2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL TAIL LIGHT WOULD FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

UNBEARABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION COMES FROM DASH AREA WHEN A/C OR HEATER FAN SWITCH IS TURNED ON TO THE HIGH POSITION. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE "BLEND DOOR" BEING BROKEN. TRUCK JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALER WANTS APPROX $700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WITH THE BLEND DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS WILL CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG EXCESSIVELY IN THE WINTER AS THE BLOWER CAN NOT BE TURNED ON HIGH TO CLEAR THEM. ADDITIONALLY, SUMMERTIME DRIVING HERE IN THE SOUTH GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE A/C SYSTEM WILL NOT COOL PROPERLY ON THE LOW SETTING. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THAT YEAR MODEL TRUCK AS THE BLEND DOOR IS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM WAS CURED IN THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE BLOWER WAS ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS WITH 44000 MILES ON IT WITH THE WHOLE FRONT END IS NOW BRAND NEW. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH YOUR TRUCK GETS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND CAN MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL AND KILL YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

5.7 HEMI ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INGESTION OF WATER. VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER HIGH WATER JUST BELOW FRONT BUMPER LEADING TO WATER BEING SUCKED THRU THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY INTO ENGINE AND HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND SHIMMY VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AGAIN BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 2500 4X4 SLT WITH ~53K MILES ON IT. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH USING MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL. DURING LIGHT MOMENTARY AND FULL LEFT TURN SIGNAL ACTUATION, MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT COME ON. THE OCCURRENCES HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND FOR RANDOM DURATIONS OF TIME. I USUALLY FIDDLE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO GET THE LEFT SIGNAL TO WORK AFTER I NOTICE THE INCORRECT FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. THIS SURELY HAS RAISED MY CHANCES OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS OTHER DRIVERS INTERPRET THIS TO MEAN I HAVE CHANGE MY INTENT TO TURN OR AM CONFUSED OR POSSIBLY IMPAIRED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I WILL REPAIR THIS AT MY OWN COST TO AVOID PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS OR VERY SIMILAR FAILURES OCCURRING IN THE DODGE TRUCK LINE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A SAFETY RECALL IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE TIE ROD FRACTURED FROM THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WITH ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E013000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS FOR THE STEERING LINKAGES. UPDATED 04/18/11

NORMAL DRIVING, NO RAIN, DAYLIGHT HOURS. OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS APPROX. 85 DEG F. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FOR A LANE CHANGE, THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE IT AGAIN, THE RIGHT SIGNAL ACTIVATED. DURING THE DURATION OF MY TRIP I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES, AFFECTING BOTH SIDES. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BOTH AT REST AND STATIONARY, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME, BUT PLAN TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB LARAMIE WITH DIESEL - VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AT AROUND 40MPH AND GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP - VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL - LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS - AND HAVE VIRTUALLY NO CONTROL UNTIL I BRING SPEED DOWN UNDER 20-30MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAVE HAD 2 DEALERSHIPS INSPECT AND FIND NOTHING WRONG. HAD A GOOD TRUCK SHOP IN TOWN INSPECT - NO IDEA WHAT'S CAUSING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE $5K+ TO GIVE DODGE TO PUT ON A FULL 2009 MODEL YEARS SUSPENSION. THEY HAVE DONE MULTIPLE RECALLS, NONE OF WHICH FIX THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT MY TRUCK TO DRIVE NORMALLY WITHOUT FEARING GOING OVER 45MPH. *TR