2006 DODGE RAM 2500

899 complaints filed with NHTSA.

899
Complaints
48
Crashes
8
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STEERING215
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM126
EXTERIOR LIGHTING106
SUSPENSION76
AIR BAGS74
POWER TRAIN27
SUSPENSION:FRONT25
VISIBILITY/WIPER24
VISIBILITY22
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY15
SERVICE BRAKES13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER12
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM11
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL9

Recalls (9)

15V31300027/05/2015

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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, 2005-2

16V35200024/05/2016

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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, 2

14V79500016/12/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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.

07E10400011/12/2007

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

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 FEDER

06V03800009/02/2006

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

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.

13V52800006/11/2013

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

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 assemb

11V35000006/07/2011

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

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,

10E01300003/05/2010

STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN

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 CON

07E00900001/02/2007

SUSPENSION

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 ATTACHMEN

Recent Complaints

20230522CrashPARKING BRAKE

Good Morning! On April 9, 2023 I was going to pickup my Son in his 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 at LAX. He was returning from a 3 week trip to Chile. After taking the transmission out of gear I attempted to start the truck, but the battery was dead. I got out of the cab and released what I thought was the hood release but released the emergency brake instead. The front wheel was turned at about a 40 deg. angle to the right in my driveway which is on about a 15 deg slope to the street. The truck rolled b

20180622CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MOTION OVER 35MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. A YOUNG MAN TURNING LEFT FROM THE SOUTH LANE ACROSS THE NORTH LANE FAILED TO YIELD TO ME TRAVELING IN THE NORTH LANE. ALL AIR BAG RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED FORM.

Mileage: 200,000

20180516FireAIR BAGS

PT SD FROM ALL THE INFORMATION JUST BARELY PUT 50 00 MILES ON EACH YEAR

Mileage: 50,000

20180516FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PT SD FROM ALL THE INFORMATION JUST BARELY PUT 50 00 MILES ON EACH YEAR

Mileage: 50,000

20180516FireSEATS

PT SD FROM ALL THE INFORMATION JUST BARELY PUT 50 00 MILES ON EACH YEAR

Mileage: 50,000

20170830POWER TRAIN

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AND ON OUR WAY TO THE BEACH AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL ALMOST TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WON'T RUN, THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS LYING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE DRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, IF NOT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS IF NOT

Mileage: 150,000

20161118CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE NOW PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP DENYING THEY REPLACED THE MOST RECENT TRACK BAR ON THE TRUCK AND BLAME THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. I AM REALLY TIRED OF RUNNING OFF INTO A DITCH AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR STEER TO MISS A POTHOLE. JUST FIX THE TRUCK CORRECTLY AND STOP MAKING EXCUSES TELLING US IT IS OUR TIRES WHEN IT IS A 4X4 AND THEY CANNOT PUT MORE STURDY PARTS ON THE FRONT END OR TAKE BLAME

Mileage: 197,000

20161118CrashSTEERING

MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE NOW PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP DENYING THEY REPLACED THE MOST RECENT TRACK BAR ON THE TRUCK AND BLAME THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. I AM REALLY TIRED OF RUNNING OFF INTO A DITCH AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR STEER TO MISS A POTHOLE. JUST FIX THE TRUCK CORRECTLY AND STOP MAKING EXCUSES TELLING US IT IS OUR TIRES WHEN IT IS A 4X4 AND THEY CANNOT PUT MORE STURDY PARTS ON THE FRONT END OR TAKE BLAME

Mileage: 197,000

20161118CrashSUSPENSION

MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE NOW PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP DENYING THEY REPLACED THE MOST RECENT TRACK BAR ON THE TRUCK AND BLAME THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. I AM REALLY TIRED OF RUNNING OFF INTO A DITCH AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR STEER TO MISS A POTHOLE. JUST FIX THE TRUCK CORRECTLY AND STOP MAKING EXCUSES TELLING US IT IS OUR TIRES WHEN IT IS A 4X4 AND THEY CANNOT PUT MORE STURDY PARTS ON THE FRONT END OR TAKE BLAME

Mileage: 197,000

20160921STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT FELL AND SUSTAINED A SHATTERED ELBOW, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

20160317CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY A DEER JUMPED ONTO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE DEER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FOUR FEET DEEP DITCH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD AND BODY INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD TO SPEND FIFTEEN HOURS IN THE HOSPITAL BEING TREATED AND WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT ME

Mileage: 128,000

20160104CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT

Mileage: 110,000

20160104CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT

Mileage: 110,000

20150923FireENGINE

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

Mileage: 180,000

20150923FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

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

Mileage: 180,000

20150917CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED

Mileage: 72,000

20150917CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED

Mileage: 72,000

20150820CrashSTEERING

AFTER BEING INSPECTED AT DEALERSHIP FOR PRIOR TIE ROD AND STEERING LINK RECALLS, MY RAM 2500 AT ABOUT THE 125K MILEAGE POINT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE NOW WELL DOCUMENTED "DODGE DEATH RATTLLE", WHERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END WOULD VIOLENTLY SHIMMY. SOON THEREAFTER MY TIE ROD DID FRACTURE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING ABILITY ON A 40MPH ROADWAY, WHERE I NARROWLY AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL SHOP AND IT WENT ANOTHER 10K BEFORE THE DODGE DEATH RATTLE REAPPEARED A

Mileage: 125,000

20150819CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN VERY OFTEN. I NOTICED THE POWER ADJUSTABLE BREAK PEDALS MOVES SIDE TO SIDE EARLY. BUT DO TO LACK OF DRIVING I WAS NEVER ABLE TO PHYSICALLY BRING IT TO A DEALER UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. I HAD IT THERE FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL. AND REMEMBERED TO ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THE PEDAL. THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY BAD AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY NEVER DID THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. THEY WERE NOT SURE HOW TO DO IT AND I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED FROM A DESIGN FAULT. I SEE THAT THIS IS SOMEWHA

Mileage: 37,000

20150727STEERING

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT NORMAL SPEED OF 65 MPH IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DEVELOP A DANGEROUS STEERING WOBBLE SENSATION. THE WOBBLE WAS SO VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE THAT I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS MY HANDS WERE BEING ALMOST PULLED OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE FORCE OF THE WHEEL BEING JERKED BACK AND FORTH AGAINST MY WILL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL ONLY AFTER GETTING THE SPEED DOWN BELOW 40 MPH A

Mileage: 105,445