2007 Dodge 1500 Electrical Problems

I purchased my 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 truck around May 2022 at a used car lot. It had low mileage so I thought I did great. Immediately after I brought it home, it began to die. I figured it had a really old battery so I purchased a new one. This one would last around 3 days instead of the one day before dying. I would drive it and jump it over and over. I tried to contact the dealer over and over but they would not respond to my calls. I wrote a terrible review about them in Yelp and they contacted me immediately, but when I attempted to schedule a time to drop the truck back off, they stopped responding again. About 9 months later the truck stopped turning over all together. We found that the fuel pump was the issue. It sat for a year until I had it towed to the mechanic, who fixed the fuel pump, but found that the car would only run for a few seconds. He continued to diagnose it, and after weeks, he tells me that there is something terribly faulty with the electrical system, but he is stumped as to what it is. He says he does not see where anyone has tampered with the system at all, but there is something mysterious about the electrical component. I have put so much money into this truck including having to pay insurance and a high monthly payment for a dead truck. Please help me. I can provide documents after I meet with mechanic who still has truck.

NHTSA ID

11616445

Incident

May 11, 2022

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled, and then the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stopped the vehicle and had to wait for over one hour before being able to restart the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the fuel pump relay had failed and informed the contact that there was a recall for the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V115000 (Electrical System) however, neither the VIN nor the vehicle was included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11614855

Incident

Sep 12, 2024

Mileage

200,000 mi

Drivers side low & high beam headlight doesnt work. Bulb tests good, ground confirmed good. No power to high or low beam. Passenger side operates properly.

NHTSA ID

11525106

Incident

Apr 3, 2023

MY FUEL PUMP QUIT WHILE USING MY TRUCK! TRACED IT BACK TO THE FUSE BOX. INTEGRATED FUSE IS TO BLAME. I CAN NOT FIX THIS DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF THE PART. AND PRICE! NORMALLY YOU HAVE A RELAY TO CHANGE! BUT NO! IDEAS???

NHTSA ID

11351877

Incident

Sep 19, 2018

HELLO I HAVE A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 AND AS I WAS DRIVING MY KEYS FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH & ALSO A FEW TIMES MY RADIO WOULD STAY ON DIDN'T KNOW SO MY BATTERY WOULD DIE BUT WATS WEIRD IS I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TURN THE KEYS ALL THE WAY TO START POSTING TO START THE TRUCK .....JENNA

NHTSA ID

11311996

Incident

Feb 24, 2020

Mileage

212,000 mi

RADIO IN TRUCK STAYS ON WHILE TRUCK IS OFF AND THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. MAKES A DINGING SOUND WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF AND KEYS ARE OUT OF THE IGNITION. DOORS WON'T LOCK WITH THE KEY BATTERY OPENER DURING HOT TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE. THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY DURING THESE TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11301013

Incident

Aug 18, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND, AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, REPORTED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE LEAKED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THEY HEARD A LEAKING AIR NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD WAS BURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

NHTSA ID

11257296

Incident

Sep 19, 2019

Mileage

154,000 mi

CYLINDER IGNITION , KEY WILL NOT TURN OR START TRUCK. SPRAYED IGNITION SPRAY WORKED FOR AWHILE THEN IN FEB 8TH STOPPED WORKING WON'T START.

NHTSA ID

11180558

Incident

Feb 8, 2019

Mileage

83,516 mi

TIPM LOW BEAMS ARE NOT WORKING CAUSED BY PLUG HAVEING NO POWER COMING OUT OF TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT FROM NOT SEEING THE ROAD I WAS DRIVEING ON .I HAVE LIGHTS ATM BYPASSED TIPM WITH A ON /OFF SWITCH BUT SHOULD REALLY BE REPLACED KINDA OF A BAD ENGINEERING ON MOPAR SIDE.AND VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11165473

Incident

Jan 3, 2019

Mileage

132,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR POWER DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JONES FORD WICKENBURG (555 E WICKENBURG WAY, WICKENBURG, AZ 85390, (844) 524-1981) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,011.

NHTSA ID

11154356

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

188,011 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BRIEFLY, AN INTERNAL FIRE OCCURRED. THE AIR CONDITIONING LINE TO THE COMPRESSOR HAD A HOLE IN THE RUBBER AND MELTED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING, AIR CONDITIONING LINE, HOSES, AND OTHER COMPONENTS BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER (GOLLING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2405 S TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302, (248) 334-3600) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11141830

Incident

Oct 20, 2018

I PURCHASED MY CURRENT TRUCK BAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. I PLACE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY TO CRANK THE TRUCK. IT ACTS AS IF THE ANTI LOCKING DEVICE IS KEEPING THE KEY FROM TURNING. MY PREVIOUS DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP I PURCHASED NEW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AT MY OWN COST. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. IT APPEARS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE STATIONARY POSITION AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAVE SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE PERSON TAPPING ON THE END OF THE KEY WHILE IN THE IGNITION WHICH SEEMS TO WORK ON OCCASION.

