED WORK TRUCK TOO, AND WHEN IT SITS I DO NOT GET PAID. I TRIED PLACING IN PARK AND PUSHING TO FLOOR WITHOUT FLOOR MAT, AND PEDAL STILL POPS DOWN AND STICKS FULL THROTTLE. FOUND CASES ON INTERNET OF DEATHS RELATED TO THIS AND YOUTUBE VIDEO PROOF OF OTHER INSTANCES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL OR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THIS? *TR

PLEASE SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08059. THIS ACTION DID NOT INCLUDE ENOUGH OF THE VEHICLE POPULATION!! THE MODEL YEAR 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 VEHICLES ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS THE 2006 MODEL WHICH IS LISTED ON ACTION PE08059. MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE POPULATION IS GREATER THAN JUST 2006 MODELS. CHRYSLER MUST IMPLEMENT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2007 VEHICLES AS WELL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED, THE VEHICLE SIGNALS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE PROBLEM RESULTS IN NEAR CRASH AS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO TURN OUT OF THEIR PATH BUT REALLY INTEND ON TURNING INTO THEIR PATH. *TR