2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

5 MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE STARTED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WOULD DRIVE AND THEN MY TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AS SLOWING....I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FUEL SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF SEVERAL RECALLS INCLUDING A HUB ASSEMBLY THAT I HAD REPLACED THE YEAR BEFORE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WITHIN 2 WEEKS TO SCHEDULE A APPT TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CALL, THE PERSON I HAD TALKED TO WAS LET GO OR FIRED...SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL AND WORKING FULLTIME. 2 WEEKS AGO MY TRUCK STARTED WITH A NOISE SOUNDING LIKE A SQUEAL/SQUEAK...AND I WAS TOLD IT JUST NEEDED PENETRATING OIL BUT THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE AC RECIRCULATION DOOR IS BROKEN WITHIN THE FAN CHAMBER CAUSING RESTRICTED AIR FLOE TO HEAT THE INTERIOR OR TO COOL BOUGHT USED THIS YEAR AND DEALER SOLD WITH ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE' AFRAID TO RUN HEAT OR AC AS IT MAY OVERHEAT THE FAN MOTOR CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

OWNER [XXX] WAS TRAVELING UP A LONG HILL ON DIRT ROAD WHEN ABOUT HALF WAY UP HILL VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING (NO WARNING) AND "CHECK GAGE LIGHT" (CGL) CAME ON. TRUCK RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT PULL HILL. I SLOWLY BACKED TRUCK DOWN HILL WITHOUT ENGINE -- AND STARTED TRUCK ON LEVEL GROUND AND TURNED AROUND. TRUCK RAN FINE THE ABOUT TWO MILES HOME , BUT "CHECK GAGE LIGHT" REMAINED ON. (ALL GAGES AND LIQUID LEVELS CHECKED NORMAL) THE GAS GAGE SHOWED JUST BELOW HALF FULL. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I ADDED A GALLON OF GASOLINE, BUT CGL REMAINED ON. I CALLED SERVICE MANAGER AT SLOAN FORD IN COLUMBIA , TN. WHO SUGGESTED HAVING TRUCK TOWED TO SLOAN FORD TO BE CHECKED (ABOUT 20 MILES). WHEN WRECKER ARRIVED AT MY HOME FOR TRUCK, THE TRUCK STARTED AND CGL WAS OFF. SLOAN TECHNICIANS KEPT THE TRUCK FOR A WEEK, AND THE PROBLEM NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN AND HAS NOT SINCE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE TRUCK STALLING SUDDENLY AGAIN IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, ETC.. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ANY SIMILAR CASES , AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSE. I CONSIDER THIS UNKNOWN MYSTERY POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS CAUSING ME TO BE RELUCTANT TO DRIVE TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR LONG DISTANCES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WE HAVE (2) 2006 DODGE RAMS AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE A BROKEN A/C HEATER FLAPPER. WHEN THE HEATER OR A/C IS ON MOST OF THE AIE VENTS OUTSIDE. *TR

IN 2008, I PURCHASED THE ABOVE DESCRIBED 2006 VEHICLE BRAND NEW THROUGH THE DODGE DEALER WITH 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT 49,085 MILES, 09/18/2012, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LF WHEEL HUB BEARINGS AT MY PERSONAL EXPENSE. THIS MECHANICAL WORK WAS COMPLETED THROUGH THE DODGE DEALER. THE DODGE DEALER WARRANTY THE WORK FOR 1 YEAR. 1.5 YEARS LATER, I'VE ENCOUNTERED THE EXACT SAME MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DODGE DEALER SERVICE SHOP AGAIN, AS OF TODAY'S DATE OF 06/27/2014, NOW FOR THE THIRD (3RD) SET OF WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS TYPE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE, I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET DISCOVERING A RECALL FOR 2006 DODGE RAM WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. DODGE DEALER STATES THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF DESCRIBED RECALL AND WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL PROVISIONS. CONFUSED, I PHONED CHRYSLER AT 1.800.247.9753. A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE STATED, ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY 2006 VEHICLE BUILD DATE IS OCTOBER OF 2005 AND THE RECALL IS FOR VEHICLES BUILT NOVEMBER 2005 AND UP. CLEARLY THERE IS A MATTER OF BUILD DATE SEMANTICS OF OCTOBER 2005 -VS- NOVEMBER 2005, BUT, THE FACTS CLEARLY SHOW I HAVE INFERIOR, UNSATIFACTORY WHEEL-HUB BEARING PARTS INSTALLED ON MY 2006 VEHICLE. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THE HORRIBLE SCENARIO OF COMPLETE MECHANICAL FAILURE HAPPENING WITHOUT WARNING (POSSIBLE WHEEL SEPARATION) WHILE MY FAMILY IS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OCCURRING. SIMPLY PUT.....DODGE MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS, PLEASE DO THE MORALLY RIGHT THING AND PLACE SUPERIOR PARTS ON YOUR VEHICLES AND HONOR YOUR WORK, PARTS AND RECALLS & QUIT USING SEMANTICS AND SPLITTING HAIRS IN RECALL LANGUAGE. LIVES ARE DEPENDING ON YOU!!!!!! THIS IS ALL I RESPECTFULLY ASK OF YOU. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAVE NOT BEEN SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WIRE HARNESS IN REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS FOUND COMPLETELY SEVERED INSIDE BOOT FROM FRAME TO DOOR. EFFECTS WINDOW, DOOR LOCKS, DOME LIGHT OPERATION, AND SPEAKER. PRESENCE OF VOLTAGE CAN CAUSE FIRE IF ACHING OCCURS. *TR