2007 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TO HAVE THE DEALER PLACE HIM ON THE WAITING LIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING ) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN

I BOUGHT AN EXTRA CLEAN 07 2500 4/4 MEGACAB 6.7 IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. HAD UPPER AND LOWER MOOG BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS AND RODS WHERE NEEDED,PLUS NEW DAMPER AT 169K MI. PUT A SET OF NEW SHOCKS ON THE OTHER DAY,TRUCK IS FACTORY HEIGHT ,BUT HAS 285S INSTEAD OF 265S.JUST TODAY IT WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE ON A WET CONCRETE INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING A VERY SMALL POT HOLE ON LEFT. I WAS RUNNIN ABOUT 70 AND [XXX] NEAR LOST IT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOTHING ON SHOULDER CAUSE I COULDN'T KEEP IT IN MY LANE. THANK GOD MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS WEREN'T DRIVING! HELP!! I DREAD TESTING IT AGAIN AFTER SOMEONE CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED IT,SINCE IT TOOK 6 MOS. TO SHOW UP AND ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TURBO WENT OUT SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT HAD ABOUT 5000 MILES THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ALWAYS HAVE TO REGENERATE. IN JUNE COMPUTER CRASHED IN JULY THE CLUTCH GOES OUT NOW THE TURBO HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AND READING ABOUT COULD BE A BAD DPF THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 119000 MILES I BOUGHT IT NEW PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR IT . NOT HAPPY LOST ALOT OF WORK AND LOSING MORE BECAUSE OF TURBO ISSUE CANT AFFORD AA NEW ONE OR I WOULD CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING THIS KIND OF MONEY ON IT. DODGE HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. THEY SHOULD FIX THIS . THANKYOU *TR

WHILE TOWING OUR 27FT MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL, I CROSSED OVER A CATTLE GUARD AND GOT A VERY VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO COME TO A STOP TO MAKE QUIT. I FOUND OUT FROM MY MECHANIC IT'S CALLED THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. CHRYSLER CORP. WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES SPONTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ON AUGUST 20, 2013, I PULLED OVER MY VEHICLE TO LET MY DOG JUMP IN THE RIVER. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND EXITING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COMPLETELY BURNED MY VEHICLE TO THE GROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH COOPER DISCOVER ST TIRES, SIZE: 35X12.50R17LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DELAMINATED FROM THE CORE TREAD AND PEELED, CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 25,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *JB

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I15 WHILE TOWING A 28 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER, WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, THAT I HAD PULLED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUSLY WITH NO ISSUES. WE DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF THE INTERSTATE, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THINKING THAT THE TRAILER LOST A TIRE, I FOUGHT THE STEERING TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED, I WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE TRAILER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, I THEN CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED, AND DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER OCCURRENCE FOR AWHILE. ANOTHER OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON I84 WHILE TRAVELING WEST BETWEEN BLISS AND MOUNTAIN HOME, WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AGAIN TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AND AS THE TRUCK CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT. AT THAT TIME, OTHER THAN THE VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE, IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS BUCKING, LIKE THE REAR TIRES WERE COMING OFF THE GROUND. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE SINCE THEN, SAME SCENARIO, FREEWAY EXPANSION JOINTS CAUSE THE SHAKE TO START, PULLING OVER AND SLOWING DOWN TO 20-30 MPH GETS IT TO STOP. I HAD RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND IT WAS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, THAT DODGE WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THEY COULD INSTALL "UPGRADED" STEERING COMPONENTS FOR $1000. I THEN EMAILED DODGE, WITH NO RESOLVE. NOW, ON JULY 12TH, 2013, WH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL LUNGED FORWARD AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES, THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN HWY 29 IN LAKE COUNTY AND STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ONLY WHEN DRIVING SHE PULLED OVER AND COULDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM SO SHE CONTINUED DRIVING TILL SHE COULD GET TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHERE I COULD CLIMB UNDER THE VEHICLE AND INSPECT IT WHERE I FOUND THAT THE SHIELD ON THE FUEL TANK HAD BROKE AND WAS FLOPPING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT WEARING A GROVE IN IT. I HAD TO TEAR OFF THE FLIMSY METAL UNTIL I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED . I PURCHASED THE NEW PIECE FROM DODGE THAT WAS INCREDIBLY HEAVIER DUTY THAN THE ORIGINAL, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FUEL TANK SHIELDS BUT MY TRUCK WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK CLEARLY HAD THE SAME PART THIS COULD OF DAMAGED THE FUEL TANK CAUSING A FUEL LEAK . HOBLIT DODGE IN WOODLAND CA. INSTALLED THE NEW SHIELD AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PART OR THE LABOR, NEITHER WOULD LITHIA DODGE OF SANTA ROSA CA. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD SHIELD FOR PROOF AS WELL AS THE BILLS TO BUY AND REPLACE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE PITMAN ARM FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PITMAN ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10E013000 (STEERING) BUT OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM DAY ONE. 2007 RAM 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB 5.9. 50,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FOR A WHILE. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT AT DEALERSHIP. THEY SET IT TO SPECS. BROUGHT IT BACK ABOUT 40 DAYS LATER TO REALIGN, STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT I NEEDED TO BUY AN OFFSET BALL JOINT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET MORE ADJUSTMENT AND TO CORRECT ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $622.00. SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. I CALLED & EMAILED DODGE/CHRYSLER ASKING WHY I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A PART TO CORRECT A STOCK FACTORY ITEM. THEY CALLED DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED AND THAT WAS ALL. CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX A STOCK ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MODULE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

