2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

This has happened to me two times in 2014 and This has happened to me twice in 2014 and Oct/09/21 The windshield washer starts spraying all of a sudden blinding me then was able to get wiper to work. Windows wouldnt go down so i could see out. luck i was going about 25 miles an hour. I was about to gett on interstate going about 70 mph.that would have been bad . then the pickup died and i was able to pull over off the road with no power steering or brakes. I got out and disctmpionteed the battery to stop horn and windowwasher and wiper and the engine kept trying to star all the while smoke was coming from the tpmi fuse box

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 equipped with Michelin Tires, Tire Line: Defender LTX M/S, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: B7KP02EX. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the driver’s side front tire exploded, causing the headlight module to detach and crash into the windshield of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the passenger’s side rear tire exploded, causing the wheel to fracture into pieces. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not provide any assistance. A case was opened. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 170,000. The tire failure mileages were unknown.

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES AT NIGHT CAUSING COMPLETE INABILITY TO SEE ON THE FREEWAY OR BACK ROAD WHERE THERE ARE DITCHES AND THINGS TO WRECK. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT DEALERSHIP CANNOT RESOLVE WITH USUAL FIXES. MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT LIGHTS GOING OUT. THIS WILL CAUSE DEATHS IF I'M DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY CAN'T SEE OR PEOPLE CAN'T SEE ME. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT WITH THE DEALER. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND FAST SPEEDS AND EVEN PARKED. I'VE HAD THE TIPM REPLACED, REBUILT THE CLUSTER, REMOVED ALL AFTER MARKET ADD ON, BRAND NEW BULBS, CHECKED FOR CODES, REPAIRED WIRING SHORTS. NONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM.

I WAS ON A ON-RAMP GETTING UP TO HEY SPEED. HIT A LITTLE BUMP WHERE THE OLD AND NEW ASPHALT JOIN AND THE REAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT AND STARTED TO SPIN OUT HOT THAT K-RAIL THEN WENT OVER IT ROILING ABOUT 30 FEET FROM IT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT LOCK. IT WAS A BIT FOGGY AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET.

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP WHEN ACTUATED FROM THE DRIVER'S WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH PANEL. IT WILL ROLL DOWN FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SWITCHES BUT WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE DODGE RAM INTERNET FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE REAR DOOR WIRING HARNESSES FAILING ON 3RD GENERATION DODGE RAM PICKUPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE ODOR OF DIESEL FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN WHICH HAD CAUSED RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ODOR WAS MORE PRESENT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER LENOIR CITY CHRYSLER (1206 EAST BROADWAY, LENOIR CITY, TN.) WHO REPLACED THE BOLTS ON THE EGR COOLER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

STARTED WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL (LEFT) IT MAKES THE RIGHT TURN ON.... AND NOW THE RIGHT SIGNAL IS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE. THE LEFT SIGNAL FLASHES ABOUT 4 TIMES AND THEN THE TRUCK CHIMES AND THE BLINKER FLASHER IS FAST. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FENTON MOTORS OF PAMPA (123 N HOBART ST, PAMPA, TX 79065, (806) 665-8404) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED TO A HEAVY DUTY FRONT SUSPENSION. THE SUSPENSION WAS UPDATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE BEARING CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO DETACH. THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP TO ALBANY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 2315 SANTIAM HWY SE, ALBANY, OR 97322, (541) 967-9105). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DESIGN WAS DIFFERENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,426. *AS CONSUMER STATED THE NARRATIVE ON THIS FORM DESCRIBES THE 2ND FAILED WATER PUMP AT 87K MILES. THE FIRST WATER PUMP FAILED AT 25K . AT THIS LOW OF MILES, THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE 3RD WATER PUMP. IS THERE A DESIGN FLAW? THREE WATER PUMPS IN 87K MILES IS JUST NOT NORMAL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*JB