2006 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR UPDATED 6/17/13 *CN

WHEN BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPACE, MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND CUTTING A TIGHT TURN THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE. THE AFFECTED PARTS ARE THE RIGHT TIE ROD, PITTMAN ARM AND STEERING LINKAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMTPING A TURN, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

FIRST INCIDENT WAS RIGHT TIE ROD END FALLING OFF. TRUCK BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. NEXT INCIDENT WAS DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. NEXT INCIDENT WAS ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE TRUCK. NEXT INCIDENT WAS RIGHT TIE ROD END FALLING OFF. NEXT INCIDENT WAS ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE. VIRTUALLY ENTIRE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED. STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TRUCK HAS 240000 MILES AND I AM SCARED OF IT, BUT IT MY ONLY TRUCK, SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. ACCORDING TO INTERNET, MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *TR

DODGE TRUCK, 2500 WITH 6.1 LITER CUMMINS. FUEL RAIL BROKE AT 112,000 MILES. DIESEL FUEL WAS PUMPED OUT ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. EXTREME SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE. TRUCK HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURES BOOKLET. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BACK INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE 5.9 DIESEL ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND A TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT JUST TO GET STOPPED AND I WAS LUCKY I WAS PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY IN S STRAIGHT LINE AND I WAS NOT ON A HILL OR A CURVY ROAD. ONCE I GOT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED I NOTICED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. THE FIREWALL INSULATION WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH FUEL. THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED A LEAK AT THE SEAM BEHIND THE COUPLING NUT AND SPEWED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PROBABLY TWO TO THREE GALLONS WORTH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE BUT NO OTHER FUEL LINES ON THIS MODEL. I FEEL I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE FUEL DID NOT IGNITE OR THE WHOLE VEHICLE WOULD DEFINITELY OF CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE OUT COME WOULD OF BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR MY FAMILY THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD NO CONTROL UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO UNDER 50 MPH. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AS IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND I ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN DODGE TRUCKS AND JEEPS. THERE ARE MANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS, IT HAS BEEN ON NATIONAL NEWS AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA.DOT.GOV ALSO. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO GET THIS DEFECT RECALLED? THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT AND USE IT AS AN EXCUSE TO REPLACE EVERY COMPONENT IN YOUR FRONT END AND CHARGE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED (50-55 MPH), THE HIGHWAY GRADUALLY WENT TO THE LEFT. DURING THIS LEFT MANEUVER, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLOW UNDER 20 MPH. I HAD OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A WEEK WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED EVERY TIME I'VE DRIVEN THE TRUCK. IT ALWAYS SEEMS WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR JOINTS IN THE ROAD SURFACE. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL IF SPEED WASN'T REDUCED IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS BEEN A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT A STEERING SPECIALTY SHOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNDER 50 MPH (WHEN FEASIBLE) AND I AVOID INTERSTATES ALTOGETHER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF BY THEMSELVES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL OPERATING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS, SOCKET JOINTS AND THE BALL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,300. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT RESETS AND GOES OFF, BUT USUALLY STAYS ON. THIS IS HAPPENING MOST ALL THE TIME AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES AFTER THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABNORMALLY LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NUMEROUS PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT, THE VEHICLE STILL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

LIKE MANY MANY OTHERS 2006 DODGE RAM PICK-UPS I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIR HANDLING HEATER, DEFROST SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO CONSISTENT CONTROL OR OPERATION. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION WILL NOT ALLOW FROST/ICE REMOVAL OR DEFOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS THAT COULD LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY AND DEATH.. *TR

TURN SIGNALS WILL SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. IF YOU HAVE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, IT WILL SWITCH TO RIGHT SIGNAL THEN BACK TO LEFT AND VICE VERSA. *TR

HIT A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY & OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

THE REAR DOOR WIRES HAVE BROKEN ON BOTH DOORS, LOSING ALL CONNECTIVITY TO THE MAIN POWER SOURCE. AS A RESULT, POWER LOCKS AND LIGHTS THAT ARE CONNECTED IN THE REAR CANNOT BE ACTIVATED FROM THE MAIN CONSOLE. THE DOORS HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH DODGE TRUCKS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE DEALER EVEN ADMITTED TO THIS BEING A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOORS ON THIS MODEL.

