2007 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WIPER MOTOR FAILS AT ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL FLASHES RIGHT FOR LEFT OR VICE VERSA. DANGEROUS TO DRIVER AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

WHEN THE BLINKER IS TURNED ON, THE OPPOSITE SIDE BLINKS, OR NONE AT ALL. THE WIPER DOESN'T WIPE AT ALL TIMES. THESE ARE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION KEY FAILED, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I DRIVE IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH. WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (SPECIFICALLY THE SEEMS BETWEEN THE ROAD PAVEMENT AND THE CONCRETE BRIDGES) OR AM IN A CURVE, THE SHAKING IS EVEN WORSE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS SLOWING DOWN TO 20-30 MPH. I HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING SUSPENSION, HAD MY TIRES REBALANCED, HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, AND HAD DIAGNOSTICS CHECKS ON TIE RODS, STRUTS, BEARINGS, ETC. TO NO AVAIL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AT 70MPH OR MORE IF YOU HIT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD YOU GET A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END THAT IS SO SEVERE THAT YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH FOR IT TO STOP. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING ITS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND TO KEEP IT IN YOUR LANE,ITS EVEN HARDER TO MANEUVER AROUND TURNS. THIS EVEN HAS A NAME FOR IT WITH FRONT END SHOPS"DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OTHER VEHICLES TEND TO MOVE AWAY FROM YOU AND I'VE EVEN HAD PEOPLE FOLLOW ME INTO A GAS STATION TO TELL ME THEY THOUGHT I LOST A WHEEL BECAUSE OF HOW VIOLENT MY TRUCK SHAKES. THE DEALERSHIPS TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND SHOPS SAY THEY HAVE CHANGED THE ENTIRE FRONT ENDS ON VEHICLES AND IT STILL DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS WRONG AND DANGEROUS AND THE NICKNAME IS FITTING. PLEASE HELP MAKE DODGE FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. IF YOU ARE ROUNDING A BEND AND HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCK WILL BOUNCE ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. THESE CONDITIONS MAKE THE TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATE THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND CAN'T FIND ANY CAUSE OR FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDES TIRES, TIRE PRESSURE, BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,068.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC STATED THE LUG NUTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED DUE TO RUST. THE LUG NUT CAPS SWELLED AND THE WRENCH THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH WOULD NOT FIT OVER THE LUG NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 11/08/11*LJ THE DECORATIVE CAP, OVER THE LUG NUT IS WAS TOO LARGE DUE TO THE INSIDE LUG NUT RUSTING. THE FACTORY LUG NUT WRENCH WON'T FIT THE LUG NUT. UPDATED 11/14/11

I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. WHEN I HIT THE BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAD BROKEN AND WAS COMING APART. I HIT THE BREAKS AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING WHEN I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND THE TRUCK, AND I FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT BACK HOME. HAD IT LOOKED AT THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD SINCE IT HAD ONLY DONE IT ONCE THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, AND IT HAS DONE IT 5 TIMES NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND LET THEM LOOK AT IT, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. 2 OF THE 5 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS IN TRAFFIC TO SLOW IT DOWN TO TRY TO GET IT TO STOP BEFORE I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, ALMOST CAUSING THE DRIVER BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME TRUCKS AND THEY ARE CALLING IT A "DEATH WOBBLE", YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT? I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE NOW BECAUSE IM AFRAID THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IF I LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT STARTS THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT ASAP. *TR

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TURN SIGNAL RECURRING FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TURN SIGNALS EITHER WOULD NOT FUNCTION OR THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL FROM INTENDED SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. SERVICE WRITER SUGGESTED TO REPLACE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HIS COMMENT WAS THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE. ULTIMATELY THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NO OTHER ISSUE IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM.