2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM ABOVE 50 MPH AND GO ACROSS A CHANGE IN THE ROAD SURFACE. THE SHAKE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL MY SPEED DROPS BELOW 30 MPH. IT IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE THAT ALMOST SENDS ME OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS 74000 MILES ON IT, AND I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE TIRES SINCE THE ONES ON IT WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I HAD BRAND NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES PUT ON IT, AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I CALL THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE TIE ROD ENDS, DAMPENER, OR BALL JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ME. *TR

FRONT END WOBBLE/VIBRATION DURING MODERATE SPEED DRIVING. AFTER ACCELERATING TO 55-60 MPH, FRONT END BEGINS TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE-- SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY TO INTERFERE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AT SPEED. REDUCING SPEED HELPS BUT ONLY SOME. HAVE HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, RE-ALIGNED, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, ETC BUT NO REPAIR HAS COMPLETELY FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE PITMAN ARMS ON THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,919.

1. MY TRUCKS HAS HAD THE FAMOUS DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE TIRES START SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT QUIT. 2. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HOT A BUMP AND ITS STARTED TO "DEATH WOBBLE" AND SNAPPED THE TIE ROD END TO THE PIT MEN ARM AT THE TIEROD END SLEEVE WHICH CAUSE LOSS OR ALL STEERING LUCKILY I MADE IT OFF IN THE DITCH WITH OUT KILLING ANY ONE, HAD MY LITTLE 14 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME 3. UPGRADED TIEROD ENDS,STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING LINKAGE(BECAUSE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM) ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ITS ALL OVER FORUMS,YES THERE IS A RECALL ON TIE ROD ENDS WHERE THE JOINT BREAKS THIS 1 THE ROD PART STILL A COMMON PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SAID MINE WAS OK 3 DAYS LATER THIS EVEN HAPPENED LUCKY NO 1 HAS DIED. THE DEALER SHIP KEPT THE OLD PARTS BUT I DO HAVE PICTURES. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT FUNCTION ESPECIALLY IN COLDER TEMPS UNDER 20 DEGREES. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALSO TO FORCE DRIVER TO HAVE TO STOP TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS MAY WORK SOMETIMES BUT OTHER TIMES WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE START UP OR WILL CEASE TO WORK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2008/2009 DODGE RAM 2500 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE WHICH CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION THAT CAN RESULT IN PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FAILURE TO FUNCTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT MY VIN NUMBER FOR MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I WAS TOLD THE PART COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $170 TO $2200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE NOT INCLUDING COST OF INSTALL AND PROPERLY DIAGNOSING WHICH MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. ONCE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP OR THE WEATHER IS WARMER OR VEHICLE IS PARKED ENCLOSED IN A TEMPERATURE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT THEN THE WIPER MODULE IS UNFROZEN AND WILL WORK AGAIN. UNTIL YOU DRIVE OUT INTO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THEY FAILED TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY WERE TURNED OFF. THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN HE TURNED ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT ONE CAME ON AND WHEN THE RIGHT WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT ONE CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2007 DODGE 2500 4WD PICKUP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS INTERNAL ANTITHEFT SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A MICOR CHIP IN EACH IGNITION KEY AND A WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE (WCM) IN THE STEERING COLUMN. FAILURE TO USE AN IGNITION KEY WITH A PROPERLY CODED CHIP RESULTS IN VEHICLE NOT STARTING. PROBLEM IS WITH THE WCM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATION OR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE WCM FAILS WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. IN MY CASE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT FOR 5 MINUTES AND UPON RETURN SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE WCM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE WCM IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS TO HAVE FAULTED REQUIRING REPAIR. ALTHOUGH WCM IS REPLACED IT OFTEN FAILS AGAIN. CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS THE RESULT IF A STATIC ELECTRIC DISCHARGE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE DRIVER INSERTS THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND OFTEN OCCURS DURING COLD DRY DAYS WHEN STATIC BUILDUP IS PREVALENT. THE STATIC CHARGE CAUSES THE WCM TO PERMANENTLY FAIL AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. FAILURES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH NEW WCM WITHIN DAYS OF REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER MAKES REPAIRS, IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE OWNER MUST PAY FOR PARTS LABOR AND OFTEN TOWING. SINCE THE WCM HAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND COMMONLY FAILS AS A RESULT OF A NATURAL OCCURRENCE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE WCM COMPONENT IS OF FAULTY DESIGN AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND HARDENED AGAINST FAILURE. ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER CLEARLY STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND KNOW THE CAUSE THEY REFUSE TO MAKE DESIGN CORRECTIONS AND THEREBY MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BY PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF REPAIRS ANNUALLY FOR A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED THROUGH USES OF A REDESIGNED PART. RESEARCH ALSO REVEALS THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WCM CAN OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON MOTION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

SEVERE WOBBLE/SHAKING OF FRONT END AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50MPH TO 70MPH, AFTER HITTING NORMAL BUMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES IN IT. APPARENTLY IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF DODGE 2500 DIESEL OWNERS, HOWEVER, DODGE IS NOT BACKING UP THEIR PRODUCTS AND SAYS THAT THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. I AM SCARED TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING BREAKING IN THE FRONT END AND CRASHING. I HAVE CHECKED THE BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS, BUSHINGS ETC AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING WRONG TO INDICATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH COMPLAINTS DODGE WILL ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 (SUSPENSION) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE FRONT END LINKAGE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND TIRE ROD. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000. UPDATED 3/2/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/04/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD ST (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND POWER WAS LOST TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE #5 FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE; IT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN DECEMBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE #6 FUEL INJECTOR WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.