2006 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS OR HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD ALSO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 03/12/12

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR LARG BUMP THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE AND YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL OF THE STEERING LINKAGES,TIE ROD ENDS,STABILIZER SHOCK AND EVEN TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL BUT THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT ONE IN THE RECALL.I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING A DEFECTED VEHICLE. *TT

NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE FAILS ON 5.9L CUMMINS CRD WHICH RESULTS IN SPRAYING FUEL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE CLAMPS ON THE SUPPORT FOR THE LINE COMING LOOSE AND ALLOWING THE LINE TO VIBRATE AND CRACK. THIS IS A WELL KNOW AND REPORTED PROBLEM ON THE CUMMINS FORUMS. HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-LINE-STICKY.HTML THE REPLACEMENT LINE FAILED IN UNDER 6K MILES AFTER BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TR

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL INJURY $ 30,000 DAMAGE MOSTLY TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, ON LOW BEAM, WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY FINE, USUALLY ONE IS OUT. NO RHYME OR REASON. CANNOT LOCATE FUSE TO CHANGE. MECHANIC SAYS FUSE BOXES FAULTY ON DODGE VEHICLES. PART IS $800. SOME ON LINE DISCUSSIONS INDICATE THIS WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E009000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. SM.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN SO I TURNED ON MY LEFT SIGNAL WHEN I DID THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING PLUS WITH MY LEFT SIGNAL ON IT WASN'T BLINKING TO THE LEFT IT WAS BLINKING TO THE RIGHT. SO WITHOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS I HAD TO PULLOVER BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. BUT EVERYTIME I USE MY LEFT SIGNAL MY RIGHT ONE BLINKS AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. *TR

WHEN USING THE TURN INDICATOR, EITHER THE OPPOSITE INDICATOR COMES ON, OR NEITHER WORK. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. THEY SEEM TO OPERATE RANDOMLY (E.G., WORK AT HIGH SPEED WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, OR DON'T WORK AT ALL WITH THE SWITCH IN ANY POSITION). IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 MPH)DURING A RAINSTORM AND THE WIPERS WOULDN'T OPERATE. I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER MAY HAVE HAD MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE IN OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

BOUGHT THE 3500 MEGACAB CUMMINS WITH THE G56 6 SPEED MANUAL IN NOV 2005 AND BY THE WAY THIS WAS THE 3RD CUMMINS I'VE OWNED AND THE WORST, GREAT MOTOR BUT NOT HAPPY WITH MANUFACTURE THIS TIME. SO I BOUGHT IN NOV 05 AND DEC.25 STARTED IT UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, SO I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY. THIS WAS THE START OF IT ALL. EVERY 3DAY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND I HAD TO DRIVE 23 MILES TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM PLUG IT UP TO COMPUTER AND STILL COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS WENT ON FOR 14 MONTHS ENDED UP BUYING MY OWN MODULE TO RESET MYSELF. DURING ALL THIS FOUND THE ISSUE WITH VENTS AND BROKEN DAMPERS IN DUCTWORK AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER BACK WINDOW CABLE BROKE THEN NEW ONE[S] LEAKED, 3 OF THEM AND THEN THE WINDOW STOPPER FELL OFF SO I HAVE HAD 4 REAR POWER WINDOWS INSTALLED. AFTER ALL THAT AT 68000 MILES I LOST 2,4 AND 6TH GEAR 80 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO LIMP IT HOME HOLDING SHIFTER IN 6TH GEAR WHOLE TIME, BROKEN SHIFT TOWER THAT WASN'T CHEAP. THEN I STARED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING WHITE SMOKE ON STARTUP COME TO FIND I HAVE A INJECTOR ACTING UP AND THE DEALER SAID THE FIX WAS A 120.00 BOTTLE OF INJECTOR CLEANER AND DOG THE [XXX] OUT OF IT . AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES STARTED HAVING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM TURN LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHED AND THE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND HAVE HAD 4 FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND NEW SET OF TIRES NOW HAVE 125,000 MILE STILL GET THE SHAKE AND PAST DO TO GIVE UP IN THIS BEAST. INFORMATION RE

