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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 12, 2018175,000 milesFL

BAD TIPM. WIPERS AND RADIO DONT WORK. HAD TESTED BY DEALER. $1550 FOR DEALER TO REPLACE PART.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 23, 2018150,000 milesWI

BRAKE PEDAL MOVES ALMOST 2 INCHES SIDE TO SIDE DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA ON HOW TO FIX

Steering
Filed Aug 11, 201848,000 milesUT

WHILE TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR POT HOLES, OR SOMETIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE FRONT TIRES WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH , SHAKING THE WHOLE VEHICLE, MAKING THE VEHICLE NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. COMMONLY KNOWN AS "THE DEATH SHAKE". THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE IS TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. IT'S A TERRIFYING THING TO EXPERIENCE.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jul 11, 2018190,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR TIRES CONSTANTLY VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHERWOOD AUTOMOTIVE (1915 N SALISBURY BLVD, SALISBURY, MD 21801, (410) 548-4600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 22, 2018200,000 milesSC

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MOTION OVER 35MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. A YOUNG MAN TURNING LEFT FROM THE SOUTH LANE ACROSS THE NORTH LANE FAILED TO YIELD TO ME TRAVELING IN THE NORTH LANE. ALL AIR BAG RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED FORM.

Air BagsFire
Filed May 16, 201850,000 milesCA

PT SD FROM ALL THE INFORMATION JUST BARELY PUT 50 00 MILES ON EACH YEAR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 11, 2018146,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND ON. THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Steering
Filed Mar 26, 2018164,000 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING LINKAGE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CARSON CITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (3059 CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND 09E001000 (STEERING) WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 164,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 26, 2018SC

IT IS A POWER BRAKE PEDAL THAT IS MADE TO MOVE BACKWARD AND FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEVER MOVED AT ALL BEFORE. SOMETHING MUST HAVE BROKE. DOES NOT FEEL OR LOOK TO BE SAFE.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 14, 2018197,000 milesAZ

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FRAME BEGINNING AT THE TRAC BAR BRACKET. THIS MAKES STEERING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE STEERING HARDWARE BINDS. THERE WAS A RECALL (RCRIT-15V541-5721) FOR TRAC BAR BRACKET WELD FAILURES FOR VEHICLES FROM 2012 THROUGH 2014. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RELATED ISSUE THAT SERIOUSLY AFFECTS SAFETY. I'VE ATTACHED FIVE PICTURES.

Power Train
Filed Feb 7, 201880,040 milesIN

THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 19, 2017133,700 milesGA

I HAVE THE LARAMIE PACKAGE WHICH HAS ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AS OPTION. THERE'S IS A BUSHING THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTS TO THE ARMTHIS BUSHING BREAKS OR WEARS OUT AND CAUSES THE PEDAL TO SWING LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAUSES YOUR FOOT TO SLIP OFF PEDAL AS IT SWINGS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS INCIDENT IS NOT ISOLATED TO MY YEAR MODEL. THERE ARE SEVERAL RIGHT UPS ON THIS SAME SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN EASY FIX AS THE STEEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REMOVED. IT ALSO IS NOT CHEAP. THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER TO TO THE AMOUNT OF PEDALS FAILING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK OR CONCERN. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS TO WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS STOPPED AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF PEDAL. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND GOING TO STOP, PEDAL MOVES TO THE LEFT AND I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON WHERE MY FOOT IS TO APPLY BRAKES. PLEASE LOOK INTO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND HELP US GET THIS SERIOUS ISSUE FIXED.

Steering
Filed Dec 1, 2017165,000 milesTN

DEATH WOBBLE 11/28/17 YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE DEATH WOBBLE IS. UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AND STEER TRUCK.

Steering
Filed Oct 31, 2017125,000 milesSC

DRIVING ON BUSY PAVE ROAD CROSSING BRIDGE MY RIGHT TIRE ROD DISLOCATED ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT.

Steering
Filed Oct 4, 2017185,000 milesCO

TRUCK CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE EVEN AFTER REPLACING MOST OF THE SUSPENSION & STEERING PARTS AND EVEN ADDING AFTERMARKET "STIFFNER" AND "PROBLEM SOLVER" COMPONENTS TO THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL R16 WHICH COVERED NEWER VEHICLES BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THESE OLDER MODELS AS WELL. THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND GEOMETRY WERE LARGELY THE SAME AND THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW WITH THE GEOMETRY OF THE SUSPENSION. SYMPTOM: BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 45 & 70MPH, HITTING A LARGE POTHOLE OR A BRIDGE SEAM THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DEVELOP A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST CRASH A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE I LAST FILED A COMPLAINT ON THIS SAME VEHICLE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WHEN IT OCCURS IT OCCURS RAPIDLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SIGNIFICANTLY AND QUICKLY REDUCE THE VEHICLES SPEED IS THE ONLY WAY TO HALT THE VIBRATION. I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO QUICKLY STOP THE VEHICLE OR TO KEEP IT FROM ENTERING OTHER LANES DURING THE VIBRATION. THE GEOMETRY ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE CREATES A "TOED OUT" CONDITION WHEN THE SUSPENSION SUDDENLY COLLAPSES FROM A BUMP. AS THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION RETURNS TO THE NORMAL STATE IT ALSO RETURNS BACK TO THE "ALIGNED" POSITION BUT ENERGY BUILT UP AND STORED IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS (STEEL STEERING BARS & ANY MOVEMENT IN THE TIE RODS) A

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 2, 2017200,000 milesTX

TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY HAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR COMING FROM A DEAD-STOP. IT HAS ALSO SEEMED TO GET STUCK FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ALSO, WHICH HAS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE. I WAS CROSSING A RAILROAD WHEN THE PEDAL LOST RESPONSE THEREFORE, I HAD TO ROLL OFF OF THE RAILROAD. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE I WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAILER. I LOST ALL POWER AND THE THROTTLE WOULDN'T RESPOND. SOMETIMES, WHEN I RESTART THE TRUCK, IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. OVERALL, IT IS CONSISTENT THEREFORE, IT WORRIES ME WHEN I DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 22, 2017SC

TAKATA RECALL. JUST GOT MY 3RD PHONE CALL FROM CHRYSLER TODAY. THE RESULT OF THE FIRST 2 CALLS I'VE RECEIVED IN THE PAST WERE THAT NO PARTS WERE ACTUALLY AVAILABLE. THE RESULT OF THIS PHONE CALL WAS 3 LOCAL DEALERSHIPS PUT THE CHRYSLER CALLER ON HOLD AND THEN HUNG UP ON HER. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR A VERY LONG TIME TO GET MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALERS ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

Suspension
Filed Sep 15, 201795,000 milesAZ

WHEN I DRIVE MY DODGE RAM 2500 ON ANY ROAD THAT THE SPEED IS 50 OR HIGHER, ANY ROUGH AREA THAT HAS PATCH WORK OR ANY POT HOLES OF ANY SIZE. THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT OF CONTROL IS VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN, I HAVE TO LIGHTLY BRAKE TO SLOW IT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ! OVER 500 DOLLARS IN TIRE'S & SHOCK REPAIR ! THEN A MONTH OR SO IT STARTS AGAIN, A LITTLE AT FIRST , THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE FOR WHAT WAS MADE TO DO! THE TUCK HAD 95,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME ON I-40 FROM CAL TO AZ, THE LAST REPORT OF THE WOBBLE WAS SEP-10-17, NOW WITH ABOUT 102,500 MIL ,MY SON WHO IS 40 , WAS ON HIS WAY HOME ON HWY-93 WHEN MY RAM 2500 STARTED TO WOBBLE ON HIM, EVEN WHEN HE SWITCHED LANES ,THE HOLE WHERE THE HIGHWAY REFLECTOR IS PLACED IN MADE IT START TO SHAKE !

Steering
Filed Sep 4, 2017196,000 milesNM

DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD

Power Train1 injured
Filed Aug 30, 2017150,000 milesOR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AND ON OUR WAY TO THE BEACH AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL ALMOST TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WON'T RUN, THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS LYING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE DRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, IF NOT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. WE HAVE 4 PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK TOWING A BOAT AND MY WIFE IS 3-MONTH PREGNANT. WE WERE THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS A SHOULDER THERE FOR US TO REACT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS WE GOT BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY. WE COULD HAVE LOST OUR BABY OR OURSELVES IF THERE WERE A LOT OF TRAFFIC MOVING FAST. USUALLY A LITTLE LATER IN THE DAY. WE WAITED ALMOST 5 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO COME, AND HAVE TO ASK FOR HELP TO TAKE US HOME. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO AAMCO NEARBY AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR 12 DAYS WAITING FOR THEM TO ORDER PARTS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE U-JOINTS WERE BAD AND NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY THAT CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FELL AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE REAR END BOTTOM. THE REPAIR COST IS ALMOST $2000. FROM MY RESEARCH, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM IN DODGE RAM, AND DODGE HAD A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY ON CERTAIN MODELS AND YEARS AND OURS IS NOT INCLUDED WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, TO PREVENT A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER AND THEY JUST SAID

