2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL. TRUCK WAS USED AT TIME OF PURCHASE WITH AROUND 20 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. FIVE DAYS LATER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 55-60 MILES PER HOUR THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. LUCKY FOR ME NOBODY WAS AROUND ALL I COULD DO WAS TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD HAD TO USE BOTH LANES, MINE AND THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. I WAS REALLY OUT OF CONTROL COULDN'T STEER OR BRAKE TO STOP. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I HAVE COME TO KNOW IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE E RATED TIRES OR TEN PLY'S. THEY INSTALLED NEW STEERING STABILIZER AND SUGGESTED NEW SHOCK ABSORBERS AND TO TAKE OFF THE FRONT 2" IN LEVELING KIT OR FRONT SPACERS THAT WERE ON MY TRUCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING THE WHOLE WAY. SO I BOUGHT BRAND NEW E RATED TIRES AND PUT ALL NEW EXPENSIVE AFTER MARKET SHOCKS ON THE TRUCK MYSELF. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT WAS ACHIEVED BY THESE UPGRADES. ALSO TOOK TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALER AFTER THESE MODIFICATIONS FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE ANYTHING BUT SAID THEY TIGHTENED A FEW THINGS IN THE FRONT END. THEY THEN SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE RIMS ON MY TRUCK. SO I PURCHASED BRAND NEW RIMS AND TOOK THE 2" LEVELERS OFF. TRUCK STILL SHAKES AT AROUND 55-60 MPH AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND TAKE MY FAMILY ON OUTINGS WITHOUT THE CHANCE OF CRASHING BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT DODGE COULD FIX. VERY UPSET AND HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN. I HAVE NO CHANCE OF FIGHTING DODGE OR EVEN A CAR DEALERSHIP BY MYSELF. CAN YOU HELP? TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE ONLY DROVE 5 THOUSAND MILES IN ONE YEAR SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM MEGACAB 4X4 LAST WAS DRIVING AROUND CORNER LOST STEERING CONTROL. COLLISION INTO 5 PARKED VEHICLES TOTALING ALL VEHICLES HIT APPROX 48 MPH AT NIGHT CLEAR ROADWAYS NO ICE OR WATER POLICE REPORT SHOWS THAT STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT WHEELS DID NOT.. STEERING WAS LOST MEANING NO STEERING CONTROL WHATSOEVER. HAD TO HAVE WHOLE FRONT END PUT ON TRUCK. STEERING APPEARS OKAY. *TR

WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT BLINKER THE RIGHT AND LEFT BLINKER COME ON AT THE SAME TIME, OR THE LEFT WON'T COME ON AND JUST THE RIGHT. SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON THE 2006 DODGES. VERY UNSAFE - OTHER DRIVERS HAVE NO IDEA WHICH LANE YOUR CHANGING OVER TO. *TR

DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE FRONT END IS GOING BACK AND FORTH UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN THEN IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT STARTS SHAKING AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL. I WAS TURNING LEFT THE OTHER DAY AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THAT MY RIGHT SIGNAL WAS FLASHING. OF COURSE MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT SO I'M SURE THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. I AM PART OF A DODGE FORUM AND OF GUYS ON THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THOUGHT WRITING IN MAY HELP WITH THIS ISSUE CAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THIS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH (TURN SIGNAL) IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE STATE THIS SAME THING. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL ACTIVATE OPPOSITE (TRIP THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT ACTIVATES) AND VICE VERSA. THE HIGH BEAMS WILL NOT TURN OFF. AND MOST RECENTLY I WAS IN A RAIN STORM AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH ARE ACTIVATED BY THE SAME SWITCH DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE SINCE I COULD NOT GET THEM TO ACTIVATE. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY PART OF MY TRUCK 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY IN POURING RAIN WHEN THE WIPERS STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY GOING FROM REAL FAST THEN SLOW THEN STOPPED LEAVING THE WIPER ARM RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYE LEVEL . THEY NEVER CAME BACK ON. LUCKILY I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED NEW WIPER MOTOR DID NOTHING LATER ORDERED A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. NOW IM TOLD THAT 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS A TIPM IN PLACE OF THE FUSE THIS IS CALLED A TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. I SEARCHED THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTRY AND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THE TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES AND IS GARAGE KEPT I CONSIDER EXCELLENT CONDITION. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP. I NOW HAVE A $1,000 PLUS REPAIR BILL AND A TRUCK THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. ALSO I HAVE READ ON HERE OF OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SO HOW CAN I TRUST THAT THIS PART WONT DO THE SAME THING. *TR

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING AND WORSE SOMETIMES FLASH OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHAT THEY SHOULD. VERY DANGEROUS. DODGE SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS EVIDENTLY HAPPENING A LOT ON 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. *TR

UPON CONNECTING A TRAILER WITH A WIRING FAULT TO THE 2006 DODGE RAM DIESEL 4X2 , THE TIPM ON THE TRUCK CUTS OFF THE CIRCUIT. TESTING INDICATES A MINOR FAULT WITH THE TRAILER WIRING, WHICH ALLOWS TRAILER LIGHTS TO OPERATE ON NON-DODGE VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THE TIPM HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE DODGE RAM DOES NOT HAVE A FUSE FOR TRAILER TURN SIGNAL CIRCUITS NOR ANY OTHER MEANS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSUMER TO ADDRESS WIRING FAULTS ON TRAILERS, REGARDLESS THE DODGE RAM IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW TOWING. THIS PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY RISK AS THE CONSUMER HAS ZERO MEANS TO ADDRESS FAULTS WITH THE DODGE TPIM AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR IN AREAS WITHOUT A DODGE DEALER. THE HIGH COST OF THE TPIM ALSO DISCOURAGES THE AVERAGE CONSUMER FROM MAINTAINING PROPER AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE UPON A SIMPLE TRAILER FAULT. A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE FUSE AS ON PRE-2005 DODGE RAM VEHICLES FOR TRAILER CIRCUITS WILL GREATLY IMPROVE SAFETY AS THE CONSUMER CAN ADDRESS ISSUES WITH THE DODGE RAM FROM INDUCED BY SIMPLE TRAILER WIRING FAULTS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER AND CHRYSLER LLC ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NEITHER PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT THERE IS A FIX TO THE TIPM THAT ENABLES THE CONSUMER TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE INDUCED BY REPLACING THE MODULE WITH A NEW ONE. DODGE NOR CHRYSLER LLC PROVIDED ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR DOCUMENTATION ON HOW TO ADVERT TIPM FAILURES AND SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING FROM THEIR PRODUCT NOT SENDING POWER TO TRAILER LIGHTS. FURTHER TIPM DOCUMENTATION HERE HTTP://DODGERAM.INFO/TSB/2006/08-021-06.HTM I STRONGLY URGE THE NTSB TO MAKE THE DODGE SAFE BY MAKING THEM REINSTATE USE OF SIMPLE AFFORDABLE FUSES TO PROTECT TRAILER CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE, ENABLE GREATER SAFETY WHEN TOWING AND ADDRESSING TRAILER TOW FAULTS WHEN ACCESS TO A DODGE DEALER IS NOT POSSIBLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING DIED MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS IS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING, PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES OF BRIEF DIFFICULT STEERING HAPPENED TWO OR THREE TIMES. ALSO BRAKING WAS AFFECTED ,DECREASING STOPPING ABILITY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE TRUCK TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. *TR