2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I WAS HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 75MPH PULLING BOTH MY HORSES AND MY THREE HORSE TRAILER IN A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WIPERS SPORADICALLY STOPPED WORKING. ON THE HIGH SETTING THEY WENT TO LOW, THEN STOPPED, THEN STARTED AGAIN GOING FAST, THEN COMPLETELY QUIT POSING A SERIOUS HAZARD TO MYSELF, MY ANIMALS, AND ALL AROUND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT IT OUT A WHILE UNTIL I COULD ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE MY TRIP. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR WHICH ONLY MADE THE WIPERS MOVE VERY SLOWLY. THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM, LIKELY QUITE EXPENSIVE, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE FIXED. MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN VERY SPARINGLY AND HAD ONLY 75000 MILES AT THE TIME OF WIPER FAILURE. *KB

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HAND AND UNCONTROLLABLY CHANGED SEVERAL LANES ON I-95 BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE SINCE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 MORE TIMES AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND 55-65 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE WITH NO HELP, I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DUBBED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SO FAR CHANGED TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER, AND TIE RODS. IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I WILL NOT LET ANYONE RIDE IN IT, THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY GET SOMEONE KILLED EVENTUALLY. DO NOT BUY A DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END...OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." ALSO HAS A CLUNK IN STEERING WHEEL. HAVE REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, AND TRACK BAR. HAVE REPLACED TIRES, BALANCED, AND ROTATE/BALANCE EVER 5000 MILES. ISSUE STILL KEEPS OCCURRING. HAS OCCURRED WITH TWO SEPARATE SETS OF TIRES(LOAD E AND LOAD D)SHOP NOW SAYING TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT, STEERING BOX, SHOCKS, AND STEERING STABILIZER. SHOP ALSO SAYS DODGE TRUCKS ARE THEIR BEST CUSTOMERS.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB WITH 5.9 DIESEL ENGINE. THE AGENCY HAS RECEIVED THREE REPORTS OF IMPROPER TURN SIGNAL FUNCTION. THE COMPLAINANTS REPORT THAT MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN CAN RESULT IN NO FLASHING OF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IMPROPER FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. LIKEWISE THE SAME OPPOSITE IMPROPER OPERATION OCCURS WHEN MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A RIGHT TURN. THE INCORRECT FLASHING SIGNAL APPEARS AT BOTH THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT AND AT THE EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING POSITIONS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADVISE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INDICATOR RELAYED THE INCORRECT INFORMATION CAUSING THE WRONG SIGNAL TO WORK OR POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AWKWARD. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. HE NOTICED THEOUTER TIE ROD HAD FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE. UPDATED 05/25/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PITMAN ARMS TWICE AND THE STEERING BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,794. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WIPERS FAIL TO TURN ON OR GET STUCK ON INTERMEDIATE, TURN SIGNALS WORK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAT YOU PLACE THEM, WHEN YOU PUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON THE LEFT WORKS. SOMETIME YOU CAN'T SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM OR VICE VERSA.