Air Bags
Filed Aug 18, 2017TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE RAGLAND CHRYSLER DEALER LOCATED IN BAY CITY, TEXAS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 12, 2017171,000 milesFL

"TAKATA RECALL" WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN MAY 2016, TOOK THE TRUCK TO ARRIGO DODGE; THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL US WHEN THEY GOT THE PARTS IN. IN NOVEMBER WE CONTACTED THEM, REGARDING A DIFFERENT RECALL (TIE ROD) ONCE AGAIN HAD TO WAIT BUT THEY DID THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. MARCH 2017 THEY DID THE AIR BAG.....2 DAYS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT; STATING THAT IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG. IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THEM FIX IT THEY REFUSED AND WERE NASTY ABOUT IT. WE ATTEMPTED TO REACH A LOCAL DODGE REPRESENTATIVE AND NO ONE KNOWS WHO THAT MAY BE.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 12, 2017CT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO PAPA'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (585 E MAIN ST, NEW BRITAIN, CT 06051) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/27/2017*JS

Electrical System
Filed May 25, 201790,000 milesVA

BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH INTERIOR LIGHTING SHORT CYCLING, SHUTTING OFF EARLY. SUSPECT THE TIPM IS GOING OUT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 25, 201786,000 milesVA

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE AT TIMES. OTHER TIMES THEY FLASH WRONG SIDE. HAPPENS MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES OR TURNING.

Electrical System
Filed May 23, 2017112,485 milesCA

THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THE TIPM FAILED ON MANY OF THE DODGE VEHICLES. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

Suspension
Filed May 15, 2017144,100 milesAZ

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 DODGE DEATH WOBBLE - WHEN RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMB VEHICLE STARTS BOUNCING OFF OF GROUND AND WILL CONTINUE TO BOUNCEL UNTIL VEHICLE DROPS TO 35 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER A YEAR. DODGE DEALER OF NO HELP.

Air Bags
Filed May 10, 2017NC

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 2017VA

JULY 2016 WE RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG TO BE FIXED. WE ARE A CITY DEPT. IN CHESAPEAKE VA THAT PROVIDES MOSQUITO CONTROL.

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 2017VA

MAY 2016 WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG TO BE FIXED. WE ARE A CITY DEPT. IN CHESAPEAKE VA THAT PROVIDES MOSQUITO CONTROL.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 24, 2017PA

TRUCK RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY CITY STREET. WOULD NOT RESTART. POPPED THE HOOD AND GOT STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL. DISCOVERED CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE ( FROM RAIL TO FEEDER TUBE) LEAKING A LOT OF FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN IN THE PAST TO CAUSE THESE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE IN SOME INSTANCES. IT IS A $71 PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT DOES AFFECT OTHER CYLINDERS AS WELL. ALL 6 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE DEFECT I WILL BE PUTTING THE MONEY OUT TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 29, 201776,500 milesAZ

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. I HAVE A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE THAT I INSTALLED IN 2007 WHICH STILL OPERATES BOTH LOW BEAMS AT A REDUCED POWER, SO THE BULBS ARE BOTH GOOD. BOTH HIGH BEAMS ARE OPERATIONAL. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I HAD THE LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION ON 3/26/17 AFTER DARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STILL ON, THAT THE LOW BEAMS WE'RE NOT ON, BUT THE OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE ONLY POWERS THE LOW BEAMS WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL SINCE IT HAS A TIPM WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHT AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. THE TIPM DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEABLE RELAYS OR RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH ALLOW THE QUICK AND EASY REPAIR OR AUTOMATIC RESET OF THE HEADLIGHTS. SINCE ANY LITTLE GLITCH MAY CAUSE THE TIPM TO SHUT DOWN THE LIGHTS THERE IS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE BOTH LOW BEAMS MAY GO OFF AT ANYTIME FOR NO REAL REASON. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE TIPM WITH A UNIT THAT HAS A STANDARD DESIGN LIKE IS FOUND ON OTHER DODGE RAM YEARS. PLEASE RESEARCH THE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE TIPM INCLUDING LOW BEAMS, FUEL PUMPS TURNING OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY, ETC. IT'S TIME THAT DODGE IS MADE TO REPLACE THE TIPM WITH SOMETHING RELIABLE THAT DOES NOT POSE SAFETY ISSUES. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. IF I DID NOT HAVE THE DRL MODULE INSTALLED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN WIT

