2006 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION. LEFT ONE WOULD MAKE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COME ON, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD MAKE THE FLASHERS COME ON. *TR

1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY AND FLUID FROZE. THAT IN TURN SHORTED OUT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (MAIN COMPUTER) WAS TOLD FCM INTERNAL FAULT NEEDS TIPM. DO NOT HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. 2) 1-27-10 HEATER/DEFROSTER QUIT WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. WHEN REPLACING FOUND A BROKEN DOOR IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DOOR. 3) VERY BAD FRONT END VIBRATION. WAS JUST TOLD THAT BOTH BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. 4) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE NEED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM VALVE. *TR

MY 2006 RAM 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE, BIG HORN EDITION SHAKES WHILE BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH UNTIL IT SLOWS TO APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NOONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BADLY, IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF! I HAVE REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES, HAD WHEELS BALANCED, REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS, BRAKES, CALIPERS, INNER AND OUTER TIERODS, FRONT WHEEL HUBS, SHOCKS AND THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES SO BAD THAT IM SCARED I WILL BE THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF I HAD TO STOP FAST.... I CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE DEALER CAN FIND THE CAUSE! *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WINDOWS HAVE FROST,ICE,OR FOG ON THEM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE DEALERSHIP'S ESTIMATE IS FOR $850.00 TO REPLACE A BLENDER DOOR WITH A NEW 2007 DOOR BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL UNIT BREAKS TO EASILY.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7L HEMI ENGINES STALLS. WHEN TRAVELING BELOW 15MPH TRUCK ENGINES STALLS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN A MONTH. TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *CN

A RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER HERE FOR THE CABIN AIR BLEND DOOR BREAKING, 2006 THROUGH 2002 MODELS HAVE HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED AND IN 2006 HAD THE MOST FILED YET IN 2007 ZERO COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS PROBLEM , LET ME EXPLAIN WHY. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER FILED A COMPLAINT AND GOT NOWHERE, THEY JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR BAD DESIGN, OR STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT!! I WILL NEVER BUY A PRODUCT FROM THEM AGAIN. THE AIR BOX HAS AN OPENING WITH ONE TAB PROTRUDING OUT SO WHEN THE BLEND DOOR CLOSES IT STOPS AT THE TAB, WELL THE TAB ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE IMPACT OF THE DOOR SLAMMING IT AND BREAKS OFF THUS JAMMING CLOSED OR FALLING OFF, THE ENGINEERS AT DELMAR CHRYSLER FIGURED THIS OUT AND ENGENDERED A NEW BOX WITH TWO TABS SO IT WONT BREAK YET THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERS KEEP REPLACING THE DOORS AND NOT THE ENTIRE BOX (BECAUSE IT'S A BIGGER MORE EXPENSIVE JOB) AND THAT'S WHY SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT FIXED SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FIXING IT CORRECTLY SO IN TURN YOU THEN ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW IT COST THE CONSUMER TO FIX THIS EXPENSIVE POORLY ENGINEERED BOX THAT THEY KNOW IS A DESIGN FLAW.SAD, VERY SAD. DAIMLER CHRYSLER PUT THIS NEWLY DESIGNED BOX IN THEIR 2007 AND NEWER MODELS AND HAVE NOT ONE COMPLAINT, SO WHY WONT THEY RECALL THESE BAD DESIGN BOXES AND BROKEN BLEND DOORS (WHICH ARE THE NUMBER ONE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TRUCKS) AND PUT THEIR NEWLY ENGINEERED BOXES-BLEND DOORS IN THE TRUCKS AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT THE CONSUMER,

I AM HAVING WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK IT IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. I SEE THAT YOU MADE A RECALL FOR THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK AND ALL THE PROBLEMS YOU STATED I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE SUBSEQUENT NOISE AND VIBRATION OUT OF THE FRONT END. I HAVE MISSED THE RECALL BY JUST ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF THE RECALL OF THE 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON OCT/11/2005 AND THE RECALL STARTED ON TRUCKS BUILT ON NOV/17/2005. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I HAVE REPLACED ONE AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING OUT LESS THEN 1,000 MILES AFTER REPLACING THE ONE. *DT

BLEND DOOR FOR THE HEATING AND DEFROSTER KEEPS BREAKING. I,VE HAD THIS REPLACED TWICE. *TR

FRONT BRAKES HAVE SEIZED UP THREE TIMES IN 48,000 MILES FROM PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. HE HAD TO USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE GEAR TO RELEASE FROM NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V4610000 POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE, 4-WHEEL DRIVE; THEREFORE, HE WILL BE BILLED A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,527.

