2006 Ram 3500

What owners should know

Covers 2003–2009 · 5.9L and 6.7L Cummins diesel, 5.7L Hemi V8 gas · Updated 2026-10-01

Researched from owner forums and NHTSA complaints and written by Know Your Truck. These are patterns in what owners report, not a guarantee about any particular truck.

Common failures & how to fix them

Parts and video buttons search for your 2006 Ram 3500. Always confirm a part fits using your VIN. Brakes, steering, fuel and airbag work affects your safety, so if you're not sure, have a qualified mechanic do it.

• Left tie rod can break

  Dealer (recall)

  Signs: Loose or wandering steering, clunks, or play in the steering linkage.

  Fix: Covered by Chrysler recalls on 2003–2012 4x4 trucks. Many owners also upgrade to a heavy-duty tie rod and drag link.

  May be covered free by recall 13V528000 / 13V529000. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

  Shop: heavy duty tie rod drag link▶ How-to videos

• Front-end shake (death wobble)

  Moderate DIY

  Signs: Violent shaking of the steering wheel and front end after hitting a bump, usually at 45+ mph. Slowing down hard is often the only way to stop it.

  Fix: Find and replace the worn parts, most often the track bar or its bushings, then check ball joints, tie rod ends, the drag link and alignment. A new steering stabilizer alone usually only hides the problem.

  Shop: track barShop: steering stabilizer▶ How-to videos

• 5.9L Cummins weak lift pump

  Moderate DIY

  Signs: Hard starts, low power under load, low fuel pressure.

  Fix: Test fuel pressure and replace the lift pump. Many owners upgrade to an aftermarket lift pump.

  Shop: 5.9 Cummins lift pump▶ How-to videos

• 5.9L Cummins injector wear

  Hard DIY

  Signs: Hard starts, smoke, rough idle, knocking.

  Fix: Have injectors tested and replaced as a set. Use the correct injector type for the year, because early and late versions are different.

  Shop: 5.9 Cummins injectors▶ How-to videos

• 6.7L Cummins turbo actuator / EGR problems (2007–2009)

  Best left to a shop

  Signs: Low power, boost control codes, frequent exhaust cleaning cycles.

  Fix: Diagnose with a scan tool. Common fixes are a turbo actuator, EGR valve cleaning or replacement, and DPF cleaning.

  Shop: 6.7 Cummins turbo actuator▶ How-to videos

• 5.7L Hemi exhaust ticking

  Hard DIY

  Signs: Ticking that's loudest on a cold start and fades as the engine warms up.

  Fix: Usually broken exhaust manifold bolts. Replace the bolts and gasket.

  Shop: 5.7 Hemi exhaust manifold bolts▶ How-to videos

Recalls

A recall doesn't mean a truck still has the problem. Enter the truck's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or ask a dealer to see whether the repair was done.

• Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

  May 2016 · #16V352000

  NHTSA warning: do not drive until this recall is fixed.

  Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2010 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2010 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2012 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2012 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2012 Chrysler 300, 2006-2012 Dodge Charger, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2009 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2009 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2009 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2009 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2009 Chrysler 300, 2006-2009 Dodge Charger, 2005-2009 Dodge Dakota and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AZ, AR, DE, Washington D.C., IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Chrysler is recalling certain 2005-2008 RAM 2500, 2006-2008 RAM 3500, 2007-2008 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2008 Dodge Durango, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2008 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2008 Chrysler 300, 2006-2008 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2008 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or registered, in AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

  Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S43. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-7700.

• Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module

  May 2015 · #15V313000

  NHTSA warning: do not drive until this recall is fixed.

  Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

  Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for Chrylser on June 8, 2015. The recall for Mitsubishi started on June 24, 2015. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is R25. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V817 in its entirety. Vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.

• Electrical System:Ignition:Switch

  Dec 2014 · #14V795000

  Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, Dakota, and 2006 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles manufactured July 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006 with manual transmissions. The return springs in the clutch ignition interlock switch may break.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: Broken springs can result in a no-start condition, or cause unintended movement when the ignition is cranked, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

  Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clutch ignition interlock switch, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P80.

• Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

  Nov 2013 · #13V528000

  Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 trucks manufactured February 12, 2002, through February 13, 2008. The left tie rod assembly may break.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Fix: Chrysler notified owners and launched its recall campaign in January 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N62.

• Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

  Jul 2011 · #11V350000

  CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; AND MODEL YEAR 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2008, BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE. THIS CONDITION TENDS TO OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS MAKING A TIGHT TURN. ADDITIONALLY, MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN THE LEFT HAND FRONT WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIE ROD ENDS FOR RELATIVE ORIENTATION AND REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD AS REQUIRED AND PERFORM A FRONT END TOE ALIGNMENT AS NEEDED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

• Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Pitman

  May 2010 · #10E013000

  FABTECH IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PITMAN ARMS, P/NOS. FTS93001 AND FT44039, INSTALLED FOR USE ON CERTAIN 2003 THROUGH 2008 DODGE 2500 4WD, 3500 4WD, AND 1500 4WD MEGA CAB VEHICLES. THE PITMAN ARM CAN FRACTURE AND BREAK AWAY FROM THE STEERING BOX CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: STEERING LOSS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH.

  Fix: FABTECH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AUTHORIZED INSTALLERS WILL INSPECT FOR DEFECTIVE PITMAN ARM AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FABTECH AT 1-877-432-2832.

• Visibility:Glass, Side/Rear

  Dec 2007 · #07E104000

  CERTAIN CURVED TEMPERED REPLACEMENT GLASS MANUFACTURED BY HANGZHOU SAFETY GLASS LTD AND SUPPLIED TO SAFELITE BY AUTO TEMP INC., IDENTIFIED AS DOT-430, AND SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VEHICLES MAY NOT BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES AS EXPECTED OF TEMPERED GLASS AND FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."

  Risk and fix

  Risk: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.

  Fix: SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. RETAIL CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-843-2906. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS FOR CURRENT INVENTORY AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE FOR REPLACING THEIR CUSTOMER'S GLASS. WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE'S WHOLESALE DIVISION, SERVICE AUTOGLASS TOLL FREE AT 1-888-246-6298. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008.

