2007 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE CAREENED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON 11/6/13. THE 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK I WAS IN WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BENT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY NECK WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. I FEEL THAT IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HURT AS SERIOUSLY AS I WAS HURT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING BUT I DO THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MAYBE NO ONE ELSE WILL BE HURT AS BAD AS I WAS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF APRIL 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TREE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. ..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING ) IN JANUARY 2014. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED INTO A LEFT LANE AS THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE ABNORMALLY COLLAPSED INWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 03/25/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRUCK STEERING AND SUSPENSION SHAKE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR TRAVELING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE. AFTER FINDING THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH RAM TRUCKS, IT SEEMS THAT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN COVERED UP BY DODGE AS THEY WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE COST TO REPLACE THE FAULTY GEOMETRY THAT CAUSES SLOPPY STEERING COMPONENTS. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE TIE ROD AND DAMPER, AND YET THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING IT WITH A COMPLETELY UPGRADED PART THAT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I ALSO CAN NOT GET THIS PART BECAUSE IT CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON THE PART, SO I AM STUCK WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO FIX MY TRUCK. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000(STEERING ) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE THEY STATED THAT PARTS FOR THE RECALL WOULD APPROXIMATELY BE AVAILABLE IN MAY OF 2014. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. DR

HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA SO TOOK IT INTO A NON DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES WERE COMPLETELY SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT THEY HAD A KIT TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. HAD PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE FRONT STEERING DONE. THE TECHNICIAN WHO WORKED OUT IT SAID IT WAS SO BAD THAT MY STEERING COULD HAVE GONE OUT AT ANY MINUTE. THAT IS REALLY TERRIFYING SINCE I HAVE A FAMILY AND WE TOW A TRAILER WITH QUADS. TO TOP IT ALL OFF DODGE CHRYSLER SAID THEY WILL ONLY POSSIBLY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PART BUT NO LABOR SINCE A FORD DEALERSHIP DID THE WORK EVEN THOUGH I CALLED DODGE AHEAD OF TIME AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE REPORT DATE ON NHTSA SAYS 11/6/13 SO I AM CONFUSED WHY DODGE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS COMING SINCE APPARENTLY SEVERAL PEOPLE DID ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT HE POWERED DOWN THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAS PARTIALLY HANGING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENGINE THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED AND ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE FINALLY POWERED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 1/14/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED ONE DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED UP BY ITSELF WHILE IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMERS OTHER VEHICLES, AND PUSHED THEM SIDE BY SIDE. THE CONSUMER HEARD THE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK TO TRY AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, BUT IT WAS NOT ON. HE PUT THE CLUTCH IN AND TOOK IT OUT OF GEAR, BUT IT JUST REVVED UP MORE. THE HORN WAS BLARING AND SMOKE WAS BOILING OUT. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BY OPENING THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. UPDATED 01/16/14

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE,A GENERAL AMERITRAC 235/80R/17,WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE THAT WAS PUT ON JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE,STARTED TO SHAKE. I WENT TO LOCAL TIRE STORE TO GET A NEW ONE INSTALLED. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY SO I WAS ON MY WAY HOME. ITS ABOUT 8 MILES EACH WAY TO THIS STORE FROM MY HOME. ON THE WAY HOME,THIS TIRE BLEW UP LIKE IT HAD A BOMB IN IT! THE DISINTEGRATING TIRE DESTROYED MY RUNNING BOARD,FENDER FLAIR AND DENTED THE TRUCKS FENDER.I DIDN'T HAVE A SPARE,SO I USED THE TRUCKS TIRE TOOLS (ANOTHER ISSUE)AND TOOK ONE OF THE REAR DUALS OFF OF THE BACK AND PUT IN ON THE FRONT TO GET HOME.AFTER A TRIP TO THE TIRE STORE,THEY WOULD REPLACE OR ADJUST THIS TIRE,SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE.WELL JUST THE OTHER DAY THAT TIRE STARTED TO SHAKE TOO.AFTER RUNNING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE,AND HAVING TIRE ISSUES WITH THE SAME GENERAL TIRES,I WAS QUICK TO GET OFF AN EXIT RAMP TO SEE WHAT WAS MAKING MY TRUCK SHAKE.I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMING APART LIKE THE OTHER ONE HAD DONE.SO I DID THE SAME AS BEFORE,I TOOK A DUAL WHEEL OFF AND PUT IN THE STEER POSITION.THIS TIRE WAS COMING APART AND I CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT BLEW TOO. UPON REMOVAL I ABOUT FELL OVER WHEN I SEEN A BULGE IN THIS TIRE ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. THIS BULGE WAS THE SIZE OF A LARGE GRAPEFRUIT!THESE TIRES HAVE 16/32 TREAD WHEN NEW. THE ONE THAT WAS COMING APART STILL HAS 13/32 TREAD.BARELY WORN. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO PRO RATE THE TIRE.THATS OK. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DAMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, SIZE 238/80R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND MERGED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,936 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES WORTH OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. 13/32S

