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2007 Dodge Ram 3500 electrical system problems

24 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 Dodge Ram 3500, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 9
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 24 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 9 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge 3500. The contact stated the vehicle was parked with the engine off and the clutch was left in reverse. The engine independently engaged and the vehicle rolled backward approximately 40 feet, crashing into a gate. Once the contact reached the vehicle he discovered that the windshield wipers were also activated, the engine was running and the horn began blowing independently. In addition, the fuse box had melted. The dealer advised that the fuse box and harness had burned.

Reported at 75,000 miles, June 2010 CrashFire

2nd time that the A/C compressor motor has stuck and engine started smoking...also egr has been a problem as well as air bags and emergency brake no longer holds the vehicle...

Reported at 93,000 miles, November 2017

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