2006 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ONLY FUNCTION ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN USING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CUSHION WAS WORN THROUGH AND HE ENDING UP SITTING ON THE IRON STEEL BAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SEAT COVER AND THE CUSHION UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

THIS HAS ACCURED SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE USING TURN SIGNALS.WHILE DRIVING I TURN ON THE LEFT SIGNAL AND THE RIGHT ONE SEEMS TO COME ON AND THEN AT TIMES THEY WILL JUST ALL BLINK ON AND OFF. THEN AT OTHER TIMES WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNALS. THE LIGHTS GO FAST THEN GOES OUT. I FEEL THIS IS A IMPORTANT AND MAJOR SAFTEY FEATURE OF THIS VEHICLE/ TRUCK. I WENT AND ASK THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE ADVISOR SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF IT. AND FURTHER THAT WARRANTY WAS OUT AT 36000 MILES. I WAS IN THE BELIEF . THAT SAFETY ITEMS ON NEW VEHICLES WERE COVERED FOR 5 YEARS 100000 MILES... THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THE ? IS WHEN...PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT WHILE TURNING DUE TO THE FROM A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL THAT HES BEEN FOUND ON THE 2006 DODGE RAM PICK UP.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,249. UPDATED 01/24/11 *CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER FOUND A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD. UPDATED 03/23/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN SIGNALING FOR THE LEFT, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11

WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED, VEHICLE SIGNALS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LAST TIME MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE UNTIL NOW. PREVIOUS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED APPROX 1 YEAR AGO.

AT 70-75 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND PULLS YOU INTO THE OTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD, IT DOES NOT QUIT UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MEGACAB 2500 I RECENTLY PURCHASED. THE TURN SIGNAL MULTISWITCH HAS A MALFUNCTION WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I TURN MY LEFT BLINKER ON, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL ALSO BLINK AND VICE VERSA. THE IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

OUR 2006 DODGE RAM MEGACAB WILL SIGNAL IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU SIGNAL LEFT, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL TURN ON OR BOTH TURN SIGNALS WILL START FLASHING, OR THE TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND YOU TURN IT TO HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TOTALLY TURN OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON INTERMITTENT SPEED. WE HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOW, A YEAR LATER, THE NEW SWITCH HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THESE ARE HAZARDS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING. THESE PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL TAIL LIGHT WOULD FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE BLOWER WAS ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

UNBEARABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION COMES FROM DASH AREA WHEN A/C OR HEATER FAN SWITCH IS TURNED ON TO THE HIGH POSITION. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE "BLEND DOOR" BEING BROKEN. TRUCK JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALER WANTS APPROX $700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WITH THE BLEND DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS WILL CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG EXCESSIVELY IN THE WINTER AS THE BLOWER CAN NOT BE TURNED ON HIGH TO CLEAR THEM. ADDITIONALLY, SUMMERTIME DRIVING HERE IN THE SOUTH GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE A/C SYSTEM WILL NOT COOL PROPERLY ON THE LOW SETTING. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THAT YEAR MODEL TRUCK AS THE BLEND DOOR IS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM WAS CURED IN THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS WITH 44000 MILES ON IT WITH THE WHOLE FRONT END IS NOW BRAND NEW. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH YOUR TRUCK GETS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND CAN MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL AND KILL YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

5.7 HEMI ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INGESTION OF WATER. VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER HIGH WATER JUST BELOW FRONT BUMPER LEADING TO WATER BEING SUCKED THRU THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY INTO ENGINE AND HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND SHIMMY VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AGAIN BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 2500 4X4 SLT WITH ~53K MILES ON IT. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH USING MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL. DURING LIGHT MOMENTARY AND FULL LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTUATION, MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT COME ON. THE OCCURRENCES HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND FOR RANDOM DURATIONS OF TIME. I USUALLY FIDDLE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO GET THE LEFT SIGNAL TO WORK AFTER I NOTICE THE INCORRECT FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. THIS SURELY HAS RAISED MY CHANCES OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS OTHER DRIVERS INTERPRET THIS TO MEAN I HAVE CHANGE MY INTENT TO TURN OR AM CONFUSED OR POSSIBLY IMPAIRED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I WILL REPAIR THIS AT MY OWN COST TO AVOID PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS OR VERY SIMILAR FAILURES OCCURRING IN THE DODGE TRUCK LINE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A SAFETY RECALL IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE TIE ROD FRACTURED FROM THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WITH ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E013000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS FOR THE STEERING LINKAGES. UPDATED 04/18/11

