2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, IMMEDIATELY THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ENGAGES. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT MADE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK COMPLETELY, OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE WHILE USING LEFT SIGNAL OR VISE-VERSA. HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL WHILE THIS "MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH" SHORTS OUT. NO WIPERS, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SWOLLEN HEAD, ABRASIONS AND BRUISING OF THE FOREHEAD, A CHIPPED TOOTH, AND A RIGHT SHOULDER INJURY. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED AN INVESTIGATION AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,067. UPDATED 02/22/12*LJ THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. UPDATED 03.12.12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM MEGACAB 1500 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN THE REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ANY SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT A BULB ISSUE, BUT A COMPUTER PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/13/12

MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK AT ALL I REPLACED THE MULTI SWITCH AND STILL NOTHING I HAVE BEEN READING ON DIFFERENT MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SO ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING LINKAGE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,719 UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LINKAGE FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 02/27/12

STARTED HEARING A LOW HOWLING NOISE IN MY FRONT END WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES IN THE ROAD, IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS TO A GRINDING SOUND,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT PERFORMANCE DODGE, WOODBURY, NJ. THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BAD. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR MODEL FOR THAT VERY REASON, HE STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF IT, I INFORMED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE RECALL, AND HIS ANSWER WAS THAT MY TRUCK WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND THOSE THINGS WEAR OUT. I SAID ARE YOU CRAZY THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 38000 MILES ON IT, HIS ANSWER WAS IT WAS A GOOD THING I PURCHASED A EXTENED SEVICE CONTRACT. IT COST ME $107.00 DEDUCTABLE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK.THIS WAS MY FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND IF THIS IS HOW THEY STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, WHEN THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE FACTORY IT WILL BE MY LAST. MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT RECALL, JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT WERE NOT.I WILL BE TRADING IT IN FOR A FORD NEXT YEAR. NOW I KNOW WHY THE GOVT. HAD TO BAIL CHRYSLER OUT SO MANY TIMES. *TR

TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. IF I PRESS DOWN ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED INSTEAD OF THE LEFT. SOMETIMES NO TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP ALTOGETHER WITHOUT WARNING. THESE EVENTS OCCUR AT RANDOM AND ARE HARD FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER I AM WORRIED THAT A FUTURE OCCURRENCE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A KNOWN CAUSE, AND OR FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. SPORADICALLY, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,579.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,966 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,453.