2006 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints

FUEL LINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS DARK DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF FUEL LEAK UNTIL SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM ENGINE. DIESEL FUEL WAS SPRAYING ALL OVER ENGINE AND WAS LEAKING DOWN EXHAUST. SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT OF VEHICLE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED DUE TO FUEL LEAK. REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EXCEPT FOR TOWING. PARTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, ROAD SEAM, MANHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH AND DOES NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, E.G. DRIVING OVER MANHOLE COVERS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANE IN THE ROAD, ETC. UPON RESEARCH THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, ALMOST ONCE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC; THERE IS OFTEN NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL ASIDE AND SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWING DOWN IN HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF LARGE SEMI TRUCKS IS NOT AN OPTION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUE THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE IS NOT A RECALL ITEM, AND I HAVE YET TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS THE DEALERSHIPS CANNOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SOLUTION AND AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE ARE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

# 4 FUEL LINE ON DODGE CUMMINS 5.9 L DIESELS CRACKS FORCING 5-6 GLS. OF FUEL IN 5 MILES ONTO ENGINE. BY ME GIVING THE AUTO DEALERS PARTS COUNTER THE TYPE OF ENGINE (5.9 L DIESEL) AND THAT IT WAS A FUEL LINE PROBLEM HE ALREADY KNEW WHICH LINE IT WAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD ALSO BROKE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,100.

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 TIE ROD BROKE THROWING THE CONSUMER IN A DITCH. *DT

TIE ROD FRACTURE ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 10280337. BRAKE PEDAL INSTABILITY HAS LED TO FAILURE OF HYDRO-BOOST PUMP. THIS RESULTED IN BRAKES BEING APPLIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL INTERACTION BY OPERATOR. THIS LED TO OVERHEATED BRAKES AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES. *TR

BACKUP LIGHT ON ONE SIDE WENT OUT. TRIED REPLACING THE BULB, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WHOLE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS ALL THREE REAR LIGHTS. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME, MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 40K ON IT. WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE REPORT ON HERE TO MAKE IT A RECALL AND MAKE THE DEALER PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INSTEAD. OCCASIONALLY, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS COMPLETELY FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO SHUT OFF WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH WAS ENGAGED FROM HIGH TO MEDIUM SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 194000.

2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 3500 (4) WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE 215 IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA. AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP THE TRUCK THREW ME AND MY WIFE SIDE TO SIDE IN OUR SEATS WHILE GOING ABOUT 68MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY WIFE HAD HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THE TRUCKS WINDOW DUE TO THE TRUCK MOVING SO VIOLENTLY. I LATER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE HEAVY DUTY DODGE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING. MY TRUCK HAD PAST THE WARRANTY BY 5000 MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1000.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE WITH MORE HEAVY DUTY COMPONENTS. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM, THEN WHY ARE PEOPLE PAYING FOR THIS? AND IS DODGE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY CATEGORIZE THIS AS A RECALL? MY TRUCK WHICH IS BRAND NEW IS CURRENTLY IN OPERABLE, AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GIVE UP A $1000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX A MANUFACTURES DESIGN FAULTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09E001000 (STEERING:LINKAGES), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER AND THE TIE ROD FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO A LAWN AND ONTO THE PORCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT THE LINKAGE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,500.

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION 06 DODGE MEGA CAB. WHEN TURNING LEFT BLINKER ON, SOMETIMES BOTH COME ON OR NOT AT ALL. HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *TR

PARTS FAILURE DODGE 3500 4WD, 6 SPEED. FAILURES OCCURRED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, FIRE ON ENGINE SIDE OF ROAD, 25,000, LEAKING FLUID FROM NEW UNTIL 08, TRANSMISSION FAILURE 08, TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT 09, 09 PART RECALL, CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE US RECALL ASSISTANCE, DID NOT HONOR POWER TRAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY 100,000 AND PAY FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEVER REPAIRED FLUID LEAK ALTHOUGH IN SHOP SINCE NEW, MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REFUSED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR POWER TRAIN, SAID TRANSMISSION WAS NOT INCLUDED. TWO OTHER FRIENDS HAVE EXACT TRUCK BOTH TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED. *TR

I TURNED LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON PRIOR TO TURNING AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALSO HAD LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. THE CAR BEHIND ME PASSED ME ON THE LEFT ALMOST HITTING ME IN THE SIDE AS I BEGAN A LEFT TURN. I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL HAD BEEN APPLIED, THE RIGHT FLASHER WAS BLINKING. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND : NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08059. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS, NOR ARE THEY AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL BLINK FOR THE WRONG SIDE THAT WAS INTENDED. SIGNALS WILL BOTH FLASH AT TIMES AS WELL. CONFUSES APPROACHING TRAFFIC OR TAILING TRAFFIC ON WHICH WAY YOUR GOING TO TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHEN HE SWITCHES THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON. HOWEVER IF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON THEN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WILL SWITCH ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEPIM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LINKAGES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS BACKING UP TO A TRAILER, IT SNAPPED IN TWO. UPDATED 12/14/10

