2006 Dodge RAM 1500

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2019· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

  TRANSMISSION MAKES LOAD SNAPPING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR FROM PARK. FRONT BRAKES CALIPER STICKING CAUSING BRAKES AND ROTORS TO OVER HEAT CREATING SEQUEL AND MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH FROM THE BRAKES STICKING SO ACCELERATION IS BASICALLY NON EXISTENT. LOAD HUMMING FROM FRONT WHEELS WHICH LEADS TO A SHIMMY AND EVENTUALLY A SHAKE.

• 12/31/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT IS AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND THE GEAR WAS SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,175.

• 12/31/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/31/2013· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AFTER SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PARTICULARLY HAPPENS IN COLDER WEATHER. DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WILL ALSO MAKE TRANSMISSION START OFF IN HIGHER GEAR. WILL TAKE ROUGHLY 30 SECONDS TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. ISSUE IS SPORADIC THEREFORE LOCAL DODGE GARAGE HAS FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. DODGE HAS HAD MANY TSA NOTICES CONCERNING THIS SAME DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BUT STILL NEGLECTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FLAW. AFTER SPEAKING TO MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SHOPS I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THE 2006 RAM TRANSMISSION PUMP IS FAULTY AND EVEN THE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DODGE GARAGE VERIFIED THAT DODGE HAS REPLACED THE PUMP WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL BECAUSE OF THE DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BUT YET THEY STILL ARE NOT REPLACING THE FAULTY PUMPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD. *TR

• 12/31/2010· VISIBILITY

  THE RECIRCULATION DOOR BROKE FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES A LOW FLOW RATE BECAUSE THE DOOR BLOCKS THE FAN OPENING, WHICH LEADS TO FOGGED WINDOWS AND SNOW BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS REENGINEERING THE DOOR ASSEMBLY, BUT IS NOT FIXING VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, INSTEAD THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, BUT DODGE IS NOT REPAIRING VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR MISTAKE. MY TRUCK IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH ONLY 35,000+ MILES ON IT, BUT OUTSIDE OF DODGE'S 3 YR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS ISSUE. GOOGLE "2006 DODGE RAM 1500 RECIRCULATION DOOR" AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/30/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND MOUTH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

• 12/30/2011· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING LINKAGE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,719 UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LINKAGE FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 02/27/12

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/16/17*LJ UPDATED 02/22/17.*JB

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/29/2009· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V038000(SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/28/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL LEVER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

• 12/28/2006· POWER TRAIN

  1.. ALL 02-2005 (MAYBE 2006) 9.25" LSDS ARE AFFECTED. 2.. THE RETAINING CLIPS FAIL. 3.. AFTER ENOUGH WEAR ON THE HOUSING THE CLIPS CAN COME LOOSE, WHICH AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED COULD GET LODGED IN THE RING AND PINION AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO LOCK UP. AND AT 75 MPH HAVING THE REAR TIRES LOCK UP SURELY SPELL OUT INJURY OR DEATH. 4.. THAT EVEN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS FOUND AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY THE PARTS ARE REPLACED WITH THE SAME JUNK AS BEFORE. *JB

• 12/27/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CLUTCH SENSOR BEARING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN AND THROWOUT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED 3WEEKS AFTER NEW CLUTCH AND FAN, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/27/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE NEEDS REAPPAIR AND THEY ARE FILING BANKRUPTCY. I ORDERED A PART ALREADY FOR IT BUT NEEDS TO BE ECU NOT SURE IF ITS RELATED SO I AM ORDERING THAT PART BUT I AM UNABLE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE TODAY, DUE TO NEEDING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WE LIVE 30 MINUTES FROM TOWN IN THE FOREST, I CAN'T DO A TOW TO GET FIXED SO I AM CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE OF THE BANKRUPTCY, I AM GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A BILL TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. I TRIED TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED BEFORE THE 12/27 DEADLINE SO THAT TATKA CAN STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ERRORS AND MY FAMILY CAN BE SAFE AND OTHERS THAT ARE IN THIS VEHICLE.