NHTSA ID

11132790

Incident

Sep 30, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. ALSO, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND, AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, SHIFTED THE GEAR LEVER TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY 35 TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT CALLED PORT JEFF CHRYSLER, JEEP,DODGE, RAM IN PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NEW YORK AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE ADDITIONAL KEYS OFF OF THE KEY RING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11083210

Incident

Apr 1, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. IT GAVE CODE FOR BANK 2 KNOCK SENSOR AND OIL VISCOSITY WRONG. IT WOULD NOT START. NOTICED SMELL FROM UNDER PASSENGER SIDE. FOUND INSULATED HARNESSING IN PASSENGER SIDE HAD CAUGHT FIRE POSSIBLE DUE TO SHORT TO CHASSIS. WIRING WAS ALL IN OEM STATE, FOUND NO STANDOFFS PRESENT TO KEEP HARNESS OFF CHASSIS ON HORIZONTAL RUN, STANDIFFS ARE PRESENT IN VERTICAL RUN BY OIL FILTER. REPLACED SECTION OF HARNESS AND DOCUMENTED WITH PICTURES. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ALL DODGE OWNERS, FLAME IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OIL FILTER. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL WITH PHOTOS AND REQUEST COMPENSATION FOR MY WORK TO REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

11022470

Incident

Sep 7, 2017

Mileage

167,000 mi

ENGINE WILL CUT OFF DURING DRIVING. STALLS. I REPLACED BATTERY AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT CUTS OFF AND STALLS THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SOMETIMES IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IT MAY START. LOCK AND UNLOCK THE REMOTE CONTROL. OR JUST SAT AND WAIT OR HAVE IT TOWED HOME. MIDWAY DRIVING IT WILL SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FOR NO REASON. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE FUEL IS FULL OR LOW.

NHTSA ID

11021844

Incident

May 24, 2017

Mileage

135,000 mi

I'M NOT STARTING FROM THE COMPLETE BEGINNING I'M STARTING FROM WHEN IT PLACE THE WORST TOOK TO DODGE CUZ I HAD DYING PROBLEMS STALLING OUT IF I WAS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK MIND YOU I DRIVE 600 MILES AT A TIME ONE DIRECTION WAY HOME ONE NIGHT VEHICLE STALLS OUT PULLED TO SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE STARTS BACK GET DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST STUTTERS A LITTLE SO I KEEP GOING GET DONE WITH A LITTLE FURTHER THEY COMPLETELY DIES WHILE I'M GOING THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA TO TENNESSEE THE GORGE AS THEY CALL IT NO PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEMI BESIDE ME SEMI BEHIND ME NO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT EITHER HIT A POT HOLE TRUCK DIES LUCKILY IN RUNNING ABOUT 90 MILE AN HOUR PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL CRANK IT NO CRANK NO START CRANK IT AGAIN IT STARTS POPPING IN GEAR SCARED AS HELL GET TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION IN WORRIES THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE TRUCK TRYING TO MAKE TO SAFE PLACE I FINALLY MAKE IT HOME TRUCK DID THAT COUPLE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY AND STALL OUT. I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIPM WELL HAVE THEM FIX IT GOT THE TRUCK BACK NO FIX THERE THEY DID GET TWO CODES FOR THE TIPM PROBLEM ON THAT DAY ENDED UP BEING THE IGNITION COILS ALL OF THEM HAD TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO ALL THIS I HAD ALREADY BEEN HAVING STALLING PROBLEM NOT DYING CHRYSLER DEALER IN GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA LOOK AT MY TRUCK FAN DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS LOW AMPERAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAN'T REMEMBER YOU CAN GET AHOLD OF HIM IF YOU WOULD LIKE SO THEY SAID REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY SO I DID THEN THE STORY I JUST STATED TOOK PLACE. NOW AGAIN LOCATION GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA GOING ACROSS INTERSECTION REAR END GOES OUT THE ONLY REASON THE TRUCK EVEN MOVED ANYMORE IS BECAUSE IT'S 4-WHEEL DRIVE I DROVE IT ALMOST 5000 MILES LIKE THAT BEFORE I COULD AFFORD A NEW REAR END TO PUT IN HERE. I COULD KEEP GOING BUT THE PROBLEMS OF THIS YEAR MODEL. MULTIPLE DATES

