2007 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

DIESEL, 5.9 WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ALL TOGETHER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE PICKUP ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS COVERED IN DIESEL. AFTER MY PICKUP WAS TOWED HOME I RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOM AND DISCOVERED I WASN'T ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THE BOLT THAT HOLDS A CLAMP AROUND THE FUEL LINE TO THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER BACKS OUT ALLOWING MOVEMENT OR VIBRATION TO THIS FUEL LINE AND A LEAK DEVELOPS IN THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE AND DIESEL FUEL TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD FROM THE DIESEL FUEL THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS VERY CONCERNING. I FOUND SEVERAL POSTS ON FORUMS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE PARTS GUY AT CUMMINS SAID HE HAS SOLD AS MANY AS 6-7 OF THESE FUEL LINES PER MONTH. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY FUEL LINES WERE SOLD AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE UNITES STATES. *TR

DEATH SHAKE! I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ,@ 65 MPH HIT BRAKE IN BRIDGE, TRUCK SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO GET IT TO STOP ,IT CAUSED ME TO SHAKE MYSELF,IF IT DOESN'T KILL ME ,I MAY HAVE A HEART ATTACK THAT'S HOW SCARY IT IS ! WHICH ALOT OF YOU OUT THERE ALREADY KNOW. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY! WHAT'S WORSE IS MY SON WAS IN THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME,ITS AMAZING HOW WE WEREN'T RAMMED BY THE SEMI! I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO HAUL HORSES ,THAT WONT HAPPEN UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED! SO THEREFORE IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF BUYING THIS QUITE EXPENSIVE TRUCK! *TR

2007 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 16 CONCERNING LEFT TIE ROD *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE ONLY ALLOCATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PARTS AT A TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD BE AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE FIXED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEFT WITH THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2007 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY CLAIM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE A WRITTEN EXPLANATION AS TO HOW THE BANKS RAM COLD AIR INTAKE AND THE BANKS TECH- COOLER INTERCOOLER SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE, SINCE THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR HIS DENIAL OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, 10,000 MILES AFTER THE 100,000 WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AGAIN, WHICH LED TO THE INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD COST $5,1000 TO RESOLVE ALL SIX INJECTOR ISSUES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ALL SIX NEEDED INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE PROPER BALANCE OF FUEL INJECTED INTO THE ENGINE. UPDATED 03/20/12 UPDATED 03/29/12. THE CONSUMER STATED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRASTICALLY LOOSE POWER DUE TO THE FAILED BOSCH INJECTOR. UPDATED 05/16/12 . *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE COMPLETE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFUSED REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,876.

TODAY WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL I HAD A CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING TIE ROD STUD FRACTURED WHERE IT BOLTS INTO THE KNUCKLE. THE TIE ROD DROPPED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND SUSPENSION CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE LEFT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE LINKAGE. I SEARCHED SEVERAL DODGE ENTHUSIAST FORUMS AND IT SEEMS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES. THIS TRUCK WAS SERVICED APPROX 2 YEARS AGO AT A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOOSE AND KNOCKING STEERING WHEN TURNING. THE INCIDENT TODAY REQUIRED ME TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE PENDING RESEARCH AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SITUATION WHERE THE STEERING LINKAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. I INSPECTED THE BROKEN STUD AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE METAL. ANY DIRECTION OR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END FELL APART CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE PULLED HARD LEFT HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. THE TRUCK DID NOT SHOW ANY EARLY WARNINGS AND HAD REGULAR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. I DID KEEP THE FAILED PART AND THAT OF MY FATHERS, WHICH FAILED ABOUT 5 WEEKS AFTER MINE. THAT MAKES A 100% FAILURE RATE OF THE SAME PART ON OUR TWO TRUCKS WHICH IS VERY DISTURBING! AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE ALL FACTORY TIE ROD ENDS ON THESE TRUCKS. OUR DODGE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS TRUCK IN JULY AND SAID IT WAS SAFE. *TR

POWER STEERING HOSE DEVELOPED A LEAK WHERE IT RUBBED ON THE FRAME/BODY AND THE POWER STEERING GEARBOX DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE OUTPUT SHAFT. THIS ALLOWED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LOOSING POWER STEERING. NOT KNOWING YOU HAD LOST THE ASSIST UNTIL YOU TRIED TO TURN COULD CAUSE YOU TO RUN OFF THE ROAD OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO THE FLUID ACTUATES THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING YOU TO LOOSE BRAKE ASSIST WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AS IT IS VERY HARD TO OVERCOME THE FORCES OF THE HYDRAULIC BOOSTER HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR SHOP HAD A HARD TIME FINDING A HOSE AS IT IS A DEALER ITEM AND THEY DIDN'T STOCK IT. THEY HAD A HARD TIME FINDING A GEARBOX ALSO BUT FINALLY FOUND A REMANUFACTURED ONE. NEW ONES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR