Dodge Ram Complaints (2006)

1,749 consumer complaints on file.

#10745439July 31, 2015
STEERING
WAS DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. CAME UPON A WATER PUDDLE AND WHEN I CROSSED IT THE FRONT WHEELS HIT FAIRLY HARD. AT THAT POINT THE FRONT STEERING LOCKED. I LET THE VEHICLE ROLL TO A STOP AS I FEARED LOOSING CONTROL AND LEAVING THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED UNTIL I HAD STOPPED. I THEN TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AT STOPPED POSITION AND WITH EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO TURN LEFT THEN RIGHT. I FEEL SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE BUY BACK ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS AS I UNDERSTAND IT, SO WHAT IS UP WITH THAT? WHAT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2006 & 2008-2012 VEHICLES? I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK FOR OTHER ISSUES, WHICH I DO NOT FIND WITH OTHER BRANDS SUCH AS GMC OR FORD. SHE IS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT, BUT SEEMS TO HAVE INHERENT PROBLEMS IN ALL THESE TRUCKS. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND HIS SON OWN THE SAME MODELS BUT ONE IS AN 2008 AND THE OTHER 2012 WITH MUCH THE SAME ISSUES AS MY TRUCK. HEATING AND COOLING IS BAD. WIND AT THE SIDE WINDOWS IS INTOLERABLE. CANNOT CARRY ON ANY CONVERSATION WITH THE FAMILY WHEN GOING 65 MPH BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE NOISE LEVEL FROM THESE POORLY CONSTRUCTED CAB WINDOW FRAMES. OK THAT'S IT FROM ME. PLEASE TELL WHY THIS 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS NOT OFFERED A BUY BACK? BEST REGARDS RCM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745002July 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I ACTIVATE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES. WHEN I ACTIVATE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT OPERATES CORRECTLY. ALSO DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN TILT STEERING IS IN UP POSITION ONLY WHEN TILT STEERING IS IN DOWN POSITION. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING MID ROTATION. THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD. I BELIEVE THESE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744859July 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744715July 29, 2015
STEERING, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 40 MPH AND OVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND 15V313000 (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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744082July 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED. PAID $2500.00 TO HAVE REPAIR . AND IS STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744095July 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744189July 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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. STATUS UPDATE 11/19/15.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744349July 28, 2015
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE WHOLE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS LOOSE. I COULD HARDLY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER TEST DROVE IT THE SEVERAL TIMES I TOOK IT THERE, BUT THEY NEVER FIXED ANYTHING. I TRIED TO FIX IT MYSELF BECAUSE IT WAS A HAZARD. FINALLY WE GOT A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AFTER I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR SOME HELP, WHICH THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY NEVER GOT ANY NOTICE. I HAVE A LOT OF RECEIPTS OF ALL THE PARTS I BOUGHT TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT IT STILL ISN'T RIGHT. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 10 YEARS AND LOVE IT, BUT AM REALLY GETTING TIRED OF FIXING IT. ALSO THE COMPUTER HAS NEVER SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION CORRECTLY, BUT AGAIN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. I SURE HOPE YOU CAN BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK, OR FIX EVERYTHING I HAVE TRIED TO GET FIXED FOR YEARS ON END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743808July 27, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED HARDER TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743848July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743967July 27, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I CRASHED INTO A DUMP TRUCK AND MY CAR WAS PRETTY MUCH TOTALLED THE ACCIDENT WAS HORRIBLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. I CONSTANTLY SUFFER BACK PAIN AND ALTHOUGH I WAS TOLD BY THE HOSPITAL TO GET THE TREATMENT I LOST MY JOB DUE TO THE PAIN I GET PLUS I DID NOT HAVE ANY TRANSPORTATION. AND NOW I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAG.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10744008July 27, 2015
STEERING
I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX A STEERING SHAKE/WOBBLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT AND INFORMED ME OF A DEFECTIVE BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD NOTBE ABLE TO HAVE THE PART REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THEY EVEN TRIED TO LOOK FOR A USED PART FROM A SALVAGE YARD. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WAS GIVEN AN OPTION TO HAVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ANOTHER YEAR LONGER FOR FREE IN EXCHANGE. I AM STILL DRIVING MY TRUCK WITH THE DEFECTIVE BEARING AND SHAKY STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE MONEY TROUBLE CHRYSLER WAS HAVING AND THE VENDERS WERE NOT GETTING PAID AND PARTS WERE NOT BEING MANUFACTURED. THIS WAS ALL DONE AT CERRITOS DODGE IN CALIFORNIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743582July 27, 2015
