2007 Dodge 1500 Engine Problems

My truck went into anti-theft mode for no apparent reason and stranded me on a hot day in a parking lot. The engine would not run for more than 2 seconds.

NHTSA ID

11595870

Incident

Apr 13, 2024

The air bag light is on and it has a recall the lights behind the gages went out and the engine has a knock at times

NHTSA ID

11502546

Incident

Apr 12, 2022

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle would not reverse whenever the pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the transmission needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 232,575.

NHTSA ID

11423007

Incident

Mar 29, 2021

Mileage

232,575 mi

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

WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR DOWN 29 SOUTH, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, NO POWER STEERING, NO ABS BRAKES, AFTER IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT IT IN PARK, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND IT STARTED UP AN DROVE.

NHTSA ID

11342181

Incident

Jun 19, 2020

Mileage

177,234 mi

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THEN TRY TO GO THE TRUCK DIES ESPECIALLY AFTER GETTING GAS AND SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVEN'T FIXED IT. WE HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT THEY HAVEN'T FIXED IT. THE DATE AT THE BOTTOM IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TEXAS HAS NOT FIXED IT.

NHTSA ID

11233545

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

112,000 mi

MOTOR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AFTER GETTING GAS AND SOUNDS HAS BROKE IN MOTOR AND IS MAKING A TAPPING NOISE BAD

NHTSA ID

11164141

Incident

Dec 25, 2018

Mileage

200,000 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

TYPICAL BOLTS SHEARED OFF INSIDE THE BLOCK AND AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK CAUSING A TICK. THIS THE 2ND DODGE RAM THAT I HAVE OWNED. BOTH HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM (MY PREVIOUS TRUCK HAD I TWICE(!) WHILE I OWNED IT). IF YOU LOOK AT ANY NUMBER OF ONLINE FORUMS YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM ABOUT THE MILLIONTH PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN. LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE HAS THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY DODGE HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT (THOUGH I CAN NOT CONFIRM) STATING THAT THE COMBINATION AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF CAST IRON, ALUMINUM, AND WEAK BOLTS MAKES THIS HAPPEN OVER & OVER AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS.

NHTSA ID

11130805

Incident

Sep 20, 2018

Mileage

134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,314. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11084938

Incident

Apr 10, 2018

Mileage

38,314 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

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL, ENGINE STARTED MAKING UNUSUAL LOUD NOISES AND VIBRATION. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE OIL WAS SPILLING. MECHANIC SAID PISTON ROD BROKE.

NHTSA ID

11079202

Incident

Sep 14, 2017

Mileage

135,000 mi

TSB# 18-003-08, I HAVE HAD THIS OIL SENDING UNIT REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR AND DODGE HAS A TSB OUT THERE TO FIX IT. ALTHOUGH MY WARRANTY IS OUT OF DATE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE SWITCH STARTS TO FAIL THE UNIT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE ON BOARD COMPUTER TO TURN ON THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND REDUCES THE RPMS AND STALLS OUT THE VEHICLE. DODGE HAS A TSB TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO IT WITHOUT CHARGING. DODGE KNEW THIS ISSUE WELL BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT DID NOT NOTIFY THE OWNERS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK AND NEARLY CAUSING 2 CRASHES. I HAVE ASKED DODGE VIA CHAT TO APPROVE THE UPDATE TO MY ON BOARD COMPUTER TSB# 18-003-18 AND THEY REFUSE. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN FORCE THE CUSTOMER TO PAY $100 PLUS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF REGARDLESS. I HAVE NOW HAD TO PAY 100'S TO REPLACE A OIL SENDING UNIT THAT NO LONGER WORKS WITH THE TRUCKS COMPUTER DUE TO DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE USED BY DODGE..

NHTSA ID

11074985

Incident

Feb 26, 2018

Mileage

122,000 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

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED OUT OF THE HEAD INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE THE VALVE COVER SEAL BLUE OFF OIL POURED ONTO MY HEATED EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEARLY CATCHING ON FIRE SMOKING ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

10984791

Incident

Jun 21, 2016

Mileage

211,000 mi

2007 DODGE RAM 1500 AFTER GETTING FUEL EVERY STOP OR TURN TRUCK WITHOUT WARNING STALLS NO POWER. TRUCK WILL HESITATE BUT START NO CODES HAVE COME UP AND CHANGING GAS AND FUEL SYSTEM SHOWED NO SIGNS OR FAILURE DEALERS HAVE NO ANSWER

NHTSA ID

10979968

Incident

Apr 21, 2017

Mileage

96,345 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10939238

Incident

Oct 23, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK STALLS. IT ALSO WILL STALL AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS NO CODES COME UP AND TRUCK RESTARTS. LETTING OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK WILL AVOID STALL VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID

10875381

Incident

May 6, 2014

Mileage

50 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 7 DAYS AGO. I HAVE DISCOVERED A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT ONLY PRESENTS ITSELF IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. AT LOW SPEEDS IN, TURNING, OR WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH TRAFFIC THE TRUCK WILL CHUG AND THEN DIE. LEAVING MY VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. IT HAPPENED TWICE AFTER FUELING FRIDAY, AND THEN AGAIN THREE TIMES AFTER FUELING TODAY. TWO OF THE THREE TIMES I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST IN A COLLISION BY UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS BEHIND ME. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TURNING ONTO A SHARP ON RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY IT DIED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP AND NOT AT THE TOP WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC. AND THANKFULLY MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING, BECAUSE WITHOUT POWER STEERING HER AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS WOULD HAVE LIKELY STRAIGHTENED OUT THE ON RAMP AND FOUND THEMSELVES AT THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP BANK. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION A COLLISION WOULD BE HIGHLY LIKELY WITH FATALITIES FOR SURE. THE PROBLEM LASTS FOR ABOUT THE FIST TEN TO FIFTEEN MILES OF DRIVING, AND DIES AT LOWER SPEEDS 0-25 MPH. I HAVE READ ABOUT NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS INTO OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES PRESENTING THE SAME ISSUES, AND WHERE THE WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED ON THE FUEL TANKS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THESE WARRANTIES MUST BE EXTENDED TO THE 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 AS WELL IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC AND KILLED.

NHTSA ID

10791690

Incident

Nov 16, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi

WHEN KEY IS HIT (SUCH AS WITH KNEE) ENGINE WILL TURN OFF. SAME AS GM PROBLEM. WHEN BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF DEALER, WAS TOLD THEY COULD REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE.

NHTSA ID

10789781

Incident

Jul 2, 2010

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE THERE WAS AN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ UPDATED 02/10/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10788562

Incident

Aug 25, 2015

Mileage

80,000 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

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NUETRAL AND RE-STARTED. THIS IS A SUPREME SAEFTY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING.

NHTSA ID

10749040

Incident

Aug 13, 2015

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE CHECK FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NHTSA ID

10732164

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

63,000 mi

THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. ALSO VERY HARD TO START. DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF ENGINE .

NHTSA ID

10723858

Incident

Jun 7, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi