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My new 2007 Dodge Ram with the 4.7 V8 has a slight skip to it every now and then. Many of my family members and friends including atv florida's own ScratchupBangUpBoy Chino has noticed the problem. I took it to the dealer and the reset the computer and found nothing wrong with it. It still doesn't seem right because my Dad has a 2005 Dodge Ram with the 4.7 and his runs great. I'm wondering what could be wrong here. I'm glad that I only have less than 5,000 miles on it and thier lifetime power train warranty.  :dunno.gif

I have the same problem with my 06 Ram 1500. Its been in the shop 4 times for the intermittent engine miss and delayed engagement in drive and reverse.

Engine miss:
They said the first time I took it in that it needed spark plugs, at the time it was only 2000 miles over when the manual said they needed to be changed. I changed them myself, brought it back and they said they couldn't duplicate the problem. I since brought it back 2 more times and got the same answer from the dealer.

Transmission delayed engagement:
When I put the truck in drive, it would take an average of 5 seconds for it to slide into gear. As It got colder out, it would take 10-15 seconds. One cold morning at L-Cross, it took 30 seconds, I thought the trans was done at that point. Still the dealer said that it was normal and that Chrysler says it should take up to 5 seconds for engagement.
The first time I took it in they said that it needed transmission filters and trans cooler flush. The manual says that the tranny doesn't need to be serviced until 60,000 miles. The truck now has 48,000 and has been in the shop 4 times since 35,000 miles. I got tired of messing with the dealer and took it to a transmission shop. The problem ended up being drum seals. $100 deductable for my extended warranty and lost the truck through the holidays and New Years.

SAWGRASS DODGE HAS THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE !!!!

One of my coworkers had the same problem with an 06 1500 he bought at Sawgrass last year.  After several returns/repairs, he got fed up with the dealer's continuous excuses and recently claimed the lemon law.  He made enough noise that they bought back his truck and sold him an 07 1500 Ram.  He's semi happy with the new truck but says he still got screwed by the dealer and will never buy another Dodge product.

Dodge has always had tranny problems. Sounds like Sawgrass has some dumbazz mechanics.
Just get a Ford & that will fix your problem.

Could be a bad spark plug, plug wire,. or coil pack

I bought this from Jerry Ulm Dodge in Tampa and took it to get checked out at Dayton Andrews Dodge in St. Pete. It skips all the time now with less than 4,000 miles. >:(

+1 This would of never happened if you got a Ford ;)
Finally we agree on something! :T

Yeah, if it were a ford it you would of had it towed to the dealer. Chevy all the way.

Your right.

Buy a Chevy, you buy the best.  Drive a mile... walk the rest ;)

Start making records of every time you bring it to the dealership and prepare to lemon law it! My friend mike had nothing but tranny and Electrical probs with his and it literally spent more time in the shop then he did driving it , after a year he lemon lawed  it ( seldom does the lemon law get implemented normally they buy it back from you for as much if not more than you would get if the lemon law goes through , then they are allowed to sell it to some other poor guy) got another Dodge and it is about to go as well. I warned him the first time not to get the dodge. I had a 97 2500 . At 19000 Evaporator went out then again at 25000 miles . At 30,000 miles tranny began switching between OD and Drive for no reason was in the shop 3 times each time they said it was fixed but it wasn't. Then at 34,000 miles and just past the 3 year warranty expired . Hunks of paint the size of quarters began literally falling off while washing the truck with a garden hose . I take it to the dealership (manual said it had a 7 year paint warranty) the body shop manager said it was a corrosion warranty and because the primer was still there it was not corroded. I was like WTF should I go home and sand through the primer, his response no that would be abuse and still not covered. The next weekend I bought my first Ford , I then went back to the dodge dealership got the body shop manager and told him I fixed my paint problem and told him to come check it out   ;D  He saw it and then I said Ill never buy another Dodge product in my life! he said a few swear words and walked off. I am driving my second ford truck since then and I will not switch unless it was to go to the Duramax Chevy !

Boy, you guys sure do have a lot of problems with your dodges.

When I had my SS/T I never once had a problem :N




Perhaps... maybe... it's the driver? ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

made it further than the ford!!!! ohhh! hahaha  ;)

your problem: dodge.

Fox, I know that you like the Tundras and all, but my Dad and I have an 04' Tundra with a v6 ( Company Truck) that it feels like you are driving a Camry. I have owned a Ford, Chevy, and now a Dodge. The Ford that I had went through 2 motors and trannys. The Chevy I have has only had a transmission issue and some wiring problems, but that's it. The Dodge is my first brand new purchase. Not bad for someone who was 21 now 22 to purchase. It all goes to show you that hard work does pay off. I have a friend with a brand new Tundra who has had nothing but problems with it. He has gone through a tranny and the brake calipers are messing up on it. Also, the tailgates have been falling off of the new Tundras. Toyota makes a nice truck, but it's not for me. I wanted a half ton truck with a 6ft bed with a crew cab 4 full doors and Dodge is the only one who makes what I want. Plus, I got the Lifetime powertrain warranty with it.

Lemon law will not work with most bigger size trucks, like F250 and up.