• Suspension

  Feb 2007 · #07E009000

  CERTAIN LKI ENTERPRISES, INC., BRAND NAME SUPERLIFT SUSPENSION, PITMAN ARMS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 2003-2007 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 3500 4X4 LIGHT TRUCKS. DUE TO INADEQUATE HEAT TREATMENT DURING PRODUCTION, THE AFFECTED PITMAN ARMS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE UPPER SPLINED ATTACHMENT ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING OUTPUT SHAFT. MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE PITMAN ARM AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT MAY DEFORM SPLINES, RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR AND FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE AFFECTED PITMAN ARM.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: PITMAN ARM WEAR OR FAILURE MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

  Fix: LKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PITMAN ARM, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LKI AT 1-800-551-4955.

• Visibility:Rearview Mirrors/Devices

  Oct 2006 · #06V380000

  CERTAIN TRUCKS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REAR VIEW MIRRORS". THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLASS HAS A CURVED (CONVEX) MIRROR GLASS INSTALLED INSTEAD OF FLAT GLASS. CURVED GLASS CREATES A WIDER VIEW, BUT DISPLAYS IMAGES FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: DRIVERS OF LARGE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY JUDGING DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT OUTSIDE CONVEX MIRROR GLASS WITH A FLAT MIRROR GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

• Exterior Lighting

  Mar 2006 · #06V073000

  CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL REAR WHEELS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE TRUCKS MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE ROOF MOUNTED CAB CLEARANCE LAMPS.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: WITHOUT THESE LAMPS, OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS MAY NOT DETECT THE INCREASED WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL CAB CLEARANCE LIGHTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

• Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module

  Feb 2006 · #06V038000

  ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS), THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, AND THE REAR BRAKES COULD LOCK UP PREMATURELY DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 17, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Owner complaints by area

Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.

• Steering75

  7 involved a crash

  • Filed Oct 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMI VALLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2350 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065) WHERE THE DEALER DECLINED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TAKEN TO CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6300 KING DR, VENTURA, CA 93003) AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE FIRST DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT-END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

  • Filed Jun 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE EMBANKMENT THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK THE CONTACT'S HOME. THERE WERE NO DEALER WITHIN A 100 MILES SO THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PARTS AND HAD REPAIRS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM HAD BEEN UPGRADED THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONTACT REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT MANUFACTURER APPROVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WERE FOUR RECALLS ON VEHICLE SINCE HE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED NINE MONTHS EARLIER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGNS NUMBERS: 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING) AND TWO MORE THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING WERE OPEN RELATED TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

  • Filed Apr 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

  • Filed Apr 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN EITHER DIRECTION. PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (2710 AIRPORT RD, JACKSON, MI 49202, (517) 789-7151) DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND U JOINT WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • Filed Aug 2017

    BROKEN TIE ROD RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER LOSS OF STEERING GOING OVER A BUMP AT FIVE MILE AN HOUR

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• Electrical System52

  3 involved a fire

  • Filed Apr 2019

    ON THE NIGHT OF APR 16, 2019 IT SAME LIKE EVERYDAY I WENT HOME FROM WORK BACK UP MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY TURN OFF AND GOT IN THE HOUSE FORGOT MY IPAD WENT BACK OUT AND GET IT ,BACK IN THE HOUSE WENT TO TAKE THE SHOWER AND THEN FIVE MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK BURN DOWN, THE FIRE TRUCK CAME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND I GOT THE REPORT SAID ENGINE AREA, RUNNING GEAR, WHEEL AREA.

  • Filed Apr 2018

    WIPER BLADE ELECTRONICS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES DESPITE USE OF APPROPRIATE DE-ICER WINTER FORMULA WIPER FLUID, REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER MOTOR, AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE OVERLOAD OF THE CIRCUIT WHEN THERE IS MILD TO MODERATE AMOUNT OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD OR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS READJUSTED DOWNWARD CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO COME LOOSE. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS AT LEAST 2 AND MAYBE EVEN 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING.

  • Filed Jan 2018

    TURN SIGNAL ERADICATING GOING FROM NORMAL LEFT WORKING TO FAST ON DASH BUT NO EXTERIOR LEFT FRONT OR BACK THEN CHANGING TO RIGHT WORKING THEN BACK ALL WHEN LEFT STICK IS ENGAGED ALSO HORN BEEPS ONCE OR TWICE ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED WHILE RUNNINIG

  • Filed Oct 2016

    TAKATA RECALL - WHEN THEY REPLACED MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG THEY BROKE THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTRATE (IN THE AIRBAG COVER) THAT FUNCTIONS THE HORN. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING ON MOST OF THESE AS THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I HAVEN'T HAD A HORN SINCE MAY 2016 AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A WRECK AS A RESULT.

  • Filed May 2016

    FAULTY TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE CREATES A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE CAN CHANGE FROM 2WD TO 4WD AT ANYTIME. A SITUATION LIKE THIS CAN CREATE A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SIGNIFICANT SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, TRYING TO TAKE A TURN WHILE THE DRIVER EXPECTS TO BE IN 2WD BUT THE VEHICLE IS IN 4WD WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TAKE WIDER TURNS THAN NORMAL. THIS MAY LEAD TO THE VEHICLE ENTERING INTO THE PATH OF ENTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION.

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• Exterior Lighting44

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Jul 2016

    IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS NOW BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION. I WAS DRIVING MY PICK-UP IN TOWN WHEN I LOST MY GAUGE LIGHTS AND I NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME I LOST ALL MY MAKER LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. RIGHT AWAY IT BLEW AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME IT ALSO BLEW THE CERCIT IN THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, WICHATA LEFT ME NO CHOICE BUT TO BYPASS THE CURCIT AND GET POWER TO MY LIGHTS FORM ANOTHER SOURCE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE TIPM IS $850 THAT DON'T INCLUDE THE COST OF REPLACING IT AND THEN PROGRAMING IT TI THE VEHICLE. SO I DECIDED I WASN'T GOING TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAD ALREADY FIXED BY BYPASSING THE PROBLEM. THEN A FEW YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH AT NIGHT WHEN I LOST MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS I FOUND IT TO BE THE TIPM AT FAULT AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT TOO WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT BOTH ISSUES AND TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. SO I LET IT GO WITHOUT PRESSING THE ISSUE ANY FURTHER. AS TO MY KNOWLEDGE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM, THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND BITE THE BULLET AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. DUE TO THESE ISSUES BEING MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. (I.E. LOSS OF WIPERS, LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL FLASHING THE WRONG WAY)

