2007 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH 68,500 MILES, LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FUEL TANK VENT HAS ALLOWED DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS IN TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS IN TURN CLOGGED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK, CLEAN AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM, DISPENSE OF 34 GALLONS OF FUEL, INSTALL A "VENT UP FIT KIT"($675.00) AND RE-INSTALL FUEL TANK. TOTAL COST TO ME...$1175.00 DEALERSHIP, PLUS 34GAL. OF FUEL (34GAL. X $3.85) = $130.90. IF THEY HAVE AN UP FIT KIT, WOULDN'T THAT SUGGEST DODGE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM? WOULDN'T THAT AMOUNT TO A RECALL IF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS SUB-PAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED WITH A HEAVIER VERSION? I THINK SO! *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN ROADS AT SPEEDS OVER45 MPH +/-. HAVE TO SLOW TO NEAR STOP TILL IT GOES AWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SUPRISED NO ONE IS KILLED FROM THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 DODGE POWER WAGON FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2011. I HAVE BEEN A LOYALE DODGE OWNER FOR MANY YEARS AND DON'T KNOW WHY. UPON TEST DRIVING THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE PURCHASE I FELT A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. I SPOKE WITH THE PRIVIOUS OWNER WHO INDICATED THE TIRES WERE THE ISSUE. I TOOK A CHANCE A BOUGHT THE TRUCK "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY IMPLIED. I HAVE RESEARSED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I EXPERIENCE IT. I WAS RIGHT. I KNEW THAT REPLACING PARTS WAS NOT THE ANSWER AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. LIKE A DUMMY, I TOOK IT IN TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A "FIX" AND THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY. MY RESEARCH TOOK ME TO A WELL KNOWN HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SHOP. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HE WAS VERY CONVINSING THAT THEY COULD REPAIR IT. THIS TECH/OWNER KNEW MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEN DODGE. AGAIN, I TOOK THE CHANCE I SPENT OVER $650.00. HE HAD ISSUED ME A TSB FROM DODGE THAT STATED REPLACING ALL 4 TIE RODS AND DOING A SPECIAL ALLIGNMENT WOULD CURE IT. NOPE! SINCE THE PURCHACE I HAVE REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES, STEERING DAMPNER SHOCK, ALL 4 TIE RODS, AND NUMERIOUS TIRE BALLANCING AND ALLIGNMENTS. I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT. I'M DOING EXACTLY WHAT I SAID I WOULD'NT, SPEND BIG MONEY FOR A KNOWN SAFTEY ISSUE FROM DODGE! MY COMPLAINT IS THE VERY KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE". I SHOULD HAVE WROTE WHEN I WENT THROUGH DODGES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'M A HARD WORKING, TAX PAYING, FAMI

2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IF A SLIGHT BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN. *JB

I UNDERSTAND CHRYSLER HAS FINALLY ADMITTED TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" 2003-2011 PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE MID 1990 MODELS AND NOW WE WHO OWN AND MAINTAIN THOSE MODELS ARE LEFT OUT AND ARE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS. IT WAS THEIR PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING AND THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT IT. I, AT MY EXPENSE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED IN 2010 AND ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM CONTINUES PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING THE OLDER MODELS AND ARE STILL AT RISK. A DODGE WILL LAST FOREVER IF IT IS TAKEN CARE OF, THAT IN MIND DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL THE 90'S MODELS ALSO, IT IS NOT RIGHT. PEOPLE CAN DIE IN ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE OLDER VEHICLE. ALSO!!! HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH HAVE THERE BEEN AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY INVOLVED VEHICLES IN THE 1990 RANGE BEFORE DODGE FINALLY ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM. ALL THE VEHICLES WITH A HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. *KB

