2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY NEARLY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSING ME TO SUDDENLY MOVE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY ON A DAILY BASIS ON MY WAY TO OR FROM WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN BELOW 30 MPH. THIS HAS CASED NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS WITH PEOPLE FOLLOWING ME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE AUTO MAKER REFUSES TO SOLVE. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T END UP HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE.

SUNROOF LEAKS CONSTANTLY. WATER SOAKS INTO HEADLINER AND DOME LIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE FACTORY KNOWS ABOUT, BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. DOME LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AND POTENTIALLY SHORT OUT OR 'EXPLODE' AS COLD WATER SPLASHES ONTO HOT GLASS OF THE BULB CAUSING SPARKS AND BLOWING A FUSE.

I HAVE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FUNCTIONING TRAILER BRAKE OR SIGNAL LIGHTS THROUGH THE FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM NO MATTER WHICH TRAILER I AM PULLING. CHECKING FOR VOLTAGE STATES THAT THERE IS LOW VOLTAGE DUE TO THE TPIM. THIS OCCURRED AT 84,000. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING THE IGINATION KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT. $1,000 IS ALOT TO REPAIR A TOWING PACKAGE AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS WOULD LAST.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WILL BREAK AT THE PLASTIC CONNECTIONS BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER ATTACHES TO THE CABLE, I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER THERE A SEVERAL THOUSAND ON BACK ORDER AND THERE IS NO TIME OF RELEASE OF PARTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TIE ROD DETACHED, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO SIDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING ON HAVC SYSTEM. BLEND DOOR AND RE-CIRC DOOR GET BROKE DUE TO SENSERS (DC SERVO MOTORS) NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THEY OVER STRESS THE PIVOT PINS AND BREAK THEM. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AND THE WINDOWS FOG/FREEZE AND YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.