2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS A RESULT OF A FRACTURED TIE ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE TIE ROD FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD, STEERING STABILIZER AND SWAY BAR BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 8/17/12 *CN UPDATED 08/21/12

DROVE INTO MY DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST HIT MY OTHER CAR! BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED LINES! SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 2003 SILVERADO AND COST ME OVER $2,000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON 5 OR 6 TIMES , TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS- BOTH TURN SIGNALS WORK AT SAME TIME, A/C PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPRESSOR NOT WORKING AT TIMES AND NOW IS OUT ALL TOGETHER. ABS AND THE LIGHTING ISSUE IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A 2500 TRUCK AND I HALL HAY , TRACTORS AND A 30 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT I AM DOING OR CAN I STOP. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE 77 IN THE RAIN AT APPROX. 10 PM. THE WIPERS STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPED COMPLETELY IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. DESPITE HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE INTERSTATE AT AN EXIT JUST SOUTH OF CHARLESTON, WV. THE EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE WIPER MOTOR HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO BURNED OUT THE ELECTRICAL POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO FUSES OR RELAYS TO PROTECT THIS SYSTEM. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $1260. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. THE WIPERS ARE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING THE NORMAL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS RIDICULOUS. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS LESS THAN $200 BUT THE POWER MANAGEMENT MODULE WAS OVER $800. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODULE. THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODULE BUT THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM MODULE SHOULD HAVE HAD A FAILURE NOTIFICATION ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/24/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT ONLY WITH THE TRAILER HARNESS PACKAGE, BUT ALSO ANY ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE, AS THEY ALL GO THROUGH THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). IF THE MODULE DETECTS AN OVERLOAD OR SHORT, IT WILL SHUT DOWN THAT CIRCUIT, WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIME, TO HAVE IT RESET. UPDATED 05/25/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HESITATED TO RETURN TO THE PROPER POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS AND U JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I NOTICED MY A/C WAS NOT BLOWING AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, ALONG WITH A LOUD HUMMING COMING FROM THE A/C MOTOR. I DISCOVERED THE RECIRCULATING AIR DOOR BROKE AND IT WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE A/C FAN MOTOR BLOCKING THE AIR FROM COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. I HAVE READ AND HEARD OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS. THE COST IS RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE SUCH AN EASY FIX. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FRONT STEERING SEEMS LOOSE AND WHEN I HIT ANY BUMPS I HAVE HAD "DEATH WOBBLE". A VIOLENT SHAKE ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT STEERING WHEEL RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I FINALLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE WOMAN I SPOKE WITH SAID UNLESS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING BROKEN THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THE FUNNY PART IS THEY HAVE A COMPLETE FIX KIT TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THEY SAY DOES NOT EXIST THAT WILL COST YOU AROUND 600.00 JUST FOR THE PARTS NEVERMIND THE DEALERS ABSURDLY INFLATED LABOR CHARGES. YOU WOULD THINK WHEN YOU SPEND 42,000.00 ON A VEHICLE IT SHOULD BE SAFE AND ENGINEERED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND IF THERE IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS IT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED. *TR

BACK IN JUNE OF 2009 MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT FOR THE TRAILER STOPPED WORKING. THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR A DAY OR TWO. NOW THE HAVE BEEN OUT SINCE I TALKED WITH ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS ALL ALONG AND THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE MAIN POWER BOX UNDER THE HOOD. I STILL HAVE NO RIGHT TURN OR BRAKE LIGHT ON MY TRAILER. IF DODGE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS ELECTRICAL UNIT SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE UNDER RECALL WARRANTY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. WHAT CAN I DO OR WHO DO I NEED TO CONTACT TO GET AFTER DODGE SO THEY WILL REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS THEY HAVE. IS THERE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE THAT CAN BE TAKEN SUCH AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT MY TIPM MODULE WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN APRIL 2010, THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS ON 4/22/12, MY BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, DURING THIS TRIP I WAS TRAVELING HOME, I TURNED ON MY CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, I HIT THE BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT CUT OFF, I FINALLY HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING HIGHER. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF . I MADE IT HOME THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THE TIPM MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IF MY WIFE OR SON WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TRUCK ,I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THIS SITUATION, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND TIME THIS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FIRST TIME WAS 743.00 NOW IT IS 1060.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO READ ONLINE OF SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2006 DODGE RAM OWNERS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPT TO TALK WITH SOME ONE AT DODGE CONCERNING THIS ,I DECIDED TO CONTACT THIS SITE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR