2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

HAULING A GOOSE NECK TRAILER EMPTY TO NEW MEXICO, SUDDENLY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE FAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" OF THESE VEHICLES. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE WHOLE FRONT END NEED TO BE "UPDATED" TO THE BIGGER BEEFIER SUSPENSION. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT CHRYSLER HAS CREATED A WHOLE KIT FOR DOING THIS UPGRADE. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT CONSIDER IN NEED OF THE RECALL REPLACEMENT JUST FOUR WEEKS PRIOR. THE SERVICE WRITER STRONGLY SUGGESTED I HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A FULL INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END BUT NEVER TOLD ME WHILE INSPECTING HE KNEW THE FRONT END WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT NHTSA HAS STEPPED ON THE END OF ITS PECKER LIMITING THE RECALL TO ONE STYLE OF FRONT END ROD. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS DEFECT OF THE TRUCK. WORSE IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. NHTSA NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL DODGE TRUCKS WITHOUT THE BEEFIER FRONT END SUSPENSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WORE PREMATURELY DUE TO A SEVERAL PARTS THAT EXCEEDED THE WEIGHT SPECIFICATION. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY, HUBS AND THE STEERING PITMAN ARM TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,572 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,923. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE N62/NHTSA 13V-528 INDICATING A RECALL AGAINST MY TRUCK. TRAVELING IN SOUTHWEST US AND CONTACTED NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND DETERMINED MY TRUCK REQUIRED THE KIT TO FIX THE DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE KIT AND IN FACT WAS RECEIVING ONLY ONE KIT PER WEEK FROM DODGE. AND THEY HAD A WAITING LIST OF 60+ VEHICLES. CONTACTED THE OTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH SIMILAR (50+ WAITING LIST) RESULTS. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PER THE RECALL NOTICE. THE AGENT CALLED SEVERAL CITIES ALONG MY PLANNED TRAVEL AND EACH DODGE DEALER HAD THE VERY SAME SITUATION - 50 OR MORE VEHICLES ON THE WAITING LIST, WITH AN EXPECTED DELIVERY OF ONLY ONE KIT PER WEEK FROM CHRYSLER. AT THIS RATE, IT WILL TAKE ME A YEAR TO GET A SAFETY DEFECT FIXED. I AM NOW ON THE WAITING LIST AT THE DODGE DEALER NEAR MY HOME AND I AM APPROXIMATELY NUMBER 58 ON THE WAITING LIST. PROBLEM: SUFFICIENT REPAIR KITS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE N62/NHTSA 13V-528 SAFETY DEFECT. AND CURRENT KIT DELIVERY INDICATES THIS SITUATION WILL EXIST FOR MORE THAN A YEAR! MY SAFETY IS AT RISK! *TR

11/21/2013 5:00PM WHILE LEAVING LAKE CASTAIC, I NOTICED ABNORMAL EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING OF MY TRUCK. I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO POSSIBLY BEING TIRED AFTER A LONG DAY ON THE LAKE. I PULLED OVER AT CALGROVE EXIT OFF THE I 5 TO VISUALLY INSPECT MY TIRES AND ANYTHING NOTICEABLY WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK, SO I REDUCED MY SPEED AND TOOK PRECAUTION. JUST PRIOR TO BANDINI EXIT (S) 710 WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND WITHOUT WARNING MY TRUCK VEERED INTO TRAFFIC. THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THE WHEEL WOULD TURN FREELY TO THE LEFT, WITHOUT TURNING THE WHEELS. I HAPPEN TO BE A VERY STRONG INDIVIDUAL AND IT TOOK EVERY OUNCE OF STRENGTH TO MAINTAIN STABILITY AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. A PERSON WITH LESS STRENGTH, WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF A FULL SIZE TRUCK, WHILE TOWING A BOAT ON THE 710 FREEWAY IS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. WITH A STROKE OF LUCK AND A BLESSING, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND SAFELY EXIT THE FREEWAY. I HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED BY CERRITOS DODGE , SERVICE ADVISOR DANIEL MORENO THAT THAT THE STEERING BOX BROKE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $1,689.00 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THIS AMOUNT AND THEN CONTEST CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED OUT OF CERRITOS DODGE AND CURRENTLY SITS IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,410 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,417.

