Dodge Ram Complaints (2006)

1,749 consumer complaints on file.

#10216788February 3, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
A ROUTINE VISUAL CHECK OF MY TIRES RESULTED IN FINDING THAT THE OUTER SIDEWALL RUBBER IS DEGRADED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE NATURE OF THE DEGRADATION IS THAT THE SIDEWALL RUBBER IS SEPARATING FROM THE CORE. THIS IS APPARENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. THE SEPARATIONS SHOWS AS IF THEY WERE A "FINE SLICE" THROUGH THE RUBBER SUCH THAT THE RUBBER IS EASILY LIFTED AWAY FROM THE CORE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO NORMAL (OR OTHERWISE) DRIVING INCIDENTS OR VANDALISM WHERE SUCH "FINE SLICE" TYPE DEGRADATION WOULD HAVE RESULTED. THE "FINE SLICES" APPEAR TO START FROM WHERE THE MAIN TREAD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS IN A RADIAL SHAPE TOWARDS THE TIRE CENTER. THESE SLICES RANGE FROM 1/2" TO 2" IN LENGTH AT THIS TIME. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. THE WORST CASE TIRE HAS BEEN RETAINED AND IS IN MY POSSESSION. DIGITAL PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND ARE AVAILABLE. THE TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH LT265/70R17, RUGGED TRAIL T/A WITH DOT CODE M3AH DR11 4005 LOAD RANGE "E". *TR
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#10215148January 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN
VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION WORSE WITH TRAILER ATTACHED. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER 12-13 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED HARMONIC BALANCER,COMPLETE DRIVESHAFT,8 DIFFERENT CENTER CARRIERS SHIM AND BRACKET,AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE. THE SERVICE MANAGER MADE THE MISTAKE OF TELLING ME IT IS WHAT IT IS. THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY. A CHRYSLER CASE REP CALLED ME PERSONALLY AND TOLD ME TO SEND IN THE LEMON CARD. AFTER DOING SO THREE WEEKS PASSED AT THIS TIME I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CASE WORKER NO LONGER WORKED THERE. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THEM TO COURT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE IN MY LIFETIME!!! 2006 MEGA CAB *TR
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#10214402January 10, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 03/10/08. *LJ
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#10214062January 7, 2008
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
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#10211897December 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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
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0
Deaths:
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#10210870December 5, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
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.
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#10210972December 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
TERRIBLE SHAKING WHEN I DO 70MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN ROAD. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 35MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. MAKES YOU GO OFF OF ROAD. *TR
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#10210588November 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
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
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Deaths:
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#10210126November 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND SOUNDS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT THE GEARS DO NOT CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,200.
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#10210134November 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS HAVE VIBRATED SENCE ABOUT 12,000 MILE. *TR
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#10208807November 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY (NEW) '06 RAM 1500 4X4 SUFFERED FROM PULSATING BRAKES AT 9K MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ADVISED THAT MY '03 DAKOTA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY INSPECTED THE FRONT BRAKES AND CONFIRMED THE ROTORS HAD SOME "RUN OUT". THEY WERE RESURFACED AT NO COST. NOT LONG AFTER....AT 19K MILES, THE CONDITION AROSE AGAIN. THIS TIME, I HAD TO MAKE A 2500 MILE TRIP AND COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK IN BEFOREHAND. THE DEALER "MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED" FIXING THEM, BASED ON A 12MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST REPAIR. NEVERTHELESS, NOW AT 22K I AM TOLD I, TOO, AM SOL. WE NEED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE AND URGE THEM TO CONSIDER REPLACEMENT BEFORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *TR
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#10207487October 30, 2007
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING
DRIVING HOME FROM THE LAKE AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WENT INTO THE DITCH AFTER WE HAD IT IN CHRYSLER AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. THEY TOOK IT IN AND GAVE IT BACK AND COMING HOME FROM WORK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN AND I ALMOST HIT 3 CARS. SO WENT BACK IN TO GET FIXED. THEN I WAS OUT HUNTING AND MY KIDS WERE WITH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WE WENT IN THE DITCH AGAIN. SO NOW I JUST WANT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT GETTING FIXED. *TR
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#10206805October 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN DRIFTED BACKWARDS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO DRAIN BACKWARDS. IN ORDER TO REVERSE THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL FOR 2- 3 MINUTES BEFORE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR DIRECTION IN TRACTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,250. UPDATED 12/12/07
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#10205791October 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR RECALLS AND THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 26,000 MILES, THEY TOOK THE TRUCK AND THEN HAD TO SEND IT 100 MILES AWAY TO BE RETURNED WITH ONE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENING. THEY HAD IT FOR 5 WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAVE WARPED ROTORS ON FRONT AND HAD TO REPLACE TIRES ON FRONT. I THINK ALL THEY DID WAS CHANGE FLUID IN TRANNY. *JB
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#10204591October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES ON VERY OFTEN. TAKEN TO DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM & IT STILL IS HAPPENING. *JB
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#10204356September 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND MAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ONE TO TWO HOURS, HOWEVER, AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THE REPAIR IS BEING MADE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.
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#10203110September 16, 2007
VISIBILITY
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
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10202212September 7, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2006 DODGE PICKUP 4 TIMES TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND SAYING ON THE LED READOUT TO CHECK GAS CAP. I CAN SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EARNESTLY TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE DEALER ABOUT THIS TOO. HIS RESPONSE WAS I'LL TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ON TUESDAY AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND. AND CALL WHEN THEY DECIDE WHAT TO DO...A WEEK LATER AND STILL NO CALL TO ME. I FEEL THEY ARE NOT UPHOLDING MY WARRANTY AND IGNORING A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN BE COMBUSTIBLE JUST BY SOMEONE WALKING BY SMOKING . THE FUMES FROM THE GAS IS VERY STRONG ...BUT DON'T SEE ANY LEAKS. AN INNOCENT LIFE OR LIVES COULD BE LOST DUE TO THIS. *JB
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0
#10202043September 6, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201198August 30, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
IN REGARDS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS: THEY WILL EITHER NOT TURN ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. AT OTHER TIMES, MY TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS IN THEIR ADMITTING TO OR FIXING THE PROBLEM.
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Deaths:
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