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB LARAMIE WITH DIESEL - VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AT AROUND 40MPH AND GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP - VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL - LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS - AND HAVE VIRTUALLY NO CONTROL UNTIL I BRING SPEED DOWN UNDER 20-30MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAVE HAD 2 DEALERSHIPS INSPECT AND FIND NOTHING WRONG. HAD A GOOD TRUCK SHOP IN TOWN INSPECT - NO IDEA WHAT'S CAUSING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE $5K+ TO GIVE DODGE TO PUT ON A FULL 2009 MODEL YEARS SUSPENSION. THEY HAVE DONE MULTIPLE RECALLS, NONE OF WHICH FIX THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT MY TRUCK TO DRIVE NORMALLY WITHOUT FEARING GOING OVER 45MPH. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING, NO RAIN, DAYLIGHT HOURS. OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS APPROX. 85 DEG F. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FOR A LANE CHANGE, THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE IT AGAIN, THE RIGHT SIGNAL ACTIVATED. DURING THE DURATION OF MY TRIP I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES, AFFECTING BOTH SIDES. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BOTH AT REST AND STATIONARY, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME, BUT PLAN TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK SHAKES AT ANY SPEED BUT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEED WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. IT CAUSES TO LOOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK JUST SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON HIGHWAY. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1 YEAR OLD. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ENGAGE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH INSTEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

2006 DODGE RAM DIESEL THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WAS AT JUST SHY OF 12000 MILES TAKE TRUCK TO THE DEALER NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY CAN SEE. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING BRING IT BACK . APPROXIMATELY 18000 MILES STILL HAPPENING CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TAKE IT BACK IN TALK TO MANAGER AND I TELL HIM THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP AT 55-60 THAT THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES. THEY SAY TRY WHEEL BEARINGS. I PUT 800 IN WHEEL BEARINGS STILL OCCURS. I CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY LEAD ME ON THAT THEY MIGHT FIX IT BUT TO TAKE IN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAG. I TAKE IT IN AND THEY SAY PUT A STEERING STABILIZER ON IT AND THEY WONT PARTICIPATE IN THAT SO I PUT AND NEW STEERING STABILIZER ON IT AND NOW IT HAPPENS AT 40-45 MPH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING THEM BACK TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I AM GOING TO EMPHASIZE TO THEM AGAIN THAT MY WIFE AND 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER ARE IN THE CURRENT DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK THAT THEY WILL NOT ALSO FIX. I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T WANT ANYTHING THEN A TRUCK THAT I CAN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWN ANY ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TIE ROD AND NEW CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,500.

TURN INDICATOR ON 2006 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR WHEN THE INDICATOR SHOULD BE SIGNALING FOR A LEFT TURN IT IS ACTUALLY ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN LIGHTS, SOMETIME SWITCHING THE DIRECTION AS IT IS OPERATING. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL-FAILED LEFT TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT ON FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER PLUG. MY PARENTS PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2007 THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE THE TRAILER PACKAGE INCLUDED. I RECENTLY TRIED TO HOOK UP A TRAILER TO MY PARENTS TRUCK. I NOTICED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT ON THE TRAILER DID NOT WORK. I WENT THROUGH THE TRAILER AND FOUND ALL WIRING TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I TESTED THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER PLUG ON THE TRUCK BUMPER AND FOUND THE METAL PIN THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL TO THE LEFT SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT OF THE TRAILER NON-FUNCTIONING. I TESTED THE WIRE UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE SAME WIRE THAT ATTACHES TO THE TRAILER PLUG HAD NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT. I CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND ALL FUSES WERE FUNCTIONING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE COMMON CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM LISTED WAS THE FUSE BOX(AKA TIPM). THERE ISN'T A SEPARATE FUSE FOR THE TRAILER SIGNAL FOR A ISSUES LIKE A SHORT. THE WHOLE CIRCUIT FOR THE LEFT LIGHT IS CLOSED BY THE SOFTWARE. INSTEAD OF JUST REPLACING A FUSE THE WHOLE FUSE BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE AVERAGE COST IS $1,000 TO FIX. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THE USUAL SERVICE LINE, "JUST BRING IT IN AND FOR $99 WE'LL DIAGNOSE IT FOR YOU. I CALLED THE DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME AND IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS. I EMAILED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE SAME AS THE DEALER DID. I REPLIED ASKING IF DODGE WAS GOING TO HELP PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. I