  • Filed Dec 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HIS VISIBILITY DECREASED THEN EVENTUALLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIPM BOARD FAILED WHICH AFFECTED THE VISIBILITY OF THE LOW BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

  • Filed Mar 2015

    STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTER DEALER WONT FIXED ASK THREE TIMES ALSO TURN SIGNALS THE RIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LEFT ONE THEY FIXED AFTER FIGHTING WITH THEM THE WIPERS STOP SOME TIMES AND THEN GO SLOW THEN FAST THEN STOP THE TIPM IS BAD IT RUNS ALL THE ELECTRICAL ON TRUCK HAD LOTS OF CONCERNS THAT IT WILL STALL BECAUSE SOME TIME THE HEAD LIGHTS GO BRIGHT THEN DIM THEN BRIGHT THE TRAILER LIGHT SOME TIME COME ON BOTH THEN ONE GOES OUT HAD TRAILER CHECK OUT THEY SAID WAS THE TRUCK I DRIVE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS IF I CAN JUST HAD TIPM REPLACED AT DEALER HAD TO FIGHT WITH THEM IT COST ME 1500.00 DOLLARS THEY SAID THEIR NO RECALL IT A SAFETY THING I JUST THINK THEY SHOULD PAY NOT ME. *TR

  • Filed Aug 2014

    DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH. I CARRIED MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS REFUSED TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I WAS 700 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS WAS A RECALL TO NO AVAIL. MY SWITCH IS DOING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED, AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE SWITCH WILL DISPLAY THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CHOSEN. TURN RIGHT BLINKER ON AND LEFT COMES ON, ETC. ALSO SOMETIMES THE SWITCH WILL NOT TURN HEADLIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT OR BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS IT GIVES THE WRONG INTENTION ON TURNS AND ALSO BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THESE ISSUES COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

  • Filed Apr 2014

    TURNING LEFT ONTO FARM TO MARKET...SIGNALED LEFT..REAR VEHICLE BEGAN PASSING ME ON LEFT I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS DID THEY...ALTHOUGH MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS IN LEFT TURN POSITION...VEHICLE TURN LAMPS WERE BOTH SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN AS WAS DASH LAMP...VERY DANGEROUS..COULD HAVE KILLED PASSING MOTORIST ARE SENT THEM TO THE DITCH ..SIGNAL NOW MALFUNCTIONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS..SWITCH ON BACKORDER...TELLS US SOMETHING... *TR

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• Air Bags33

  4 involved a crash

  • Filed Aug 2022

    Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V352000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer stated they were only able to obtain parts for two vehicles at a time. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that there were no restrictions set in place regarding the number of parts provided to the dealer. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

  • Filed Feb 2018

    TAKATA RECALLS DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THEY WERE BOTH ACTIVATED BY THE TRUCK BEING BACKED INTO WHILE SITTING STILL THUS KNOCKING OUT THE REAR GLASS WITH NO INJURIES TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER.

  • Filed Sep 2017

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. 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. WILDER AUTO CENTER (53 JETTA WAY, PORT ANGELES, WA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

  • Filed May 2017

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. 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. MID VALLEY CHRYSLER DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 07/13/17*LJ *CN

  • Filed Apr 2017

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). 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. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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• Visibility24

  • Filed Mar 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

  • Filed Mar 2012

    MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF MODE DOOR/BLEND DOOR/ RECIRCULATION DOOR FAILURE. DIVERTS AIR TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT ALLOW FOR DEFROSTING/ DE-ICING OF WINDSHIELD. WINSHIELD WILL ACCUMULATE ICE AND CAUSE WIPERS TO CEASE FUNCTION OR FOG WITHOUT ABILITY TO REMOVE OR WITHOUT WARNING. CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS A "REVISED BLEND DOOR" DESIGN THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, RETROFIT IS NOTY COVERED BY RECALL AND EARLY REPLACEMENTS SIS NOT UTILIZED REVISED DOOR DESIGN. DOOR FOR RECIRCULATION WILL FALL OFF AND OBSTRUCT FAN MOTOR. IF FAN MOTOR IS ON, OBSTRUCTION CAN CAUSE FAN OVERHEAT AND POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE/ OR MELTING OF HOUSING CAUSING SMOKE AND NOXIOUS FUMES. MODE DOOR FAILURE PROHIBITS USE OF DEFROST/ DEFOG OF WINDSHIEL AND CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING.

  • Filed Jan 2012

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,300.

  • Filed Nov 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E009000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. SM.

  • Filed Nov 2011

    I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN SO I TURNED ON MY LEFT SIGNAL WHEN I DID THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING PLUS WITH MY LEFT SIGNAL ON IT WASN'T BLINKING TO THE LEFT IT WAS BLINKING TO THE RIGHT. SO WITHOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS I HAD TO PULLOVER BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. BUT EVERYTIME I USE MY LEFT SIGNAL MY RIGHT ONE BLINKS AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. *TR

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• Power Train22

  2 involved a crash

  • Filed Apr 2019

    A POSSIBLE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT/FRONT SUSPENSION POSSIBLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A FATALITY CRASH. *DT*JB*DT*JB*JB

  • Filed Jun 2016

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND COOLER LINE WERE LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

  • Filed May 2016

    TAKATA RECALL - I AM UNABLE TO GET THIS RECALL COMPLETED. I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, AND AM STILL BEING TOLD THAT THE DEALER IS NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF UNITS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS JUST HOW IT IS. I AM UNDERSTANDABLY WORRIED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THIS WILL CAUSE INJURY TO ME. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED AT LEAST 6 RECALL LETTERS, BUT STILL CANNOT GET THE RECALL COMPLETED.