THE WIPER LINKAGE FAILED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER CAUSING A LOSS OF WINDOW WIPING CAPABILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES EVEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE LOOSE LINKAGE ARM COULD ALSO BECOME STUCK AND CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF WINDOW WIPING ABILITY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BALLS JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TIE ROD, STEERING DAMPENER, PITMAN ARM, FRONT AXLE U-JOINT, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL [DEATH WOBBLE] WHEN COMING TO A BRIDGE OR LIP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STARTS JUMPING VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FRONT END WAS SWERVING OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL TIE ROD BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2007 DODGE RAM PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END DROPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH ON BACK ROAD. LOST ALL STEERING FUNCTION, AS LEFT SIDE IS ATTACHED TO RIGHT SIDE. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH SEVERAL TREES AND A SMALL BRIDGE. TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED IN ONCOMING DITCH. TIE RODS HAD BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY APPROX 30K MILES PRIOR. TRUCK DROVE NORMAL UNTIL THIS POINT, BUT TIE RODS HAD STARTED SHOWING WEAR PREVIOUSLY, BUT NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY ALARM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE TIE RODS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE THIRD TIME, AS IT WAS THE LAST WEEK OF SAID WARRANTY. REPLACED PARTS WITH HEAVY DUTY AFTERMARKET PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP HAD INSPECTED TRUCK ON A PREVIOUS TRIP AND SAID TRUCK HAD "UPDATED" STEERING LINKAGES AND COMPONENTS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (70+ MPH), WHEN VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS "ROUGH ROAD" CONDITIONS SUCH AS A SUDDEN BUMP AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF A BRIDGE AND/OR ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AND WILL NOT CEASE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO BELOW APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. BRAKING IS ALSO AFFECTED DURING THIS EPISODE OF MALFUNCTION.

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND COME ACROSS A BUMP,LIFT, OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA RECENTLY AND I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT 90 MPH, IT MADE ME CROSS INTO THE NEXT LANE THEN INTO THE MEDIAN. TALKING ABOUT SCARY!I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET A LOT AND IT APPEARS THE BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. WHY? PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM! ITS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE DODGE DESIGN NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE CUMMINS DIESEL. I HAVE LOOKED INTO GETTING THIS 08 STEERING UPGRADE BUT THE DEALER WANTS $975 TO FIX IT AND CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM ABOVE 50 MPH AND GO ACROSS A CHANGE IN THE ROAD SURFACE. THE SHAKE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL MY SPEED DROPS BELOW 30 MPH. IT IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE THAT ALMOST SENDS ME OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS 74000 MILES ON IT, AND I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE TIRES SINCE THE ONES ON IT WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I HAD BRAND NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES PUT ON IT, AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I CALL THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE TIE ROD ENDS, DAMPENER, OR BALL JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ME. *TR

FRONT END WOBBLE/VIBRATION DURING MODERATE SPEED DRIVING. AFTER ACCELERATING TO 55-60 MPH, FRONT END BEGINS TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE-- SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY TO INTERFERE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AT SPEED. REDUCING SPEED HELPS BUT ONLY SOME. HAVE HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, RE-ALIGNED, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, ETC BUT NO REPAIR HAS COMPLETELY FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

1. MY TRUCKS HAS HAD THE FAMOUS DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE TIRES START SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT QUIT. 2. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HOT A BUMP AND ITS STARTED TO "DEATH WOBBLE" AND SNAPPED THE TIE ROD END TO THE PIT MEN ARM AT THE TIEROD END SLEEVE WHICH CAUSE LOSS OR ALL STEERING LUCKILY I MADE IT OFF IN THE DITCH WITH OUT KILLING ANY ONE, HAD MY LITTLE 14 YEAR OLD BROTHER WITH ME 3. UPGRADED TIEROD ENDS,STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING LINKAGE(BECAUSE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM) ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ITS ALL OVER FORUMS,YES THERE IS A RECALL ON TIE ROD ENDS WHERE THE JOINT BREAKS THIS 1 THE ROD PART STILL A COMMON PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO SEE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SAID MINE WAS OK 3 DAYS LATER THIS EVEN HAPPENED LUCKY NO 1 HAS DIED. THE DEALER SHIP KEPT THE OLD PARTS BUT I DO HAVE PICTURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE PITMAN ARMS ON THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,919.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT FUNCTION ESPECIALLY IN COLDER TEMPS UNDER 20 DEGREES. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALSO TO FORCE DRIVER TO HAVE TO STOP TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS MAY WORK SOMETIMES BUT OTHER TIMES WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE START UP OR WILL CEASE TO WORK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2008/2009 DODGE RAM 2500 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE WHICH CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION THAT CAN RESULT IN PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FAILURE TO FUNCTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT MY VIN NUMBER FOR MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I WAS TOLD THE PART COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $170 TO $2200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE NOT INCLUDING COST OF INSTALL AND PROPERLY DIAGNOSING WHICH MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. ONCE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP OR THE WEATHER IS WARMER OR VEHICLE IS PARKED ENCLOSED IN A TEMPERATURE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT THEN THE WIPER MODULE IS UNFROZEN AND WILL WORK AGAIN. UNTIL YOU DRIVE OUT INTO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THEY FAILED TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY WERE TURNED OFF. THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN HE TURNED ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT ONE CAME ON AND WHEN THE RIGHT WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT ONE CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2007 DODGE 2500 4WD PICKUP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS INTERNAL ANTITHEFT SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A MICOR CHIP IN EACH IGNITION KEY AND A WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE (WCM) IN THE STEERING COLUMN. FAILURE TO USE AN IGNITION KEY WITH A PROPERLY CODED CHIP RESULTS IN VEHICLE NOT STARTING. PROBLEM IS WITH THE WCM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATION OR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE WCM FAILS WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. IN MY CASE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT FOR 5 MINUTES AND UPON RETURN SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE WCM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE WCM IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS TO HAVE FAULTED REQUIRING REPAIR. ALTHOUGH WCM IS REPLACED IT OFTEN FAILS AGAIN. CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS THE RESULT IF A STATIC ELECTRIC DISCHARGE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE DRIVER INSERTS THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND OFTEN OCCURS DURING COLD DRY DAYS WHEN STATIC BUILDUP IS PREVALENT. THE STATIC CHARGE CAUSES THE WCM TO PERMANENTLY FAIL AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. FAILURES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH NEW WCM WITHIN DAYS OF REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER MAKES REPAIRS, IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE OWNER MUST PAY FOR PARTS LABOR AND OFTEN TOWING. SINCE THE WCM HAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND COMMONLY FAILS AS A RESULT OF A NATURAL OCCURRENCE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE WCM COMPONENT IS OF FAULTY DESIGN AND SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND HARDENED AGAINST FAILURE.

