2006 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

BROKEN SERPENTINE BELT, THREE (3) TIMES IN MY DRIVEWAY WITHIN A 4 MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. 11/16/07, 1/31/08, 2/13/08. *TR

A ROUTINE VISUAL CHECK OF MY TIRES RESULTED IN FINDING THAT THE OUTER SIDEWALL RUBBER IS DEGRADED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE NATURE OF THE DEGRADATION IS THAT THE SIDEWALL RUBBER IS SEPARATING FROM THE CORE. THIS IS APPARENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. THE SEPARATIONS SHOWS AS IF THEY WERE A "FINE SLICE" THROUGH THE RUBBER SUCH THAT THE RUBBER IS EASILY LIFTED AWAY FROM THE CORE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO NORMAL (OR OTHERWISE) DRIVING INCIDENTS OR VANDALISM WHERE SUCH "FINE SLICE" TYPE DEGRADATION WOULD HAVE RESULTED. THE "FINE SLICES" APPEAR TO START FROM WHERE THE MAIN TREAD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS IN A RADIAL SHAPE TOWARDS THE TIRE CENTER. THESE SLICES RANGE FROM 1/2" TO 2" IN LENGTH AT THIS TIME. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. THE WORST CASE TIRE HAS BEEN RETAINED AND IS IN MY POSSESSION. DIGITAL PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND ARE AVAILABLE. THE TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH LT265/70R17, RUGGED TRAIL T/A WITH DOT CODE M3AH DR11 4005 LOAD RANGE "E". *TR

TERRIBLE SHAKING WHEN I DO 70MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN ROAD. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. MAKES YOU GO OFF OF ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN DRIFTED BACKWARDS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO DRAIN BACKWARDS. IN ORDER TO REVERSE THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL FOR 2- 3 MINUTES BEFORE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR DIRECTION IN TRACTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,250. UPDATED 12/12/07

FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAIL TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN A 35 M.P.H. COLLISION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-80 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR CONTROL ARMS. THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY QUAD CAB 4X4 SWB. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN 12 OCCASIONS ,AND THE FAILURE STILL REMAINED. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.*AK

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP HAS A SO CALLED "SAFETY" FEATURE WHERE IS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN THE HORN STARTS HONKING NON-STOP UNTIL EITHER THE DOOR IS CLOSED OF THE TRANSMISSION IS FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK. THIS FIX IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO PEOPLE WHO PULL TRAILERS AND NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IN REVERSE TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE GOING. TO ME DODGE HAS ONLY MASKED THE PROBLEM BY NOT FIXING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM. I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO INSTALL A PROPER TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM AND REMOVE THE HORN HONK FEATURE. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL ROLL BACKWARDS JUST WITH THE HORN BLOWING! NEED TO FIX THE MECHANICAL ASPECT IF YOU ASK ME. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED DURING A CRASH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED ON 11/18/07 HE WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND HE HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT WORE A SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, IT FLIPPED OVER THE RAIL AND STRUCK A TREE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED , AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HIT A TREE. THE WINDOWS SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE KNOCKED OUT AND HE BELIEVED THE FRAMEWERE CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AWAY. THE BODY SHOP WAS COMING OUT ON 1/18/07 TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 02/15/07. *JB

2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT LOCK, SHIFT LEVER, EXHAUST SMOKES EXCESSIVELY, THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHUTDOWN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IMPROPERLY PRIMARILY IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAB LIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. *JB

I OWN A 2006 DODGE 1 TON CREW CAB TRUCK. DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE WHEEL BOUNCING WHEN A HIT A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. I CONTACT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY LOOK AT IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON DECEMBER 20, 2006 I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT NEARLY 70 MILES PER HOUR THAT PUT MY TRUCK INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE, NEARLY HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO A STOP. VERY LUCKY THAT OTHERS WERE NOT HIT OR THAT I DID NOT ROLL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD, MO AND TOOK IT TO CENTRAL DODGE. THEY IMMEDIATELY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS PART WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE TRUCK. THEY CHANGE THE PART AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, BUT SOMETHING WAS TROUBLING AS THE TECH SAID HE WOULD REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING STIFFER AND STRONGER AS THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE IT WITH A FACTORY PART THAT HE SAID HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND IS NOT BIG ENOUGH. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE BACK UP ALARM SOUNDED AS IF TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.

I STOPPED BY THE HOUSE TO PICK UP AN UMBRELLA AND A FEW OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS BEFORE GOING TO MEET MY RETURNING HUSBAND FROM IRAQ. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY UP TO THE GARAGE AND LEFT OUR 2005 DODGE PICKUP RUNNING IN PARK. I RAN INSIDE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND WAS INSIDE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK, SKIPPED REVERSE AND NEUTRAL AND WENT INTO DRIVE ALL BY ITSELF. IT RAN IN TO OUR KITCHEN WALL AND DID A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. BOTH THE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. *JB

DASH-MOUNTED GEAR-SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS FALSE INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS OFTEN INDICATE REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN PARK AND INDICATES DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER FALSE READINGS, ALTHOUGH THESE OCCUR WITH THE MOST FREQUENCY. WHILE TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER, MY WIFE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE AND TRAVEL TRAILER INSTEAD ROLLED BACKWARDS BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH THE DASHBOARD INDICATED DRIVE. SUBSEQUENT JOSTLING OF THE SHIFTER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE DRIVE. I WILL FORWARD AN EXAMPLE VIDEO TO THE ODI OFFICE. PLEASE NOTE SUBJECT VEHICLE IS A DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR 4 DOOR "QUAD CAB", NOT A MEGA CAB. THE REPORT SYSTEM DOES NOT LIST THIS CONFIGURATION AS AN OPTION, SO IT WAS SUBMITTED AS A 4X4 MEGA CAB. *NM

