2006 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

2006 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB. FAN BLOWER LOUD AND MOVES LITTLE AIR ON HIGH. *TR

BLEND DOOR FAILURE (HVAC) ON 2006 DODGE RAM. RENDERS THE HVAC SYSTEMS IN-OP, NO AIR FLOW THROUGH THE DUCTS (NO HEAT, NO DEFOGGING, NO A/C). THIS A DESIGN ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED DODGE FOR NUMEROUS YEARS IN THE RAMS SERIES OF TRUCKS. CHYRSLER HAS CHOSEN NOT TO CORRECT THIS IS AN PERFORM A RECALL. REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS QUITE EXPENSIVE, $800-$2000 DEPENDING ON LOCAL LABOR RATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPONTANEOUSLY DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, I PURCHASED AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM THE START. THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO CAUSE MY BODY TO MOVE FORWARD THEN BACK, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS, THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AND PUT IN TWO NEW FILTERS, STILL SAME PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS THAT'S THE NEW TRANSMISSION FEATURE TO KEEP IT FROM WEARING OUT, IT ONLY ENGAGES WHEN YOU STOMP ON THE GAS??? 30000 MILES STARTED LEAKING BLACK FLUID AT FRONT WHEEL, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, SAID SUSPENSION WAS GONE, PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE AUGUST 2008 IT IS NOW FEB. 2009 AND NO EXPECTED ARRIVAL DATE OF THE PART. MY TIRES HAVE WORN OUT COMPLETELY DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AFTER CONTINUALLY CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINING THEY ARE INSTALLING AN OEM SUSPENSION PART AND WILL GIVE ME ONE FREE TIRE.. WAAHOO, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 3? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BECAME ACTIVATED INSTEAD. ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY CRASHED INTO HIM DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,283. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROL WAS REPLACED IN THEE STEERING. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM THAT HAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT WHEELS DUE TO IMPROPER GREASE ON THE BEARINGS. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM WHEN CONTACTING DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS A REBUILT TITLE ON IT. BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE, I FEEL THAT IT IS STILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WARRANTY IS VOID WITH A REBUILT TITLE, BUT A RECALL HAS NO EFFECT ON THE WARRANTY. IF THE VEHICLE HAS 200,000 MILES ON IT, THEY STILL HAVE TO FIX THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLES IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, MY WHEEL IS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE, AND WHEN I JACK IT UP, THE WHEEL WILL ROCK BACK AND FORTH. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 PASSABLE FRAME DAMAGE POSSIBLE BODY AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. BUYER BEWARE. THEY REPOED THIS TRUCK AND PULLED IT BACKWARDS AND IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE THEN THEY USED A ROLL BACK TO PICK UP THE TRUCK UNDER THE BACK DOOR. THEN THEY SET IT ON ITS NOSE TO MOVE IT UP ON THE ROLL BACK. THIS TRUCK MAY HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE JUST BY LOOKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. ONE YEAR LATER, HE HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $467. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,175 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,175.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MUST SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH OR PULL OVER IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,700.

ALL CONTROL OF DEFROSTER, HEAT AND A/C WAS LOST. FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD, HEAT OR COOL TRUCK. DODGE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURE AND UPDATE TO CORRECT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARANTEE AND IS A SAFTY ISSUE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THRU THE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE.