SEVERE WOBBLE/SHAKING OF FRONT END AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50MPH TO 70MPH, AFTER HITTING NORMAL BUMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES IN IT. APPARENTLY IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF DODGE 2500 DIESEL OWNERS, HOWEVER, DODGE IS NOT BACKING UP THEIR PRODUCTS AND SAYS THAT THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. I AM SCARED TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF SOMETHING BREAKING IN THE FRONT END AND CRASHING. I HAVE CHECKED THE BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS, BUSHINGS ETC AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING WRONG TO INDICATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH COMPLAINTS DODGE WILL ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 (SUSPENSION) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE FRONT END LINKAGE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND TIRE ROD. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000. UPDATED 3/2/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/04/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD ST (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND POWER WAS LOST TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE #5 FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE; IT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN DECEMBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE #6 FUEL INJECTOR WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE P/U WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A LT265/70R17 M/S C6972F CASING # TIRES ON MY TRUCK ALL 4 TIRES ARE DRY ROTTING ON THE SIDEWALLS. WHATS YOUR THOUGHTS? *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND A 5.7L GAS ENGINE. I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON INTERSTATE 5 N/B A FEW MILES NORTH OF LOST HILLS CA ABOUT 2130 HRS. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR 78 MPH AND A FEW MINUTES LATER HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I BRAKED BUT THE WOBBLE DID NOT CEASE UNTIL I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES, WHEELS, STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG SO I RESUMED MY TRIP AND REACTIVATED MY CRUISE CONTROL. A FEW MOMENTS LATER MY VEHICLE AGAIN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I LIMPED HOME AT MUCH SLOWER SPEEDS WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND I POINTED OUT TO THEM A TSB THAT COVERED THE SITUATION. THE DEALER DISCOVERED .030 INCH PLAY IN A TIE ROD END. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS THROUGH VEHICLE ONE AND THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DECLINED THE REPAIR SINCE THE TSB ISSUED BY DODGE ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MOVEMENT OF .045 INCH. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY STEER MY TRUCK AND ENDED UP HALFWAY INTO THE ADJOINING LANE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I AM NOW STUCK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OR PAYING NEARLY $2000 TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. DODGE HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL UNSAFE STEERING LINKAGE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SUBJECT TO THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. T

WHEN COMING TO A BRIDGE OR LIP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STARTS JUMPING VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 2500 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL LEFT, THE RIGHT SIGNAL ACTIVATED, AND SOMETIMES NEITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WILL REPAIR THE FAILURE HIMSELF. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2007 DODGE 2500 STEERING WOBBLE OVER 55 MPH DEATH WOBBLE/ DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE ISSUES ONLINE FOR SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PPL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ALSO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON BUT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OFF EVERY TIME HE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BELL HOUSING BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000