INTERMITTENT CLIMATE CONTROL (HVAC) OPERATION, POOR AIR CONDITIONING PERFORMANCE NOT COOLING INTERIOR. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS TO FIX A PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER SINCE 07/14/06. THE PART HAS NEVER ARRIVED AT THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP OR DO THEY KNOW WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE. THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NON-OPERATION AND HAS NO AIR MOVEMENT FROM ANY VENT ON ANY SETTING. TWO WEEKS I AGO I HAD TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO WORK WITHOUT THE DEFROSTER WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD WITH A TOWEL SO I COULD SEE TO DRIVE. A WRITTEN COMPLAINT LETTER WAS SENT TO D.CHRYSLER ON 05/23/06 STATING THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD, NO RESOLUTION SO FAR. I HAVE NOW GONE OVER 30 DAYS WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. NO HELP FROM D.CHRYSLER OR THE THREE DEALERS THAT HAVE WORKED ON THE TRUCK. VEHICLE: 2006 DODGE RAM/MEGA CAB, VIN#[XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 WHEN I HEARD MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATING . I CANCELED MY CRUISE CONTROL AS SOON AS I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING , WHEN I HIT THE CANCEL BUTTON THE TIRE EXPLODED. MY TRUCK HAD A TOTAL OF 2500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED . IT DAMAGED THE BUMPER ,FENDER, HEADLIGHT,DOOR, CAB, RIM AND STEP BAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK YET , I ALSO STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRE. *JB

TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 16000 MILES. AT APPROX. 20000 MILES, AN ANOMALY WITH THE TURN SIGNAL OCCURRED: A "LEFT" TURN INPUT RESULTED IN A "RIGHT" TURN OUTPUT TO THE SIGNALS (ASSUMED FRONT AND REAR). THIS WAS INITIALLY UNNOTICED BY THE DRIVER, AS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE DENSE. UPON BEGINNING THE LEFT HAND LANE CHANGE, A CHECK OF THE LEFT MIRROR REVEALED A CAR OVERTAKING ON THE LEFT. UPON REVIEW OF THE TURN SIGNAL, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT LEFT AND RIGHT TURN FUNCTIONS WERE REVERSED. AS THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN DENSE TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO NURSE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. ACTUATING THE HIGH/LOW BEAM CONTROL (ON COMMON TURN SIGNAL STALK) RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ITS HOME ADDRESS AND THEN WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ENTERED THE PROBLEM INTO THE SYSTEM AND A REPLACEMENT CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS ORDERED. THE DEALER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RETAIN THE TRUCK DUE TO POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECTIVE SIGNAL DEVICE. THE TURN SIGNAL SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED IN TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN A MINOR PARKING LOT ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THERE BY THE OWNER. UPON INSTALLATION OF THE NEW CONTROLLER, THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND SOLD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED 4 OR 5 CONTROLLERS IN THE 2005 SERIES TRUCKS AND AT LEAST ONE IN THE 2006 SERIES. *NM

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LONG START TIME ON THE 06 DODGE CUMMINGS DIESEL (10 TO 15 SECONDS). AFTER FIRST 400 MILES THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IN FORMED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIME THE TRUCK HAS A STARTING TIME OF 10 TO 15 SECONDS, WAS TOLD THEY HAD A COMPUTER FIX. INSTALLED UPDATE AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD DODGE IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX. IT IS JUNE OF 06 AND THEY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE MADE ME AWARE OF THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT TRUCK. *JB

JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK , OIL CHANGED AT 3500 MIL, TOOK IT IN TODAY FOR CHANGE AT 8000 MILES, CUMMINS DIESEL , OIL HAD LARGE METAL PARTICLES IN IT, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RELEASED DUE TO SAFETY REASON, MOTOR COULD SEIZE UP. JUST TOOK THE PAPER PLATES OFF OF THIS TRUCK,. DEALER IS TO START FIX PROCESS MONDAY, JUNE 19TH. *NM

HAVE A 2005 DODGE CUMMINS, AND A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS. THEY WERE BUILT WITH AN UPGRADED INJECTION SYSTEM, THAT HAS A ONE MICRON INJECTOR.. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE INJECTORS BECOME PLUGGED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM REACTS BY SOMETIMES DECELERATING AND OTHER TIMES THE ENGINE TRIES TO RUN AWAY OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL, THE TIMES THAT HAPPENED WAS FORTUNATELY AT A LIGHT WITH ENGINE IDLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH THE 2005 AND 2006 TRUCKS REPAIRED BY DODGE NO WARRANTY REPAIR AT GREAT COST THEY SAY BAD FUEL THAT IS THEIR STANDARD LINE, MET A GUY YESTERDAY WHO HAD 2004 HIS DID THIS ELEVEN TIMES, BAD FUEL BAD FUEL HE SAID ALL HIS FRIEND WERE BUYING DIESEL AT THE SAME PLACE, NO PROBLEM. I OWN FIVE DODGE CUMMINS PICKUPS HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY UPGRADED THEIR INJECTION SYSTEM....*JB