UPON ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRUCK CHECKED OUT,TRUCK WAS MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 25 FT AND PITMAN ARM "BROKE"...HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR PITMAN ARM AT A COST OF 185.11 AND ONCE I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THEY WAS A RECALL ON THESE PITMAN ARMS.I CALLED THE COMPANY UP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAIL THEM THE "BROKEN DEFECTIVE ARM" TRACKING NUMBER [XXX] THROUGH USPS ON 03/16/13 AT A COST OF 10.40...USPS LOST THE ARM SO SUPERLIFT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 300 HUEY LENARD LOOP WEST MONROE, LA 71292 SAYS THEY WILL ONLY PAY HALF THE BILL??? IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ARM SO WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY HALF??? THEY ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T GET KILLED!!! IM A DISABLED VET ON DISABILITY AND FILL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY OF THIS REPAIR BILL..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?? *TR

I BELIEVE THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16 WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE, MY TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUB AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE, THE SHOP OWNER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO ALIGN IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD END. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16, IT STATES "MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE". I BELIEVE THAT MY TRUCK FALLS UNDER THIS CATEGORY. I ASKED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO RUN THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY TRUCK TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16. THEY SAID NO, IT WAS NOT. I BELIEVE THAT CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB 5.9L I6 CUMMINS DIESEL NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, STOPPED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED FUEL RUNNING OUT OF VEHICLE BELOW ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE #4 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE FROM THE COMMON RAIL WAS CRACKED AND SPRAYING FUEL OVER THE ENGINE AND SOAKING HOOD AND FIREWALL INSULATION AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND EXHAUST. THE RETENTION BRACKET FOR THIS LINE HAD BECOME LOOSE DUE TO VIBRATION WHICH LEAD TO THE LINE CRACKING. AS A RESULT OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ISSUE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A SEEMINGLY INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, MORE SO IN THE 2006 AND 2007 MODEL YEARS, THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF BUT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. AT THE VERY LEAST, A TSB SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO INFORM OWNERS OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF TRACTION AND POTENTIAL FIRE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD CEASE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO ADVISED HAVING ADDITIONAL COMPONENT REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE OF THE EXACT REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY TRUCK HAS WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. KNOWN BY MANY AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DODGE ON THIS ISSUE AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT SEEM TO REFUSE TO FIX OR RECALL IT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS FIXES THAT MY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE BUT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A $40,000 VEHICLE IN MY OPINION. I AM TRULY AMAZED NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

LEFT TIE ROD BROKE APART WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. RECALL L16 HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 3/9/12. *TR

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED OVER THE EXPANSION JOINTS ON A BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT DID NOT QUIT UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP IT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY EVEN AT 40 MPH. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE BESIDE ME AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES WOULD SMOKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIBERS WOULD SEIZE AND CREATE THE SMOKING. THE CALIBERS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BALL ON THE STEERING ARM FRACTURED CAUSING BOTH FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WAS DRIVING ON US 119 IN WV TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND RAN OVER ONE OF THE EXPANSIONS JOINTS ON THE ROADWAY. FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 10 OR 15 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL BACK. HAD OWNED THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN. I HAVE HAD GARAGES TO TELL ME TO REPLACE THIS AND THAT TO FIX PROBLEM, BEING TOLD THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE HAD NOTHING DONE THAT HAS FIXED PROBLEM, IT IS SOMEWHAT BETTER AS LONG AS YOU STAY UNDER AROUND 50 MPH OR SO. THE TRUCK HAS DONE IT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 TIMES SINCE THEN, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST COMPLETELY TO GET CONTROL OF TRUCK. SINCE HAVING GONE THRU THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE READ AND TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS CONCERN ABOUT MY TRUCK. *TR