I LIKE TO REPORT OF PORT A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE RAM 2006 MEGA CAB. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY OWNERS ABOUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS AND THE PASTOR SIDE WHEN WINDOWS FRONT AND BACK HOWEVER MY PROBLEM CONSISTS OF JUST THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW APPEARS TO CRACK ON THE EDGE DOWN BELOW FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHATSOEVER WHENEVER THIS VEHICLES GET EXTREMELY COLD OR EXTREMELY WARM IN MY CASE IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD DAY WHEN MY WINDOW CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM I DID SOME CHECKING IN THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM IN DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES BEFORE WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND JUST LIKE MINE IT WAS JUST PARKED IN THE FRONT DRIVEWAY OR PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND SOME PEOPLE SAID WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE'S REPORTED THIS HAPPENING WHEN I WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT SOMEWHERE BACK TO MY CASE MY CASE CONSISTS OF IT BEING PARKED IN THE FRONT DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE I STARTED IT IN MIND YOU IT WAS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO BEFORE WINDCHILL I WAS I CLEANED OFF MY WINDOWS GOT IN MY TRUCK AND CLOSE THE DOOR LIKE I NORMALLY DO WHEN I SAY START TO MOVE OUT MY DRIVEWAY AND DOWN THE GRAVEL ROAD THAT I LIVE ON AND I HEARD A NOISE AND I LOOKED OVER IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF MY WINDOW HAD CRACKED ALL ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE NOW MAYBE I'M WRONG BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED I WOULD APPRECIATE PROBLEM BE SOLVED FOR THESE WINDOWS IN THESE MEGA CABS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO BE REPLACING WHEN THEY GET CRACKED FOR NO APPARENTLY REASON LUCKY SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL REPLACE THIS HOWEVER THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE MEGA CABS AND CAN BE VERY COSTLY FOR THESE WINDOWS RANGE QUITE A BIT PS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING MY PROBLEM. *TR

I RARELY USE MY FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM CUMMINGS DIESEL MEGA CAB NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTS TO HAPPEN BUT IT WAS SOMEWHERE UNDER 30,000 MILES I NOTICED A SMALL RATTLING SOUND UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK I TRIED TO FIND AND LOCATE IT MYSELF. SO I WENT ON TO SOME FORMS AND CHECKED WITH PEOPLE TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHAT THAT RATTLING SOUND COULD BE. THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING THAT THE U JOINTS WERE GIVING OUT SOME AS LITTLE AS 15,000 MILES SO I CHECKED MY YOU JOINTS ENSURE AND OFF MY YOU JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT I'M BOTH SIDES ON THE FRONT WHEEL STEER WHEELS ON MY 4 X 4 THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CUMMINS DIESELS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE DODGE MEGA CABS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 DODGE RAM I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CHECK THE DODGE FORMS IN SEE FOR YOURSELF THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO COVER THEIR MISTAKES THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THE U JOINTS IS THAT YOU CANNOT GREASE THEM NOW MIND YOU I WORK ON A LOT OF HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES MOSTLY 18 WHEELERS IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER I FEEL DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO COMPENSATE OR REPLACE U JOINTS WITH PROPER ONES I HOPE YOU AGREE FOR WHEN YOU CHECK INTO IT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR A COMMON PROBLEM IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF 2500 AND 3500 DODGE 2005-2006+ VEHICLES PS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE ROD BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MERGED SAFELY OFF ROADWAY AND TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINT BECAME LOOSE AND THE TIRE ROD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH IF HE HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROADWAY OR APPROACHING A BRIDGE WHERE THE BRIDGE PAVEMENT AND THE ROAD PAVEMENT WAS GROOVED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS DUE TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING THAT THE PITMAN ARM AND THE STRESS PUT ON THE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING RODS. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE IN HIS HAND. UPDATED 04/01/14