Total Complaints
10 filings
DODGE RAM SRT-10 · model year
2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10
10 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2006DODGERAM SRT-10 carries 10 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 3 fires, 9 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2006 RAM SRT-10 is electrical system with 3 filings, followed by air bags (1) and suspension (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 20 investigation files overlapping the 2006 RAM SRT-10, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
3
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20190115FireENGINE
ON 12/11/18 MY WIFE PICKED-UP THE KIDS FROM THEIR SCHOOL. AT ABOUT 14:25 MY WIFE HAD ARRIVED HOME AND HAD NOTICED THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER (ACRID) SMELL SHE THOUGHT CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS SMELL STARTED WHILE DRIVING. THE ROUND-TRIP TO SCHOOL IS ABOUT 20 MILES AND TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES EACH WAY. MY WIFE SAID SHE TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AFTER CLEARING THE CAR BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT IT. NO SMOKE OF ANY KIND WAS SEEN. SHE WENT BACK INSIDE AFTER FAILING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE NEIGHBOR CALLED TO SAY HER CAR WAS ON FIRE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN STANDING FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE WAS REPORTED BY THE NEIGHBOR, AT WHICH TIME BIG FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FD ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 14:43. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DASHBOARD AND FRONT ROW SEAT AREAS WERE ALL FULLY INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE C
Mileage: 50,000
20190115FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON 12/11/18 MY WIFE PICKED-UP THE KIDS FROM THEIR SCHOOL. AT ABOUT 14:25 MY WIFE HAD ARRIVED HOME AND HAD NOTICED THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER (ACRID) SMELL SHE THOUGHT CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS SMELL STARTED WHILE DRIVING. THE ROUND-TRIP TO SCHOOL IS ABOUT 20 MILES AND TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES EACH WAY. MY WIFE SAID SHE TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AFTER CLEARING THE CAR BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT IT. NO SMOKE OF ANY KIND WAS SEEN. SHE WENT BACK INSIDE AFTER FAILING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE NEIGHBOR CALLED TO SAY HER CAR WAS ON FIRE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN STANDING FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE WAS REPORTED BY THE NEIGHBOR, AT WHICH TIME BIG FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FD ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 14:43. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DASHBOARD AND FRONT ROW SEAT AREAS WERE ALL FULLY INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE C
Mileage: 50,000
20190115FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 12/11/18 MY WIFE PICKED-UP THE KIDS FROM THEIR SCHOOL. AT ABOUT 14:25 MY WIFE HAD ARRIVED HOME AND HAD NOTICED THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER (ACRID) SMELL SHE THOUGHT CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS SMELL STARTED WHILE DRIVING. THE ROUND-TRIP TO SCHOOL IS ABOUT 20 MILES AND TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES EACH WAY. MY WIFE SAID SHE TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AFTER CLEARING THE CAR BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT IT. NO SMOKE OF ANY KIND WAS SEEN. SHE WENT BACK INSIDE AFTER FAILING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE NEIGHBOR CALLED TO SAY HER CAR WAS ON FIRE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN STANDING FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE WAS REPORTED BY THE NEIGHBOR, AT WHICH TIME BIG FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FD ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 14:43. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DASHBOARD AND FRONT ROW SEAT AREAS WERE ALL FULLY INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE C
Mileage: 50,000
20151003SERVICE BRAKES
TIPM CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER INITIALLY SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WOULD WORK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THEY QUIT ALTOGETHER. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND HAS SINCE ACCORDING TO THEM DISCONTINUED THE PART. I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SOURCE TO REPAIR OR SOMEONE IS SELLING THEM AT THIS TIME. ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON. ALSO LOW WASHER FLUID LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SENSOR.
Mileage: 50,000
20151003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER INITIALLY SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WOULD WORK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THEY QUIT ALTOGETHER. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND HAS SINCE ACCORDING TO THEM DISCONTINUED THE PART. I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SOURCE TO REPAIR OR SOMEONE IS SELLING THEM AT THIS TIME. ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON. ALSO LOW WASHER FLUID LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SENSOR.
Mileage: 50,000
20151003EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TIPM CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER INITIALLY SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON THEY WOULD WORK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THEY QUIT ALTOGETHER. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND HAS SINCE ACCORDING TO THEM DISCONTINUED THE PART. I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SOURCE TO REPAIR OR SOMEONE IS SELLING THEM AT THIS TIME. ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON. ALSO LOW WASHER FLUID LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SENSOR.