  • Filed Jul 2015

    EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE WHOLE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS LOOSE. I COULD HARDLY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER TEST DROVE IT THE SEVERAL TIMES I TOOK IT THERE, BUT THEY NEVER FIXED ANYTHING. I TRIED TO FIX IT MYSELF BECAUSE IT WAS A HAZARD. FINALLY WE GOT A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AFTER I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR SOME HELP, WHICH THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY NEVER GOT ANY NOTICE. I HAVE A LOT OF RECEIPTS OF ALL THE PARTS I BOUGHT TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT IT STILL ISN'T RIGHT. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 10 YEARS AND LOVE IT, BUT AM REALLY GETTING TIRED OF FIXING IT. ALSO THE COMPUTER HAS NEVER SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION CORRECTLY, BUT AGAIN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. I SURE HOPE YOU CAN BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK, OR FIX EVERYTHING I HAVE TRIED TO GET FIXED FOR YEARS ON END.

  • Filed Mar 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE GEAR NEUTRAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,064.

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• Suspension20

  2 involved a crash

  • Filed Oct 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMI VALLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2350 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065) WHERE THE DEALER DECLINED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TAKEN TO CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6300 KING DR, VENTURA, CA 93003) AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE FIRST DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT-END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

  • Filed Jun 2019

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE EMBANKMENT THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK THE CONTACT'S HOME. THERE WERE NO DEALER WITHIN A 100 MILES SO THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PARTS AND HAD REPAIRS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM HAD BEEN UPGRADED THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONTACT REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT MANUFACTURER APPROVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WERE FOUR RECALLS ON VEHICLE SINCE HE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED NINE MONTHS EARLIER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGNS NUMBERS: 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING) AND TWO MORE THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING WERE OPEN RELATED TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

  • Filed Apr 2019

    A POSSIBLE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT/FRONT SUSPENSION POSSIBLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A FATALITY CRASH. *DT*JB*DT*JB*JB

  • Filed May 2016

    TAKATA RECALL - I AM UNABLE TO GET THIS RECALL COMPLETED. I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, AND AM STILL BEING TOLD THAT THE DEALER IS NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF UNITS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS JUST HOW IT IS. I AM UNDERSTANDABLY WORRIED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THIS WILL CAUSE INJURY TO ME. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED AT LEAST 6 RECALL LETTERS, BUT STILL CANNOT GET THE RECALL COMPLETED.

  • Filed Feb 2016

    OVER THE PAST YEARS, WITH FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE TERRIFYING DEATH WOBBLE IN APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2009, SUCH WOBBLE OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. I AM ABLE TO AVOID IF I STAY BELOW 40MPH, OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS AVOID ALL BUMPS. HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. WILL APPROACH DEALER AS TO FIX, IF THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I INTEND TO TAKE WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS ARE DEEMED NECESSARY.

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• Service Brakes13

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Aug 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE UNWORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, A MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE REAR TIRE WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V038000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

  • Filed Mar 2015

    GOT IN THE TRUCK TO LEAVE AND I TURNED THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE! SO I GOT ON INTERSTATE AND EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE GOT A LITTLE SQUIRMY ! *TR

  • Filed Feb 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIBER FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 244,000.

  • Filed Apr 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES BOTH RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

  • Filed Mar 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

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• Fuel System12

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Mar 2016

    2006 DODGE 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14V-795. *LD THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED INVOICES, PROVING THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, PRIOR TO THE RECALL. ALSO, THE OUTER AND INNER TIE RODS, FUEL PUMP AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED

  • Filed Jul 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE WAS CRACKED NEAR THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE FITTING, WHICH WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

  • Filed Jun 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 58 MPH, STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINES ERUPTED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,925.

  • Filed Nov 2013

    WHEN PURCHASED AT THE DEALERS DRIVEWAY, IDLE DROPPED EXTREMELY LOW THEN SURGED, SALESMAN SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR DIESELS, DROVE FROM THAT DEALERSHIP TO HOME WITH SAME PROBLEMS ALMOST AT EVERY STOP, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CHANGED FUEL FILTER, NO CHANGE, THEN CHANGED FUEL PUMP, NO CHANGE, THEN SAID THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE INJECTORS OR FUEL RAILS, I HAD ENOUGH ASKED FOR THE KEYS THEY STILL MADE ME PAY $600 PLUS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I STARTED GETTING ALOT OF BLOW BY FROM NUMBER 6 CYLINDER, THE PCM STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO CHARGER. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED SMOKING EXTREMELY BAD AND JUST QUIT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS OIL EVERYWHERE, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME WHERE IT STILL SITS AS OF THIS DAY. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2006 AND 2007, I THINK IT ONLY FAIR THE DEALER SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

  • Filed Nov 2012

    2006 RAM 3500 WITH 5.9 CUMMINS. NEARLY THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER REPORTS HERE. 9PM, MAJOR HIGHWAY, ENTIRE FAMILY IN CARS, KIDS ASLEEP, START SMELLING RAW DIESEL FUMES. BIG CLOUD OF MIST BEHIND TRUCK, ABOUT MILE FURTHER "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY MADE IT HOME, BUT DIED SUDDENLY AND ONLY PLACE TO GO WAS MEDIAN IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE DIESEL. SEVERAL GALLONS OF DIESEL PUMPED ALL OVER HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST, ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, BODY OF TRUCK, HIGHWAY, MAJOR MESS. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. TOWED IT HOME AFTER A HARROWING ORDEAL GETTING A WRECKER THERE AND TRYING TO NOT GET HIT BY CARS. NON-DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--CRACKED INJECTOR LINE-- DESPITE ONLY SEEING A FEW COMPLAINTS HERE (GOOGLE "CRACKED #4 INJECTOR LINE). HE AGREES, ATOMIZED DIESEL TOUCHING A HOT TURBO COULD IGNITE, AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD A VEHICLE FIRE AND BECOME A FLAMING BOMB WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. DODGE AND CUMMINS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS, AND IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY GET SUED AND FIX THINGS. CONSUMERS WHO BAILED OUT DODGE ARE LEFT HANGING WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, AND THEIR FAMILIES STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. NAUSEATING. *TR

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• Tires8

  • Filed Nov 2017

    TRUCK TIRE DEFECTIVE

  • Filed Aug 2016

    COULD NOT BALANCE TIRES BUBBLE ON TIRE SIDEWALL

  • Filed Dec 2014

    AS WE TRAVELED FROM INDIANA TO WISCONSIN WE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE TIRE BLOW OUTS. THE FIRST WAS ON I 65 IN INDIANA THE SECOND WAS ON I 90 IN WISCONSIN. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AT BOTH OCCASIONS. *TR