NHTSA ID

11021390

Incident

Jul 20, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" 1-VEHICLE TIE ROD ON DRIVER SIDE REPLACEMENT 2-WHEEL WELLS RUSTED OUT W/O WATER DAMAGE 3-PASSENGER AIR BAG 4-WATER PUMP

NHTSA ID

10957005

Incident

Jul 15, 2016

RETURN SPRINGS IN CLUTCH IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEM BROKEN. UNABLE TO TURN KEY, TAKE OUT OF PARK, OR TURN STEERING WHEEL. IDENTICAL TO EXISTING RECALL "#14V795000" WHICH IS ALSO FOR 2007 DODGE RAMS, BUT [XXX] SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAYS MY VIN ISN'T PART OF RECALL. BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. HTTP://WWW.JOHNJONESCHRYSLERDODGEJEEPRAM.COM/ (888) 442-6151 1735A GARDNER LANE CORYDON,IN47112 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10944488

Incident

Jan 10, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART WHILE PARKED. FUEL SYSTEM RELAY FAILURE IS BEING BLAMED. THE RELAY IS PART OF THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE SYSTEM WHICH HAS ALSO FAILED. OWNER IS THANKFUL THAT BECOME WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF FACT AND WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN BEFORE THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF TIPM COMPONENT. VEHICLE REMAINS INOPERATIVE AT CURRENT.

NHTSA ID

10928734

Incident

Nov 6, 2016

Mileage

260,687 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, IGNITION, AND IGNITION READER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA ID

10926176

Incident

Nov 15, 2016

Mileage

116,000 mi

FOR THE PAST WEEK MY ENGINE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. CRANKED FOR ABOUT 20 SECOND BEFORE STARTING. TODAY THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT FAILED TO START. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND CHECKING THE BATTERY I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX, TIPM, WHICH IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BATTERY. I OPENED THE COVER TO THE TIPM AND NOTICED WHITE POWDER, ACID. THE NEGATIVE LEAD WHICH IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIPM HAD WHITE POWDER RESIDUE ON THE CONNECTOR. I TRIED ONCE AGAIN TO START THE VEHICLE BUT ONLY CRANKED. THEN SOME SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE TIPM. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND MADE SURE NOTHING WAS STILL BURNING. I READ ON LINE THAT TIPM FAILURE IS COMMON WITH MY VEHICLE AND OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BUT A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A SAFETY ISSUE IF MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE. I HAVE TO SPEND $100 IN TOWING COST AND ~$800 TO REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10863694

Incident

May 6, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,937. ..UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF *JS

NHTSA ID

10786817

Incident

Oct 27, 2015

Mileage

104,937 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO SITTING AT AN IDLE, THE TRUCK TRIES TO ENGAGE 4WD LOW. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FRONT ACTUATOR, FLASHED THE TIPM ON 8/28/15. DIDN'T LEAVE THE DEALERS LOT AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL SHIFTING INTO 4WD ON ITS OWN. BACK TO THE GARAGE IT WENT. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE A BUILT IN SAFETY SO THAT IT CAN NOT SHIFT INTO 4WD LOW AT HIGH SPEEDS... BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE THE AC PRESSURE SWITCH, TIPM, TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MOTOR. AWAITING TRANSFER CASE MOTOR TO BE REPLACED AT THE MOMENT. STILL WAITING FOR DEALER TO SAY THAT IT IS FIXED. THE TRUCK IS PRESENTING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS AS OF 9/20/15. DEALER HAS HAD MY TRUCK SINCE 8/26/15 AND STILL HAS IT AS OF 9/20/15.

NHTSA ID

10767070

Incident

Aug 26, 2015

Mileage

96,838 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10760655

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

135,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, TRIED TURNING STARTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING STARTS BUT LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD TURN ON. I HAVE JUMP START AND NOTHING. DISCONNECTED BATTERIES FOR 5 MINS AND NOTHING. NO SMOKE. NO LEAKS. NO BURN OR FUMES SMELL. NO CRACKING NOISE WHEN TURNING KEY OVER. CHECK GAUGES LIGHT , E BRAKE LIGHT. AND ABS LIGHT TURN ON AND REMAIN ON WHEN CRACKING.

NHTSA ID

10759301

Incident

Aug 25, 2015

Mileage

108,000 mi