Dodge Ram Complaints (2006)

1,749 consumer complaints on file.

#10362109October 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 DODGE RAM 3500 AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361175October 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS ENGAGED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360809October 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OUR 2006 DODGE RAM MEGACAB WILL SIGNAL IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU SIGNAL LEFT, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL TURN ON OR BOTH TURN SIGNALS WILL START FLASHING, OR THE TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND YOU TURN IT TO HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TOTALLY TURN OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON INTERMITTENT SPEED. WE HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOW, A YEAR LATER, THE NEW SWITCH HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THESE ARE HAZARDS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING. THESE PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360696October 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL TAIL LIGHT WOULD FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360676October 15, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS LITERALLY OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360518October 14, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE BLOWER WAS ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360524October 14, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
UNBEARABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION COMES FROM DASH AREA WHEN A/C OR HEATER FAN SWITCH IS TURNED ON TO THE HIGH POSITION. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE "BLEND DOOR" BEING BROKEN. TRUCK JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALER WANTS APPROX $700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WITH THE BLEND DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS WILL CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG EXCESSIVELY IN THE WINTER AS THE BLOWER CAN NOT BE TURNED ON HIGH TO CLEAR THEM. ADDITIONALLY, SUMMERTIME DRIVING HERE IN THE SOUTH GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE A/C SYSTEM WILL NOT COOL PROPERLY ON THE LOW SETTING. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THAT YEAR MODEL TRUCK AS THE BLEND DOOR IS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM WAS CURED IN THE 2007 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360559October 14, 2010
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 DODGE RAM 1500 CURRENTLY HAS 63,000 MILES. HAS HAD THE FRONT STRUTS REPLACED 3 TIMES, MOTOR WAS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED, BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED COUNTLESS TIMES, TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPROX A YR AGO AND ARE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEM SINCE THERE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. BUT I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS $$$ ON TIRES AND HAVING TO RENT A VEHICLE WHILE THIS ON IS IN THE GARAGE CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360244October 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS, THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; IF HE USED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, IT WOULD INDICATE A RIGHT SIGNAL AND VICE VERSA. PERIODICALLY, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON IMMEDIATELY; THEY WOULD FUNCTION ONE AFTER THE OTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359913October 10, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS WITH 44000 MILES ON IT WITH THE WHOLE FRONT END IS NOW BRAND NEW. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH YOUR TRUCK GETS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND CAN MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL AND KILL YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359890October 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5.7 HEMI ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INGESTION OF WATER. VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER HIGH WATER JUST BELOW FRONT BUMPER LEADING TO WATER BEING SUCKED THRU THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY INTO ENGINE AND HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359689October 8, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359219October 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND SHIMMY VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AGAIN BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358331September 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION. WHEN I MOVE TURN SIGNAL LEVER FOR LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT TURN LAMPS FLASH. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT SIGNAL AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358126September 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 2500 4X4 SLT WITH ~53K MILES ON IT. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH USING MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL. DURING LIGHT MOMENTARY AND FULL LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTUATION, MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT COME ON. THE OCCURRENCES HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND FOR RANDOM DURATIONS OF TIME. I USUALLY FIDDLE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO GET THE LEFT SIGNAL TO WORK AFTER I NOTICE THE INCORRECT FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. THIS SURELY HAS RAISED MY CHANCES OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS OTHER DRIVERS INTERPRET THIS TO MEAN I HAVE CHANGE MY INTENT TO TURN OR AM CONFUSED OR POSSIBLY IMPAIRED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I WILL REPAIR THIS AT MY OWN COST TO AVOID PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS OR VERY SIMILAR FAILURES OCCURRING IN THE DODGE TRUCK LINE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A SAFETY RECALL IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357863September 27, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE TIE ROD FRACTURED FROM THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WITH ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E013000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS FOR THE STEERING LINKAGES. UPDATED 04/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357630September 25, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357312September 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE OR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357360September 24, 2010
WHEELS:HUB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN INDEPENDENT STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAD TURNED HORIZONTAL WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E040000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357387September 24, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD, SUSPENSION BAR AND STEERING DAMPER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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