2007 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE MOVED UNCONTROLLABLY AND WOULD ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SEEMED AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

TWICE WHILE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE DIESEL ENGINE WENT FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TURN OFF THE KEY WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT WENT TO 80 MPH BEFORE I COULD SHUT OFF THE KEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. ON APRIL 13, 2007, AT 1,100 MILES, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON MAY 22, 2007, JUNE 14, 2007, JULY 13, 2007, AND AUGUST 11, 2007, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON EACH OCCASION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE 100% FULL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON OCTOBER 3, 2007 THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. ON NOVEMBER 2, 2007 A DIAGNOSIS DISPLAYED FIVE DIFFERENT CODES AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD BE REPLACED UNTIL THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. AFTER THAT, THE REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 11/21/07.

AT 1047 MILES, MY NEW 2007, DODGE 3500, DIESEL 4X4 TRUCKS CATALYTIC CONVERTER SHOWED 100% FULL. I WAS 75 MILES FROM THE NEAREST PAVED HIGHWAY,(AKA AS THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!) AND COULD ONLY DRIVE 5-15 MPH DUE TO EXTREMELY BAD ROAD CONDITIONS. UPON CONTACTING A SERVICE TECH AT MY DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO GET BACK WOULD BE TO UNBOLT THE CONVERTER. I DID & WAS NEARLY "GASSED" TO DEATH BY THE FUMES. I EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE AND BURNING EYES FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER. THE DEALER HAS NOW RE-ATTACHED THE CONVERTOR, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE "PLUGGING" PROBLEM OF THIS CONVERTOR. HENCE, IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY RIGHT TO LEFT WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR END LINK BAR SNAPPED. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. AS OF AUGUST 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

NEW 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SLT 4X4 AUTOMATIC SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE WANDERING, PLAY IN THE STEERING, VIBRATION AND WHEEL SHIMMY. ON THE EXPRESSWAY ON 60M/H WHEN WE WHERE PASSING ANOTHER CAR WE ALMOST LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS BENT AND THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILS TO OPERATE. THE LIGHT ON THE CONTROLLER NORMALLY TURNS RED, HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN BLINKING YELLOW. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTROLLER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 806.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE EMITS BLACK SMOKE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PLACES THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN OR AJAR, THE HORN HONKS REPEATEDLY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.