2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Suspension Problems

Several safety-critical systems on my vehicle are failing, and the symptoms match existing recalls shown on Kelley Blue Book for my VIN. However, the manufacturer (Dodge/Stellantis) shows only 4 recalls, all marked completed — despite ongoing issues. 1. ABS / Brake System: The ABS warning light is on continuously, indicating a malfunction in the ABS control module. This disables anti-lock braking, increasing the risk of skidding or loss of control during emergency stops. KBB shows a recall for this issue, but Dodge says it’s either not open for my VIN or already completed. The ABS light has remained on since 2. Front Wheel Bearing: There is a grinding noise and vibration from the front wheel area, suggesting a worn or failing wheel bearing. This poses a risk of steering loss or wheel detachment. No warning lights have appeared for this issue. 3. Transfer Case / 4WD: The 4WD system intermittently fails to engage or disengage, sometimes with clunking noises or jerking. This can cause unpredictable handling or loss of traction. Issue is still ongoing. 4. Electrical System: Intermittent electrical issues include random warning messages, dimming lights, and occasional no-starts. These affect essential safety systems and match known electrical recalls. These issues have not been confirmed by a dealer but are ongoing and present serious SAFETY risks. I believe my vehicle may have been incorrectly excluded from applicable recalls or that prior recall work was not properly completed. These components are available for inspection.

I was driving and the rear drive shaft fell out of the truck and the rear locked up making the truck undrivable. I heard this is a common problem in dodge rams and it is definitely a safety issue and there should be a recall to address this reoccurring problem that can cause a loss of life or life threatening accident

Truck making a whooping sound when driving and front tires wobbling and front suspension sloppy. Could be hub assembly, ball joints etc which can cause wheel to detach. All recalls for fwd and awd 2006 dodge ram 1500 but not for 4wd. My truck has every recall problem listed on the recall list for fwd and awd vehicles why weren't same recalls put out for the 4wdodels? Seatbelt won't latch, steering and front suspension a mess and electrical door locks don't work nor car alarm system

OWNER OF J.P. DIRECT AUTO SALES IN FLORENCE, KY SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH ODOMETER DISCREPANCIES. THE OWNER SOLD THE VEHICLE AT A LITTLE OVER 133,000 MILES BUT THE ODOMETER HAS NEVER ROLLED OVER SINCE I DROVE THE TRUCK OFF THE LOT. FURTHERMORE, A MECHANIC PERFORMED AN ENGINE LIGHT READING THAT INDICATED AN ISSUE TRIPPED AROUND 146,000 MILES. THE OWNER IS NOT OWNING UP TO THE ODOMETER DISCREPANCY AND MAKING RETURNING THE TRUCK VERY DIFFICULT. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260, (770) 968-4900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB BEARING SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.

Mileage: 216,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SEATBELT LOCKED - CANNOT USE. VEHICLE MAKES HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2018

Mileage: 142,000

THE TRUCK IS DRIVING VERY POORLY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND THE FRONT WHEEL IS MAKING A HUMMING NOISE. IT ALSO SHAKES A LOT WHEN YOU ACCELERATE PASS 50. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. I HAD THE PART REPLACED THAT THE MECHANIC SAY IT WAS WITH NO CHANGE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V038000

Mileage: 192,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE JUMPED APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET IN THE AIR, AND THEN THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

Mileage: 177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM BROWN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA BAY (10909 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, (813) 452-5499) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) IN 2007 AT 10,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FRONT END/STEERING SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR THE ROAD IS ROUGH. ALL MOST MAKES THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRUCK CAN BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. IT IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" I ALMOST WRECKED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION IF IT HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 202,500

STRANGE VIBRATION IN SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHEN REACHING SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 - 70 MPH. I AM EXPERIENCING ROUGH RIDING AS I EXCELLERATE TO THE ABOVE SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 142,600

THIS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND BOUNCING OF THE FRONT END CAN BE REPRODUCED AT ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE HIGHWAY AT 65+ MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BOUNCES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE OUT OF CONTROL SHAKING IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TRAFFIC FOLLOWING MY TRUCK HAS BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ACTION TO AVOID PLOWING INTO THE BACK END OF MY TRUCK. DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE RUN AROUND AND MISDIAGNOSIS OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE.

Mileage: 128,000

THIS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND BOUNCING OF THE FRONT END CAN BE REPRODUCED AT ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE HIGHWAY AT 65+ MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BOUNCES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE OUT OF CONTROL SHAKING IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TRAFFIC FOLLOWING MY TRUCK HAS BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ACTION TO AVOID PLOWING INTO THE BACK END OF MY TRUCK. DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE RUN AROUND AND MISDIAGNOSIS OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. I WILL BE REPOSTING EACH OCCURRENCE HERE.