HI I HAVE 2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL AND I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE CALLED DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER SO I HAVE TO PAY TO GET STEERING BOX FIXED I HAVE BE FIGHTING FOR TWO YEARS GOT FRONT END FIX LAST YEAR IN ALBERTA AND STILL HAVE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TWO OF OUR 2007 PICK TRUCKS CENTER LINK TERMINAL HAS POP OUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS OF WEAR. ONE OF THE PICK UP WAS BACKING UP WHEN RIGHT HAND WHEEL STEERING TERMINAL POP OUT OF THE CENTER LINK AND THAT WHEEL STEER ALL THE WAY RIGHT. IN THE SECOND PICK UP HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION BUT THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT WHEEL TURN COMPLETELY LEFT AND THE CENTER LINK BAR PUNCTURE THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURE IN EITHER INCIDENTS. HAVE PICTURE AND PARTS OF SECOND INCIDENT FOR YOU TO INSPECT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE A 2007 2500 DODGE RAM TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT USED A YEAR AGO. THREE MONTHS AGO, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH I CAME UPON A BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB AND ONCE I HIT IT THE TRUCK BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. AFTERWARDS I DID RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED WHAT I EXPERIENCED MATCHED WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID DODGE HAS ISSUED A REPAIR BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ALSO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE REPAIRS DODGE RECOMMENDS FIXES THE PROBLEM. (THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ALSO SUPPORTS THAT COMMENT). ON NOVEMBER 21 WHILE TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FIVE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. I WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 AT 65-75 MPH AND EVERY BUMP, BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB, OR POT HOLE THAT WAS HIT WOULD INITIATE THIS HORRIFIC SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. I WAS IN FEAR OF MINE AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES AND IN FEAR OF DAMAGING OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 45-55MPH AND EVEN SLOWER WHEN CROSSING ROAD IMPAIRMENTS STATED ABOVE; THIS SEEMED TO PREVENT THE SHAKING. SINCE, I HAVE CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER, THE LOCAL DEALER OF WHERE I'M SPENDING THE HOLIDAY, AND CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE TWO DEALERS AGAIN TOLD ME ABOUT DODGE'S BULLETIN HOWEVER BOTH SAID THEY DO NOT BELIEVE REPLACING THE TIRE ROD ENDS AND CONTROL ARMS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER TOOK TWO DAYS TO GET A HOLD OF A LIVE PERSON AND

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DURING LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS ALSO ERRATIC GEARS DOWN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE IN ORDER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB DIESEL. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. I HAVE WHAT IS MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR "DEATH SHAKE". I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DODGE AND PAID TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT SHOCKS I HAD PUT ON TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SHOCKS DID NOTHING TO FIX THE VIOLENT SHAKING. BASICALLY, WHEN I GET THE TRUCK UP TO AROUND 60 MPH AND HIT ANY SMALL BUMP OR POT HOLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON THE ROADWAY THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MAKES LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP I HAVE TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH. OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE TO DO THIS ON A FREEWAY OR ANY OTHER HIGHWAY FOR THAT MATTER. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE TIME WHEN THE TRUCK CAUSES ME TO CRASH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE WON'T EVEN RIDE IN IT BECAUSE IT IS THAT BAD. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I EXPLAINED ALL THIS TO DODGE AND THEY DIRECTED MY TO THIS WEBSITE SAYING THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SO MUCH SO THAT THERE ARE FORUMS DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO JUST THIS ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE WHERE DODGE OWNERS HAVE VIDEO TAPED THEIR TRUCKS DOI

(2007 DODGE 2500 6.7L CUMMINS) (50,000 MILES) AT ANY SPEED IN EXCESS OF 50MPH A SEVERE AND VIOLENT SHAKE IS EXPERIENCED WHEN A BUMP/POTHOLE/BREAK IN PAVEMENT IS STRUCK. THIS CAUSES LOSE OF CONTROL AND DOES NOT CORRECT UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED FALLS BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE ONLY A MONTH AND HAVE SPENT IN EXCESS OF $1300. ALL TIE RODS, STEERING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. TIRES, BALL JOINTS WERE INSPECTED. VEHICLE HAS BE ALIGNED MULTIPLE TIMES AND PROBLEM REMAINS. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP 3RD TIME FOR SAME COMPLAINT. VERY THANKFUL THAT I NOR ANYONE ELSE HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE REPLACED...? *TR

