2006 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints

DRIVING APPROX 50MPH NORTHBOUND; HEARD A LOUD "BANG" - TRUCK STARTED UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND STEERING VEERED INTO ONCOMING (SOUTHBOUND) TRAFFIC; HIT BRAKES HARD AND PULLED STEERING TO RIGHT - DID NOT RESPOND AT 1ST AND THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP FOR ME - HAD TO THEN TURN STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO LEFT TO GET TRUCK TO QUIT GOING RIGHT. EXITED VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER FRONT OF TRUCK AND RIGHT TIE ROD END WAS WEDGED UP AGAINST INSIDE OF RHT SIDE TIRE.. RHT SIDE FRONT TIE ROD END CAME LOOSE OF SOCKED AND DROPPED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS ON HAND TO REPAIR AT THAT TIME. PERSONALLY WENT AND BOUGHT PARTS AND INSTALLED. TOOK TO LOCAL TIRE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT - COULD NOT GET STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY STRAIGHT AND TRUCK NOW "DRIFTED" WHILE DRIVING. NEVER, EVER, WAS STEERING LOOSE ON TRUCK. ALWAYS TRACKED STRAIGHT AND TRUE. TIRES NEVER WORE TO ONE SIDE OR OTHER. SAID STEERING BOX WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT ALIGN WITHIN TOLERANCE. REC'D RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER AND TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL BUT SAID TRUCK WAS STILL OUT OF ALIGNMENT DUE TO STEERING BOX NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND STATED THAT STEERING BOX WAS NOT DAMAGED BECAUSE OF TIE ROD END COMING LOOSE. I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE. PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO TIE ROD END FALLING OUT OF SOCKET AND CREATING A POSSIBLE FATAL INJURY DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.. *TR

TURNING LEFT ONTO FARM TO MARKET...SIGNALED LEFT..REAR VEHICLE BEGAN PASSING ME ON LEFT I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS DID THEY...ALTHOUGH MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS IN LEFT TURN POSITION...VEHICLE TURN LAMPS WERE BOTH SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN AS WAS DASH LAMP...VERY DANGEROUS..COULD HAVE KILLED PASSING MOTORIST ARE SENT THEM TO THE DITCH ..SIGNAL NOW MALFUNCTIONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS..SWITCH ON BACKORDER...TELLS US SOMETHING... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; AS A RESULT THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TRUCK HAS HAD EXTREME LANE EXCURSIONS SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. STEERING LINKAGE WAS REPLACE UNDER A DODGE RECALL, THE WANDERING AND LANE EXCURSIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT AND BUSHING HAS WORN OUT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN BY DODGE FOR SOME TIME. THEY HAVE DESIGNED AND ISSUED A HEAVIER STEERING GEAR PART NUMBER 68170214AA BUT HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE REAL CAUSE. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSUME THAT SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN A NEW VEHICLE HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY ENGINEERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES BOTH RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 RAM 3500. PREMATURE SHOULDER WEAR ON DRIVER FRONT TIRE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATES WORN TIE ROD ASSEMBLY TO BLAME. TRUCK PULLS TO LEFT AND NOW TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, U-JOINTS, AND FRONT TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DODGE JANUARY 3RD 2014 AND WAS TOLD RECALLED LEFT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN PLACED ON ORDER FOR ME. HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE ONLY GETTING 1 TIE ROD A MONTH AND THAT I WAS ON THE WAITING LIST. IT IS NOW APRIL AND REPLACEMENT PIECE IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I NEED THE TIE RODS REPLACED BEFORE I CAN BY NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TRUCK WILL NOT ALIGN WITH THE WORN OUT PIECES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE NOW. DODGE REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR AFTERMARKET PARTS AND THE CUSTOMER IS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1600 FOR REPAIR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND AT LEAST ANOTHER $600 NEW FRONT TIRES AT THE VERY LEAST. WAS HUNG UP ON BY DODGE RECALL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. NO ONE CAN EVEN TELL ME WHERE I AM ON THE WAITING LIST. HORRID CUSTOMER SERVICE. I GUESS DODGE WILL WAIT UNTIL THEY KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY TRULY GET CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH MINOR STEERING ISSUES, DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT, LOTS OF "PLAY" IN THE WHEEL, SEEMS TO "WEAVE" FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE, WHEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON STEERING PARTS FOR MY TRUCK. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2014, AS ADVISED. WAS PUT ON A LARGE WAITING LIST AND TOLD THAT THEY WERE ONLY BEING SENT ONE PART PER WEEK. IT IS NOW MARCH 21, 2014. TWO MONTHS LATER, STILL NOT FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY IN FACT, TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER!!!!! SENT THEM MALFUNCTIONING REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THEY ALL HAD TO BE SENT BACK. SO NO ONE HAS RECEIVED A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. MEAN WHILE, MY TRUCK CONTINUES TO DRIVE WORSE AND I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BALL JOINTS. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN MY STEERING LINKAGE SNAPS CAUSING ME TO "LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE" (AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER) WHAT ARE MY ACTIONS OF RECOURSE? EVENTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND PROBABLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS EVER FIXED AT THIS RATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, WHAT ELSE IS BEING DAMAGED DUE TO THIS SPECIFIC PART AND THE PROBLEMS IT MAY CAUSE. IF I GET THE REPLACEMENT PART, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL MORE ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND WHAT I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. WHAT DOES CHRYSLER INTEND TO DO WHEN I WRECK MY VEHICLE WITH THEM INSIDE???? THERE HAS GOT TO BE A QUICKER/BETTER WAY TO GET THESE REPAIRS DONE FO