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING USUALLY ABOVE 60 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 85,000

AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED , IF YOU HIT THE RIGHT BUMP, THE LEFT FRONT SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL HAVE SPENT $1000'S OF MY OWN MONEY TRYING TO CORRECT , THE DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 81,000

DEATH WOBBLE. WE ALMOST DIED DUE TO THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. DODGE OBVIOUSLY HAS A DEFECTIVE AND VERY DANGEROUS SET UP WITH WHAT EVER IS MAKING IT DO THAT. THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS WELL KNOWN AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE PROTECTING THEM. I SAY THE CEO AND THE RETARD WHO DESIGNED IT GO FOR A RIDE WITH ME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH THEIR KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. I'M JUST ABOUT OUT OF MY MIND, I AM ALREADY ON MY SECOND REAR END, AND SECOND RADIATOR. I'M BOUT READY TO DRIVE TO CHRYSLER HQ AND PUT THE TRUCK THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OF IT. THE TRUCK HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. WHEN ARE YOU BUREAUCRATS GOING TO GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR AXLE BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

I WAS GOING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY AND HIT A POTHOLE, WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKE ON TO SLOW DOWN FAST BECAUSE IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD. APPARENTLY AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE VAST POPULATION THAT OWN OLDER MODEL DODGES, IT EVEN HAS A NAME "THE DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAD HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND BEFORE THIS, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO ME A FEW DAYS LATER.

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION UNDER THE CARRIAGE, THE FRONT FRAME, THE REAR FRAME, NEAR THE AXLES, THE REAR END SPRINGS, AND THE TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TRAVELING AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ABOVE; WHEN APPLY BRAKES ABRUPTLY; THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKE, HIGHER THE SPEED, SHAKING INCREASES.

Mileage: 113,000

SUSPENSION/BRAKES: FRONT END WHEEL BEARING VIBRATION/RUBBING NOISE. REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF WORN TIRES AFTER SPENDING $189.00 THROUGH FIRESTONE FOR LIFETIME ALIGNMENTS/TIRE BALANCE/ROTATIONS THE CONSTANT RUBBING VIBRATION NOISE HAVE NOT ALLEVIATED. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED & REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE PITMAN ARM & FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. CHRYSLER RECALL CAMPAIGNS F05, G02, N62, NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V528000, 10E040000, 10E013000, 07V038000, 06V038000. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS STILL NOISY, FRONT END VIBRATION STILL PRESENT & ALIGNMENTS CONSTANTLY NECESSARY. SERVICE BULLETINS 08-004, 41, & 1900805 RELATED TO SUSPENSION STEERING PART OF THIS ISSUE. ELECTRICAL: IGNITION KEY LOCKING UP & UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. HAD TO FORCIBLY TURN OR WIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH IS LOCKED, IN ORDER TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE & RETURN IN THE FUTURE TO ATTEMPT TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY. TURN SIGNAL (SERVICE BULLETIN 08-002-12) FLASHES & INTERMITTENT WIPERS OPERATE INCORRECTLY. SUDDEN FLASHING BACK & FORTH OF SIGNALS HAS ALMOST CAUSED CAR CRASHES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. INTERMITTENT WIPERS STOP SUDDENLY AT MID WINDSHIELD POINT OBSTRUCTING VIEW. BOTH OPERATED FROM THE SAME LEFT HANDLE. CRUISE CONTROL SURGES CONSTANTLY WHEN ENGAGED. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SURGED SUDDENLY ON A HILL OR BRIDGE ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. TACHOMETER SHOWS ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 250 RPM WHEN STOPPED & HAS CAUSED STALLING OF THE ENGINE. OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED (55MPM FOR INSTANCE), IT ONLY SHOWS 1000RPM. DURING THE PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE 3 BATTERIES. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THEREFORE, CONSIDERING ALL THE ELECTRICAL RELATED ISSUES THERE MUST BE A DEFECT SINCE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. SERVICE BULLETIN 5015 RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE ALSO PARTS OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 11,135

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN CLANTON, ALABAMA IN APRIL 2014. I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOM'S, WHO LIVES IN MISSISSIPPI WHEN I CAME UPON A BRIDGE ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE PASSING A 18 WHEELER. WHEN ENTERING THE BRIDGE THERE WAS A SMALL BUMP UP AND WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE TRUCK HIT THE BUMP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING (DEATH BOUNCE OR ROLL) UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAD TO CUT OFF THE 18 WHEELER THAT I WAS PASSING AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND IT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE AND CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK EACH TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHILE IT IS DOING THIS IT JUST BOUNCES YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. I HAVE TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF ALL DODGE TRUCKS THAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WISH TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE. WITH ONLY 82K MILES ON THIS TRUCK THE ENTIRE FRT END SHOULD NOT BE BAD!! THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WAS A DEFECT FROM FACTORY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THE ENTIRE FRT SUSPENSION NOT JUST THE TIE ROD, BECAUSE THE TIE ROD IS NOT CORRECTING THE DEATH BOUNCE/ROLL PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCKS. I HAVE A YOUNG SON AND A GRAND BABY WHO HAS TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK WITH MY SELF IN IT. I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOT THE TRUCK UP TWO 65 MILES AN HOUR AND THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE REAL BAD. I HAD TOO SLOW DOWN SOME TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING AS BAD. I HAD THE TIRES REBALANCED AND THAT DIDN'T HELP THAT MADE IT WORSE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW COME THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED ALL THE DODGE 1500 FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICED ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL.

