2007 Dodge Ram 1500 problems
Owners have filed 701 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. After that come suspension (10%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 701 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 46 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 56 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 508 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 80 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 87 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 58 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 53 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 81 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 39 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 48 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 15 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 10 |
| 200k+ miles | 21 |
What the data shows
Among the 508 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 72,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (42 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 46 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 56 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Dodge Ram 1500 with enough data (253 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My wife , son and daughter were in the vehicle when they were struck in the front at about 40 MPH. The seat belt did not hold, it released and the air bag did not deploy.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. While driving 35 MPH, a vehicle made a left turn in front of the contact's vehicle. The contact was unable to stop because the ABS failed to engage. The contact crashed into the passenger side of the other vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver of the other vehicle sustained injuries and the contact sustained an injury to the head. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The dealer discovered that the antilock braking system does not work at low speeds.
I filled up my gas tank with fuel and as I was merging onto the highway, the car stalled. It continued to stall for about 50 miles. Now every time I fill up my tank it will stall on me until I drive about 30-50 miles and the tank is no longer full. It is very dangerous and I cant let my wife or family drive it for fear of stalling and having an accident.
While driving back home from work the car lost all power, tried turning starter multiple times and nothing starts but lights on dash board turn on. I have jump start and nothing. Disconnected batteries for 5 mins and nothing. No smoke. No leaks. No burn or fumes smell. No cracking noise when turning key over. Check gauges light , e brake light. And ABS light turn on and remain on when cracking.