I was traveling a very curvy road to get to my destination. Time to get to destination was about 30 minutes. Once I got there, I parked, and got out of my 2007 dodge ram 2500 truck. The left rear wheel was smoking like it was on fire. The right rear wheel was smoking as well, but not as bad. This was the first time I'd seen this problem. I thought maybe I had been on the brakes too much going down the curvy road. I took the truck to the dodge dealership service department to get it checked out. I was told my brakes were fine, that I had about 50% brake pad still left on the rear brakes. I told the service manager about the enormous amount of smoke I had when I parked the truck. They investigated and came back to tell me the rear seals were gone on the truck allowing the fluid to get on the brake pads. They said the fluid on the brakes pads was getting hot and this was causing the smoke. They also stated that I should not drive the truck with the rear seals gone because it could potentially cause me to have a fire. The truck only has 70,000 miles on it and the service rep told me it was not normal for the rear seals to fail like these have. The rear seals are not covered under any warranty and there is no recall, that I could find. The dealership wants $500.00 to replace the seals and the brake pads since they got wet. This is unsafe condition because of the potential for a fire caused by the rear seal failure. This failure should be investigated and dodge recall and replace faulty rear seals for the consumers.
2007 Dodge RAM 2500 transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. The consumer stated the problem started a year ago with the turbo, and the check engine light coming on. Also the accelerator would open up to full throttle without any control, unless he cut the engine off. At times the gas pedal would not move at all. The rear brakes locked up and the ABS failed. The vehicle pulled to the right, due to the alignment being out of specification. The failure mileage was 12,000 and current mileage was 22,400. Updated 04-28-09 *bf the transmission would not go into overdrive. There were times when the vehicle had to hunt for gears and the indicator would disappear on the dash. Updated 04/29/09.
I have a 2007 dodge ram 2500 diesel 5.7. The engine caught fire on 10/31 for no apparent reason. We had noticed a funny noise in the engine but had taken it to the dodge dealer and they did not find anything wrong with it. The day of the fire the check engine light came on and it started accelerating itself like if you had the vehicle on neutral but were hitting the gas petal all the way. Then my husband pulled over and while he was looking at the engine to see what was the problem sparks started coming out and then the entire engine caught fire and the my truck was deemed a total loss. I purchase it new in june 2007, there is no reason for this. We did regular maintenance on it.
2007 dodge ram 2500 (2771 mile,9 mon old) front end locked up at 60 MPH. Dealer claimed external damage to differential casing..not covered by warranty.....insurance agrees to pay... No warning prior to event. 2 children in vehicle at the time. No recollection of any collision to cause "damage.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. The contact installed a performance programmer tuner chip in the vehicle, manufactured by superchips. The tuner chip is installed under the dashboard of the vehicle. While driving between 35-65 MPH, the clutch begins to flip or stops shifting into other gears. The contact has not reported the failure to the dealer. The current mileage was 19,000 and failure mileage was 11,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. While driving 50 MPH over a bump in the road, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact has avoided several near crashes. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The current mileage was 12,500 and failure mileage was 100. Updated 03/05/08. *lj the consumer stated the gas vent does not ventilate properly, hears a whine from rear, and vehicle pulls to the right. Updated 03/04/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the automatic transmission decelerated as he downshifted between fifth and four gear. While driving 42 MPH, the transmission appeared to disengage when shifted into neutral and the vehicle coasted when he released the brake pedal. He stated that the transmission automatically re-engaged at 30 MPH. When manually shifting from first to fifth gear, the transmission operates normally, however, it fails to function automatically. He took the vehicle to the dealer for it to be test driven. The dealer acknowledged the failure and advised him to call the federal safety agency. The current and failure mileages were 3,855. Updated 12-12-07. *kb when the consumer lifted his foot off of the accelerator to slow down, the transmission downshifted and decelerated the consumer stated it felt as though the vehicle was free-wheeling. Updated
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