Problems with 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SUSPENSION

I just purchased a 2007 dodge ram 1500 pickup. i noticed that everytime i go over a bump in the road the front bounces all over the place. it feels like the shocks are shot. when you hit a bump in the highway at 65 mph it feels like you are going to roll the truck. i saw my mechanic today , and he stated that the front shocks are bad. i am also concerned that there might be further front suspension issues. i'll know more when it gets out of the shop. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that oil leaked out of the front driver's side shocks. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they confirmed the failure. the dealer stated that they would order the parts and advised her to return in a week. a week later, the contact called the dealer and was informed that the manufacturer did not have the parts to repair the vehicle. she called chrysler, but they have not returned the call. the failure mileage was 5,300.

Both front shock/struts have completely failed. the oil is completely drained from both. the driver's side and then the passenger side failed, coating the bottom of my truck with oil, and leaving oil spots on my driveway. the dealer can not get them. i've called around the country looking for them. all of the struts i've found are earmarked for other customer's trucks. i was told the struts are on national backorder with one distribution center holding a balance of -265. meaning there are 265 struts on back order. so there are at least 132 trucks out there without function front struts, assuming both struts have failed. i have quit driving on the interstate due to the steering wander when i drive over a bump etc... what is going on? this needs to be addressed. also, the dealer has been awesome! they have quickly and professionally fixed any and all issues, which have been minor. *tr

2007 dodge 1500 4wd pu. left front shock started to leak with 25000 miles on truck. dealer says they will replace the one shock when they get some in. have friends with same truck and same problem and they also got 1 shock replaced. i think they should replace the pair . there must be something wrong with them . *tr

2007 ram 1500 4.7 automatic. 16000 miles. front shocks, when you hit a bump, doesn't have to be much of one, there is a loud squeaking under the vehicle. comes from both sides in front and rear. haven't been to dealer yet. but the way the vehicle is riding, i believe the shocks in the front may have given out. don't have any idea what's going on in back. rubber bumpers maybe? *note* this was purchased new, with lowering of 2/4 from the dealer before delivery. not sure how they did the lowering. *tr

While driving at any speed, if you hit a small bump in the road, the whole truck will shake. if you are rounding a bend and hit a bump, the truck will bounce across the road. the truck continues to shake and bounce uncontrollably. these conditions make the truck unsafe to drive. the vehicle has been completely checked out at the dealership. they state that nothing is wrong and can't find any cause or find any problem with the vehicle. this includes tires, tire pressure, balance and alignment. this vehicle is unsafe. *tr

The truck bounced all over the road since the day of purchase. was told by dodge that's the way they handle. the truck is very unstable and vibrates at slow and fast speeds. had tires and wheels balanced many times. new tires installed. many alignments and still the problems persisted. air pressure always correct. when hitting a small bump in the highway, it would send a shockwave through the entire truck suspension. the vehicle becomes uncontrollable. had the truck to many different dealers to check the suspension, drivetrain, and steering, they have found no issues. this problem has to be a design flaw or a weakness in the truck suspension. i reported these problems years ago to this agency with no resulting action.

While driving at about 65mph, my passenger side front wheel came off the vehicle. i was involved in a solo spinout, accident due to the wheel coming off. the cause was determined to be the lower a-arm of the suspension failing, and letting the ball joint fall out of place. when the wheel was recovered from the accident, it still had the stabilizers attached, along with the ball joint, and various parts of the steering, and 4wd. the accident caused me to hit a guard rail at 65mph, at a 45-degree angle. amazingly, my airbags did not deploy on impact. i suffered whiplash due to the impact. the point of impact on the truck was the front passenger side. *tr

Vehicle is developing persistent vibration and shudder at all speeds from 25 mph on up. shocks, struts, and tires all checked by professional tire shop. all apparently ok and working properly. vibration is felt through entire frame of vehicle. *tr