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, SUDDENLY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

THE TRUCK HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, ASSEMBLY ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED BY THE SHOP AND STILL NOT ABLE TO PERFORM CORRECTLY. FIRESTONE INVESTIGATED THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS FIXED WITH ME TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET RE-FIXED. NOW AFTER IT HAS BEEN FIXED AGAIN, THE AXLE AREA IS STILL POPPING AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS FIXED OR NOT. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MY MONEY ON IT. I WANT TO BLAME THE SHOP BUT I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURER ERROR. ALSO, WITH THESE FRONT END ISSUES. THE FRONT END HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30-35--NO DIP WARNING AND LOCKED UP THE FRONT END. I SPENT NEARLY $1000 REPLACING BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS. NOT TO MENTION THE 300-500 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS ON THIS TRUCK. UPDATED 12/08/2017*CN

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE WHEEL SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10E040000 (WHEELS) AND 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) AND BELIEVED THAT THE RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE REAR DRIVESHAFT SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A REAR AXLE PINION NUT BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS ISSUES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY FRONT LEFT STRUTS BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND AT SAME TIME THE FRONT SWAY BAR BROKE OFF ON SAME SIDE IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL I SLOWED DOWN N STOPPED AND HAD TRUCK HAULED TO DEALERSHIP DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T CHANGE BOTH FRONT STRUTS SAID OTHER ONE LOOKED FINE CHARGED ME 750 DOLLARS AND ONE MONTH LATTER OPPOSITE SIDE STRUT BLEW OUT N SWAY ARM SNAPPED OFF.. AND NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS WHERE THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK WALKS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR AXLE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE REAR AXLE HOUSING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE REAR AXLE THE PINION NUT, THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE CHARCOAL BOX, AND THE REAR BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHOCKS, STEERING ARMS, BALL JOINT, AND TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE SOME COMPONENTS THAT WERE LOOSE AND THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST SINCE THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY SENDING THREE PARTS EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY TRUCK'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING SPLIT IN HALF DESTROYING THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE INCLUDING MY TIRE. I CALLED DAIMLERCHRYSLER AS YOUR WEBSITE SUGGESTED AND GAVE THE CAMPAIGN #07V038000 AND RECALL #G02 AND WAS INFORMED MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. WHAT HAPPENED WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ON YOUR RECALL EXCEPT WITHOUT THE NOISE OR VIBRATION. WHAT UPSETS ME THE MOST IS THE RECALL WAS ISSUED 2/2007 THEY KNEW THERE WERE QUESTIONABLE PART INSTALLED. THEY SHOULD WIDEN THE VIN RANGE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, LOOKS LIKE THEY MISSED BY AT LEAST ONE. ONE SITE LISTS 86,333 VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL BUT NOT MINE? I AM JUST LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN THREE WEEKS FROM NOW AS I AM PULLING A CAMPER ACROSS TENNESSEE WITH MY FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 61,110

5 MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE STARTED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WOULD DRIVE AND THEN MY TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AS SLOWING....I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FUEL SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF SEVERAL RECALLS INCLUDING A HUB ASSEMBLY THAT I HAD REPLACED THE YEAR BEFORE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WITHIN 2 WEEKS TO SCHEDULE A APPT TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CALL, THE PERSON I HAD TALKED TO WAS LET GO OR FIRED...SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL AND WORKING FULLTIME. 2 WEEKS AGO MY TRUCK STARTED WITH A NOISE SOUNDING LIKE A SQUEAL/SQUEAK...AND I WAS TOLD IT JUST NEEDED PENETRATING OIL BUT THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE.... *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, A VIOLENT SHAKING, A SUDDEN PULLING TO THE LEFT, THEN A SUDDEN SHARP PULLING TO THE RIGHT, WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL BY STEERING, ALL THE WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WITH HARD BRAKING MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WITH TWO WHEELS OFF OF THE ROAD IN THE DITCH. I TOOK THE PICKUP IN TO BE CHECKED RIGHT AWAY WITH NO REAL SIGNS OF WHY AND DECIDED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE TIE ROD ENDS. THE VEHICLE DROVE OK FOR A SHORT TIME AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN, THIS TIME NOT AS BAD, BUT VERY OFTEN, LIKE AT LEAST 100 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. AS I HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT SEAMS THAT 1,000'S AND 1000'S OF DODGE 2500 SERIES PICKUP HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHICH AS LEAD TO TIE RODS BREAKING . I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY DEATHS YET, BUT DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BECOMES A SAFTY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 202,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SENDS THE TRUCK INTO VIOLENT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCING WITH THE ONLY WAY TO SETTLE THE TRUCK DOWN IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES REDUCING THE SPEED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO 40 MPH. THE TRUCK BOUNCES VIOLENTLY AND TRACKS INTO OTHER LANES. NO SOLUTION FROM DEALER, I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW, WELL MAINTAINED. BUT REPEATED FRONT END REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS, SOME RECALLS, SOME AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS BEING EPIDEMIC. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN YOU TURN TIGHT YOU FEEL AND HEAR VIBRATIONS SOMETHING DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP, THE BALL ON THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD END COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, LEAVING NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.UPON INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS EXHIBITED LOOSENESS IN THE BALL JOINTS. *TR

