2007 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

SEVERE RIGHT FRONT VIBRATION IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND IN 4WHEEL DRIVE AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 65 MPH RANGE. *TR

2007 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK SLID OFF ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH. AND HIT LARGE TREE HEAD ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SEVERELY HURT. FACIAL FRACTURES, SPINAL FRACTURE, AND RIBS. *TR

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND ACCELERATING FAST. DODGE DEALERSHIP STATES ITS NORMAL ON TRUCK (BASICALLY IT WASN'T BUILT RIGHT BUT DODGE DOESN'T CARE). SHOWED ME ANOTHER 07 RAM 1500 DID THE SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB, WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 275/60R20 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW-OUT, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE JACK NOR THE WHEEL NUT THAT'S STANDARD, DID NOT COME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,406. UPDATED 12/01/09 *BF UPDATED 12/29/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT HAD DRY ROT. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THE ONLY WAY THE SPARE TIRE CAN BE RELEASED FROM THE CABLE IS FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AFTER JACKING IT UP ON THE FRAME, PUSHING THE SPARE TIRE UP TO THE FRAME AND RELEASING THE CABLE FROM THE RIM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPARE TIRE CABLE LENGTH. UPDATED 12/31/09.*JB ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM CONSUMER. *NJ UPDATED 01/21/10.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTED BENEATH THE VEHICLE HAS A TIRE CABLE WHICH FAILED TO EXTEND LONG ENOUGH TO REMOVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,200.

GOING DOWN ROAD CAME AROUND CURVE TRUCK WAS MAKING A TURN HIT THE BRAKES SLID CLOSE TO A HUNDRED FEET BRAKES LOCKED UP LOST CONTROL AND SLID INTO THE REAR OF THE TRAILER THE TRUCK WAS PULLING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK THEIR A CONTINUOUS SET OF SKID MARKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. HOWEVER HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED VARIOUS SWITCHES AND COMPONENTS BECAUSE THEY MELTED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DEALER. HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH. UPDATED 12/09/09

AT TIMES, WHEN IN DRIVE AND WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES FORWARD FOR NO REASON REQUIRING MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKE UNTIL ACCELERATION STOPS, BUT NOT BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THIS COULD BE 3-5 FEET DEPENDING HOW SUDDEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE LAST OCCURRING WHERE I HIT THE FRONT END OF OUR OTHER SUV. THIS SCARES US BECAUSE WHAT IF A PERSON IS IN FRONT OF US, ETC... WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO OUR DODGE SERVICE AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OF THIS. THEY ALSO ASKED US IF WE COULD HAVE HAD OUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR? TO ME THE WAY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL IS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TYPE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIME PRIOR TO THIS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT ALSO HAPPENED IN A 2005 DURANGO WE HAD A FEW TIMES. *TR

2007 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE - PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE MECHANISM FAILED - BELT REMAINED LOCKED ACROSS CHEST AND LAP. RED PUSH BUTTON RELEASE DEPRESSED, FAILED TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT. PASSENGER UNABLE TO RELEASE BELT FROM FASTENER. BELT BECAME TIGHTER AND TIGHTER, TO THE POINT OF CRUSHING PAIN. CUT BELT TO RELEASE PASSENGER. THANK GOD NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR IMMINENT DANGER SOMEWHERE, UNABLE TO RELEASE BELT TO ESCAPE. *TR

2007 RAM 1500 4.7 AUTOMATIC. 16000 MILES. USING AUTO SHUT OFF AT GAS STATION, ALWAYS BACK SPLASHES. EVEN BACK SPLASHES WHEN I MANUALLY PUT THE GAS IN SLOW WHEN I KNOW IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO FULL. NO WAY TO STOP THE BACK SPLASH, AND IT'S NOT JUST A SMALL AMOUNT THAT COMES OUT EITHER. THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM SINCE BOUGHT NEW. *TR