FRONT AXLE U JOINTS AT ONLY 38,000. MILES ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THEY WERE BAD BEFORE UNDER 36,000 THREE YEARS. BUT DIDN'T SHOW THAT BAD ONLY SLIGHT CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SHARP TIGHT TURNS THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTING ON THESE PARTS IT IS A SEALED UNIT(THE U JOINT) SO IT COULDN'T BE MAINTAINED. *TR

A WENT IN THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES THE FRESH AIR OR IN CAB CIRCULATION SYSTEM FAILED AT THE PIVOT POINT. THE DOOR THEN FELL OVER THE FAN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SYSTEM WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW ANY AIR TO FLOW OUT OF ANY VENT. I LIVE NEAR MINNEAPOLIS , MN AND THIS HAPPENED IN AUGUST SO THERE WERE NO ISSUES BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER THE DEFROST FUNCTION WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT DRIVERS IN MINNESOTA RELY ON EVERY DAY IN THE WINTER TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

I WAS CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE IN MINNEAPOLIS MN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHED. I DID CATCH IT AND DIDN'T SWITCH LANES. OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMING AND GOING FOR TWO DAYS NOW AND I PLAN TO BRING IT TO A DEALER THIS WEEKEND. WHEN THIS DOES HAPPEN I CAN ACTIVATE THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT HOPEFULLY THERE IS A FIX FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ECM MODULE AND TIPM FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ECM WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY HOWEVER THE TIPM WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO HER BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/10/10 *BF UPDATED 12/27/10

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HITTING A SMALL BUMP / POTHOLE CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. SHAKING STOPS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED BELOW 25 MPH. KEEPING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING SHAKING IS VERY DIFFICULT. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS & DEALER WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. *TR

OUT OF CONTROL BOUNCING OF THE FRONT AXLE ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND INCREASED THE TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THE BALL JOINTS ON THESE TRUCKS ARE FAULTY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND DODGE OWNERS THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIPS BUT CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

USE OF LEFT TURN SIGNAL RESULTS IN RIGHT TURN BLINKER UNLESS STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATED INSTEAD. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

1)THE AC / HEATER MOTOR STARTING MAKING A LOUD VIBRATING SOUND AND VERY LITTLE AIR WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. 2). THE RECIRCULATION DOOR WHICH IS LOCATED ABOVE THE FAN (IN THE DUCT) BROKE AND FELL ON TOP OF THE BLOWER FAN. THIS DOOR CONTROLS WEATHER OUTSIDE AIR IS USED OR THE AIR IS RECIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE AC/HEATER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT WORK. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM REVEALS MANY DIFFERENT DODGE YEARS AND MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART CAN BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $700. THE DASH MUST BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE PART. MOST PEOPLE (ALONG WITH ME) ARE REMOVING THE FAN MOTOR AND SIMPLE REMOVING THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ALTOGETHER WHICH IS A CHEAP SEMI-FIX. ONE BLOG WEBSITE CAN BE SEEN AT HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-1500_PICKUP/A_C_FAN_NOISE_EXCESSIVE_A_C_AIR_FLOW_REDUCED?PG=5. 3). THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE DEFROSTER NOW WORKS AFTER REMOVING THE DOOR, BUT THE AC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AS DESIGNED. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO RECIRCULATE THE AIR, MY COMPRESSOR CLUTCH (WHICH YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COMPRESSOR) WENT OUT DUE TO OVER WORKING OF THE SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF THE DOOR BREAKS AND FALLS ON THE MOTOR. THE FAN CAN RUB ON THE DOOR WHICH CAN GET HOT AND CATCH THE TRUCK ON FIRE AND/OR THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK AND THE WINDOWS CAN FOG UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN DODGE RAM 2500 DEFECTIVE. BLINKERS WHEN ACTIVATED BLINK FOR THE WRONG DIRECTION, OR NOT AT ALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY DO ACTIVATE THEY WONT TURN OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ALSO AFFECTED. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE FROM IN THE CAB THE BLINKER WILL SHOW LEFT TURN BUT THE RIGHT TURN BLINKER WILL BE BLINKING AND VICE VERSA. OR BLINKERS MAY SHOW TO BE ACTIVATED BUT ARE ACTUALLY NOT. WIPERS MAY START OR STOP WITH NO WARNING. THE BLINKER ISSUE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY, IT PROBABLY ALREADY HAS. WIPER FUNCTION IS INTERMITTENT OR NO AT ALL, PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING. *TR

