2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING 50 TO 55 MPH MY VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OUT OF CONTROL. I ATTEMPTED CORRECTIVE STEERING WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE STEERING. I HIT THE GUARDRAIL DIRECT WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ON 1/2/2014 I WENT AND LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT PART OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE WAS BROKE OFF FROM THE CENTER OF THE HOLE FOR THE TIE ROD AND MISSING. THE TIE ROD SHAFT WAS NOT BENT INDICATING THE STEERING KNUCKLE MAY HAVE FAILED. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP, THE BALL ON THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD END COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, LEAVING NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.UPON INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS EXHIBITED LOOSENESS IN THE BALL JOINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ATTEMPTED A TURN, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OPERATE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 04-22-14 *BF THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE COMMON, AS HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A TSB FROM 2007. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE HAD TO PAY $350 TO UPDATE THE PROBLEM VIA DODGE'S SOFTWARE/COMPUTER MODULE PROGRAM. UPDATED 04/23/14

VEHICLE HAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AFTER SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PARTICULARLY HAPPENS IN COLDER WEATHER. DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WILL ALSO MAKE TRANSMISSION START OFF IN HIGHER GEAR. WILL TAKE ROUGHLY 30 SECONDS TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. ISSUE IS SPORADIC THEREFORE LOCAL DODGE GARAGE HAS FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. DODGE HAS HAD MANY TSA NOTICES CONCERNING THIS SAME DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BUT STILL NEGLECTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FLAW. AFTER SPEAKING TO MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SHOPS I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THE 2006 RAM TRANSMISSION PUMP IS FAULTY AND EVEN THE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DODGE GARAGE VERIFIED THAT DODGE HAS REPLACED THE PUMP WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL BECAUSE OF THE DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BUT YET THEY STILL ARE NOT REPLACING THE FAULTY PUMPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT IS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). PER DEALER MFG NO LONGER PRODUCES THE TIPM UNIT. PER DEALER AFTERMARKET NO LONGER MANUFACTURES PART EITHER. DEALER SUGGESTS WRECKING YARD, HOWEVER PART IS A COMPUTER BASED PRODUCT THAT STILL MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY DEALER AFTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH LIGHTING, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THIS UNIT BEING REPLACED. *TR

THE BUSHINGS ARE BAD IN THE TRUCK. CAUSE SHAKING WHILE BREAKING, UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON TIRES, AND TRUCK NEVER HAS A GOOD ALIGNMENT. ALSO TRYING TO REPLACE THEM, THE BUSHINGS ARE SEIZED TO THE BOLTS. NEEDING A TORCH OR GRINDER TO REMOVE. VERY BAD DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED AND FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WONT GO BACK UP ON IT'S OWN. *TR

TURNED ON TURN SIGNAL FOR A LEFT HAND TURN AND RIGHT SIGNAL STARTED FLASHING THEN IT FLASHED LEFT AND RIGHT THEN FINALLY LEFT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SAME THING FOR EITHER DIRECTION YOU SIGNAL EVERY SO OFTEN . THE HAZARD LIGHTS FLASH LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATELY WHEN ACTIVATED ONCE AND AWHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER HAD TO REPAIR THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND PINION. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,015.