UPON PARKING MY TRUCK, PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND EXITING, I THEN NOTICED A LOUD CLANK SOUND AND THEN THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACK. IT WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. IT SEEMED TO POP OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND A METAL-ON-METAL CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD A WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DODGE RAM IS THERE IS A TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT CONTROLS WIPERS, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVISES. ONCE THE TIPM SEES THE 5TH FAULT IT SHUTS DOWN WHAT EVER IS CAUSING THE FAULT. IN MY CASE IT WAS A WIPER PROBLEM. ONCE THE UNIT FAULTS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED FOR THE VEHICLE. COST $1264.56 FOR A WIPER MOTOR REPAIR. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN I PUT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, THE SIGNAL WILL START FLASHING AS THOUGH THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL HAD BEEN ACTUATED. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT SIGNAL STARTS FLASHING AS SOON AS I TURN THE LEFT SIGNAL ON. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I WILL BE STOPPED WITH THE LEFT SIGNAL FLASHING AND IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY START FLASHING TO THE RIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OCCASIONALLY NEITHER OF THE SIGNALS WILL FLASH. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD *TGW THE REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL.

IN 2010 DRIVING TO GATOR NAT DRAG RACE THE WIPERS JUST STOP THEN IT HAPPEN ABOUT EVERYTIME I USED THEM NOW AND THE AC HAS STOP WORKING 863 00 FOR A NEW ONE IN JUNE OF 2006 AND THEN 600 00 DOLLARS MORE IN SEPT AND THEY SAY IT THE TIPM 860 00 DOLLARS MORE THE WIPERS STILL DON'T WORK RIGHT 170000 MILES AND NO ONES WANTS TO HELP THE TRUCK JUST SIT TO HOT TO DRIVE IN FL WITH GRAND KIDS AND NO AC I WILL NOT BUT A DODGE EVER. *TR

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT AND LOST TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON TRAILER ALMOST CAUSED REAR END COLLISION. FOUND PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIPM OR FUSE BOX. THE TRAILER WIRING FROM THE TIPM HAS NO FUSE AND IS SOME SORT OF RELAY AND CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY A DEALER. HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS. MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES CAN CAUSE THIS FAILURE DUE TO ONLY A 15 AMP LIMIT BEFORE FAILURE. DEALERS SAY THEY CAN DO A REFLASH FOR AROUND $100.00 AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK THE TIPM MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000.00 AND THIS WOULD BE THE CASE EACH AND EVERY TIME THERE WAS A 15 AMP OVERLOAD TO THIS CIRCUIT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS DEALERS OR NOT OPEN 24 HOURS OR 7 DAYS A WEEK AND ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A SIMPLE FUSED CIRCUIT AS IT IS WITH ALMOST ALL VEHICLES AND THE REPAIR COULD BE MADE BY SIMPLY REPLACING THE BLOWN 25 CENT FUSE FOUND AT ALL GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORES. I HOPE NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED OVER THIS SAME TYPE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AS I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, I BEGAN TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE SECTOR SHAFT ON THE STEERING BOX SHEARED IN HALF AND THE PITMAN ARM AND DRAG LINK FELL TO THE GROUND. LOST COMPLETE STEERING CONTROL. LET IT BE NOTED THAT THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN OFF-ROAD IN 4X4 ENVIRONMENTS. TRUCK HAS A 4 INCH LIFT AND 35 INCH TIRES. WHEELS ARE OF A FACTORY SIZE. CHRYSLER WAS ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS REPAIR, BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF FAILURE AND THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WITHIN THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CLAIM WAS CONSIDERED BUT DENIED BECAUSE OF THE OVERSIZE TIRES. NO CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

DASH LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY HAD WENT OUT ONCE BEFORE BUT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. AFTER ANOTHER DAY THEY WENT BACK OUT AND HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE SHAKING AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND STEERING LINKAGE, BUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WAS DRIVING 45-50 MPH WHEN TRUCK HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD AND BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR SHAKING TO STOP. STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING.\VERY SCARY! HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE. MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS TRUCK! (MAYBE NOT FOR LONG). *TR

I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS RECENTLY AND SAW THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE REPORTS. I HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. I ALMOST GOT INTO TWO ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGH WAY AND ONCE MY TRUCK LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND TURNED 180 DEGREES ON THE HIGHWAY FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BUT, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THE MECHANICS SAID I HAVE TO PAY A COUPLE THOUSAND TO REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN MANY JEEP AND DODGE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAID THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IT IS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT. DUE TO HARD ECONOMIC TIMES I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX MY TRUCK AND I AM VERY SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES. SO PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS TERRIBLE SITUATION ALONG WITH OTHER DODGE RAM AND JEEP OWNERS. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN BE SEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YOUTUBE AND THE NEWS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU AND GETTING HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIRE ROD FRACTURED, CAUSING ANOTHER TIE ROD TO BEND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS A RESULT OF A FRACTURED TIE ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE TIE ROD FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD, STEERING STABILIZER AND SWAY BAR BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 8/17/12 *CN UPDATED 08/21/12

DROVE INTO MY DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST HIT MY OTHER CAR! BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED LINES! SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 2003 SILVERADO AND COST ME OVER $2,000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON 5 OR 6 TIMES , TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS- BOTH TURN SIGNALS WORK AT SAME TIME, A/C PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPRESSOR NOT WORKING AT TIMES AND NOW IS OUT ALL TOGETHER. ABS AND THE LIGHTING ISSUE IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A 2500 TRUCK AND I HALL HAY , TRACTORS AND A 30 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT I AM DOING OR CAN I STOP. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE 77 IN THE RAIN AT APPROX. 10 PM. THE WIPERS STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPED COMPLETELY IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. DESPITE HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE INTERSTATE AT AN EXIT JUST SOUTH OF CHARLESTON, WV. THE EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE WIPER MOTOR HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO BURNED OUT THE ELECTRICAL POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO FUSES OR RELAYS TO PROTECT THIS SYSTEM. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $1260. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. THE WIPERS ARE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING THE NORMAL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS RIDICULOUS. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS LESS THAN $200 BUT THE POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE WAS OVER $800. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODULE. THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODULE BUT THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODULE SHOULD HAVE HAD A FAILURE NOTIFICATION ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/24/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT ONLY WITH THE TRAILER HARNESS PACKAGE, BUT ALSO ANY ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE, AS THEY ALL GO THROUGH THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). IF THE MODULE DETECTS AN OVERLOAD OR SHORT, IT WILL SHUT DOWN THAT CIRCUIT, WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIME, TO HAVE IT RESET. UPDATED 05/25/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HESITATED TO RETURN TO THE PROPER POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS AND U JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I NOTICED MY A/C WAS NOT BLOWING AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, ALONG WITH A LOUD HUMMING COMING FROM THE A/C MOTOR. I DISCOVERED THE RECIRCULATING AIR DOOR BROKE AND IT WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE A/C FAN MOTOR BLOCKING THE AIR FROM COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. I HAVE READ AND HEARD OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS. THE COST IS RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE SUCH AN EASY FIX. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FRONT STEERING SEEMS LOOSE AND WHEN I HIT ANY BUMPS I HAVE HAD "DEATH WOBBLE". A VIOLENT SHAKE ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT STEERING WHEEL RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I FINALLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE WOMAN I SPOKE WITH SAID UNLESS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING BROKEN THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THE FUNNY PART IS THEY HAVE A COMPLETE FIX KIT TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THEY SAY DOES NOT EXIST THAT WILL COST YOU AROUND 600.00 JUST FOR THE PARTS NEVERMIND THE DEALERS ABSURDLY INFLATED LABOR CHARGES. YOU WOULD THINK WHEN YOU SPEND 42,000.00 ON A VEHICLE IT SHOULD BE SAFE AND ENGINEERED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND IF THERE IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS IT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED. *TR

