Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 60 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 60, 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.
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.
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
STATIONARY AND MOTION LOW OIL PRESSURE DTC CONSTANTLY COMING ACTIVE, POSSIBLY A ECU FAULTY OR BAD SOFTWARE LOADED INTO IT.. STEERING CONSTANTLY WANTING TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH WHEN IN MOTION MAKES TRUCK BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH FROM LANE LINES, HAD BEARINGS,HUB,STRUTS,LOWER CONTROL ARMS,AND RACK AND PINION REPLACED STILL NO BETTER IF NOT WORSE, FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ALSO BELIEVE THAT STEERING GEAR BOX THAT WAS INSTALLED WHEN TRUCK CAME FROM MANUFACTURER IS FAULTY AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN.
WHILE DRIVING CITY SPEEDS ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT APPEAR FOR 10 SEC AND THEN TURN OFF. DID NOT AFFECT DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER ANY SIZE BUMP, FRONT END MAKES SIGNIFICANT CLANK, BANG, WOBBLE NOISE. CAN'T LOCATE ISSUE, NOTHING IS LOOSE. REPLACED STRUTS, PROBLEM PERSISTS. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER STEERING/SUSPENSION AREA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SIGNIFICANT SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. SEVERAL OBD CODES; IMPROPER OIL WEIGHT, HAVE USED MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED OIL FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE. OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 6000 MILES OR 3MONTHS. OBD CODE; LOW VOLTAGE. OBD CODE; TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE CLUTCH.
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, FORTUNATELY ON A SIDE STREET NEAR A DEALERSHIP AND NOT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, WE REPORTED SUDDEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN 2015 ON SAME VEHICLE - STILL AWAITING RESPONSE. NO WARNING EITHER ISSUE. WE ARE NOW EXTREMELY CONCERNED.. RECALLS WERE DONE ON 2008-2013 BUT BELIEVE A YEAR WAS MISSED! HOPE NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. FORTUNATE NOW THIS IS 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK BUT NO WARNING EITHER INSTANCE.. THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE STEERING CAPABILITY WAS LOST AND THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E001000 (STEERING) BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS WERE DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
I WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CLICKING NOISE. WHEN THE TECH GOT INTO THE STEERING TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE AGAIN WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN.
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
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.
AT 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEN YOU HIT ANY BUMPS.
ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEED I EXPERIENCE BOUNCING IN REAR END AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGH SPEEDS REAR END BOUNCES SEVERELY AND CAUSES SWERVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE WHEELS STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
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.
BAD AND WORN OUT TIE RODS, LEAKING FRONT SHOCKS
I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED NHTSA RECALL ID 14V-795-BROKEN SPRINGS IN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. NEVER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA RECALL ID 13V-528-FAULTY LEFT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE LEFT SIDE DOES MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND. I WAS JUST NOTIFIED (LATE) OF NHTSA RECALL ID 15V-313- FAULTY AIR BAGS. IT'S BEEN A MONTH, I WAS INFORMED THEY HAD NO PARTS AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL NOTIFIED AGAIN WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. MY SON AND HIS CHILDREN RIDE IN MY TRUCK WITH SUCH A GREAT HAZARD AND I'M TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL THEY HAVE PARTS? I CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT NOR CAN I AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I OWN THIS ONE. I WORK FOR A NON-PROFIT COMPANY AND HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES. WHAT ABOUT THE RECALLS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF? I WOULD LIKE FCA TO BUY MY VEHICLE BACK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND AS A RESULT VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,547. MA 10/23/15 *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS, THEY REMAINED CLOSED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT FELT A POP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE WINDOW FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,400. UPDATED 11/20/15*LJ
WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT OR WHEN TAKING A CURVE IN THE ROAD AT THE MENTIONED SPEED. SHAKING AND VIBRATING ONLY DECREASES WHEN VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED BELOW 50 MPH. HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS AND IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING TIE ROD ENDS TO SEE IF THIS ALLEVIATES THE ISSUE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE WILL SPUTTER AND STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 07. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END FROM DAY ONE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP 3 OR FOR TIMES WHEN UNDER WARRANTY FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SET OF TIRES I HAVE ON IT IS THE FORTH SET DUE TO WEARING OUT. THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT, TOOK IT IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T OUT & THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. THIS WASN'T A DODGE DEALER. WHEN YOU GET UP TO 60 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VERY BAD. IF I HIT A BUMP OR GO ACROSS A BRIDGE, IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL VERY BAD & ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS, THE BUSHING'S ON THE SWAY BAR, & BRAKES AND ROTORS THINKING THIS COULD MAYBE BE THE PROBLEM. IT STILL DOES IT TILL THIS DAY. I SEEN WHERE SOME 07 MEGA CABS HAVE BEEN RECALLED & IN MY OPINION I THINK THEY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL 07 DODGE RAM 1500 MODELS.
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 FELT A STRONG VIBRATION EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG; HOWEVER, IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE PART, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN A TIMEFRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
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