2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THIS ITEM WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS PRIOR UNDER A RECALL. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO AUTOWORLD DODGE - PETALUMA (CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP) FOR REPAIR. THEY INSISTED THE BROKEN PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE WAS A CLEARLY KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY RECALLED PART (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #11V350000, ACTION #PE11009)? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP/POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY PUTNAM DODGE IN BURLINGAME AS NEEDING THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED. ON 1/12/12, I REPLACED THE STABILIZER AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO BRAKE DRAMATICALLY. IN ONE INSTANCE, I WAS ON AN OVERPASS AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 25 IN ALBUQUERQUE NM I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FORCING ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME TO SCATTER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REACHED APPROX 35-40MPH. I WAS CONVINCED THAT MY WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT HAD FAILED BUT AFTER AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING READILY IDENTIFIED. AFTER A VERY BRIEF SEARCH OF THE WEB IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NO ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT WITH REPAIRS. BELOW ARE 3 OF THE MANY YOU TUBE LINKS I FOUND DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT PERFECTLY AS IT HAPPENED TO ME. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE VIEW OF DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/6LAMXUPBFDA NEWS STORY CONERNING THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/XMFTRGBYNIM INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/GBHMKYVRIHK I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY FAMILY IS NO LONGER SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT, PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE SAME DANGER. I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO REPAIR THE ISSUE MYSELF BUT IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MAY OTHERS WITH NO REAL SOLUTIONS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED SOON AS IT APPEAR TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE CHRYSLER HD TRUCKS 2003 TO THE PRESENT. IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 50 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEBSITE OF THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND AT LEAST PROVIDE THE PROPER ENGINEERING REQUIRED TO LET US KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FORCE THE HAND OF CHRYSLER TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND ISSUE THE PROPER FIX FOR THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

HAD TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS , ONLY PUT 42000 MILES ON IT . TOOK IT IN TO DEALER FOR EMISSIONS PROBLEMS THREE TIMES , DID EGR /COOLER /TURBO / DPF " CLEANING " X2 ,ALSO UPGRADED ECM PROGRAM /BURNED UP AND REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING , FINALE STRAW WAS BETWEEN 35K-42K MILES , DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE " AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , TOOK TO DEALER AFTER I TROUBLE SHOOT IT , "WAS NOT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK" TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX WAS WORN OUT . " NON GREASABLE " 40000 MILES . DEALER SAID THERE WAS A "BULLETIN OUT " THEY REPLACED ALL STEERING LINKAGE "TIEROD ENDS + RODS " , THEN CLAIMED IT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY , I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE / CALLED DODGE , THEN TRADED OFF THE TRUCK FOR A FORD . LOVED THE DODGE TRUCK / CUMMINS ENG. HATE DODGE SERVICE , I MANAGE A 30 TRUCK FLEET , WE HAD 10 DODGE'S , NOW WILL HAVE LESS IN THE FUTURE. *TT

2007 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS CONCERNING DIESEL FUEL AND ENGINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE BEGAN TO SMELL DIESEL FUEL. HE THEN NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING DOWN. SMOKE STARTING EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SO HE QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE NEXT REST STOP AREA. THE CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, UNDER THE TRUCK AND ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER HE WAS PULLING. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE #4 INJECTOR LINE WHICH WAS LEAKING. *JB

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT STEERING OF THE TRUCK STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKING COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO STEER OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH. I HAVE BEEN RAN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIME WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN AND WILL SELL THE REDESIGNED PARTS TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT $600. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT UNLESS IT IS INSTALLED BY THEM. IF YOU WANT "UNDER WARRANTY" TRUCK REPAIRED TO FIX THEIR FAULTY DESIGN YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR, ABOUT $1500 TOTAL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOW HOW IT HAPPENS AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN ACTION, SEARCH "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE". THANKS. *KB

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH 68,500 MILES, LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FUEL TANK VENT HAS ALLOWED DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS IN TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS IN TURN CLOGGED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK, CLEAN AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM, DISPENSE OF 34 GALLONS OF FUEL, INSTALL A "VENT UP FIT KIT"($675.00) AND RE-INSTALL FUEL TANK. TOTAL COST TO ME...$1175.00 DEALERSHIP, PLUS 34GAL. OF FUEL (34GAL. X $3.85) = $130.90. IF THEY HAVE AN UP FIT KIT, WOULDN'T THAT SUGGEST DODGE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM? WOULDN'T THAT AMOUNT TO A RECALL IF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS SUB-PAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED WITH A HEAVIER VERSION? I THINK SO! *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN ROADS AT SPEEDS OVER45 MPH +/-. HAVE TO SLOW TO NEAR STOP TILL IT GOES AWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SUPRISED NO ONE IS KILLED FROM THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE POWER WAGON FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2011. I HAVE BEEN A LOYALE DODGE OWNER FOR MANY YEARS AND DON'T KNOW WHY. UPON TEST DRIVING THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE PURCHASE I FELT A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. I SPOKE WITH THE PRIVIOUS OWNER WHO INDICATED THE TIRES WERE THE ISSUE. I TOOK A CHANCE A BOUGHT THE TRUCK "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY IMPLIED. I HAVE RESEARSED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I EXPERIENCE IT. I WAS RIGHT. I KNEW THAT REPLACING PARTS WAS NOT THE ANSWER AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. LIKE A DUMMY, I TOOK IT IN TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A "FIX" AND THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY. MY RESEARCH TOOK ME TO A WELL KNOWN HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SHOP. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HE WAS VERY CONVINSING THAT THEY COULD REPAIR IT. THIS TECH/OWNER KNEW MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEN DODGE. AGAIN, I TOOK THE CHANCE I SPENT OVER $650.00. HE HAD ISSUED ME A TSB FROM DODGE THAT STATED REPLACING ALL 4 TIE RODS AND DOING A SPECIAL ALLIGNMENT WOULD CURE IT. NOPE! SINCE THE PURCHACE I HAVE REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES, STEERING DAMPNER SHOCK, ALL 4 TIE RODS, AND NUMERIOUS TIRE BALLANCING AND ALLIGNMENTS. I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT. I'M DOING EXACTLY WHAT I SAID I WOULD'NT, SPEND BIG MONEY FOR A KNOWN SAFTEY ISSUE FROM DODGE! MY COMPLAINT IS THE VERY KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE". I SHOULD HAVE WROTE WHEN I WENT THROUGH DODGES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'M A HARD WORKING, TAX PAYING, FAMILY MAN WHO PAYS HIS BILLS AND SO ON... YES, IT DOES BOIL DOWN TO GETTING PERSONAL. CONSUMERS ARE TAKING THE HIT FOR SO MANY THING. IF I WERE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS RIGHT I WOULD DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO MAKE IT RIGHT. DODGE NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE THEY HAVE A HUGE SAFTEY ISSUE THAT COULD END MANY LIVES! PLEASE READ/RESERCH THESE MAY COMPLAINTS AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE. *TT