2007 Dodge Ram 2500 problems
Owners have filed 506 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 40% of complaints. After that come suspension (19%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 506 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 394 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 | 67 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 63 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 69 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 53 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 40 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 33 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 21 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 12 |
What the data shows
Among the 394 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (155 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Dodge Ram 2500 with enough data (242 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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 son was working with the owner of the truck in n.c. Truck went off road hit tree both died my son was thrown out of truck and landed under the truck. Police said airbags did not work right but due to fire it was said to be inconclusive. There was also a dog in the back seat that got out with out injury . This is what leads me to think the airbags were not working if so my son and the other boy would of had a better chance to get out of the truck before the fire started.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. While driving into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 50 MPH. The vehicle crashed into a wall and the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The air bags burned the contact's stomach, nose and she also sustained ankle injuries. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure; however, they made repairs. The current mileage was 19,000 and failure mileage was 18,500. Updated 01/17/08 updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. While driving 35 MPH, the contact struck a tree head on. The air bags failed to deploy and he injured his right eye as a result. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 36,000. Updated 07/10/08. Updated
When driving at 50-75 MPH my truck has a very bad woble. It is very hard to control when it does this and I have to slow down in order for it to stop. With this being my only transportation to work and everything else I have nothing elsle to drive. I have took it to the dealership and one person say their is nothing wrong with my truck and the other say I need to sale it because dodge will never fix it or own up to their is a problem.
This has been an ongoing problem since I purchased the vehicle. It has been identified by the many people that have experienced the problem as the death wobble. I have addressed this problem with chrysler and they will not admit there is a problem more than likely because there would be a recall and much money to spend. I have also addressed this problem with my local dealership and they have maintained the same position as chrysler. Upon researching the net many have experienced the same problem.