Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 23 | 06/01/2007 | 10022531 | Emissions recall reprogram tipm - transmission default. totally integrated power module (tipm) was inadvertantly programmed with software that may prevent the transmission from shifting properly. *kb | 08/20/2007 | |
| 1803507 | 05/18/2007 | 10021999 | Transmission defaults to neutral. *kb | 06/28/2007 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 2100608 | 01/15/2008 | 10024062 | Flash: torque converter shudder with coordinated change or 1-2 or 2-3 shift harshness. *nj | 03/04/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||||
| 0300107 | 07/21/2007 | 10022418 | 4wd system may not engage or disengage as desired with (serv 4wd) message illuminated. *kb | 08/13/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle will shift into 4 wheel drive but when trying to go forward or in reverse the 4 wheel drive locks up and causes vehicle to stop and this could cause for a unexpectedly stop causing someone to hit me from the rear and the rear differential is vibrating causing the gears to chip and does it at slow speeds and fast also when in 4 wheel drive the vehicle will not turn it comes to a dead stop which again can cause a unexpectedly stop and cause an accident. *tr | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle will shift into 4 wheel drive but when trying to go forward or in reverse the 4 wheel drive locks up and causes vehicle to stop and this could cause for a uninspected stop causing someone to hit me from the rear and the rear differential is vibrating causing the gears to chip and does it at slow speeds and fast also when in 4 wheel drive the vehicle will not turn it comes to a dead stop which again can cause a unispected stop and cause an accident. | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 23000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated while reversing out of a driveway, the pinion gear on the rear differential broke, causing the vehicle to stop in the street. the contact towed the vehicle to a dealer. the dealer repaired the rear differential and pinion gear. the failure mileage was 23,000. | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 23000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated while reversing out of a driveway, the pinion gear on the rear differential broke, causing the vehicle to stop in the street. the contact towed the vehicle to a dealer. the dealer repaired the rear differential and pinion gear. the failure mileage was 23,000. sm. | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 23000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated while in reverse backing out of the driveway the pinion gear on the rear differential broke causing the vehicle to stop in the street. the contact towed the vehicle to a dealer. the dealer repaired the rear differential and pinion gear. the contact failure mileage was 23,000. jo | |||
| 02/24/2012 | 85200 | ||
| Driving a 2007 dodge ram at 35 mph in snow/slush conditions with full time 4wd. the shift motor on the transfer case failed and caused the vehicle to return to 2wd without any notification. this caused me to go into a spin. just prior to spinning, the instrument panels lights went out and all gauges went to zero momentarily. afterwards, the 4wd auto light was flashing and i had no 4wd. this design is not fail safe and there are no safety warnings from the manufacturer. i also found out from my local dealer that this is the second incident just in this area. | |||
| 03/16/2010 | 30093 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 03/18/2010 | 19964 | ||
| The first rear differential failure occurred at 19,964 miles in middle of march 2010. repairs were made under warranty. nine months later the rear differential fails again at 25,165 miles in middle of december 2010. this time the rear wheels locked up and the drive shaft snapped off at the rear axle almost causing an accident. dealer informed me that although the first repair was done under warranty the second was not covered even though time and mileage did not exceed 12 month 12,000mi on the repair. i was at his mercy because the vehicle was not drivable. so i paid $3,000 out of pocket for repairs which i believe should have been covered under warranty. it is january the 2nd, 2011 and the rear end is making that whining sound it usually makes before it disintegrates. i will be visiting the dealer on my next day off from work. | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 37500 | 1 | |
| Front end vibrates when in four wheel drive and accelerating fast. dodge dealership states its normal on truck (basically it wasn't built right but dodge doesn't care). showed me another 07 ram 1500 did the same thing. *tr | |||
| 11/02/2008 | 30090 | 1 | |
| While driving at about 65mph, my passenger side front wheel came off the vehicle. i was involved in a solo spinout, accident due to the wheel coming off. the cause was determined to be the lower a-arm of the suspension failing, and letting the ball joint fall out of place. when the wheel was recovered from the accident, it still had the stabilizers attached, along with the ball joint, and various parts of the steering, and 4wd. the accident caused me to hit a guard rail at 65mph, at a 45-degree angle. amazingly, my airbags did not deploy on impact. i suffered whiplash due to the impact. the point of impact on the truck was the front passenger side. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/15/2010 | 52000 | ||
| 2007 dodge ram 1500 4x4. transfer case partially locks in causing right front tire to lock up. four wheel drive does not engage fully. this can be caused by the electronic transfer case motor. this was observed at a speed of 30 miles per hour and lower. have seen many complaints on internet about this failure. have only 52000 miles on vehicle and four wheel drive rarely used. vehicle becomes undrivable because four wheel drive will not fully disengage. shifting into 4x4 mode at higher speeds could cause vehicle to veer to the right and off of road causing a crash. these faulty transfer case motors have been a problem on different model years. | |||