  • Filed Jul 2014

    THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE. THE SPARE FELL OF THE TRUCK, THE TIRE WEIGHTS CLOSE TO 90 TO 100 LBS, WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH. I WAS FLAGGED BY A MOTORIST WHO WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. HE STATED THE TIRE CAME OFF MY AND BOUNCED INTO THE OTHER OPPOSING LANE. A CAR HAD TO USE THE SHOULDER AND DITCH TO AVOID THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE. BY THE TIME I FOUND A PLACE TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO THE APROX LOCATION I DID NOT FIND THE SPARE. THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE BROKE ABOUT 6 INCHES BELOW THE WINCH. BY THE NUMBER REPLACEMENT WINCHES BEING SOLD LOST TIRE REPORTS ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN INJURY. THE CABLE WILL NOT BREAK WHILE THE TRUCK IS STANDING STILL. I HAVE REMOVED THE WINCH FROM MY TRUCK AND AM SAVING IT. *JS

  • Filed Sep 2010

    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

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• Diesel8

  • Filed Mar 2016

    2006 DODGE 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14V-795. *LD THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED INVOICES, PROVING THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, PRIOR TO THE RECALL. ALSO, THE OUTER AND INNER TIE RODS, FUEL PUMP AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED

  • Filed Nov 2013

    WHEN PURCHASED AT THE DEALERS DRIVEWAY, IDLE DROPPED EXTREMELY LOW THEN SURGED, SALESMAN SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR DIESELS, DROVE FROM THAT DEALERSHIP TO HOME WITH SAME PROBLEMS ALMOST AT EVERY STOP, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CHANGED FUEL FILTER, NO CHANGE, THEN CHANGED FUEL PUMP, NO CHANGE, THEN SAID THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE INJECTORS OR FUEL RAILS, I HAD ENOUGH ASKED FOR THE KEYS THEY STILL MADE ME PAY $600 PLUS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I STARTED GETTING ALOT OF BLOW BY FROM NUMBER 6 CYLINDER, THE PCM STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO CHARGER. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED SMOKING EXTREMELY BAD AND JUST QUIT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS OIL EVERYWHERE, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME WHERE IT STILL SITS AS OF THIS DAY. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2006 AND 2007, I THINK IT ONLY FAIR THE DEALER SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

  • Filed Nov 2012

    2006 RAM 3500 WITH 5.9 CUMMINS. NEARLY THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER REPORTS HERE. 9PM, MAJOR HIGHWAY, ENTIRE FAMILY IN CARS, KIDS ASLEEP, START SMELLING RAW DIESEL FUMES. BIG CLOUD OF MIST BEHIND TRUCK, ABOUT MILE FURTHER "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY MADE IT HOME, BUT DIED SUDDENLY AND ONLY PLACE TO GO WAS MEDIAN IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE DIESEL. SEVERAL GALLONS OF DIESEL PUMPED ALL OVER HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST, ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, BODY OF TRUCK, HIGHWAY, MAJOR MESS. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. TOWED IT HOME AFTER A HARROWING ORDEAL GETTING A WRECKER THERE AND TRYING TO NOT GET HIT BY CARS. NON-DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--CRACKED INJECTOR LINE-- DESPITE ONLY SEEING A FEW COMPLAINTS HERE (GOOGLE "CRACKED #4 INJECTOR LINE). HE AGREES, ATOMIZED DIESEL TOUCHING A HOT TURBO COULD IGNITE, AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD A VEHICLE FIRE AND BECOME A FLAMING BOMB WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. DODGE AND CUMMINS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS, AND IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY GET SUED AND FIX THINGS. CONSUMERS WHO BAILED OUT DODGE ARE LEFT HANGING WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, AND THEIR FAMILIES STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. NAUSEATING. *TR

  • Filed Sep 2010

    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

  • Filed Apr 2010

    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

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• Visibility/Wiper7

  • Filed Sep 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH THE AIR OR HEATER ACTIVATED DURING WINTER OR DURING RAIN FALL, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND MANUALLY CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BLEND DOOR IN THE HVAC SYSTEM CEASING IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIMSELF AND OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 45,000.

  • Filed Apr 2018

    WIPER BLADE ELECTRONICS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES DESPITE USE OF APPROPRIATE DE-ICER WINTER FORMULA WIPER FLUID, REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER MOTOR, AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE OVERLOAD OF THE CIRCUIT WHEN THERE IS MILD TO MODERATE AMOUNT OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD OR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS READJUSTED DOWNWARD CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO COME LOOSE. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS AT LEAST 2 AND MAYBE EVEN 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING.

  • Filed Aug 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER FAILED AND DECREASED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER FLAP FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

  • Filed Oct 2013

    NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN THE WARMER MONTHS, NOW THAT COLDER WEATHER HAS SET IN I AM UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE VISIBILITY LOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE HEATER DOORS ON THE PICKUPS. *TR

  • Filed Jan 2013

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

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• Unknown or Other6

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Apr 2019

    ON THE NIGHT OF APR 16, 2019 IT SAME LIKE EVERYDAY I WENT HOME FROM WORK BACK UP MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY TURN OFF AND GOT IN THE HOUSE FORGOT MY IPAD WENT BACK OUT AND GET IT ,BACK IN THE HOUSE WENT TO TAKE THE SHOWER AND THEN FIVE MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK BURN DOWN, THE FIRE TRUCK CAME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND I GOT THE REPORT SAID ENGINE AREA, RUNNING GEAR, WHEEL AREA.