Mileage: 103,224

THE BUSHINGS ARE BAD IN THE TRUCK. CAUSE SHAKING WHILE BREAKING, UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON TIRES, AND TRUCK NEVER HAS A GOOD ALIGNMENT. ALSO TRYING TO REPLACE THEM, THE BUSHINGS ARE SEIZED TO THE BOLTS. NEEDING A TORCH OR GRINDER TO REMOVE. VERY BAD DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED AND FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

MY DODGE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, HAD ALIGNMENTS FOR MY STEERING DONE, BALANCE OF TIRES, ROTATION OF TIRES, NEW BRAKES, NEW SHOCKS, AND NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET A KNOWN "CONCERN" TAKEN CARE OF AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,500 DOLLARS OF MY OWN MONEY TRYING TO FIX A KNOWN "CONCERN" THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY $70.00 JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT, AND THEN PAY FOR WHATEVER FIX CHRYSLER HAS TO DO. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AND NOT GETTING FIXED? *TR

Mileage: 74,500

TRAVELING 50 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TRUCK SHAKES FROM SIDE TO SIDE (DEATH WOBBLE). REPLACED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND SPINDLES BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *JB

Mileage: 92,154

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A HUMMING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VERY LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND BEARING NUT, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,456. *TR

Mileage: 52,456

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE NOTICED A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ~ 65 MPH, I HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS THAT CAUSED THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS ONLY SUBSIDED AFTER SLOWING TO < 35 MPH AND (FORTUNATELY) AVOIDING A CRASH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM AMAZED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I HAD NEW BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS INSTALLED ~ 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 68,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TAVELING 50 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE EVERYTHING CAME OFF AND ALL THAT COULD BE SEEN WAS THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, TIE ROD, CALIBER, ROTORS AND BEARINGS AMONG OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

HI, WELL I BEGIN AS A GUY WHO LOVES TRUCKS WE BOUGHT A DODGE RAM 06' 1500 MEGA CAB HEAVY DUTY,NOW THE MEGA CABS R 1500'S ON A 2500 HD CHASSIS. MY DODGE RAM STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE ABOUT 1YEAR AGO GIVE OR TAKE. I HAVE REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM AND THE TIE RODS AND NO DIFFERENCE. I AM BEGGING TO THINK THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE BECAUSE I HEAR CASES BY THE DOZEN ON YOUTUBE AND PEOPLE DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. MY FAMILY & I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS LUCKILY GOD WAS WATCHING OVER US. I RECENTLY GOT INTO A PRETTY HORRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY TRUCK,IT WAS SO INTENSE THAT MY MUFFLER RIPPED RIGHT OFF THE TRUCK. IF CHRYSLER IS SAYING THAT IS NOT A RECALL THAT WE HAVE FIX IT OUR SELVES,WELL THAT'S CRAP BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT LOOKS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART IN MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING LIKE THAT AND I HOPE THIS BECOMES A RECALL BECAUSE ITS NOT JUST ME IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED,WHO KNOWS NOW HOW MANY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE FRONT END MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THERE IS A (TSB 02-001-07 REV. A) THAT CALLS OUT A SHUDDER, BRAKING, SHIMMER... BLAH BLAH BLAH... ON LEVEL GROUND AND CERTAIN SPEEDS. MY ISSUE IS NOT ON LEVEL GROUND, MY PROBLEM EXIST ON DECLINE OF 7% WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED VERY SLIGHTLY THE FRONT BRAKES OR FRONT SUSPENSION SHUDDERS, AND SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS OUT OF CONTROL, IF YOU GRAB TO TIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL YOU MAY OVER CORRECT YOUR STEERING AND EVENTUALLY COULD CAUSE YOU TO OVERTURN YOUR VEHICLE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS, I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS CHANGED, BRAKES CHANGED, TIRES BALANCED, AND ROTATED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I AM TELLING YOU THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE TO BE IN. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THE OWNER OF THE DODGE CO. AND HIS FAMILY FOR A RIDE. I WILL ALMOST GUARANTEE THAT SOMETHING WOULD GET DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ROTORS SHOULD LAST FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS, BUT THE TRUCK IS VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND TOO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO ALLOW MY WIFE OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED OR I SELL IT. ONCE I SELL IT I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT AGAIN, I AM TIRED OF WASTING MY TIME AND MONEY ON THIS ISSUE. I AM TIRED OF THE DEALERSHIPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND OH IT;S YOUR ROTOR ARE QUOTE "WARPED" UN-QUOTE IS HOW IT IS DOCUMENTED ON MY PAPERWORK.. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

