2006 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A MALFUNCTIONING BLINKER IN MY 2006 DODGE 1500 RAM TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. THE BLINKER STARTS GOING LEFT WHEN YOU HAVE IT TO TURN RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. IT'S CRAZY AND SO DANGEROUS! I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY WENT OUT YESTERDAY! I HOPE FOR OTHERS SAKE THAT THIS BECOMES A RECALL ITEM! THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TWO RECURRING FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TURN SIGNALS EITHER WOULD NOT FUNCTION OR THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL FROM WHICH HE INTENDED TO TURN ON WOULD ILLUMINATE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED AND THEN TURNED OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WOULD ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS WEARING THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT AND ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHICH RESULTED TO THE CONTACT IN CUTTING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING TO ALLOW HIM TO EXIT FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED A RECALL RELATED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT, UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V354000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES. WHEN YOU TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SPEED IS DELAY. THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ONCE IN AWHILE NOW IT IS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM BUT DID CHANGE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK TURNING ON THE WRONG TURN SIGNAL, FOR INSTANCE YOU ARE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND YOU PUSH THE STALK UP, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TURNS ON. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2006 DODGE QUAD CAP AT 33,000 MILES THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED (IF YOU SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON, AND VISE-VERSA, HIGH BEAM WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER GETTING IT TURNED ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WOULD TURN WHILE SIGNALING, AND STOP PERIODICALLY DURING RAIN STORMS). THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY SWITCH, AND AT 54,000 MILES THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN, AND IS DOING SAME THINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITH THE LEFT SIGNAL ON THE RIGHT SIGNAL ALSO CAME ON. HE STATED AT TIMES THEY BOTH BEGAN BLINKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO NOTIFY THEM THE NEXT TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICE SO THAT THEY COULD ORDER THE PART. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE LEFT SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED DURING THE LANE CHANGE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED AND NOT THE SELECTED TURN SIGNAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER ANY TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED WITH THE DESIRED ONE WOULD NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES , I PULLED DOWN MY TURN SIGNAL YOKE TO ENGAGE THE SIGNAL AND CHANGED LANES - APPROX 500 YARDS LATER I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN WHO EXPLAINED THAT I NEVER SIGNALED WHEN I CHANGED LANES. AFTER ASSURING HIM THAT I DID WE EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OUT - AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THE MOTIONS WE CONCLUDED THAT MY LIGHTS WORKED FINE BUT FOR SOME REASON , MY TURN SIGNALS WOULD RANDOMLY DECIDE NOT TO WORK AND WORK AT OTHER TIMES FOR NO REASON. THE OFFICER LET ME GO WITH A WARNING AND A PROMISE TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION RIGHT AWAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH , I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE SAME AUTOMAKER - DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THEIR 2006 RAM'S AND REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I BELIEVE ( FROM WHAT I HAVE READ) IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT NEEDS THE REPLACING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF PEOPLE ARE THINKING THAT THEIR TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING PROPERLY AND IN FACT THEY ARE NOT - IF IT IS CONCERN ENOUGH TO WARRANT A FAILED INSPECTION FROM A DEALERSHIP OR STATE MANDATED LAW , WHY DOES DODGE BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THEM TO REPLACE THEIR MISTAKES ? THIS IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED !!!!! *TR