• 12/27/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT IS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). PER DEALER MFG NO LONGER PRODUCES THE TIPM UNIT. PER DEALER AFTERMARKET NO LONGER MANUFACTURES PART EITHER. DEALER SUGGESTS WRECKING YARD, HOWEVER PART IS A COMPUTER BASED PRODUCT THAT STILL MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY DEALER AFTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH LIGHTING, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THIS UNIT BEING REPLACED. *TR

• 12/25/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  REAR AXLE PINION NUT CAME OUT CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FALL OUT AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO FREEZE UP. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO NOISE OR NOTICE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

• 12/24/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  STARTED HEARING A LOW HOWLING NOISE IN MY FRONT END WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES IN THE ROAD, IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS TO A GRINDING SOUND,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT PERFORMANCE DODGE, WOODBURY, NJ. THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BAD. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR MODEL FOR THAT VERY REASON, HE STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF IT, I INFORMED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE RECALL, AND HIS ANSWER WAS THAT MY TRUCK WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND THOSE THINGS WEAR OUT. I SAID ARE YOU CRAZY THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 38000 MILES ON IT, HIS ANSWER WAS IT WAS A GOOD THING I PURCHASED A EXTENED SEVICE CONTRACT. IT COST ME $107.00 DEDUCTABLE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK.THIS WAS MY FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND IF THIS IS HOW THEY STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, WHEN THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE FACTORY IT WILL BE MY LAST. MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT RECALL, JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT WERE NOT.I WILL BE TRADING IT IN FOR A FORD NEXT YEAR. NOW I KNOW WHY THE GOVT. HAD TO BAIL CHRYSLER OUT SO MANY TIMES. *TR

• 12/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/23/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIGNAL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AC FAILED TWICE. UPDATED 03/02/11

• 12/22/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/22/2014· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

• 12/21/2015· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GO FULL THROTTLE WHEN IT WAS SET AND IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN, UNTIL HE TURNED IT OFF. UPDATED 02/10/16. *JB

• 12/21/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ

• 12/20/2010· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TIE RODS. THE TIE RODS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN

• 12/19/2014· POWER TRAIN

  BACK REAR DRIVELINE JUST FELL OFF DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MPH. LEAKING SEALS WERE ALSO FOUND. TRUCK COMPLETELY FROZE, RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY EXIT AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL IT WAS TOWED .. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2005,2009-2011 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT 2006 .. I'M WONDERING HOW THAT HAPPENED? COSTS WERE 2860.69 TO FIX . THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP ON HIS VEHICLE, TWICE. UPDATED 10/28/15. *JB

• 12/19/2014· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE REAR AXLE OF MY 2006 RAM 1500 LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID, THEN RELEASED. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE REAR AXLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PINION NUT HAD BACKED OFF CAUSING THE PINION BEARINGS TO FAIL AND THE PINION SHAFT TO TWIST AND FAIL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE PINION. *TR

• 12/18/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. IF I PRESS DOWN ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED INSTEAD OF THE LEFT. SOMETIMES NO TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP ALTOGETHER WITHOUT WARNING. THESE EVENTS OCCUR AT RANDOM AND ARE HARD FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER I AM WORRIED THAT A FUTURE OCCURRENCE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A KNOWN CAUSE, AND OR FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/17/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I was adjusting the steering wheel and the power completely shuts off. I had no steering power.

• 12/16/2014· AIR BAGS

  I GOT A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC ABOUT A RECALL FOR MY AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING ON 12/15/14. ON 12/16/14 I CALLED DAYTONA DODGE IN DAYTONA BEACH,FL. TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT & THEY TOLD ME THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.THEY GAVE ME NO TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE PART WOULD COME IN AND TOLD ME I WOULD GET ANOTHER LETTER WHEN THE PART WAS IN STOCK. *TR

• 12/16/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THEIR BACKS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/16/2011· SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. SPORADICALLY, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,579.

• 12/15/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHOCKS, STEERING ARMS, BALL JOINT, AND TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN

• 12/15/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/15/2008· WHEELS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. ONE YEAR LATER, HE HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $467. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,175 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,175.

