2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELT A THUMP. KEPT HAPPENING FOR A WEEK SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO CHRYSLER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACED. THE U=JOINT ON THE SHAFT WAS WORN OUT, AND NEEDED REPLACED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON ANOTHER DODGE RAM TRUCK I OWN, BUT THIS TRUCK IS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. COST IS $395.00 PLUS TAX/SUPPLIES TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SITE BUT HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OR MARCH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) LATE DECEMBER 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONE MONTH PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,355.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER CAME ON WITH OUT WARNING AND BLINDED ME RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. THEN ENGINE QUITE AND HORN STARTED BLOWING.I LOST MY STEERING AND BRAKES. WHEN I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED I WAS BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC.RAISED HOOD AND THE ELECTRICAL BOX WITH FUSES WAS BURNING. I DICONNECTED MY BATTERY TO STOP ELECTRIC FLOW. I HAD JUST COME OFF OF HIGHWAY WHER I HAD BEEN GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR.IF I HAD BEEN GOING THAT FAST AT THE TIME OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IT WOULD BEEN REALLY BAD AS I HAD TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH ME. ONE A 90 YEAR OLD MOTHERINLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TURNING ON A CURVED ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TO HAVE THE DEALER PLACE HIM ON THE WAITING LIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING ) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN