2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING SAFETY ISSUES OVER TIME. MOST RECENTLY HAVING OVER-HEATING ISSUES AND ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE FEBRUARY 2018. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAPPENED SINCE LAST YEAR, DASHBOARD NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. MY ONE OF MY FRONT HEAD LIGHTS NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. IVE CHANGED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL GOES OUT. MY DRIVER SEAT BEAT NO LONGER BUCKLES.

THE DASH CLUSTER STARTED WITH THE RPM GUAGE STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND NOW ALL OF IT IS MAXED OUT FULL GAUGES ON THE WHOLE DASH CLUCTER AND THE SPEED ODOMITER STILL MOVES BUT IS NOT CORREST ITS ABOUT 20MPH OFF. I CANT REMEMBER BUT I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE RPM GAUGE FIRST AND WEEKS LATER I NOTICED ALL THE OTHER GAUGES

DRIVING ON I70 PULLING TRAILER, WHEN REAR AXLE PINION NUT CAME OFF AND LOCKED UP REAREND WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT IN SEPT. 2005. THEY RECALLED OVER 200000 TRUCKS BUILT UP TO AUG. 2005. THEY DIDNT RECALL ENOUGH TO INCLUDE MINE. CAME VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING.

FUEL TANK IS CRACKED AND LEAKS FUEL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. MY MECHANIC ORDERED A NEW FUEL TANK FROM THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THE DODGE DEALER REPORTS THE TANK IS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO 59 FUEL TANKS ON ORDER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT IS CRACKED FUEL TANKS ON DODGE PICKUPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ACTIVATING OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THERE WAS ALSO UNINTENDED MOVEMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE AND ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHECKED FOR DTC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO REPAIR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ADDITIONALLY, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER (WHITTEN BROTHERS OF ASHLAND, 11409 WASHINGTON HWY, ASHLAND, VA 23005, (804) 798-6071) WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 06V038000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED SIX TSBS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *TT

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS ON BUT NOT ENGAGED. I PULLED UP TO BACK INTO PARKING SPACE, AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD INTO PARKED CARS. THE TRUCK STOPPED, I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, LOOKING TO MAKE SURE I WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN INTO PARKED CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE, AND THE TRUCK TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE, CLIPPED A FIRE HYDRANT, AND STOPPED ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY, BACKING INTO AN EARTHEN BANK. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY PLACE OF WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JUNKYARD AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POST CARD FROM TK HOLDINGS AND BELIEVED THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM BROWN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA BAY (10909 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, (813) 452-5499) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) IN 2007 AT 10,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CLUTCH SENSOR BEARING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN AND THROWOUT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED 3WEEKS AFTER NEW CLUTCH AND FAN, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE NEEDS REAPPAIR AND THEY ARE FILING BANKRUPTCY. I ORDERED A PART ALREADY FOR IT BUT NEEDS TO BE ECU NOT SURE IF ITS RELATED SO I AM ORDERING THAT PART BUT I AM UNABLE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE TODAY, DUE TO NEEDING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WE LIVE 30 MINUTES FROM TOWN IN THE FOREST, I CAN'T DO A TOW TO GET FIXED SO I AM CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE OF THE BANKRUPTCY, I AM GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A BILL TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. I TRIED TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED BEFORE THE 12/27 DEADLINE SO THAT TATKA CAN STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ERRORS AND MY FAMILY CAN BE SAFE AND OTHERS THAT ARE IN THIS VEHICLE.