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN JANUARY 2014. MADE AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPAIRED/REPLACED AT FORT COLLINS DODGE FEBRUARY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 4, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BY JESSE. JESSE SUBSEQUENTLYL CALLED AN SAID THE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE CANCELED AS FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL WAS NEEDED. JESSE JUST CALLED AGAIN TODAY AND SAID THAT THE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS COULDN'T BE PERFORMED UNTIL AFTER APRIL 15. I NEED TO USE MY TRUCK TO PULL TRAILERS AND HAUL LOADS. WHAT IS A REASONABLE TIME TO EXPECT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT RESOLVED? WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 35000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TIE ROD REPAIR KIT WAS RECEIVED ONE PER WEEK THEREFORE THE DEALER PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING THAT COULD EXCEED ONE YEAR FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

A YOUNG CHILD WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND START THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE THEN MOVED FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER CHILD AND RESULTED IN A FATALITY. THE CLUTCH INTERLOCK SAFETY SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND WAS IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION BUT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 36 WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRAG LINK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,264.

2006 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS, AND HE BELIEVED THE RIGHT TIE ROD SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT TIE ROD MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER ACROSS ON-COMING TRAFFIC, INTO A DITCH AND FINALLY CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/20/14

WHEN PURCHASED AT THE DEALERS DRIVEWAY, IDLE DROPPED EXTREMELY LOW THEN SURGED, SALESMAN SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR DIESELS, DROVE FROM THAT DEALERSHIP TO HOME WITH SAME PROBLEMS ALMOST AT EVERY STOP, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CHANGED FUEL FILTER, NO CHANGE, THEN CHANGED FUEL PUMP, NO CHANGE, THEN SAID THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE INJECTORS OR FUEL RAILS, I HAD ENOUGH ASKED FOR THE KEYS THEY STILL MADE ME PAY $600 PLUS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I STARTED GETTING ALOT OF BLOW BY FROM NUMBER 6 CYLINDER, THE PCM STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO CHARGER. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED SMOKING EXTREMELY BAD AND JUST QUIT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS OIL EVERYWHERE, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME WHERE IT STILL SITS AS OF THIS DAY. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2006 AND 2007, I THINK IT ONLY FAIR THE DEALER SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN THE WARMER MONTHS, NOW THAT COLDER WEATHER HAS SET IN I AM UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE VISIBILITY LOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE HEATER DOORS ON THE PICKUPS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING/WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP WHEN STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT-END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO RAPIDLY JERK TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY FOR THIS TO STOP IS TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RESUME DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED EVERYTHING AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING NOTICEABLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO DO THIS. AFTER SOME MORE OCCURRENCES, I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TO GET THEIR OPINION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND THAT WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THIS TO BE RATHER ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I JUST HAD IT REPLACE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO IT LEAKING. I WAS ASSURED THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT END WOBBLE. WELL, $144 LATER, IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. I WAS TOLD NEXT THAT IT COULD BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, SO THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT ON THE TRUCK. THAT TOO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO, AFTER A LENGTHY CONVERSATION, INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE A NUMBER OF FRONT END PARTS THAT END UP TOTALING $2,370.16. I WAS INFORMED THAT THESE PARTS ARE NEW AND NOT OEM WHICH I COULDN'T EVEN OBTAIN ANYMORE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT I AM NOT THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED WITHOUT THE CLUTCH ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL ON ITS OWN DUE TO THE FAULTY CLUTCH SAFETY SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 09-26-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP BUT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND LOCK TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,763.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE WAS ALERTED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,540.

