2007 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 QUADCAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE FRONT AXLE AND THE BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS. THE DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

WE WERE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. AFTER TUNING THE CONTROL KNOB SEVERAL TIMES THE WIPERS CAME ON AGAIN BUT OPERATED ERRATICALLY, CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF, NOT START WHEN TURNED ON, NO INTERMITTENT OPERATION. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER ALSO DID NOT WORK. IF THE WIPERS DID STOP WHEN TURNED OFF THEY STAYED UP ON THE WINDSHIELD OBSCURING THE VIEW. THE NEXT DAY THE WIPERS WERE A LITTLE MORE RELIABLE. AFTER 4 DAYS OF BEING DRY THE WIPERS ARE WORKING NORMALLY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION THREE TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,669 AND THE THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED WAS 8,000. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERITRAC, SIZE LT235/80R17 LOAD RANGE E. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE DODGE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DEFERRED HIM TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. HE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TIRE-TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE DIFFERENT WHEELS BEFORE 18,000 MILES HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON NEW DODGE DUALLY. THESE WERE GENERAL TIRES, LOAD RANGE E . THE WARRANTIES ARE NOT ADHERED TO COMPLETELY. CONTINENTAL TIRE IS THE APPARENT OWNER OF GENERAL TIRE AND CONTINENTAL IS AN OFF-SHORE COMPANY. MISERABLE PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 5 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD FELL OFF. HE STOPPED AND INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. HE STATED A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. HE REFERENCE RECALL 07E009000, SUSPENSION AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER THIS YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS VERY UPSET THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,570 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,623.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD BURNED OUT. THE COMPONENT DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNING OF A PENDING FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF A PREMATURE COMPRESSOR FAILING IN HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,150.

2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE SAME ISSUE AS WITH THE 2006 MODEL IS STILL PRESENT. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. LEFT WILL FLASH RIGHT. WIPERS BECOME IN-OP. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE LAST INVESTIGATION, FILE NUMBER PE08059. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART, THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER HAS A PROBLEM WITH KEEPING THE PART IN STOCK BUT DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND LATER BECOMES PERMANENT. IT IS HELPFUL TO OTHER DRIVERS WHEN YOU SIGNAL LEFT THAT YOUR LEFT SIGNAL ILLUMINATE AND NOT THE RIGHT. AND VISA VERSA. *TR

8/6/2010 4:30 PM CEDARTOWN, GA STORM APPROACHING AND RAIN BEGINS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK IN SLOW SPEED. BLADE SPEED WOULD NOT KEEP UP WITH RAINFALL. PULLED OVER TO PREVENT CRASH. NEW SWITCH INSTALLED ON 8/13/10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE CLUTCH WAS LEFT IN REVERSE. THE ENGINE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, CRASHING INTO A GATE. ONCE THE CONTACT REACHED THE VEHICLE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ALSO ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE HORN BEGAN BLOWING INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND HARNESS HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE FRONT END BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT NUMEROUS FACTORS COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,700.