2007 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HE INJURED HIS RIGHT EYE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE SPRINTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH HER VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 60 MPH THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN RECALL #07V594000 . PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE NO WARNING SIGNALS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. AT 11700 MILES THE RIGHT WHEEL BARING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. AT 38,000 MILES THE FRONT LEFT SHAFT AND CENTER BARING WAS REPLACED. DURING REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CONVERTED FROM MILES TO KILOMETERS, WHEN CONVERTED BACK THE ODOMETER READ 12,000 MILES LESS THAN WHAT IT HAD BEFORE. A SHORT TIME AFTER THE EGR VALVE BLEW ALONG WITH A 450 AMP FUSE. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. (SC) UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE THE VEHICLE SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER THE DEALER CLEANED THE MAP SENSORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. APPROXIMATELY, 3 DAYS LATER THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM AND CCN CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY INSTALLED A BOOT LOADER AND UPDATED THE CCN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF APRIL 17, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,347 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,616.

I GET BLINDED FROM PEOPLE FLASHING THERE BRIGHT LIGHTS AT ME NEARLY EVERY TIME I APPROACH AN ONCOMING CAR. I FEEL BAD FOR THEM BECAUSE I MUST BE BLINDING THEM TO. I DRIVE A 2007 DODGE 2500 MEGA-CAB 4/4. I DO LIKE TO SEE WELL WHEN DRIVING BUT AM AFRAID OF GETTING IN A WRECK DUE TO BLINDING LIGHT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMER TUNER CHIP IN THE VEHICLE, MANUFACTURED BY SUPERCHIPS. THE TUNER CHIP IS INSTALLED UNDER THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-65 MPH, THE CLUTCH BEGINS TO FLIP OR STOPS SHIFTING INTO OTHER GEARS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

SENT TO CALIFORNIA NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 183 DAYS AS OF THIS LETTER. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND HAD R.O.'S OPEN FOR A TOTAL OF 64 DAYS. THIS EQUATES TO ROUGHLY 35% OF MY OWERSHIP TIME. DODGE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN A REASONABLE TIME. ALTHOUGH THEIR ARE "X" NUMBER OF RO'S REGARDING THE REPAIRS. IT IS IMPERITIVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE RO WAS OPEN AS THE FAILURE OCCURED AGAIN AND AGAIN. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SERVICE AISLE DRIPPING FROM BEING FRESHLY WASHED AND READY FOR PICKUP, AS I STARTED THE TRUCK THE CEL CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). I HAVE A NEW TRUCK THAT HAS YET TO PERFORM THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED. I HAVE BEEN PATIENT, THE PEOPLE AT HEMET CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL. HOWEVER, I AM DONE. THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK IS THE TURBO/ENGINE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT HAS ONLY PERFORMED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 800-900 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. THE REAL ISSUE IS WHEN THE ENGINE BRAKE WOULD COME ON WHENEVER IT WANTED TO! DOESN'T SOUND TOO BAD, BUT WHEN YOUR SITTING AT A 2 WAY STOP WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, AND THEN YOU PROCEED ACROSS THE STREET THINKING YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE BRAKE HAS ENGAGED AND YOU ARE NOW WONDERING IF YOU SHOULD ABANDON THE VEHICLE AND RUN BECAUSE YOU COULD MAKE FASTER ON YOUR FEET! AFTER 10-15 EPISODES IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS AND RESTART THE TRUCK WHENEVER THIS HAPPENED. NOT REAL PRACTICAL BUT OK! NEXT ISSUE SAME SITUATION; EXCEPT I AM ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 65-70 WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ENGINE BRAKE COMES ON AND NOW I AM CONCERNED I WILL BE REAR ENDED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY. I WENT TO GET THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND AS I STARTED IT THE CEL CAME ON AGAIN. AFTER I LEFT I TRIED THE ENGINE BRAKE AND GUESS WHAT....IT NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL!!! THIS LETTER WAS EDITED DOWN TO 2000 CHARACTERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAS AVOIDED SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS VENT DOES NOT VENTILATE PROPERLY, HEARS A WHINE FROM REAR, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

03 DODGE RAM, 2500 QUAD CAB, 5.7 HEMI ENGINE, AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRUCK HAD DONE THIS SINCE NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2002, 6 TO 10 TIMES. ENGINE WOULD START TO SHAKE, SHAKING THE ENTIRE TRUCK MOSTLY AT START UP AND/OR AT IDLE. WOULD SHUT KEY OFF AND RESTART WOULD BE FINE. DRIVING BACK FROM INDIANAPOLIS 4/11/07 TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DROVE FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TRUCK DIED, WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO A ROCHESTER INDIANA DODGE DEALER. THIS WAS WHAT THE ROCHESTER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME OVER 3 WEEKS. SPARK PACKS WERE CORRODED AND SPLIT REPLACED. COMPRESSION LOW IN CYLINDER 5 AND NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER 8. FOUND BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS IN CYLINDERS 5 AND 8. NOTE: MANY TRUCK FORUM WEB SITES NOTED THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THIS IN MANY EARLY 03 MODELS. IN HIND SITE IT, EXPLAINS A LOT. LOT OF CARBON IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, REPLACED PCM, REPLACED HEADS, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD. PICKED TRUCK UP ON 5/2/07. THE DEALER SAID TRUCK RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIVE ADDED TO THE GAS TO CLEAN CARBON. SAID TO BE SURE TO FILL THE TANK, THIS WAS DONE. DRIVING BACK HOME TO MICHIGAN TRUCK RAN VERY ROUGH. NO ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. SERVICE MANAGER SAID SOUNDED AS IF IT HAD A MISS, ASKED IF ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I ANSWERED NO. HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SAID THAT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE HE GOT IT OUT OF THE BUILDING. MY DODGE DEALER TOLD ME CYLINDER #7 IS DEAD. WILL HAVE TO REMOVE THE HEAD TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. MY DEALER SAID THAT THE ROCHESTER DEALERSHIP HAD FORGOTTEN TO THE ROCKER ARMS OVER THE PUSH RODS. GOT THE TRUCK BACK AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND FEELING UNEASY ABOUT IT, I TRADED. THE SAVING GRACE TO ALL OF THIS WAS JUST THE FACT I HAD BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS COVERED. *TR

I T-BONED A GUY WHO RAN A RED LIGHT, I WAS DOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DECELERATED AS HE DOWNSHIFTED BETWEEN FIFTH AND FOUR GEAR. WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO DISENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED WHEN HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY RE-ENGAGED AT 30 MPH. WHEN MANUALLY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES NORMALLY, HOWEVER, IT FAILS TO FUNCTION AUTOMATICALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR IT TO BE TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,855. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER LIFTED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND DECELERATED THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS FREE-WHEELING. UPDATED