I OWN AN OPERATE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK; IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 52000 MILES ON IT. MANY PARTS OF THE FRONT END ARE WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS CONDITION CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLED STATE OF VEHICLE OPERATION AND IS VERY UN-SAFE. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING POORLY DESIGNED FRONT END COMPONENTS OF THIS TRUCK AND THERE ARE STILL MORE THAT NEED REPLACEMENT. IT HAS BAD TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, BAD TIE ROD ENDS, BAD BALL JOINTS, AND HAD A BAD STEERING BOX REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND IS TURNING THEIR BACK ON IT BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL. THEY HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE DESIGNS AND UPDATED THE STEERING LINKAGES ON 2008 AND NEWER DODGE TRUCKS. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT END THAT ARE SUBJECT TO WEAR ARE SEVERELY WORN AND ONLY TWO TIE ROD ENDS HAVE GREASE FITTINGS. THESE HAPPEN TO BE THE ONLY TWO PARTS NOT WORN OUT. I FEEL NOT HAVING SERVICEABLE GREASE POINTS ON THE PARTS IS CAUSING THIS PREMATURE WEAR ALONG WITH THE USE OF SUB-STANDARD PARTS, WHICH ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A HEAVY DUTY DIESEL PICK UP TRUCKS WEIGHT. THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO CORRECTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. I AM LUCKY THE TIMES THE TRUCK HAS LOST CONTROL IN A SHAKE THAT I DIDN'T CRASH. PLEASE HELP, I FEEL WITH ONLY 52000 MILES ON A 2006 TRUCK THAT THIS CATA

STEERING DEATH WOBBLE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT SPEEDS NEAR 50 TO 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT SEEMS TO GO CRAZY. I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO GET UP THE SPEED. I WENT AND HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND THE STEERING AS WELL. NOTHING WRONG. I SCARED A CUSTOMER OF MINE AND HE WILL NOT GET IN MY TRUCK NOW. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE ANSWER. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 TURN SIGNAL ISSUES. MALFUNCTIONING TURN SIGNALS. TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON AND RIGHT SIGNAL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES NEITHER SIDE TURN SIGNALS WORK. MOVING TILT STEERING COLUMN SEEMS TO TEMPORARY FIX THE ISSUE. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND RIGHT BLINKER WENT ON INSTEAD, VEHICLE FOLLOWING PASSED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF TRUCK BECAUSE THEY SAW THE RIGHT HAND TURN SIGNAL FLASHING. DODGE HAS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE RAM 3500, SO THEY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM ON 2500 RAMS, AND IT SHOULD BE FORCED TO MANDATORY RECALL ON BOTH VEHICLES. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF OTHER DODGE RAM 2500 WITH SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER ONLINE FORUMS, AND I PERSONALLY KNOW OF SOMEONE WITH SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR 2006 DODGE RAM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT WITH MY TRUCK UP TILL ABOUT MAY OF 2009. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 40 MPH, I GOT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY TRUCK. EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE TO GO AWAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A RARE THING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT PRETTY MUCH HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY TRUCK. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GO OVER A COUPLE OF SMALL RUTS OR BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WILL GET INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT BLINK PROPERLY, OFTEN TIMES BOTH COME ON AT ONCE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY GO OFF DURING THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, WHICH IS NOT EXPERIENCED VERY OFTEN DUE TO IT NOT RAINING VERY OFTEN, BUT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH TO SCARE ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME UNTIL THE PAST THREE MONTHS WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED SHE ENGAGED HER TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO WORK. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE RIGHT SIGNAL CAME ON AND WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.

HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. JUST LAST WEEK MY BLINKERS STARTED GOING CRAZY. I WILL SIGNAL THE LEFT BLINKER AND IT WILL SIGNAL RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY AND HAPPENS SO FREQUENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ANYWHERE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SWITCH YET. IN DOING RESEARCH, IT SAYS YOU MUST PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I JUST THOUGHT A WIRE MIGHT BE GROUNDING OUT. I THEN STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ON THEIR TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR. I DO HOPE YOU CONSIDER THIS A RECALL AS IT TO BE A VERY INTENSE SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT DOES COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. IF I HAVE TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING WITH A VEHICLE AND DODGE KNOWS ABOUT IT, IT IS TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND MAKE THIS CORPORATION FIX THE SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DON'T FIX IT, I AM SURE A LAWYER COULD BE CONTACTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM INCLUDING THE ONES WHO WON'T FIX IT. *TR

#4 FUEL INJECTOR LINE FAILURE, 2006 DODGE 2500 DIESEL, ONE OWNER,NEVER WRECKED. SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER UNDER HOOD AND ON EXHAUST WITH A LOT OF SMOKE AND STRONG DIESEL SMELL. ACCORDING TO DODGE PARTS DEPARTMENT, THIS PART, CUMMINGS PART #508674AB, GOES BAD SO OFTEN THAT IT IS THE ONLY FUEL INJECTOR LINE OUT OF A POSSIBLE SIX LINES THAT THEY KEEP IN STOCK. THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE,WITH THIS FAILURE,IS, IN MY OPINION,IS VERY HIGH. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. I AM A RETIRED AUTO MECHANIC WITH ABOUT 40+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 LARAMIE. TURN SIGNALS OPERATE SPORADICALLY. MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN CAN RESULT IN NO FLASHING OF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IMPROPER FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. LIKEWISE THE SAME OPPOSITE IMPROPER OPERATION OCCURS WHEN MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A RIGHT TURN. THE INCORRECT FLASHING SIGNAL APPEARS AT BOTH THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT AND AT THE EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING POSITIONS. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY TURN SIGNAL HAS MALFUNCTIONED. TRY TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL TURNS ON AND VICE VERSA. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 MEGACAB. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2006. AS IT STANDS I HAVE AROUND 65,600 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON JUNE 11, 2010 WHEN I HIT A BUMP DOING 70 MPH. WHEN I HIT THE BUMP IT FELT AS IF I HAD A FLAT OR A TIRE LOOSE, I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE TRUCK AND AFTER I SLOWED TO 40 MPH I COULD STEER THE TRUCK AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING MY TRIP, EACH TIME THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I COULDN'T CONTROL IT UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY, I WAS LUCKY TO BE NEAR A DODGE DEALER WHO LOOKED AT IT AND INFORMED IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL I COULD GET TO MY DESTINATION TO HAVE IT LOOKED IT. HE INFORMED ME OF A CHRYSLER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 22-005-06 ISSUED ON OCTOBER 6, 2006. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE THIS DAY. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AFTER I GOT TO MY DESTINATION TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND THE SAME TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN FROM CHRYSLER WAS ONCE AGAIN SHOWN TO ME, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN THE BULLETIN HAD WORN OUT MY BALL JOINTS AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING MY ISSUES WHICH HAVE TOTALED TO COST AROUND $3000. WE CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO CALL ME BACK, BUT THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO INFORM THEM THAT ALL THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER $500 WORTH OF PARTS. NOW IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR,

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR, MORE OF AN ISSUE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND THERE IS CONTINUING ACCELERATION. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FOURTH UNCONTROLLABLY SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE IN WHICH THEY REFER TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I EVEN HAD ONE INSTANCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TRUCK REAR TIRES WERE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND WENT BACK IN FOURTH BETWEEN TWO LANES, A GENTLEMEN WAS FORCED INTO THE DITCH, I APPROACHED THE GENTLEMAN AND HE COMMENTED ON THE TRUCK AND THE MAKE AND THE FACT HE HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE INCIDENTS, THE LATEST AND GREATEST FROM THE DEALERSHIP I CONTACTED BLAMED IT ON THE STATE ROAD CONDITIONS AND THERE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS MY RESPONSE TO HIM WAS THEN WHY DIDN'T EVERYONE ELSE'S VEHICLE DO THAT? NO RESPONSE, I EVEN OFFERED TO TAKE THEM ON A RIDE BUT NO ONE SEEMED TO ENTHUSED ABOUT THAT. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE COMMENTS ON FORUMS AND EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY LEAD ME HERE. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES IN OVER 20 OCCURRENCES I WANT TO SALE THE VEHICLE BUT HOW DO YOU FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT KNOWING THE PERSON BUYING THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY BE IN A BOX SHORTLY THERE AFTER. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS? *TR