I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION RAISED THE ENGINE RPM AND SHOOK THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM SURGING FORWARD. IT ALSO SURGES IN REVERSE AS WELL, WHICH IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO IN REVERSE AND THEN TO NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM SURGING BACKWARDS. THERE ARE NO ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CODE READ OUTS. *TR

HAS WHAT THE DODGE MECHANICS LAUGHINGLY CALL THE "DODGE SHIMMY" LOCALLY. CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL IN THE FRONT END, AND IS ESPECIALLY BAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,117.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT PROCEEDED TO FLUSH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE CABIN, DIESEL EXHAUST COULD BE SMELLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED 50000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DODGE HAS TWO RECALLS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. BUT AS EXPECTED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. SO THEIR SOLUTION WAS FOR ME TO PURCHASE THE 500.00 DOLLAR PART TO REMEDY THEIR POOR DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY. I PERSONALLY THINK THESE FAILURES ARE BY DESIGN TO SELL PARTS. *TR

2006 RAM 3500 WITH 5.9 CUMMINS. NEARLY THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER REPORTS HERE. 9PM, MAJOR HIGHWAY, ENTIRE FAMILY IN CARS, KIDS ASLEEP, START SMELLING RAW DIESEL FUMES. BIG CLOUD OF MIST BEHIND TRUCK, ABOUT MILE FURTHER "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY MADE IT HOME, BUT DIED SUDDENLY AND ONLY PLACE TO GO WAS MEDIAN IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE DIESEL. SEVERAL GALLONS OF DIESEL PUMPED ALL OVER HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST, ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, BODY OF TRUCK, HIGHWAY, MAJOR MESS. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. TOWED IT HOME AFTER A HARROWING ORDEAL GETTING A WRECKER THERE AND TRYING TO NOT GET HIT BY CARS. NON-DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--CRACKED INJECTOR LINE-- DESPITE ONLY SEEING A FEW COMPLAINTS HERE (GOOGLE "CRACKED #4 INJECTOR LINE). HE AGREES, ATOMIZED DIESEL TOUCHING A HOT TURBO COULD IGNITE, AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD A VEHICLE FIRE AND BECOME A FLAMING BOMB WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. DODGE AND CUMMINS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS, AND IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY GET SUED AND FIX THINGS. CONSUMERS WHO BAILED OUT DODGE ARE LEFT HANGING WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, AND THEIR FAMILIES STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. NAUSEATING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD AT 70MPH WHEN APPROACHING MY ROAD. I TURNED ON MY LEFT BLINKER TO SIGNAL MY UPCOMING TURN AND WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE CAR BEHIND ME WENT TO PASS THINKING THAT I WAS TURNING RIGHT. TO AVOID HITTING ME HE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HE SAID THAT MY RIGHT BLINKER WAS ON. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON MY TRUCK AND HAVE NOTICED IT SINCE SO I KNOW HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE SWITCHING MY HIGH BEAMS OFF OR ON CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE TURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TIE ROD DRAG LINK AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS INSPECTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,231 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,235. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE WATER PUMP SPLIT AT THE SEAM IN THE CASE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE PUMP WOULD SPRAY OUT A POWERFUL STREAM OF HOT RADIATOR WATER. THE RADIATOR WATER WOULD BE COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE SYSTEM WITHIN 30 MINUTES IF RUNNING THE ENGINE, BUT THE WATER WOULD ONLY ESCAPE SLOWLY IF THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. *TR