I HAVE AN 2006 DODGE MEGACAB WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES SINCE WE HIT 34,000 MILES THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR AND THE LEFT BLINKER CAME ON SHE WAS NEARLY HIT BY A FAST APPROACHING DRIVER FROM BEHIND. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. AND FILED A COMPLAINT A REP CALLED ME AND STATED THEY WOULD BY HAPPY TO COVER THE COST OF THE PART IF IT WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY AND AUTHORIZED TECH I WOULD HOWEVER HAVE TO COVER THE SERVICE FEES. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS AND IN ESSENCE THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT SHE GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED THIS WAS AN ISSUE OR EVEN A SAFETY ISSUE. I STATED THAT THE REPERCUSSIONS OF SUCH SHORT SIGHTEDNESS COULD BE FATAL FOR SOME UNFORTUNATE CHRYSLER PRODUCT OWNERS IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AS I HAVE NOTICED A GROWING NUMBER OF ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE. ALL WE ASK IS THAT THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL ISSUE AND REPAIRS BE COMPLETED SATISFYING CUSTOMER REQUESTS TO ENSURE A SAFER DRIVING EXPERIENCE. HERE IS MY REF #1974126 IN DEFERENCE TO MY COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER CORP. *TR

ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE FLOOR IF STEPPED ON TOO QUICKLY. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AND DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE HAVE FAILED. ATTEMPTS TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AT MANY DEALERSHIPS HAS NOT HELPED BECAUSE THE STICKING OF THE PEDAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE WHEN YOU WANT IT TO. NONETHELESS,IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND HAS MADE IT SO MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES PROGRESSED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60-20 TIRES. PURCHASED USED 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 WITH THESE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (32,000 MILES). IN MAY 2009 HAD A TIRE FAILURE; BLOWOUT AT LOW SPEED FOLLOWING EXIT FROM INTERSTATE(33,000 MI). GOODYEAR DEALER ADVISED THAT GOODYEAR WOULD CLASSIFY THE FAILURE AS ROAD HAZARD AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. PURCHASED 1 NEW TIRE OF SAME KIND AND IMMEDIATELY HAD BALANCE AND UNUSUAL WHEEL HOP. APPEALED TO GOODYEAR WHO REPLACED THE TIRE. REPLACEMENT TIRE HAD SIMILAR BALANCE ISSUES. SELECTED LOCATION ON VEHICLE WITH LEAST IMPACT TO DRIVE-ABILITY. DURING FALL 2010 (40000 MILES) BEGAN TO NOTICE LEFT REAR VIBRATION AS THOUGH TIRE WAS OUT-OF-ROUND. ON FEB 10, 2010 DISCOVERED LEFT REAR HAD BELT SEPARATION AND LARGE BULGE. STEEL BELTS ARE EXTRUDING OUT OF TREAD. IN PROCESS OF MOUNTING SPARE NOTICED APPARENT BELT AND TREAD SEPARATION ON SPARE. FOUR OF SIX TIRES HAVE HAD ISSUES. AM REPLACING ALL TIRES. NO MORE GOODYEAR'S, EVER! *TR

ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 I HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD I THOUGHT THAT IT JUST BLOWED THE BULB I REPLACED THE BULB THAT DID NOT HELP THE LIGHT BURNS ON HIGH BEAM BUT NOT LOW BEAM MECHANIC TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE CONTROL MODULE HAVE NOT REPLACED POT HOLE SHOULD HAVE NOT CAUSED THAT TO MALFUNTION.PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. ALSO HEATER /AC BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT NOW I HAVE ONE SPEED AND THAT'S HIGH SPEED I REPLACED THE MOTOR.