Mileage: 50,000
20140405ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN ON ME AND HAD THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WITCH THEY SAY THEY DON'T CARRY ANY MORE AND THE PART IS AROUND 760 DOLLARS SO THEY JUMPED THE MODULE TO GET IT TO START WITCH AT THIS POINT COAST ME 963 BETWEEN THEM AND RENTAL FEES SO I CALL ALL AROUND LOOKING FOR THIS PART TO COME AND FIND OUT THROUGH A VIPER SPECIALIST THE PART WAS RENUMBERED SO MY PROBLEM IS 1. THEY DON'T KNOW THERE OWN SYSTEM FOR PARTS 2. THE FIX THEY DID WENT YESTERDAY AND IT FRIED THE WIRE THEY USED TO FIX IT SO I PUT IN THE TIPM THAT I RESERVED ON 4/4/2014 HOPPING TO GET IT TO START BUT IT HAS TO BE RE-FLASHED OR CODED.SO NOW IT SITS AT THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE WIRE THEY INSTALLED BETTER HAVE NOT FRIED ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT IN MY TRUCK ALSO THE TRUCK IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN A DEALER DOESN'T CARRY PARTS FOR TRUCKS THAT RANT EVEN TEN YEARS OLD AND WHEN THEY DO THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND THEM 3. THE FAC
Mileage: 65,200
20140405SUSPENSION
I HAD MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN ON ME AND HAD THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WITCH THEY SAY THEY DON'T CARRY ANY MORE AND THE PART IS AROUND 760 DOLLARS SO THEY JUMPED THE MODULE TO GET IT TO START WITCH AT THIS POINT COAST ME 963 BETWEEN THEM AND RENTAL FEES SO I CALL ALL AROUND LOOKING FOR THIS PART TO COME AND FIND OUT THROUGH A VIPER SPECIALIST THE PART WAS RENUMBERED SO MY PROBLEM IS 1. THEY DON'T KNOW THERE OWN SYSTEM FOR PARTS 2. THE FIX THEY DID WENT YESTERDAY AND IT FRIED THE WIRE THEY USED TO FIX IT SO I PUT IN THE TIPM THAT I RESERVED ON 4/4/2014 HOPPING TO GET IT TO START BUT IT HAS TO BE RE-FLASHED OR CODED.SO NOW IT SITS AT THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE WIRE THEY INSTALLED BETTER HAVE NOT FRIED ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT IN MY TRUCK ALSO THE TRUCK IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN A DEALER DOESN'T CARRY PARTS FOR TRUCKS THAT RANT EVEN TEN YEARS OLD AND WHEN THEY DO THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND THEM 3. THE FAC
Mileage: 65,200
20140206AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM SRT 10 THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON & WHEN IT IS ON THE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK NOR DOES THE HEATED SEATS, OF HEAT CONTROLS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY TRUCK NEEDS A $900 PART CALLED THE TIPM COMPUTER MODULE. NOW LOOKING INTO THIS THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON NEWER & OLDER UNITS IN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES & MODELS. HOWEVER CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ORDER A SILENT RECALL ON THIS MAYBE CAUSE IT IS ON SO MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES & IS GOING TO COST THEM A LOT TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE.?? I BOUGHT MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALER ONLY 1.5 YRS AGO & WITH ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE FAILING PART THAT MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
20140206ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM SRT 10 THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON & WHEN IT IS ON THE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK NOR DOES THE HEATED SEATS, OF HEAT CONTROLS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY TRUCK NEEDS A $900 PART CALLED THE TIPM COMPUTER MODULE. NOW LOOKING INTO THIS THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON NEWER & OLDER UNITS IN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES & MODELS. HOWEVER CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ORDER A SILENT RECALL ON THIS MAYBE CAUSE IT IS ON SO MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES & IS GOING TO COST THEM A LOT TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE.?? I BOUGHT MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALER ONLY 1.5 YRS AGO & WITH ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE FAILING PART THAT MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 have?▼
The 2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 has 10 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 3 fires, 9 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10?▼
The most-complained component for the 2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM with 3 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include AIR BAGS and SUSPENSION.
Is the 2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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