BRAKE PEDAL HAS DEVELOPED 3/4" LATERAL MOVEMENT. PRESENTS UNCERTAINTY DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF "CLOSE CALLS" WHERE DUE TO THE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKING WAS DELAYED. LOCAL DEALER BRIEFLY EXAMINED PEDAL AND VERIFIED THIS LATERAL MOVEMENT IS ABNORMAL AND A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE MECHANISM IN THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL. CSR STATES PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOME TIME IN SEPTEMBER. *TR

SEVERAL DAYS AGO MY TURN-SIGNAL, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT TIMES. FOR EXAMPLE I WOULD ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL SWITCH FOR A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT TURN INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO ON. OR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK OR DID NOT PERFORM THE SELECTED FUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND SWITCH I HAD IN THIS TRUCK. A YEAR OR SO AGO I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BY DODGE FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

ERRATIC WINDSHIELD WIPER PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WIPERS. WIPERS STALLED IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD IN A THUNDERSTORM WHILE TOWING A 24,000 LB TRAILER ON INTERSTATE 65 WITH SEMI TRUCK/TRAILERS ON 3 SIDES. THIS WAS THE 2ND INCIDENT OF WIPER FAILURE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT 6 MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER LEAVING THE TRUCK PARKED OVERNITE, THE WIPER OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AFTER BOTH OCCURRENCES. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS AFTER THE 1ST OCCURRENCE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE 2ND OCCURRENCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM)HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE TIPM. DURING BOTH WIPER FAILURES, THE DRIVING SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ROAD SPRAY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD AND SEVERELY CUT DOWN VISIBILITY. *TR PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (10/01/09): OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AFTER TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE )WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE WIPER FAILURE MODE. OWNER STATES THAT THE TIPM WAS REPLACED AND HAD MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES OCCUR INCLUDING : INOPERABLE WIPERS, FLIPPED TURN SIGNALS, AND INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIRS AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITHC WAS REPLACED. OWNER STATES NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR AXLE SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS PARTIALLY ATTACHED WITH THREE LOOSE BOLTS AND ONE BOLT MISSING. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

SUNROOF LEAKS DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES STILL LEAKS. WATER ENTERS FROM SUNROOF EXITS FROM DVD PLAYER DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE INNER LINING. INTERIOR ROOF LINER. *TR

ERRATIC TURN SIGNAL FUNCTION. TURN ON LEFT BLINKER AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH AND ON THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS. I AM ALMOST SURE IT IS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON MY TRUCK. I FOUND ON A TRUCK FORUM THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED HERE. *TR

BLEND DOOR BREAKAGE IN SIDE OF BLOWER UNIT FOR HEATER/AC. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWO TIMES AND AS A RESULT HAVE ALMOST HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST-DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. I SPENT $200 AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING CALLED THE TIPM WAS BLOWN AND WIRING WAS DAMAGED. I HAVE INSPECTED THE WIRING AND IT IS NOT DAMAGED. *TR

MY TRUCK WENT IN TO DEALER WITH FUEL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THERE WAS CONTAMINATED FUEL, WATER IN FUEL. I TOLD THEM THE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, BUT THEY DENIED MY WARRANTY CLAIM. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR THE DEFECTIVE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT. THEY STILL DENY MY CLAIM AND ARE CHARGING ME $9000. *TR

TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, AND EVERY SO OFTEN, THE RIGHT ONE WILL FLASH AT THE SAME TIME. PEOPLE BEHIND ME GET CONFUSED AND TRY TO GO AROUND ME ON THE LEFT AND ALMOST HIT ME. NOV. 20TH, 2006 IS WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATED FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

PUTTING ON THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BLINKER TO BLINK. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL START TO BLINK LEFT AND THEN GO BACK AND FORTH I.E. LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT ETC. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER CAME WITHIN INCHES OF PUSHING ME OFF THE ROAD . AFTER TAKING A MINUTE TO COLLECT MYSELF FROM A NEAR DISASTROUS COLLISION ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND MY INTENTION. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BEGAN HEARING AN ODD CLICK WHEN I WOULD PUT ON MY DIRECTIONAL. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, I WAS WAITING TO TAKE A LEFT TURN. I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND NOTICE THAT MY RIGHT DIRECTIONAL WAS BLINKING. I IMMEDIATELY CHECK MY DIRECTIONAL LEVER AND VERIFIED THAT I DID IN FACT HAVE THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL ON AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS BLINKING. I HAVE HAD POLICE CARS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME BECAUSE I HAVE THE WRONG BLINKER ON. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE 4 PRONG TRAILER HITCH FOR CORROSION. I DID THIS. IT IN FACT WAS CORRODED. I CLEANED IT UP AND STILL HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACING. I ASKED IF CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR VIA RECALL. I WAS TOLD "NO" AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $250 TO FIX IT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I FEEL A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE SHOULD WARRANT THEM PAYING FOR IT. AGAIN THEY SAID NOPE. NO MATTER THE REASON BOTH OF THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD

VEHICLE DIED ON ROAD WITH NO WARNING. DODGE WON'T REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD SEDIMENT IN MY GAS TANK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 3500 ONE TON. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURE CAN ALSO BE SEEN FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLES IN THE REAR ARE MISLED BY THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

I HAVE 2 2006 DODGE DIESEL TRUCKS ONE 2500 AND ONE 3500. BOTH AC'S WENT OUT WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER BOTH TRUCKS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY STARTED BLOWING LESS AIR THEN STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN STOPPED COOLING ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK BOTH TRUCKS IN AND WAS TOLD A DOOR TO THE VENTING SYSTEM HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS HITTING THE AC FAN MOTOR. BOTH TRUCKS HAD AROUND 41,000MILES I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF MY POCKET($744.00 EACH TRUCK) I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY REPAIR ABOUT 10 OF THESE A WEEK. I CAN SEE IT HAPPENING TO ONE TRUCK BUT NOT BOTH. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS. *TR

UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS THE FAILURE AND OR UNCERTAIN ACTION OF THE TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE TURN SIGNALS AT TIMES WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL OR WILL SIGNAL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE SWITCH WAS INDICATED. THE FAULT STARTED TO OCCUR AT AROUND 60K MILES. TRUCK HAS 107K MILES NOW AND FAILURE HAS INCREASED FREQUENCY AS THE MILES HAVE INCREASED. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I LEAVE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ALONE WHILE IT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ADJUST THE TILT STEERING THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE ITSELF. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES SHOWS OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS SELECTED. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (8/26/2008): MR. MADISON WAS ON THE LEFT TURN LANE WAITING TO TURN LEFT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON. THE MOTORIST BEHIND HIM HORNED AND TOLD MR. MADISON THAT HIS PICKUP HAD THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL FLASHING. MR. MADISON WAS PUZZLED BECAUSE HE HAD MOVED THE TURN SIGNAL STALK DOWN TO TURN LEFT. ON THAT DAY AND THAT DAY ONLY, THE TURN SIGNALS WERE FLASHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO WHAT MR. MADISON HAD SELECTED. THE TURN SIGNAL ERRORS APPEARED ON THE DASH INDICATORS AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR INDICATORS. *TR

THE OTHER VEHICLE WENT LEFT OF CENTER AND HIT MY VEHICLE HEAD ON. NEITHER OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A VIBRATION, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT CARMEN DODGE IN DELAWARE AS THE DEALER I BOUGHT THIS FROM IS OUT OF BUSINESS. I STARTED OUT TO TAKE IT THERE AND THE CLUTCH WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY CAME AND GOT IT . THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE CLUTCH, BUT THE CLUTCH LOOKS BRAND NEW WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR. THE PRESSURE PLATE BROKE IN HALF CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT COULD HAVE CAME THROUGH THE BODY AND KILLED SOMEONE. ANYWAY IT CLEARLY IS A DEFECT AS THE RIVETS THAT HOLD THE PLATE TOGETHER CLEARLY SHEARED OFF, THERE IS NO WEAR ANYWHERE AND YOU CAN SEE IT DID NOT OVER NEAT OR BURN. THEY MUST HAVE USED INADEQUATE SOFT RIVETS TO CAUSE IT TO COME APART LIKE THAT. I CALLED DODGE SEVERAL TIMES THEY LIED TO ME AND SAID THEY CAME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED NO ONE FROM DODGE SHOWED UP. I HAVE THE PARTS, FOR REVIEW AND TESTING AND AS PROOF THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR ITS REPAIR. *TR

TURN SIGNALS FLASH ERRATICALLY. LEFT TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES SIGNALS RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. *TR PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (6/26/2008): MR. LLARENA SAID THAT HE HAD NOTICED A TOTAL OF ABOUT FIVE OCCASIONS THAT THE DASH TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS HAVE FLASHED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN HE HAD INTENDED. TWO OF THE FIVE OCCASIONS HAD OCCURRED IN THE MONTH SINCE HE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NHTSA. THE TURN SIGNALS HAD ALSO CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, HE JIGGLED THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO TURN THE SIGNAL OFF. HE C0ULD NOT THINK OF ANY COMMON THREAD OR CIRCUMSTANCE IN ALL THOSE OCCASIONS WHICH MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE TURN SIGNAL ANOMOLIES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BECAUSE HE COULDN'T DUPICATE IT.

