2006 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

2006 RAM PICK UP RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS SWITCHED ON. IF THE TRICK REQUIRES TO BE FIXED BEFORE IT PASSES STATE INSPECTION, THEN IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. DODGE WANTS GREATER THAN 500 DOLLARS TO FIX AND THE PROBLEM EXISTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

SEATBACK RECLINES OR FAILS TO STAY UPRIGHT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MODEST ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGN CAN CAUSE SEAT BACK TO DRIFT BACKWARDS WITH A DRIVER OF AVERAGE WEIGHT. BOUNCING OVER POTHOLES, GEAR SHIFTS AND DRIVING UP INCLINES HAVE ALSO CAUSED THE SEAT TO FAIL. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM TIE ROD, BROKE KNOCKING GOING BAD HAVE TO REPLACE DODGE WILL NOT PAY FOR IT ALTHOUGH THEY OFFER A UP GRADE AND HAVE RECOGNIZED THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOPE IT DOES NOT TURN INTO A TOYOTA TYPE DEAL AND MANY OTHER I HAVE TALKED OR BLOGGED ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIE ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD AND OTHER PARTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE LOOSE. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REGARDING A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALLDEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500, JULY 20, 2009, POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. CAR WOULD NOT STOP, CRUISE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. DEPRESSED THE BRAKES SO HARD THAT THEY SMOKED AND BURNED. TOWED TO DEALER AND POWER MODULE REPLACED. IS THIS NOT THE TOYOTA PROBLEM? SAW 5 COMPLAINTS HERE OUT OF 81 THAT COULD BE RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

2006 DODGE 2500 RAM 4X4 DEATH WOBBLE - VIOLENT SEVERE SHAKING LEFT/RIGHT AFTER HITTING BUMP ABOVE 50 MPH. SKIDDED OFF HIGHWAY AND THROUGH MEDIAN. *TR

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION SWITCH DODGE RAM 2500,SIGNAL HAS POOR QUALITY PLATING ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING A BUILDUP OF METAL IN THE DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE SWITCH. THIS IN TURN CAUSES AN ERRATIC OR NO SIGNAL OPERATION AT ALL MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DODGE SERVICE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BUT DODGE PARTS KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TOLD ME WHAT PART TO BUY AN OR HOW TO FIX. I DROVE OVER 50,000 MILES AND ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL FINALLY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 3500 RAM TRUCK BUT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE 1500,2500 MODELS ALSO. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART AT MY EXPENSE AND INSPECTED THE OLD SWITCH AND CLEANED IT TO KEEP IT AS A SPARE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BREAKS AND TILTS OVER BACKWARDS. THE CASING/GEAR BOX THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOTOR AND MOVES THE DRIVER?S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT FORWARD/BACKWARDS AND UP/DOWN SHATTERS AND THE SEAT FALLS OVER BACKWARDS DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE AT 30K TRAVELING 65MPH AND THE SECOND AT 45K 10-30MPH BOTH TIMES NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. THE FIRST SEAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE SECOND SEAT BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. THE SEAT IS STILL IN MY TRUCK BROKEN AND I HAVE THE SEAT BLOCKED FROM FALLING OVER BACKWARDS WITH A BRICK. BOTH TIMES IT BROKE I WAS ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC, ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE OTHER MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CARS AROUND ME. EACH TIME, I WAS TIPPED BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT SPACE WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT ALMOST HITTING THE SEAT BEHIND ME IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY. BOTH TIMES, MY HANDS LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY FEET LEFT THE PEDALS, I HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO SIT UP AND CORRECT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE ?RUN AROUND? STATING THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT REPLACING IT. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO SIT IN BOOSTER SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT; IF THEY WERE WITH ME IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN THE LEGS OF THE CHILD BEHIND ME. IT IS VERY ALARMING, DISTRACTING, AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE SEAT TILT TO A 45 WHILE DRI

OUTSIDER AIR DOOR/FLAP IN THE A/C SYSTEM ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS BROKEN WHICH PREVENTS AIR FLOW TO THE CABIN. I REMOVED THE BROKEN DOOR FLAP, BUT NOW AM UNABLE TO SHUT OFF OUTSIDE AIR FLOW. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY'S HEALTH SINCE I AM UNABLE TO PREVENT OUTSIDE EXHAUST FUMES FROM ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON ON ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. REPLACING THE FLAP REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH AND IS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE DONE BY THE DEALER. LIKEWISE, PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. THE DESIGN IS VERY POOR - MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE HINGE CAN EASILY BREAK. IT NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AND RECALLED BY THE DEALER. *TR