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I ROLL OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP THIS VIOLENT ACTION. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT LEFT AXLE SEAL WHICH STARTED LEAKING AFTER THE VIOLENT WOBBLE. I'M VERY UPSET AND WANT TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER DODGE FOR THIS. MY TRUCK HAS RECENTLY GONE THROUGH THE NYS INSPECTION WHICH CHECKS FOR LOOSE AND WORN OUT STEERING COMPONENTS AND EVERYTHING PASSED THE INSPECTION. *TR

PUT LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND TRUCK SIGNALS ALTERNATES BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TURN. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING UNTIL LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. *KB

AT PARKING LOT SPEED, STEERING CONTROL LOST. FRONT TIRES FOUND POINTING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND STEERING LINKAGE HANGING FROM TRUCK. AT GREATER SPEEDS OR IN PRESENCE OF PEDESTRIANS THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS: RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD BROKEN, LEFT & RIGHT SIDE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE, DRIVE SHAFT REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT DEFECTIVE AND 1 FRONT DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT DEFECTIVE. TOTAL PARTS COST 2142.71. THE TRUCK HAS 119,331 KILOMETRES (74,149 MILES) ON IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IS ALARMING. FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS FOR DODGE RAM STEERING LINKAGE DEFECTS ISSUED BY NHTSA (SUCH AS 09E001000). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM3500 MEGACAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STEER OFF THE ROADWAY. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

INTERMITTEN SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WILL BLINK RIGHT WHEN I AM MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED INSTEAD. THE FAILURE BECAME A SPORADIC RECURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM CUMMINS 3500 4 DOOR LONG BED 4X4. WHILE I AM DRIVING IN TOWN, I WILL GO TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAT I INTENDED TO USE WILL COME ON, AND OFTEN BOTH BLINKERS WILL FLASH AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I TRY TO USE THE BLINKERS, THEY RARELY WORK CORRECTLY. WE HAVE NEVER DONE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR REPLACED ANYTHING, THEREFORE I KNOW I HAVE NOT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING OVER A MONTH AGO. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPEND I HAVE BEEN IN ABOUT FOUR NEAR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS AND THE SWITCH FOR A LEFT TURN IS INITIATED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ACTUALLY BLINK. *TR

TIE ROD END FAILURE AT THE PITMAN ARM/ INNER TIE ROD CONNECTION ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 TRUCK. THE TIE ROD STUD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY UNDER LITTLE TO NO LOAD AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES OF HAVING THE H46 RECALL COMPLETED. THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE TIE ROD END AND THE PITMAN ARM CONNECT IS TOO EXTREME. THE PITMAN ARM NEEDS TO BE BUILT WITH LESS ANGLE, THIS WOULD DECREASE THE LOAD ON THE TIE ROD END. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIE ROD, STEERING LINKAGE, DRAG LINK, AND PITMAN ARM WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I FIRST NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE HARD TO DIM OR CHANGE TO BRIGHT. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK, I HAD TO USE THE "WASH" OPTION. THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO WORK FOR A WHILE THEN THEY WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, I NOTICED MY BLINKERS WERE ACTING VERY STRANGE. WHEN I TURNED THEM ON, THEY BOTH WOULD BLINK VERY FAST. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE TURNING THE LEFT BLINKER ON ONLY TURNS ON THE RIGHT BLINKER. IT ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK THE OTHER DAY. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE LEFT BUT MY RIGHT BLINKER WAS ON. THE CAR BEHIND ME PASSED ME AT THE SAME TIME I STARTED TO TURN LEFT. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 DUALLY (DIESEL) TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY FROM 45 - 55 MPH, SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT OFTEN TAKES ME OFF THE ROAD AND BECOMES NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT TRYING TO FIX THIS - I HAVE REPLACED THE DUAL STABILIZER SHOCKS, REPLACED BALL JOINTS, REPLACED TRACTION BAR, BOUGHT NEW TIRES, BOUGHT NEW RIMS, INSTALLED A NEW DRIVE SHAFT, HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE ROTATED/BALANCED TIRES 6 OR 7 TIMES. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 60,000 MILES AND THE TRUCK NOW HAS 100,000 MILES - AS YOU CAN SEE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME (AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF). AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR DODGE TRUCKS AND THOUSANDS WHO HAVE ALSO FILED COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER AND NTSB. AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS SEND PERSON AFTER PERSON HOME AFTER REVIEWING THEIR VEHICLES AND FINDING NO PROBLEMS. THESE DEALERSHIPS ONLY HAVE CONTINUED EXCUSES FOR WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM, RANGING FROM "OUT OF ROUND" TIRES TO POORLY INSTALLED LIFT KITS TO LOOSE BEARINGS. I FIND THIS ABSURD! HOW CAN SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SUCH A VARYING DEGREE OF CAUSES?!? CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTS AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *LN

