2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Powertrain (other) Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFTER, BUT LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 172,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY FAILING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11228977

Incident

Jul 3, 2018

Mileage

176,000 mi

MY TRUCK SHIFTED ITSELF IN 4WD LOW WHILE GOING 75 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHICH DESTROYED MY TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED MY DRIVE SHAFT TO COME LOOSE WHICH I FEEL IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AS IT COULD HAVE ROLLED MY TRUCK. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF A ELECTRONIC TRANSFER CASE MOTOR READING THE WRONG SIGNAL AND SHIFTING INTO LOW RANGE WHETHER THE TRUCK IS MOVING OR EVEN RUNNING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ESPECIALLY WITH A MANUAL 4WD SHIFTER

NHTSA ID

11207926

Incident

Apr 3, 2019

Mileage

184,000 mi

TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLES ENGINE TO STALL AT 75MPH ON FREEWAY. CONDITION RESULTED IN A "NO-START" SCENARIO. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILED TIPM, THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER HAS NO POWER, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE WITH OBDII SCAN TOOLS. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT, AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 75MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. THESE PARTS ARE PRONE TO FAILING, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. AN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE AT THE PRICE OF APPROX. $600, BUT THESE PARTS ARE SPECIAL ORDER, AND TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO RECEIVE.

NHTSA ID

10971411

Incident

Apr 7, 2017

Mileage

185,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I'M AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES AND BOUNCES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW TO AROUND 50 MPH. I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED, PLUS NEW TIRES AND MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED. MY MASTER MECHANIC SAID NON OF THIS WILL REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE Y TYPE STEERING SETUP IS THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER TOLD ME IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO THE 09 STEERING BUT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. YET YOU CAN NO LONGER EVEN BUY THE Y STEERING FROM THE DEALER THE WILL ONLY SELL YOU THE 09 T STYLE. HOW IS THIS OK? I DO NOT HAVE $265.00 TO PAY FOR JUST THE PARTS NEVER MIND LABOR, BECAUSE THE P.O.S. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACE "$7500.00" LIKE EVERY OTHER 47RE IN THE WORLD. ALSO 3 OUT OF MY 6 SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACT OR THEY GET STUCK HALFWAY OUT AND IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO GET IT TO WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST HAVE THE STEERING AND SEAT BELTS ADDRESSED ASAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10903066

Incident

Dec 23, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

AXLE BROKE AND TOOK OUT TRANSFER BOX AND STEARING LINKAGE WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE FREEWAY .

NHTSA ID

10744613

Incident

Apr 20, 2015

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

NHTSA ID

10622229

Incident

Mar 6, 2014

Mileage

128,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 . THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO LOW RANGE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS FAULTY. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NHTSA ID

10596226

Incident

Mar 5, 2014

Mileage

17,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT HE POWERED DOWN THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAS PARTIALLY HANGING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENGINE THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED AND ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE FINALLY POWERED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 1/14/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED ONE DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED UP BY ITSELF WHILE IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMERS OTHER VEHICLES, AND PUSHED THEM SIDE BY SIDE. THE CONSUMER HEARD THE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK TO TRY AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, BUT IT WAS NOT ON. HE PUT THE CLUTCH IN AND TOOK IT OUT OF GEAR, BUT IT JUST REVVED UP MORE. THE HORN WAS BLARING AND SMOKE WAS BOILING OUT. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BY OPENING THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. UPDATED 01/16/14

NHTSA ID

10554373

Incident

Nov 4, 2013

Mileage

117,000 mi

A VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 65 MPH) SEEMS TO LIGHTEN UP AT 75 MPH BUT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR. THE VIBRATION FEELS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE REBALANCED AND ROTATED WITH NO CURE. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED, ROTATED AND REBALANCED TWICE WITH NO CURE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE POSTED ON WEBSITES CONCERNING THIS VIBRATION. DODGE SEEMS TO COMPLETELY DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. A SMALL LIST OF THE WEBSITES WITH COMPLAINTS LISTED ARE: WWW.DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM, WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM, WWW.DIESELBOMBERS.COM, DODGEFORUM.COM, WWW.RAMFORUMZ.COM, WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM. PLEASE HELP TO GET DODGE TO RECOGNIZE AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL IF THE VIBRATION CAUSES A VITAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO LOOSEN, FALL OFF AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10469212

