2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL, INSPECTED AND BALL JOINTS FAILED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE WITH IN CHRYSLERS TOLERANCES AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. STATE INSPECTION STATION SAID THEY WOULD NOT PASS MY VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD PASS MY VEHICLE. (WHAT IS LEGAL) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN VERY EASILY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY CHANGE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HE WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E001000, STEERING:LINKAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,804 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,100.

MY 2006 DODGE 3500 TRUCK EXPERIENCES SUDDEN, VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. THIS IS BROUGHT ON WHEN I HIT A BUMP, DIP, FROST HEAVE, OR CROSS A BRIDGE OVERPASS WHERE THE ROAD SURFACE IS UNEVEN WITH THE OVERPASS SURFACE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO BELOW 25 MPH. I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL WITH STEERING AND CAN ONLY STAB THE BRAKES AND HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I REACH A LOWER SPEED AND THE SHAKING STOPS. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED FROM 55 MPH UP TO 75 MPH. THIS SHAKING IS NOT JUST MILD WHEELHOP, IT IS QUITE "VIOLENT". ITEMS ON THE SEATS ARE THROWN AROUND, MY GLOVE BOX SHAKES OPEN, THINGS STORED IN THE DASH POCKETS ARE TOSSED AROUND. ALL YOU CAN DO IS GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY, HOLD ON, AND HOPE TO KEEP THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE LINES. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME SINCE AROUND 60K MILES, I NOW HAVE 140K MILES ON THE TRUCK. NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, ALIGNMENTS, NOTHING HELPS. THE ONLY RESPONSE FROM THE DODGE DEALER WAS CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE AND STEERING STABILIZER. ME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED THAT THIS PROBLEM SPANS SEVERAL YEARS OF DODGE TRUCKS, NOT JUST 06 MODELS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES. ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS GOOGLE "DODGE TRUCK DEATH WOBBLE". I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ONE SINGLE DODGE DEALER PROVIDED REMEDY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS LITERALLY OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. *TR

I JUST HAD THE TREAD ON MY LT235 80R17 COMPLETELY LET GO OF THE TIRE. JUST A BIG CIRCLE NOF TREAD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 60 LEAVING PHOENIX, AZ. HEADING TOWARDS SUPERIOR, AZ. AS I APPROACHED GONZOLUS PASS. WHICH BY THE WAY IS A HECK OF A DEEP CANYON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED UNDER "AS IS" CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE RAIN AND SNOW WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE LACK OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE SRW 3500, LARAMIE PACKAGE DIESEL WITH ROUGHLY 89K MILES. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH WHAT THE DEALER CALLS THE TIPM OR TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. APPARENTLY ALL THE LIGHTS ARE COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WHEN MY DRIVERSIDE SIGNAL LIGHT QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AFTER I HAD TOWED MY 18' CAR HAULER WHICH I'VE OWNED FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH TOWING IT WITH MY 2 OTHER TRUCKS, WELL THIS JUST WENT AWAY ONE DAY WITHOUT A FULL DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THINGS ARE NOW WORST BECAUSE NOW, PERIODICALLY WHEN I USE MY LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT THE RIGHT WILL FLASH AS WELL PRACTICALLY AT RANDOM, OR BOTH. OF COURSE ME BEING AN ENGINEER I TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE FAILURE CAN ONLY BE DUPLICATED WHILE IN MOTION OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. OF COURSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THE DEALER IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PREVENT FROM COVERING THE REPAIRS OR EVEN THE DIAGNOSIS AT THIS POINT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 5.9 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL PICKUP AT APPROXIMATELY 60 M. P.H. WHEN I STARTED SMELLING DIESEL FUEL FUMES. I LOOKED IN MY OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND COULD SEE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MIST SPRAYING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS I WAS PULLING A TRAILER BEHIND ME. JUST BEFORE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED, I COULD SEE A MIST COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THERE WAS DIESEL FUEL SPRAYED UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALSO UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS FUEL DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT SPRAYED HEAVILY. UPON LOOKING FURTHER, I NOTICED THERE WAS A BROKEN FUEL LINE THAT CAUSED RAW FUEL TO BE SPRAYED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING DIRECTLY ONTO THE ENGINE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS USUALLY THE #4 FUEL LINE. I FEEL THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE DIRECTIONAL WILL NOT INDICATE THE PROPER TURNING DIRECTION AT TIMES. IF THE DIRECTIONAL IS PUSHED TO TURN LEFT, THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS COME ON. IF THE DIRECTIONAL IS PLACED FOR A RIGHT TURN THEN NO LIGHTS COME ON. IF THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE PLACE ON, THEN ONLY THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS COME ON. AT TIME IF INDICATING A LEFT TURN, ALL THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS WILL ALTERNATE BACK AND FORTH. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS EITHER DON'T WORK AT ALL OR IF YOU'RE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE AT TIMES WHEN THE TURN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE TURNED ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT TIMES WOULD ALWAYS OPERATE VERY SLOWLY AND REMAINED ON WHENEVER THEY WERE TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND WHEN THE HI BEAMS WERE ON THEY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

STEERING LINKAGE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AT PITMAN ARM AND DRAG LINK. JOINTS LOOSE AND POSSIBLE FAILURE IMMINENT. NOISE IS HEARD DURING TURNS AND WHEN INPUT FROM HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING LINKAGE WITH STEERING DAMPER WITH UPDATED PRODUCT AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. STEERING LINKAGE ON MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL OF STEERING LINKAGE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINT ACCORDING TO DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING DAMPER ATTACHMENT TO DRAG LINK. *TR