STARTED HEARING A LOW HOWLING NOISE IN MY FRONT END WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES IN THE ROAD, IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS TO A GRINDING SOUND,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT PERFORMANCE DODGE, WOODBURY, NJ. THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BAD. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR MODEL FOR THAT VERY REASON, HE STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF IT, I INFORMED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE RECALL, AND HIS ANSWER WAS THAT MY TRUCK WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND THOSE THINGS WEAR OUT. I SAID ARE YOU CRAZY THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 38000 MILES ON IT, HIS ANSWER WAS IT WAS A GOOD THING I PURCHASED A EXTENED SEVICE CONTRACT. IT COST ME $107.00 DEDUCTABLE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK.THIS WAS MY FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND IF THIS IS HOW THEY STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, WHEN THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE FACTORY IT WILL BE MY LAST. MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT RECALL, JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT WERE NOT.I WILL BE TRADING IT IN FOR A FORD NEXT YEAR. NOW I KNOW WHY THE GOVT. HAD TO BAIL CHRYSLER OUT SO MANY TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. SPORADICALLY, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,579.

Mileage: 69,579

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,966 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,453.

Mileage: 43,966

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING SUSPENSION UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL BEARING. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE TIRE SNAPPED OFF AND ROLLED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HER DUE TO THE LACK OF GREASE ON THE WHEEL BEARING IT CAUSED THE HUB ASSEMBLY TO POP THE WHEEL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000; SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE HER VIN. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN

Mileage: 60,000

SUSPENSION, WHEEL BEARING FAILURE 5/26/11 2006 RAM 1500 STARTED AS A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, RANGED FROM 25 >70MPH THEN WENT TO A GRINDING NOISE WITH A VIBRATION IN TURNS MAINLY RIGHT HAND OUT OF WARRANTY 68000 MILE, PAID BIG BUCKS TO DEALER TO REPLACE LEFT FRT BEARING ASSEMBLY, IT HAD FAILED, FOUND A RECALL 07V038000 HAD BEEN DONE WHEN TRUCKS WERE BUILT FOR SAME ISSUE, MANUFACTURE STATES TRUCK WAS JUST A COUPLE MONTHS OUT OF RECALL PERIOD RECALL TIME11/7/05 AND 4/27/06, FACTORY TAG ON TRUCK SHOWS MFG DATE OF 06/06 SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK, HAVE FOUND SO FAR 19 MORE JUST LIKE MINE SINCE THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED THAT HAS FILED WITH ?NHTSA? HOW MANY HAS NOT, KNOWING THERE IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM , HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS OR FATALITY?S MUST HAPPEN BEFORE NHTSA TAKES NOTICE THAT IT ALLOWED DODGE TO SHORT CHANGE THIS RECALL, 07V1038000 NEEDS BROUGHT BACK WITH AMENDMENTS, REPLACE WITHOUT PREJUDICE NOTE- DEALER WAS ASKED DURING REPAIR HOW MANY OF THESE THAT HAS HAD A PROBLEM, ANSWER VERY FEW TO NONE WAS THE ANSWER, OUCH AT TIME OF THE RECALL OVER 38000 VEHICLES IS CONSIDERED ONLY A FEW ?? *TR

Mileage: 68,000

SUSPENSION, WHEEL BEARING FAILURE 5/26/11 2006 RAM 1500 STARTED AS A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, RANGED FROM 25 >70MPH THEN WENT TO A GRINDING NOISE WITH A VIBRATION IN TURNS MAINLY RIGHT HAND OUT OF WARRANTY 68000 MILE, PAID BIG BUCKS TO DEALER TO REPLACE LEFT FRT BEARING ASSEMBLY, IT HAD FAILED, FOUND A RECALL 07V038000 HAD BEEN DONE WHEN TRUCKS WERE BUILT FOR SAME ISSUE, MANUFACTURE STATES TRUCK WAS JUST A COUPLE MONTHS OUT OF RECALL PERIOD RECALL TIME11/7/05 AND 4/27/06, FACTORY TAG ON TRUCK SHOWS MFG DATE OF 06/06 SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK, HAVE FOUND SO FAR 19 MORE JUST LIKE MINE SINCE THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED THAT HAS FILED WITH ?NHTSA? HOW MANY HAS NOT, KNOWING THERE IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM , HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS OR FATALITY?S MUST HAPPEN BEFORE NHTSA TAKES NOTICE THAT IT ALLOWED DODGE TO SHORT CHANGE THIS RECALL, 07V1038000 NEEDS BROUGHT BACK WITH AMENDMENTS, REPLACE WITHOUT PREJUDICE NOTE- DEALER WAS ASKED DURING REPAIR HOW MANY OF THESE THAT HAS HAD A PROBLEM, ANSWER VERY FEW TO NONE WAS THE ANSWER, OUCH AT TIME OF THE RECALL OVER 38000 VEHICLES IS CONSIDERED ONLY A FEW ?? *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2006 DODGE RAM 1500. ORIGINAL RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V038000 SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING IN 2007, CHRYSLER STATED THAT RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING. ON MAY 10, 2011 THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AGAIN, DUE EITHER TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OR IMPROPER REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. IT DID NO GOOD FOR CHRYSLER TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN A RECALL WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS GOING TO FAIL. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 52,751

