2007 Dodge RAM 1500: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 29, 2016 · Wheels · 78,000 miles · NC

I was driving 40 MPH (normally 55 as it is a downtown corridor) down a main highway in my area, where there was on-going road construction and felt a slight "shimmy" and then a drifting, similar to hydroplaning. I exited off the highway, onto my pre-planned exit and drove another mile or so. I was then going around a traffic circle (in a bearing curve to the left), at approximately 15-20 MPH, and began to feel a hard "shimmy". Within seconds, it progressed to a lurching and shaking...as I watched my rear drivers-side wheel and tire spin around in the road/traffic circle behind me. I pulled to the side of the road and discovered that the rear drivers side of my truck was sitting on the rotor. The tire was approx 25-30 feet behind me, and all 5 lugs were found at the location that I entered the traffic circle.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 36,000 miles · VA

I bought this truck brand new in 07. I have had problems with the front end from day one. I took it in to the shop 3 or for times when under warranty for them to tell me nothing was wrong. The set of tires I have on it is the forth set due to wearing out. The truck pulls hard to the right, took it in for an alignment and was told it wasn't out & that something was wrong with the front end. This wasn't a dodge dealer. When you get up to 60 MPH, the truck starts shaking very bad. If I hit a bump or go across a bridge, it jerks the steering wheel very bad & almost caused a wreck. I have replaced the shocks, the bushing's on the sway bar, & brakes and rotors thinking this could maybe be the problem. It still does it till this day. I seen where some 07 mega cabs have been recalled & in my opinion I think they need to take a look at all 07 dodge ram 1500 models.

Filed Jul 25, 2015 · Brakes · 69,000 miles · MI

July 21, 2015 I had heard a loud high pitch noise originating from the rear of the vehicle. At higher speeds it stopped, but then I was hearing a sound of metal clanking together. I was able to make it to work. I took a look under the vehicle and nothing was visibly wrong. That evening I was driving home, and the vehicle lurched at approximately 40 MPH; I pulled into the center lane of traffic, put the vehicle in park, then back to drive and proceeded to drive forward. Within a half of a mile as I was driving approximately 40 MPH, the rear axle locked up and I skidded to a screeching halt. Luckily no one was behind me and I avoided an accident. I was unable to get the vehicle to move, so I blocked a lane of traffic until the tow truck showed up. The repair shop I had the vehicle repaired at said that an ear on the parking brake assembly had broken loose and that the assembly actually shattered. They said they had never seen anything like this in all the years they have been repairing cars. They had to get parts from a local dodge dealership for the repair, and while they were talking to the parts manager at the dealership about my truck the manager stated "this is a common problem; we see it all the time". I believe that this sounds like a safety recall that has the potential to cause serious injury if it were to happen while traveling at a high speed on a freeway with more traffic around.

Filed Jan 18, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · IN

My family and I were driving home a few days ago when suddenly the steering wheel jerked hard left while the front end of the truck started sliding into oncoming traffic. I corrected the wheel but it was so loose that we fish tailed the other direction. The steering wheel was violently whipping back and forth as I tried desperately to gain control. Finally the truck straightened out and seemed to be functioning normally after the near catastrophic accident. The following day I took the truck and it started screeching like dragging metal under the drivers side floorboard. I got out to see if anything was dragging from the truck, but didn't see anything. I made it home but it was screeching off and on. The next day when I jacked the wheel off the ground to check under the car I found that the wheel was very loose. I started doing some research online to diagnose the problem and I soon found two recalls for my truck. The first recall was a faulty left tie rod assembly and another was an unreliable wheel hub assembly. I called chrysler corp. To get my truck fixed but I was told that it was not part of any of the recalls. I verified that my truck was on both recall lists and she agree while explaining every vehicle in that particular production wasn't recalled.

Filed Sep 29, 2008 · Transmission · 2,000 miles · FL

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.