I'm getting lemon on my 2006 ram with the 5.7 hemi. For some reason it keep consuming coolant. There aren't any leaks it's just disappearing!!! I had a single cab 03 hemi sport with a bunch of mods, i was pushing 467hp at the wheels and never had any problems with it. I traded it in for a double cab slt hemi last year to save gas and since around 12k miles it's been doing that. Everytime i took it to the dealer they would do the same stupid pressure test. The truck has never lost pressure so it was pointless. When I applied for lemon law they started hinting that maybe it was me pumping the coolant out LMAO. I told them I would let them seal off the coolant tank, radiator and all the hoses if they would do an instant vehicle exchange and they agreed. So the painted everything so that if tried to open it the paint would crack. I must have driven a thousand miles in four days, and guess what? No coolant lol. So i'm in the process now with chrysler financial to switch trucks. I was thinking of getting my money back and getting something else but i've driven them all. My cousin has a harley edition f150 5.4 and it doesn't feel like it has any power. It doesn't have any off the line performance. He got all pissed off the first time I beat him. My brother has the new silverado with the new vortech max engine and it's faster than my truck but i hate the way it handles. And finally my girlfriends uncle has the new tundra 5.7 and he didn't last 2k miles because of the cheap cam shafts toyota put in them. I've pulled his boat a million times and never had a problem even with the coolants disappearing. He towed it like 4 times lol. Yea the claim you can tow ten thousand pounds, but how far? lol They actually did a recall on most the new 5.7 tundras. He ended up trading it for a dodge. In the end really i think choosing a truck is based on personal preference. Nobody is gonna convince the ford guy that the chevy or dodge it better and no can tell the jap guy american is the way to go. Just find what you like and get it.

exactly what i was thinking

Well Said. I hope that everything goes ok for ya. Are you going to get another Dodge? I called the dealer today to talk to them about an appointment to bring it in and service it. So, I told the guy about what it is doing and he said that alot of the 07 4.7 V8s are having that same problem and Dodge is developing a souloution as we speak. He said that they run really low rpms while at idle. My truck was running around 500-700 Rpm when it skips.

ive had my 06 dodge ram hemi for almost 2 years wit 18000 miles and never had a single problem with it. ill NEVER buy a Ford and the only Chevy i will ever get is a Corvette.

i have a 95 chevy 350 with 200,000 miles on it with a blower and it runs strong as hell, never gives me any major problems. tell me how your hemi runs after 200k miles... fords older trucks are actualy fairly reliably, my budy has a 94 with the inline 6, i personaly think its a peice of crap, but it does run good for 150,000 miles. but i wouldnt never buy a ford, or a dodge ever. the new hemi isnt even anything special, its just a 100$ spark plug change for nothing. if you knew about moters you would know that a new hemi is nothing like the hemi that it got its name from and a vortech 6.0 will blow the doors off of a hemi truck.

sory that last coment got a litle rude towards the end of it. im not trying to offend anybody.

are the dodge diesels having any of these tranny problems? I know cummings makes one of the best engines out there but what about the tranny?

Dodge=Lifetime Powertrain Warranty.

All great huh.


To bad that it may be in the shop until you decide to trade it back in. Then dodge is no longer has to warranty it for the next owner. Remember the warranty is only good for the first owner, not the vehicle.

My family doesn't do Ford;
About 10 years ago everyone in my family had fords.  One person's Taurus wagon dropped it's tranny at around 50K, the Windstar that replaced it dropped it's tranny at 26K and then again at 35K.  Another's Bronco had to be lemon lawed because it couldn't drive in a strait line.  The Explorer that replaced it went threw 2 tranny rebuilds in it's 80K miles with us.  He got rid of it because it was getting ready to go again.  My Mom's Taurus had multiple problems.  I don't even remember them all, but I know she had the whole engine replaced under warranty.

My dad has owned Dodges since, I've done GM and honda.  Personally think Honda builds the best cars.

I considering doing the change for another pick up but depending on how my work goes i might just trade it in for a 4x4 jeep to save on some gas. My truck idles under 500rpm sometimes. Even with all the problems its having it still hasn't left me stranded yet lol. I recently drove up to tampa from miami and did the trip in 3 hours and 30 minutes. I was averaging 90-100mph the whole way. Only slowing down when my radar detector went off.

hey i'm at st.pete jeep chrysler if you cant get it fixed bring it by let me see what I can do for you we dont have much problems with the 4.7 but you never know seem's like as soon as you say something has never been a problem boom you open a can of worms


steve

p.s if you need to bring it in on a sat. i'm there this sat till 4pm
lmk  727-432-0270
shop 727-323-2000

not to be rude, but the 6.0L chevy can blow the doors off my truck all day, and id rather still push a dodge than drive a chevy or ford

Steve,

Thanks alot for the offer.  I may have to take you up on ther offer sometime to check this thing out. When I get some free time on a Saturday maybe I will send it in to ya.

Thanks,
Rob

You want to talk about problems , a corvette is nothing BUT problems.They spend more time at our shop then in your garage

All though cars and trucks are built by robots , they are controled by humans and humans make mistakes so it doesnt matter what you drive they all break sooner or later