2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY DODGE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, HAD ALIGNMENTS FOR MY STEERING DONE, BALANCE OF TIRES, ROTATION OF TIRES, NEW BRAKES, NEW SHOCKS, AND NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET A KNOWN "CONCERN" TAKEN CARE OF AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,500 DOLLARS OF MY OWN MONEY TRYING TO FIX A KNOWN "CONCERN" THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY $70.00 JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT, AND THEN PAY FOR WHATEVER FIX CHRYSLER HAS TO DO. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AND NOT GETTING FIXED? *TR

DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES AND LOCKING WHEN IT SHOULDNT. NOW IT IS TOTALLY SEIZED UP AND WON'T MOVE.

TRAVELING 50 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TRUCK SHAKES FROM SIDE TO SIDE (DEATH WOBBLE). REPLACED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND SPINDLES BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE IN THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE MOVING-- ABS LIGHT ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARINGS WERE BAD. I WAS THEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEARS TRUCK'S FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING UNITS . I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED ONE MONTH FROM THE REPORTED RECALLED VEHICLES AND MANUFACTURED AT ONE OF THE PLANTS IN QUESTION IN MISSOURI. PLEASE HAVE THE DATES CHECKED ON THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 64 E NEAR WILLIAMSBURG SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY IS 70 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT AT WHICH TRUCK TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. NO HARD IDLING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. POWER STEERING WAS LOST ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. HAD TO LET IT GO AS IT UNTIL I IMPACTED IN A DITCH CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE WHEEL WELL, DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO IT SHUTTING OFF AND NOW STEERS TO THE LEFT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ALL DODGE RAMS 2006-2011 HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BUT DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD OF RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF LIFE IF IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SOFT MULCH THAT BRACED MY IMPACT. I AM IN THE MILITARY SERVING ACTIVE DUTY AND HAVE COME HOME DEPLOYMENT AFTER DEPLOYMENT AND TO HAVE IT ALL END BECAUSE OF A FAULTY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A HUMMING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN FLAT PAVEMENT, MY TRUCK ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I PULLED MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT THE SAME SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS. I WAS NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS NOT WET WEATHER, SO THERE WERE DRY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I DRIVE A PETERBILT TRUCK FOR A LIVING AND I TRANSPORT CARS, AND TRUCKS OF ALL SIZE AND MAKES, SO I KNOW WHAT IS NOT RIGHT FOR A VEHICLE ENGINE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT BY A TRAINED DODGE MECHANIC. MY WIFE IS FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW AND WE HAVE OUR SON WHO RIDES IN THIS TRUCK TOO. SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM IN A SAFE VEHICLE, WAS HOPING DODGE WAS IT. *TR

CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE RECIR AC/HEAT FLAPPER. MINE BROKE AND BLOCKED THE AC FROM BLOWING... ALSO CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS THAT MY TRUCK IS ELIGIBLE FOR. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT JUST GENERAL INFO WASN'T SURE WHERE TO SEND MY REQUEST. IF THIS IS THE WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT ADDRESS.. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VERY LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND BEARING NUT, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,456. *TR