Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 24 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.
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In the 4 years I have owned this 2007 Dodge Ram I have had to replace the wiper motor 5 times. I was at my fathers funeral, it was snowing and I started the truck but the wipers would not turn on. The wiper motor was just replaced in late fall of last year, less than 6 months. I've only put 12,000 miles on the truck in 4 years. 102,000 miles on.
WIPERS WON'T POWER ON CONSISTENTLY. IN FACT NOW CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM TO COME ON AT ALL. TRIED REPLACING THE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL/WIPER/WASHER SWITCH WITHOUT SUCCESS. BEST GUESS FROM RESEARCH IS A FAILED TIPM, WHICH IS A MAJOR EXPENSE AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF PREVIOUS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. FORTUNATELY IT'S WINTER AND I DISCOVERED THEY DON'T WORK WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. YET SOME DAYS THEY HAVE WORKED. OF LATE THEY DON'T SEEM TO COME ON AT ALL EVEN WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW MULTIFUNCTION (ON THE COLUMN) SWITCH REFERENCED ABOVE.
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.
TAKATA RECALL HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH SPEED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. LOW SPEED WORKS WELL BUT HIGH SPEED STOPS WIPERS COMPLETELY.
PASSENGER WIPER BLADE NOT WORKING WHILE IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE I-5 FREEWAY IN PORTLAND OREGON DURING RAIN FALL CAUSING WIPERS TO LOCK TOGETHER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER AND DISLODGE FROM EACH OTHER AFTER THAT ONLY DRIVER SIDE WORKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION. EVENTUALLY BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E009000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
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
I LIVE IN WISCONSIN WHERE WE EXPERIENCE EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES, AND WITH WINTER TEMPERATURES OFTEN BELOW ZERO, THE OCCUPANTS NEED TO BE WARM TO BE SAFE. THE SAFETY OF DRIVER AND FAMILIES DEPENDS ON THE PROPER WORKING ORDER OF HEATER IN THESE CONDITIONS. THE HEATER BLENDER DOOR IS APPARENTLY STUCK TO THE OPEN POSITION ALLOWING FRIDGE COLD OUTSIDE AIR TO BE BLOWN INTO THE CAB IN THE FOOT AREA. AFTER DRIVING AN HOUR TO OUR DESTINATION THE DRIVER AND THE OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT SEAT NO LONGER CAN FEEL THEIR FEET BECAUSE OF BEING SO COLD. "HOW CAN PROPER ACCELERATION AND BRAKING BE APPLIED WHEN THE OPERATORS FEET ARE FROZEN?". THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A HEALTH HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FROST BITE, BECAUSE THE COLD AIR CAN'T BE DIVERTED OR SHUT OFF. AFTER SEARCHING ON-LINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS MODELS AND YEARS OF DODGE VEHICLES. THE AVERAGE COST OF THE FIX IS 1000.00 TO 1500.00 BECAUSE THE DASH NEEDS TO BE PULLED OUT. I COULDN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH THIS ISSUE HAS GENERATED IN AUTO REPAIRS, DO TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. I EVEN SPOKE TO A PERSON WHILE WAITING AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS GETTING IT FIXED. THIS COSTLY/ COMMON REPAIR, IF NOT FIXED CAN EFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE OPERATORS GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. JUDGING BY THE COMMENTS ON-LINE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THANKS *TR
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN SEVERE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS TO OTHER COMPONENTS TO REPAIR THE DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING EITHER TURN SIGNAL THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD FLASH. ADDITIONALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AT THE HIGHEST SETTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *JB
MY TRUCK SAT OUT DURING THE WINTER DEC THRU APRIL, IN APRIL WHEN I RETURNED TO MICHIGAN THE WIPER MOTOR SOUNDED DIFFERENT AS IT WERE STRAINING. IT STILL WORKED BUT MADE SOME NOISE. TODAY IT FLAT OUT QUIT WORKING, I CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION REGARDING FUSES WHICH I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO PROTECT THE MOTOR. *TR
WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT SIGNAL SOMETIMES FLASHES. SOMETIMES THE LEFT SIGNAL WILL FLASH FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL FLASH A FEW TIMES. FAILURES ARE INTERMITTENT AND INCONSISTENT. ALSO, THE WIPERS AND WASHERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH WORKS ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME, SOMETIMES REQUIRING A STOP TO ACTUATE THE SWITCH REPEATEDLY SO AS NOT TO BLIND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
THE TURN SIGNALS WORKS SPORADICALLY I FLIP THE SIGNAL LEFT IT WILL BLINK RIGHT AND VICE VERSA OR THEY WONT WORK AT ALL AT TIMES ALSO THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. ALONG WITH THESE SYMPTOMS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT THE SAME TIMES AS THE PRIOR MENTIONED SYMPTOMS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK VEHICLE RECALLS THE SERVICE AGENT SAID THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALLS BUT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THE 2007 DODGE RAM IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT WAS RAINING DURING THE LAST EPISODE THE VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY LET THE OTHER MOTORIST MY INTENTION TO MERGE OUT OF TRAFFIC. *TR
WIPERS HAVE STARTED TO ONLY FUNCTION WHEN THEY WANT TO. EVEN WHEN ON THEY WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF OR PAUSE OR GO FASTER. INTERMITTENT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY AND WIPER VENTED MOTOR HOUSINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E009000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.
VENT DOOR BROKE CAUSING AIR TO ONLY COME OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS WITH NO AIR ON THE FLOOR VENTS. WHEN FLOOR VENTS ARE SELECTED ON CONTROL SWITCH AIR BLOWS OUT DEFROST VENTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE WINDOW SEALANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE WINDOW SEALANT. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,900.
WIPER MOTOR FAILS AT ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL FLASHES RIGHT FOR LEFT OR VICE VERSA. DANGEROUS TO DRIVER AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
WHEN THE BLINKER IS TURNED ON, THE OPPOSITE SIDE BLINKS, OR NONE AT ALL. THE WIPER DOESN'T WIPE AT ALL TIMES. THESE ARE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS FAILING ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. IT NO LONGER OPERATES ON ANYTHING BUT INTERMEDIATE, EVEN WHEN THE KNOB IS ON HIGH. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL INVESTIGATION BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY OPENING THE REAR WINDOW. THE HANDLE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH OCCASIONALLY CAUSES THE CONTACT TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO BRAKE. ON ONE OCCASION, HE CRASHED INTO HIS HOME DUE TO THE PEDALS BEING SO CLOSE TOGETHER. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,990 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08
THREE TIMES NOW IN THE LAST MONTH THE DS ARM AND BLADE HAS FALLEN OFF OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING - ONCE WHEN I WAS PARKED, ONCE TRAVEL AT 25 MPH, AND THE THIRD TIME TRAVELING 60 MPH. AT NO TIME WAS THERE SNOW OR ICE ON MY VEHICLE. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IF I AM DRIVING AT 60-70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE RAIN AND THE ARM AND BLADE FALLS OFF, I WILL BE WITHOUT A WIPER ARM AND BLADE. THERE WILL BE NO WAY OF STOPPING TO LOOK FOR THIS PART. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND ISN'T A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THIS PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COLD WEATHER. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THESE PRODUCTS GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE TESTING PRIOR TO VEHICLE LAUNCH. WE WOULD LIKE THE DS ARM AND BLADE TOTALLY REPLACED. THERE IS PROBABLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHERE THE ARM HEAD CASTING CONNECTS TO PIVOT ASSEMBLY OF THE WIPER MODULE. *TR
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