MUCH LIKE THE RAM 3500, THE TURN SIGNAL ON MY 2006 RAM 1500 BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND CONTINUES TO DO SO INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TURNS ON THE RIGHT BLINKER; OTHER TIMES, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS - LEFT TURNS ON RIGHT. STILL OTHER TIMES, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH DOES NOTHING AT ALL. IN RESPONSE TO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 3500, CHRYSLER HAS VOLUNTARILY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. THEY SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR 1500 MODELS AS WELL AS THIS IS A VERY DISTRACTING AND AN OBVIOUSLY SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME INTERMITTENT AND WHEN ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS EITHER THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE OR NEITHER WOULD FUNCTION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER AND THERE WAS A LACK OF AIR CIRCULATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD OFF AND REPEATED TWICE THROUGHOUT HER TRAVEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEATER BOX DOOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ENGAGE AND VICE VERSA. THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WERE ALSO OPERATING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT SIGNAL TO ENGAGE AND VICE VERSA. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A PROGRAM MODULE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE TRUCK WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY BEFORE AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES OR ACCIDENTS TO THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. WHEN YOU TURN THE RIGHT SIGNAL ON, IT WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES, THEN THE LEFT WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES, OR IT WILL GO BACK AND FORTH LIKE A POLICE CAR. SOME TIMES BOTH WILL BLINK AT THE SAME TIME. SOME TIMES IT HAS A STROBE LIGHT EFFECT. MY TRUCK HAD 70K MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED AND IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TURN THE BLINKER ON, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN EVERY DAY. IT HAS MADE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE VEHICLES WILL CUT ME OFF BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT MY TURN SIGNALS ARE TELLING THEM. IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO CHANGE LANES AND TURN AT INTERSECTIONS. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS EVEN WORSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE DONE ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND 500 DOLLARS TO FIX. I HIGHLY STRESS THAT THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSED. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSES AS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A SERIOUS CRASH WILL BE CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND THE LEFT BLINKER ILLUMINATED. THE SAME FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ENGAGING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BLINKER ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH IF A FOLLOWING VEHICLE BELIEVED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN ONE DIRECTION AND PROCEEDED TO TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED YET THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED INSTEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I TRIED TO GET THE SCISSORS JACK FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE HANDLED SCREW THAT SCREWS IT TO THE FLOOR WOULD NOT TURN AND THE JACK COULDN'T BE REMOVED. I TRIED TO CLEAN THE THREADS THAT PROTRUDE THROUGH THE TRUCK'S FLOOR, TO NO AVAIL (FINE THREADS). AFTER REMOVING IT LATER WITH PLIERS, I RAN A THREAD DIE OVER IT, REINSTALLED IT, AND PAINTED IT. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, WHEN ACTIVATED FOR LEFT TURN BOTH TURN SIGNALS FLASH OR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHEN ACTIVATING WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN THEY SOMETIMES TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES AND I HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WENT TO DEALER THEY WANT $300.00 TO FIX IT SINCE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WIPERS TURNING OFF IN THE RAIN IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT WORK. ALSO, IF I PUT ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT ONE GOES ON MOST OF THE TIME. FROM RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THIS SWITCH TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL NOT REPLACE IT NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WIPERS STOP WORKING DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

06 DODGE RAM TURN SIGNAL INDICATES DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN INTENDED WHEN MAKING TURNS. HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS IN 08 BEFORE REALIZING WHAT WAS WRONG. WIPERS ALSO MALFUNCTION NINETY % OF THE TIME. HAVE NOT REPAIRED THESE PROBLEMS JUST USE A LOT OF RAINX BUT NOT MY TURN SIGNALS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500TRX4. I HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY BLINKERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IF I TURN MY LEFT BLINKER ON, MY RIGHT BLINKERS COMES ON A FEW TIMES, THEN MY LEFT A FEW TIMES, THEN BOTH, AND NEXT THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. IT IS THE SAME RESULT IF I TURN ON MY LEFT BLINKER, WHILE ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND IT USUALLY WASHES MY WINDSHIELD. IT HAPPENS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES I TRY TO USE A TURN SIGNAL. THE ISSUE STARTED BACK IN MARCH OF 07 BUT HAPPENED VERY RARELY, LATELY IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL? *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SIGNALS AND WIPERS. SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND MY LEFT BLINKER SAYS I'M TURNING RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. WIPERS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I WAS CAUGHT IN THE RAIN TODAY AND MANUALLY HAD TO FLIP MY WIPERS AND SIGNALS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. *TR