BACK IN JUNE OF 2009 MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FOR THE TRAILER STOPPED WORKING. THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR A DAY OR TWO. NOW THE HAVE BEEN OUT SINCE I TALKED WITH ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS ALL ALONG AND THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE MAIN POWER BOX UNDER THE HOOD. I STILL HAVE NO RIGHT TURN OR BRAKE LIGHT ON MY TRAILER. IF DODGE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS ELECTRICAL UNIT SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE UNDER RECALL WARRANTY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. WHAT CAN I DO OR WHO DO I NEED TO CONTACT TO GET AFTER DODGE SO THEY WILL REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS THEY HAVE. IS THERE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE THAT CAN BE TAKEN SUCH AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT MY TIPM MODULE WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN APRIL 2010, THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS ON 4/22/12, MY BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, DURING THIS TRIP I WAS TRAVELING HOME, I TURNED ON MY CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, I HIT THE BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT CUT OFF, I FINALLY HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING HIGHER. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF . I MADE IT HOME THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THE TIPM MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IF MY WIFE OR SON WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TRUCK ,I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THIS SITUATION, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND TIME THIS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FIRST TIME WAS 743.00 NOW IT IS 1060.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO READ ONLINE OF SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2006 DODGE RAM OWNERS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPT TO TALK WITH SOME ONE AT DODGE CONCERNING THIS ,I DECIDED TO CONTACT THIS SITE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROADWAY APPROX 45 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE REALLY BAD IN FRONT, FELT STEERING WAS REALLY LOOSE OR NONEXISTENT. PULLED OVER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, VEHICLE DROVE FINE AFTERWARDS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROX 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, HEARD AND FELT A "POP" IN THE FRONT AS IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING - LOOKING BACK I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. IF YOU EVER HIT A BIRD ON THE INTERSTATE, THIS IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE; HOWEVER THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS THAT I HAD HIT ANYTHING, SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE AGAIN - IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THINKING MY TIRE MAY HAVE BLOWN - THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING. TODAY, I TOOK MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR THE RECALL (L16) LEFT TIE ROD; I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK AFTER INSPECTION AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM; HOWEVER, FOR $1383 THEY TELL ME THEY WILL REPLACE AND FIX MY STEERING GEAR BOX BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING. ON THE 13TH OF APRIL AFTER EXPERIENCING THE WOBBLE, I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND FOUND NO SUCH EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING; AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND CRAWLING UNDER TRUCK, I NOTICED WHERE THERE IS LEAKAGE AT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NOW. AFTER SEARCHING NET FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS I BEGAN TO SEE ALL ISSUES WITH THESE RELATED PARTS. DODGE SHOULD REALLY LOOK AT THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM AS THEY COULD BE TIED TOGETHER. I WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT I AM REALLY SHOCKED THAT DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS WOBBLE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY IF WOBBLE CONTINUES AFTER REPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE TRACK BAR, LOWER BALL JOINTS, STEERING SHOCKS, TIE ROD ENDS, STABILIZER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT BUT THE CONTACT DENIED THE DEALER'S ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,966 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2006 2500 DODGE 4X4 MEGA CAB (STOCK) NO LIFT. OUR DODGE HAS STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT WOBBLE AT CERTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP/HOLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS, CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ME AND ANYONE DRIVING CLOSE TO ME. THE WOBBLE IS SO BAD THERE IS NO WAY TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE HAVE REPLACED BUSHINGS, TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPER TWICE, ROTATED/BALANCED TIRES. I CALLED EARNHARDT DODGE IN CHANDLER, AZ AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE INSIDIOUS ISSUE AND HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING. THIS IS SOMETHING DODGE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING AND RECALL NOTICES SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IMMEDIATELY IF DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *JS

I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, AND REPLACED THE BULB. AFTER HAVING TRIED TWO NEW BULBS NONE WORKED. THE LOW BEAM IS OUT, BUT THE HIGH BEAM WORKS. I PULL TRAILERS ALL THE TIME AND HAUL HEAVY LOADS. I NOTICED THAT IT AFFECTS THE LIGHTS ON MY TRAILER AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ( FAILED TIPM) THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING, AND A RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN ISSUED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX JUST ONE HEADLAMP. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY $1,000+ TO HAVE IT FIXED?!?! I AM AFRAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LIGHTS ARE GOING TO FAIL AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT! WE NEED TO GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY AND CONSUMERS CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AS IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND PART! *JS

AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHOOK UNTIL I REDUCED SPEED TO AROUND 50MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING ISSUE ON LINE I FOUND THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON THAT IT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS UNABLE TO STEER UNTIL I SLOWED ENOUGH TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT MY TRUCK SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. I HAD LES SCHWAB LOOK IT OVER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. SEVERAL ON LINE POSTS INDICATED SIMILAR RESULTS. TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE EXTENT OF THE ISSUE JUST GO TO YOU TUBE AND TYPE IN "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" AND YOU WILL SEE PLENTY OF VIDEOS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE I EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUADCAB 4X4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER OUT OF LANE WITHOUT INTENT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY THAT CAUSED DIFFICULTLY WHEN TURNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED TWICE. IN JULY OF 2010, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED AND THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER TO VERIFY WHETHER THE VIN WAS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,558.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 43,000.

GOT A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS FIXED IF I HAD THIS PROBLEM I DID HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM IF IT ISN'T HAPPENING WHEN THEY TEST IT AT DEALER IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I AM SIGNALING ONE WAY AND MY TRUCK IS SHOWING A DIFFERENT WAY THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH OR CAUSE ME TO GET A TICKET. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT JUST BE FIXED IF THE DEALER CAN SEE IT FOR THEM SELVES AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING IF THEY DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM AT DEALER BUT I COULD BE ANY WHERE AND IF IT HAPPENS IM SUPPOSED TO STOP WHAT IM DOING AND TAKE TRUCK OVER TO THEM AND HOPE IT IS STILL DOING IT WHEN I GET THERE OTHER WISE O WELL. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I GET FROM THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL EQUIPPED WITH MOTO METAL RIMS, MODEL NUMBER: M09572006. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT RIM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,610 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,748.