MY WIPER MOTOR QUIT DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. I HAD CARS HONKING BEHIND ME, I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WITH MY HEAD OUT AN OPEN WINDOW, I USED THE LANE LINES TO GUIDE ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR WATER INTRUSION INTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY 06 2500 RAM PU TRUCK. HE SAID IT WOULD COST $234. NOW THEY SAY IT WILL COST $1200 AS IT INVOLVES THE TRUCKS COMPUTER SYSTEM. WHY IS THE RECALL (09V084000) ONLY FOR 2008 AND 2009 WHEN THE SAME PART IS IN 2002-2009? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED TO THE DESIRED SELECTION, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE RELATED DEFECT FOR THE 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR A RECALL FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A FREE PLAY OF 2 1/2 INCHES. THE VEHICLE STEERED STRAIGHT INTO ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A DIFFERENT OWNER WHEN THE GEAR BOX LOWER PLUG WAS REPLACED. THROUGH OBSERVATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER PLUG WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE GEAR BOX FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A RAIN STORM ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIPM. 1 WEEK LATER MY HORN DIDN'T WORK DODGE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TIPM. I FEAR THE TIPM HAS FAILED AGAIN SINCE I AM HAVING POWER ISSUES WITH MY LIGHTS AND RADIO AGAIN.

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLLING THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2006 DODGE 2500 MEGACAB WENT BAD. IT TURNS ON THE INCORRECT SIGNAL, OR BOTH SIGNALS THEN TRYING TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR WASHBOARD ABOVE 40 MPH (COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE) UNRESPONSIVE STEERING. TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE TO OTHER BRANDS. TRUCK STILL DOES THIS ON OCCASION?CURRENTLY MANY 03-09 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE? MANY OF WHICH WERE NEVER FIXED AND ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THERE WEREN'T ALREADY MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE, THE RPM MILES WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,700.

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. AKA DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE ON THE INTERSTATE. FRONT AXLE WAS BOUNCING LIKE A PING PONG BALL. CONTACTED CHAMPION DODGE. *TR

THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO A FAILURE. IT WAS NOTICED AT INSPECTION. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 51,000 MILES. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE PICKUP NEARLY CAUSES CRASH. DODGE TRIED TO REPAIR AFTER FIRST INCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. INTERNET BLOGS/FORUMS CALLS THIS THE "INFAMOUS DODGE PICKUP DEATH SHAKE". *TR

TIPM ISSUE WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED NO RESPONSE TO WIRING HARNESS. WHICH ALSO WOULD NOT ACTIVATE TRAILER BRAKE LIGHT DUE TO NO INPUT FROM LEFT SIGNAL. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T SEE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL DUE TO A BAD TIPM. WAS TOLD THE DEALER WILL REPLACE FOR $700. MY OPINION WITH SO MANY 06 DODGE 3500 WITH SAME PROBLEM THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN TO DEALER AND THERE IS A WAIT FOR BACK ORDER DUE TO MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE HEAT, AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. THE WINDOWS BECAME FOGGY CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HINGE WAS BROKEN. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ONCE THE SHAKLING BEGAN THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. ONCE I SLOWED TO 45 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED HOWEVER DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ITSELF. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO CRASH AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY DURING MY COMMUTE THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN. A CHECK OF THE VEHICLE REVEALS NO WORN PARTS INCLUDING THE TIRES AND TIE RODS. A CHECK OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WAS EVEN THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION ON THE NEWS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. THIS MATTER THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF NEEDS MORE ATTENTION AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED. I AM TOLD THAT THE TRACK BAR IS THE PROBLEM AND WILL BE REPAIRED ASAP *CN

THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES, WHEN PUTTING ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL GOES ON; SOME OTHER TIMES, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. RELATED, BUT LESS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK; THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS FAIL TO WORK; AND THE HIGH BEAMS DO NOT COME ON. *CN

