2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB DIESEL. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. I HAVE WHAT IS MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR "DEATH SHAKE". I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DODGE AND PAID TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT SHOCKS I HAD PUT ON TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SHOCKS DID NOTHING TO FIX THE VIOLENT SHAKING. BASICALLY, WHEN I GET THE TRUCK UP TO AROUND 60 MPH AND HIT ANY SMALL BUMP OR POT HOLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON THE ROADWAY THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MAKES LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP I HAVE TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH. OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE TO DO THIS ON A FREEWAY OR ANY OTHER HIGHWAY FOR THAT MATTER. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE TIME WHEN THE TRUCK CAUSES ME TO CRASH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE WON'T EVEN RIDE IN IT BECAUSE IT IS THAT BAD. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I EXPLAINED ALL THIS TO DODGE AND THEY DIRECTED MY TO THIS WEBSITE SAYING THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SO MUCH SO THAT THERE ARE FORUMS DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO JUST THIS ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE WHERE DODGE OWNERS HAVE VIDEO TAPED THEIR TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING. I KNOW YOU TUBE PROBABLY ISN'T THE TYPE OF WEBSITE YOUR AGENCY LIKES TO USE FOR RESEARCHING ISSUES BUT IT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. SOME OF THE VIDEOS ACTUALLY SHOW HOW DODGE OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER PAYING TO HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS PUT ON THEIR TRUCKS THAT THEY WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN THEY GET BACK ON THE ROAD. BEING THAT DODGE IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY I WOULD LIKE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. *TR

(2007 DODGE 2500 6.7L CUMMINS) (50,000 MILES) AT ANY SPEED IN EXCESS OF 50MPH A SEVERE AND VIOLENT SHAKE IS EXPERIENCED WHEN A BUMP/POTHOLE/BREAK IN PAVEMENT IS STRUCK. THIS CAUSES LOSE OF CONTROL AND DOES NOT CORRECT UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED FALLS BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE ONLY A MONTH AND HAVE SPENT IN EXCESS OF $1300. ALL TIE RODS, STEERING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TIRES, BALL JOINTS WERE INSPECTED. VEHICLE HAS BE ALIGNED MULTIPLE TIMES AND PROBLEM REMAINS. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP 3RD TIME FOR SAME COMPLAINT. VERY THANKFUL THAT I NOR ANYONE ELSE HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE REPLACED...? *TR

STILL HAVING SOOTING PROBLEM NOW DEALER IS GUESSING ON PART REPLACEMENT. HAVE REPLACED ONE SENSOR AT MY COST. THIS DID NOT GET RID OF CODE PO471. AFTER WAITING 10 DAYS FOR RETURN CALL FROM DEALER THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THAT WILL CORRECT PROBLEM. SENOR COSTS $140.00. *TR

I HAD ME AND MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK AND HAD A BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL MACK YOUR VEHICLE SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD MULTIPLE NEW PARTS ON THE FRONT END REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR ANY DISTANCES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GOING TO GO IN THE DITCH OR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE HERD THIS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND ON THE INTERNET SEARCH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED TO 40 MPH AND THE FAILURE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME PERTAINING TO THE PRIOR IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL WITH THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK HAS 46000 MILES ON IT, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IN 290 MILE TRAVELED IN THE LAST 36 HOURS, THE WOBBLE HAPPENED 8 TIMES. THIS IS SOMETHING DODGE HAS "NEVER HERD OF" [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2007 DODGE DIESEL 2500 MEGA CAB DEATH WOBBLE ON FRONT END WHEN DRIVING 70MPH AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN HWY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT LUCKILY NO CARS WHERE AROUND OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-70 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES HORRIBLY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TO RESOLVE THIS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING A VERY CURVY ROAD TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. TIME TO GET TO DESTINATION WAS ABOUT 30 MINUTES. ONCE I GOT THERE, I PARKED, AND GOT OUT OF MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS SMOKING LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS SMOKING AS WELL, BUT NOT AS BAD. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D SEEN THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD BEEN ON THE BRAKES TOO MUCH GOING DOWN THE CURVY ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES WERE FINE, THAT I HAD ABOUT 50% BRAKE PAD STILL LEFT ON THE REAR BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE I HAD WHEN I PARKED THE TRUCK. THEY INVESTIGATED AND CAME BACK TO TELL ME THE REAR SEALS WERE GONE ON THE TRUCK ALLOWING THE FLUID TO GET ON THE BRAKE PADS. THEY SAID THE FLUID ON THE BRAKES PADS WAS GETTING HOT AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE SMOKE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THE REAR SEALS GONE BECAUSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ME TO HAVE A FIRE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME IT WAS NOT NORMAL FOR THE REAR SEALS TO FAIL LIKE THESE HAVE. THE REAR SEALS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL, THAT I COULD FIND. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500.00 TO REPLACE THE SEALS AND THE BRAKE PADS SINCE THEY GOT WET. THIS IS UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE CAUSED BY THE REAR SEAL FAILURE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND DODGE RECALL AND REPLACE FAULTY REAR SEALS FOR THE CONSUMERS. *TR