ON A 2006 DODGE RAM WHEN U TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON U MIGHT GET RIGHT LEFT OR BOTH AND IT MESSES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NOT GOOD WHEN RAINING OR TURNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB AND RECENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL / WIPER SWITCH HAS BEEN ACTING UP. QUITE OFTEN WHEN I PUSH DOWN TO TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON THE RIGHT COMES ON AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NO TURN SIGNAL COMES ON AT ALL. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME OUT OF INTERMITTENT NO MATTER WHAT SETTING I HAVE THEM ON. AGAIN THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM ALL THAT I COULD GET TO WORK WAS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF OTHER 2006 DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING AT 1 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPED MOVING. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND CAUSED BOTH REAR TIRES TO PROTRUDE OUTWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,950.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500, PURCHASED BRAND NEW, 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE HAD AN INCREASINGLY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, SOMETIMES NOTHING WORKS AT ALL. SOMETIMES THE WRONG SIGNAL COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 4 TIMES. IN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I AM FINDING MANY OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I CONTACTED THE DODGE RECALL CENTER, INQUIRING ABOUT POSSIBLY RECALLS ON THIS AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NONE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED WITHIN THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR AND IT IS MY OPINION THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FAIRLY NEW VEHICLES, DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I MOVE THE SWITCH UP, AND WHEN I MOVE IT DOWN, THE RIGHT BLINKER COMES ON. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. THESE ARE ALL CONTROLLED BY THE TOGGLE SWITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. TODAY 7/29/2010 I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A HEAVY DOWN POUR AND THE WIPERS STOPPED AS DESCRIBED. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR 1 AND 1/2 WEEKS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND THE FIX IS A NEW SWITCH. *TR

TURN SIGNAL BLINKS OPPOSITE OF DIRECTION THE SWITCH IS ON. I WAS TURNING LEFT AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I TURNED LEFT. I NOTICED MY SIGNAL WAS BLINKING ON THE RIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH. I HAVE NOW NOTICED IT DOES IT QUITE A LOT. *TR

HERE IN TEXAS SOME DAYS TEND TO BE HOTTER THEN OTHERS FROM TIME 2 TIME... I HAVE A FULLY LOADED 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT I HONESTLY ENJOY DRIVING; ALTHOUGH MY PROBLEMS BEGINS WITH THAT [XXX] BLENDING DOOR... COOL A/C AIR ONLY BLOWS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH INRETURN LEAVES MY PASSENGER SIDE WARM... NOT GOOD WHEN I GOT A LIL HONEY ON THAT SIDE ASKING ME WHY I'M NOT SWEATING LIKE SHE IS... THE PART IS ONLY $43 BUCKS TO REPLACE. AND IT'S BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. CHEAP ASS PLASTIC.... ALSO THE RUBBER SEALING AROUND THE SUNROOF ISN'T THICK ENOUGH TO WITH STAND THE OPENING AND CLOSING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME..GO FIGURE... SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP OR DODGE MIGHT FIND ALOT OF THERE VEHICLES ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE BEHIND PLAIN BS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCHES GO OUT VERY EARLY. IT CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO COME ON IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INTENDED, AND CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO SLOW OR CUT OFF COMPLETELY OUT OF NO WHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE WINDOW DEFROSTER BUT NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

I HAD MY DAUGHTER OUT FOR DRIVERS TRAINING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CHECKED FUSES BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. I TOOK OVER DRIVING AND THE SIGNALS STARTED WORKING BY THERE SELVES. A WEEK LATER I WAS AT A STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL STARTED FLASHING ALTERNATE OF THE RIGHT FLASHING. THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE TURN SIGNALS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. YESTERDAY THE SIGNALS WOULD WORK ONCE AND THEN STOP WORKING UNTIL I WOULD RESTART THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE SIGNALS ACTED UP SO THEY COULD SEE IT. I GUESS IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE DEALER AND GET IT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH, THERE WAS A RUMBLING NOISE AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. A PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RECALL 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) REPAIR PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED ONE TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR BUT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

HEATER DOOR BROKEN AND MADE DEFROSTING VERY SLOW. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS ETC. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM HAS THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 275/60R20 INSTALLED. MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 40K. MY TIRES ARE ALWAYS ROTATED AND PROPER TIRE INFLATION. I NOTICED RECENTLY THAT MY TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING. FIRST IT WAS MINOR THEN IT FINALLY IS TOO MUCH TO BARE. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TWICE BEFORE THINKING IT WAS A BALANCE WEIGHT ISSUE AND EACH TIME THE TIRE STORED REMOVED OR ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. THERE WAS A BIG DIFFERENCE COMING BACK FROM A 1400 MILE ROAD TRIP RECENTLY. AT FIRST THERE WAS THE USUAL SMALL VIBRATION, BUT AT THE END OF THIS TRIP THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKING BAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE 3RD TIME AND COME TO FIND OUT THE REAR TIRE WAS FINALLY SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS TIRE DID NOT SEPARATE DURING MY TRIP. I PLAN ON CONTACTING GOODYEAR, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE OR WILL BLAME IT ON DRIVING STYLE. I HAVE YET TO FIND SOMEONE THAT HAS RECEIVED A WARRANTY OR PRO RATED PRICE FOR NEW TIRES. DODGE NEEDS TO STOP PUTTING THESE ON THE TRUCKS OR SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED, LIKE MY FAMILY ALMOST DID. *TR

DODGE RAM 1500 2006 - TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. ON OCCASION THE TURN SIGNALS SHOW OPPOSITE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WHEN USED. FOR EXAMPLE, TURN SWITCH TO LEFT OR COUNTER CLOCKWISE, THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR SIGNALS WILL LIGHT UP. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE HAZARDS WILL NOT WORK EITHER. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY WINDSHIELD FOGGED OVER. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ON MY '06 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAD BROKEN. BECAUSE THE BROKEN DOOR BLOCKED THE AIRFLOW FOR THE DEFROSTER, I COULD NOT CLEAR THE FOG FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOWN IN TIME TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN RAM TRUCKS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY KEEP THE "NEWLY DESIGNED" HOUSINGS IN STOCK TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN MEET THE DEMAND FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 1500,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES & TRUCK PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKES BACK & FRONT CHANGED ROTORS & PADS. SAME CONDITION. THIS CONDITION WAS REPORTED JUNE 15/07 7 TIE ROD ENDS CHANGED & BRAKES. THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CHECKED TIE RODS DEFECTIVE & SLOPPY ON SECOND SET. VEHICLE HAS 71727 KM`S & DODGE WILL NOT CHANGE TIE ROD ENDS SAYING TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. CHECKING USED 2006 TO 2008 DODGE RAMS HAVE HAD TIE RODS CHANGED. SUSPECT CHRYSLER DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS DEFECT WITH RECALL BECAUSE AFTER TIE RODS CHANGED ALIGNMENT IS REQUIRED. *TR