ON WAY TO WORK LOST POWER LIGHT TO SEE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON. STALLED, RESTARTED, STALLED, CALLED TOW TRK. HAS PARTICULATE FILTER REPLACE @ $2600.00 NOW 4 MONTHS BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TOWING A FIFTHWHEEL TRAILER I NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I FOUND A FIRE AT THE FIREWALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE BEHIND THE ENGINE. FAILING TO BE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES I SEPARATED THE TRUCK AND TRAILER AND PUSHED THE TRUCK AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND DIALED 911. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSE AND AFTER CONTACTING DODGE I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED (08V641000) AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. CLEARLY THE RECALL FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THE VERY LEAST IN THIS CASE. CHRYSLER SENT AN INSPECTOR ([XXX]) OUT TO INVESTIGATE AND INSPECT THE TRUCK, HIS REPORT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL DEFECTS FOUND. I HAVE A COPY OF THAT REPORT IF YOU NEED. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT TAKEN BY MY SON WHO WAS WITH ME AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING HELD AT INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS 2299 W. BROADWAY, PHOENIX ARIZONA. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AS WELL AS A STATEMENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. POLICE REPORT [XXX]NAVAJO DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THAT'S WHEN THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I HAD TO STOP AND GET OUT TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT BUT NOW AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ON A LOT OF FORUM A LOT OF THE DODGE RAMS HAVE WHAT THAYER CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IT DOES SCARE U TO DEATH WHEN IT HAPPENS! DODGE HAS ALWAYS HAD WEAK FRONT END SO ON THERE BIG TRUCKS! TO MUCH ENGINE TOO LIGHT OF A FRONT END! VERY FEW DODGE 2500 AND 3500 OWNERS GET 100,000 MILES OF THEM BEFORE PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED (BALL JOINTS AND SWAY BARS) I LOVE MY DODGES BUT HATE THE WEAK FRONT ENDS! I DO HAVE VIDEO OF THE SHAKE. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE TIE ROD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT END STEERING WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 1/23/2013*JS

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER WHEN SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT ON US27 4LANE AT SOMERSET, KY. I WAS TOWING A EQUIPMENT TRAILER AND WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND TRAFFIC AND GET STOPPED ON SHOULDER. I NOTICE SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC FROM UNDER HOOD AS SOON AS I GOT STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO JERK THE BATTERY CABLE OFF WITH PLIERS AND PUT FIRE OUT AT FUSE BOX NEXT TO BATTERY. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO SOMERSET DODGE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIPM MODULE (UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK) . WHEN I PICKED UP TRUCK NEXT THE NEXT DAY I ASKED WHY DID IT BURN WITH NO FUSES BLOWN? I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH TRUCK, I MAY NEED TO CHECK MY TRAILER. THIS WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE FUSE NOT BLOWN. I PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2007 AND USE IT TOWING CATTLE OR FARM EQUIPMENT WITH NEVER A FUSE BLOWN IN TRUCK IN 49,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT EXPLAIN AND THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO FUSE BLOCK. I CHECKED BOTH MY TRAILERS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, WHICH IF THERE HAD BEEN THAT'S WHAT FUSES ARE FOR. I FEEL MY DEALER HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE FAILURE OF THIS FUSE BLOCK. THE INCIDENT ON SEPT. 24, 2012 WOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT END HAD I BEEN IN LEFT LANE BEHIND TRAFFIC AT 55MPH AND TOWING FIVE TON WITH LIMITED BRAKING ON TRUCK AND NONE ON TRAILER DUE TO THEM BEING ELECTRIC, ALSO HAD IT BEEN NIGHT AND THE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD HAVE MADE STEERING AROUND TRAFFIC IMPOSSIBLE. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS

A VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 65 MPH) SEEMS TO LIGHTEN UP AT 75 MPH BUT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR. THE VIBRATION FEELS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE REBALANCED AND ROTATED WITH NO CURE. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED, ROTATED AND REBALANCED TWICE WITH NO CURE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE POSTED ON WEBSITES CONCERNING THIS VIBRATION. DODGE SEEMS TO COMPLETELY DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. A SMALL LIST OF THE WEBSITES WITH COMPLAINTS LISTED ARE: WWW.DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM, WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM, WWW.DIESELBOMBERS.COM, DODGEFORUM.COM, WWW.RAMFORUMZ.COM, WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM. PLEASE HELP TO GET DODGE TO RECOGNIZE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL IF THE VIBRATION CAUSES A VITAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO LOOSEN, FALL OFF AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. YOU ARE STUCK IN THE SEAT UNTIL A SCREW DRIVER OR ANOTHER DEVISE IS USED TO LET YOU OUT. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO LEAVE THE SEAT BELT LATCHED BUT WE ARE NO LONGER SECURED IN IT. IT'S THE LAW THAT I MUST WEAR A SEAT BELT BUT I AM SCARED NO ONE WILL BE AROUND TO RELEASE ME FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT RECLINE EASILY. IF IT IS RECLINED AND I WANT THE SEAT TO COME FORWARD IT GETS STUCK AND TAKES NUMEROUS TRIES TO GET IT STRAIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE IH 45 SERVICE IN HOUSTON, TX. WITHOUT WARNING THE RIGHT TIEROD END FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN HITTING A METRO BUSS. IT WAS TOWED TO CLEAR LAKE DODGE WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY SAY THEY NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE IN THIS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMPY PLACE IN THE ROAD AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO AFFECT ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES. TO THOSE THAT EXPERIENCE IT WE CALL IT "THE DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO EXCEPT STOP AND HOPE YOU DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A STEERING DAMPENER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES LOSS OF STEERING *TGW ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPAIR INVOICE, THE TIE ROD BROKE, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STEERING DAMPENER. *JB

THIS PROBLEM CROSS MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE DODGE RAM 2500-3500 SERIES OF PICKUPS. THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE AN OVERACTIVE PRE-TENSIONER, WHICH IF TRAVELING ON A ROUGH, GRAVEL, OR A SIMPLE BUMP/CRACK, OR EVEN TURNING A CORNER ACTIVATE AND CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN AND RESTRICT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FROM MOVING. IF ON A ROUGH OR GRAVEL ROAD, THE TIGHTNESS OF THE SEATBELTS GET TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO REMOVE THEM DURING DRIVING, ALLOW THEM TO RETRACT, PULL BACK OUT, AND REBUCKLE, ONLY TO REPEAT A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE TIGHTNESS ALSO CONSTRAINS THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER MEANING THAT HE/SHE IS TO TIGHTLY LOCKED TO THE SEAT BECAUSE OF THE OVERACTIVE PRE-TENSIONERS IT MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. IN SOME CASES THE BELTS BECOME SO TIGHT THAT THE ONLY OPTION IS TO REMOVE THEM AND RIDE WITHOUT THEM, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW, BUT THE ONLY OPTION WHEN TRAVELING ON A ROUGH OR GRAVEL ROAD. THESE BELTS SHOULD NOT ACT THIS WAY, AND THE PRE-TENSIONER SHOULD ONLY ACTIVATE IN A FORWARD MOVING SUDDEN STOP, NOT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION WITH DODGE, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE ISSUE IS BEING DISCUSSED ON A DODGE TRUCK/CUMMINS ENGINE FORUM IN THIS THREAD: HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/6-7-LITER-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/490020-OVERACTIVE-SEAT-BELT-PRE-TENSIONER.HTML#POST5047830. *TR