2007 RAM 1500 4.7 AUTOMATIC. 16000 MILES. FRONT SHOCKS, WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MUCH OF ONE, THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. COMES FROM BOTH SIDES IN FRONT AND REAR. HAVEN'T BEEN TO DEALER YET. BUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS RIDING, I BELIEVE THE SHOCKS IN THE FRONT MAY HAVE GIVEN OUT. DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON IN BACK. RUBBER BUMPERS MAYBE? *NOTE* THIS WAS PURCHASED NEW, WITH LOWERING OF 2/4 FROM THE DEALER BEFORE DELIVERY. NOT SURE HOW THEY DID THE LOWERING. *TR

2007 RAM 1500 4.7 AUTOMATIC. 16000 MILES. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SPEAKER WENT BAD AT ABOUT 11000 MILES. RATTLES. HAVE NOT TAKEN INTO DEALER YET. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 5.7 LITER. TODAY I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS. WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT SIGNAL THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON. WHEN I TURN ON THE RIGHT ONE THERE IS NO SIGNAL AT ALL. I FOUND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BLINKERS IN THERE VEHICLES ALSO. *TR

GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 SIDEWALL SPLITS I'VE HAD TO BUY 3 TIRES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DUE TO THIS TIRE FAILURE ALL 3 TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN SIDEWALL. VERY EXSPENSIVE TO REPLACE DUE TO THIS CAUSE. JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE A REASON FOR THIS FAILURE AND IF IT COULD BE INVESTIGATED. I'M STUCK WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE DUE TO EXSPENSE..LAST SIDEWALL SPLIT OCCURRED ON JULY 30TH, 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM REVERSE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO DRIVE THROUGH HIS GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE SAME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WOULD OCCASIONALLY OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,400.

I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. I NOTICED THAT EVERYTIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT FEELS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE SHOT. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO ROLL THE TRUCK. I SAW MY MECHANIC TODAY , AND HE STATED THAT THE FRONT SHOCKS ARE BAD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE FURTHER FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES. I'LL KNOW MORE WHEN IT GETS OUT OF THE SHOP. *TR

I PUT THE VEHICLE IN TO REVERSE, IN WHICH IT SHOWS ON THE DASH, THEN WHEN I START BACKING UP, IT SLIPS OUT OF REVERSE AND INTO NEUTRAL, IN WHICH NOTHING SHOWS ON THE CLUSTER OF WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. *TR

ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB EVERYTIME I FILL IT WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS AFTER AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON THE PUMP. THIS RESULTS IN GAS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY. *TR

ENGINE STALLS PERIODICALLY AT LOW RPM WHEN TURNING. *TR

HEAD GASKET FAILURE 2ND SET VEHICLE IS REQUIRING! ENTIRE ENGINE FAULTY 2007 DODGE RAM 4X4 QUAD CAB 1500 APPROX 48,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE IS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY REFUSES COVERAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND DROVE INTO SEVERAL TREES. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,500. UPDATED 05/08/09 *BF UPDATED 05/22/09.*JB THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL INVESTIGATION BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCKS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND ADVISED HER TO RETURN IN A WEEK. A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED CHRYSLER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED THE CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300.

