2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Engine Problems

NO INDICATORS OF ANY ISSUES TO THIS - WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SMOKE NOT ONLY OUT OF THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK BUT UNDERNEATH THE BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK, AND WE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL. THE CEL LIGHT THEN COMES ON. WE HAD THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK AND A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THIS IS REALLY NERVING SINCE DODGE/CHRYSLER AS WELL AS CUMMINS KNOWING THIS LINE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT DONE A DARN THING ABOUT IT TO RECTIFY ANY COMPENSATION. I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT I GUESS IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING REALLY HURT BUT YOUR ATTITUDE OF NOT WANTING RECALL SUCH A FIRE HAZARD! LOOK AT ALL THE FORUMS AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LINE! LINE TO 4TH INJECTOR NOW MAJOR REPAIR BECAUSE OF IT ALL THE FUEL LOST UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL!

NHTSA ID

10775451

Incident

Sep 12, 2015

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS MOST OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA ID

10682511

Incident

Dec 15, 2014

Mileage

155,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE BATTERY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 5/4/15*CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BATTERY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHORTED OUT AND STARTED THE FIRE. UPDATED 11/16/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10663850

Incident

Nov 23, 2014

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 217,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10616224

Incident

Jul 16, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. IT APPEARED THAT A FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED. FUEL HAD SPRAYED ON THE ENGINE AND FUEL WAS VISIBLY LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR TUBE HAD BROKEN. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORK PROPERLY. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INSTANCES LISTED ON INTERNET FORUMS RELATED TO THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR TUBE AND CLAMP HOLDING THE FUEL LINE ON 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL. THE FACT THAT THE NUMBER 4 INJECTOR TUBE (OUT OF 6 TOTAL) IS THE ONLY INJECTOR TUBE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT FUEL IS SPRAYED ON A HOT ENGINE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN REVIEW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE AND TO SEE IF ANY REPAIR CONSIDERATIONS WERE AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT OFFER ANY REPAIR CONSIDERATIONS BECAUSE THEY SAID MY TRUCK WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. CHRYSLER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A REPAIR LET ALONE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. ANY CONSIDERATION FOR REVIEW OF WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10551732

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

114,400 mi

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND A TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT JUST TO GET STOPPED AND I WAS LUCKY I WAS PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY IN S STRAIGHT LINE AND I WAS NOT ON A HILL OR A CURVY ROAD. ONCE I GOT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED I NOTICED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. THE FIREWALL INSULATION WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH FUEL. THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED A LEAK AT THE SEAM BEHIND THE COUPLING NUT AND SPEWED DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PROBABLY TWO TO THREE GALLONS WORTH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE NUMBER 4 FUEL LINE BUT NO OTHER FUEL LINES ON THIS MODEL. I FEEL I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE FUEL DID NOT IGNITE OR THE WHOLE VEHICLE WOULD DEFINITELY OF CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE OUT COME WOULD OF BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR MY FAMILY THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10501299

Incident

Mar 2, 2013

Mileage

91,670 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO FLUSHED THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,500. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

NHTSA ID

10393587

Incident

Feb 23, 2011

Mileage

42,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 78 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY VISIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. ON THE FOURTH RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,056. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN

NHTSA ID

10393053

Incident

Mar 25, 2011

Mileage

144,000 mi

5.7 HEMI ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INGESTION OF WATER. VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER HIGH WATER JUST BELOW FRONT BUMPER LEADING TO WATER BEING SUCKED THRU THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY INTO ENGINE AND HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10359890

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

46,000 mi

OUTSIDER AIR DOOR/FLAP IN THE A/C SYSTEM ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS BROKEN WHICH PREVENTS AIR FLOW TO THE CABIN. I REMOVED THE BROKEN DOOR FLAP, BUT NOW AM UNABLE TO SHUT OFF OUTSIDE AIR FLOW. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY'S HEALTH SINCE I AM UNABLE TO PREVENT OUTSIDE EXHAUST FUMES FROM ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON ON ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. REPLACING THE FLAP REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH AND IS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE DONE BY THE DEALER. LIKEWISE, PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. THE DESIGN IS VERY POOR - MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE HINGE CAN EASILY BREAK. IT NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AND RECALLED BY THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326974

Incident

Apr 16, 2010

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE DODGE SPRINTER ROADTREK LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE 80 ABOUT 60 MILES FROM CHEYENNE, WYOMING. THE VEHICLE HAS 4000 MILES ON IT. WYOMING IS THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 50 MPH. WE TURNED ON OUR BLINKERS AND LIMPED INTO CHEYENNE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER AND THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVE ROADS TO TAKE IN WYOMING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233721

Incident

Jul 9, 2008

Mileage

4,000 mi

BROKEN SERPENTINE BELT, THREE (3) TIMES IN MY DRIVEWAY WITHIN A 4 MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. 11/16/07, 1/31/08, 2/13/08. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218005

Incident

Feb 13, 2008

Mileage

21,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY QUAD CAB 4X4 SWB. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN 12 OCCASIONS ,AND THE FAILURE STILL REMAINED. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.*AK

NHTSA ID

10188420

Incident

Jun 27, 2006

Mileage

2,000 mi

2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT LOCK, SHIFT LEVER, EXHAUST SMOKES EXCESSIVELY, THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHUTDOWN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IMPROPERLY PRIMARILY IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAB LIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10179556

Incident

Nov 3, 2006

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LONG START TIME ON THE 06 DODGE CUMMINGS DIESEL (10 TO 15 SECONDS). AFTER FIRST 400 MILES THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IN FORMED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIME THE TRUCK HAS A STARTING TIME OF 10 TO 15 SECONDS, WAS TOLD THEY HAD A COMPUTER FIX. INSTALLED UPDATE AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD DODGE IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX. IT IS JUNE OF 06 AND THEY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE MADE ME AWARE OF THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT TRUCK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160318

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

235 mi

JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK , OIL CHANGED AT 3500 MIL, TOOK IT IN TODAY FOR CHANGE AT 8000 MILES, CUMMINS DIESEL , OIL HAD LARGE METAL PARTICLES IN IT, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RELEASED DUE TO SAFETY REASON, MOTOR COULD SEIZE UP. JUST TOOK THE PAPER PLATES OFF OF THIS TRUCK,. DEALER IS TO START FIX PROCESS MONDAY, JUNE 19TH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10160040

Incident

Jun 16, 2006

Mileage

8,000 mi