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB 4X4. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF EXCESS OF 50 MPH, IF THE TRUCK HITS A DIP IN THE ROAD, IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND LOOSES ALL CONTROL. WE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZERS REPLACED 1 MONTH INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. WHEN CALLING DODGE TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY HANG UP ON US AND SAY THEY CANNOT TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM3500 QUADCAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TRYING TO USE HIS TURN SIGNALS THEY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED BY SIGNALING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT'S SUPPOSE TO(SIGNAL LEFT IT GOES RIGHT AND THE OPPOSITE). ONCE THE SIGNALS HAVE FAILED IT ALSO AFFECTED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE INDICATOR. THE INDICATOR ALSO FAILED SIX TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT PUSHED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INSTEAD OF THE LEFT SIGNAL. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RESEARCHING, HE WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE RECIRCULATING DOOR BREAKS WITHOUT WARNING AND OCCLUDES THE AIRFLOW TO THE DEFROSTER. THIS IS HAPPENING ON DODGE TRUCKS AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE AWHILE. MINE IS A 2006 3500 WHEN THE DOOR BREAKS PIECES OF IT GET INTO THE BLOWER AND CAUSES A MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN TURNED ON HIGH, SINCE YOUR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK IT IS A DRIVING HAZARD DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE INSTEAD OF CHARGING PEOPLE $500.00 + TO FIX A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 75 MILES PER HOUR AND IT HITS A BUMP THE VEHICLE CAN BEGIN TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS WOBBLING MAKES THE FRONT STEERING HARD TO CONTROL AND CREATES A SAFETY SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IF I AM GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. *TR

REAR TURN/HAZARDS SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, FRONT TURN SIGNALS ARE FINE. ALL FUSES, WIRING TO LIGHTS, BULBS ARE FINE. TRAILER PLUG IS FINE. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING MANY OTHER MOTORISTS TO NOT KNOW MY INTENTIONS WHEN CHANGING LANES OR TURNING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER DID NOT MOVE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL WHEN USING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I USE THE SWITCH TO BRIGHTEN OR DIM THE HEADLIGHTS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER TURNS ON AND STAYS ON FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS. LATELY WHEN I TRY TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. WHEN I PULL A TRAILER THE LEFT BLINKER OR BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. I DRIVE A 2006 DODGE RAM DUALLY WITH THE CUMMINS ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN VERY EASILY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY CHANGE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HE WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000, STEERING:LINKAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,804 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,100.

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL, INSPECTED AND BALL JOINTS FAILED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE WITH IN CHRYSLERS TOLERANCES AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. STATE INSPECTION STATION SAID THEY WOULD NOT PASS MY VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD PASS MY VEHICLE. (WHAT IS LEGAL) *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE 3500 TRUCK EXPERIENCES SUDDEN, VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. THIS IS BROUGHT ON WHEN I HIT A BUMP, DIP, FROST HEAVE, OR CROSS A BRIDGE OVERPASS WHERE THE ROAD SURFACE IS UNEVEN WITH THE OVERPASS SURFACE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO BELOW 25 MPH. I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL WITH STEERING AND CAN ONLY STAB THE BRAKES AND HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I REACH A LOWER SPEED AND THE SHAKING STOPS. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED FROM 55 MPH UP TO 75 MPH. THIS SHAKING IS NOT JUST MILD WHEELHOP, IT IS QUITE "VIOLENT". ITEMS ON THE SEATS ARE THROWN AROUND, MY GLOVE BOX SHAKES OPEN, THINGS STORED IN THE DASH POCKETS ARE TOSSED AROUND. ALL YOU CAN DO IS GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY, HOLD ON, AND HOPE TO KEEP THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE LINES. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME SINCE AROUND 60K MILES, I NOW HAVE 140K MILES ON THE TRUCK. NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, ALIGNMENTS, NOTHING HELPS. THE ONLY RESPONSE FROM THE DODGE DEALER WAS CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE AND STEERING STABILIZER. ME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED THAT THIS PROBLEM SPANS SEVERAL YEARS OF DODGE TRUCKS, NOT JUST 06 MODELS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES. ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS GOOGLE "DODGE TRUCK DEATH WOBBLE". I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ONE SINGLE DODGE DEALER PROVIDED REMEDY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUS

I JUST HAD THE TREAD ON MY LT235 80R17 COMPLETELY LET GO OF THE TIRE. JUST A BIG CIRCLE NOF TREAD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 60 LEAVING PHOENIX, AZ. HEADING TOWARDS SUPERIOR, AZ. AS I APPROACHED GONZOLUS PASS. WHICH BY THE WAY IS A HECK OF A DEEP CANYON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNDER "AS IS" CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE RAIN AND SNOW WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE LACK OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE SRW 3500, LARAMIE PACKAGE DIESEL WITH ROUGHLY 89K MILES. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH WHAT THE DEALER CALLS THE TIPM OR TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. APPARENTLY ALL THE LIGHTS ARE COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WHEN MY DRIVERSIDE SIGNAL LIGHT QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AFTER I HAD TOWED MY 18' CAR HAULER WHICH I'VE OWNED FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH TOWING IT WITH MY 2 OTHER TRUCKS, WELL THIS JUST WENT AWAY ONE DAY WITHOUT A FULL DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THINGS ARE NOW WORST BECAUSE NOW, PERIODICALLY WHEN I USE MY LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT THE RIGHT WILL FLASH AS WELL PRACTICALLY AT RANDOM, OR BOTH. OF COURSE ME BEING AN ENGINEER I TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE FAILURE CAN ONLY BE DUPLICATED WHILE IN MOTION OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. OF COURSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THE DEALER IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PREVENT FROM COVERING THE REPAIRS OR EVEN THE DIAGNOSIS AT THIS POINT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 5.9 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL PICKUP AT APPROXIMATELY 60 M. P.H. WHEN I STARTED SMELLING DIESEL FUEL FUMES. I LOOKED IN MY OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND COULD SEE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MIST SPRAYING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS I WAS PULLING A TRAILER BEHIND ME. JUST BEFORE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED, I COULD SEE A MIST COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THERE WAS DIESEL FUEL SPRAYED UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALSO UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS FUEL DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT SPRAYED HEAVILY. UPON LOOKING FURTHER, I NOTICED THERE WAS A BROKEN FUEL LINE THAT CAUSED RAW FUEL TO BE SPRAYED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING DIRECTLY ONTO THE ENGINE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS USUALLY THE #4 FUEL LINE. I FEEL THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE DIRECTIONAL WILL NOT INDICATE THE PROPER TURNING DIRECTION AT TIMES. IF THE DIRECTIONAL IS PUSHED TO TURN LEFT, THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS COME ON. IF THE DIRECTIONAL IS PLACED FOR A RIGHT TURN THEN NO LIGHTS COME ON. IF THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE PLACE ON, THEN ONLY THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS COME ON. AT TIME IF INDICATING A LEFT TURN, ALL THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS WILL ALTERNATE BACK AND FORTH. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS EITHER DON'T WORK AT ALL OR IF YOU'RE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE AT TIMES WHEN THE TURN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE TURNED ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT TIMES WOULD ALWAYS OPERATE VERY SLOWLY AND REMAINED ON WHENEVER THEY WERE TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND WHEN THE HI BEAMS WERE ON THEY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