2007 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHIMMIED TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAD COME APART. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED ALIGNMENT SHOP, BUT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY BALANCED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THROUGH ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER FOUND AN UPGRADE KIT FOR THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $ 859.79. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, REGARDING THE LEFT TIE ROD AND BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS MORE THAN A TIE ROD.*JB

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH WHEN THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THE SPARE TIRE, WINCH AND THE PULLEY HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CABLE, THE WINCH, THE TIRE, AND PULLEY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,238. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF

WE HAVE REPLACED TWO STEERING GEAR BOXES ON THIS 2007 DODGE RAM 3500.WE CALLED SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS FOR A REPLACEMENT BOX BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE BACK- ORDERED AND WOULD BE A THREE WEEK WAIT IF THEY CAN EVEN GET ONE SINCE THEY HAVE ABOUT 1,013 ON BACK ORDERS AS OF YESTERDAY.WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS GEAR BOX IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS USED ON THE MERCEDES BENZ AUTOMOBILES.NOW THERE IS ALOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAR AND A VERY HEAVY DUTY 1 TON TRUCK.THEY REALLY DIDNT THINK THIS ONE OUT,IT IS A REAL SAFTY PROBLEM.MY HUSBAND WAS TURNING FROM THE HIGHWAY TO THE SIDE STREET WHEN IT BROKE ,THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE WE PUT ON IT ONLY HAD 213 MILES ON IT.DODGE MUST BE AWARE OF IT AS THE DEALERS HAVE TOLD US IT IS A PROBLEM HE HAD TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO LET HIM MAKE A WIDE TURN ONTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC.WE HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM PU WITH THE SAME GEAR BOX AND I DRIVE IT ALL THE TIME AND NOW I AM THINKING IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME I DO NOT THINK I COULD HAVE THE STRENGHT TO AVOID A SERIOUS PROBLEM, ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE.THIS IS THE VEHICLE I USE TO TRANSPORT OUR SEVERLY HANDICAPPED SON NOW I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFTY AS WELL AS OTHERS WITH THESE TRUCKS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM THANK-YOU. *TR

THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED. *TR

I CAN GO OVER A SLIGHTLY RAISED AREA IN THE PAVEMENT AND MY TRUCK GOES INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD IN TO THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK FOR THEM TO CK AND REPAIR. THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END LOOKS OK AND I JUST NEEDED NEW TIRES. REPLACE THE TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE ON THE HOUSTON,TX FREEWAY WHICH I DRIVE OVER 400 MILES PER WK. *TR

THE FRONT END OF MY 2007.5 DODGE RAM 3500 WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ITS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS.THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY .NOT TO SAFE WHEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. GETS A LOT WORSE IF I AM PULLING A TRAILER AND FEEL THAT SOONER OR LATER A ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN. ITS NICKNAMED THE DEATH WOBBLE. AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH NUMEROUS YEAR DODGE RAMS. JUST DO A INTERNET SEARCH ON THE SUBJECT. DODGE KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR COOLER GASKET AND THE DIESEL DPF OVERHEATED AND CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 35000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRONT TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPARED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2007 DODGE CUMMINS 6.7 DIESEL 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4X4 FRONT HOUSING OF TRANSMISSION SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY 2 BOLTS LEFT HOLDING TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE PULL LONG FLAT BED TRAILER IF TRANSMISSION HAD COME ALL THE WAY OFF TRUCK WOULD HAVE ROLLED AND DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURED. *TT