2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING A 2006 DODGE POWERWAGON DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 60-70MPH. AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON HIGHWAY OR BRIDGE OVERPASS, MAJOR SHAKING AND WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END. KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. OCCURS EVERYTIME IN THE SAME SPOT AND EVERYTIME AT THE SAME SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AND HIT AN UNEVEN PART IN THE ROAD AND THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. VIOLENT SHAKING AND I HIT THE BRIDGE WALL. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE LINKAGE HAD A RECALL. TOOK IT IN. ADJUSTED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. HAD ALL BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED, ALL BUSHING, BOTH SHOCKS UP FRONT, STEERING STABILIZER AND ALIGNMENT DONE. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WOULD NOT OPERATE. WHEN SIGNALING TO TURN, ONLY THE REAR BLINKERS WOULD OPERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL RELAY FAILED AND THE ENTIRE FUSE PANEL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ONCOMING DRIVERS WOULD NOT BE WARNED WHEN HE WOULD ATTEMPT A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 2.5 YEARS. THE WARRANTY DON'T COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE MODULE. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 MEGA CAB DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE HAD THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK SHAKE AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH AND TURNING LEFT ON ANY SURFACE THAT HAS BUMPS. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKES, THE DASH BEGINS TO SHAKE AND THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 15MPH YOU MAY BE LUCKY TO GET CONTROL. AFTER THE SIXTH TIME IT HAPPEDED TO ME, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH, MAKING A LEFT TURN OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND DASH STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY TRUCK SLAMMED OF THE SIDE RAIL BEFORE I COULD GET CONTROL. AFTER CALLING DODGE THEY TOLD ME I'M STUCK BUYING A 2009 TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, PITMAN ARM, STEERING STABLIZER BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER MADE IT FOR DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 TRUCKS 2003 ' 2008 DUE TO SAFTY REASON. (BTW THE NEW TIE ROD ASSEMBLY IS NON-GREASABLE / NON SERVICABLE, SO WHEN A TIE ROD GOES OUT, YOU GET TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING AGAIN.) I HAD TO OBVISOULY GET AN ALINGMENT DONE AFTER EVERYTHING. ALL AND ALL I HAVE ABOUT 1000.00 BUCKS THAT IM OUT AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE REPAIRS TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, THANKS DODGE!!! :( BOOOOOOOO *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD SUBSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT WITH A REDESIGN UPGRADED 2009 PART. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING DAMPER AND A PITMAN ARM. THERE WERE NO 2006 PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ

THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES THE OPPOSITE OR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS. *TR

TL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIPM HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING EVERY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT NOT TO WORK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE TIPM REPLACED. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIPM TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS KNOW WAY OF TELLING IF THE NEW TIPM WILL NOT MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TIPM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. JO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO LOOSEN THE PEDAL BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAUSE OF A THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING EVALUATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,400. UPDATED 3/22/11 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE 2500 MEGA CAB 4X4 AND TODAY I EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND THE FAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE AT 75 MPH. I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. I SLOWED AND IT STOPPED. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR ALMOST A YEAR. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HEATER WILL NOT SWITCH TO THE DEFROST OR THE FLOOR. AIR ONLY COMES OUT THE DASH. TRUCK ONLY HAS 40800 MILES ON IT BUT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THE DODGE LINE. THEY ARE NOT PROUD OF THEIR PRODUCT. IT HAS COST THEM A CUSTOMER. *TR