2007 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER WHEN SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT ON US27 4LANE AT SOMERSET, KY. I WAS TOWING A EQUIPMENT TRAILER AND WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND TRAFFIC AND GET STOPPED ON SHOULDER. I NOTICE SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC FROM UNDER HOOD AS SOON AS I GOT STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO JERK THE BATTERY CABLE OFF WITH PLIERS AND PUT FIRE OUT AT FUSE BOX NEXT TO BATTERY. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO SOMERSET DODGE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIPM MODULE (UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK) . WHEN I PICKED UP TRUCK NEXT THE NEXT DAY I ASKED WHY DID IT BURN WITH NO FUSES BLOWN? I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH TRUCK, I MAY NEED TO CHECK MY TRAILER. THIS WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE FUSE NOT BLOWN. I PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2007 AND USE IT TOWING CATTLE OR FARM EQUIPMENT WITH NEVER A FUSE BLOWN IN TRUCK IN 49,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT EXPLAIN AND THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO FUSE BLOCK. I CHECKED BOTH MY TRAILERS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, WHICH IF THERE HAD BEEN THAT'S WHAT FUSES ARE FOR. I FEEL MY DEALER HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE FAILURE OF THIS FUSE BLOCK. THE INCIDENT ON SEPT. 24, 2012 WOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT END HAD I BEEN IN LEFT LANE BEHIND TRAFFIC AT 55MPH AND TOWING FIVE TON WITH LIMITED BRAKING ON TRUCK AND NONE ON TRAILER DUE TO THEM BEING ELECTRIC, ALSO HAD IT BEEN NIGHT AND THE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD HAVE MADE STEERING AROUND TRAFFIC IMPOSSIBLE. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS/OWNERS TO THIS SOMERSET DEALERSHIP MAKES ME THINK THERE IS A NEED FOR DODGE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

A VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 65 MPH) SEEMS TO LIGHTEN UP AT 75 MPH BUT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR. THE VIBRATION FEELS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE REBALANCED AND ROTATED WITH NO CURE. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED, ROTATED AND REBALANCED TWICE WITH NO CURE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE POSTED ON WEBSITES CONCERNING THIS VIBRATION. DODGE SEEMS TO COMPLETELY DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. A SMALL LIST OF THE WEBSITES WITH COMPLAINTS LISTED ARE: WWW.DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM, WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM, WWW.DIESELBOMBERS.COM, DODGEFORUM.COM, WWW.RAMFORUMZ.COM, WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM. PLEASE HELP TO GET DODGE TO RECOGNIZE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL IF THE VIBRATION CAUSES A VITAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO LOOSEN, FALL OFF AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. YOU ARE STUCK IN THE SEAT UNTIL A SCREW DRIVER OR ANOTHER DEVISE IS USED TO LET YOU OUT. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO LEAVE THE SEAT BELT LATCHED BUT WE ARE NO LONGER SECURED IN IT. IT'S THE LAW THAT I MUST WEAR A SEAT BELT BUT I AM SCARED NO ONE WILL BE AROUND TO RELEASE ME FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT RECLINE EASILY. IF IT IS RECLINED AND I WANT THE SEAT TO COME FORWARD IT GETS STUCK AND TAKES NUMEROUS TRIES TO GET IT STRAIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE IH 45 SERVICE IN HOUSTON, TX. WITHOUT WARNING THE RIGHT TIEROD END FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN HITTING A METRO BUSS. IT WAS TOWED TO CLEAR LAKE DODGE WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY SAY THEY NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE IN THIS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMPY PLACE IN THE ROAD AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO AFFECT ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES. TO THOSE THAT EXPERIENCE IT WE CALL IT "THE DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO EXCEPT STOP AND HOPE YOU DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A STEERING DAMPENER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES LOSS OF STEERING *TGW ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPAIR INVOICE, THE TIE ROD BROKE, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STEERING DAMPENER. *JB

THIS PROBLEM CROSS MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE DODGE RAM 2500-3500 SERIES OF PICKUPS. THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE AN OVERACTIVE PRE-TENSIONER, WHICH IF TRAVELING ON A ROUGH, GRAVEL, OR A SIMPLE BUMP/CRACK, OR EVEN TURNING A CORNER ACTIVATE AND CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN AND RESTRICT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FROM MOVING. IF ON A ROUGH OR GRAVEL ROAD, THE TIGHTNESS OF THE SEATBELTS GET TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO REMOVE THEM DURING DRIVING, ALLOW THEM TO RETRACT, PULL BACK OUT, AND REBUCKLE, ONLY TO REPEAT A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE TIGHTNESS ALSO CONSTRAINS THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER MEANING THAT HE/SHE IS TO TIGHTLY LOCKED TO THE SEAT BECAUSE OF THE OVERACTIVE PRE-TENSIONERS IT MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. IN SOME CASES THE BELTS BECOME SO TIGHT THAT THE ONLY OPTION IS TO REMOVE THEM AND RIDE WITHOUT THEM, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW, BUT THE ONLY OPTION WHEN TRAVELING ON A ROUGH OR GRAVEL ROAD. THESE BELTS SHOULD NOT ACT THIS WAY, AND THE PRE-TENSIONER SHOULD ONLY ACTIVATE IN A FORWARD MOVING SUDDEN STOP, NOT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION WITH DODGE, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE ISSUE IS BEING DISCUSSED ON A DODGE TRUCK/CUMMINS ENGINE FORUM IN THIS THREAD: HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/6-7-LITER-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/490020-OVERACTIVE-SEAT-BELT-PRE-TENSIONER.HTML#POST5047830. *TR

2007 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHIMMIED TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAD COME APART. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED ALIGNMENT SHOP, BUT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY BALANCED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THROUGH ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER FOUND AN UPGRADE KIT FOR THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $ 859.79. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, REGARDING THE LEFT TIE ROD AND BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS MORE THAN A TIE ROD.*JB