2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

TRUCK HAS HAD EXTREME LANE EXCURSIONS SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. STEERING LINKAGE WAS REPLACE UNDER A DODGE RECALL, THE WANDERING AND LANE EXCURSIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED. UPON INSPECTION THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN SHAFT AND BUSHING HAS WORN OUT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN BY DODGE FOR SOME TIME. THEY HAVE DESIGNED AND ISSUED A HEAVIER STEERING GEAR PART NUMBER 68170214AA BUT HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE REAL CAUSE. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSUME THAT SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN A NEW VEHICLE HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY ENGINEERED. *TR

2006 RAM 3500. PREMATURE SHOULDER WEAR ON DRIVER FRONT TIRE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATES WORN TIE ROD ASSEMBLY TO BLAME. TRUCK PULLS TO LEFT AND NOW TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, U-JOINTS, AND FRONT TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DODGE JANUARY 3RD 2014 AND WAS TOLD RECALLED LEFT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN PLACED ON ORDER FOR ME. HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE ONLY GETTING 1 TIE ROD A MONTH AND THAT I WAS ON THE WAITING LIST. IT IS NOW APRIL AND REPLACEMENT PIECE IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I NEED THE TIE RODS REPLACED BEFORE I CAN BY NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TRUCK WILL NOT ALIGN WITH THE WORN OUT PIECES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE NOW. DODGE REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR AFTERMARKET PARTS AND THE CUSTOMER IS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $1600 FOR REPAIR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND AT LEAST ANOTHER $600 NEW FRONT TIRES AT THE VERY LEAST. WAS HUNG UP ON BY DODGE RECALL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. NO ONE CAN EVEN TELL ME WHERE I AM ON THE WAITING LIST. HORRID CUSTOMER SERVICE. I GUESS DODGE WILL WAIT UNTIL THEY KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY TRULY GET CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH MINOR STEERING ISSUES, DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT, LOTS OF "PLAY" IN THE WHEEL, SEEMS TO "WEAVE" FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE, WHEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON STEERING PARTS FOR MY TRUCK. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2014, AS ADVISED. WAS PUT ON A LARGE WAITING LIST AND TOLD THAT THEY WERE ONLY BEING SENT ONE PART PER WEEK. IT IS NOW MARCH 21, 2014. TWO MONTHS LATER, STILL NOT FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY IN FACT, TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER!!!!! SENT THEM MALFUNCTIONING REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THEY ALL HAD TO BE SENT BACK. SO NO ONE HAS RECEIVED A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. MEAN WHILE, MY TRUCK CONTINUES TO DRIVE WORSE AND I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BALL JOINTS. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN MY STEERING LINKAGE SNAPS CAUSING ME TO "LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE" (AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER) WHAT ARE MY ACTIONS OF RECOURSE? EVENTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND PROBABLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS EVER FIXED AT THIS RATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, WHAT ELSE IS BEING DAMAGED DUE TO THIS SPECIFIC PART AND THE PROBLEMS IT MAY CAUSE. IF I GET THE REPLACEMENT PART, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL MORE ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND WHAT I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. WHAT DOES CHRYSLER INTEND TO DO WHEN I WRECK MY VEHICLE WITH THEM INSIDE???? THERE HAS GOT TO BE A QUICKER/BETTER WAY TO GET THESE REPAIRS DONE FOR THE PUBLIC. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN JANUARY 2014. MADE AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPAIRED/REPLACED AT FORT COLLINS DODGE FEBRUARY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 4, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BY JESSE. JESSE SUBSEQUENTLYL CALLED AN SAID THE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE CANCELED AS FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL WAS NEEDED. JESSE JUST CALLED AGAIN TODAY AND SAID THAT THE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS COULDN'T BE PERFORMED UNTIL AFTER APRIL 15. I NEED TO USE MY TRUCK TO PULL TRAILERS AND HAUL LOADS. WHAT IS A REASONABLE TIME TO EXPECT TO HAVE THIS DEFECT RESOLVED? WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 35000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TIE ROD REPAIR KIT WAS RECEIVED ONE PER WEEK THEREFORE THE DEALER PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING THAT COULD EXCEED ONE YEAR FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

A YOUNG CHILD WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND START THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE THEN MOVED FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER CHILD AND RESULTED IN A FATALITY. THE CLUTCH INTERLOCK SAFETY SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND WAS IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION BUT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 36 WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRAG LINK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,264.