Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 27 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
Driving and all of the sudden you get a death wobble, truck bouncing/ rattling making it hard to steer and won't stop until you slow down or stop. More than one date bit the one I will add below is most current
Driving and it will randomly have a death wobble...hit a bump or at a certain speed it will have a death wobble and is hard to control until slowed or stopped.
The contact owns a 2007 Ram 1500. The contact stated while her son was driving approximately 70 MPH, the driver’s side front wheel suddenly separated from the vehicle causing the driver to nearly loses control of the vehicle before eventually stopping the vehicle. During the incident, no injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the axle had fractured. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, the local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,200.
TL* THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COUPLER BETWEEN THE CENTER LINK AND THE TIE ROD END WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ALL STEERING PARTS REPLACED, RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 11/27/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT HUNTINGTON BEACH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (16701 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, (714) 841-3999), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LUG NUTS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE SWELLING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,507.
SERVICE WRITER SAYS ALL THE LUGS NUTS ARE SWOLLEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACE. CONSUMER STATED DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY CAME LOSE AND 2 DOORS OPENED. VIN NOT AVAILABLE UPDATED 10/11/18*JB
I FILED A COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAGS ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. CHRYSLER CONTACTED ME TO TELL ME I NEEDED TO CALL MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERS AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME I WILL BE ADDED TO A WAIT LIST WITH NO ANSWER AS TO HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY REACH MY NAME AND THAT I AM ALSO ON A WAIT LIST TO HAVE THE PART PUT IN ON MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBACK WHICH I TOOK IN FOR A RECALL IN EARLY 2015! IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THEY EMAILED SAYING THEY TRIED TO CONTACT ME VIA PHONE AT A NUMBER WHICH IS INCORRECT. I HAVE GIVEN THEM MY CURRENT PHONE NUMBER ON MULTIPLE TIMES. I JUST GET THE RUN AROUND WHEN I TRY TO CALL THEM. I AM NOW GETTING EMAILS FROM THEM ABOUT THIS RECALL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER THEIR ASSES BUT WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ITS ALWAYS THE SAME RESPONSE AND THAT IS I WILL BE PUT ON A WAITLIST. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND I WOULD LIKE IT REMEDIED . I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER TWO YEARS GOING ON THREE FOR THESE NEW PARTS TO BE INSTALLED.
"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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL, BRAKE ROTOR, AND BRAKE CALIPER TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PREVIOUSLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH (NORMALLY 55 AS IT IS A DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR) DOWN A MAIN HIGHWAY IN MY AREA, WHERE THERE WAS ON-GOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND FELT A SLIGHT "SHIMMY" AND THEN A DRIFTING, SIMILAR TO HYDROPLANING. I EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY, ONTO MY PRE-PLANNED EXIT AND DROVE ANOTHER MILE OR SO. I WAS THEN GOING AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE (IN A BEARING CURVE TO THE LEFT), AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, AND BEGAN TO FEEL A HARD "SHIMMY". WITHIN SECONDS, IT PROGRESSED TO A LURCHING AND SHAKING...AS I WATCHED MY REAR DRIVERS-SIDE WHEEL AND TIRE SPIN AROUND IN THE ROAD/TRAFFIC CIRCLE BEHIND ME. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK WAS SITTING ON THE ROTOR. THE TIRE WAS APPROX 25-30 FEET BEHIND ME, AND ALL 5 LUGS WERE FOUND AT THE LOCATION THAT I ENTERED THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
SEVERE NOISE IN REAR PINION AREA, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL; FROM PREVIOUS PROBLEM WHEN REAR PINION NUT BACKED OFF CAUSING REAR PINION FLANGE & DRIVE LINE TO FALL OUT OF THE REAR END. THIS OCCURRED LESS THAN 300 MILES AFTER INCIDENT ASSOCIATED WITH CONFORMATION NUMBER 10763197. AS WELL AS I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS AT THE TIME OF FILING THE OTHER INCIDENT, WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD DUE TO A LOCKED DIFFERENTIAL, WE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO GET IT SAFELY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IF I HADN'T OF HAD HELP I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A SAFE LOCATION TO WAIT UNTIL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE ARRIVED. I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROLLING THE ACCELERATION SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAME PART ISSUES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PRIOR AND LATTER YEAR RECALLS, 13V038000, 14V796000. I WAS LUCKY WITH MY SON TO HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE FREEWAY IF THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OUT AT FASTER SPEEDS, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD CRASH TO MY VEHICLE, OR ANOTHER PERSON WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME IN THE SAME LANE DUE TO A LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRE LUG NUTS WERE LOOSE. THE LUG NUTS WAS TIGHTEN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LUG NUTS INDEPENDENTLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
