2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

SEVERAL DAYS AGO MY TURN-SIGNAL, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT TIMES. FOR EXAMPLE I WOULD ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL SWITCH FOR A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT TURN INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO ON. OR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK OR DID NOT PERFORM THE SELECTED FUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND SWITCH I HAD IN THIS TRUCK. A YEAR OR SO AGO I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BY DODGE FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

ERRATIC WINDSHIELD WIPER PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WIPERS. WIPERS STALLED IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD IN A THUNDERSTORM WHILE TOWING A 24,000 LB TRAILER ON INTERSTATE 65 WITH SEMI TRUCK/TRAILERS ON 3 SIDES. THIS WAS THE 2ND INCIDENT OF WIPER FAILURE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT 6 MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER LEAVING THE TRUCK PARKED OVERNITE, THE WIPER OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AFTER BOTH OCCURRENCES. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS AFTER THE 1ST OCCURRENCE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE 2ND OCCURRENCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM)HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE TIPM. DURING BOTH WIPER FAILURES, THE DRIVING SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ROAD SPRAY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD AND SEVERELY CUT DOWN VISIBILITY. *TR PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (10/01/09): OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AFTER TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE )WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE WIPER FAILURE MODE. OWNER STATES THAT THE TIPM WAS REPLACED AND HAD MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES OCCUR INCLUDING : INOPERABLE WIPERS, FLIPPED TURN SIGNALS, AND INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIRS AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITHC WAS REPLACED. OWNER STATES NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR AXLE SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT, AND THE TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS PARTIALLY ATTACHED WITH THREE LOOSE BOLTS AND ONE BOLT MISSING. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

SUNROOF LEAKS DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES STILL LEAKS. WATER ENTERS FROM SUNROOF EXITS FROM DVD PLAYER DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE INNER LINING. INTERIOR ROOF LINER. *TR

ERRATIC TURN SIGNAL FUNCTION. TURN ON LEFT BLINKER AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH AND ON THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS. I AM ALMOST SURE IT IS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON MY TRUCK. I FOUND ON A TRUCK FORUM THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED HERE. *TR

BLEND DOOR BREAKAGE IN SIDE OF BLOWER UNIT FOR HEATER/AC. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWO TIMES AND AS A RESULT HAVE ALMOST HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST-DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. I SPENT $200 AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING CALLED THE TIPM WAS BLOWN AND WIRING WAS DAMAGED. I HAVE INSPECTED THE WIRING AND IT IS NOT DAMAGED. *TR

MY TRUCK WENT IN TO DEALER WITH FUEL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THERE WAS CONTAMINATED FUEL, WATER IN FUEL. I TOLD THEM THE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, BUT THEY DENIED MY WARRANTY CLAIM. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR THE DEFECTIVE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT. THEY STILL DENY MY CLAIM AND ARE CHARGING ME $9000. *TR

TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, AND EVERY SO OFTEN, THE RIGHT ONE WILL FLASH AT THE SAME TIME. PEOPLE BEHIND ME GET CONFUSED AND TRY TO GO AROUND ME ON THE LEFT AND ALMOST HIT ME. NOV. 20TH, 2006 IS WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATED FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.