BASED ON A THOROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIPM UNIT IN MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4.7L IS FAULTED / BAD. MY LEFT EXTERIOR SIGNAL WILL NOT FUNCTION AND FLASHES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ATY A RAPID RATE. PER DODGE, THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A BAD BULB OR SHORT CIRCUIT. I REPLACED ALL BULBS AND THE REAR LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD AS DIRECTED. NEITHER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. AFTER TWO DAYS OF SEARCHING FOR A SHORT, A DODGE TECHNICIAN AND MYSELF FOUND THE TIPM TO HAVE A HIGH SIDE SHORT WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW CURRENT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE CIRCUIT TO THE LAMPS. AN INTERNET SEARCH FINDS THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAULT OF THE DODGE MODULE IN MANY DODGE MODELS, YET DODGE CONTINUES TO EXPECT THE VEHICLE OWNERS TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. MANY OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF HAVE THIS ISSUE OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD RESULTING IN A INAPPROPRIATE REPAIR BILL FOR A SAFETY ITEM DODGE KNOWS IS FAULTY AND WILL AT SOME POINT, FAIL, RESULTING IN OTHER SAFETY FEATURES OTHER THAN JUST A FLASHER AND BRAKE LIGHT GOING OUT. I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT DODGE IS CONTINUALLY ALLOWED TO USE SUCH FAULTY SAFETY MODULES WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WITHOUT THE OWNERS SUFFERING THE COSTS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] FOR ANY FOLLOWUP ON THIS ISSUE. V/R, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR NO LONGER BLOWS OUT OF DEFROSTER. WINDOWS FOG UP. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. HE IS IN IRAQ AND ONLY HOME EVERY 4 MONTHS. I DO NOT DRIVE HIS TRUCK EXCEPT TO THE MAIL BOX AND BACK ONCE A WEEK TO KEEP THE BATTERY GOING. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE WIPERS DID NOT WANT TO WORK. IT WAS NOT ALL THE TIME. WE THOUGHT MAYBE A GLITCH. THEN IT WAS THE BLINKERS. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL AND OTHERS THE OPPOSITE BLINKER WOULD COME ON. BUT SINCE HE IS ONLY HOME FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT. NOW THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL AND WHEN YOU TURN THE LEFT BLINKER ON THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON. I DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL I WAS NEARLY HIT BY SOME ONE TRYING TO PASS ME ON MY LEFT WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS AND SAW THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. THE ONLY TSB I CAN FIND IS FOR THE DODGE RAM 3500. ALSO WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES. THE HARDER YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES THE HARDER THE TRUCK SHAKES. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. THIS IS COSTING TOO MUCH MONEY FOR MAYBES AND IT IS SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGH WAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THIS STARTS HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AND THEN SLID INTO THE MEDIAN. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT NOR DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. TWO OF THE PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

MY 2006 DODGE 4X4 MEGA CAB IS WOBBLING ALL OVER THE ROAD @ SPEEDS OF 50 + MPH I HAVE INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS , FRONT DAMPER AND A NEW PITMAN ARM , WHAT'S TO BE DONE NEXT???? *TR

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS TRUCK DEVELOPED A NOISE AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPORTED FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. THIS WAS REPLACED AT 10,000 MILES UNDER PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL IN EARLY 2007. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS AND EITHER THEY DON'T WORK OR YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE WILL COME ON. SOMETIMES NOTHINGS WORKS AND OTHER TIMES YOU TURN ON A TURN SIGNAL AND THE 4 WAYS COME ON. TODAY 5/13/10 WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN,PUT ON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND NOTHING WORKED,TURNED ON THE LEFT SIGNAL AND THE RIGHT ONE CAME ON..NOW I MADE MY TURN AND I CANT GET TURN SIGNAL TO GO OFF. DROVE THAT WAY FOR 5 MILES WHEN TURN SIGNAL WENT OFF BY ITSELF. *TR

AT 26,000 MILES THE BLEND DOOR FOR THE AIR SYSTEM BROKE (PART # 68004226-AB). THIS CAUSED THE VENTS TO BE STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND COULD NOT GET THE DEFROST TO WORK WHICH BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I COULD NOT DEFROST/DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW AT 52,000 MILES AND THE SAME PART NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THIS TIME OUT OF WARRANTY AND AT A COST OF $740. *TR

THROTTLE STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER FREEWAY, APPLIED BRAKES AS PICK-UP ACCELERATED FOR HALF TO 1 MILE BEFORE RESPONDING. PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF ON OTHER DATES WHEN PASSING, COULD REGAIN CONTROL BY PUTTING FOOT BEHIND PEDAL AND PULLING BACK. DEALER REPLACED ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR NO CHARGE. *TR

HVAC SYSTEM BLEND AIR DOOR FAILED. PREVENTING CONTROL OF AIR TO WINDSHIELD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE H BACK BLEND AIR DOOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIR FLOW TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT H BACK BLEND AIR DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.