2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING ON MY 2007 2500 RAM, I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE IS UNDER RECALL. THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED TO THEM IS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE RECALL DESCRIPTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHOT AND I NEED TO REPLACE. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47000 MILES AND THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES THAT OF THE RECALL. SECONDLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS AREN'T READILY AVAILABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2-3 WEEKS. I CANNOT TURN THIS VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AT TIMES AND THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE! *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 GOES INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 65 MPH. WHEN THE TRUCK IS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL START TO RATTLE THE FRONT END TO A POINT THAT YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE RIDING ON A "SQUARE TIRE". EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!! APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO CHRYSLER MANAGEMENT AND STAFF...HOWEVER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS TO ESSENTIALLY BE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGERS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFECTLY FINE AND THAT I PROBABLY NEEDED TO BUY NEW TIRES! THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY MORE SERIOUS THAN NEW TIRES... IT IS MY HOPES THAT SOMEONE CAN RAISE A RED FLAG TO THE ISSUE BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THIS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

THE STEERING LINKAGE ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DISCONNECTED AT THE TIEROD END CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE STEERING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS SUSPENDED. THE TIEROD END CAME APART DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR AGO WITH THE TURBO, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. ALSO THE ACCELERATOR WOULD OPEN UP TO FULL THROTTLE WITHOUT ANY CONTROL, UNLESS HE CUT THE ENGINE OFF. AT TIMES THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT BEING OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,400. UPDATED 04-28-09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TO HUNT FOR GEARS AND THE INDICATOR WOULD DISAPPEAR ON THE DASH. UPDATED 04/29/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HAD JUST ROUNDED A CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THE NEXT THING I KNOW THERE ARE FLAMES STARTING TO COME OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS BY THE WINDSHIELD. I HURRIED UP AND PULLED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD JUMPED OUT AND RAN ACROSS THE STREET. THERE I PROCEEDED TO CALL 911. IT TOOK 20 OR MORE MINUTES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP. *TR

THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT THE DASH SILENCER PAD IN MY TRUCK MAY SAG AND CONTACT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER, AND THAT IT MAY CAUSE THE SILENCER PAD TO LOCALLY OVERHEAT AND CAUSE AN UNDER HOOD FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER MORE PARTS AND THAT THEY COULD HAVE IT BUY THE MIDDLE FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IT IS NOW SATURDAY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT CHRYSLER IS ONLY ALLOWING 5 SUPPORT BRACKETS A WEEK AND THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO INSTALL FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. NOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. I WORK CONSTRUCTION AND HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR WORK, I HAVE A 34 FOOT 5TH WHEEL THAT I, MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN LIVE IN SO WE CAN BE WHERE EVER THE JOB REQUIRES. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS OCCURS AND ME AND MY FAMILY ARE PULLING THE 5TH WHEEL DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT CATCHES FIRE, WITH PLENTY OF AIR BLOWING IN TO FUEL A FIRE SURROUNDED BY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO REPLACE THE LIFE OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, MY 4 YEAR OLD SON OR MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER? *TR

CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE CARE OF A SERIOUS RECALL (COULD CAUSE FIRE) AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SO JUST IN CASE I DIE IN A FIRE IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, I WANTED TO HAVE THIS ON FILE. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY DODGE RAM 2500 IN THE SHOP 9 TIMES FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT, THEY HAVE RESET IT AND STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE HAD IT AVAILABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 5.7. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON 10/31 FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE HAD NOTICED A FUNNY NOISE IN THE ENGINE BUT HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE DAY OF THE FIRE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED ACCELERATING ITSELF LIKE IF YOU HAD THE VEHICLE ON NEUTRAL BUT WERE HITTING THE GAS PETAL ALL THE WAY. THEN MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AND WHILE HE WAS LOOKING AT THE ENGINE TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM SPARKS STARTED COMING OUT AND THEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE MY TRUCK WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I PURCHASE IT NEW IN JUNE 2007, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS. WE DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT. *TR

SEVERAL ISSUES WE ARE DEALING WITH. FIRST, THIS IS ONE THAT THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE, CAN'T EVEN GET RIGHT. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF. THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP, BUT WE ARE AWARE HOW TO PUT THE GAS CAP ON. ALSO, WE NOTICED YESTERDAY THAT OUR PAINT IS BUBBLING UP ON THE HOOD AND ROOF. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING, SINCE OUR TRUCK ONLY HAS APPROX. 13,500 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THIS MORNING THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. WE LOOKED IN OUR TRUCK MANUAL, AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ON IT. *TR