2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I JUST PURCHASED A STOCK 06 DODGE 2500 4X4. YESTERDAY WHEN DRIVING IT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE PAVED ROAD. THE STEERING PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT BY ITS OWN THEN CORRECTED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS "DEATH WOBBLE" COMMON TO MY YEAR OF TRUCK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN FLASHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHAT WAS CHOSEN. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD FLASH RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. REPAIRS WERE ESTIMATED AT OVER $400 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 38,652. THE VIN # WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45 -50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THREE LARGE TREES AND A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 02/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/05/10.*JB

2006 DODGE 2500 4X4 DEATH WOBBLE NO ACCIDENT YET, CHRYSLER LITHA OF GREAT FALLS MONTANA SAID TO CHANGE ALL KINDS OF FRONT END PARTS AND IT [MIGHT] STOP DEATH WOBBLE [ ALSO AT MY EXPENSE] I FEEL UN SAFE IN A TRUCK THAT IS NOT EVEN PAID FOR AND NO EVEN CARES EVEN CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT THE RPMS INCREASE AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. HE HAS TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO PREVENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL. HE HAS TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL- THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FREQUENTLY ACTIVATES THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT ADJUSTING THE TILT COLUMN CORRECTS THE SIGNAL IN MOST CASES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE SIGNAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSES A SHORT OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2007, WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE TRUCK. IT WAS INFREQUENT AT FIRST AND I NEGLECTED TO TAKE IT IN WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. *TR

FRONT END OF VEHICLE STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A TRANSITION BETWEEN ASPHALT AND CONCRETE SURFACES AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THIS SHAKING DID NOT RESOLVE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER BRINGING THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, AND THAT THE STEERING COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PARTS WITH THE NEW DESIGN AT MY COST - APPROXIMATELY $640. DEALER DISPOSED OF OLD PARTS. *TR

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE PICKUP I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY WIPERS QUIT. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND I COULD NOT SEE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND MY TIPM IS OUT. MY MILEAGE WAS 36,174 AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM PICK UP HAD REPEATED EPISODES OF VIOLENT SHAKING, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER 2 OUT OF THE 10 EPISODES. HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING OVER 45MPH, USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND 50% OF THE TIME STARTED SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DODGE SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE WERE SO TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT, THAT WE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE WE PAID CASH FOR THE TRUCK, WE ENDED UP TAKING A TREMENDOUS LOSS ON IT. NOT TO MENTION THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WE SPENT TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. ON ONE OCCASION WE WERE STRANDED A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME, AND HAD TO STAY AT A CAMPGROUND FOR TWO WEEKS UNTIL IT WAS " SO CALLED FIXED". DODGE PAID FOR NOTHING! AFTER PICKING THE TRUCK UP AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR 10 DAYS, AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF PULLING OUT OF THE SHOP AND ACCELERATING TO 45MPH, THE SHAKING BECAME SO VIOLENT IT SNAPPED A TIE ROD AND PUT ME IN A DITCH. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD JUST FIXED IT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR TOWING IT BACK TO THE SHOP. THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING! WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS IN IT'S PATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT OPERATE. HE HAD TO TURN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OFF AN THEN BACK ON TO OPERATE THE SIGNALS. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE AT THE INTENDED SPEED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,551.