2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY 2006 DODGE RAM PICK UP HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPER BLADES COMING ON, OR NOT, SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP WITH OUT ASSISTANCE FROM THE OPERATOR. LAST WEEK MY TURN SIGNALS STARTED TO ACT UP. I TURN THE LEFT SIGNAL ON, IT SHOWS UP INSIDE AND OUT AS A RIGHT TURN, OR NOTHING AT ALL. MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ARE NOT WORKING EITHER. I HAD TO TURN THEM ON AND ONLY THE RIGHT BLINKER CAME ON, THEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. I CAN NOT COUNT ON MAKING A LANE CHANGE SAFELY, I CAN NOT COUNT ON MY WIPERS WORKING IN THE RAIN, AND IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY STOP, I CAN NOT USE MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED, LEADING TO THE WHEEL DETACHING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10E040000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,700.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 4X4 THAT HAS BEEN HAVING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE WIPERS AND THE TURN SIGNALS. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO WERE I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE WIPERS NOT WORKING AND IN DOING SO DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN CAUSING ME TO PUNCTURE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I HAD TO DO THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE OVER THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS! THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL, AND I MEAN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER THIS SAME PART. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HELD LIABLE. I SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THIS TRUCK, ALONG WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THERE IS NO PRICE TAG FOR LOSS OF LIFE DO TO SOMEONE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT. PLEASE, WE NEED SOMETHING DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM THAT MILLIONS OF DODGE OWNERS ARE BEING FORCED TO DEAL WITH. PLEASE DON'T LET LOSS OF LIFE BE THE REASON FOR A CHANGE BECAUSE THEN IT'S TOO LATE. *TR

I SIGNALED FOR A LEFT HAND TURN AND AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS THE BLINKER WENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NOW WHENEVER I SIGNAL FOR A LEFT HAND TURN, THE BLINKER GOES LEFT THEN RIGHT AFTER A FEW SECONDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT WOULD ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BECOME JAMMED AND CAUSED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BLEND DOOR ON THE HVAC SYSTEM HAS FAILED. UNABLE TO GET HEAT UP TO THE WINDSHIELD FOR PROPER DEFROST/DEFOGGING. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE 2006 RAM 1500 AND THAT THE 2007 RAM 1500 FEATURED A DESIGN CHANGE THAT CORRECTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME A CONSTANT FAILURE AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD ALSO FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS TESTING AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN PASS SIDE FRONT CRASH, RESULTING IN PASS WHEEL SEPARATING FROM TRUCK, SINCE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED HEATER DEFLECTOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY TO BLOW HEAT AND OR DEFROST CORRECTLY, INS WANTS PROOF IT HAPPENED IN ACCIDENT. NO INSIDE OF TRUCK DAMAGED DEALER SAY CAN NOT PROVE. DEFLECTOR BROKE DURING COLLISION WITH TREE, WAS WORKING BEFORE ACCIDENT, MAYBE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEFLECTORS NOW WINDOWS AE STEAMING UP VISION IS IMPAIRED, AND NO HEAT ON FEET ARE, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE SWITCH ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS AND LIGHT DIMMER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT TURNS THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL ON THAT I HAVE SPECIFIED, MY WIPERS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO DIM MY HEADLIGHTS. DRIVING IN THE RAIN IS VERY DIFFICULT AND TURNING BECOMES A PROBLEM BECASUE I NEVER KNOW WHAT SIGNAL WILL TURN ON. I SPOKE WITH MECHANICS AT A DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THE MULIT FUNCTION SWITCH IS NOW REFERRED TO AS THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY 2 CHILDREN AND HEAD TO TOPS MARKET IN MEDINA NY TO PICK UP SO GROCERIES FOR THE WK END. I WAS PULLING MY VEHICLE[2006 DODGE RAM 4X4 PICKUP 1500 SERIES WITH 5.7 LITRE HEMI] INTO THE PARKING AREA ON THE EAST END OF THE BUILDING . THE PARKING SPACE THAT I WAS PULLING INTO WAS FACING WEST TOWARDS THE CONCRETE WALL . AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ,AS THAT HAPPENED A HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR WAS PREPARING TO STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED BY ITS SELF . I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT THE BUILDING AND STALLED OUT ITS SELF. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE WHAT'S SO EVER . THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE CONCRETE WAS. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO ME BUT BOTHER MY KIDS COMPLAIN OF HEAD AND NECK PAIN . MY DAUGHTER ALSO COMPLAINED OF RT SHOULDER PAIN LEFT HIP PAIN AS A RESULT OF THE SEATBELT. THEY WERE BOTH TREATED AND RELEASED. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER ON MONDAY MARCH 21ST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM. THE POLICE DID FILL OUT A REPORT ALSO THE STORE MANAGER AND I NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE AGENT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS . VERY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ONE IN CANADA THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE.