2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM HOOKING UP A TRAILER. MY VEHICLES LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT OPERATE. I ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT OPERATE. I DECIDED TO GET MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I STATED MY PROBLEM TO MY MECHANIC, AT ONCE HE STATED, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 DODGE RAM 3500?S. HE SAID THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE OR TIPM HAS FAILED. IT FAILS ON THESE TRUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY QUESTION TO HIM WHY DOES DODGE NOT HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVER?S IF IT FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION EVERY TIME IT FAILS IT COST 800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT HUB BEARING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGA CAB. AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH - 80 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU REACH THESE SPEEDS. THE SHAKE IS SO BAD THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO LEAVE YOUR LANE OF THE ROAD. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. BUT IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CRASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT PUTS THE DRIVER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

THE FLAP THAT CONTROLS FRESH AIR VS. RE-CIRCULATED AIR BREAKS AND FALLS OFF. EVEN IF REPLACED IT QUICKLY BREAKS AGAIN. DODGE CHARGES $800 TO FIX THIS CHEAP PLASTIC PART ONLY FOR IT TO QUICKLY BREAK AGAIN. I FOUND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS FOUND ON THE WEB ABOUT DODGE AC LOW AIR FLOW. WHEN BROKE, THE FLAP FALLS ON TOP OF THE FAN MOTOR AND BLOCKS AIR CIRCULATION. MY CHILDREN HAVE BAD ALLERGIES AND I HAVE NO WAY OF TURNING OFF THE OUTSIDE AIR BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE FLAP. AFTER IT BREAKS IT BLOCKS THE AIR FLOW OF THE FAN MOTOR. I HAVE 3 CO-WORKERS WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALL SINCE CHECKED THEIR FRESH AIR/RE-CIRCULATE AIR FLAPS AND THEY WERE ALL BROKE. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A DESIGN FLAW NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY DODGE. IT'S HAZARDOUS TO MY CHILDREN HEALTH (AND MINE) NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF THE OUTSIDE AIR WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH AREAS WITH BAD AIR OUTSIDE, EXHAUST FUMES FROM OTHER CARS, ETC.... THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

PURCHASED (4) B.F. GOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A TRUCK TIRES (LT305/65R17) IN AUGUST, 2007. TOOK A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, AND NOTED SIDEWALL CRACKING ADJACENT TO BEAD ON ALL 4 TIRES. WHEN TIRES WERE PURCHASED, ONE WOULD NOT BALANCE AND I HAD TO COME BACK TO PICK UP A REPLACEMENT. THE SIDEWALL CRACKING ON THIS TIRE IS NOT AS SEVERE AS THE OTHER 3. B.F.GOODRICH/MICHELIN IS GIVING ME BALONEY ABOUT THE TIRES NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH AND THAT "OZONE-WEATHERING" COULD BE RESPONSIBLE! I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS SORT OF PROBLEM BEFORE AND I MAINTAIN THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. THEIR WARRANTY IS LAUGHABLE, AND THEIR TAKE ON SAFETY APPEARS TO BE A JOKE. *TR

FUEL LINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS DARK DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF FUEL LEAK UNTIL SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM ENGINE. DIESEL FUEL WAS SPRAYING ALL OVER ENGINE AND WAS LEAKING DOWN EXHAUST. SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT OF VEHICLE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED DUE TO FUEL LEAK. REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EXCEPT FOR TOWING. PARTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, ROAD SEAM, MANHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH AND DOES NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, E.G. DRIVING OVER MANHOLE COVERS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANE IN THE ROAD, ETC. UPON RESEARCH THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, ALMOST ONCE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC; THERE IS OFTEN NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL ASIDE AND SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWING DOWN IN HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF LARGE SEMI TRUCKS IS NOT AN OPTION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUE THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE IS NOT A RECALL ITEM, AND I HAVE YET TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS THE DEALERSHIPS CANNOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SOLUTION AND AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE ARE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

# 4 FUEL LINE ON DODGE CUMMINS 5.9 L DIESELS CRACKS FORCING 5-6 GLS. OF FUEL IN 5 MILES ONTO ENGINE. BY ME GIVING THE AUTO DEALERS PARTS COUNTER THE TYPE OF ENGINE (5.9 L DIESEL) AND THAT IT WAS A FUEL LINE PROBLEM HE ALREADY KNEW WHICH LINE IT WAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD ALSO BROKE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,100.

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 10280337. BRAKE PEDAL INSTABILITY HAS LED TO FAILURE OF HYDRO-BOOST PUMP. THIS RESULTED IN BRAKES BEING APPLIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL INTERACTION BY OPERATOR. THIS LED TO OVERHEATED BRAKES AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR