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2007 Dodge Ram 1500 problems

Owners filed 534 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 with NHTSA between Mar 2007 and Jun 2025. The most-cited component is air bags (169).

Complaints
534
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
33
Reported by owners
Fires
9
Reported by owners
Injuries
38
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Air bags169
  2. Suspension70
  3. Power train65
  4. Electrical system63
  5. Steering60
  6. Exterior lighting39
  7. Engine37
  8. Fuel/propulsion system27
  9. Wheels21
  10. Seat belts16
  11. Engine and engine cooling14
  12. Visibility14
  13. Tires14
  14. Vehicle speed control13

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 29, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
200713
200826
200931
201032
201131
201231
201322
201442
2015116
201670
201748
201827
201917
20206
20218
20222
20234
20247
20251

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Air bags

169 reports24 crashes1 fire2 related recalls
“Airbag did not deploy. ACM signaled deployment but airbags did not inflate. Need assistance in finding out why the airbags did not fire. Det. [XXX] #[XXX] Vehicle Crimes/Traffic[ Unit Dallas Police Department [XXX]”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 21, 2024Air bagsCrash reportedODI 11578719

Suspension

70 reports4 crashes
“Driving and all of the sudden you get a death wobble, truck bouncing/ rattling making it hard to steer and won't stop until you slow down or stop. More than one date bit the one I will add below is most current”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 3, 2023Steering, Suspension, WheelsODI 11515078

Power train

65 reports4 crashes1 fire
“The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle would not reverse whenever the pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the transmission needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 232,575.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 30, 2021Power train, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11423007

Electrical system

63 reports7 fires1 related recall
“I purchased my 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 truck around May 2022 at a used car lot. It had low mileage so I thought I did great. Immediately after I brought it home, it began to die. I figured it had a really old battery so I purchased a new one. This one would last around 3 days instead of the one day before dying. I would drive it and jump it over and over. I tried to contact the dealer over and over but they would not respond to my calls. I wrote a terrible review about them in Yelp and they contacted me immediately, but when I attempted to schedule a time to drop the truck back off, they stopped responding again. About 9 months later the truck stopped turning over all together. We found that the fuel pump was the issue. It sat for a year until I had it towed to the mechanic, who fixed the fuel pump, but found that the car would only run for a few seconds. He continued to diagnose it, and after weeks, he tells me that there is something terribly faulty with the electrical system, but he is stumped as to what it is. He says he does not see where anyone has tampered with the system at all, but there is something mysterious about the electrical component. I have put so…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 25, 2024Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11616445

Steering

60 reports4 crashes2 related recalls
“WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR DOWN 29 SOUTH, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, NO POWER STEERING, NO ABS BRAKES, AFTER IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT IT IN PARK, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND IT STARTED UP AN DROVE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 30, 2020Steering, Power train, EngineODI 11342181

Exterior lighting

39 reports
“2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4WD - No interior lighting, No dashboard lighting. The interior lighting and dashboard illumination affects day and evening driving for different reasons. No ability to drive vehicle during evening hours or when there is no natural day lighting. Unable to see the speedometer, gas level indicator and temperature gauges. Exterior lights work, but inside the vehicle it is completely dark. There were no warning lamps or messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to discovery during evening hours due to dashboard not displaying or illuminating the warning lamps during day hours. So if something were to go wrong while driving during the day there is no way of knowing the issue and/or troubleshooting prior to failure. Replaced blown fuse in the Integrated Power Module - Cavity 35 - Mini fuse 15 Amp Blue - Description Cabin Compartment Node (CCN) Illumination. This course of action restored the interior lights and the dashboard lighting appeared to be working, however the warning lamps were displaying false information. For example, emergency brake light was on, but the emergency brake was not engaged. There is no way of knowing if the…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 3, 2021Exterior lightingODI 11431613
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 29, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.