AT 15 MPH, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AT THAT TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END AND CROSSOVER STABILIZER BROKE AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE THEN CROSSED LEFT OF CENTER BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIRS. *TR

THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR A VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE "HIGH" POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THIS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE COLUMN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS AT FAULT. WHEN ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD OFTEN TURN ON INSTEAD OF THE LEFT. AUTO PARTS STORES INFORMED ME THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT ANY PRICE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER JUST STOP WORKING HAD 30 MILE TO GET HOME WITHOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS . HAD TWO KIDS IN THE CAR . I WORK FOR THE FIRE DEPT AND NEED MY TRUCK . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE TIPM AND THERE WAS NO QUICK FIX AND THAT THEY FAIL ALL THE TIME . COST IS OVER A 1000. BUCKS. *TR

RUNAWAY ACCELERATION FIRST TIME ON ONRAMP, HIT CRUISE RESUME, ONCE THE SPEED HIT SETPOINT - THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN. SECOND TIME 7/5/2012 - NOT ON CRUISE, DOING ABOUT 65-70 ON HIGHWAY, PASSING - THEN THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN TO 90 IN NEXT 3-4 SECONDS. TO STOP IT - SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ENGINE REVVED TO 3500,PULLED OVER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, WAITED A MINUTE, RESTARTED, THEN VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO REDLINE. SHUT DOWN, 5 MINUTES, ON RESTART, GOT NORMAL IDLE ~700RPM. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER HW HUNTER IN LANCASTER CALIFORNIA ON JULY 9. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE 9TH, 10TH AND HALF OF THE 11TH. THEIR RAN DIAGNOSTICS FOR 2 1/2 DAYS TO DUPLICATE. THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING ELSE (RAN ALL POSSIBLE TESTS). DROVE TO ALASKA FROM CALIFORNIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOW HAPPENED AGAIN. 7/24/12 IN ALASKA TO STOP, [XXX] LEFT CAR IN GEAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE) AND SLOWED WITH THE BRAKES (EILSON AFB) AFTER 1 MINUTE OFF - RESTART AND REDLINED. AFTER 5 MINUTES OFF, RESTARTED AND GOT NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON FORUMS WITH OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM/DEV/2006-2500-DIESEL-SPEED-RUNAWAY-T288211.HTML HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-NON-POWERTRAIN/403179-2006-5-9-WANTS-RUN-AWAY-THROTTLE.HTML. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

WHILE STARTING MY VEHICLE I PUSHED ON THE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROD CONNECTED TO THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH DIAPHRAGM BROKE APART. THE PLASTIC PIECES WERE DISCOLORED AND BRITTLE. I BELIEVE THE CLUTCH FLUID STARTED LEAKING PAST THE DIAPHRAGM AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE ROD TO THE DIAPHRAGM. BECAUSE THIS PLASTIC CLIP IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE BRAKE FLUID IT BECAME BRITTLE AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND QUOTE FOR REPAIR. UNIT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH A DODGE SERVICE CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE. DODGE COVERED THE REPAIRS EXCEPT THE FIRST $100.00. I AM THANKFUL THIS PART FAILED IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOT MOMENTS LATER WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGULFED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IF THIS PART FAILED WHILE DRIVING, BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO INJURY OR POSSIBLY A FATALITY. ESSENTIALLY, THIS FAILURE IN SAFETY QUALITY BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION COULD HAVE LED TO DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES HAD IT NOT SIMPLY BEEN FOR LUCK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY SMOKE, BURNING PLASTIC ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL, PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE ORANGE WIRE NEXT TO THE 100 PIN POWER DISTRIBUTION BLOCK UNDER THE DASHBOARD SMOKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE HARNESS RESTS AGAINST THE METAL EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HOLDER AND HAD CHAFFED THROUGH, AS WELL AS THE BLUE WIRE NEXT TO IT. THIS ORANGE WIRE IS A CONSTANT HOT AND HAD BEGAN TO GROUND ITSELF OUT ON THE BRACKET. I HAD ELECTRICAL TAPE WITH ME AND I HAVE TAPED IT UP AS A TEMPORARY FIX TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM CATCHING FIRE. *TR