I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE JANUARY WEST COAST WINTER STORMS. I AM NOT SURE IF THE FAILURE HAPPENED DURING THIS TIME BUT IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITHIN THE CAB AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THERE WAS COLD DAMP AIR THAT WAS ENTERING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. IT BECAME INCREASINGLY HARDER TO KEEP THE WINDOWS FROM BECOMING FOGGED CREATING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER REACHING OUR DESTINATION AND TALKING WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE LIKE VEHICLES THEY REFERRED ME TO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DISTRIBUTION DOORS. A FEW INTERNET SEARCHES AND A TRIP TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND SURE ENOUGH AT LEASE ONE OF MY DOORS HAD BROKEN OFF. AT THIS TIME THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY INDICATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I REQUESTED WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FOR MY RECORDS OF MY COMPLAINT THAT I FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE AND THE LEVEL ONE CONTACT TOLD ME WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BUT WOULD HAVE A LEVEL TWO PERSON CONTACT ME. THE LEVEL TWO DID CONTACT ME AND TOLD ME TO SUBMIT THE REQUEST ONLINE AND AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE NOT GOT A RESPONSE. I CALLED ON 2/8/2010 TO SEE WHEN I COULD EXPECT THE LETTER AND THEY ARE NOW OFFERING TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME TO SEE WHAT CAN BE WORKED OUT. STILL NO ANSWER AS TO WHEN THE RESPONSE WILL COME. *CN

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END FALLING OFF OF BALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. ONE AT AROUND 60000 MILES. AND THE OTHER WAS AT AROUND 135000 MILES. TIE ROD ENDS HAD RECENTLY SERVICED BY DODGE FACILITY AND ANOTHER ALIGNMENT SHOP NO ONE DETECTED ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND IN THE SECOND INSTANCE CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY OUT OF CONTROL. NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED BUT I LIVE IN A MOSTLY RURAL AREA AND NO ONE WAS AROUND AT THE TIME OF EITHER INCIDENT. I WOULD ADD THAT MY FAMILY HAS 4 MORE OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND ALL HAVE HAD THIS SAME FAILURE. *CN

DODGE RAM HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS TO WORK IN REVERSE. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON THE RIGHT FLASHES AND WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE LEFT FLASHES. THIS CAUSES OTHER DRIVERS TO THINK YOU ARE TURNING RIGHT WHEN YOU REALLY ARE TURNING LEFT! *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE PICKUP THAT HAS APPRO. 82,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE DODGE WILL SHAKE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT ON THE HIGHWAY. CHECKING CURRENT TALK ON THE INTERNET THIS IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. HOW COME DODGE IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND NOT FIXING THE DEFECT. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY ALL SAY THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. SO WHY DOES THE PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING AND HOW COME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 . WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THEY WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT OR ONE SIDE WILL GO OUT. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR LEFT BLINKER YOUR RIGHT BLINKER WILL COME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS FROM HAULING TRAILERS WITH BAD WIRING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A TRAILER THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO MY TRUCK CAN EFFECT THE LIGHTS. MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. (YOU MUST HAVE A CHRYSLER COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE CONTROLLER IS DOING) I THOUGHT THERE WERE LAWS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM MANUFACTURERS OF CARS THAT PREVENTED THEM FROM MAKING CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT CONSUMERS COULD NOT ACCESS. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A STOCK 06 DODGE 2500 4X4. YESTERDAY WHEN DRIVING IT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE PAVED ROAD. THE STEERING PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT BY ITS OWN THEN CORRECTED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS "DEATH WOBBLE" COMMON TO MY YEAR OF TRUCK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN FLASHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHAT WAS CHOSEN. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD FLASH RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. REPAIRS WERE ESTIMATED AT OVER $400 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 38,652. THE VIN # WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45 -50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THREE LARGE TREES AND A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 02/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/05/10.*JB

2006 DODGE 2500 4X4 DEATH WOBBLE NO ACCIDENT YET, CHRYSLER LITHA OF GREAT FALLS MONTANA SAID TO CHANGE ALL KINDS OF FRONT END PARTS AND IT [MIGHT] STOP DEATH WOBBLE [ ALSO AT MY EXPENSE] I FEEL UN SAFE IN A TRUCK THAT IS NOT EVEN PAID FOR AND NO EVEN CARES EVEN CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT THE RPMS INCREASE AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. HE HAS TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO PREVENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL. HE HAS TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL- THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FREQUENTLY ACTIVATES THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT ADJUSTING THE TILT COLUMN CORRECTS THE SIGNAL IN MOST CASES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE SIGNAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSES A SHORT OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2007, WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE TRUCK. IT WAS INFREQUENT AT FIRST AND I NEGLECTED TO TAKE IT IN WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. *TR

FRONT END OF VEHICLE STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A TRANSITION BETWEEN ASPHALT AND CONCRETE SURFACES AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THIS SHAKING DID NOT RESOLVE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER BRINGING THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, AND THAT THE STEERING COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PARTS WITH THE NEW DESIGN AT MY COST - APPROXIMATELY $640. DEALER DISPOSED OF OLD PARTS. *TR

