2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROADWAY APPROX 45 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE REALLY BAD IN FRONT, FELT STEERING WAS REALLY LOOSE OR NONEXISTENT. PULLED OVER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, VEHICLE DROVE FINE AFTERWARDS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROX 65MPH ON INTERSTATE, HEARD AND FELT A "POP" IN THE FRONT AS IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING - LOOKING BACK I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. IF YOU EVER HIT A BIRD ON THE INTERSTATE, THIS IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE; HOWEVER THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS THAT I HAD HIT ANYTHING, SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE AGAIN - IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THINKING MY TIRE MAY HAVE BLOWN - THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING. TODAY, I TOOK MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR THE RECALL (L16) LEFT TIE ROD; I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK AFTER INSPECTION AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM; HOWEVER, FOR $1383 THEY TELL ME THEY WILL REPLACE AND FIX MY STEERING GEAR BOX BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING. ON THE 13TH OF APRIL AFTER EXPERIENCING THE WOBBLE, I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND FOUND NO SUCH EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING; AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND CRAWLING UNDER TRUCK, I NOTICED WHERE THERE IS LEAKAGE AT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NOW. AFTER SEARCHING NET FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS I BEGAN TO SEE ALL ISSUES WITH THESE RELATED PARTS. DODGE SHOULD REALLY LOOK AT THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM AS THEY COULD BE TIED TOGETHER. I WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT I AM REALLY SHOCKED THAT DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS WOBBLE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY IF WOBBLE CONTINUES AFTER REPAIR. CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 96103 - I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE TRACK BAR, LOWER BALL JOINTS, STEERING SHOCKS, TIE ROD ENDS, STABILIZER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT BUT THE CONTACT DENIED THE DEALER'S ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,966 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2006 2500 DODGE 4X4 MEGA CAB (STOCK) NO LIFT. OUR DODGE HAS STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT WOBBLE AT CERTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP/HOLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS, CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ME AND ANYONE DRIVING CLOSE TO ME. THE WOBBLE IS SO BAD THERE IS NO WAY TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE HAVE REPLACED BUSHINGS, TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPER TWICE, ROTATED/BALANCED TIRES. I CALLED EARNHARDT DODGE IN CHANDLER, AZ AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE INSIDIOUS ISSUE AND HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING. THIS IS SOMETHING DODGE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING AND RECALL NOTICES SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IMMEDIATELY IF DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *JS

I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, AND REPLACED THE BULB. AFTER HAVING TRIED TWO NEW BULBS NONE WORKED. THE LOW BEAM IS OUT, BUT THE HIGH BEAM WORKS. I PULL TRAILERS ALL THE TIME AND HAUL HEAVY LOADS. I NOTICED THAT IT AFFECTS THE LIGHTS ON MY TRAILER AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ( FAILED TIPM) THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING, AND A RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN ISSUED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX JUST ONE HEADLAMP. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY $1,000+ TO HAVE IT FIXED?!?! I AM AFRAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LIGHTS ARE GOING TO FAIL AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT! WE NEED TO GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY AND CONSUMERS CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AS IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND PART! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUADCAB 4X4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER OUT OF LANE WITHOUT INTENT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY THAT CAUSED DIFFICULTLY WHEN TURNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED TWICE. IN JULY OF 2010, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED AND THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V350000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER TO VERIFY WHETHER THE VIN WAS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,558.

AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHOOK UNTIL I REDUCED SPEED TO AROUND 50MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING ISSUE ON LINE I FOUND THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON THAT IT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS UNABLE TO STEER UNTIL I SLOWED ENOUGH TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT MY TRUCK SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. I HAD LES SCHWAB LOOK IT OVER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. SEVERAL ON LINE POSTS INDICATED SIMILAR RESULTS. TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE EXTENT OF THE ISSUE JUST GO TO YOU TUBE AND TYPE IN "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" AND YOU WILL SEE PLENTY OF VIDEOS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE I EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 43,000.

GOT A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY TURN SIGNALS FIXED IF I HAD THIS PROBLEM I DID HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM IF IT ISN'T HAPPENING WHEN THEY TEST IT AT DEALER IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I AM SIGNALING ONE WAY AND MY TRUCK IS SHOWING A DIFFERENT WAY THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH OR CAUSE ME TO GET A TICKET. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT JUST BE FIXED IF THE DEALER CAN SEE IT FOR THEM SELVES AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING IF THEY DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM AT DEALER BUT I COULD BE ANY WHERE AND IF IT HAPPENS IM SUPPOSED TO STOP WHAT IM DOING AND TAKE TRUCK OVER TO THEM AND HOPE IT IS STILL DOING IT WHEN I GET THERE OTHER WISE O WELL. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I GET FROM THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL EQUIPPED WITH MOTO METAL RIMS, MODEL NUMBER: M09572006. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT RIM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,610 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,748.

DRIVER SIDE HIGHBEAM WILL NOT WORK. BULB IS GOOD, NO POWER TO SOCKET. IT COSTS $800 FOR A NEW TIPM MODULE PLUS PROGRAMMING. I CANT AFFORD TO THROW A THOUSAND DOLLARS AT A VEHICLE EVERY TIME A LIGHT GOES OUT. I KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE EXCEPT THE PRICE NOW I AM FORCED TO WAIT AND TRY TO FIX IT MYSELF. *TR