Dodge Ram Complaints (2006)

1,749 consumer complaints on file.

#10694220March 13, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT TIRE LOWER TIE ROD BALL JOINT CAME A PART. HAD TO REPLACE THE STERLING LINKAGE, TIRE ROD, ARM PITMAN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692881March 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ISSUE: LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS QUIT WORKING, AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS, INSTALLING NEW BULBS (LAMPS) DOES NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. NOT DRIVABLE AT NIGHT. TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS AT FAULT ACCORDING TO DODGE TECHNICIAN. THE LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN 2007, I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULB. OK. THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN EARLY 2008. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULB. OK. IN 2012 ,BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I REPLACED BOTH LAMPS.OK. IN 2013, THE RIGHT (PASSENGERS SIDE) LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WENT OUT. I REPLACED THE RIGHT (PASSENGERS SIDE) LOW BEAM LAMP, BUT THE LIGHT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I TOOK TO SHOP, AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE ISSUE. THEY SAID, NO FUSES TO REPLACE, IT HAS A TIPM MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTING. IN 2014, THE LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULB. STILL NO LIGHTS. IN 2014, I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER, SPOKE WITH SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 DODGE RAM HEADLIGHTS, THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) THAT NEEDS REPLACED. THE QUOTED COST OF THE TIPM WAS APPROXIMATELY $800 AND THE LABOR ABOUT $150. SUMMARY: MARCH 2015. THE 2006 DODGE RAM IS NOT OPERATIONAL EXCEPT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. IT ONLY HAS OPERATIONAL HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS, NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. ALL NEW BULBS. I CANNOT AFFORD A REPAIR BILL OF ALMOST $1,000 TO GET A $20 HEADLIGHT TO OPERATE BY REPLACING THE TIPM . DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN MY OPINION. THE ISSUE JUST GETS WORSE WITH TIME, AND THEN, REPLACING THE LIGHT BULBS DOES NOT HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692715March 7, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
GOT IN THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND I TURNED THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE! SO I GOT ON INTERSTATE AND EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE GOT A LITTLE SQUIRMY ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692509March 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER (ARRIGO DODGE OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR PARTS. IT IS NOW 2 MONTHS LATER AND I AM STILL WAITING. WHAT IS THE NORMAL TIME FOR RECALL REPAIRS. I FEEL THAT I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT RECOURSE IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691951March 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE DATE LISTED IS THE FIRST INSTANCE, TODAY, MARCH 3, 2015 WAS THE 2ND, WHILE DRIVING TOWING A TRAILER AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES FAILED TO ENERGIZE PUSHING THE TRUCK INTO A SKID AND THE ABS FAILED TO FUNCTION, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE NOT WORKING, TALKED TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID "OH ITS PROBABLY JUST THE "TIPM" OR ONBOARD POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM" AS IF THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NEITHER INCIDENT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER FOR MY PART I HAVE BEEN TOWING TRAILERS AND DRIVING TRUCKS FOR A LONG TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691443March 2, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691584March 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE GEAR NEUTRAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,064.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691587March 2, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY TRUCK HAS WHAT IS KNOW AS "DEATH WOBBLE" AT CERTAIN HWY SPEEDS THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY, YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691002February 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME STARTED HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GRINDING AND SOME VIBRATION, I STOPPED AND LOOKED ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, I CONTINUED A FEW MILES AND THE NOISE DISAPPEARED, THE NEXT DAY I LEFT AND THE NOISE STARTED UP AGAIN ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS DOING ABOUT 70 MPH,, WHEN I PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE NOISE DISAPPEARED BEFORE I STOPPED TO LOOK IT OVER AGAIN, I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME AND HEARD NOTHING AT ALL, GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND DIDN'T SEE NOTHING, THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN DOING ABOUT 55MPH,THIS TIME IT WAS GETTING LOAD, I MADE IT BACK HOME, LOOKED OVER AND BETWEEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT, WHEN I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK ,I NOTICED THE FRONT SHAFT COMING OUT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT, I LOOKED CLOSER AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT YOKE COMING OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS A ROUND RING ROCK GUARD FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS PRESSED ONTO THE YOKE SHAFT TO PROTECT THE SEAL, AND IT HAS WEIGHTS ON IT ALSO TO BALANCE THE SHAFT, THE RING OR ROCK GUARD HAS COME LOOSE AND WAS SPINNING ON THE SHAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND TO THE OIL SEAL, IT DID SOME PRETTY GOOD GRINDING DAMAGE TO THE HOUSING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DRIVESHAFT REPAIR PLACE, THEY SAID THE WILL NEED TO REBUILD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TO CHECK FOR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS AND SO, AS IT LOOKS NOW THE MECHANIC SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HE CAN SAVE THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WITH ALL THE DAMAGE, AS FOR NOW I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT, THE RNG OR ROCK GUARD FOR NOW IS GETTING HELD BACK FROM THE HOUSING WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE, I KNOW IT SOUNDS BAD BUT CURRENTLY BEING CUT FROM MY JOB WITH NO INCOME, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS ,IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691004February 27, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY FRONT LEFT STRUTS BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND AT SAME TIME THE FRONT SWAY BAR BROKE OFF ON SAME SIDE IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL I SLOWED DOWN N STOPPED AND HAD TRUCK HAULED TO DEALERSHIP DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T CHANGE BOTH FRONT STRUTS SAID OTHER ONE LOOKED FINE CHARGED ME 750 DOLLARS AND ONE MONTH LATTER OPPOSITE SIDE STRUT BLEW OUT N SWAY ARM SNAPPED OFF.. AND NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS WHERE THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK WALKS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690781February 26, 2015
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR AXLE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE REAR AXLE HOUSING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE REAR AXLE THE PINION NUT, THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE CHARCOAL BOX, AND THE REAR BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690342February 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAG) 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
#10690443February 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN ACTIVATING TURN SIGNALS THE WIPERS WILL COME ON AS WELL AS THE WINDOW WASH/SPRAY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WILL CORRECT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER RAM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690087February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10689706February 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK TO A DENTIST APPOINTMENT, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND THERE WAS FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN TURNING THE ENGINE OVER. A FEW DAYS EARLIER, I HAD COMMENTED ABOUT THE DIESEL ENGINE HAVING A "HICCUP". AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "I BET I KNOW WHAT IT IS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING". AS IT TURNS OUT, HE WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THE #4 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE WAS RUPTURED AND SPAYING FUEL EVERYWHERE. HE INDICATED THAT THE '06 WAS VULNERABLE TO BREAKING THAT PARTICULAR INJECTOR LINE DUE TO VIBRATIONS. I LOOKED TB'S UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NONE. HOWEVER, I FOUND NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME LINE FAILURE FOR '05 AND '06 MODELS. THIS CONDITION IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE ON THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, THERE COULD BE SERIOUS RISKS TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD AS THESE RIGS ARE MADE TO PULL TRAILERS AND OTHER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS OF THE COMPLAINTS CITED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. IF THIS SITUATION DOESN'T WARRANT AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD TAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684285February 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND FLIP OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DURING THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10684047February 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START WITHOUT BEING PLACED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683042February 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIBER FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 244,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682511February 10, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS MOST OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681508February 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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