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE PICKUP I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY WIPERS QUIT. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND I COULD NOT SEE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND MY TIPM IS OUT. MY MILEAGE WAS 36,174 AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM PICK UP HAD REPEATED EPISODES OF VIOLENT SHAKING, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER 2 OUT OF THE 10 EPISODES. HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING OVER 45MPH, USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND 50% OF THE TIME STARTED SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DODGE SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE WERE SO TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT, THAT WE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE WE PAID CASH FOR THE TRUCK, WE ENDED UP TAKING A TREMENDOUS LOSS ON IT. NOT TO MENTION THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WE SPENT TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. ON ONE OCCASION WE WERE STRANDED A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME, AND HAD TO STAY AT A CAMPGROUND FOR TWO WEEKS UNTIL IT WAS " SO CALLED FIXED". DODGE PAID FOR NOTHING! AFTER PICKING THE TRUCK UP AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR 10 DAYS, AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF PULLING OUT OF THE SHOP AND ACCELERATING TO 45MPH, THE SHAKING BECAME SO VIOLENT IT SNAPPED A TIE ROD AND PUT ME IN A DITCH. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD JUST FIXED IT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR TOWING IT BACK TO THE SHOP. THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING! WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS IN IT'S PATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT OPERATE. HE HAD TO TURN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OFF AN THEN BACK ON TO OPERATE THE SIGNALS. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE AT THE INTENDED SPEED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,551.

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE FRONT END OF TRUCK (2006 DODGE RAM 2500) STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL TO RIGHT LANE AND BRAKE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (LUCKILY NO CAR TO THE SIDE OF ME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT). ONCE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXMIATELY 30 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THE FIX. I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, BUT IT IS USED AS A FAMILY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM - FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I THEN CALLED THE TRUCK CENTER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (NOT AFFILIATED WITH CHRYSLER) - THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. THERE WAS NOT A CRASH THIS TIME, BUT THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE FAILED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT SELL HIM THE PART SEPARATELY BECAUSE THE TIE ROD WAS RE-DESIGNED AND THAT IT WAS SOLD AS A UNIT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO S MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, THE TRUCK BEGAN SO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP, THIS HAPPENED 8 MORE TIMES ON A 300 MILE TRIP. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. *TR

2006 DODGE 2500 TURN SIGNAL ISSUES. MALFUNCTIONING TURN SIGNALS TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON,AND RIGHT SIGNAL COMES ON AND VISE VERSA AND SOMETIMES NEITHER WILL COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE STEERING KNUCKLE FRACTURED; WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,024. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TWO FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE; WHICH ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56938.

WHEN SHIFTING MY TRUCK INTO PARK IT HANGS UP AND THE INDICATOR EITHER READS PARK OR NOTHING BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO STILL BEING ENGAGED IN GEAR. I T IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK WHEN IT DOES GO IN. I SPOKE TO MY DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS COMMON AND A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OUT DUE TO MILEAGE IT WOULD RUN AROUND $600. I DID NOT SEE IT AS THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM SO I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. I LEFT MY TRUCK RUNNING AT A GAS STATION ONE MORNING WHICH I RARELY DO AND WHILE I WAS INSIDE PAYING FOR A CUP OF COFFEE MY TRUCK TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLL. US 287 WAS RIGHT BEHIND THE POLL WITH VERY BUSY TRAFFIC. ALSO THE FUEL PUMPS WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL TRUCK AND THE SAME STICKY VALVE. I WILL NEVER LEAVE MY TRUCK IDLING OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE SET. WHAT IF IT WAS IN MY DRIVE WITH MY KIDS PLAYING BEHIND ME. I WENT INTO MY DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND MY DEALER WAS UNCONCERNED. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 TRX4 WITH THE 5.9L CUMMINS. DRIVING HOME FROM THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP, MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD VARY FROM WHEN I HAD IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT BLINKER WOULD FLASH TOO, OR NOTHING WOULD BLINK. SOMETIMES, WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND INITIATE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, NOTHING FLASHES OR IF I PUT IT IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION, THEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES. I PURCHASED IT USED ON SEP 1, 2009; AND THIS IS MY FIRST DODGE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, A LIFE-THREATENING EQUIPMENT FAULT/MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ ONLINE SEVERAL ARTICLES OF THIS AFFECTING SEVERAL YEAR MODEL DODGE RAM 2500/3500 TRUCKS. IF THIS IS KNOWN, WHY ISN'T A "RECALL" INITIATED AND I AS A USER/CONSUMER, NOW HAS TO PAY ANOTHER $100 FOR A MULTI TURN SWITCH, FROM WHICH I READ, MAY MALFUNCTION WITHIN A YEAR. *TR