BOTH FRONT SHOCK/STRUTS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE OIL IS COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM BOTH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED, COATING THE BOTTOM OF MY TRUCK WITH OIL, AND LEAVING OIL SPOTS ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER CAN NOT GET THEM. I'VE CALLED AROUND THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR THEM. ALL OF THE STRUTS I'VE FOUND ARE EARMARKED FOR OTHER CUSTOMER'S TRUCKS. I WAS TOLD THE STRUTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH ONE DISTRIBUTION CENTER HOLDING A BALANCE OF -265. MEANING THERE ARE 265 STRUTS ON BACK ORDER. SO THERE ARE AT LEAST 132 TRUCKS OUT THERE WITHOUT FUNCTION FRONT STRUTS, ASSUMING BOTH STRUTS HAVE FAILED. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO THE STEERING WANDER WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP ETC... WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALSO, THE DEALER HAS BEEN AWESOME! THEY HAVE QUICKLY AND PROFESSIONALLY FIXED ANY AND ALL ISSUES, WHICH HAVE BEEN MINOR. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED IT HAD 24000 ON IT. BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT HAD IN SHOP FOR TRANNY PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. NOT A MONTH LATER TOOK BACK FOR AC PROBLEM AND TRANNY STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE AC COMPONENTS UNDER DASH IT HAD COLLAPSED, $1800 WORTH OF PARTS. THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING ON TRANNY. I HAVE NOW HAD MY TRUCK A YEAR. THIS MONTH HAD TO HAVE FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED THEY LEAKED ALL OIL OUT AND FRONT BEARING REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE. $1000 LATER FRONT END IS STILL MAKING NOISE AND RIDES ROUGHER THAN BEFORE. THE TRANNY IS STILL GIVING PROBLEMS. NOW THE REAREND IS ALSO MAKING WHINING NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. I TRAVEL FOR A LIVING SO I HAVE PUT MANY MILES ON MANY VEHICLES. I NOTICE THE 06 MODELS HAVING RECALLS FOR BEARINGS AND BRAKE SYSTEM BUT NOTHING FOR 07. DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE YEAR SO IT MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

2 FRONT END COLLISIONS NEITHER TIME ON IMPACT DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR

EVENT: 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 LONESTAR EDITION ~ MY TRUCK WAS IN PARK ON SHOULDER OF ROAD SO I COULD GATHER ITEMS THAT FELL TO FLOOR - I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED - HARD IMPACT - BY ANOTHER CAR. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION THREW MY TRUCK @ 40 FEET FORWARD. MY MULTISTAGE AIRBAGS IN MY DODGE RAM DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH RESULTED IN NECK / CERVICAL STRAIN & LEFT CLAVICLE / SHOULDER INJURY. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW - 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 LONESTAR EDITION. MANUAL REFLECTS MULTISTAGE AIRBAGS WHICH ARE TO DEPLOY ON COLLISION AT SPEED OF 12MPH OR GREATER. I ALSO CALLED WACO DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AT AND SALESMAN CONFIRMED THAT THE MULTISTAGE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT AT ANY ANGLE HIT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK IS A ONE OWNER; I PURCHASED BRAND NEW FEB 2007. VEHICLE SAFETY WAS ONE OF OUR MAJOR CONCERNS WHEN DECIDING TO PURCHASE A NEW TRUCK DUE TO WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN. AIRBAGS WERE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE SAFETY FEATURE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. WE WERE ASSURED THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT ~ AND THEY DID NOT. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. (AGES 5, 9, & 12). WE ARE VERY UPSET AS THE EXTENT OF INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN LESS IF AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED PER MANUAL. DAMAGES / REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK = $9,385.00. THE PERSON 'S VEHICLE WHO HIT ME AT RATE OF SPEED WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED; NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

2007 DODGE 1500 4WD PU. LEFT FRONT SHOCK STARTED TO LEAK WITH 25000 MILES ON TRUCK. DEALER SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE ONE SHOCK WHEN THEY GET SOME IN. HAVE FRIENDS WITH SAME TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ALSO GOT 1 SHOCK REPLACED. I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE PAIR . THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DROP OUT OF FORWARD GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE DRIVE POSITION, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE HAS BEEN IN NEAR CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,731 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS NEW. WHILE DRIVING A FEW DAYS AGO, WE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, AS A RESULT WE HIT A POWER POLE. THE TRUCK PERFECTLY CENTERED THE POLE, BUT TO OUR DISMAY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE ARE SENSORS LOCATED AT CERTAIN POINTS ON THE TRUCK AND IF THE SENSORS AREN'T HIT THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE POLE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE "SENSORS" WHERE THE TRUCK IS DENTED, BUT THE SENSORS OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T WORK. WHAT SHOULD BE OUR NEXT STEP? THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COMMERCE, GA. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 4.7L QC. PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKING UPBRUPTLY TO A STOP. AT TIMES WHILE STOPPED, THE TRUCK IDLES HIGH AND THE TRUCK SURGES FORWARD THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE TRUCK. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHILE IN A THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN IT WOULD DIE. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS HAVE TO STOP OR MANEUVER AWAY FROM ME TO AVOID COLLISION. IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A STICKY EGR VALVE. BUT IT STILL CONTINUES. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY WANTS TO PATCH THE PROBLEM THEN SEND YOU OFF. I AM NOT SUPRISE THERE HASNT BE A FATALLY WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

