2006 Dodge Ram 3500 Problems

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

TRUCK TIRE DEFECTIVE

COULD NOT BALANCE TIRES BUBBLE ON TIRE SIDEWALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE SAFETY CLUTCH PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,822.

PARTS FAILURE DODGE 3500 4WD, 6 SPEED. FAILURES OCCURRED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, FIRE ON ENGINE SIDE OF ROAD, 25,000, LEAKING FLUID FROM NEW UNTIL 08, TRANSMISSION FAILURE 08, TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT 09, 09 PART RECALL, CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE US RECALL ASSISTANCE, DID NOT HONOR POWER TRAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY 100,000 AND PAY FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEVER REPAIRED FLUID LEAK ALTHOUGH IN SHOP SINCE NEW, MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REFUSED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR POWER TRAIN, SAID TRANSMISSION WAS NOT INCLUDED. TWO OTHER FRIENDS HAVE EXACT TRUCK BOTH TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED. *TR

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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