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CHRYSLER RECALL L16 REPAIR DENIAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER DENIED HIS REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM, BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT MET BY THE REQUIRED DATES FOR COMPLETION. *JB

VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. DRIVING MY 06 RAM 3500 ON A SURFACE STREET NEXT TO A UPS TRUCK APPROX 25 MILE PER HOUR. JUST GONE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND REACHED A BUS STOP AREA WHERE PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR A BUS ON CURB. MY TRUCK RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED, AND MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY PULLING ME TO THE CURB WHERE THE PEOPLE WERE STANDING. I COULD NOT STEER TO THE LEFT VERY MUCH BECAUSE OF THE TRUCK NEXT TO ME. I HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO KEEP ME FROM GOING UP ONTO CURB AND KILLING PEOPLE. LUCKILY MY TRUCK JUST SKINNED THE CURB AND BOUNCED BACK ON THE ROAD JUST MISSING THE PEOPLE AND THE BACK END OF THE UPS TRUCK NEXT TO ME. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK SHAKING AFTER HITTING SMALL POT HOLES OR UNEVEN ROADS AT MOST SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD 4 ALIGNMENTS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT TIRES BEFORE BUYING REAR TIRES. WELL I INSTALLED NEW STEERING LINKAGE AND BOUGHT A DOUBLE STEERING DAMPENING SHOCKS TO HELP WITH THE SHAKING. HAD TRUCK REALIGNED AFTER ACCIDENT. WELL 3 MONTHS LATER TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND MY TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN AGAIN. HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I DON'T USE TRUCK FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING, JUST EVERYDAY DRIVING TO WORK AND TOWING SMALL ITEMS. GOT A EMAIL THE OTHER DAY FROM CHRYSLER SAYING MY TRUCK STEERING LINKAGE WAS ON RECALL. MY REPAIR SHOP THINKS ITS MORE THEN THE STEERING LINKAGE, MAYBE THE PIT-MAN ARM TOO. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN IT ALSO. HE BELIEVES ITS A DE

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF MODE DOOR/BLEND DOOR/ RECIRCULATION DOOR FAILURE. DIVERTS AIR TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT ALLOW FOR DEFROSTING/ DE-ICING OF WINDSHIELD. WINSHIELD WILL ACCUMULATE ICE AND CAUSE WIPERS TO CEASE FUNCTION OR FOG WITHOUT ABILITY TO REMOVE OR WITHOUT WARNING. CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS A "REVISED BLEND DOOR" DESIGN THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, RETROFIT IS NOTY COVERED BY RECALL AND EARLY REPLACEMENTS SIS NOT UTILIZED REVISED DOOR DESIGN. DOOR FOR RECIRCULATION WILL FALL OFF AND OBSTRUCT FAN MOTOR. IF FAN MOTOR IS ON, OBSTRUCTION CAN CAUSE FAN OVERHEAT AND POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE/ OR MELTING OF HOUSING CAUSING SMOKE AND NOXIOUS FUMES. MODE DOOR FAILURE PROHIBITS USE OF DEFROST/ DEFOG OF WINDSHIEL AND CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THERE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE FRONT TIE RODS, STEERING STABILIZER, AND THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE TRACK BAR AND BOLTS, FRONT OUTER WHEEL BEARING AND STEERING GEAR WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE TIE ROD FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHENEVER ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BATTERY FUSE PANEL AND THE MULTIFUNCTION MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRAILER PLUG WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED HAPHAZARDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,300.