2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AND COULD NOT BE FASTENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V354000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS NOT IN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE HEATER THEN FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR TO FLOW TOWARD THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE CLEARED USING THE DEFROSTER AND THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGED, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. RETURNED BY USPS. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 2/21/2013 FAILED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INSPECTED BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE AND HAZARDOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITH A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT THE INTAKE VALVE AND CYLINDER HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TAVELING 50 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE EVERYTHING CAME OFF AND ALL THAT COULD BE SEEN WAS THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, TIE ROD, CALIBER, ROTORS AND BEARINGS AMONG OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP CAUSING IT TO FRACTURE. AS A RESULT, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN: DRIVELINE: DIFFERENTIAL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 90 WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, JUST A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BY THROWING IT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART IN PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON, AND NO MECHANICS CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT SINCE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE BEEN ON DODGEFORUM.COM, AND THERE ARE MANY DODGE MODELS/YEARS SUFFERING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET IT FIXED (NOR DO I HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP TAKING IT IN AGAIN AND AGAIN). IT "CODES OUT" AS AN ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN THAT NO ONE HAS YET BEEN ABLE TO FIX, DESPITE REPLACED VALVES, RELAYS, ETC. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY WORK AT TIMES BUT IT WOULDN'T CORRESPOND TO THE CORRECT SPEED. YOU CAN PUT THE WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SETTING AND IT WILL ONLY WORK ON THE SLOWEST SETTING OR JUST WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MAYBE IT IS A DEFECTIVE CONTROL MODULE OR DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SHIMMER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT OUTER TIE ROD END NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.