  • Filed Jul 2016

    AFTER MONTHS OF RECALL NOTICES I FINALLY HAD SPARE TIME TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT ON THIS RECALL. IT WAS OVER A MONTH WAIT TO GET IT DONE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY RECALL FOR DODGE. I HAD TO SCHEDULE FOR 7AM SINCE I WORK FOR A LIVING AND NEED TRUCK FOR WORK. I TOOK OFF A FEW HOURS TO GET THIS REPAIR DONE. SINCE I HAD TO GET UP AN HOUR EARLY TO BE ON TIME. SERVICE DEPT WAS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT BEING ON TIME TO GET IN AND OUT I ARRIVED 10 MINUTES EARLY. THE LADY AT THE DESK INFORMS ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX RECALL. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE TIME AT WORK BECAUSE OF DODGE SCREW UP. I DEMAND A RENTAL TRUCK WHILE THIS SERVICE IS BEING DONE WHEN DODGE FINALLY GET THE PARTS IN.. SINCE DODGE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT THE CUSTOMER SAFETY..BULLSH*T.... IF YOU REALLY CARED THE PARTS WOULD OF BEEN THERE THIS WOULD OF BEEN HANDLE PROFESSIONALLY AND IT WOULD BE OVER. BUT HELL NO I HAVE TO WAIT TILL DODGE CALLS ME TO LET ME KNOW PARTS ARE IN AND WAIT A FREAKIN MONTH TO GET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.. I AM PISSED... EXTREMELY....

  • Filed Nov 2015

    HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING A SHIFTER CABLE, DODGE WILL NOT HELP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE. ALSO, HAD HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING DUE TO DEATH WOBBLE.

  • Filed Jun 2015

    A/C - BLOWER HOUSING, KEEPS BREAKING SO PASSENGER SIDE GETS HOT AIR, HAS BEEN REPAIRED EVERY YEAR UNTIL 2011. AND NEEDS IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT DODGE PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE A/C UNIT, BUT AS SOON AS THAT EXPIRED, HOUSING BROKE AGAIN. BLINKERS- SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND OTHERS THEY DON'T MOVE THE TILT OR TURN AND MIRACULOUSLY THEY COME ON. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH, TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO LATCH

  • Filed Apr 2014

    TURNING LEFT ONTO FARM TO MARKET...SIGNALED LEFT..REAR VEHICLE BEGAN PASSING ME ON LEFT I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS DID THEY...ALTHOUGH MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS IN LEFT TURN POSITION...VEHICLE TURN LAMPS WERE BOTH SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN AS WAS DASH LAMP...VERY DANGEROUS..COULD HAVE KILLED PASSING MOTORIST ARE SENT THEM TO THE DITCH ..SIGNAL NOW MALFUNCTIONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS..SWITCH ON BACKORDER...TELLS US SOMETHING... *TR

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• Engine6

  1 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire

  • Filed Apr 2019

    ON THE NIGHT OF APR 16, 2019 IT SAME LIKE EVERYDAY I WENT HOME FROM WORK BACK UP MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY TURN OFF AND GOT IN THE HOUSE FORGOT MY IPAD WENT BACK OUT AND GET IT ,BACK IN THE HOUSE WENT TO TAKE THE SHOWER AND THEN FIVE MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK BURN DOWN, THE FIRE TRUCK CAME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND I GOT THE REPORT SAID ENGINE AREA, RUNNING GEAR, WHEEL AREA.

  • Filed Nov 2014

    I WAS SOLD THE ABOVE VEHICLE BY GOODRICH AUTO WORKS, LLC, [XXX] [XXX], 7255 WORTH ROAD, BATH NY 14810 607-776-7777 AND HE DID NOT DISCLOSE ON ANY PAPERWORK THAT IT WAS A RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE NOR THAT HE HAD TAMPERED WITH THE ODOMETER. I PAID 10,500 AND AM TOLD ITS VALUE IS $1000 DUE TO THIS. I CONTACTED HIM 5 TIMES VIA PHONE AND THREE TIMES VIA FAX REQUESTING HE REFUND ME AND HE JUST HANGS UP ON ME AND TELLS ME TO "F-OFF". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • Filed Feb 2014

    A YOUNG CHILD WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND START THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE THEN MOVED FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER CHILD AND RESULTED IN A FATALITY. THE CLUTCH INTERLOCK SAFETY SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND WAS IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION BUT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF *TR

  • Filed Nov 2013

    WHEN PURCHASED AT THE DEALERS DRIVEWAY, IDLE DROPPED EXTREMELY LOW THEN SURGED, SALESMAN SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR DIESELS, DROVE FROM THAT DEALERSHIP TO HOME WITH SAME PROBLEMS ALMOST AT EVERY STOP, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CHANGED FUEL FILTER, NO CHANGE, THEN CHANGED FUEL PUMP, NO CHANGE, THEN SAID THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE INJECTORS OR FUEL RAILS, I HAD ENOUGH ASKED FOR THE KEYS THEY STILL MADE ME PAY $600 PLUS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I STARTED GETTING ALOT OF BLOW BY FROM NUMBER 6 CYLINDER, THE PCM STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO CHARGER. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED SMOKING EXTREMELY BAD AND JUST QUIT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS OIL EVERYWHERE, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME WHERE IT STILL SITS AS OF THIS DAY. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2006 AND 2007, I THINK IT ONLY FAIR THE DEALER SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

  • Filed Dec 2012

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE CABIN, DIESEL EXHAUST COULD BE SMELLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

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• Engine And Engine Cooling6

  • Filed May 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAN BELT AND OTHER MULTIPLE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

  • Filed Apr 2010

    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

  • Filed May 2008

    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.

  • Filed Nov 2007

    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

  • Filed Aug 2007

    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

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• Hydraulic6

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2010

    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

  • Filed Aug 2009

    BRAKE PEDAL HAS DEVELOPED 3/4" LATERAL MOVEMENT. PRESENTS UNCERTAINTY DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF "CLOSE CALLS" WHERE DUE TO THE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKING WAS DELAYED. LOCAL DEALER BRIEFLY EXAMINED PEDAL AND VERIFIED THIS LATERAL MOVEMENT IS ABNORMAL AND A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE MECHANISM IN THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL. CSR STATES PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOME TIME IN SEPTEMBER. *TR

  • Filed Jan 2008

    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

  • Filed Dec 2007

    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.

