2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR, MORE OF AN ISSUE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND THERE IS CONTINUING ACCELERATION. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FOURTH UNCONTROLLABLY SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE IN WHICH THEY REFER TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I EVEN HAD ONE INSTANCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE TRUCK REAR TIRES WERE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND WENT BACK IN FOURTH BETWEEN TWO LANES, A GENTLEMEN WAS FORCED INTO THE DITCH, I APPROACHED THE GENTLEMAN AND HE COMMENTED ON THE TRUCK AND THE MAKE AND THE FACT HE HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE INCIDENTS, THE LATEST AND GREATEST FROM THE DEALERSHIP I CONTACTED BLAMED IT ON THE STATE ROAD CONDITIONS AND THERE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS MY RESPONSE TO HIM WAS THEN WHY DIDN'T EVERYONE ELSE'S VEHICLE DO THAT? NO RESPONSE, I EVEN OFFERED TO TAKE THEM ON A RIDE BUT NO ONE SEEMED TO ENTHUSED ABOUT THAT. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE COMMENTS ON FORUMS AND EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY LEAD ME HERE. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES IN OVER 20 OCCURRENCES I WANT TO SALE THE VEHICLE BUT HOW DO YOU FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT KNOWING THE PERSON BUYING THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY BE IN A BOX SHORTLY THERE AFTER. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS? *TR

2006 DODGE RAM TIE ROD, BROKE KNOCKING GOING BAD HAVE TO REPLACE DODGE WILL NOT PAY FOR IT ALTHOUGH THEY OFFER A UP GRADE AND HAVE RECOGNIZED THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOPE IT DOES NOT TURN INTO A TOYOTA TYPE DEAL AND MANY OTHER I HAVE TALKED OR BLOGGED ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SEATBACK RECLINES OR FAILS TO STAY UPRIGHT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MODEST ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGN CAN CAUSE SEAT BACK TO DRIFT BACKWARDS WITH A DRIVER OF AVERAGE WEIGHT. BOUNCING OVER POTHOLES, GEAR SHIFTS AND DRIVING UP INCLINES HAVE ALSO CAUSED THE SEAT TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIE ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD AND OTHER PARTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DETECTED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE LOOSE. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REGARDING A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALLDEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500, JULY 20, 2009, POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. CAR WOULD NOT STOP, CRUISE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. DEPRESSED THE BRAKES SO HARD THAT THEY SMOKED AND BURNED. TOWED TO DEALER AND POWER MODULE REPLACED. IS THIS NOT THE TOYOTA PROBLEM? SAW 5 COMPLAINTS HERE OUT OF 81 THAT COULD BE RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

2006 DODGE 2500 RAM 4X4 DEATH WOBBLE - VIOLENT SEVERE SHAKING LEFT/RIGHT AFTER HITTING BUMP ABOVE 50 MPH. SKIDDED OFF HIGHWAY AND THROUGH MEDIAN. *TR

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION SWITCH DODGE RAM 2500,SIGNAL HAS POOR QUALITY PLATING ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING A BUILDUP OF METAL IN THE DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE SWITCH. THIS IN TURN CAUSES AN ERRATIC OR NO SIGNAL OPERATION AT ALL MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DODGE SERVICE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BUT DODGE PARTS KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TOLD ME WHAT PART TO BUY AN OR HOW TO FIX. I DROVE OVER 50,000 MILES AND ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL FINALLY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 3500 RAM TRUCK BUT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE 1500,2500 MODELS ALSO. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART AT MY EXPENSE AND INSPECTED THE OLD SWITCH AND CLEANED IT TO KEEP IT AS A SPARE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BREAKS AND TILTS OVER BACKWARDS. THE CASING/GEAR BOX THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOTOR AND MOVES THE DRIVER?S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT FORWARD/BACKWARDS AND UP/DOWN SHATTERS AND THE SEAT FALLS OVER BACKWARDS DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE AT 30K TRAVELING 65MPH AND THE SECOND AT 45K 10-30MPH BOTH TIMES NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. THE FIRST SEAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE SECOND SEAT BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. THE SEAT IS STILL IN MY TRUCK BROKEN AND I HAVE THE SEAT BLOCKED FROM FALLING OVER BACKWARDS WITH A BRICK. BOTH TIMES IT BROKE I WAS ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC, ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE OTHER MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CARS AROUND ME. EACH TIME, I WAS TIPPED BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT SPACE WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT ALMOST HITTING THE SEAT BEHIND ME IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY. BOTH TIMES, MY HANDS LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY FEET LEFT THE PEDALS, I HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO SIT UP AND CORRECT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE ?RUN AROUND? STATING THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT REPLACING IT. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO SIT IN BOOSTER SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT; IF THEY WERE WITH ME IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN THE LEGS OF THE CHILD BEHIND ME. IT IS VERY ALARMING, DISTRACTING, AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE SEAT TILT TO A 45 WHILE DRIVING. *TR

OUTSIDER AIR DOOR/FLAP IN THE A/C SYSTEM ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS BROKEN WHICH PREVENTS AIR FLOW TO THE CABIN. I REMOVED THE BROKEN DOOR FLAP, BUT NOW AM UNABLE TO SHUT OFF OUTSIDE AIR FLOW. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY'S HEALTH SINCE I AM UNABLE TO PREVENT OUTSIDE EXHAUST FUMES FROM ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON ON ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. REPLACING THE FLAP REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH AND IS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE DONE BY THE DEALER. LIKEWISE, PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. THE DESIGN IS VERY POOR - MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE HINGE CAN EASILY BREAK. IT NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AND RECALLED BY THE DEALER. *TR