ITEM: AUTOMOBILE SCISSOR JACK (APPLIES TO ALL MODELS/MAKE) EVENT: I ALMOST MOVED A CAR LIFTED BY A SCISSOR JACK, BUT AT THE LAST SECOND, I STOPPED AND NOTICED THE MISSING WHEEL AND SCISSOR JACK. SUGGESTION: CURRENTLY, MOST VEHICLES COMES WITH A DARK COLOR (BLACK, BLUE) SCISSOR JACK. THIS CAUSES TOTAL LACK OF VISIBILITY AT NIGHT , AS WELL AS STRANDED IN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED BY OTHER VEHICLES. MY ADVICE IS TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURERS TO USE REFLECTIVE PAINT/LABELS ON THE SCISSOR JACKS TO MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE, THEREFORE, REDUCING POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AND IMPROVE OSHA COMMUNICATION STANDARDS. THIS WILL IMPROVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO TOWING DRIVERS, MECHANICS, EMERGENCY CREWS, POLICE, FIREMEN, AND VEHICLE OWNERS. A SCISSOR JACK, AS MOST ARE, PAINTED DARK TO KEEP THE LOW PROFILE DURING STORAGE. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AID FOR A TOTAL SAFE OPERATION FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONAL VISIBILITY CAN BE ADDED IF MANUFACTURERS PAINT THEM IN BRIGHT COLORS (APPROVED BY DOT), CORPORATE LOGOS, ETC. IT HAS TO BE A COLOR THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE PARTS, PAVEMENT, AND GROUNDS. CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/SUGGESTION ON THE ABOVE. *TR

2007 RAM 1500 SHAKING AND VIBRATION FELT MOST ON DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK. HITTING BUMPS UNEVEN ROADS FRONT LEFT WHEEL FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OFF. AND SHAKING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER .WAS TOLD THEY CAN FEEL SHAKING BUT DON]T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY CLAIM THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT ROTATED THE TIRES WHICH WAS NOT NEEDED AND I ASK TO HAVE TIRES SPUN BALANCE AT MY COST. TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY TECH AND HE SAID IT WAS OK. I PICKED TRUCK UP UPON DRIVING HOME NOTICED NO IMPROVEMENT. TRUCK WAS LEFT AT DEALERSHIP FOR 7 DAYS .SO I DIDN'T RUSH THEM TRUCK HAD 16300 MILES AT THAT TIME. I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM TRUCK HAS 18000 MILES ON NOW AND STILL FEELS THE SAME. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65MPH, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAS INVOLVED IN A SOLO SPINOUT, ACCIDENT DUE TO THE WHEEL COMING OFF. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE LOWER A-ARM OF THE SUSPENSION FAILING, AND LETTING THE BALL JOINT FALL OUT OF PLACE. WHEN THE WHEEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT, IT STILL HAD THE STABILIZERS ATTACHED, ALONG WITH THE BALL JOINT, AND VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STEERING, AND 4WD. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ME TO HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 65MPH, AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE. AMAZINGLY, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. I SUFFERED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE POINT OF IMPACT ON THE TRUCK WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. ON APPROXIMATELY SIX OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAS TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HOLD IT DOWN. THE RPM'S INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. THE ESP INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,529 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *CN UPDATED 11/24/08. *JB

