MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE NOW PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP DENYING THEY REPLACED THE MOST RECENT TRACK BAR ON THE TRUCK AND BLAME THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. I AM REALLY TIRED OF RUNNING OFF INTO A DITCH AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR STEER TO MISS A POTHOLE. JUST FIX THE TRUCK CORRECTLY AND STOP MAKING EXCUSES TELLING US IT IS OUR TIRES WHEN IT IS A 4X4 AND THEY CANNOT PUT MORE STURDY PARTS ON THE FRONT END OR TAKE BLAME FOR THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX WHEN THESE HAVE BEEN RECALLED UNDER THE DEATH WOBBLE. HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THIS TRUCK AS WELL. TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT AND CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BACK INTO A SPACE. THIS DEATH WOBBLE HAS GONE TOO FAR. AS FAR AS THE ELECTRICAL THEY CANNOT FIND WHY THE DASHBOARD KEEPS FLICKERING AND WE KEEP BLOWING FUSES OR BULBS. IT IS REALLY GETTING ANNOYING WITH THIS TRUCK AND ALL THE REPAIRS WHICH WE HAVE HAD TO DO THIS VEHICLE, AND YET TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
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 →
THIS IS THE 4TH TIME WE HAVE HAD TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEM TURN US AWAY BY DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, HOWEVER WE CANNOT GET AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE SWAY BAR, TRACK BAR, AND TIE RODS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. TOOK TRUCK BACK AGAIN AFTER THERE WAS SO MUCH POOPING NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END THAT I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE. OUTER TIE RODS WERE DONE, AND FOUND OUT THE TRACK BAR WAS CRACKED SO A NEW ONE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ONE YET NO RECORD WAS COMPLETED OF THIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY THAT THEY TIGHTENED THE TRACK BAR. I AM SO FED UP WITH THE DEALERSHIPS AND CHRYSLER WITH ALL OF THIS NONESENSE, IT IS REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO US COMPLETELY HAVING A BAD ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING TO THIS EXTENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE, AND WE STOP HAVING TO PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS TO A FAULTY FRONT END. DRIVING DOWN THE ROD FEELING THE VIBRATIONS IS VERY SCARY, AND NOT KNOWING IF THE TIRES ARE GOING TO COME OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/13/17.*JB
BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN JANUARY 2016 USED AND THE TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER AND GETS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. USED CAR DEALER WOULDN'T FIX SO BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO DODGE DEALER. REPLACED STEERING BOX, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK AND TIE ENDS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. HELP?
I PURCHASED THE 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB IN 2013 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED RECEIVING NOTICES ABOUT AN AIR BAG RECALL, BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT IS NOW 2016 AND I AM STILL RECEIVING NOTICES THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I AM SERIOUSLY RELUCTANT TO LET MY WIFE AND TODDLER RIDE WITH ME UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. WHEN WILL THE PARTS BE AVAILABLE FOR MY CHRYSLER DEALER TO FIX MY TRUCK? *TR
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 FOR THE RECALL 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. THIS IS A CITY VEHICLE THAT HELPS PROVIDE MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF CHESAPEAKE, VA. IT'S TAKING WAY TOO LONG FOR THIS PART TO BE FIXED.
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.
AFTER HITTING A ROAD IMPERFECTION, TRANSITION, OR BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (50 TO 70 MPH), THE FRONT END AND STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKE IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW MY TRUCK TO 35 MPH OR SLOWER AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN OR HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON ABOUT A DOZEN OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND THE STEERING BOX AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO WHERE I BELIEVE THE TRUCK IS NOT LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS VIOLENT FRONT END / STEERING SHAKE EVENT HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN 2 DOZEN OCCASIONS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT FELL AND SUSTAINED A SHATTERED ELBOW, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NO HIGH BEAM NO LOW BEAM NO TURN SIGNAL RIGHT SIDE.
