2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 3500 SINGLE WHEEL WITH 30,000 KM(19,000MI). I NARROWLY ESCAPED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A BUSY ROAD AND WAS BEING FOLLOWED TOO CLOSELY BY A FULLY LOADED RIG CARRYING STEEL COILS. I PUT ON MY SIGNAL AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR BEFORE I CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. I WATCHED THE RIG COME UP ON ME QUICKLY AND I REALIZED HE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND WAS BEGINNING TO VEER INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH I HAD ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCKER THOUGHT I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND WAS BEGINNING TO OVERTAKE ME ON MY LEFT FIGURING I WOULD BE, AT ANY SECOND, GETTING OUT OF HIS WAY. IF I WAS NOT WATCHING MY REAR VIEW AND WHIPPED THE TRUCK TO THE RIGHT OUT OF HIS WAY, HE WOULD HAVE SMASHED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND OR PUT THE RIG INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SAID I WOULD BE RIGHT IN. THEY WERE REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT AND SHOWED GENUINE CONCERN. THE PARTS ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINEERS IN THE DETROIT AREA WERE LOOKING FOR A 2006 RAM THAT HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THEY (CHRYSLER) ARE GETTING REPORTS FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED WHICH ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WHICH IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT THE DESIGN OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THE SIGNAL TO CROSS AND CAUSE THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL TO WORK. SYMPTOMS THAT HAPPENED A WEEK BEFORE HAND WERE AN ERRATIC TIMING OF THE SIGNAL AND A QUICK FLASH OF THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL LIGHT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY BEGAN THE ORDER PROCESS ON THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THAT UNTIL YESTERDAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKING AND CAUSED THE GASKET TO FAIL. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED FOR UNHEALTHY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OVERHEATS AND SHRINKS, WHICH CAUSES THE EXHAUST TO CRACK. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WAS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

DODODGE DENIED RESPONDING TO SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE, A 2006 3500 RAM TRUCK 1.ABS BRAKE SYS. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V038000 2.SUSPENSION PITMAN ARMS,NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 3.EXTERIOR LIGHTING, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V073000 4.VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V380000 THERE ANSWER WAS THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL OR CAMPAIGN, AND WOULD JUST BOUNCE THE PROBLEM BETWEEN NHTSA AND DODGE REPPERSINTIVE (MARY EMP. #MDB80 ANDEMP. #3KT. *TR

IF YOU USE YOUR 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK FOR TOWING A TRAILER, THERE IS A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TPIM) IN THE FUSE BOX THAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY FUSES. SO, IF YOU HOOK UP YOUR TRAILER TO POWER YOUR RUNNING LIGHTS AND THERE HAPPENS TO BE A GLITCH, THE TPIM RUNS THE RISK OF BEING FRIED. IT HAPPENED TO ME WITH OTHER 42K MILES ON MY TRUCK. THE REGULAR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH 2006 TRUCKS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE MINE. THE PART WAS $700 AND LABOR WAS OVER $200. THIS SET UP IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A VEHICLE THAT IS BUILT FOR TOWING. THERE IS A SOFTWARE FLASH TO UP THE AMPERAGE OF THE CIRCUITS BUT IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL TO INSTALL MORE PROTECTION BETWEEN THE TRAILER WIRING AND THE TPIM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER INSIDE THE REAR SPEED SENSOR CONNECTION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A COVER OVER THE REAR END SPEED SENSOR. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,500.

2006 DODGE 3500 WITH SHUTTER LAUNCH AND TURBO MAKING LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ANGLE ON THE DRIVESHAFT. THE TURBO CHARGER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK REAL BAD WHEN IT HAD A LOAD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS NO LONGER CONSTANT. *JB

2006 DODGE 3500 DUALLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING LESS AIR AND EVENTUALLY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. DEALER STATED THE DOOR TO THE VENTING SYSTEM HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS HITTING THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 27,000 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SYMPTOMS OF A FLAT TIRE AND THE VEHICLE RODE BUMPY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,228 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AND HE HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FLYWHEEL WHEEL FAILED. HE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AND HE FEELS THAT THEY ARE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB

DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL ON CUMMINS EQUIPPED TRUCKS. FLYWHEEL WILL WARP AND CAUSE THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE ASSEMBLY TO FAIL. *JB