  • Filed Mar 2007

    BRAKE SYSTEM STAYS ENGAGED AFTER BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION MUST USE LEFT FOOT TO RETURN PEDAL TO NORMAL. ONLY HAPPENS AFTER EXTENSIVE USE (RUSH HOUR). CAUSED MY TRAILER TO COLLIDE WITH TRUCK AFTER BRAKES DID NOT DISENGAGE. *JB

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• Gasoline4

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Jul 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE WAS CRACKED NEAR THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE FITTING, WHICH WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

  • Filed Jun 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 58 MPH, STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINES ERUPTED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,925.

  • Filed Jan 2012

    NUMBER 4 INJECTOR LINE FAILS ON 5.9L CUMMINS CRD WHICH RESULTS IN SPRAYING FUEL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE CLAMPS ON THE SUPPORT FOR THE LINE COMING LOOSE AND ALLOWING THE LINE TO VIBRATE AND CRACK. THIS IS A WELL KNOW AND REPORTED PROBLEM ON THE CUMMINS FORUMS. HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-POWERTRAIN/189520-GUYS-CHECK-YOUR-4TH-INJECTOR-LINE-STICKY.HTML THE REPLACEMENT LINE FAILED IN UNDER 6K MILES AFTER BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *TR

  • Filed Nov 2008

    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.

• Structure4

  • Filed Jul 2014

    THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE. THE SPARE FELL OF THE TRUCK, THE TIRE WEIGHTS CLOSE TO 90 TO 100 LBS, WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH. I WAS FLAGGED BY A MOTORIST WHO WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. HE STATED THE TIRE CAME OFF MY AND BOUNCED INTO THE OTHER OPPOSING LANE. A CAR HAD TO USE THE SHOULDER AND DITCH TO AVOID THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE. BY THE TIME I FOUND A PLACE TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO THE APROX LOCATION I DID NOT FIND THE SPARE. THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE BROKE ABOUT 6 INCHES BELOW THE WINCH. BY THE NUMBER REPLACEMENT WINCHES BEING SOLD LOST TIRE REPORTS ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN INJURY. THE CABLE WILL NOT BREAK WHILE THE TRUCK IS STANDING STILL. I HAVE REMOVED THE WINCH FROM MY TRUCK AND AM SAVING IT. *JS

  • Filed May 2010

    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

  • Filed Apr 2009

    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

  • Filed Jul 2008

    WHITE SPRINTER VAN WITH 28,000 WITH PREMATURE RUSTING ON SIDES AND REAR DOOR. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SPRAYED OFF DAILY TO KEEP THE SMALL METALLIC BRAKE DUST FROM ADHERING TO VAN. THE PAINT IS TOO THIN WITH NO CLEAR COAT. *TR

• Equipment4

  • Filed Mar 2011

    TIE ROD END FAILURE AT THE PITMAN ARM/ INNER TIE ROD CONNECTION ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 TRUCK. THE TIE ROD STUD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY UNDER LITTLE TO NO LOAD AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES OF HAVING THE H46 RECALL COMPLETED. THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE TIE ROD END AND THE PITMAN ARM CONNECT IS TOO EXTREME. THE PITMAN ARM NEEDS TO BE BUILT WITH LESS ANGLE, THIS WOULD DECREASE THE LOAD ON THE TIE ROD END. *TR

  • Filed Nov 2008

    PUTTING ON THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE THE RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BLINKER TO BLINK. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL START TO BLINK LEFT AND THEN GO BACK AND FORTH I.E. LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT ETC. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER CAME WITHIN INCHES OF PUSHING ME OFF THE ROAD . AFTER TAKING A MINUTE TO COLLECT MYSELF FROM A NEAR DISASTROUS COLLISION ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND MY INTENTION. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BEGAN HEARING AN ODD CLICK WHEN I WOULD PUT ON MY DIRECTIONAL. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, I WAS WAITING TO TAKE A LEFT TURN. I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND NOTICE THAT MY RIGHT DIRECTIONAL WAS BLINKING. I IMMEDIATELY CHECK MY DIRECTIONAL LEVER AND VERIFIED THAT I DID IN FACT HAVE THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL ON AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS BLINKING. I HAVE HAD POLICE CARS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME BECAUSE I HAVE THE WRONG BLINKER ON. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE 4 PRONG TRAILER HITCH FOR CORROSION. I DID THIS. IT IN FACT WAS CORRODED. I CLEANED IT UP AND STILL HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACING. I ASKED IF CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR VIA RECALL. I WAS TOLD "NO" AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $250 TO FIX IT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I FEEL A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE SHOULD WARRANT THEM PAYING FOR IT. AGAIN THEY SAID NOPE. NO MATTER THE REASON BOTH OF THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE YET TO FIX IT DUE TO THE COST AND A FEELING THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT. I ONLY REGRET THAT SOMEONE MAY GET INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER HAVE THE CHANCE TO SAY " I DID HAVE MY LEFT DIRECTIONAL ON", AND THE OTHER PARTY NOT BEING BLAMED FOR SUCH AN ACCIDENT...I AM SURE YOU UNDERSTAND. I HAVE SINCE WATCHED MY DASHBOARD EVERY TIME I USE MY BLINKER. I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THIS ON MY CAMERA ON ONE OCCASION IN A PARKING LOT WITH NARRATION. *TR

  • Filed Sep 2008

    I HAVE 2 2006 DODGE DIESEL TRUCKS ONE 2500 AND ONE 3500. BOTH AC'S WENT OUT WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER BOTH TRUCKS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY STARTED BLOWING LESS AIR THEN STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN STOPPED COOLING ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK BOTH TRUCKS IN AND WAS TOLD A DOOR TO THE VENTING SYSTEM HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS HITTING THE AC FAN MOTOR. BOTH TRUCKS HAD AROUND 41,000MILES I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF MY POCKET($744.00 EACH TRUCK) I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY REPAIR ABOUT 10 OF THESE A WEEK. I CAN SEE IT HAPPENING TO ONE TRUCK BUT NOT BOTH. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS. *TR

  • Filed Jan 2008

    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

• Seat Belts3

  • Filed Oct 2015

    DRIVER SIDE BRAKE AND BLINKER FOR TRAILER LIGHT DO NOT WORK. SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT.