REAR SEAT (MIDDLE) PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS LOCKED. FAILS TO USE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=RAM 1500). *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH APROX. 54,000. THE ROTOR AND BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE ONLY, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED MY CALIPER WAS BAD, THUS CAUSING THE ROTOR AND BRAKES, THE CALIPER IS COVERED BY WARRANTY NOT THE ROTOR & BRAKES, A CHECK SHOWS THE ABS MODULE WAS RECALLED ON 2006 DODGE RAMS, MY VIN IS IN THE RANGE FOR THE RECALL, BUT MINE IS NOT IN THE RECALL (ACCORDING TO THEM), HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION OF WHY SO MUCH DAMAGE AT SO LITTLE MILES. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS SHOWS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ROTOR, PADS & CALIPERS ON THESE VEHICLES ALL WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRUMBLING NOISE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PIECE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FELL INTO THE FANS AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD THE EXACT SAME NOISE AS BEFORE AND, SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $800 BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 8,000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE SO WARPED THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP CHOSE ONLY TO TURN THEM DOWN REMOVING ROTOR MATERIAL TO TAKE OUT THE WARP. OBVIOUSLY, THE WARPING RETURNED AT 14,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE ROTORS ARE NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR REPLACEMENT. THE FACTORY ROTOR IS ABSOLUTE JUNK. THE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THEY ARE HAVING WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS BUT THE INTERNET INDICATES OTHERWISE. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL HER CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CENTER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING A DIFFERENT SEAT BELT PERTAINING TO THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND SHE WROTE A LETTER TO THEM, WHICH PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF HER VEHICLE BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD ASSIST; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT ASSIST ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY REAR AXLE WHEN OUT. I LEASED A 2006 DODGE RAM I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND COMPLAINT ABOUT A CLICKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FRONT AXLES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TURN A CORNER THE BACK END WOULD NOT TURN. NOW ONE OF MY REAR TIRES IS WORN OUT AND THEY SAID THAT THEIR A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLES BUT THERE IS NO WAY I COULD HAVE CAUSE THIS PROBLEM . SEVERAL CHAT SITE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING SLOW LEFT TURNS, SUCH AS DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING LOT. VEHICLE HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE DAY ONE. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE TWICE, FIRST TIME REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS, SECOND TIME THE SAID DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT HAVE A FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN FAILED AND THE SPEED WAS NOT VISIBLE. MOST RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT WENT TO AUTOZONE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WANTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S HEADQUARTERS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,952 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OVERNIGHT OR ALL DAY, ONCE IT IS STARTED AND PLACED INTO GEAR, IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR 10-15 SECONDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007 AND IS GRADUALLY BECOMING WORSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS TYPICAL OF A 2006 DODGE RAM AND THAT SEVERAL OF THEM WERE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,925 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT, BUT ALMOST HAPPENED. DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED ACROSS HIGHWAY IN SAFE MANNER. WHEN I REACHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GO. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND TRIED TO PROCEED AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO. AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND ALMOST WATCHED MY TRUCK GET HIT BY ANOTHER MOTORIST TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE. STOPPED WITHIN 4 FEET OR LOWER OF HITTING MY TRUCK. AFTER THIS I GOT BACK IN TO MOVE MY TRUCK TO A SAFE LOCATION, I TRIED AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WILL GO AFTER THAT AND IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR. SO I CREEPED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT THE TRUCK ON THE COMPUTER AND 10 DIFFERENT CODES CAME UP.. THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT DAY AND SAID MONDAY BRING IT BACK. SOON AS I GOT THERE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THERE WERE NO CODES CAME UP. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 8 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I FELT MY VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME SO I TRADED THAT VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER KIND OF VEHICLE. THE REASON I AM TELLING YOU THIS I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE I OWNED AND EVERYONE THAT I'D TALK TO THAT HAD THAT VEHICLE SAID THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAKES PRESSURE INCREASES WHILE DRIVING DEALER REPLACE 4 TIMES FRONT 2 TIMES REAR STILL BRAKES FAIL ALSO TIE RODS FALL OFF OR GO BAD 2 TIME ALL UNDER 18000 MILES ALSO THERE WAS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END HUBS ,ECT. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 4X4 QUAD CAB - FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES; REARS AT 42,000 MILES, NOW AT 60,000 MILES ALL FOUR ARE WARPED AGAIN. ROTORS USED TO BE GOOD FOR 80,000 +; NOW ONLY GO FOR 20,000, AND AT $300 EACH SET OF 2; IS REALLY WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLES MAIN REAR ENGINE SEAL BLOWN. MULTI HEMI MOTOR HAS NO POWER. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL, PLUS OTHER RECALLS WERE FIXED. *KB THE ABS HAD A MINOR VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD. THE CONSUMER HAD AIR CONDITION, STEREO AND HEATER PROBLEMS. *JB

IN COLD DRY WEATHER THE IGNITION SYSTEM SHORTS CAUSING THE HORN LIGHTS AND CHIMES TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER HAS WITNESSED THIS THREE TIMES, BUT SAID THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING AND HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, SEVERAL INHOUSE FIXES WERE TRIED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS AN ACT OF NATURE AND CHRYSLER IN NOT RESPONSIBLE, BUT HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE STATEMENT IN WRITING. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK IN JANUARY 2006. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHUTTER. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING, THE FAILURE CEASED. THE CONTACT STRUCK A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER WAS FROZEN. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,480 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,400.

2006 DODGE TRUCK RECALL NOTIFICATION G02. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. FRONT WHEEL MAKING NOISE DUE TO RECALL. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR TOWING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. DEALER DID NOT FIX 6 MONTHS EARLIER AND SAID I WOULD BE OK BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAD 32K MILES ON IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD HAVE FAILED BY NOW. NOW I AM STUCK. THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1. UNRESOLVED VIBRATION ISSUES-RELATED TO TIRES AND DRIVELINE AND ALIGNMENT. OUTER TIEROD FAILURE. FRT RIGHT BRAKE ASSY FAILURE - NEAR ACCIDENT , VEHICLE VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY OFF ROAD AT 40MPH-TOWED TO DEALER. INTERMITTENT STALLING AND HESITATING AND LOW OIL PRESSURE DURING OPERATION- TRUCK STALLED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING - UNRESOLVED AT THIS TIME. MULTIPLE FLUID LEAKS FROM FAILED VEHICLE SEALS AND GASKET-ISSUE RESOLVED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERS FOR 9 VISITS FOR A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS DOWN TIME. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS AN UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MASSACHUSETTES STRICT LEMON LAWS DUE TO BEING A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. *TR

VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION WORSE WITH TRAILER ATTACHED. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER 12-13 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED HARMONIC BALANCER,COMPLETE DRIVESHAFT,8 DIFFERENT CENTER CARRIERS SHIM AND BRACKET,AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. THE SERVICE MANAGER MADE THE MISTAKE OF TELLING ME IT IS WHAT IT IS. THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY. A CHRYSLER CASE REP CALLED ME PERSONALLY AND TOLD ME TO SEND IN THE LEMON CARD. AFTER DOING SO THREE WEEKS PASSED AT THIS TIME I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CASE WORKER NO LONGER WORKED THERE. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THEM TO COURT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE IN MY LIFETIME!!! 2006 MEGA CAB *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 03/10/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND SOUNDS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT THE GEARS DO NOT CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,200.

FRONT ROTORS HAVE VIBRATED SENCE ABOUT 12,000 MILE. *TR

MY (NEW) '06 RAM 1500 4X4 SUFFERED FROM PULSATING BRAKES AT 9K MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ADVISED THAT MY '03 DAKOTA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY INSPECTED THE FRONT BRAKES AND CONFIRMED THE ROTORS HAD SOME "RUN OUT". THEY WERE RESURFACED AT NO COST. NOT LONG AFTER....AT 19K MILES, THE CONDITION AROSE AGAIN. THIS TIME, I HAD TO MAKE A 2500 MILE TRIP AND COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK IN BEFOREHAND. THE DEALER "MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED" FIXING THEM, BASED ON A 12MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST REPAIR. NEVERTHELESS, NOW AT 22K I AM TOLD I, TOO, AM SOL. WE NEED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE AND URGE THEM TO CONSIDER REPLACEMENT BEFORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM THE LAKE AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WENT INTO THE DITCH AFTER WE HAD IT IN CHRYSLER AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. THEY TOOK IT IN AND GAVE IT BACK AND COMING HOME FROM WORK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN AND I ALMOST HIT 3 CARS. SO WENT BACK IN TO GET FIXED. THEN I WAS OUT HUNTING AND MY KIDS WERE WITH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WE WENT IN THE DITCH AGAIN. SO NOW I JUST WANT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT GETTING FIXED. *TR

2006 TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR RECALLS AND THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 26,000 MILES, THEY TOOK THE TRUCK AND THEN HAD TO SEND IT 100 MILES AWAY TO BE RETURNED WITH ONE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENING. THEY HAD IT FOR 5 WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAVE WARPED ROTORS ON FRONT AND HAD TO REPLACE TIRES ON FRONT. I THINK ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE FLUID IN TRANNY. *JB

CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES ON VERY OFTEN. TAKEN TO DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM & IT STILL IS HAPPENING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND MAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ONE TO TWO HOURS, HOWEVER, AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THE REPAIR IS BEING MADE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2006 DODGE PICKUP 4 TIMES TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND SAYING ON THE LED READOUT TO CHECK GAS CAP. I CAN SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EARNESTLY TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE DEALER ABOUT THIS TOO. HIS RESPONSE WAS I'LL TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ON TUESDAY AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND. AND CALL WHEN THEY DECIDE WHAT TO DO...A WEEK LATER AND STILL NO CALL TO ME. I FEEL THEY ARE NOT UPHOLDING MY WARRANTY AND IGNORING A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN BE COMBUSTIBLE JUST BY SOMEONE WALKING BY SMOKING . THE FUMES FROM THE GAS IS VERY STRONG ...BUT DON'T SEE ANY LEAKS. AN INNOCENT LIFE OR LIVES COULD BE LOST DUE TO THIS. *JB

IN REGARDS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS: THEY WILL EITHER NOT TURN ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. AT OTHER TIMES, MY TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS IN THEIR ADMITTING TO OR FIXING THE PROBLEM.