STILL HAVING SOOTING PROBLEM NOW DEALER IS GUESSING ON PART REPLACEMENT. HAVE REPLACED ONE SENSOR AT MY COST. THIS DID NOT GET RID OF CODE PO471. AFTER WAITING 10 DAYS FOR RETURN CALL FROM DEALER THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THAT WILL CORRECT PROBLEM. SENOR COSTS $140.00. *TR

I HAD ME AND MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK AND HAD A BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL MACK YOUR VEHICLE SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD MULTIPLE NEW PARTS ON THE FRONT END REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR ANY DISTANCES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GOING TO GO IN THE DITCH OR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE HERD THIS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND ON THE INTERNET SEARCH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED TO 40 MPH AND THE FAILURE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME PERTAINING TO THE PRIOR IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE 2500 DIESEL WITH THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK HAS 46000 MILES ON IT, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IN 290 MILE TRAVELED IN THE LAST 36 HOURS, THE WOBBLE HAPPENED 8 TIMES. THIS IS SOMETHING DODGE HAS "NEVER HERD OF" [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2007 DODGE DIESEL 2500 MEGA CAB DEATH WOBBLE ON FRONT END WHEN DRIVING 70MPH AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN HWY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT LUCKILY NO CARS WHERE AROUND OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-70 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES HORRIBLY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TO RESOLVE THIS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING A VERY CURVY ROAD TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. TIME TO GET TO DESTINATION WAS ABOUT 30 MINUTES. ONCE I GOT THERE, I PARKED, AND GOT OUT OF MY 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS SMOKING LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS SMOKING AS WELL, BUT NOT AS BAD. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D SEEN THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD BEEN ON THE BRAKES TOO MUCH GOING DOWN THE CURVY ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES WERE FINE, THAT I HAD ABOUT 50% BRAKE PAD STILL LEFT ON THE REAR BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE I HAD WHEN I PARKED THE TRUCK. THEY INVESTIGATED AND CAME BACK TO TELL ME THE REAR SEALS WERE GONE ON THE TRUCK ALLOWING THE FLUID TO GET ON THE BRAKE PADS. THEY SAID THE FLUID ON THE BRAKES PADS WAS GETTING HOT AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE SMOKE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THE REAR SEALS GONE BECAUSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ME TO HAVE A FIRE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME IT WAS NOT NORMAL FOR THE REAR SEALS TO FAIL LIKE THESE HAVE. THE REAR SEALS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL, THAT I COULD FIND. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500.00 TO REPLACE THE SEALS AND THE BRAKE PADS SINCE THEY GOT WET. THIS IS UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE CAUSED BY THE REAR SEAL FAILURE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND DODGE RECALL AND REPLACE F

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TURNED SIDEWAYS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TEMPORARILY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BEGAN FRACTURING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIE RODS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

DEATH WOBBLE COMING FROM FRONT END OF TRUCK. JUST STARTED HAPPENING WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPY ROADS. CAUSES COOLANT SPLASH ALL OVER THE ENGINE. ALMOST CAUSES ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR ANY UNEVEN SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES WOULD VIBRATE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WITH A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STABILIZER KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

I CURRENTLY OPERATE A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 THAT EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN TRAVELING +60MPH AND HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE/OVERPASS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL STOPPING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 52,300 MILES AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE EQUIPMENT. IT WOULD BE WISE FOR DODGE, NTSB, AND NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH FOR A SEVERE ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. I EXPERIENCED THE WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A SEMI ON MY RIGHT AND ONE BEHIND ME. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT STRIKING A TRUCK. A RECALL OR PART THAT NEEDS REPLACING WOULD HELP THE +45 COMPLAINTS REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND DEMONSTRATES NEGLIGENCE ON DODGE, NHTSA AND NTSB. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 4X4 2500, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR THE H46 RECALL TO UPGRADE STEERING TO 08.5 YEAR BUT THE DEALER JUST LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS OK, I EXPLAINED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY WORK FOR "DEATH WOBBLE" I CONTINUED TO TELL THEM THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE PROBLEM WILL STOP. I LEFT THE DEALER WITH NO FIX TO MY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME LOCKED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AFTER MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE STEERING BOX WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.