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS A COUPLE ISSUES. THE LATEST IS NO LEFT LOW BEAM. THERE IS NO FUSE TO CHANGE EITHER. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS THE TIPM THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER PULLING MY TRAILER. DURING THAT TIME, MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND. ALSO, I HAVE THE NOTORIOUS "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAVE SPENT OVER $4,000 ON STEERING COMPONENT REPAIRS, WHICH INCLUDE 3 GEAR BOXES AND 2 POWER STEERING PUMPS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, TIRE RODS, PITMAN ARM, ETC. I AM TAKING MY TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP TOMORROW TO HAVE MY UJOINTS REPLACED, ALL NEW SHOCKS, AND THE ABS/BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED FOR $1,100. I GUESS MY NEXT REPAIR WILL BE THE TIPM TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE AT WHAT I GATHER TO BE AROUND THE $1,000 MARK. WHEN WILL DODGE FIX THESE ISSUES? THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND TIPM SEEM TO BE THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT.
1ST COMPLAINT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL ,17 INCH WHEEL IS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG BY ESTIMATE. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE I JUST HAVEN'T HAD OPPORTUNITY TO UPLOAD TO COMPUTER YET. HAD WHEEL BLOWN IT WOULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY OF FOUR AS I WAS TOWING A TRAILER WHEN IT WAS NOTICED. 2ND COMPLAINT INTAKE AIR DOOR, BROKE OFF CAUSING TROUBLES WITH FREEING WINDSHIELD OF FOG DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND DAYS OF YEAR, THIS CAN BE FOUND ON GOOGLE MANY COMPLAINTS INTAKE DOOR THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE VS INSIDE AIR.
"TAKATA RECALL" WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 DODGE TRUCK IN OCTOBER OF 2015. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AT THE END OF JULY 2016. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DID NOT INFORM US OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN THIS TRUCK. IN 2014, NTSA ASKED 10 CAR COMPANIES TO RECALL 7.8 MILLION VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN 7 SOUTHERN STATES, PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. TRUE, THE AIR BAG PROPELLANT BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE OVER TIME AND WITH HOT OR HUMID TEMPERATURES ,BUT THAT IS ONLY A FACTOR WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS SPONTANEOUSLY OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER AND THE BAG SHOULD NOT BE DEPLOYING IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT ABOUT WHEN A VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A MODERATE OR MAJOR ACCIDENT? WHY WAS THAT NOT CONSIDERED WHEN THE RECALL FIRST TOOK PLACE? WHY WEREN'T DRIVERS IN THE REST OF THE STATES NOTIFIED TOO? ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE PARTS OR REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE AIRBAGS SO, IF THE TAKATA AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN OUR VEHICLES FOR ANY REASON, US, OUR LOVED ONES, CHILDREN, MOTHERS, FATHERS ARE JUST OUT OF LUCK I GUESS. WHEN DID FIAT -CHRYSLER FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? ARE ANY OF YOU LOOKING INTO THE FACT THAT MANY VEHICLES WERE SOLD TO UNSUSPECTING BUYERS, WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE AIRBAGS WERE HAZARDOUS? I BELIEVE DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WHEN THEY SOLD US OUR TRUCK BUT, THEY'RE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AT ALL. NOW I AM STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I WO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 340,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE TRAILER LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A TIME FRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE NUMBER 4 CYL FUEL DELIVER LINE OFF OF THE COMMON RAIL SYSTEM CRACKED ON MY 5.9L CUMMINS DIESEL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IF ANYONE SIMPLY SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET. DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM FOR INSTANCE HAD ONE THREAD WITH OVER 40 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. THE ISSUE WITH THIS FUEL LINE IS THAT IT IS HELD DOWN BY AN INFERIOR CLAMP DESIGN THAT VIBRATES, LOOSENS, THEN THE LINE FAILS DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. THE PART THAT CHRYSLER REPLACES WITH IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. WHEN MINE BROKE MY ENGINE WAS NOT HOT YET, BUT IF THE EXHAUST WAS HOT I'M SURE IT COULD HAVE IGNITED. I DUMPED PROBABLY 2 GALLONS OF DIESEL WHEN IT WENT. WITH SUCH A HIGH PRESSURE IN THAT COMMON RAIL SYSTEM IT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE AS WELL. I WORK FOR A DIESEL ENGINE PROVIDER AS AN ENGINEER AND WOULD BE ASHAMED OF MY COMPANY IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL TO PROTECT OUR CUSTOMERS IF THIS HAPPENED TO ONE OF OUR PRODUCTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER BOX FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ UPDATED 09/28/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COVER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,830. UPDATED 08/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 12/11/2017*JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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.
DRIVING TO WORK AND HIT BUMP ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH. TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY ON RIGHT SIDE FRONT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 102,000 AND SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS AT 141,000. IT IS KNOWN AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". THE REPAIR THE FIRST TIME CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY AN OFF-ROAD SHOP. TOMORROW (6/6/16), THE TRUCK GOES TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR EVALUATION. THIS TIME WAS SCARY. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED RAPIDLY AND WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS THE WEEKEND AND THERE WERE ONLY A FEW VEHICLES BEHIND ME.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED SEVERELY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE SUBSIDED AFTER THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 40 MPH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BALL STUD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E001000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,900.
FRONT END OF DODGE RAM AND STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP IN ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS. SHAKING CONTINUES FOR ABOUT 12 SECONDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN HAPPENING IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THE STEERING WENT LOOSE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
HUGE FRONT END WOBBLE @ HIGHWAY SPEED, SMALL ROAD BUMPS STARTS THE VEHICLE SHAKING VILANTLY , VERY HARD TO CONTROL. FEELS LIKE YOUR FRONT WHEEL IS FALLING OFF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 296,670.
I HAVE A 2006 RAM 2500 I HOOKED UP SOME TRAILER LIGHTS AND NOW I HAVE NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THERE IS NO CODES SHOWING ON REPAIR SHOPS READER (I HAVE NO DEALER AVAILABLE WHERE I LIVE). THE INTERNET HAS TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIPM AND HOW IT SHUTS DOWN IF IT DRAWS TOO MANY AMPS. WELL YOU WOULD THINK A FUSE WOULD BE USED FOR THAT AND NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A $1000 COMPUTER BOARD. RIGHT NOW I CAN ONLY DRIVE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS OR ONLY WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OVER A $1000 TO FIX A FAULTY DESIGN. DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO CREATE A FIX OR REPAIR OUR VEHICLES.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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. ...UPDATED 04/12/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART FINALLY ARRIVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/13/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY A DEER JUMPED ONTO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE DEER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FOUR FEET DEEP DITCH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD AND BODY INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD TO SPEND FIFTEEN HOURS IN THE HOSPITAL BEING TREATED AND WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
DRIVING ON A RURAL 2 LANE ROAD IN A RAINSTORM WIPERS WERE ON LOW SPEED, STOPPED WORKING. SWITCHED WIPERS TO HIGH SPEED, WIPERS OPERATED EXTREMELY SLOWLY, THEN OPERATED AT HIGH SPEED FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN EXTREMELY SLOW AGAIN. ALTERNATED THIS A FEW TIMES, THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IT TOOK ABOUT 4 HOURS TO FINISH MY DRIVE OF ABOUT 60 MILES TO MY HOME DUE TO STOPPING ALONGSIDE THE ROAD TO WAIT FOR BREAKS IN THE RAINSTORM. I REPLACED BOTH WIPER MOTOR AND WIPER SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. THEN STARTED SEARCHING ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION AND DISCOVERED THE TIPN CONTROVERSY HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER..
TAKATA RECALL: WAS NOTIFIED OF PARTS AVAILABILITY IN AUG 1015. WENT TO DEALER ON SEPT 8 , 2015 AND WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ABOUT 6 MONTHS. CALLED TODAY (MAR 4, 2016) AND WAS TOLD I WAS #107 ON THE WAITING LIST AND IT MAY BE AS LING AS A YEAR UNTIL THEY CAN GET TO ME. ARE THEY PLAYING THE ATTRITION GAME AND HOPING SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN SO THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO DO THIS RECALL? I ALSO ASKED THEM TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG IN THE INTEREST OF MY PERSONAL SAFETY WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO SPEED THIS PROCESS?
