2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR UPDATED 6/17/13 *CN

WHEN BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPACE, MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND CUTTING A TIGHT TURN THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE. THE AFFECTED PARTS ARE THE RIGHT TIE ROD, PITTMAN ARM AND STEERING LINKAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMTPING A TURN, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DODGE TRUCK, 2500 WITH 6.1 LITER CUMMINS. FUEL RAIL BROKE AT 112,000 MILES. DIESEL FUEL WAS PUMPED OUT ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. EXTREME SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE. TRUCK HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURES BOOKLET. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT WAS RIGHT TIE ROD END FALLING OFF. TRUCK BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. NEXT INCIDENT WAS DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. NEXT INCIDENT WAS ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE TRUCK. NEXT INCIDENT WAS RIGHT TIE ROD END FALLING OFF. NEXT INCIDENT WAS ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE. VIRTUALLY ENTIRE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED. STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TRUCK HAS 240000 MILES AND I AM SCARED OF IT, BUT IT MY ONLY TRUCK, SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. ACCORDING TO INTERNET, MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BACK INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE 5.9 DIESEL ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND A TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT JUST TO GET STOPPED AND I WAS LUCKY I WAS PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY IN S STRAIGHT LINE AND I WAS NOT ON A HILL OR A CURVY ROAD. ONCE I GOT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED I NOTICED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. THE FIREWALL INSULATION WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH FUEL. THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED A LEAK AT THE SEAM BEHIND THE COUPLING NUT AND SPEWED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PROBABLY TWO TO THREE GALLONS WORTH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE BUT NO OTHER FUEL LINES ON THIS MODEL. I FEEL I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE FUEL DID NOT IGNITE OR THE WHOLE VEHICLE WOULD DEFINITELY OF CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE OUT COME WOULD OF BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR MY FAMILY THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD NO CONTROL UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO UNDER 50 MPH. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AS IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND I ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN DODGE TRUCKS AND JEEPS. THERE ARE MANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS, IT HAS BEEN ON NATIONAL NEWS AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA.DOT.GOV ALSO. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO GET THIS DEFECT RECALLED? THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT AND USE IT AS AN EXCUSE TO REPLACE EVERY COMPONENT IN YOUR FRONT END AND CHARGE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED (50-55 MPH), THE HIGHWAY GRADUALLY WENT TO THE LEFT. DURING THIS LEFT MANEUVER, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLOW UNDER 20 MPH. I HAD OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A WEEK WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED EVERY TIME I'VE DRIVEN THE TRUCK. IT ALWAYS SEEMS WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR JOINTS IN THE ROAD SURFACE. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL IF SPEED WASN'T REDUCED IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS BEEN A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT A STEERING SPECIALTY SHOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNDER 50 MPH (WHEN FEASIBLE) AND I AVOID INTERSTATES ALTOGETHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL OPERATING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.