2006 Dodge 1500 Exterior lighting Problems

I'm always having issues with the airbag light coming on while driving it goes away then come back when there is a sudden move and causes something to trigger. also, I'm having issues with my headlight low mode not working I did a lot of research stating that many people are having the same issue and the problems have to do with the fuse box close to the battery. I'm also having an issue with the brake lamp going off on my dashboard not sure what that could be tried so many repairs and nothing seems to work.

NHTSA ID

11503652

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WILL NOT TURN LIGHTS ON AN OFF, DOES NOT MATTER IF STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11191289

Incident

Feb 3, 2019

Mileage

152,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,552.

NHTSA ID

11164823

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Mileage

214,552 mi

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING SAFETY ISSUES OVER TIME. MOST RECENTLY HAVING OVER-HEATING ISSUES AND ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE FEBRUARY 2018. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAPPENED SINCE LAST YEAR, DASHBOARD NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. MY ONE OF MY FRONT HEAD LIGHTS NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. IVE CHANGED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL GOES OUT. MY DRIVER SEAT BEAT NO LONGER BUCKLES.

NHTSA ID

11094079

Incident

May 16, 2015

THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON ME DRIVING TO WORK AT 3:00 AM (IN THE MORNING) PITCH BLACK OUT. ALMOST WRECKED OR DIED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ACCEPTABLE. THERE JHAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. DODGE HAS A PROBLEM HERE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW!!!

NHTSA ID

10980789

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

97,500 mi

HIGH BEAMS WILL NOT WORK ONLY LOW BEAMS WORK WHILE RUNNING DOWN HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

10850611

Incident

Mar 19, 2016

Mileage

107,206 mi

TIPM ISSUE: LOW BEAM ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A RURAL AREA; AFTER BUYING 3 NEW BULBS @ $16/EACH WITH NO LUCK, HAVING SYSTEM SCANNED BY AUTO PARTS STORE WITH NO LUCK, TOOK TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A KNOW TIPM ISSUE AND WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $1,200 TO FIX, HOWEVER PART IS ON BACKORDER DUE TO THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS NEEDING THEM; FLASHING THE SYSTEM APPARENTLY WAS NOT AN OPTION; COMMENTED IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AS IT WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. HOW ARE LOSING YOUR LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, NOT TO MENTION THE REST OF THE ISSUES THIS TIPM IS KNOWN TO CAUSE AFTER THIS ONE...IT IS THE BRAIN OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK. I AM NOW DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON PRAYING THE REST OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS NOT IN JEOPARDY WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE.

NHTSA ID

10836960

Incident

Dec 21, 2015

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED TO SIGNAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10760048

Incident

Aug 4, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

AFTER OWNING A DODGE 1500 2006 MEGA CAB FOR 4 YEARS HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IT STOPPED WORKING HAD NO WIPERS HIGH BEAMS OR SIGNALS. 5 YEARS LATER HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN SEEMS LIKE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES. WHEN THE DON'T WORK MAKE IT A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NO WIPERS, SIGNALS, OR HIGH BEAMS...

NHTSA ID

10723159

Incident

Apr 15, 2015

Mileage

93,300 mi

FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR, THE TACHOMETER IN MY DODGE RAM HAS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. ON 3/25/15 I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB WAS OUT. I REPLACED THE BULB WITHOUT EFFECT. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE TIPM MODULE AS THE CULPRIT FOR BOTH THE HEADLIGHT AND TACHOMETER FAILURE. HE WILL REPLACE THE MODULE, AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $1000, WHEN A REPLACEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IT WILL BE AT LEAST 4 WEEKS FROM THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THAT REPLACEMENT TIPM WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I MUST DRIVE MY TRUCK WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $1000 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10701843

Incident

Mar 23, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MERE SECONDS, THEN SHUTS OFF. THIS IS THE INTERIOR LIGHT THAT TURNS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR THE PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON IS PUSHED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653199

Incident

Sep 26, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY BLINK ON EITHER SIDE (OR BOTH SIDES) REGARDLESS WHICH DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WAS BEING USED. CODE READER AT DEALERSHIP SHOWED PROBLEM WITH TIPM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653197

Incident

Nov 12, 2008

Mileage

38,500 mi

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. BULB REPLACED, CONTINUED TO NOT BE OPERATIONAL. TOOK TO CHRYSLER/DODGE DEAL, WHO CONNECTED A 'CODE' READER WHICH INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIPM. TIPM WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO COST & THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653195

Incident

Oct 28, 2008

Mileage

38,000 mi

MY TRUCK'S TURN SIGNAL HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WHEN YOUR SIGNALING TO GO LEFT THE REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE INCLUDING THE LEFT REAR FLASHERS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE DEALER REFLASHED MY TIPM AND IT DID RESOLVED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THAT THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED BUT INSTEAD WHEN ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNALS IT WOULD START WORKING FOR A COUPLE SECONDS BEFORE JUMPING ACTIVATING THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL (RIGHTSIDE) ALMOST CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES OUT ON THE ROADWAYS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND I DON'T HAVE $1,000.00 TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE MY TIPM WHICH I'VE FOUND VIA ONLINE ON SEVERAL DODGE FORUMS STATING THAT IT WILL DEFINITELY RECTIFY AND FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10637936

