2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THERE WAS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF POWER BEING TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION TO MAKE THE TRUCK SURGE FORWARD. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AT ONE POINT, SITTING AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I IMMEDIATELY SLID SIDEWAYS UNCONTROLLABLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE INTERSECTION OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A GUARANTEED COLLISION. EVERY STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN WAS LIKE A HOLE SHOT WITH A TRANSBRAKE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO WORK I TURNED ON THE BLINKER AND A BELL WENT OFF, THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED SPRAYING FLUID ON THE WINDOWS AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS 2 BLOCKS FROM MY OFFICE AND PULLED IN AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE A SMELLED WHAT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. I WENT INTO MY OFFICE AND WAS GETTING READY TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK WHEN I HEARD THE TRUCKS HORN STARTED HONKING, I RAN OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLES LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS STARTING RUNNING AND THEN TURNING OFF ALL ON ITS OWN WITH OUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE SMOKE WAS REALLY POURING OUT AND THE STARTED KEPT TRYING TO START. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERIES AND REMOVED THE FUSE BOX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM THIS MORNING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS STOPPED IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD THIS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION UP TO 106 MPH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,800.

RECEIVED NOTICE OF SAFETY RECALL L16 IN DECEMBER OF 2013 REGARDING THE LEFT TIE ROD. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE CURRENTLY, BUT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THEY WERE. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND COMPLAINTS TO CHRYSLER - WE ARE STILL AWAITING PARTS TO ADDRESS THIS RECALL. WE WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER ON 5/29/14 THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE "SOON" WITH NO DEFINITION OF AVAILABLE OF HOW LONG SOON WOULD BE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ESTIMATED AN ADDITION 3-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY EXPECT PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. AS THIS TRUCK IS A 3500, IT IS USED FREQUENTLY TO PULL TRAILERS AND HEAVY LOADS. SHOULD THIS PART FAIL PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SEVERE FOR BOTH THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS SHOULD STEERING CONTROL BE IMPACTED. *TR

CLUTCH START SWITCH BROKE ALLOWING STARTER TO ENGAGE WITHOUT CLUTCH PETAL DEPRESSED. *TR ...UPDATED 01/07/ 15 *BF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/20/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000 (STEERING:LINKAGES) BUT SHE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AS A RESULT, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING APPROX 50MPH NORTHBOUND; HEARD A LOUD "BANG" - TRUCK STARTED UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND STEERING VEERED INTO ONCOMING (SOUTHBOUND) TRAFFIC; HIT BRAKES HARD AND PULLED STEERING TO RIGHT - DID NOT RESPOND AT 1ST AND THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP FOR ME - HAD TO THEN TURN STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO LEFT TO GET TRUCK TO QUIT GOING RIGHT. EXITED VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER FRONT OF TRUCK AND RIGHT TIE ROD END WAS WEDGED UP AGAINST INSIDE OF RHT SIDE TIRE.. RHT SIDE FRONT TIE ROD END CAME LOOSE OF SOCKED AND DROPPED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS ON HAND TO REPAIR AT THAT TIME. PERSONALLY WENT AND BOUGHT PARTS AND INSTALLED. TOOK TO LOCAL TIRE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT - COULD NOT GET STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY STRAIGHT AND TRUCK NOW "DRIFTED" WHILE DRIVING. NEVER, EVER, WAS STEERING LOOSE ON TRUCK. ALWAYS TRACKED STRAIGHT AND TRUE. TIRES NEVER WORE TO ONE SIDE OR OTHER. SAID STEERING BOX WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT ALIGN WITHIN TOLERANCE. REC'D RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER AND TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL BUT SAID TRUCK WAS STILL OUT OF ALIGNMENT DUE TO STEERING BOX NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND STATED THAT STEERING BOX WAS NOT DAMAGED BECAUSE OF TIE ROD END COMING LOOSE. I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE. PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO TIE ROD END FALLING OUT OF SOCKET AND CREATING A POSSIBLE FATAL INJURY DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.. *TR

TURNING LEFT ONTO FARM TO MARKET...SIGNALED LEFT..REAR VEHICLE BEGAN PASSING ME ON LEFT I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS DID THEY...ALTHOUGH MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS IN LEFT TURN POSITION...VEHICLE TURN LAMPS WERE BOTH SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN AS WAS DASH LAMP...VERY DANGEROUS..COULD HAVE KILLED PASSING MOTORIST ARE SENT THEM TO THE DITCH ..SIGNAL NOW MALFUNCTIONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS..SWITCH ON BACKORDER...TELLS US SOMETHING... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V528000. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; AS A RESULT THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES BOTH RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.