NHTSA Complaint #10278813 — 2007 DODGE RAM 2500

WE OWN A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 6.7 LITER DIESEL 4 X4 TRUCK, BOUGHT WITH 7311 MILES AND A FULL WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT IN JANUARY 2008. IT HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES THAT MAKE ME LITERALLY VOMIT WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. WE HAVE HAD 6 REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 2008 FOR EMISSION/TURBO/WIRING/TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE "FIXED" IT EVERYTIME. A VEHICLE THAT LOSES ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IS NOT A SAFE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THEY ALWAYS TELL ME IT IS "BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY DODGE RECALL/COMPUTER FLASHES, BUT THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. OUR FIRST ISSUE BEGAN IN APRIL 2008 WITH A CONSTANT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT BLARING AT US ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER TOLD US IT "JUST SOMETHING THESE TRUCKS DO". IT COULD BE ONE OF 200 SMALL THINGS, KEEP DRIVING IT, IT'S OK. VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AND HESITATING ON ME IN TRAFFIC, I FELT IT WAS UNSAFE AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST OF MANY 02 SENSOR RECALL/REPLACEMENT/CLEANINGS. IT LOST POWER AGAIN IN AUGUST 2008 AND I HAD TO BE TOWED IN. ANOTHER 02/TURBO ISSUE. AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2008 LOST POWER, DITTO FOR REPAIRS. NEXT TIME IT BROKE DOWN WAS FEBRUARY 20090. DITTO FOR TURBO/EMISSION. MOST RECENTLY WAS JULY 2009. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION STALLED OUT ON ME PULLING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY.....TWICE IN ONE WEEK. DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE WITH COMPUTER, FINALLY DECIDED IT WAS PROBABLY A WIRING ISSUE AND REPLACED A HARNESS. I HAVE TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE, AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER. THEY TELL ME IT IS REPAIRED AND THAT IS ALL THEY CAN DO. I NEED HELP GETTING THIS VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER DON'T SEEM TO THINK THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IS VERY IMPORTANT. I HOPE SOMEBODY IN YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO HAVE THESE ISSUES EVALUATED? *TR