THE WHEEL HUB SEPARATED FROM MY 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARING SEIZING UP AND EXPLODING FROM THE SPINDLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO SEPARATE ON BOTH SIDES. AS A RESULT, THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 10E040000 (WHEELS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING, KEYS WERE SWINGING AND SHUT OFF CAR. STEERING AND BRAKE LOSS, ALMOST CRASHED, HAD TO MOVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE ROLLING AND START UP, THEN SLAM INTO DRIVE WHILE MOVING TO AVOID CRASH ON INTERSTATE 880 THROUGH SAN JOSE
MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD LEFT WHILE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CORRECTED THE WHEEL BUT IT WAS SO LOOSE THAT WE FISH TAILED THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH AS I TRIED DESPERATELY TO GAIN CONTROL. FINALLY THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT AND SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AFTER THE NEAR CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK AND IT STARTED SCREECHING LIKE DRAGGING METAL UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. I GOT OUT TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS DRAGGING FROM THE TRUCK, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I MADE IT HOME BUT IT WAS SCREECHING OFF AND ON. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I JACKED THE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND TO CHECK UNDER THE CAR I FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND I SOON FOUND TWO RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK. THE FIRST RECALL WAS A FAULTY LEFT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND ANOTHER WAS AN UNRELIABLE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF ANY OF THE RECALLS. I VERIFIED THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON BOTH RECALL LISTS AND SHE AGREE WHILE EXPLAINING EVERY VEHICLE IN THAT PARTICULAR PRODUCTION WASN'T RECALLED. *TR
ON 2/6/13, AT 5:30PM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT, TRIED TO BRAKE (NOT WORKING) DRIVERSIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF THE TRUCK. *TR
ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP, WHEN TRUCK LIFTED THE ENTIRE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS 55,600 MILES ON IT. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON IT EVERY 3000 MILES OR SOONER IF MAINTENANCE NEEDED. THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $303.95. I WAS TOLD THAT HAD THIS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH FACT THAT THE WHEEL WOULD OF FALLEN OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC STATED THE LUG NUTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED DUE TO RUST. THE LUG NUT CAPS SWELLED AND THE WRENCH THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH WOULD NOT FIT OVER THE LUG NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 11/08/11*LJ THE DECORATIVE CAP, OVER THE LUG NUT IS WAS TOO LARGE DUE TO THE INSIDE LUG NUT RUSTING. THE FACTORY LUG NUT WRENCH WON'T FIT THE LUG NUT. UPDATED 11/14/11
I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. WHEN I HIT THE BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAD BROKEN AND WAS COMING APART. I HIT THE BREAKS AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING WHEN I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND THE TRUCK, AND I FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT BACK HOME. HAD IT LOOKED AT THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD SINCE IT HAD ONLY DONE IT ONCE THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, AND IT HAS DONE IT 5 TIMES NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND LET THEM LOOK AT IT, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. 2 OF THE 5 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS IN TRAFFIC TO SLOW IT DOWN TO TRY TO GET IT TO STOP BEFORE I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, ALMOST CAUSING THE DRIVER BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME TRUCKS AND THEY ARE CALLING IT A "DEATH WOBBLE", YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT? I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE NOW BECAUSE IM AFRAID THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IF I LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT STARTS THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT ASAP. *TR
EXPERIENCED STRONG VIBRATION IN FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE, AS THOUGH DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIP ON HIGHWAY. SPEED WAS IRRELEVANT, ANYWHERE FROM 25 MPH AND ABOVE. FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS A LOCKED CALIPER OR OTHER WHEEL/BRAKE ISSUE. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TRUCK WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED, AND AFTER THEIR INSPECTION, THEY FIND NOTHING. THIS WAS MARCH, 2010. EXPERIENCED SAME VIBRATION INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT SUMMER OF 2010. VIBRATION BECAME A COMMON OCCURRENCE. AT TIMES IT FEELS AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIM. IN NOVEMBER, 2010, BROUGHT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR SAME COMPLAINT. THEY FIND FRONT AXLE SHAFT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. ALSO FOUND WAS FRONT HUB AND BEARING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS FAILURE APPEARS TO BE THE SUBJECT OF 2006 MODEL YEAR RECALLS. *TR
