2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 "DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK SHAKES AT ANY SPEED BUT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEED WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. IT CAUSES TO LOOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK JUST SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON HIGHWAY. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1 YEAR OLD. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ENGAGE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH INSTEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

2006 DODGE RAM DIESEL THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WAS AT JUST SHY OF 12000 MILES TAKE TRUCK TO THE DEALER NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY CAN SEE. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING BRING IT BACK . APPROXIMATELY 18000 MILES STILL HAPPENING CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TAKE IT BACK IN TALK TO MANAGER AND I TELL HIM THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP AT 55-60 THAT THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES. THEY SAY TRY WHEEL BEARINGS. I PUT 800 IN WHEEL BEARINGS STILL OCCURS. I CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY LEAD ME ON THAT THEY MIGHT FIX IT BUT TO TAKE IN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAG. I TAKE IT IN AND THEY SAY PUT A STEERING STABILIZER ON IT AND THEY WONT PARTICIPATE IN THAT SO I PUT AND NEW STEERING STABILIZER ON IT AND NOW IT HAPPENS AT 40-45 MPH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING THEM BACK TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I AM GOING TO EMPHASIZE TO THEM AGAIN THAT MY WIFE AND 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER ARE IN THE CURRENT DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK THAT THEY WILL NOT ALSO FIX. I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T WANT ANYTHING THEN A TRUCK THAT I CAN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWN ANY ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TIE ROD AND NEW CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,500.

TURN INDICATOR ON 2006 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR WHEN THE INDICATOR SHOULD BE SIGNALING FOR A LEFT TURN IT IS ACTUALLY ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN LIGHTS, SOMETIME SWITCHING THE DIRECTION AS IT IS OPERATING. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL-FAILED LEFT TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT ON FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER PLUG. MY PARENTS PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2007 THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE THE TRAILER PACKAGE INCLUDED. I RECENTLY TRIED TO HOOK UP A TRAILER TO MY PARENTS TRUCK. I NOTICED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT ON THE TRAILER DID NOT WORK. I WENT THROUGH THE TRAILER AND FOUND ALL WIRING TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I TESTED THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER PLUG ON THE TRUCK BUMPER AND FOUND THE METAL PIN THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL TO THE LEFT SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT OF THE TRAILER NON-FUNCTIONING. I TESTED THE WIRE UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE SAME WIRE THAT ATTACHES TO THE TRAILER PLUG HAD NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT. I CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND ALL FUSES WERE FUNCTIONING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE COMMON CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM LISTED WAS THE FUSE BOX(AKA TIPM). THERE ISN'T A SEPARATE FUSE FOR THE TRAILER SIGNAL FOR A ISSUES LIKE A SHORT. THE WHOLE CIRCUIT FOR THE LEFT LIGHT IS CLOSED BY THE SOFTWARE. INSTEAD OF JUST REPLACING A FUSE THE WHOLE FUSE BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE AVERAGE COST IS $1,000 TO FIX. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THE USUAL SERVICE LINE, "JUST BRING IT IN AND FOR $99 WE'LL DIAGNOSE IT FOR YOU. I CALLED THE DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME AND IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS. I EMAILED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE SAME AS THE DEALER DID. I REPLIED ASKING IF DODGE WAS GOING TO HELP PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. I ALSO ASKED IF THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE OF HIGHER AUTHORITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH. THEY REPLIED OKAY AND THAT IT'S BEEN PASSED ON. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC. IF I CAN'T SEE A DRIVER BEHIND ME OR THEM CAN'T SEE ME AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT AND CAN YOU REALLY PUT A PRICE OF THE SAFETY OF YOUR LOVED ONES? UPDATED IVOQ 12/01/10 *TR

FRONT AXLE U JOINTS AT ONLY 38,000. MILES ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THEY WERE BAD BEFORE UNDER 36,000 THREE YEARS. BUT DIDN'T SHOW THAT BAD ONLY SLIGHT CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SHARP TIGHT TURNS THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTING ON THESE PARTS IT IS A SEALED UNIT(THE U JOINT) SO IT COULDN'T BE MAINTAINED. *TR

A WENT IN THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES THE FRESH AIR OR IN CAB CIRCULATION SYSTEM FAILED AT THE PIVOT POINT. THE DOOR THEN FELL OVER THE FAN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SYSTEM WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW ANY AIR TO FLOW OUT OF ANY VENT. I LIVE NEAR MINNEAPOLIS , MN AND THIS HAPPENED IN AUGUST SO THERE WERE NO ISSUES BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER THE DEFROST FUNCTION WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT DRIVERS IN MINNESOTA RELY ON EVERY DAY IN THE WINTER TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

I WAS CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE IN MINNEAPOLIS MN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHED. I DID CATCH IT AND DIDN'T SWITCH LANES. OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMING AND GOING FOR TWO DAYS NOW AND I PLAN TO BRING IT TO A DEALER THIS WEEKEND. WHEN THIS DOES HAPPEN I CAN ACTIVATE THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT HOPEFULLY THERE IS A FIX FOR IT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HITTING A SMALL BUMP / POTHOLE CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. SHAKING STOPS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED BELOW 25 MPH. KEEPING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING SHAKING IS VERY DIFFICULT. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS & DEALER WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. *TR