Front Suspension problems of the 2007 Dodge Ram 3500

Five problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 08/28/2011

The front end of my 2007. 5 Dodge Ram 3500 will shake violently when you hit a bump in the road. Its happened numerous times and seems to be worse at higher speeds. The only way to stop it is to slow down quickly . Not to safe when on a major highway. Gets a lot worse if I am pulling a trailer and feel that sooner or later a accident will happen. Its nicknamed the death wobble. And has been going on for years with numerous year Dodge rams. Just do a internet search on the subject. Dodge knowes about it but is not correcting the problem.

2 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 07/10/2011

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact experienced difficulty in controlling the steering. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road and towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the front drivers side tie rod would need to be replaced; however the part was discontinued. In order to repair the vehicle the entire front suspension would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 95,067. The VIN was unavailable.

3 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 09/15/2010

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500. While driving in reverse 5 mph the left front tie rod fell off. He stopped and investigated the failure. He stated a local mechanic replaced the tie rod assembly. He reference recall 07e009000, suspension and stated that the recall work was performed by the dealer this year. The contact was very upset that the vehicle had failed again. The failure mileage was 220,570 and the current mileage was 220,623.

4 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 03/26/2010

We have a Dodge ram with the death wobble it has gotten so bad we are scared to drive it started happening at 20,000mi. Has gotten worse as time goes on . Was happening at 80 mi per hr now it can happen at 50 mi per hr. This should be recalled but instead Dodge is making money on it per it's very expensive to fix. Please help need to fix it but dont have the money right now to do so. Havent had a accident yet thank god but have come soooooooo close .

5 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 08/14/2009

I also experienced the horrible death wobble of the front suspension at a speed of 65mph. The vehicle started shaking out of control after I crossed over an expantion joint at the start of a bridge and was increasing in the velocity of the shaking . The vehicle was uncontrollable during the wobble I almost lost control. I reduced my speed by releasing the gas pedal without applying the breaks and it settled down at 30 mph. This was extremely dangerous and could have cause death or serious injury.


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