STEERING LINKAGE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AT PITMAN ARM AND DRAG LINK. JOINTS LOOSE AND POSSIBLE FAILURE IMMINENT. NOISE IS HEARD DURING TURNS AND WHEN INPUT FROM HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE WITH STEERING DAMPER WITH UPDATED PRODUCT AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. STEERING LINKAGE ON MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL OF STEERING LINKAGE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINT ACCORDING TO DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING DAMPER ATTACHMENT TO DRAG LINK. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM HOOKING UP A TRAILER. MY VEHICLES LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT OPERATE. I ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT OPERATE. I DECIDED TO GET MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I STATED MY PROBLEM TO MY MECHANIC, AT ONCE HE STATED, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 DODGE RAM 3500?S. HE SAID THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE OR TIPM HAS FAILED. IT FAILS ON THESE TRUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY QUESTION TO HIM WHY DOES DODGE NOT HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVER?S IF IT FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION EVERY TIME IT FAILS IT COST 800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT HUB BEARING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGA CAB. AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH - 80 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU REACH THESE SPEEDS. THE SHAKE IS SO BAD THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO LEAVE YOUR LANE OF THE ROAD. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. BUT IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CRASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT PUTS THE DRIVER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

THE FLAP THAT CONTROLS FRESH AIR VS. RE-CIRCULATED AIR BREAKS AND FALLS OFF. EVEN IF REPLACED IT QUICKLY BREAKS AGAIN. DODGE CHARGES $800 TO FIX THIS CHEAP PLASTIC PART ONLY FOR IT TO QUICKLY BREAK AGAIN. I FOUND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS FOUND ON THE WEB ABOUT DODGE AC LOW AIR FLOW. WHEN BROKE, THE FLAP FALLS ON TOP OF THE FAN MOTOR AND BLOCKS AIR CIRCULATION. MY CHILDREN HAVE BAD ALLERGIES AND I HAVE NO WAY OF TURNING OFF THE OUTSIDE AIR BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE FLAP. AFTER IT BREAKS IT BLOCKS THE AIR FLOW OF THE FAN MOTOR. I HAVE 3 CO-WORKERS WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALL SINCE CHECKED THEIR FRESH AIR/RE-CIRCULATE AIR FLAPS AND THEY WERE ALL BROKE. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A DESIGN FLAW NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY DODGE. IT'S HAZARDOUS TO MY CHILDREN HEALTH (AND MINE) NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF THE OUTSIDE AIR WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH AREAS WITH BAD AIR OUTSIDE, EXHAUST FUMES FROM OTHER CARS, ETC.... THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

PURCHASED (4) B.F. GOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A TRUCK TIRES (LT305/65R17) IN AUGUST, 2007. TOOK A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, AND NOTED SIDEWALL CRACKING ADJACENT TO BEAD ON ALL 4 TIRES. WHEN TIRES WERE PURCHASED, ONE WOULD NOT BALANCE AND I HAD TO COME BACK TO PICK UP A REPLACEMENT. THE SIDEWALL CRACKING ON THIS TIRE IS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE OTHER 3. B.F.GOODRICH/MICHELIN IS GIVING ME BALONEY ABOUT THE TIRES NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH AND THAT "OZONE-WEATHERING" COULD BE RESPONSIBLE! I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS SORT OF PROBLEM BEFORE AND I MAINTAIN THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. THEIR WARRANTY IS LAUGHABLE, AND THEIR TAKE ON SAFETY APPEARS TO BE A JOKE. *TR