• 12/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/14/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

• 12/14/2010· VISIBILITY

  THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WOOD NOT CLEAR. NO AIR WOULD EXIT THE DEFROSTER VENTS AND THE SYSTEM WAS STUCK IN THE VENT MODE. THE RESULT WAS A NEAR HIGH SPEED COLLISION AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THIS SEASON AND THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER STATES THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE A NEW HOUSING AND HEATING DOOR. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $800 AND $1000. I HAVE SPENT $85 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND ESTIMATED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NO FLOOR HEAT, AND THE DEFROSTER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND COMPROMISES VISIBILITY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM FIRST PRESENTED ITSELF WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED LAST WINTER SEASON BY AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WITH DODGE PARTS. IT WORKED OK FOR A WHILE, BUT IS ACTING UP AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT MOISTURE CAUSES A DOOR TO STICK AND BREAK. *TR

• 12/13/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 HAD THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL. FIRST WHEN I TOLD IT TO TURN RIGHT, IT BLINKED LEFT. THEN IT STOPPED WORKING. IT ROTATES TO WHATEVER IT WANTS RANDOMLY AND USUALLY SHOWS AN INCORRECT DIRECTION. I'M SAFER NOT USING A TURN SIGNAL THAN SHOWING A LEFT AND GOING RIGHT. I CAN'T USE HAND SIGNALS AT NIGHT AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M PUTTING MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW ANYWAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME NOW. IT WAS INTERMITTENT (PROBLEMATIC FOR ONE TRIP) THEN IT WOULD FIX ITSELF FOR A FEW DAYS. DODGE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR NEVER HEARD OF IT. *TR

• 12/09/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UNKNOWN TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK

• 12/09/2013· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

• 12/09/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THE BUSHINGS ARE BAD IN THE TRUCK. CAUSE SHAKING WHILE BREAKING, UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON TIRES, AND TRUCK NEVER HAS A GOOD ALIGNMENT. ALSO TRYING TO REPLACE THEM, THE BUSHINGS ARE SEIZED TO THE BOLTS. NEEDING A TORCH OR GRINDER TO REMOVE. VERY BAD DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED AND FIXED. *TR

• 12/08/2016· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I GET TWO RECALL NOTICES A WEEK ABOUT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG, AND THE CLUTCH SAFETY SWITCH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ALSO UNDER RECALL SINCE JULY 1, 2016, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART AND I DO NOT GET NOTICES ABOUT IT.

• 12/08/2008· CHILD SEAT

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN EDDIE BAUER DELUXE CONVERTIBLE REARFACING INFANT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 22-880. THE CHILD SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 8, 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM STRAP OF THE CHILD SEAT, WHICH CONNECTED THE SEAT TO THE VEHICLE, FAILED TO TIGHTEN. AS A RESULT, THE CHILD SEAT REMAINED LOOSE AND WAS NOT SAFELY SECURED TO THE SEAT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. UPDATED 03-04-09 *BF UPDATED 03/05/09. *JB

• 12/07/2010· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT TIRE BEGAN SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO IN NEED OF A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,035.

• 12/06/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,966 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,453.

• 12/06/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALS OPERATE SPORADICALLY. MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN CAN RESULT IN NO FLASHING OF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IMPROPER FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. LIKEWISE WHEN MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A RIGHT TURN THE SIGNAL WILL NOT FLASH OR SOMETIMES WILL INCORRECTLY SIGNAL LEFT. THIS IMPROPER SIGNAL APPEARS AT BOTH THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT AND AT THE EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING POSITIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE WIPER BLADES HAVE BEGUN FAILING TO OPERATE WHEN NEEDED. WHEN SELECTING AN ON POSITION ON THE TURN SIGNAL STALK THE WIPERS WILL SOMETIMES STUTTER ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD OR SOMETIMES NO MOVE AT ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. FACTORY REPAIR CLAIMS IT WILL BE THE SAME REPLACEMENT AT OWNER COST. THE PROBLEMS HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY, AND CAN NOT BE REPRODUCED AT WILL. OVER TIME, HOWEVER, THEY ARE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

• 12/06/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DEFROSTING IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO OBSCURE HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRACTURED RECIRCULATION DOOR AND PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF

• 12/06/2006· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NHTSA NOTICES FOR RECALL #06V353000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE AIR BAGS, AND RECALL # 06V354000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE SEAT BELTS WERE RECEIVED. FOUR SERVICE DEALERS WERE CONTACTED, WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED A CONCERN THAT THE MANUFACTURER TOOK 3 MONTHS TO NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS OF THE RECALL.

• 12/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