  • Filed Jun 2015

    A/C - BLOWER HOUSING, KEEPS BREAKING SO PASSENGER SIDE GETS HOT AIR, HAS BEEN REPAIRED EVERY YEAR UNTIL 2011. AND NEEDS IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT DODGE PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE A/C UNIT, BUT AS SOON AS THAT EXPIRED, HOUSING BROKE AGAIN. BLINKERS- SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND OTHERS THEY DON'T MOVE THE TILT OR TURN AND MIRACULOUSLY THEY COME ON. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH, TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO LATCH

  • Filed Mar 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

• Wheels2

  • Filed Aug 2015

    ENTERED INTO 295N (9A) FROM MERRILL RD. HEADING TOWARD DUNN AVENUE. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE DAMES POINT BRIDGE THE TRUCKS FRONT AXLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT VERY HARD. I PULLED OFF INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURNED ON FLASHERS, AND PLACED TRUCK IN PARK . AFTER I PULLED WHEEL OFF, I NOTICED THE TIRE HAD SHOWN THE INSIDE TREADS WERE RAISED HIGHER THAN OUTSIDE TREADS. THIS IS DUE TO TREAD AND STEEL BELT SEPARATING. REPLACED WITH SPARE UNDER TRUCK. KEPT DEFECTIVE TIRE, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SAME ISSUE SAME TIRE, AND I AM SEARCHING FOR RECALLS RELATING TO THE GENERAL AMENTRAC 235/80R/17.

  • Filed Aug 2013

    I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING/WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP WHEN STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT-END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO RAPIDLY JERK TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY FOR THIS TO STOP IS TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RESUME DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED EVERYTHING AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING NOTICEABLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO DO THIS. AFTER SOME MORE OCCURRENCES, I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TO GET THEIR OPINION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND THAT WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THIS TO BE RATHER ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I JUST HAD IT REPLACE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO IT LEAKING. I WAS ASSURED THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT END WOBBLE. WELL, $144 LATER, IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. I WAS TOLD NEXT THAT IT COULD BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, SO THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT ON THE TRUCK. THAT TOO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO, AFTER A LENGTHY CONVERSATION, INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE A NUMBER OF FRONT END PARTS THAT END UP TOTALING $2,370.16. I WAS INFORMED THAT THESE PARTS ARE NEW AND NOT OEM WHICH I COULDN'T EVEN OBTAIN ANYMORE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE FRONT-END SHIMMY/WOBBLE. THERE IS VAST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

• Vehicle Speed Control2

  • Filed Jun 2014

    WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THERE WAS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF POWER BEING TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION TO MAKE THE TRUCK SURGE FORWARD. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AT ONE POINT, SITTING AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I IMMEDIATELY SLID SIDEWAYS UNCONTROLLABLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE INTERSECTION OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A GUARANTEED COLLISION. EVERY STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN WAS LIKE A HOLE SHOT WITH A TRANSBRAKE. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION UP TO 106 MPH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,800.

• Fuel/Propulsion System2

  • Filed Nov 2012

    2006 RAM 3500 WITH 5.9 CUMMINS. NEARLY THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER REPORTS HERE. 9PM, MAJOR HIGHWAY, ENTIRE FAMILY IN CARS, KIDS ASLEEP, START SMELLING RAW DIESEL FUMES. BIG CLOUD OF MIST BEHIND TRUCK, ABOUT MILE FURTHER "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY MADE IT HOME, BUT DIED SUDDENLY AND ONLY PLACE TO GO WAS MEDIAN IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE DIESEL. SEVERAL GALLONS OF DIESEL PUMPED ALL OVER HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST, ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, BODY OF TRUCK, HIGHWAY, MAJOR MESS. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. TOWED IT HOME AFTER A HARROWING ORDEAL GETTING A WRECKER THERE AND TRYING TO NOT GET HIT BY CARS. NON-DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM--CRACKED INJECTOR LINE-- DESPITE ONLY SEEING A FEW COMPLAINTS HERE (GOOGLE "CRACKED #4 INJECTOR LINE). HE AGREES, ATOMIZED DIESEL TOUCHING A HOT TURBO COULD IGNITE, AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD A VEHICLE FIRE AND BECOME A FLAMING BOMB WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. DODGE AND CUMMINS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS, AND IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY GET SUED AND FIX THINGS. CONSUMERS WHO BAILED OUT DODGE ARE LEFT HANGING WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, AND THEIR FAMILIES STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. NAUSEATING. *TR

  • Filed Jul 2012

    RUNAWAY ACCELERATION FIRST TIME ON ONRAMP, HIT CRUISE RESUME, ONCE THE SPEED HIT SETPOINT - THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN. SECOND TIME 7/5/2012 - NOT ON CRUISE, DOING ABOUT 65-70 ON HIGHWAY, PASSING - THEN THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN TO 90 IN NEXT 3-4 SECONDS. TO STOP IT - SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ENGINE REVVED TO 3500,PULLED OVER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, WAITED A MINUTE, RESTARTED, THEN VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO REDLINE. SHUT DOWN, 5 MINUTES, ON RESTART, GOT NORMAL IDLE ~700RPM. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER HW HUNTER IN LANCASTER CALIFORNIA ON JULY 9. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE 9TH, 10TH AND HALF OF THE 11TH. THEIR RAN DIAGNOSTICS FOR 2 1/2 DAYS TO DUPLICATE. THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING ELSE (RAN ALL POSSIBLE TESTS). DROVE TO ALASKA FROM CALIFORNIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOW HAPPENED AGAIN. 7/24/12 IN ALASKA TO STOP, [XXX] LEFT CAR IN GEAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE) AND SLOWED WITH THE BRAKES (EILSON AFB) AFTER 1 MINUTE OFF - RESTART AND REDLINED. AFTER 5 MINUTES OFF, RESTARTED AND GOT NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON FORUMS WITH OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.DIESELTRUCKRESOURCE.COM/DEV/2006-2500-DIESEL-SPEED-RUNAWAY-T288211.HTML HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/3RD-GEN-NON-POWERTRAIN/403179-2006-5-9-WANTS-RUN-AWAY-THROTTLE.HTML. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• Air1

  • Filed Mar 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings can differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD.

NHTSA hasn't published star ratings for this truck. Many heavy-duty pickups aren't included in NHTSA's crash-test program, so this doesn't mean the truck is unsafe.