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,027 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

DODGE 1500 06 TIE ROD FAILURES.. ABOUT EVERY 30000 MILES I AM HAVING TO REPLACE TIE ROD ENDS DUE TO THE LACK OF FACTORY LUBE POINTS..(NO ZERK FITTING PER DEALER REASON FOR FAILURE).....THE LOOSER IT GOT THE HARDER IT IS TO CONTROL AT BREAKING... *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 CURRENTLY HAS 63,000 MILES. HAS HAD THE FRONT STRUTS REPLACED 3 TIMES, MOTOR WAS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED, BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED COUNTLESS TIMES, TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPROX A YR AGO AND ARE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEM SINCE THERE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. BUT I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS $$$ ON TIRES AND HAVING TO RENT A VEHICLE WHILE THIS ON IS IN THE GARAGE CONSTANTLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD, SUSPENSION BAR AND STEERING DAMPER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH, THERE WAS A RUMBLING NOISE AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. A PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RECALL 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) REPAIR PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED ONE TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR BUT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2006 DODGE RAM 1500,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES & TRUCK PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKES BACK & FRONT CHANGED ROTORS & PADS. SAME CONDITION. THIS CONDITION WAS REPORTED JUNE 15/07 7 TIE ROD ENDS CHANGED & BRAKES. THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CHECKED TIE RODS DEFECTIVE & SLOPPY ON SECOND SET. VEHICLE HAS 71727 KM`S & DODGE WILL NOT CHANGE TIE ROD ENDS SAYING TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. CHECKING USED 2006 TO 2008 DODGE RAMS HAVE HAD TIE RODS CHANGED. SUSPECT CHRYSLER DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS DEFECT WITH RECALL BECAUSE AFTER TIE RODS CHANGED ALIGNMENT IS REQUIRED. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE 4X4 MEGA CAB IS WOBBLING ALL OVER THE ROAD @ SPEEDS OF 50 + MPH I HAVE INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS , FRONT DAMPER AND A NEW PITMAN ARM , WHAT'S TO BE DONE NEXT???? *TR

Mileage: 67,000

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS TRUCK DEVELOPED A NOISE AND VIBRATION. DEALER REPORTED FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. THIS WAS REPLACED AT 10,000 MILES UNDER PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL IN EARLY 2007. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000. I HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

MY 2006 RAM 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE, BIG HORN EDITION SHAKES WHILE BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH UNTIL IT SLOWS TO APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NOONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BADLY, IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF! I HAVE REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES, HAD WHEELS BALANCED, REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS, BRAKES, CALIPERS, INNER AND OUTER TIERODS, FRONT WHEEL HUBS, SHOCKS AND THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES SO BAD THAT IM SCARED I WILL BE THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF I HAD TO STOP FAST.... I CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE DEALER CAN FIND THE CAUSE! *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I AM HAVING WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK IT IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. I SEE THAT YOU MADE A RECALL FOR THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK AND ALL THE PROBLEMS YOU STATED I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE SUBSEQUENT NOISE AND VIBRATION OUT OF THE FRONT END. I HAVE MISSED THE RECALL BY JUST ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF THE RECALL OF THE 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON OCT/11/2005 AND THE RECALL STARTED ON TRUCKS BUILT ON NOV/17/2005. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I HAVE REPLACED ONE AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING OUT LESS THEN 1,000 MILES AFTER REPLACING THE ONE. *DT

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES PROGRESSED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