Incident

May 2, 2011

Mileage

51,250 mi

2007 DODGE CUMMINS 6.7 DIESEL 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4X4 FRONT HOUSING OF TRANSMISSION SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY 2 BOLTS LEFT HOLDING TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE PULL LONG FLAT BED TRAILER IF TRANSMISSION HAD COME ALL THE WAY OFF TRUCK WOULD HAVE ROLLED AND DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURED. *TT

NHTSA ID

10414757

Incident

Jul 18, 2011

Mileage

170,000 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DODGE 3500 , THAT STARTED TO FAIL IN MANY AREAS OF THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THE 10,000 MILE MARK. FREEDOM DODGE HERE IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY DELIBERATELY EXECUTED INSURANCE FRAUD TO BLAME CLUTCH FAILURE ON A MINOR COLLISION THAT NEVER BUSTED A LIGHT, RADIATOR, ETC. AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AFTER COLLISION. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT I NOTICED CLUTCH SLIPPING, TRUCK TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR AT AN EXTREME RATE, AND VIBRATIONS WAS BECOMING AN INCREASING PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO FREEDOM DODGE WHERE THEY BLAMED ALL ON MINOR COLLISION, IN WHICH I TURNED TO GEICO FOR REIMBURSEMENT. GEICO FOUGHT DODGE ON THIS ISSUE, THEN FREEDOM DODGE WENT BACK ON THEIR PREVIOUS DOCUMENTATION AND BLAMED THE FAILURES ON ME, AND DOCUMENTED THAT. I HAVE DOCUMENTS OF THEM GOING BACK ON THEIR PREVIOUS DOCUMENTATION. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT ALL, WHILE PAYING A HIGH PAYMENT FOR THIS SO CALLED "HEAVY DUTY" TRUCK, I WAS FORCED TO MAKE REPAIRS OR GIVE BACK. AFTER REPLACING CLUTCH THAT COST ME OVER $1600.00 THE OTHER PROBLEMS VISIBLY ARISING WAS TO MUCH TO TAKE FROM MY FAMILY TO PAY FOR. THIS TRUCK AND THE VOLUNTARY REPO PROCESS HAS DESTROYED MY GOOD CREDIT THAT I HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO PERFECT. THANKS TO DODGE/CHRYSLER MY FAMILY NOW SUFFERS FROM MY PURCHASE FROM FREEDOM DODGE. THE DELIBERATELY FALSIFIED COMPANY DOCUMENTS TO MAKE FINANCIAL GAIN, AND CONTINUE TO SELL THESE VEHICLES TO OTHERS, KNOWING FROM MANY OTHERS THESE TRUCKS ARE JUNK. THE MOTOR IS BUILT BY CUMMINS, NEVER HAD A PROBLEM FROM MOTOR, BUT ALL PARTS BEHIND TRUCKS ARE JUNK AND DESIGNED FOR FAILURE, TO INCREASE SALES IN THEIR SERVICE DEPT. MY FAMILY HAS DEARLY PAID FOR MY CHOICE TO BY A DODGE. DUE TO THE MANY RECALLS, THE LAST ONE BEING WITH RACK & PINION, RESULTING IN SPONTANEOUS CRASH, I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN THIS TRUCK OUT OF FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES. MY WIFE WAS FURIOUS, BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE SUCH AN UNSAFE AND FAILED VEHICLE. THEY RUINED MY LIFE AND OUR CREDIT,WE DESERVE COMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313117

Incident

Sep 7, 2009

Mileage

9,000 mi