2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

FAILURE OF CLUTCH/STARTER INTERLOCK SWITCH, VEHICLE WILL START WITH CLUTCH OUT. *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AFTER EXTENDED VEHICLE OPERATION, PARTICULARLY IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE 2009; AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING (WITH OR WITHOUT TOWING, USUALLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES) THE CLUTCH PEDAL CANNOT BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH FROM THE FLYWHEEL. THE FIRST INCIDENT, IN 2009, OCCURRED AFTER I STOPPED MY TRUCK FOR FUEL, AND RESULTED IN VEHICLE MOVEMENT DURING ENGINE CRANKING WHEN I FORCED THE CLUTCH PEDAL DOWN FAR ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH POSITION SWITCH TO ALLOW CRANKING. THE ISSUE BECAME REPEATABLE ENOUGH THAT I REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM (MASTER CYLINDER, HYDRAULIC TUBING, AND SLAVE CYLINDER) IN 2013 WITH THE OE PARTS, AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WITH THE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM. *TR

WOW ANOTHER TRIP TO THE TRANSMISSION PLACE.... THIS IS BEGINNING TO GET RIDICULOUS. WE ARE AT THE TRANSMISSION PLACE AGAIN. THE HESITATION WHILE IN MOTION TO GET INTO TRAFFIC OR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WE ARE LITERALLY SHOVING OUR FOOT THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE THE TRUCK IS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WANTS TO SHIFT1-2. WE LHAD TO LIMP HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP AND TAKE IT BACK TO OUR TRANSMISSION PLACE WE HAD JUST REBUILT IT 8 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SAME REASON WE TOOK IT TO HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT PARTS WERE USED TO REBUILD THE TRANNY, AND WE SHOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, ONLY FOR THEM TO SAY OH WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED OUT YOUR BATTERIES OR SUCH THE ELECTRICAL COULD ALSO MESS WITH THE GOVERNOR OR THE SOLENOID. WELL LET'S JUST SAY WE HAVE NOT CHANGED BATTERIES NOR HAVE WE TOWED ANYTHING IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS. DODGE NEEDS TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING VERY COSTLY AS WELL AS AN ENDANGERMENT WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO BUCK AND WANTING TO SHIFT THE GEARS AT THE WRONG TIME AND US LOSE CONTROL WHILE STOPPED OR WHILE DRIVING IT DECADES TO SHIFT FINALLY. WE CANNOT AFFORD FOR OUR CHILDREN TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IF IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BECOME AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANNY. *TR

WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN AGAIN. ACCELERATING TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC AND YET AGAIN THE TRUCK BEGINS TO BUCK AND ACT ALL WACKY... THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AND AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED OR T-BONED BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN THE TRUCK TRYING TO SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEARS. THIS TIME WE HAD TO REPLACE AND REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, I DON'T LIKE SHELLING OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY WHEN DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES WHICH THEY ARE AWARE OF WITH THE SOLENOID ISSUES EITHER GETTING STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED AND MAKING THE REPAIRS, MAKING IT VERY COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER. WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE DID NOT GET REAR ENDED OR T-BONED WHILE TRAVELING A DISTANCE AND LIMP BACK TO OUR HOUSE AND CONCERNED FOR OUR FAMILY WHILE IN THIS VEHICLE. VERY ANGRY CONSUMER WITH DODGE FOR NOT WANTING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVIOUS VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED, SO THEY CHANGE THE PARTS TO ENHANCE THE TRANSMISSION TO A SELF GREASING SOLENOID AND INSIDE PARTS TO AVOID THIS COSTLY REPAIR TO THEMSELVES. *TR

WHEN PULLIN GOUT INTO THE TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WAS RACE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK AND NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE IN A MOVING MOTION. WE HAD TO LITERALLY PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WOULD JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN LAMBORN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH A VEHICLE RECALL ISSUE; PLEASE SEND RESPONSE TO REBECCA HARTMANN AT 1125 KELLY JOHNSON BLVD, SUITE 300, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO REMEDY THE RECALL. *JB

WIPERS QUIT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. UPON INSPECTION, THE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND BEING THAT THIS MODEL DOESN'T HAVE A FUSE OR RELAY CONTROLLING THE WIPERS, THE ENTIRE TIPM HAS TO BE REPLACED. *JS

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD, WITH THE 5.7 HEMI, THE 4WD AND 4LO LIGHT FLASHES AND TRIES TO ENGUAGE INTO 4X4. EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND MOTOR IS OFF KEY OUT OF IGNITION U CAN STILL HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CLICKING IN AND OUT OF 4WD. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A WHOLE FORM OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO A TRANS SHOP THEY THINK IT MAY BE THE ACTUATOR BUT SAID THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THATS IT. $500 TO DO THAT JOB. WHATS GOING ON HERE? I GOOGLED IT AND SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT KNOW FIXES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.