2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY A RECALL ON 2008 MODEL TRUCKS. THE RECALL NUMBER FROM CHRYSLER IS H36 AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 09V005000. I JUST TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION AND THIS JOINT ON THE PITMAN ARM FAILED FOR TOO MUCH PLAY. WE CALLED TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART AND WERE TOLD IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. YOU NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS BECAUSE OF THIS REDESIGN WHICH WAS INITIATED FROM THE RECALL FOR 2008 TRUCKS AND IT WILL COST YOU APPROXIMATELY $550 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT WILL COST YOU THIS JUST FOR PARTS, IF YOU TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY TRUCK HAS 50,170 MILES ON IT WHICH IS OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $600+ BECAUSE ONE JOINT IS BAD. IF THESE PARTS WERE REDESIGNED FOR SAFETY REASONS THEN THIS SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH AREA DEALERS AND ALL 2500 SERIES DODGE RAMS USE THIS RECALLED LINKAGE FROM 2003-2008. THEY ALL CALL FOR THE SAME PART NUMBER. ALSO, THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH JUST A CERTAIN 'BATCH' OF PARTS. IF SO, CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE ONLY RECALLED THE TRUCK WITH THE BAD COMPONENTS AND REPLACED THEM WITH NEW COMPONENTS OF THE SAME DESIGN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER MUST SAY THIS JOINT IS BAD SO I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT LATER THIS WEEK TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. I AM ASSUMING THEY WILL PASS IT AND SAY THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT. ALTHOUGH, IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF THE PART IS BAD OR NOT, BECAUSE THE PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED FOR A SAFETY REASON. CHRYSLER DID NOT WANT TO TELL ME THE REASON FOR THE REDESIGN AND ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED THEM TO DO. SO I TOLD THEM TO DO A RECALL, FIX IT UNDER A WARRANTY CLAIM, OR GIVE ME THE PART NUMBER TO REPLACE THE ONE SINGLE BAD PART. I HOPE YOU SEE THIS AS A REASON TO INVESTIGATE THIS RECALL FURTHER. *TR

THE TONGUE PART OF SEATBELT LATCH ALSO CUT 1/4 THROUGH NORMAL USAGE. THE SELLING DEALER HAS ORDERED REPLACEMENT BELT SINCE AS IS THE TRUCK WILL NOT PASS MANDATORY SAFETY INSPECTION AND PRESENTS A DANGER TO DRIVER.

THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INDICATING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I'M SELECTING. IF I SELECT A LEFT TURN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS A RIGHT TURN, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SAME IS INDICATED ON THE FRONT AND REAR SIGNAL INDICATORS. IF I SELECT A RIGHT TURN I DON'T HAVE ANY INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR ON THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. *TR

VIOLENT SHIMMY ,SHAKE, WOBBLE, LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AT 65 MPH WARRANTY EXP. SO PAID $833.95 TO THE DODGE DEALER TO REPLACE STEERING COMPONENTS WITH A KIT FROM DODGE SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GREW LOUDER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEEL BEARING FAILED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING). THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A HIGH ENGINE IDLE, WHICH LED TO UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVER STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,890. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/12/09.*JB

2006 DODGE 2500 MEGA CAB. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT IN A LEFT TURN LANE WITH LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, I EXPERIENCED ERRATIC TIMING OF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, AND QUICK FLASHES OF THE OPPOSITE (RIGHT) TURN SIGNAL. MOVING THE STEERING WHEELS DIRECTION SEEMED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW BEGAN TO CRACK IN 13 DEGREE WEATHER. WHILE ROLLING UP THE WINDOW, HE NOTICED AN INCH LONG CRACK IN THE WINDOW. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ORDERED A NEW WINDOW FOR THE VEHICLE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT COULD SHATTER WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

PUT TURN SIGNAL ON TO MAKE LEFT TURN,RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATES. MULTISWITCH BAD, HAS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE TOWING A 30' TRAVEL TRAILER. EACH TIME DEALER HAS REPLACED MULTISWITCH. DEALER WILL NOT GIVE ME THE OLD PART. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELTS LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE. SEAT BELTS LOCK AND WILL NOT ALLOW PASSENGER TO EXTEND BELT FROM RESTING BELT POSITION TO USE POSITION. REAR MIDDLE BELT IS CONSTANT, TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES OF PULLING AND RELEASING REPEATEDLY BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO PULL THE BELT OUT FAR ENOUGH TO USE. FRONT PASSENGER BELT LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE AND RESET BELT IN ORDER TO UNLOCK. *TR