| 04/21/2010 | 15300 | ||
| 2007 dodge ram 1500 jumps out of drive or reverse into neutral. happens intermittently at low speeds. | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 21400 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. while the contact was backing out of his driveway at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly shifted from reverse into neutral and then into drive, which caused him to drive through his garage door. there were no injuries. prior to the failure, the same type of transmission failure would occasionally occur. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 21,400. | |||
| 04/18/2008 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 09/21/2007 | 20000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently drop out of forward gear. when the vehicle would be in the drive position, he noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate when he attempted to pass another vehicle at 30 mph. he stated that the transmission was the cause of the failure. he has been in near crashes due to the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately ten times, but they could not explain the cause of the failure. the manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer. the current mileage was 46,731 and failure mileage was approximately 20,000. | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Truck popped out of reverse on several occasions. tsb on this. brought to dealer - upgraded software. also reported problems where it did not shift into second gear on cold start - had to coast for several hundred feet then hard shift. dealer could not replicate. at 40,000 miles the transmission had to be rebuilt after loud clunk and then no power when starting out. check engine light came on. dealer said until check engine light comes on it was impossible for them to diagnose the transmission problem. *tr | |||
| 06/02/2007 | 2000 | 2 | 03/31/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. when he shifts the vehicle into reverse, the transmission automatically defaults to neutral. the failure occurred while driving 15 mph. there is a tsb for this defect. initially, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure, but after numerous attempts, they reprogrammed the pcm in the vehicle. the failure still persists, but not as frequently. also, when the vehicle is started, the rpm's are approximately 1,300 on a hot start and then decrease to 700 within 45 seconds. on a cold start, the rpm's are 1,500 rpm's and decreases to 700 within 90-120 seconds. as a result of the high idle rpm's, the contact experiences numerous transmission issues. the transmission has had to be rebuilt, but he believes that it was caused by the high idling. the failure mileage for the reverse gear transmission failure was less than 2,000. the current mileage was 24,000. updated 10/27/2008. *lj the consumer stated the vehicle jerked and the transmission slammed into gear. the consumer stated the transmission would go into gear according to the indicator, but there would be no response when he applied the accelerator. updated 10/27/08. *jb | |||
| 05/22/2008 | 8400 | 1 | |
| I was exiting a parking lot making a right hand turn from a dead stop. i gradually pressed the accelerator when without warning the vehicle began to accelerate uncontrollably. i pressed the brake pedal as hard as possible, however the power of the motor was too much for the brakes to over come. the front brakes locked up and i was no longer able to steer the vehicle. during this event i was baffled, it took a minute to grasp the fact that truck was accelerating on its own. the vehicle crashed into a guard rail at approximately 15-20 mph where it continued to accelerate until i turned off the ignition. i contacted chrysler who came out and towed the vehicle to their shop. i am currently waiting a response from the manufacturer. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 6248 | 50 | 06/20/2007 |
| Transmission problems, looses reverse, makes a grinding noise, makes a loud whine sound when in drive. oil pressure gauge never moves, cd player skips with new cd disks, radio crackles and stations sound like there far away when they are local. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 11/15/2010 | 52000 | ||
| 2007 dodge ram 1500 4x4. transfer case partially locks in causing right front tire to lock up. four wheel drive does not engage fully. this can be caused by the electronic transfer case motor. this was observed at a speed of 30 miles per hour and lower. have seen many complaints on internet about this failure. have only 52000 miles on vehicle and four wheel drive rarely used. vehicle becomes undrivable because four wheel drive will not fully disengage. shifting into 4x4 mode at higher speeds could cause vehicle to veer to the right and off of road causing a crash. these faulty transfer case motors have been a problem on different model years. | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 37500 | 1 | |
| Front end vibrates when in four wheel drive and accelerating fast. dodge dealership states its normal on truck (basically it wasn't built right but dodge doesn't care). showed me another 07 ram 1500 did the same thing. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 12/02/2007 | 12100 | 1 | 03/31/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. while driving 30 mph in four wheel drive, the vehicle shook. the failure only occurs when the four wheel drive is engaged. when the vehicle was taken to the dealer, the contact was allowed to drive a 2008 dodge ram pickup and it did the same thing. however, she stated that the 2008 vehicle vibrated instead of shook. the dealer stated that this was a normal occurrence when the vehicle is placed into four wheel drive. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage was 12,200 and failure mileage was 12,100. | |||