VEHICLE IS DEVELOPING PERSISTENT VIBRATION AND SHUDDER AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 25 MPH ON UP. SHOCKS, STRUTS, AND TIRES ALL CHECKED BY PROFESSIONAL TIRE SHOP. ALL APPARENTLY OK AND WORKING PROPERLY. VIBRATION IS FELT THROUGH ENTIRE FRAME OF VEHICLE. *TR

TRUCK POPPED OUT OF REVERSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TSB ON THIS. BROUGHT TO DEALER - UPGRADED SOFTWARE. ALSO REPORTED PROBLEMS WHERE IT DID NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR ON COLD START - HAD TO COAST FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET THEN HARD SHIFT. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE. AT 40,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AFTER LOUD CLUNK AND THEN NO POWER WHEN STARTING OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN HE SHIFTS THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DEFAULTS TO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS DEFECT. INITIALLY, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS, BUT NOT AS FREQUENTLY. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE RPM'S ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,300 ON A HOT START AND THEN DECREASE TO 700 WITHIN 45 SECONDS. ON A COLD START, THE RPM'S ARE 1,500 RPM'S AND DECREASES TO 700 WITHIN 90-120 SECONDS. AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH IDLE RPM'S, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REBUILT, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE HIGH IDLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE REVERSE GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS LESS THAN 2,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 10/27/2008. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO GEAR ACCORDING TO THE INDICATOR, BUT THERE WOULD BE NO RESPONSE WHEN HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 10/27/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE SERVICED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER REAR TIRE FAILED. THE TIRE HAD A SPLI ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT , ASPHALT PAVED ROAD WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. I HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER ABOUT 7 DAYS BEFORE AND THEIR CHECKLIST SHOWS THE TIRES AND INFLATION WERE OK. MY SPEED AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 40MPH. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. *TR

HOUSING FOR THE DRAIN PLUG ON THE POWER STEERING BROKE IN HALF. I WRECK THE PICK AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS, BENT A RIM, BROKE THE TURN STOPS, SHIFTED THE FRONT END TO THE DRIVER SIDE, BENT BACK BUMPER AND MUFFLER. *TR

I PURCHASED A DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HEMI 2007. IT CAME WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 TIRES. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH HYDROPLANING. EVEN IN THE LIGHTEST RAIN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WILL FISH TAIL AT IDLE SPEEDS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 25000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IT HAS BEEN USED TO TOW A TOTAL OF 2000 OF THOSE MILES. THE TIRES TREAD HAVE WARN SO BAD THAT THEY ARE DOWN TO 6/32 OF A TREAD LIFE. THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS TIRE WAS 3 SMALL ROCKS WENT IN BETWEEN THE TREAD AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE IN THREE LOCATIONS IN THE FLAT PART OF THE TREAD TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO HAVE A LEAK. THE TIRE SLOW LEAKED AIR TO 18 PSI WHERE THE PUNCTURES WOULD SEAL THEMSELVES FROM THE VEHICLE WEIGHT. SMALL ROCKS SHOULD NOT OF BEEN ABLE TO PUNCTURE THE TIRE BEING AN ON/OFF ROAD AGGRESSIVE TIRE. THIS TIRE ALSO SHOULD NOT HAVE ONLY 6/32 OF A TREAD LIFE AFTER 25000 MILES OF HIGHWAY MILES OVER 12 MONTHS. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND TOOK THE TIRES TO A GOODYEAR DEALER TO GET CHECKED AND WHEN I CALLED GOODYEAR THEY TOLD ME THE ROCK ISSUE IS A ROADWAY HAZARD, BUT I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. FOR THE HYDROPLANE AND TREAD WEAR, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE DEALER I WENT TOO, TOLD ME IN HIS OPINION THOSE TIRES ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH OR HEAVY ENOUGH FOR THAT MODEL TRUCK, AND HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GOODYEAR IS PLACING THEM STOCK ON THAT VEHICLE. THAT IS THE CAUSE FOR THE HYDROPLANING. I HAVE ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS DURING LIGHT SHOWE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO PARK, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN RUNNING. HE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOWED THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,184 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,439. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