Air Bags
Filed Mar 2, 2017ID

TAKATA RECALL I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY LITIA DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVALIBLE YET FOR THIS RECALL. REALLY? LIKE THE RECALL IS ALMOST A YEAR OLD AND WE ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS? WHAT IS THE DEAL? I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS PICKUP SO WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY THIS HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME. I AGAIN TOLD HIM THAT I JUST GOT THIS PICKUP SO HOW IS DODGE GOING TO NOTIFY ME? SO I JUST FIGURED THAT MAYBE IF I GO ON THIS SITE I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS AND NOTIFICATIONS BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUS MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP DIDN'T GIVE A RIP.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 28, 2017AL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ UPDATED 10/11/2017*JS

Electrical System
Filed Feb 27, 2017150,000 milesOR

MY INTERMITTENT WIPERS FAIL, THEY STICK ON, OR WIPE RANDOMLY OR EVEN DON'T WORK AT ALL. THEY WILL STOP, TURN OFF AT ANY POINT DURING THE WIPE AT ANY POSITION, AND SOMETIMES WONT TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS OFF. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED OR DRIVING STYLE THAT THIS HAPPENS ON.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 21, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM MEGA CAB 2500 4X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...UPDATED 04/11/17 *BF *CN

Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 2017156,000 milesID

TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE RECENTLY MOVED FROM THE US BACK TO CANADA FOR RETIREMENT. WE IMPORTED OUR 06 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH IS USED TO HAUL OUR NEW 5TH WHEEL (OUR PERMANENT NEW HOME) ALL IMPORT AND EXPORT DOCUMENTATION WAS PAID BUT WE ARE NOW UNABLE TO REGISTER, LICENSE, OR INSURE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS THE OUTSTANDING S43 RECALL. OUR DREAMS OF RETIRING AND TRAVELLING HAVE ENDED BEFORE THEY HAVE BEGUN. PLEASE HELP, WE HAVE SPENT MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO MOVE BACK TO AND CANNOT USE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THE S43 RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED

Air Bags
Filed Jan 26, 2017UT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 26, 2017AL

TIPM HEADLIGHT ISSUES. MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT THAT CONTINUOUSLY STOPS WORKING. I HAVE HAD THE TIPM CODES CLEARED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS BEING HEADLIGHTS I SEE AS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISDUE. I HAVE READ IN MANY PLACES OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.

Steering
Filed Jan 23, 2017105,000 milesVA

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING ROUGH BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, AND SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO THAT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS BEHIND ME.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 20, 2017NY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 19, 2017107,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE", WHICH MEANS IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 15, 201780,917 milesUT

TAKATA INFLATOR. I RECEIVED YOUR WRITTEN NOTICE. I E-MAILED A REPLY ON 7/15/16. SO FAR ON 1/16/17 I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM EITHER YOU FOLKS OR MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT REPLACING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ARE THE PROPER AIR BAGS AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN ODGEN UTAH OR NEAR BY DEALER?

Wheels
Filed Jan 3, 2017110,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 22, 2016CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 17, 2016MO

"TAKEAWAY RECALL" - PERMANENT REMEDY FOR RECALL S43/NHTSA16V-352 PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS IS TAKING ENTIRELY TOO LONG. NO FOLLOW UP CONTACT SINCE INITIAL NOTICE.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 10, 2016FL

"TAKATA RECALL" THE NOTICES REGARDING THIS RECALL STATE IT SHOULD "REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME". WHO DEFINES "REASONABLE"? I RECEIVED THE MAILED NOTICE OF THIS S43/16V-352 ON MAY 24, 2016 AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE TRUCK ON SEVERAL TRIPS I WISHED TO TAKE BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAIN SITUATION. MY TRUCK HAS SPENT ITS ENTIRE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IS WITHIN THE TIME FRAME WHERE THEY STATE THE INFLATOR IS MOST LIKELY TO RUPTURE. I THINK WAITING OVER 6 MONTHS IS MORE THAN REASONABLE AND I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST FCA FOR THIS LACK OF ACTION.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 6, 2016AL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 1, 2016CA

IN JULY 2016, I LEARNED OF AIRBAG RECALL 16V352 THROUGH THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION RECALL NOTICE PROGRAM (HAVE NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED BY DODGE). HAVE MADE 2 ATTEMPTS SINCE THEN TO GET THE RECALL REPAIR DONE. TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF AIRBAG ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYS. THE WAIT TIME TO GET THIS REPAIRED IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Steering
Filed Nov 22, 2016135,000 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING AT 70< HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKINV VIOLENTLY. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE. STARTED BACK OUT AND IT WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I HAVE WENT AS FAR AS TO HAVING THE TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED WITH NO LUCK. IT DOES THIS TO ME AT THE SPEED OS 65 TO 75 MPH.I HAVE BEEN READING AND LEARNED ITS REFERERD AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IS CAUSED BY FAULTY SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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