ON 2/21/2006, I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE RAM, 1500, 4X2. RECENTLY MY TRUCK ENCOUNTERED A FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION, WHEN GOING AROUND LEFT HAND CURVES I WOULD HEAR A LOUD "THUMPING" NOISE. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON AUTOMOBILE RECALLS, I FOUNG MANF. COMPAIGN # G02 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V038000 HAS RECALLED 2006 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS FOR "SUSPENSION; FRONT; WHEEL BEARING, THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL READS "ON CERTAIN P/U TRUCKS, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY HAVE RECEIVED AN INSUFFICENT QUANTITY OOF GREASE DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, BUT ONLY THOSE THAT WERE BUILT BETWEEN 11/7/05 AND 4/27/06, MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON 10/1/05 (5 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE RECALL.) CURRENTLY, I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK FOR 46 MOS. HOWEVER IT ONLY HAS 21,800 MILES, BACK ON 9/10/08 I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ACCOUNT OF FRONTEND VIBERATION, THEIR DETERMINATION WAS TIE-ROD ENDS AND THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY.IN CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BEARING IF I WOULD PAY A $50.00 CO-PAY, WHICH I DID AND THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO LACK OF GREASE ACCOUNT OF THE BEARING BEING A "SEALED UNIT". I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENEEDWITH ONLY THIS FEW MILES AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I AM ALSO WONDERING IF ANY OTHER DODGE CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO WONDERING IF THE RECALL SHOULD NOT INCLUDE DATES PRIOR TO AND/OR AFTER THE ORIGINAL RECALL DATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 21,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V038000(SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING THE NHTSA REPORT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ON FEB 06, 2007 # G02 AND CAMPAIGN # 07V038000, THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS RECALL AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ANGEL MALDONADO MONTALVO CONTACT IN SPANISH. *TR

Mileage: 63,500

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING THE NHTSA REPORT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ON FEB 06, 2007 # G02 AND CAMPAIGN # 07V038000, THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS RECALL AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ANGEL MALDONADO MONTALVO CONTACT IN SPANISH. *TR

Mileage: 63,500

BOUGHT 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW FROM METRO DODGE IN OTTAWA. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT END TROUBLES. BRAKES,3SETS OF FRONT SHOCKS,WHEEL BEARINGS,OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ONCE AT 22000KM`S. TIE ROD ENDS ON STREEING ARE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. DODGE WANTS TO INSPECT & CHARGE FOR OUTER RIE ROD ENDS AFTER 42000KMS ON SECOND SET. CHECKING USED 2006,2007 & 2008 IN DODGE DEALER LOTS OUTER TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TRUCKS IN LOT. I FEEL DODGE IS COVERING UP A DEFECTIVE DESIGN & PART TROUBLES ON ALL 3 YEARS. METRO DODGE TOLD ME TO NEVER BRING MY TRUCK BACK FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIES THAT THESE YEARS OF TRUCKS HAVE DEFECTIVE FRONT END PARTS & DESIGN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE A MAJOR COLLISION WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR THANK YOU, STEVE MOORE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE 1500 MEGACAB TRUCK AT 70 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND OUT OF CONTROL. I HELD IT AS STRAIGHT AS I COULD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE FAST LANE OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. I LATER READ SOME FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THAT LABELED THIS PROBLEM THE "DEATH WOBBLE." IT APPEARS, FROM THE MANY EXPERIENCES DESCRIBED ON THE FORUMS, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE PICKUP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEED FROM 60 -75. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

ON 2-12-2007 NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL ON 2006 DODGE 1500,FOR THE FRONT HUB SUSPENSION:WHEEL BEARING.I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK. SO I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. IN JULY OF 2009 I WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION AND I WAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRUCK SO I FOUND A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS WERE MESSED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE MECHANIC WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIND ONE HUB SO HE REPLACED THE WORST ONE OF THE TWO AND TOLD ME THAT THE OTHER ONE WOULD GET ME HOME. ONCE I GOT HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER SIDE AND ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE REAREND WAS OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THEY REPAIRED THAT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT HUB SO I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY TRUCK WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL WHEN THE SAME THING WENT WRONG WITH MY TRUCK THE IS LISTED ON THE RECALL. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO WITH THIS SO PLEASE ADVISE ME WITH WHAT DIRECTION TO TAKE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH DODGE. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL# 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING ), HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,800.

