2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

MY WIPER MOTOR QUIT DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. I HAD CARS HONKING BEHIND ME, I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WITH MY HEAD OUT AN OPEN WINDOW, I USED THE LANE LINES TO GUIDE ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR WATER INTRUSION INTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY 06 2500 RAM PU TRUCK. HE SAID IT WOULD COST $234. NOW THEY SAY IT WILL COST $1200 AS IT INVOLVES THE TRUCKS COMPUTER SYSTEM. WHY IS THE RECALL (09V084000) ONLY FOR 2008 AND 2009 WHEN THE SAME PART IS IN 2002-2009? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED TO THE DESIRED SELECTION, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE RELATED DEFECT FOR THE 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR A RECALL FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A RAIN STORM ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIPM. 1 WEEK LATER MY HORN DIDN'T WORK DODGE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TIPM. I FEAR THE TIPM HAS FAILED AGAIN SINCE I AM HAVING POWER ISSUES WITH MY LIGHTS AND RADIO AGAIN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A FREE PLAY OF 2 1/2 INCHES. THE VEHICLE STEERED STRAIGHT INTO ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A DIFFERENT OWNER WHEN THE GEAR BOX LOWER PLUG WAS REPLACED. THROUGH OBSERVATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER PLUG WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE GEAR BOX FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLLING THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2006 DODGE 2500 MEGACAB WENT BAD. IT TURNS ON THE INCORRECT SIGNAL, OR BOTH SIGNALS THEN TRYING TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR WASHBOARD ABOVE 40 MPH (COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE) UNRESPONSIVE STEERING. TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE TO OTHER BRANDS. TRUCK STILL DOES THIS ON OCCASION?CURRENTLY MANY 03-09 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE? MANY OF WHICH WERE NEVER FIXED AND ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THERE WEREN'T ALREADY MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE, THE RPM MILES WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,700.

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE ON THE INTERSTATE. FRONT AXLE WAS BOUNCING LIKE A PING PONG BALL. CONTACTED CHAMPION DODGE. *TR

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. AKA DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO A FAILURE. IT WAS NOTICED AT INSPECTION. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 51,000 MILES. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR