2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO A DRIVEWAY, AN UNUSUAL SNAP WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHIN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THESE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN SOLD WITH FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT DODGE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT WITH OUT COSTING THE OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE TPIM MODULE CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE REFLASHED AND REPLACED TO KEEP YOUR TRUCKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKING. THEY HAVE DESIGNED THIS SYSTEM SO THAT THE CONSUMER CANNOT REPAIR OR EVEN INSPECT THE SYSTEM WHICH I BELIEVE IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE ISSUES WITH THE MODULE AND DODGE HAS MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY PART. THIS MODULE AFFECTS LIGHTS, WIPERS, A/C, CRANKING SYSTEM ETC... THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT CAREFULLY AND DODGE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE BLINKERS ARE ERRATIC. THE LEFT BLINKER COMES ON WHEN THE RIGHT IS APPLIED AND VISE VERSA. THE BLINKERS WILL SWITCH SIDES IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND AT TIMES THEY WILL BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN RIGHT AND LEFT TURN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST TURN THEMSELVES OFF AT TIMES AND OR SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN BY THEMSELVES AT TIMES. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. AT THE MINIMUM A TECHNICAL BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

I WAS ON I-35 IN MO JUST NORTH OF CAMERON HEADING TOWARD WINSTON. ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN WINSTON AND CAMERON I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE ROAD IS SOME WHAT ROUGH DUE TO TRUCK TRAFFIC. WHEN I HIT THE BUMP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BECAME LOOSE VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT FELT AS IF I WERE RUNNING OVER A SERIES OF SPEED BUMPS. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE TRUCK STILL SHAKING VIGOROUSLY I RECLAIMED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE EASING IT TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPING. ONCE STOPPED I BEGAN ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND SEEMED TO BE FINE. *TR

FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE MONTHS MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS STARTED HAVING THE DEATH WOBBLE!! THE UNCONTROLLABLE TIRE WOBBLE HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY NOW. I HAVE TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING TO FIX IT. I HAVE PURCHASED NEW BUSHINGS AND THE STEERING GEAR STABILIZER. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE BECAUSE OF THIS. WHEN TALKING TO DODGE ABOUT MY PROBLEM, IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE JUST BLOWING ME OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH B.F GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A TIRES, LINE SIZE: LT265/70R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALLS OF THE FRONT PASSENGER, FRONT DRIVER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE CRACKING, PEELING AND BECOMING DRY ROTTEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ

ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK TIPM IDLING IN DRIVEWAY HORN HONKS BY ITSELF LIGHTS HIGH BEAMS TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A PAIN I HAVE MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 51000 MILES DODGE DEALER REPLACED THEM TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT REPLACED THEM ON MY OWN THE LAST TIME ALSO STEERING GEARBOX SNAPPED IN HALF REPLACED THAT WHILE PULLIN 18 FOOT TRAILER GOT STOPPED BUT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE ROAD WE SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON OUR TRUCKS WHILE DODGE MAKES ALOT OF MONEY BUILDING JUNK I HAVE BEEN OFFERED 35,000 FOR THE TRUCK BUT I WONT SELL IT TO ANYONE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING HIGHWAY I-95 NEAR JAX , FL. WHILE CROSSING AN OVERPASS EXPANSION JOINT BETWEEN BRIDGE AND PAVEMENT THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING - SO BAD I COULD BARELY KEEP CONTROL. I SLOWED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND HEADED FOR THE MEDIAN OUT OF THE WAY FROM TRAFFIC FOLLOWING. TRUCK COMPLETED AN ENTIRE "DONUT " IN MEDIAN CAUSING ALL TRAFFIC TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT A BLOWN TIRE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TIRES, SHOCKS AND FRESH ALIGNMENT LESS THAN 500 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. I CALLED DODGE CARE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON STEERING LINKAGE. I TOOK TRUCK TO GATOR DODGE IN MELBOURNE FLORIDA FOR THE RECALL. SERVICE MANAGER MIKE SAID THE TRUCK DIDN'T APPLY TO RECALL. HE BLAMED THE VIOLENT "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY BRAND NEW TIRES AND NON MOPAR SHOCKS. SHOCKS ARE AFTERMARKET DIRECT FIT FOR MY TRUCK FROM MONROE. HE ALSO SAID THAT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRES REBALANCED. I DID WHAT HE ASKED AND BROUGHT TRUCK BACK TO GATOR DODGE FOR A NEW DIAGNOSIS. HE THEN BLAMED THE VIOLENT SHAKING ON " GLAZED ROTORS". ODDLY THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING. HE THEN TALKED WITH HIS SERVICE MANAGER AND REPLACED THE PITTMAN ARM, STABILIZER SHOCK AND SOME KIND OF CONTROL ARM WITH NEW ADJUSTMENT CLAMPS FOR FREE. DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK STILL MAKES "CLUNKING NOISES " FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND FIREWALL WHEN JUST CROSSING OVER THE WHITE STOP LINES ON THE ROAD OR EVEN MY GARDEN HOSE IN THE DRIVEWAY. DEATH WOBBLE CAN BE DUPLICATED AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT HE REFUSED TO DRIVE TO HIGHWAY TO SHOW HIM THE PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO INSTALL A NEW STEERING GEARBOX AND AFTERMARKET STABILIZER TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I HAVE A FEELING IT WILL BE WASTED MONEY. I BELIEVE THE TRUCK NEEDS RECALLED BEFORE I KILL SOMEONE ON THE ROAD. I CANT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK AND WILL NOT LET MY KIDS RIDE IN THIS ONE. *TR

WHEN EVER I USE MY BLINKERS GOING RIGHT OR LEFT THEY DON'T ALWAYS TURN ON IN THE DIRECTION I'VE ASKED THEM TO. THEY WILL GO FROM RIGHT TO LEFT QUICKLY AND BACK AND FORTH. EXAMPLE I AM MAKING A LEFT TURN AND TURN MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. IT BLINKS LEFT AND RIGHT SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH. THIS ISN'T JUST HAPPENING WITH THE LIGHTS INSIDE ON MY DASH, IT ACTUALLY TURNS THE BLINKERS ON OUTSIDE IN MY LIGHTS AS WELL. NO ONE CAN TELL WHICH DIRECTION I AM ACTUALLY TURNING. *TR