BRAKE PERFORMANCE FAILURE BEGINNING AT 9,000 ODOMETER MILES: AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES THE BRAKES ON MY RAM 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED. .NORMAL BRAKE USE WITH 65 TO 80% AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH, WITH NO EXCESSIVE OR EXTREME LOAD CONDITIONS, FROM PURCHASE UP TO THE INITIAL FAILURE. BEING 2300 MILES FROM HOME I WAITED TO VISIT THE DEALER UPON RETURN. NOW AT 12,000 ODOMETER MILES THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE CHATTER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND EXHIBITED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 'PARALLELISM OR ROTOR WARPING. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BRAKES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY BUT DID PROVIDE A VISUAL CHECK AND CONCLUDED THE REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED AND SHOULD BE TURNED. I HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED AND THE ROTORS TURNED WITHIN DAYS. AGAIN, PRIOR TO 10,000 ADDITIONAL MILES, APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES PRODUCED VIBRATION. AS TIME AND MILES PROGRESSED THE VIBRATION BECAME EXTREME JUST AS BEFORE SO AT SOME POINT THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AGAIN WITH LITTLE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT. I CONTINUED TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SITUATION WAS SO SEVERE THE TRUCK WOULD APPEAR TO JUMP RAPIDLY UNDER BRAKING AND THE MORE PRESSURE APPLIED THE MORE VIOLENT THE REACTION. THE SEVERITY WAS WORSE AT INCREASED SPEEDS. FINALLY IN FEAR FOR PASSENGER SAFETY I PURCHASED PERFORMANCE EBC DRILLED AND SLOTTED BRAKE ROTORS AND PERFORMANCE PADS AND HAD THOSE INSTALLED. THE RESULT AFTER A SHORT TIME WAS A WORSE, AND EVEN MORE SEVERE, PROBLEM BEGINNING WELL SHORT OF 10,000 MILES. THE SITUATION IS NOW SO BAD I HA

2006 DODGE QUAD CAB PICK UP (4 WD) WHILE DRIVING HORN, DOME LIGHT AND CARGO LIGHT COME ON WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. EVENT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. SOME TIMES THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. WHICH IS HAZARDOUS IN THE DARK. DEALER PUT IN A NEW CLUSTER AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. LAST TIME I DROVE GOT SHOCKED WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, HORN, DOME LIGHT AND CARGO LIGHT COME ON. I HAVE TO PULL THE NEG BATTERY CABLE. SYSTEM SEEMS TO RESET, HORN AND LIGHTS GO OUT. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. MY GUESS IS THE KEY SWITCH OR THE GROUND FOR SWITCH. *TR

HANDS DOWN THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED WHEN IT COMES TO BRAKES. AFTER THE INITIAL BRAKE WARRANTY OF 12,000 MILES RAN OUT, THE ROTORS WARPED. NOW AT 97K+ MILES I AM ABOUT TO INSTALL A FOURTH SET OF ROTORS (ALL FOUR) AT MY OWN EXPENSE. AT APPROXIMATELY $250 IN PARTS PER REPAIR, PLUS MY OWN LOST LABOR TIME, AND THE SHEER DISAPPOINTMENT OF KNOWING THAT MY BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER DODGE TRUCK. I DO THINK THAT IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE TO RESOLVE THE BRAKE INADEQUACIES THEN MAYBE LEGAL ACTION MAY HAVE TO TAKE PLACE. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE ROTORS INSTALLED ON THE "BIG HORN" AND "LONE STAR" EDITIONS WITH THE 20" WHEELS. I REALIZE IT MAY BE A VENDOR ISSUE AND NOT NECESSARILY DODGE'S FAULT, BUT IF DODGE KNOWS ABOUT IT, WHY WON'T THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT; THUS PLACING THE BLAME ON DODGE FOR CONTINUING TO UTILIZE THE SUPPLIER OF THE BRAKE ROTORS IN QUESTION. *TR

THERE HAS BE A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT PROBABLY 100 TIMES BUT PAID NOT MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL THIS WINTER. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVEL IS ALSO USED TO TURN ON THE WIPERS ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE WIPERS ARE ON, AND THE TURN SIGNAL ARE TURNED ON. FOR NO REASON THE TURN SIGNAL FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS THE ONE THAT OPERATES. NORMALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN ON AND THE LEFT SIDE SIGNAL TURN ON. IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF COMPLETELY. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IMPAIRS VISIBILITY AN ALSO IS GIVING OTHER DRIVERS THE WRONG SIGNALS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE BUT SINCE I RESIDE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WHEN IT RAINS YOU MUST TURN YOUR LIGHTS AND WIPERS THIS HAS CAUSED ME A PROBLEMS SINCE I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN IT SNOWS OR RAIN I CANNOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS. SOME DRIVERS HAD GOT AGGRAVATED SINCE SOME TIMES I GIVE THEM THE WRONG TURN SIGNALS. THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOTED THAT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT SINCE WE HAVE GOT MORE SNOW AND RAIN IN THE NORTH EAST I WHISH I CAN PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATED BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES THAT I GOT TIRED OF IT AND I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. I AM PUTTING TODAY AS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE BLEND DOOR BROKE THAT THE CONTROLS THE AIR FLOW. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CASE DOOR AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISKS SINCE THIS THE CASE DOOR CONTROLS THE DEFROSTER AND IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS WHEN THE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 2/1/10 *CN UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB

