2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND HAD UNINTENDED MOVEMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT NUT WAS NOT LOCKED CORRECTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR DRIVESHAFT TO SEPARATE. THE REAR DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

AFTER OWNING A DODGE 1500 2006 MEGA CAB FOR 4 YEARS HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IT STOPPED WORKING HAD NO WIPERS HIGH BEAMS OR SIGNALS. 5 YEARS LATER HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN SEEMS LIKE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES. WHEN THE DON'T WORK MAKE IT A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NO WIPERS, SIGNALS, OR HIGH BEAMS...

WHEN IT IS VERY HOT AND THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN UP, THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AND THE KEY WILL NOT ROTATE FROM LOCKED POSITION. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE MADE NOTES ON THE ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT I WOULD HAVE CONTROL OF CREATING - IT WOULD BE MY PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH SAFETY IN THAT IF I HAD AN EMERGENCY AND THIS HAPPENED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO START MY CAR. OR, HAVE A CAR-FULL OF GROCERIES AND FIND OUT THE CAR WON'T START!!! BAD ENOUGH I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SUMMERTIME ISSUE WHICH MAKES ME HAVE TO FIND SHADE OR PARK WHERE THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE INTO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A PART (PROBABLY PLASTIC) THAT EXPANDS WHEN IT GETS VERY HOT AND PREVENTS THE KEY CYLINDER FROM ROTATING. THIS CAN'T BE THE ONLY CAR WITH THIS ISSUE AS DODGE WOULD ELUDE TO . . .

DASH HEAT AND AIR VENT DEFLECTORS INSIDE THE DASH BRAKE AND DO NOT WORK PROPER. DEALERSHIP KNOWS WHAT THE ONGOING PROBLEM IS BUT THEY WANT 12 TO 15 HUNDRED TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEAD OF THE BOLTS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY .AND I HAVE ONLY ABOUT 1 MIN TO PULL OVER BEFORE STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT

WHILE TRAVELING ON US 290 WEST TOWARD AUSTIN, TX, MY REAR AXLE LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUE PRIOR TO THE LOCK. NO SOUND OR VIBRATION OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND SLIDE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ONLY REASON THAT I WAS AT SUCH A LOW SPEED WAS THAT I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OVER. HAD THIS OCCURRED 5 MINUTES PRIOR OR AFTER I RESUMED TRAVEL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT 75 MPH AS THAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT PARTICULAR STRETCH OF ROADWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD IT HAPPENED IN CITY TRAFFIC OR AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED. YOUR AGENCY MAY EXAMINE IT TO ASSIST IN YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION: PE14019

APPROX. IN 2012 I FILED A COMPLAINT THAT THE REAR PINION GEAR HAD SNAPPED ON MY TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED INSTALLING A NEW / USED REAR END. I HAD THE USED REAR END INSTALLED. ON 5-7-2015 WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE AXLE ON THE REAR END ABRUPTLY BROKE. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX. 60 MPH. ALMOST CAUSING A CATASTROPHE. THE WHEEL BROKE AWAY AS WELL AS THE BRAKE CALIPER, THUS LOOSING MY BRAKES. AS A RESULT DAMAGE TO THE BODY ALSO OCCURRED. AS I SAID I DID FILE A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE REAR ENDS ON SOME OF THESE MODELS MINE WAS NOT ONE. I PAID THE $2,500 OR SO TO HAVE THAT RESOLVED. I FEEL THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE EVER HAPPENED AS THIS VEHICLE LET ALONE TWICE. AS OF NOW MY VEHICLE IS AWAITING A INSPECTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS INSURANCE.