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 10/29/10 WITH 22 K MILES ON IT AND HAVE 29950K NOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT END, RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM TIE ROD ENDS, LEAKY BACK WINDOW, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, BALANCE AND ROTATE TIRES 3 TIMES, RAIL DUST, NEW CARPET, LEAKY THIRD LIGHT, NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES AT 24K, AIR CLEANER, WIPERS. I QUESTIONED THE FRONT END WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD IT AS JUST TIRES OUT OF BALANCE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND ASKED IF THE FRONT END LOOKED GOOD BECAUSE I NOTICED THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS HAD A LOT OF PLAY AND I WAS CONCERNED WITH ISSUES DUE TO THAT. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT END WAS FINE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. I LATER TOOK IT BACK AND HAD ALL THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY SET THE TOE. I HAD TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL A FULL HALF TURN TO THE LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT. I PAID FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE PRINTOUT SHOWED MY TOE WAS SET UNDER THE SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE TIRED UNEVENLY WORN DUE TO BAD FRONT END COMPONENTS. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT HEAD LAMP REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING INSIDE THE LENS, A BACK SEAT THAT THE LATCH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE BOLTS THAT NEEDED TIGHTENING DUE TO CARPET BEING REPLACED. I QUESTION HOW THIS VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY INSPECTED AND NONE OF THESE THINGS WERE NOTICED. I DRIVE MY DAUGHTER DAILY IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT REMAINS TO HAVE FRONT END PROBLEMS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND NOTICED A LOT OF ISSUES WITH CRASHES RELATING TO FAULTY FRONT ENDS ON THESE VEHICLES. IT CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNSAFE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB, WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 275/60R20 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW-OUT, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE JACK NOR THE WHEEL NUT THAT'S STANDARD, DID NOT COME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,406. UPDATED 12/01/09 *BF UPDATED 12/29/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT HAD DRY ROT. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THE ONLY WAY THE SPARE TIRE CAN BE RELEASED FROM THE CABLE IS FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AFTER JACKING IT UP ON THE FRAME, PUSHING THE SPARE TIRE UP TO THE FRAME AND RELEASING THE CABLE FROM THE RIM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPARE TIRE CABLE LENGTH. UPDATED 12/31/09.*JB ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM CONSUMER. *NJ UPDATED 01/21/10.
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED IT HAD 24000 ON IT. BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT HAD IN SHOP FOR TRANNY PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. NOT A MONTH LATER TOOK BACK FOR AC PROBLEM AND TRANNY STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE AC COMPONENTS UNDER DASH IT HAD COLLAPSED, $1800 WORTH OF PARTS. THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING ON TRANNY. I HAVE NOW HAD MY TRUCK A YEAR. THIS MONTH HAD TO HAVE FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED THEY LEAKED ALL OIL OUT AND FRONT BEARING REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE. $1000 LATER FRONT END IS STILL MAKING NOISE AND RIDES ROUGHER THAN BEFORE. THE TRANNY IS STILL GIVING PROBLEMS. NOW THE REAREND IS ALSO MAKING WHINING NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. I TRAVEL FOR A LIVING SO I HAVE PUT MANY MILES ON MANY VEHICLES. I NOTICE THE 06 MODELS HAVING RECALLS FOR BEARINGS AND BRAKE SYSTEM BUT NOTHING FOR 07. DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE YEAR SO IT MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR
ITEM: AUTOMOBILE SCISSOR JACK (APPLIES TO ALL MODELS/MAKE) EVENT: I ALMOST MOVED A CAR LIFTED BY A SCISSOR JACK, BUT AT THE LAST SECOND, I STOPPED AND NOTICED THE MISSING WHEEL AND SCISSOR JACK. SUGGESTION: CURRENTLY, MOST VEHICLES COMES WITH A DARK COLOR (BLACK, BLUE) SCISSOR JACK. THIS CAUSES TOTAL LACK OF VISIBILITY AT NIGHT , AS WELL AS STRANDED IN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED BY OTHER VEHICLES. MY ADVICE IS TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURERS TO USE REFLECTIVE PAINT/LABELS ON THE SCISSOR JACKS TO MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE, THEREFORE, REDUCING POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AND IMPROVE OSHA COMMUNICATION STANDARDS. THIS WILL IMPROVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO TOWING DRIVERS, MECHANICS, EMERGENCY CREWS, POLICE, FIREMEN, AND VEHICLE OWNERS. A SCISSOR JACK, AS MOST ARE, PAINTED DARK TO KEEP THE LOW PROFILE DURING STORAGE. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AID FOR A TOTAL SAFE OPERATION FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONAL VISIBILITY CAN BE ADDED IF MANUFACTURERS PAINT THEM IN BRIGHT COLORS (APPROVED BY DOT), CORPORATE LOGOS, ETC. IT HAS TO BE A COLOR THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE PARTS, PAVEMENT, AND GROUNDS. CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/SUGGESTION ON THE ABOVE. *TR
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