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT NORMAL SPEED OF 65 MPH IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DEVELOP A DANGEROUS STEERING WOBBLE SENSATION. THE WOBBLE WAS SO VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE THAT I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS MY HANDS WERE BEING ALMOST PULLED OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE FORCE OF THE WHEEL BEING JERKED BACK AND FORTH AGAINST MY WILL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL ONLY AFTER GETTING THE SPEED DOWN BELOW 40 MPH AND PULLING OVER. THE INCIDENT CAUSED AN AGGRAVATION TO AN EXISTING INJURY TO MY LEFT SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED ME GREAT PAIN FOR UP TO 1 WEEK. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THINKING I HAD RUN SOMETHING OVER OR SOMETHING HAD BROKEN FROM MY STEERING SYSTEM. BUT I FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SET TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ON FRIDAY JULY 31ST 2015 AT CERRITOS DODGE. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK AND SCARED ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING. MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS MADE A "CLICK" NOISE WHILE TURNING AS WELL WITH NO ONE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE NOISE. I AM GETTING NERVOUS AND SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10743602July 27, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STEERING HAS HORRIBLE VIBRATION AND WOBBLE AT 19 MPH. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TWO STEERING GEAR BOXES ON 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. STILL NOT FIXED. WITH RECENT NEWS ON DODGE RAMS; I AM SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THIS MODEL YEARS AS WELL AS MANY MODEL YEARS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. BEGINNING TO BE NERVOUS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER MODELS AND REALLY AFRAID THE SHAKING IS SO SERIOUS IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A WRECK OR LOSS OF LIFE. THIS IS THE 3RD REPORT FROM ME ALREADY. ALSO TAKEN IT TO DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY JUST PEERED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. DIDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO TEST DRIVE AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES. I HAVE EVEN ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY DODGE CORPORATE LAST YEAR WHEN IT STARTED AND NOT EVEN A RETURN CALL OR MESSAGE. FEEL TRAPPED AND LOST. PLEASE LOOK AT THESE MODEL YEARS AS WELL. ALREADY HAD RECALL H46 CONDUCTED AND THEY JUST TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER RECALL N62 AND NEVER GOT A NOTICE FOR IT; JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK UP RECALL NOTICE. VIN IS 1D&KS28C36J214020 I THINK THIS STEERING IS MORE WIDESPREAD AND WOULD WANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. I AM GOING TO TAKE DODGE IN FOR N62 AND R25 RECALL AND I BET THE DEALERSHIP WILL JUST PEEK AT IT AND TELL ME NOTHING IS NEEDED, AS ALWAYS. NO MORE TRUST IN DODGE, PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743619July 27, 2015
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRUCK HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, ASSEMBLY ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED BY THE SHOP AND STILL NOT ABLE TO PERFORM CORRECTLY. FIRESTONE INVESTIGATED THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS FIXED WITH ME TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET RE-FIXED. NOW AFTER IT HAS BEEN FIXED AGAIN, THE AXLE AREA IS STILL POPPING AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS FIXED OR NOT. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MY MONEY ON IT. I WANT TO BLAME THE SHOP BUT I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURER ERROR. ALSO, WITH THESE FRONT END ISSUES. THE FRONT END HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30-35--NO DIP WARNING AND LOCKED UP THE FRONT END. I SPENT NEARLY $1000 REPLACING BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS. NOT TO MENTION THE 300-500 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS ON THIS TRUCK. UPDATED 12/08/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743701July 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743732July 27, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 74 JUST WEST OF GOODFIELD, ILLINOIS ON 7-25-15, I SPED UP TO ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT SHOOK UNTIL I LOWERED THE SPEED DOWN UNDER 50 MPH AND CONTINUED ON FOR ABOUT 7-8 MILES. WHEN RETURNING I DIDN'T GET BACK UP TO 60 MPH. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT AS GREAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2013.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743552July 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WITH MY CHILDREN IN MY TRUCK CRUISING ALONG AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED WOBBLING VERY HORRIBLY. SO, I STOPPED IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT THAT WAS OUT BY THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED A FEW PEOPLE AND TRIED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE RF WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HOT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT. IF I GOT ABOVE 50 MPH THE WOBBLE GOT BAD BUT IF I KEPT IT AROUND 45MPH, IT WAS NOT AS BAD AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NOBODY COULD SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE. WE TRIED CHANGING THE BRAKES ON IT FROM THE CALIPER DOWN TO THE BRAKE PADS BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I DON'T HARDLY DRIVE IT NOW DUE TO NOT KNOWING IF IT IS GOING TO DO IT AND WHEN SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743451July 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STARTED WITH TAIL LIGHTS ON RIGHT REAR SIDE NOT WORKING. REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE RIGHT REAR LIGHTS,REPLACED ALL THE BULBS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, NOW THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK. INTO THE SHOP AGAIN,NO SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS, TOOK THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH APART CLEANED ALL THE GREASE OFF EVERYTHING AND STILL NOT WORKING. A FRIEND TOKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WORKS, HOOKED IT UP TO THERE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE TIPM NEEDS REPLACED FOR $1,000.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743408July 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/1
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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