BOTH FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS RUPTURED LEAKING OUT THEIR FLUID WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. WHILE AT DEALER HAVING THEM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY NOTICED THREE OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT ONLY EFFECTS 1500 4X4 MODELS AND ONLY FRONT SHOCKS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE. *TR

I WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A DEAD STOP. I GRADUALLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER THE POWER OF THE MOTOR WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE BRAKES TO OVER COME. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS EVENT I WAS BAFFLED, IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GRASP THE FACT THAT TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WHERE IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO CAME OUT AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY OPENING THE REAR WINDOW. THE HANDLE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH OCCASIONALLY CAUSES THE CONTACT TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO BRAKE. ON ONE OCCASION, HE CRASHED INTO HIS HOME DUE TO THE PEDALS BEING SO CLOSE TOGETHER. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,990 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08

I PURCHASED A RAM 1500, FROM DAY ONE THERE WAS PROBLEMS THE PASSENGER DOOR STAYED AJAR DUE TO BAD SENSOR SAYS DEALERSHIP LEAVING INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES AND WOULD DING EVERYTIME I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP. THEY SAID THAT THE CLUSTER WAS BAD SO THEY REPLACED IT WITH ONE THAT READ IN KILOMETERS INSTEAD OF MPH. LATER THEY REPLACED IT WITH A CLUSTER THAT READ IN MPH. TRANSMISSION GRINDS GEARS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND JUMPS WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. ALSO TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO LOWER GEARS WHEN DRIVING THROWING ME FORWARD INTO THE DASH MULTIPLE TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION AS OF YET ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THAT THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

US CUSTOMER SERVICE - DODGE BRAND SITE BRIEF DESCRIPTION: WHEEL PROBLEMS COMMENTS: HELLO, I OWNED A 2001 RAM 1500 FOR 7 YEARS & 400,000 MILES WITH NO COMPLAINTS. I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2007 4X4. I AM REALLY GLAD THAT DODGE HAS NOT MADE TOO MANY CHANGES TO THE TRUCK. I ONLY HAVE ONE MAJOR COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS TRUCK. THE WHEELS! I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY DOWN A DIRT ROAD. THE WHEELS ARE MADE WRONG. EVERYTIME I GO IN OUT FROM MY HOUSE WHEN IT'S MUDDY, THE MUD GETS IN A GROOVE ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM THAT MAKES THE FRONTEND SHIMMY REALLY BAD. IT IS SO HARD TO DIG THIS DIRT AND MUD OUT YOU ALMOST HAVE TO TAKE THE WHEELS OFF TO GET IT ALL. THIS IS GOING TO REALLY WEAROUT THE FRONTEND PARTS VERY PREMATURELY. THE WHEELS ARE 17" AND ON GRAVEL ROADS, ROCKS GET HUNG BETWEEN THE RIM AND BRAKE CALIPER, AND CUT THE RIMS. 20" RIMS HAVE PLENTY OF CLEARANCE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE SHAKING IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A WET HIGHWAY!! I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EVEN CHEVY OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY REPLIED IT WASN'T OF ANY CONCERN TO THEM AND THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. IT SEEMS A TRUCK THAT LIST FOR $32,000 WOULD HAVE A SET OF WHEELS THAT WOULD NOT GIVE THIS MUCH TROUBLE. THANK YOU, [XXX] MILEAGE: 24,000 SERVICING DEALER: [XXX],WYNNE, AR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT END ACCIDENT 40-45 MPH - NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START. THERE WAS PLENTY OF POWER FROM THE BATTERY FOR THE LIGHTS, BELLS AND HORN BUT THE TRUCK WOULDN'T MAKE A SINGLE SOUND. BY PULLING AN IGNITION FUSE TO SEE IF BLOWN I ACCIDENTALLY RESET A CONTROL MODULE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY THAT TRICK NO LONGER WORKED AND I HAD TO CALL THE FREE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE I GOT BY BUYING THE TRUCK. *TR