WHITE SPRINTER VAN WITH 28,000 WITH PREMATURE RUSTING ON SIDES AND REAR DOOR. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SPRAYED OFF DAILY TO KEEP THE SMALL METALLIC BRAKE DUST FROM ADHERING TO VAN. THE PAINT IS TOO THIN WITH NO CLEAR COAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 3500 SINGLE WHEEL WITH 30,000 KM(19,000MI). I NARROWLY ESCAPED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A BUSY ROAD AND WAS BEING FOLLOWED TOO CLOSELY BY A FULLY LOADED RIG CARRYING STEEL COILS. I PUT ON MY SIGNAL AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR BEFORE I CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. I WATCHED THE RIG COME UP ON ME QUICKLY AND I REALIZED HE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND WAS BEGINNING TO VEER INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH I HAD ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCKER THOUGHT I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND WAS BEGINNING TO OVERTAKE ME ON MY LEFT FIGURING I WOULD BE, AT ANY SECOND, GETTING OUT OF HIS WAY. IF I WAS NOT WATCHING MY REAR VIEW AND WHIPPED THE TRUCK TO THE RIGHT OUT OF HIS WAY, HE WOULD HAVE SMASHED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND OR PUT THE RIG INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SAID I WOULD BE RIGHT IN. THEY WERE REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT AND SHOWED GENUINE CONCERN. THE PARTS ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINEERS IN THE DETROIT AREA WERE LOOKING FOR A 2006 RAM THAT HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THEY (CHRYSLER) ARE GETTING REPORTS FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED WHICH ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WHICH IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT THE DESIGN OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THE SIGNAL TO CROSS AND CAUSE THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL T

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKING AND CAUSED THE GASKET TO FAIL. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED FOR UNHEALTHY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OVERHEATS AND SHRINKS, WHICH CAUSES THE EXHAUST TO CRACK. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WAS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

DODODGE DENIED RESPONDING TO SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE, A 2006 3500 RAM TRUCK 1.ABS BRAKE SYS. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V038000 2.SUSPENSION PITMAN ARMS,NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 3.EXTERIOR LIGHTING, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V073000 4.VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V380000 THERE ANSWER WAS THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL OR CAMPAIGN, AND WOULD JUST BOUNCE THE PROBLEM BETWEEN NHTSA AND DODGE REPPERSINTIVE (MARY EMP. #MDB80 ANDEMP. #3KT. *TR

IF YOU USE YOUR 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK FOR TOWING A TRAILER, THERE IS A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TPIM) IN THE FUSE BOX THAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY FUSES. SO, IF YOU HOOK UP YOUR TRAILER TO POWER YOUR RUNNING LIGHTS AND THERE HAPPENS TO BE A GLITCH, THE TPIM RUNS THE RISK OF BEING FRIED. IT HAPPENED TO ME WITH OTHER 42K MILES ON MY TRUCK. THE REGULAR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH 2006 TRUCKS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE MINE. THE PART WAS $700 AND LABOR WAS OVER $200. THIS SET UP IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A VEHICLE THAT IS BUILT FOR TOWING. THERE IS A SOFTWARE FLASH TO UP THE AMPERAGE OF THE CIRCUITS BUT IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL TO INSTALL MORE PROTECTION BETWEEN THE TRAILER WIRING AND THE TPIM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER INSIDE THE REAR SPEED SENSOR CONNECTION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A COVER OVER THE REAR END SPEED SENSOR. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,500.

2006 DODGE 3500 WITH SHUTTER LAUNCH AND TURBO MAKING LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ANGLE ON THE DRIVESHAFT. THE TURBO CHARGER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK REAL BAD WHEN IT HAD A LOAD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS NO LONGER CONSTANT. *JB

2006 DODGE 3500 DUALLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING LESS AIR AND EVENTUALLY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. DEALER STATED THE DOOR TO THE VENTING SYSTEM HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS HITTING THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 27,000 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SYMPTOMS OF A FLAT TIRE AND THE VEHICLE RODE BUMPY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,228 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AND HE HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FLYWHEEL WHEEL FAILED. HE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AND HE FEELS THAT THEY ARE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB

DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL ON CUMMINS EQUIPPED TRUCKS. FLYWHEEL WILL WARP AND CAUSE THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE ASSEMBLY TO FAIL. *JB

CAR MAKER PRODUCES AN INFERIOR PRODUCT; DODGE MEGA CAB VEHICLES HAVE INFERIOR BLOWER MOTORS CONNECTED TO THE A/C AND HEATING SYSTEMS. THEREFORE, IN THE SUMMER TIME IT TAKES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COOL THE VEHICLES INTERIOR. (SOUTHERN STATES...NORTH, SOUTH CAROLINAS, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, TEXAS..ETC) *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 26,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BUT ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, DUTCHES DODGE, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.*AK