2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I PURCHASED THE 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB IN 2013 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED RECEIVING NOTICES ABOUT AN AIR BAG RECALL, BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT IS NOW 2016 AND I AM STILL RECEIVING NOTICES THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I AM SERIOUSLY RELUCTANT TO LET MY WIFE AND TODDLER RIDE WITH ME UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. WHEN WILL THE PARTS BE AVAILABLE FOR MY CHRYSLER DEALER TO FIX MY TRUCK? *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. THIS IS A CITY VEHICLE THAT HELPS PROVIDE MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF CHESAPEAKE, VA. IT'S TAKING WAY TOO LONG FOR THIS PART TO BE FIXED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER HITTING A ROAD IMPERFECTION, TRANSITION, OR BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (50 TO 70 MPH), THE FRONT END AND STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKE IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW MY TRUCK TO 35 MPH OR SLOWER AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN OR HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON ABOUT A DOZEN OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND THE STEERING BOX AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO WHERE I BELIEVE THE TRUCK IS NOT LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS VIOLENT FRONT END / STEERING SHAKE EVENT HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN 2 DOZEN OCCASIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT FELL AND SUSTAINED A SHATTERED ELBOW, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT HAS A COUPLE ISSUES. THE LATEST IS NO LEFT LOW BEAM. THERE IS NO FUSE TO CHANGE EITHER. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS THE TIPM THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER PULLING MY TRAILER. DURING THAT TIME, MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND. ALSO, I HAVE THE NOTORIOUS "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAVE SPENT OVER $4,000 ON STEERING COMPONENT REPAIRS, WHICH INCLUDE 3 GEAR BOXES AND 2 POWER STEERING PUMPS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, TIRE RODS, PITMAN ARM, ETC. I AM TAKING MY TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP TOMORROW TO HAVE MY UJOINTS REPLACED, ALL NEW SHOCKS, AND THE ABS/BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED FOR $1,100. I GUESS MY NEXT REPAIR WILL BE THE TIPM TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE AT WHAT I GATHER TO BE AROUND THE $1,000 MARK. WHEN WILL DODGE FIX THESE ISSUES? THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND TIPM SEEM TO BE THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT.

1ST COMPLAINT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE LOW UPON INSPECTION THE WHEEL ,17 INCH WHEEL IS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG BY ESTIMATE. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE I JUST HAVEN'T HAD OPPORTUNITY TO UPLOAD TO COMPUTER YET. HAD WHEEL BLOWN IT WOULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY OF FOUR AS I WAS TOWING A TRAILER WHEN IT WAS NOTICED. 2ND COMPLAINT INTAKE AIR DOOR, BROKE OFF CAUSING TROUBLES WITH FREEING WINDSHIELD OF FOG DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND DAYS OF YEAR, THIS CAN BE FOUND ON GOOGLE MANY COMPLAINTS INTAKE DOOR THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE VS INSIDE AIR.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 DODGE TRUCK IN OCTOBER OF 2015. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AT THE END OF JULY 2016. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DID NOT INFORM US OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN THIS TRUCK. IN 2014, NTSA ASKED 10 CAR COMPANIES TO RECALL 7.8 MILLION VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN 7 SOUTHERN STATES, PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. TRUE, THE AIR BAG PROPELLANT BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE OVER TIME AND WITH HOT OR HUMID TEMPERATURES ,BUT THAT IS ONLY A FACTOR WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS SPONTANEOUSLY OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER AND THE BAG SHOULD NOT BE DEPLOYING IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT ABOUT WHEN A VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A MODERATE OR MAJOR ACCIDENT? WHY WAS THAT NOT CONSIDERED WHEN THE RECALL FIRST TOOK PLACE? WHY WEREN'T DRIVERS IN THE REST OF THE STATES NOTIFIED TOO? ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE PARTS OR REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE AIRBAGS SO, IF THE TAKATA AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN OUR VEHICLES FOR ANY REASON, US, OUR LOVED ONES, CHILDREN, MOTHERS, FATHERS ARE JUST OUT OF LUCK I GUESS. WHEN DID FIAT -CHRYSLER FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? ARE ANY OF YOU LOOKING INTO THE FACT THAT MANY VEHICLES WERE SOLD TO UNSUSPECTING BUYERS, WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE AIRBAGS WERE HAZARDOUS? I BELIEVE DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WHEN THEY SOLD US OUR TRUCK BUT, THEY'RE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AT ALL. NOW I AM STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I WON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I CAN'T TRADE IT OR SELL IT BECAUSE THEN I'D JUST BE PASSING THE HAZARD ONTO SOMEONE ELSE, WHICH IS WRONG. SO WHO'S GOING TO HELP KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE? WHO'S GOING TO HELP US? WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF SOMEONE GETS HURT OF KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY AIRBAG? WILL YOU ONLY DO WHAT'S RIGHT AFTER MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR DIE? HELP US

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 340,000.