I purchased a dodge ram 1500 quad cab hemi 2007. it came with goodyear wrangler hp p275/60r20 tires. since i purchased the vehicle i have had major issues with hydroplaning. even in the lightest rain the rear end of the vehicle will fish tail at idle speeds. i currently have 25000 miles on the truck and it has been used to tow a total of 2000 of those miles. the tires tread have warn so bad that they are down to 6/32 of a tread life. the other issue with this tire was 3 small rocks went in between the tread and punctured the tire in three locations in the flat part of the tread to cause the tire to have a leak. the tire slow leaked air to 18 psi where the punctures would seal themselves from the vehicle weight. small rocks should not of been able to puncture the tire being an on/off road aggressive tire. this tire also should not have only 6/32 of a tread life after 25000 miles of highway miles over 12 months. i contacted goodyear and took the tires to a goodyear dealer to get checked and when i called goodyear they told me the rock issue is a roadway hazard, but i was charged for the repair. for the hydroplane and tread wear, they told me there was nothing they could do. the dealer i went too, told me in his opinion those tires are not aggressive enough or heavy enough for that model truck, and he does not understand why goodyear is placing them stock on that vehicle. that is the cause for the hydroplaning. i have almost had 2 accidents in the past 2 weeks during light showers due to sliding rear end. *tr the vehicle hydroplanes during any rainy conditions, no matter how light or how severe. this caused him to have to drive his vehicle in 4 wheel drive, during these types of weather conditions. also the jack of the vehicle does not fit his tires. his vehicle came equipped with 20'' rims and the jack is made for 18''. he called the manufacturer and was told that they do not make jacks for 20' rims.

When driving on highways at 70mph or more if you hit any bumps in the road you get a violent shaking in the front end that is so severe that you have to slow down to about 30mph for it to stop. while this is happening its hard to control the vehicle and to keep it in your lane,its even harder to maneuver around turns. this even has a name for it with front end shops"dodge death wobble" while this is happening all other vehicles tend to move away from you and i've even had people follow me into a gas station to tell me they thought i lost a wheel because of how violent my truck shakes. the dealerships tell me there's nothing wrong and shops say they have changed the entire front ends on vehicles and it still doesn't fix the problems. i feel that this is wrong and dangerous and the nickname is fitting. please help make dodge fix this dangerous problem. *tr

2007 ram 1500 shaking and vibration felt most on drivers side of truck. hitting bumps uneven roads front left wheel feels like its going to fall off. and shaking throughout the vehicle. took to dealer .was told they can feel shaking but don]t know what the problem is. they claim they did an alignment rotated the tires which was not needed and i ask to have tires spun balance at my cost. truck was driven by tech and he said it was ok. i picked truck up upon driving home noticed no improvement. truck was left at dealership for 7 days .so i didn't rush them truck had 16300 miles at that time. i have come to find out i am not alone with this problem truck has 18000 miles on now and still feels the same. other than this problem. i love the truck. *tr

Both front shock absorbers ruptured leaking out their fluid within weeks of each other. while at dealer having them replaced under warranty noticed three other owners with same problem. was told by dealer that it only effects 1500 4x4 models and only front shocks. there should be a recall issued since this problem has such a high failure rate. *tr

I bought my truck used it had 24000 on it. before the warranty was out had in shop for tranny problem they said it was a sensor. they replaced the sensor. not a month later took back for ac problem and tranny still was not right. they had to replace all of the ac components under dash it had collapsed, $1800 worth of parts. they could find anything on tranny. i have now had my truck a year. this month had to have front shocks replaced they leaked all oil out and front bearing replaced on passenger side. $1000 later front end is still making noise and rides rougher than before. the tranny is still giving problems. now the rearend is also making whining noise. the truck has about 80,000 miles on it. i have never had this many problems out of a vehicle with less than 100,000 miles on it. i travel for a living so i have put many miles on many vehicles. i notice the 06 models having recalls for bearings and brake system but nothing for 07. didn't know if maybe my truck was made in the earlier part of the year so it might possibly have the same defective parts. *tr

In july 2007 we purchased a new 2007 dodge ram 1500 pick up truck from crown dodge in fayetteville nc. on 01/08/08 my wife was driving the vehicle when the control arm on the front passenger wheel broke. this caused the tire to dislocate from the vehicle. the tire, ball joint, brake system and hoses stayed attached to the rim of the tire. this caused the vehicle to drop and surge to the right. then collide with another vehicle.the control arm, ball joints and alumnium castings failed. we contacted the dealership who refered us to our insurance company even though the vehicle only has 5,800 miles and is still covered by factory warranty. we then e-mailed dodge customer service and have yet to receive a reply. this type of product failure is similar to the issues with ford suv's which led to several deaths. if my wife were traveling on an interstate or major highway she could have easily been killed. *tr

Severe right front vibration in 2 wheel drive and in 4wheel drive at speeds from 25 to 65 mph range. *tr