2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATED WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO ILLUMINATE THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING AND HUB FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10E040000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,7474. UPDATED 06/10/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/2012 *LN *TR

RECIRCULATION DOOR ON HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM BROKE OFF INSIDE DUCT WORK AND WAS RESTING ON THE BLOWER FAN OF 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. CANNOT USE DEFROST MODE BECAUSE BROKEN DOOR IS RESTRICTING AIR FLOW. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003-2008 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. TRUCK HAS 26,000 MILE AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS 850-1,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. STARTED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. WORKS, THEN STOPS WORKING WHEN BRAKES ARE PUSHED AND CONTINUES NOT TO WORK AFTER THAT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE ARE 100S IF NOT 1,000S OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS ON THE 2006 DODGE RAM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS, BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THEIR NAMEBRAND AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. CHECK OUT THIS LINK HTTP://VLANE.COM/DISCUSS-TOPIC/1336/2006-DODGE-RAM-TURN-SIGNAL-PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500. ORIGINAL RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V038000 SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING IN 2007, CHRYSLER STATED THAT RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING. ON MAY 10, 2011 THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AGAIN, DUE EITHER TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OR IMPROPER REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. IT DID NO GOOD FOR CHRYSLER TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN A RECALL WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS GOING TO FAIL. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 15 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE ON THE THROTTLE BODY THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB (NA). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK RAPIDLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,134.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,027 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE AN AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A WAITING LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 350 PEOPLE FOR THE PARTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,407.