2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM2500 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE SIGNAL INDICATED THAT THEY WERE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND JUST GETTING UP TO FREEWAY SPEED, THE RIGHT (DRIVER-SIDE) REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE SWERVE VIOLENTLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND STAY ON THE ROAD. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL, RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, BUMPER, TAILLIGHT, AND TAILGATE. NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. *TR

2006 DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, WHEN AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH, HIT A BUMP AND FRONT END GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT IT COST OVER $2000.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES ABOUT THIS SITUATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM DODGE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT HITS A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. THIS TRUCK HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR. THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION IS DOCUMENTED EVERYWHERE ON THE NET. CHRYSLER HAS FIGURED OUT A WAY TO CHARGE $1,000.00 FOR THE MANDATORY REPAIR BY CALLING IT AN "TIE ROD UPDATE" UPDATES ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CROOKED PRACTICE. THIS "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" IS A CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN TO THEM. I WAS CHARGED $100.00 FOR THEM TO INSPECT MY TRUCK AND TELL ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY STOCK PARTS FOR IT. I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH YET BUT, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY CHRYSLER ANYMORE MONEY TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. I WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ONE THE ROAD I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE WOULD FORCE THIS ISSUE. I'VE SEEN NEWS STORIES ON THIS AND STILL NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.HTTP://WWW.WSOCTV.COM/NEWS/19518416/DETAIL.HTML. *TR

DRIVING MY 06 DODGE RAM MEGA CAB 2500 5.9L DIESEL, THE #4 FUEL LINE CRACKED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE NUT ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED IN DEC 09 AND HAPPENED AGAIN IN JAN 11. THIS CAUSED A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT ENGINE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE DUE TO THE DISTANCE I HAD TO DRIVE (NO SERVICES NEAR FOR 15 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF ALASKAN WINTER). TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND PART WAS REPLACED SINCE ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME THE PART IS 64.00 DOLLARS AND LABOR IS 130.00. *TR

I HAVE 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 TRX4, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY RT REAR TURN SIGNAL APPROX 2 MONTHS AGO. THOUGHT IT WAS BULB, WASN'T! I TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP, WAS TOLD ON DEC 14TH, 2010 THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENTIRE FUSE BLOCK THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS. HE CALLED DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD RUN OVER $700 AND THAT THERE WERE 200 ALREADY ON BACK-ORDER! NOW, JAN 3RD, 2011 WHEN I PUSH ON BRAKE THE RT REAR LIGHT FLICKERS/FLASHES AS IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS WORKING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT $700 PLUS LABOR IS ACCEPTABLE FROM DODGE, AND EVEN IF I ORDERED THE PART THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN IT WOULD DELIVER DUE TO LARGE BACK LOG ON THEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BY DODGE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH GOING AROUND A SLIGHT BEND TO THE RIGHT WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER FOR IT TO GO AWAY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ALL THE FORUMS I'VE CHECKED SUGGEST PURCHASING AFTER MARKET HEAVIER DUTY STEERING COMPONENTS. THIS DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE TO ME CONSIDERING THE COST OF THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ALSO GO THRU BALL JOINTS EVERY YEAR AND I'VE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE THEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. *TR

1. DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE", TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING ANY POT HOLE OR BUMP. *TR

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAUSED LOSS OF VISION DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM. THIS IS OBVIOUS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE DEALERS ARE SELLING THE REPLACEMENTS AS FAST AS THEY GET THEM IN. MY DODGE TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE LINKAGE FAILED WHERE THE LINKAGE ARM IS CONNECT TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM MOUNT. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A BALL AND SOCKET DESIGN THAT REQUIRES AN NYLON BUSHING TO HOLD THE TWO PARTS TOGETHER. THE NYLON BUSHING IS FAILING PREMATURELY (ONLY 4 YEARS.) SINCE THE REPLACEMENT IS THE EXACT DUPLICATE, WE CAN EXPECT IT TO ALSO WEAR OUT (ANOTHER 4 YEARS) AND CREATE AND INSTANT DRIVING HAZARD. THIS NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED BY DODGE AND REPLACED ON ALL VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS. TO KEEP REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME FLAWED DESIGN IS ABSURD. *TR

COLD WEATHER CAUSES ICE TO FORM ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HEATER CONTROL WOULD NOT GO TO DEFROST. HAD TO STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO SCRAPE THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF WINDSHIELD TO REMOVE ICE. THE AIR FLOW,BLEND DOOR PLASTIC ACTUATOR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR BROKE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS VERY COMMON AND CHARGED ME 578.93 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER. *TR