HEADED ON INTERSTATE EAST DOWN A HILL HIT A SPLIT THE IN PAVEMENT AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK CHANGED LANES HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER TWO LANES THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH TO SOMEONE . I HAVE HAD EVERY PART IN THE FRONT END REPLACED STEERING BOX / UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS /ALL TIERODENDS/TIRE BALANCED NEW BUSHINGS .EVERYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MAIN STEERING BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,430.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 66 MPH MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4WD DIESEL STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND IT WAS DANGEROUS AND HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES IN WHICH THEY REPAIRED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, BUSHINGS, AND THE TIE RODS. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,493 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,078.

THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE WENT ON MY TRUCK CAUSING THE AC SYSTEM TO FAIL. THIS PART CAN ONLY BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND IS $1,100 PER REPAIR. THIS PART IS FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE AND CONTROLS MANY FUNCTIONS ON THE RAM 2500 THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT 50-75 MPH MY TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD WOBLE. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. WITH THIS BEING MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE NOTHING ELSLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONE PERSON SAY THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND THE OTHER SAY I NEED TO SALE IT BECAUSE DODGE WILL NEVER FIX IT OR OWN UP TO THEIR IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SO MANY THINGS REPLACED THE SHOCKS, CONTROL ARMS, STEERING RACK, PITMAN ARM AND STEERING DAMPER. *JS

WE WERE PULLING THE HORSE TRAILER WE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE .THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SHOOK AND THE TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO COME OFF THE WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHOOK. THIS WAS A DANGER TO US AND OTHERS. FOR YOU HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE READ PAGES AND BLOGS ON THIS SAME PROBLEMS ON DODGE TRUCKS .SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE BEFORE DODGE FIXES THIS PROBLEM. *TR

GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55-60 AND YOU COME ACROSS A BRIDGE LANDING YOU ENCOUNTER AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND THE TRUCK WANTS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD AND YOU MUST SLAM YOUR BRAKES ON TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER THE WHOLE TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TRAC BAR RUINED MY BALL JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF THESE DODGES HAVE THIS ISSUE. AND IN HIS OPINION THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED THIS BILL IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1500 MAINLY IN JUST PARTS ALONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY146 IN BAYTOWN,TX. I STRUCK A SMALL POT HOLE AND THATS WHEN THE SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURED, HAD TO BRAKE AND AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURED WITHIN A WEEK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY CAUSING THE SPEED TO DECREASE. AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SPEED FAILED TO INCREASE AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD STALL. OCCASIONALLY, IF THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE LONGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WAS REPLACED AT LEAST SIX TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TURNING FROM STOP SIGN WHEN STEERING TIE ROD TO PITMAN ARM BALL STUD FRACTURE CAUSING THE STEERING LINAGE TO BREAK. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT A COST OF $871.48! THE DEALER OR THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THIS AMOUT! CLAIM[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STARTING 3 YEARS AGO MY TRUCK STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OF 35 AND UP WHEN EVER YOU HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT WOULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF CONTROL FOR STEERING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DITCH AND THREW ME INTO THE WINDOW, IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR YEARS NOW. DEALERSHIPS HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I ONLY HAVE 38K MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE DUE TO THIS CONDITION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEASE 10 YEARS NOW. DODGE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE ELSE LOOSES THERE LIFE OR MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURS. THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN FACT AND THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEE THE TRACK RECORDS OF THE FAILURE. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS!!!!!!! *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM BLEW A TIPM A/C UNIT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND BURNED OUT THE TIPM. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS DENIED.I PAID $1500.00 TO GET THIS FIXED THIS WEEK. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING AND COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT HAD A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE DIESEL FUEL. IT SMELLED LIKE PAINT THINNER. THE WARRANTY REP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY DIRT IN MY FUEL TANK CAUSED BY NOT CHANGING MY FUEL FILTER FREQUENTLY. NOW THEY TELL ME IT NEEDS 6 FUEL INJECTORS AND A FUEL PUMP TOTAL COST $8000.00. BY THE DEALER AND WARRANTY REP. THE TRUCK HAS 67000 MILES.THEY SAID THIS IS NOT WARRANTY ISSUE AND WILL NOT BE COVERED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN A COMPLETE REVOLUTION AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE TIE ROD AND STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,876.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRON PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 IN DECEMBER 2010 FROM ROYAL GATE DODGE IN ELLISVILLE, MO. THE VEHICLE HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE SALES REP. RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE LINKAGE TO THE UPDATED VERSION THAT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY GAVE IT TO ME FREE AS LONG AS I INSTALLED IT ON THE TRUCK. I DID AT APPROX. 73,000 MILES. NOW, 13 MONTHS LATER AND 27,000 MILES ON THE REPLACED LINKAGE, MY LEFT OUTER TIE ROD SHEARED OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNING AT AROUND 15MPH. SINCE I TOOK THE LINKAGE AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF, IT ONLY HAS A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. IF THEY INSTALLED IT, WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. AS SAD AS THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE, I AM WRITING REGARDING YOUR INVESTIGATION/RECALL ON THE 2500/3500 NEWER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS CAN BE INTERCHANGED ON OLDER VEHICLES, LIKE MINE. I HAVE ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT MOOG TIE ROD AND WILL BE INSTALLING IT AS SOON AS IT COMES IN AND FEEL LUCKY I WAS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THIS ITEM WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS PRIOR UNDER A RECALL. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO AUTOWORLD DODGE - PETALUMA (CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP) FOR REPAIR. THEY INSISTED THE BROKEN PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE WAS A CLEARLY KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY RECALLED PART (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #11V350000, ACTION #PE11009)? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP/POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY PUTNAM DODGE IN BURLINGAME AS NEEDING THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED. ON 1/12/12, I REPLACED THE STABILIZER AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO BRAKE DRAMATICALLY. IN ONE INSTANCE, I WAS ON AN OVERPASS AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 25 IN ALBUQUERQUE NM I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FORCING ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME TO SCATTER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REACHED APPROX 35-40MPH. I WAS CONVINCED THAT MY WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT HAD FAILED BUT AFTER AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING READILY IDENTIFIED. AFTER A VERY BRIEF SEARCH OF THE WEB IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NO ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT WITH REPAIRS. BELOW ARE 3 OF THE MANY YOU TUBE LINKS I FOUND DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT PERFECTLY AS IT HAPPENED TO ME. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE VIEW OF DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/6LAMXUPBFDA NEWS STORY CONERNING THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/XMFTRGBYNIM INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DEATH WOBBLE: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/GBHMKYVRIHK I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY FAMILY IS NO LONGER SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT, PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE SAME DANGER. I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO REPAIR THE ISSUE MYSELF BUT IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MAY OTHERS WITH NO REAL SOLUTIONS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED SOON AS IT APPEAR TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE CHRYSLER HD TRUCKS 2003 TO THE PRESENT. IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 50 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAFECAR.G