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY NEARLY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSING ME TO SUDDENLY MOVE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY ON A DAILY BASIS ON MY WAY TO OR FROM WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN BELOW 30 MPH. THIS HAS CASED NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS WITH PEOPLE FOLLOWING ME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE AUTO MAKER REFUSES TO SOLVE. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T END UP HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE.
SUNROOF LEAKS CONSTANTLY. WATER SOAKS INTO HEADLINER AND DOME LIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE FACTORY KNOWS ABOUT, BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. DOME LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AND POTENTIALLY SHORT OUT OR 'EXPLODE' AS COLD WATER SPLASHES ONTO HOT GLASS OF THE BULB CAUSING SPARKS AND BLOWING A FUSE.
I HAVE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FUNCTIONING TRAILER BRAKE OR SIGNAL LIGHTS THROUGH THE FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM NO MATTER WHICH TRAILER I AM PULLING. CHECKING FOR VOLTAGE STATES THAT THERE IS LOW VOLTAGE DUE TO THE TPIM. THIS OCCURRED AT 84,000. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING THE IGINATION KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT. $1,000 IS ALOT TO REPAIR A TOWING PACKAGE AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS WOULD LAST.
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WILL BREAK AT THE PLASTIC CONNECTIONS BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER ATTACHES TO THE CABLE, I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER THERE A SEVERAL THOUSAND ON BACK ORDER AND THERE IS NO TIME OF RELEASE OF PARTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TIE ROD DETACHED, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO SIDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING ON HAVC SYSTEM. BLEND DOOR AND RE-CIRC DOOR GET BROKE DUE TO SENSERS (DC SERVO MOTORS) NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THEY OVER STRESS THE PIVOT PINS AND BREAK THEM. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AND THE WINDOWS FOG/FREEZE AND YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
AFTER THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER ON JUNE 26, 2015. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED FOR ANY REPAIR.
I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. WHEN SIGNALING A LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD FLASH, OR BOTH HAZARDS WOULD FLASH, OR SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD START MISFIRING AGAIN. THERE ARE 85,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK.
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, IN COLORADO, TAKING MY 2 KIDS TO SCHOOL, THE TRUCK WAS IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, ABOUT 3 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO FOG UP. THEY FOGGED UP IN SUCH A WAY I HAD LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY, I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO TURN THE DEFROST ON FROM THE VENT POSITION AND HEARD WHAT WOULD BE A BROKEN BLENDER DOOR TRYING TO POSITION ITSELF TO THE DEFROST POSITION. IT DID NOT WORK, AND IT IS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN OF THE BLENDER DOOR. IT IS A PLASTIC PART WHERE THE ACTUATOR FLIPS THE DOOR, IT HAD CRACKED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS HEATER CONFIGURATION AND A DANGEROUS ONE TO SAY THE LEAST. WITHIN A MINUTE I WENT FROM SEEING TO BEING SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND CHILDRENS LIVES. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND HAD TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT STEERING POSITON AND WIPE THE WINDOW WITH MY HAND FURIOUSLY TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THAT TIME, I COULD ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, GET THE FRONT WINDOW CLEARED WITH SOME TISSUES AND CONTINUE ON TO SCHOOL. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF $1100 WHICH WAS MAINLY LABOR. I REFUSE TO PAY $1100 FOR THIS FIX SINCE IT IS INVOLVING A BAD DESIGN AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF VEHICLE SAFETY - VISIBILITY. I LIVE IN COLORADO AND A CAR OR TRUCK WITHOUT DEFROST IS USELESS. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BEFORE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY OCCURS. IN MY CASE I WAS VERY FORTUNATE AND NO ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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