BOUGHT 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT JUNE 2006 100 MILES ON IT ON WAY HOME BRAKES PULLED SHARPLEY. GLENDALE,CA DODGE REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS, PADS, & CALIPERS@500 MILES, DUE TO LEAKING...FRONT END HAS BEEN MESSED UP SINCE...VIBRATES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SO BADLY AT TIMES FEELS LIKE FRONT END IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF...FRONT RIGHT TIRE FEELS LIKE IT'S WARPED AT TIMES, PULSING IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKING, NOT ALWAYS, HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO DEALER VARIOUS TIMES THEY CLAIM NOTHING WRONG...DEALER REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT LAST VISIT, 07/2007, WITH 20,000 MILES...NO CHANGE....ADDITIONALLY, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING AT TIMES AND AT 60 MPH, ON LEVEL ROAD, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S IN TO HIGH OF A GEAR, IF I WAS DRIVING A MANUEL I'D SHIFT DOWN AT LEAST 1 GEAR, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE SHAKES WITH ACCELERATION, THE DEALER STATES, YOU GUESSED IT, THERE'S NO PROBLEM..I DO NOT EVEN LIKE DRIVING THE TRUCK ON THE FWY...FINALLY, TRUCK JUMPS WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP, SUSPENSION FEELS LOOSE, LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BLOWN, ANY UNEVEN SURFACE MAKES THE TRUCK UNSTABLE.. TO SAY I AM FRUSTRATED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!! THE INCIDENT DATES ARE VARIOUS I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A YEAR!!*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT WILL NOT GO IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE FAILURE PREVENTS HIM FROM APPLYING THE BRAKES BECAUSE HIS LEGS BECOME NUMB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CANNOT CHANGE THE SEAT OR ASSIST HIM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. *JB

SINCE NEW THE 2006 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB HAS EXCESSIVE SHAKING AT IDLE POSITION. DEALER SAID SHAKING IS DUE TO THE VEHICLE TYPE. WHEN COLD THE TRUCK DOESN'T ENGAGE IN REVERSE FULLY WHICH CAUSES SLIPPAGE... IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE WITHOUT HARD ACCELERATOR DEPRESSION. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB WITH 16,000 MILES . I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER INSPECTING I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE HARDLY WORN AT ALL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY WERE SEEING ON THESE NEW TRUCKS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY DODGE. *TR

BAD PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AFTER 12,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT, HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS AFTER ONLY 12,000 MILES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LAST DODGE TRUCK AND THEY TALKED ME IN TO THIS NEW TRUCK WITH SOME MONEY OFF TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM NOW THAT THIS TRUCK WAS DOING THE SAME THING THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME ......THE TRUCKWAS UNSAFE IT FELT AS IF MY TIREWAS GOING TO FALL OFF . *AK

WITH 13,500 MILES ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 I STARTED TO FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING. I INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE ROTORS. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLERS WARRANTY ON THE ROTORS WAS 12,000 MILES. BASICALLY TELLING ME I WAS SOL! *TR

2006 DODGE TRUCK WITH WHEEL BEARING CONCERNS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRUCK HAS A RECALL AND HE DOESN'T TRUST THE DEALER. *CC THE CONSUMER ONCE OWNED A 2002 DODGE TRUCK THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL BEARING, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS 2002 WAS NOT BEING RECALLED. EVENTUALLY, THE CONSUMER TRADED THE 2002 FOR A 2006 DODGE AND DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2006. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT TRUST THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEALER WILL USE THE SAME FAULTY PARTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. ON JUNE 1, 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PAINT WAS PEELING UNDERNEATH THE GRILL OF HIS VEHICLE. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM SINCE THAT TIME. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,505 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

ALL OF THE GAUGO HAYWIRE,PERIODICALLY. THE CK DOESN'T WANT TO START PERIODICALLY. IT EVEN DIED WHILE DRIVING.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE LOADING THE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE TRAILER CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GEARED IN PARK. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 ST. THE PROBLEM IS STATIC ELECTRICITY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CHRYSLER ENGINEER HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE WEATHER IS DRY AND I GO TO START MY VEHICLE THE SURGE OF THE STATIC ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR SETS OF MY HORN, MY CHIMES, MY INTERIOR LIGHTS, MY CARGO LIGHTS AND MY OPEN DOOR LIGHTS. THE HORN BLARE FOR UP TO 3 TO 4 MINUTES AND THE REST TAKES AN HOUR OR MORE TO RESET THEMSELVES OR I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THEM TO STOP. THE DEALER SHIP GAVE ME A CAN OF STATIC GUARD TO SPRAY ON MY SEATS TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. AT NIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO CUT OFF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS IN ORDER TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYING ON. I HAVE TRIED THE LEMON LAW ETC. DAVE WEINBERGER A SPOKESMAN WITH CHRYSLER HAS NOT KEPT ME ABREAST OF WHAT IS GOING ON. I WANT MY TRUCK FIXED OR REPLACE WITH ANOTHER. MY FAMILY HAS ALLERGIES AND THE SPRAYING OF THIS STATIC GUARD IS NOT HELPING THEIR CONDITIONS EITHER! AGAIN CHRYSLER IS THE ONES WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET TO FIX IT. *TR