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

HAD TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS , ONLY PUT 42000 MILES ON IT . TOOK IT IN TO DEALER FOR EMISSIONS PROBLEMS THREE TIMES , DID EGR /COOLER /TURBO / DPF " CLEANING " X2 ,ALSO UPGRADED ECM PROGRAM /BURNED UP AND REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING , FINALE STRAW WAS BETWEEN 35K-42K MILES , DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE " AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , TOOK TO DEALER AFTER I TROUBLE SHOOT IT , "WAS NOT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK" TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX WAS WORN OUT . " NON GREASABLE " 40000 MILES . DEALER SAID THERE WAS A "BULLETIN OUT " THEY REPLACED ALL STEERING LINKAGE "TIEROD ENDS + RODS " , THEN CLAIMED IT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY , I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE / CALLED DODGE , THEN TRADED OFF THE TRUCK FOR A FORD . LOVED THE DODGE TRUCK / CUMMINS ENG. HATE DODGE SERVICE , I MANAGE A 30 TRUCK FLEET , WE HAD 10 DODGE'S , NOW WILL HAVE LESS IN THE FUTURE. *TT

2007 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS CONCERNING DIESEL FUEL AND ENGINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE BEGAN TO SMELL DIESEL FUEL. HE THEN NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING DOWN. SMOKE STARTING EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SO HE QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE NEXT REST STOP AREA. THE CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, UNDER THE TRUCK AND ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER HE WAS PULLING. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE #4 INJECTOR LINE WHICH WAS LEAKING. *JB

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT STEERING OF THE TRUCK STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKING COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO STEER OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH. I HAVE BEEN RAN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIME WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN AND WILL SELL THE REDESIGNED PARTS TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT $600. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT UNLESS IT IS INSTALLED BY THEM. IF YOU WANT "UNDER WARRANTY" TRUCK REPAIRED TO FIX THEIR FAULTY DESIGN YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR, ABOUT $1500 TOTAL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOW HOW IT HAPPENS AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN ACTION, SEARCH "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE". THANKS. *KB