Incident

Sep 20, 2014

Mileage

77,000 mi

WE WENT FOR A DRIVE TO MEDORA ND. WHERE WE SPENT THE NIGHT AND AFTER WE LEFT TO RETURN HOME ON HWY 94 WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. THE OFFICER SAID I HADN'T TURNED MY SIGNAL ON. I TOLD HER THAT I HAD AND WHILE SHE GETTING MY INFORMATION I WAS CHECKING OUT MY SIGNALS THEY WOULD WORK AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T THEN I TURNED ON THE LEFT SIGNAL AND THE RIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IT TURNED THE RIGHT THE RIGHT WORKED FINE. I TURNED THE FOUR WAY FLASHER THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON. WEIRD. WHEN THE OFFICER CAME BACK TO THE TRUCK I TOLD HER THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY SIGNALS. SHE SAID THAT I SHOULD TAKE IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. SO I AM NOW WAITING TO GET IT INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE REALLY MESSED UP NOTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE NOTICED AFTER DOING A SEARCH THAT MANY DODGE PICKUPS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP ENCOURAGE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629747

Incident

Aug 17, 2014

Mileage

103,900 mi

WIRE HARNESS IN REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS FOUND COMPLETELY SEVERED INSIDE BOOT FROM FRAME TO DOOR. EFFECTS WINDOW, DOOR LOCKS, DOME LIGHT OPERATION, AND SPEAKER. PRESENCE OF VOLTAGE CAN CAUSE FIRE IF ACHING OCCURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604453

Incident

Jun 1, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

THIS FIRST STARTED A FEW YEARS AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT OR BOTH WOULD COME ON. THIS WOULD ALSO MAKE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. NOW ITS HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS HAPPENING. NEXT, THE HEATER/AC ONLY WORKS THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS. IN THE SUMMER WHEN USING AC THE WINDSHIELD STARTS TO FREEZE ON THE INSIDE. CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. ALSO WHEN USING HEAT OR AC THE TACHOMETER BOUNCES AROUND NOT READING CORRECTLY. ALL THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CONCERN ME. JUST WAITING FOR THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE GOING DOWN THE ROAD!! DODGE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH OF A HELP. $300 A PIECE FOR MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. $800 TO FIX THE HEATER. AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUR THE TACHOMETER. I HAVE SENT VIDEOS OF THE TACHOMETER MESSING UP, COMPLAINED ABOUT THE MILKING FUNCTION SWITCH. BUT NOTHING. ALL THESE PROBLEMS DEFINITELY AFFECT THE SAFETY. PLEASE HELP. LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10574127

Incident

Mar 25, 2009

Mileage

25,000 mi

WINDING NOISE AT LOW SPEED ALSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH HEAD LIGHT IT DON'T TURN ON (DRIVER SIDE ) DIRECTIONAL DOOR FOR A/C HEATHER BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560164

Incident

Mar 20, 2013

Mileage

33,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10557388

Incident

Dec 27, 2013

TURNED ON TURN SIGNAL FOR A LEFT HAND TURN AND RIGHT SIGNAL STARTED FLASHING THEN IT FLASHED LEFT AND RIGHT THEN FINALLY LEFT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SAME THING FOR EITHER DIRECTION YOU SIGNAL EVERY SO OFTEN . THE HAZARD LIGHTS FLASH LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATELY WHEN ACTIVATED ONCE AND AWHILE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547778

Incident

Sep 6, 2013

Mileage

94,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING TRYING TO CHANGE LANES I TRIED TO SIGNAL RIGHT AND MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALTERNATING BACK AND FORTH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN THEN LATER BREAK AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503532

Incident

Oct 1, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2009. WENT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO DRIVE OVER 20 MPH. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALER CLOSE BY AND HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED. SINCE THAT DATE I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS SAME SENSOR CHANGED 8 MORE TIMES. EACH TIME THE PRIVATE MECHANIC TALKS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY RECOGNIZE THERE IS A FAULTY PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND WILL NOT RECALL THE ITEM. WHEN THIS SENSOR GOES OUT IT WILL NOT LET YOU DRIVE MORE THAN ABOUT 20MPH. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATED PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR 4 TIMES. BLINKER PROBLEMS NOTED BY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS I HAVE ALSO HAD. WHERE YOU TURN ON THE LEFT BLINKER AND THE RIGHT BLINKER COMES ON. AS WELL AS THE A/C PROBLEM MANY CONSUMERS HAVE MENTIONED THE DOOR BREAKS AND THEN ALL YOU HAVE IS OUTSIDE AIR COMING IN. MY MECHANIC HAS TRIED TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM CHRYSLER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT SELL THIS PART (PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THEY CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE AND NOT SELL THE PART TO REPAIR IT WHEN IT BREAKS KNOWING IT BREAKS OFTEN). TIE RODS HAVE ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. NO MATTER HOW TIGHT THEY ARE THEY CONTINUE TO COME LOOSE EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED AND THEN THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. MY MAIN CONCERN AT THIS POINT IS IT INTERMITTENTLY WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP BUT WILL DIE AGAIN AND THEN IT WONT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS AND THEN WILL DO IT AGAIN. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM YET. IF ANYONE KNOWS ANY SUGGESTIONS TO LOOK AT PLEASE ADVISE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10458450

Incident

Feb 2, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

RIGHT LOW BEAM FAILS TO LIGHT. BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED. SOCKET IS GOOD. FAILURE IS IN TIPM. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN 06 TO 08 DODGE TRUCKS. DEALER CHARGE $750 TO $900 TO REPLACE AND REPROGRAM TIPM UNIT. THIS IS AN EXTRAVAGANT CHARGE FOR AN ITEM THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455429

Incident

Mar 12, 2012

Mileage

16,750 mi

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAM WORKS BUT LOW BEAM DOES NOT. REPLACED BULB 3 TIMES AND STILL WON'T WORK.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10455296

Incident

Apr 1, 2012

Mileage

58,000 mi

THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE OR FUSE BOX ON 2006 DODGE RAMS HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF FAILING. TO REPLACE FAULTY HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT IT WILL COST 1000 DOLLAR BECAUSE OF THIS TIPM. IT HAS A POOR DESIGN AND DODGE SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10454403

Incident

Dec 1, 2011

Mileage

44,000 mi