general problems of the 2007 Dodge Ram 3500

Smoke started coming from the hood. I opened the hood and the engine had caught fire.

60 miles from home after a 2,000 mile camping trip the truck suddenly stopped. Traveling north on highway191 in yellowstone park the dash lights started to flash and the truck died. I was barely able to pull off the narrow road. Emergency flashers didn't work and there was no cellphone service, snow was falling and trucks barely able to get around us, we feared for our lives. I opened up the hood and smelled burning plastic, the tipm was melted in spots. Finally a kind motorist stopped to see if we needed help, 20 miles further down the road he was able to call a towing service which took another several hours to get to us. We were towed to a Dodge dealership in bozeman where it will be another2 weeks before they can get it in.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. After parking the vehicle, the contact removed the from the ignition and exited the vehicle. The contact realized that the vehicle started on its own without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. While driving 55 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer reprogrammed the vehicle, but the failure was not remedied. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. The contacted stated that he powered down the vehicle and shifted into manual transmission when he noticed that the key was partially hanging from the ignition switch. The engine then independently restarted and erroneously accelerated, crashing into another vehicle. There were no injuries. The contact re-entered the vehicle and removed the key completely from the ignition however, the engine continued to operate. The contact then disconnected the battery and the engine finally powered down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the central computer was replaced. The contact informed the manufacturer of the incident. The failure mileage was 117,000. Updated 1/14/cn the consumer stated one day the vehicle started up by itself while it was parked outside in the driveway. The vehicle hit the consumers other vehicles, and pushed them side by side. The consumer heard the noise and immediately jumped into the truck to try and turn off the ignition, but it was not on. He put the clutch in and took it out of gear, but it just revved up more. The horn was blaring and smoke was boiling out. He turned the vehicle off, by opening the hood and disconnecting the battery. Updated 01/16/14.

While towing a fifthwheel trailer I noticed smoke in the cabin and stopped the truck. Upon opening the hood I found a fire at the firewall on the right side behind the engine. Failing to be able to extinguish the flames I seperated the truck and trailer and pushed the truck away from the trailer and dialed 911. The truck was a total lose and after contacting Dodge I was told that my truck had already had the recall preformed (08v641000) and that they had never had any further problems with these vehicles. Clearly the recall failed to correct the problem at the very least in this case. Chysler sent an inspector (neal matheson) out to investigate and inspect the truck, his report stated that there were no material defects found. I have a copy of that report if you need. Chrysler has refused to honor the warrany on this vehicle as well. I have a video of the incident taken by my son who was with me at the time. The vehicle is still being held at insurance auto auctions 2299 w. Broadway, phoennix arizona. There was a police report taken as well as a statement to the fire department. Police report #04-10-011564 navajo division of public safety department of law enforcement.

I received a safety recall h34 for a dash silencer pad and called the dealership to have the issue resolved. They reported that the part is currently unavailable. However, the issue may "may cause an underhood fire without warning" and I am not willing to put my employees or my family in harm's way, thus this report.