PRODUCT QUALITY DEFECT- POOR PRODUCT QUALITY OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES RECENTLY CREATED UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS. DUE TO THE RADIAL BAND SEPARATION ISSUE IN A GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRE (SIZE P275/60/20) THE TIRE CREATED EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND WOBBLING OF THE TIRE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH CREATING INABILITY TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY (WITH A BRIDGESTONE TIRE) AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. WHEN I CONTACTED GOODYEAR QUALITY DEPT. THEY ASKED I HAVE THE TIRE INSPECTED BY A GOODYEAR DEALER, WHICH I DID, AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE RADIALS WHERE /COMPROMISED/BROKEN IN NUMEROUS PLACES. GOODYEAR DID OTHER A $45 REBATE ON MY NEXT GOODYEAR TIRE PURCHASE WHICH I DECLINED AS I WILL NOT PLACE MY FAMILIES SAFETY AND WELL BEING IN THEIR TRUST ANY LONGER NOR WILL I BE PURCHASING GOODYEAR TIRES. THE TIRE HAD APPROX 15000 MILES ON IT WITH ~50-60% TREAD LEFT. (CONFIRMED BY THE GOODYEAR DEALER.) NO EXPLANATIONS OR APOLOGIZES WERE OFFERED BY GY WHICH DISPLAYS THEIR DISTURBING LACK OF BUSINESS SAVVY. I HAVE 3 VEHICLES IN MY HOUSEHOLD AND WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT SUCH BUSINESS PRACTICES BY PURCHASING UNSAFE PRODUCTS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS TIRE ON INTERNET BLOGS BUT THOUGHT IT BEST TO OFFICIALLY POST TO NHTSA. I ALSO OBSERVED INFORMATION REGARDING PRODUCT SAFETY CLAIMS BY THE STEELWORKERS UNION (LINK ON YOUR WEBSITE) REGARDING THE SAFETY/QUALITY OF GOODYEAR TIRES AROUND THE SAME TIME BY VEHICL

ON 2/21/2006, I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE RAM, 1500, 4X2. RECENTLY MY TRUCK ENCOUNTERED A FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION, WHEN GOING AROUND LEFT HAND CURVES I WOULD HEAR A LOUD "THUMPING" NOISE. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON AUTOMOBILE RECALLS, I FOUNG MANF. COMPAIGN # G02 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V038000 HAS RECALLED 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS FOR "SUSPENSION; FRONT; WHEEL BEARING, THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL READS "ON CERTAIN P/U TRUCKS, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY HAVE RECEIVED AN INSUFFICENT QUANTITY OOF GREASE DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, BUT ONLY THOSE THAT WERE BUILT BETWEEN 11/7/05 AND 4/27/06, MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON 10/1/05 (5 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE RECALL.) CURRENTLY, I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK FOR 46 MOS. HOWEVER IT ONLY HAS 21,800 MILES, BACK ON 9/10/08 I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ACCOUNT OF FRONTEND VIBERATION, THEIR DETERMINATION WAS TIE-ROD ENDS AND THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY.IN CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BEARING IF I WOULD PAY A $50.00 CO-PAY, WHICH I DID AND THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO LACK OF GREASE ACCOUNT OF THE BEARING BEING A "SEALED UNIT". I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENEEDWITH ONLY THIS FEW MILES AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I AM ALSO WONDERING IF ANY OTHER DODGE CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO WONDERING IF THE RECALL SHOULD NOT INCLUDE DATES PRIOR TO AND/OR AFTER THE ORIGINAL RECALL DATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V038000(SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING THE NHTSA REPORT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ON FEB 06, 2007 # G02 AND CAMPAIGN # 07V038000, THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS RECALL AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ANGEL MALDONADO MONTALVO CONTACT IN SPANISH. *TR

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN LEFT TURN IS SELECTED, SOMETIMES RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHER COMES ON, SOMETIMES NO TURN SIGNAL COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT WORKS CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS SELECTED, RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHER WORKS NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAD SOMEONE PASS ME ON THE LEFT WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN BECAUSE MY RIGHT SIGNAL WAS ON DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

TURN SIGNAL RANDOMLY FLASHES THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN INDICATED. ALSO WILL FLASH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON. *TR

