2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DRIVING ON UNFAMILIAR RURAL DIRT ROAD AT NIGHT, SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAM TO SEE UPCOMING INTERSECTION AND ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. STUNNED, I LOST SEVERAL CRITICAL SECONDS BEFORE I RESTORED THE LOW BEAMS AND LOCKED UP THE BRAKES. TOO LATE. UNABLE TO TURN SAFELY, I LEFT ROAD, WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT THROUGH FENCE BEFORE STOPPING IN PASTURE. SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END AND BODY DAMAGE TO TRUCK.

FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON FREEWAY, WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO 30 ON FREEWAY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR WHILE IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ORT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER IN EXCESS IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REFERENCE THE BELOW COMPLAINT, AND OTHERS: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 03/02/2015 COMPONENT(S): POWER TRAIN , SUSPENSION DATE OF INCIDENT: 10/01/2014 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10691476 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON WINDING TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD, WHILE EXECUTING CURVE TO RIGHT, AFTER PASSING OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, FRONT SUSPENSION ENTERED WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED A " DEATH WOBBLE". STEERING QUICKLY BECAME INEFFECTIVE, BRAKING WAS DIMINISHED DUE TO LOSS OF FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN FRONT TIRES AND ROAD SURFACE. WOBBLE IS REGENERATIVE IN THAT IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED TO 15-20 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO PRECISELY CONTROL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, CROSSING INTO ONCOMING LANE BEFORE REDUCING SPEED ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL. VEHICLE SHAKES SO BAD AS TO DISLODGE ITEMS FROM THE DASH AND CONSOLE POCKETS. THIS EVENT REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AT A PARTICULAR SPOT ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHERE THERE WAS AN IRREGULARITY IN THE ROADWAY ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF PAVED TWO LANE ROAD. BEHAVIOR WAS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE LAST EVEN WAS WHILE PULLING A TWENTY TWO FOOT TRAILER ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, WHILE NEGOTIATING A RIGHT HAND CURVE ON A DOWN HILL MERGE LANE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. AGAIN I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MY LANE OF TRAVEL AND A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IF ANY OTHER TRAFFIC HAD BEEN NEAR ME! DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! LOCAL DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME A NEW STEERING DAMPER WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. (IT DIDN'T) I EVENTUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM MYSELF BY RESEARCHING WHAT OTHER OWNERS HAD DONE ONLINE (THERE IS A LOT OF INFO ON THIS ISSUE!), AND REPLACING THE PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, TIERED, AND ADDING A STEERING SHAFT STIFFENING BRACE. THE DRAG LINK, TIERED AND TIERED ENDS WERE A MOPAR PART KIT. MUCH HEAVIER CONSTRUCTION THAN THE ORIGINAL PART. RESPONSE TO A KNOWN ISSUE? THIS ISSUE MAKES THE TRUCK NEARLY UN DRIVABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING ON THE FRONT END AND WOULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

SAFETY RECALL N62 - LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD I'VE BEEN TOLD THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE AFTER I'VE CALLED EVERY 1-2 MONTHS SINCE JULY 1, 2014. ON FEBRUARY 1, 2015 IT WILL HAVE BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE I'VE REQUESTED RESOLVE IN THIS MATTER THROUGH: HURLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 2173 SOUTH WOODLAND BLVD., DELAND,FL 32720 SALES:(888) 736-6912 SERVICE:(888) 736-6914 PARTS:(888) 737-5717 CURRENTLY, I'M DEVELOPING VIBRATION IN MY STEERING AND AM CONCERNED SOMETHING DANGEROUS MAY BE DEVELOPING. ARE THESE PARTS EVEN MANUFACTURED ANY LONGER? ANY UPDATE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT APPROX. 55 MPH OR GREATER. IT ALSO WANDERS AND IS VERY TOUGH TO STEER WHEN THE VIBRATION STARTS. IT SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT TO THOUSAND OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BYE RAM 2500 OWNERS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE AND WATCHED VIDEOS REGARDING THERE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" NIGHTMARES WITH THE TRUCKS. I RECENTLY CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY OFFER A STEERING LINKAGE "UPGRADE KIT" FOR APPROX. $1200 INSTALLED. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IS THE KIT DOESN'T ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT THAT I WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH. IT TERRIFIES ME WHEN IT SHUTTERS SO BAD. I CANNOT BELIEVE A $45,000 TRUCK NEW PRICED IS UNDRIVEABLE OVER 50 MPH DUE TO THE UNGODLY SHAKING. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAS ESCAPED RECALL WITH MILLIONS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING AND MAKING YOU TUBE VIDEOS AND POSTING ON FORUMS ABOUT THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE." ITS SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT I PAID OVER 30K FOR A TRUCK AND IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND CANT BE DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH!! PLEASE LOOK AT SOME OF THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE AND TELL ME HOW THAT CANT BE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. HEAT WILL NOT WORK ON FLOOR SETTING. *TR