2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,117.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT PROCEEDED TO FLUSH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE CABIN, DIESEL EXHAUST COULD BE SMELLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED 50000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DODGE HAS TWO RECALLS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. BUT AS EXPECTED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. SO THEIR SOLUTION WAS FOR ME TO PURCHASE THE 500.00 DOLLAR PART TO REMEDY THEIR POOR DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY. I PERSONALLY THINK THESE FAILURES ARE BY DESIGN TO SELL PARTS. *TR

2006 RAM 3500 WITH 5.9 CUMMINS. NEARLY THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER REPORTS HERE. 9PM, MAJOR HIGHWAY, ENTIRE FAMILY IN CARS, KIDS ASLEEP, START SMELLING RAW DIESEL FUMES. BIG CLOUD OF MIST BEHIND TRUCK, ABOUT MILE FURTHER "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY MADE IT HOME, BUT DIED SUDDENLY AND ONLY PLACE TO GO WAS MEDIAN IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE DIESEL. SEVERAL GALLONS OF DIESEL PUMPED ALL OVER HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST, ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, BODY OF TRUCK, HIGHWAY, MAJOR MESS. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. TOWED IT HOME AFTER A HARROWING ORDEAL GETTING A WRECKER THERE AND TRYING TO NOT GET HIT BY CARS. NON-DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--CRACKED INJECTOR LINE-- DESPITE ONLY SEEING A FEW COMPLAINTS HERE (GOOGLE "CRACKED #4 INJECTOR LINE). HE AGREES, ATOMIZED DIESEL TOUCHING A HOT TURBO COULD IGNITE, AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD A VEHICLE FIRE AND BECOME A FLAMING BOMB WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. DODGE AND CUMMINS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS, AND IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY GET SUED AND FIX THINGS. CONSUMERS WHO BAILED OUT DODGE ARE LEFT HANGING WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, AND THEIR FAMILIES STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. NAUSEATING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD AT 70MPH WHEN APPROACHING MY ROAD. I TURNED ON MY LEFT BLINKER TO SIGNAL MY UPCOMING TURN AND WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE CAR BEHIND ME WENT TO PASS THINKING THAT I WAS TURNING RIGHT. TO AVOID HITTING ME HE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HE SAID THAT MY RIGHT BLINKER WAS ON. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON MY TRUCK AND HAVE NOTICED IT SINCE SO I KNOW HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE SWITCHING MY HIGH BEAMS OFF OR ON CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE TURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TIE ROD DRAG LINK AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS INSPECTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,231 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,235. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE WATER PUMP SPLIT AT THE SEAM IN THE CASE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE PUMP WOULD SPRAY OUT A POWERFUL STREAM OF HOT RADIATOR WATER. THE RADIATOR WATER WOULD BE COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE SYSTEM WITHIN 30 MINUTES IF RUNNING THE ENGINE, BUT THE WATER WOULD ONLY ESCAPE SLOWLY IF THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. *TR

THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR A VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE "HIGH" POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THIS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE COLUMN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS AT FAULT. WHEN ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD OFTEN TURN ON INSTEAD OF THE LEFT. AUTO PARTS STORES INFORMED ME THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT ANY PRICE. *TR