BOUGHT 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW FROM METRO DODGE IN OTTAWA. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT END TROUBLES. BRAKES,3SETS OF FRONT SHOCKS,WHEEL BEARINGS,OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ONCE AT 22000KM`S. TIE ROD ENDS ON STREEING ARE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. DODGE WANTS TO INSPECT & CHARGE FOR OUTER RIE ROD ENDS AFTER 42000KMS ON SECOND SET. CHECKING USED 2006,2007 & 2008 IN DODGE DEALER LOTS OUTER TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TRUCKS IN LOT. I FEEL DODGE IS COVERING UP A DEFECTIVE DESIGN & PART TROUBLES ON ALL 3 YEARS. METRO DODGE TOLD ME TO NEVER BRING MY TRUCK BACK FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIES THAT THESE YEARS OF TRUCKS HAVE DEFECTIVE FRONT END PARTS & DESIGN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE A MAJOR COLLISION WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR THANK YOU, STEVE MOORE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE 1500 MEGACAB TRUCK AT 70 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND OUT OF CONTROL. I HELD IT AS STRAIGHT AS I COULD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE FAST LANE OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. I LATER READ SOME FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THAT LABELED THIS PROBLEM THE "DEATH WOBBLE." IT APPEARS, FROM THE MANY EXPERIENCES DESCRIBED ON THE FORUMS, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK PURCHASED IN 2008. SHE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND AS A RESULT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HUB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEALED UNIT FOR LIFE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS COMING APART INTERNALLY. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO STATED THERE WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE SOLENOIDS UNDER THEIR LIABILITY. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 79,400.

THE PICKUP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEED FROM 60 -75. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

ROLL OVER VALVE IS CRACKED IN 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK GAS TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES (8/09) BUT THE CRACKED ROLL OVER VALVE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL 4 VISITS LATER, ABOUT 79,000MILES (10/09). COMPUTER CODES DO NOT READILY IDENTIFY THE CRACKED ROLL OVER VALVE. THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS BUILT IN. DODGE WILL NOT COVER A NEW GAS TANK UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOT A USUAL PROCEDURE TO REPLACE GAS TANKS AND I WANTED TO REPORT THIS DEFECT IN THE ROLL OVER VALVE. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND RECALLS ON 2006 MODEL 2500 AND 3500 SERIES GAS TANKS FOR PICKUP TRUCKS BUT NONE FOR THE 1500 SERIES TRUCKS. HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR CRACKED ROLL OVER VALVES BEEN FILE? I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING GAS TANK REPLACEMENT WITH IN THE NEXT WEEK. DO YOU WANT THE OLD TANK FOR INSPECTION OR HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE LOOK AT IT WHEN IT IS REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK? *TR

I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I WILL START WITH THE SERIOUS ONE FIRST. WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK DOWN THE INTERSTATE, IT SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TRYING TO STEER OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE OVER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT STARTED UP, LIKE NOTHING HAPPEN. THIS HAPPEN TWICE WITHIN 2YEARS. I SEE THAT THE SAME COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY ANOTHER DODGE OWNER(#10270010). IM TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. I SEE THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS. COMPLAINT #'S 10248480, AND 10237215. THESE PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST SHOULD PUT ON A RECALL LIST. *TR

ON 2-12-2007 NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL ON 2006 DODGE 1500,FOR THE FRONT HUB SUSPENSION:WHEEL BEARING.I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK. SO I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. IN JULY OF 2009 I WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION AND I WAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRUCK SO I FOUND A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS WERE MESSED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE MECHANIC WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIND ONE HUB SO HE REPLACED THE WORST ONE OF THE TWO AND TOLD ME THAT THE OTHER ONE WOULD GET ME HOME. ONCE I GOT HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER SIDE AND ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE REAREND WAS OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THEY REPAIRED THAT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT HUB SO I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY TRUCK WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL WHEN THE SAME THING WENT WRONG WITH MY TRUCK THE IS LISTED ON THE RECALL. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO WITH THIS SO PLEASE ADVISE ME WITH WHAT DIRECTION TO TAKE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH DODGE. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANT. *TR

MY RECIRCULATION DOOR ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 BROKE THE OTHER NIGHT FOR NO REASON OTHER THEN ADJUSTING THE AC CONTROLS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ACTUATOR PUTTING TO MUCH TORQUE ON THE PLASTIC DOOR. I ONLY HAVE 6,00 MILES ON THE TRUCK RIGHT NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL# 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ), HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,800.

