Dodge Ram Complaints (2006)

1,749 consumer complaints on file.

#10897953August 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS A COUPLE ISSUES. THE LATEST IS NO LEFT LOW BEAM. THERE IS NO FUSE TO CHANGE EITHER. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS THE TIPM THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER PULLING MY TRAILER. DURING THAT TIME, MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND. ALSO, I HAVE THE NOTORIOUS "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAVE SPENT OVER $4,000 ON STEERING COMPONENT REPAIRS, WHICH INCLUDE 3 GEAR BOXES AND 2 POWER STEERING PUMPS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, TIRE RODS, PITMAN ARM, ETC. I AM TAKING MY TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP TOMORROW TO HAVE MY UJOINTS REPLACED, ALL NEW SHOCKS, AND THE ABS/BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED FOR $1,100. I GUESS MY NEXT REPAIR WILL BE THE TIPM TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE AT WHAT I GATHER TO BE AROUND THE $1,000 MARK. WHEN WILL DODGE FIX THESE ISSUES? THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND TIPM SEEM TO BE THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897532August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897794August 22, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, WHEELS
1ST COMPLAINT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL ,17 INCH WHEEL IS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG BY ESTIMATE. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE I JUST HAVEN'T HAD OPPORTUNITY TO UPLOAD TO COMPUTER YET. HAD WHEEL BLOWN IT WOULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY OF FOUR AS I WAS TOWING A TRAILER WHEN IT WAS NOTICED. 2ND COMPLAINT INTAKE AIR DOOR, BROKE OFF CAUSING TROUBLES WITH FREEING WINDSHIELD OF FOG DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND DAYS OF YEAR, THIS CAN BE FOUND ON GOOGLE MANY COMPLAINTS INTAKE DOOR THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE VS INSIDE AIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896982August 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 DODGE TRUCK IN OCTOBER OF 2015. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AT THE END OF JULY 2016. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DID NOT INFORM US OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN THIS TRUCK. IN 2014, NTSA ASKED 10 CAR COMPANIES TO RECALL 7.8 MILLION VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN 7 SOUTHERN STATES, PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. TRUE, THE AIR BAG PROPELLANT BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE OVER TIME AND WITH HOT OR HUMID TEMPERATURES ,BUT THAT IS ONLY A FACTOR WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS SPONTANEOUSLY OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER AND THE BAG SHOULD NOT BE DEPLOYING IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT ABOUT WHEN A VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A MODERATE OR MAJOR ACCIDENT? WHY WAS THAT NOT CONSIDERED WHEN THE RECALL FIRST TOOK PLACE? WHY WEREN'T DRIVERS IN THE REST OF THE STATES NOTIFIED TOO? ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE PARTS OR REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE AIRBAGS SO, IF THE TAKATA AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN OUR VEHICLES FOR ANY REASON, US, OUR LOVED ONES, CHILDREN, MOTHERS, FATHERS ARE JUST OUT OF LUCK I GUESS. WHEN DID FIAT -CHRYSLER FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? ARE ANY OF YOU LOOKING INTO THE FACT THAT MANY VEHICLES WERE SOLD TO UNSUSPECTING BUYERS, WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE AIRBAGS WERE HAZARDOUS? I BELIEVE DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WHEN THEY SOLD US OUR TRUCK BUT, THEY'RE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AT ALL. NOW I AM STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I WON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I CAN'T TRADE IT OR SELL IT BECAUSE THEN I'D JUST BE PASSING THE HAZARD ONTO SOMEONE ELSE, WHICH IS WRONG. SO WHO'S GOING TO HELP KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE? WHO'S GOING TO HELP US? WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF SOMEONE GETS HURT OF KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY AIRBAG? WILL YOU ONLY DO WHAT'S RIGHT AFTER MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR DIE? HELP US
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896628August 17, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHES SAME FOR RIGHT SIDE AND ALSO SWITCHES SIDES INSTANTTANIOUSLY BOTH WILL FLASH. DEALER SAYS ONLY THE 3500 VEHICLE HAS AA RECALL FOR UP TO 150,000 MILES SAME TURN SIGNAL USED IN ALL DODGE TRKS? IN MOTION SITTING AT LIGHT OR STOP TO MAKE TURN AND SITTING STILL HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY 2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896612August 17, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 340,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895592August 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
HAD DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG RECALL INSTALLED BY DEALER. PASSENGER SIDE NOT AVAILABLE. WITH THE INSTALLATION OF NEW AIR BAG ON DRIVERS SITE THE SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG GAVE RED AIR BAG SYMBOL INDICATION PROBLEM..COST ALMOST $300 TO REPLACE SWITCH AND STILL PASSENGER AIR BAG ON RECALL.. DODGE SAID SWITCH NOT COVERED IN RECALL. IT SHOULD BE AS NO LIGHT BEFORE REPLACEMENT.WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. IS THE SWITCH COVERED IN RECALL? IF NOT WHY NOT AS INTEGRAL PART OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. VEHICLE STATIONARY WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DODGE DEALER RETURNED VEHICLE WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON TO ME. I RETURNED FOR WARING LIGHT FIX. IN OTHER WORD THEY SENT IT OUT OF SHOP WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WARING LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895285August 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894966August 11, 2016
TIRES
COULD NOT BALANCE TIRES BUBBLE ON TIRE SIDEWALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894931August 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894392August 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,151. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893983August 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ UPDATED 10/04/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894041August 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE TRAILER LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894194August 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893604August 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A TIME FRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893197August 4, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AREA ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WAS WARPED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WARPED AREA WAS DUE TO THE HUMIDITY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 324,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891496July 28, 2016
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE RUSTED AWAY. THINKING THIS COULD BE A EMISSION ISSUE.DID RESEARCH ON IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS ALOT OF ISSUE COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889059July 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888599July 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888800July 26, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS NOW BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION. I WAS DRIVING MY PICK-UP IN TOWN WHEN I LOST MY GAUGE LIGHTS AND I NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME I LOST ALL MY MAKER LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. RIGHT AWAY IT BLEW AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME IT ALSO BLEW THE CERCIT IN THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, WICHATA LEFT ME NO CHOICE BUT TO BYPASS THE CURCIT AND GET POWER TO MY LIGHTS FORM ANOTHER SOURCE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE TIPM IS $850 THAT DON'T INCLUDE THE COST OF REPLACING IT AND THEN PROGRAMING IT TI THE VEHICLE. SO I DECIDED I WASN'T GOING TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAD ALREADY FIXED BY BYPASSING THE PROBLEM. THEN A FEW YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH AT NIGHT WHEN I LOST MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS I FOUND IT TO BE THE TIPM AT FAULT AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT TOO WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT BOTH ISSUES AND TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. SO I LET IT GO WITHOUT PRESSING THE ISSUE ANY FURTHER. AS TO MY KNOWLEDGE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM, THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND BITE THE BULLET AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. DUE TO THESE ISSUES BEING MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. (I.E. LOSS OF WIPERS, LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL FLASHING THE WRONG WAY)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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