HAD VEHICLE ALIGNED DUE TO THE FRONT END BOUNCING. TIE ROD WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE HAD A VIBRATION AND POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AFTER THAT. TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE WHEEL BEARING IS WORN BEYOND SAFE CONDITIONS. MY VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL BUT I SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK WITH THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEW PARTS BEING PUT ON TODAY WHICH IS GOING WILL BE PAID OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN WITH THIS VIBRATION FOR SOME TIME NOW NOT EVEN AWARE THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE UNDER A RECALL. A FAULT THIS SERIOUS COULD CAUSE DEATH AND INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND SOMEONE ELSE'S. *TR

FRONT LIGHT MODULE FAILED AT 37,122 MILES, FRONT LIGHTS FAILED WITH NO ADVANCE NOTICE. PART WAS ORDER BY THE DODGE DEALER, THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT IN STOCK, 1 AND 1/2 MONTH WAITING FOR PART AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING, WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR INSIDE THE CABIN, A LOT OF NOISE BUT NO AIR. DEALER FIXED IT. FLAPPER GOT STOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE. A LOCAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SQUEAKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING UNITS AT NO CHARGE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. NHTSA RECALL# 07V038000, SUSPENSION, FRONT WHEEL BEARING IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL OCCASIONALLY BE FAULTY CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN TURNING OR SWITCHING LANES. WHEN SIGNALING A LEFT TURN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL COME ON AND WHEN SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN THE SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ALL OUT OF THE PART AND WAITING FOR INVENTORY TO COME IN. *TR

I ACTIVATED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THIS PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE TIME (WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL). ALSO, MY WIPERS HAVE BEGUN MALFUNCTIONING (TURN SIGNAL AND WIPER SWITCH LOCATED TOGETHER ON STEERING COLUMN). I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY). *TR

AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT PERFORM CORRECT SPEEDS ARE TO SLOW 3RD SPEED FEELS LIKE 1ST AND WATER LEAKS ON FLOOR IN FRONT FLOORBOARDS I THINK SOMETHING CAME LOOSE PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY DEFECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED THE U-JOINTS ON THE DRIVESHAFT, RESURFACED THE ROTORS, REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. HE CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING), BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROPER EXPLANATION. THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

MULTI-FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL HANDLE ON LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE DEFECT WAS CAUSING THE TURN SIGNALS TO FLASH RIGHT TO LEFT WHEN IN THE RIGHT TURN POSITION. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR JUST A DAY OR TWO AFTER NOTICING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH AND THEY REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY BILL WAS APPROXIMATELY $300.00. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD EXPECT FUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS/36000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. I WAS NOT OFFERED THE OLD PART. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM WITH 38,000 MILES THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE EXTREMELY WORN TO A POINT WHERE SEPARATION WAS POSSIBLE.

NO INCIDENT PRIOR TO FAILURE. HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVEN AT NIGHT ON THE EXPRESS WAY AT 65 MPH, GIVEN NO PRIOR NOTICE THAT IT WILL FAIL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL BE REPLACED. *TR

RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WHEN SUDDENLY WHILE GOING OVER A BRIDGE DOING 60MPH, THE TRUCK ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND THE TRUCK DASH ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. IMMEDIATELY THE TRUCK LOSES ITS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT WAS ALL I COULD TO HOLD IT TO THE ROAD AND I WAS HEADED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I BARELY ESCAPED WITH MY LIFE AND NOW TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND WAS RUINED (NOT TO MENTION THE 36,000 MILES WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED). THE COST OF A NEW MOTOR $7,000 NOT COUNTING LABOR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND DODGE RAM PICK-UP THAT DID THIS SAME THING. I AM FILING A LAW-SUIT IMMEDIATELY AND NEED HELP ANYWHERE I CAN GET IT. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. THE TRUCK HAD 49,000 MILES ON IT...RUINED!!!.. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 IN 2006. AFTER 27,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT, AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, AND I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE. EACH TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, THE COST IS ABOUT $260. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT LEADING UP TO THE ROTORS WARPING. MY TRUCK IS MY GENERAL USE VEHICLE. I TOW A BOAT ON OCCASION, WHICH WEIGHS LESS THEN 2000 POUNDS. THIS TRUCK IS RATED FOR FAR MORE THAN THAT. LAST ROTOR RESURFACING TOOK PLACE ON 24 APR 09. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEEL BEARING CAME APART AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. RECALL # 07V038000, COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP: DRIVER SIDE HANDLE GRIP LET LOOSE, AS IN JUST BROKE FREE AND SENT ME FOR A BAD FALL. I HIT MY HEAD ON PAVED DRIVEWAY, AND INJURED MY LEFT ARM. DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE??? *TR