Mileage: 42,600

HAD VEHICLE ALIGNED DUE TO THE FRONT END BOUNCING. TIE ROD WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE HAD A VIBRATION AND POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AFTER THAT. TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE WHEEL BEARING IS WORN BEYOND SAFE CONDITIONS. MY VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL BUT I SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK WITH THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEW PARTS BEING PUT ON TODAY WHICH IS GOING WILL BE PAID OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN WITH THIS VIBRATION FOR SOME TIME NOW NOT EVEN AWARE THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE UNDER A RECALL. A FAULT THIS SERIOUS COULD CAUSE DEATH AND INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND SOMEONE ELSE'S. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE. A LOCAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SQUEAKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING UNITS AT NO CHARGE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. NHTSA RECALL# 07V038000, SUSPENSION, FRONT WHEEL BEARING IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 83,250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED THE U-JOINTS ON THE DRIVESHAFT, RESURFACED THE ROTORS, REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. HE CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING), BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROPER EXPLANATION. THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEEL BEARING CAME APART AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. RECALL # 07V038000, COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, I PURCHASED AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM THE START. THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO CAUSE MY BODY TO MOVE FORWARD THEN BACK, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS, THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AND PUT IN TWO NEW FILTERS, STILL SAME PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS THAT'S THE NEW TRANSMISSION FEATURE TO KEEP IT FROM WEARING OUT, IT ONLY ENGAGES WHEN YOU STOMP ON THE GAS??? 30000 MILES STARTED LEAKING BLACK FLUID AT FRONT WHEEL, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, SAID SUSPENSION WAS GONE, PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE AUGUST 2008 IT IS NOW FEB. 2009 AND NO EXPECTED ARRIVAL DATE OF THE PART. MY TIRES HAVE WORN OUT COMPLETELY DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AFTER CONTINUALLY CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINING THEY ARE INSTALLING AN OEM SUSPENSION PART AND WILL GIVE ME ONE FREE TIRE.. WAAHOO, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 3? *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY REAR AXLE WHEN OUT. I LEASED A 2006 DODGE RAM I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND COMPLAINT ABOUT A CLICKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FRONT AXLES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TURN A CORNER THE BACK END WOULD NOT TURN. NOW ONE OF MY REAR TIRES IS WORN OUT AND THEY SAID THAT THEIR A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLES BUT THERE IS NO WAY I COULD HAVE CAUSE THIS PROBLEM . SEVERAL CHAT SITE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING SLOW LEFT TURNS, SUCH AS DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING LOT. VEHICLE HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE DAY ONE. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE TWICE, FIRST TIME REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS, SECOND TIME THE SAID DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT HAVE A FIX. *TR

Mileage: 1

2006 DODGE TRUCK RECALL NOTIFICATION G02. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. FRONT WHEEL MAKING NOISE DUE TO RECALL. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR TOWING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. DEALER DID NOT FIX 6 MONTHS EARLIER AND SAID I WOULD BE OK BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAD 32K MILES ON IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD HAVE FAILED BY NOW. NOW I AM STUCK. THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 03/10/08. *LJ

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND MAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ONE TO TWO HOURS, HOWEVER, AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE THE REPAIR IS BEING MADE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

BOUGHT 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT JUNE 2006 100 MILES ON IT ON WAY HOME BRAKES PULLED SHARPLEY. GLENDALE,CA DODGE REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS, PADS, & CALIPERS@500 MILES, DUE TO LEAKING...FRONT END HAS BEEN MESSED UP SINCE...VIBRATES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SO BADLY AT TIMES FEELS LIKE FRONT END IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF...FRONT RIGHT TIRE FEELS LIKE IT'S WARPED AT TIMES, PULSING IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKING, NOT ALWAYS, HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO DEALER VARIOUS TIMES THEY CLAIM NOTHING WRONG...DEALER REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT LAST VISIT, 07/2007, WITH 20,000 MILES...NO CHANGE....ADDITIONALLY, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING AT TIMES AND AT 60 MPH, ON LEVEL ROAD, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S IN TO HIGH OF A GEAR, IF I WAS DRIVING A MANUEL I'D SHIFT DOWN AT LEAST 1 GEAR, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE SHAKES WITH ACCELERATION, THE DEALER STATES, YOU GUESSED IT, THERE'S NO PROBLEM..I DO NOT EVEN LIKE DRIVING THE TRUCK ON THE FWY...FINALLY, TRUCK JUMPS WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP, SUSPENSION FEELS LOOSE, LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BLOWN, ANY UNEVEN SURFACE MAKES THE TRUCK UNSTABLE.. TO SAY I AM FRUSTRATED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!! THE INCIDENT DATES ARE VARIOUS I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A YEAR!!*JB

Mileage: 500

2006 DODGE TRUCK WITH WHEEL BEARING CONCERNS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRUCK HAS A RECALL AND HE DOESN'T TRUST THE DEALER. *CC THE CONSUMER ONCE OWNED A 2002 DODGE TRUCK THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL BEARING, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS 2002 WAS NOT BEING RECALLED. EVENTUALLY, THE CONSUMER TRADED THE 2002 FOR A 2006 DODGE AND DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2006. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT TRUST THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEALER WILL USE THE SAME FAULTY PARTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING) ON APRIL 5, 2007. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE AND WOULD NOTIFY HER AT THAT TIME. PRESENTLY, NO ONE HAS NOTIFIED HER AND SHE HAS CALLED EVERY WEEK SINCE APRIL 5, 2007. THE ENGINE SIZE AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 16,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 16,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 07V038000. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

Mileage: 16,000

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 REGULAR CAB TR4 4X4 V WITH A 4.7L ENGINE. THE PROBLEM DEALT WITH ROUTINE FAILURE OF THE FRONT SHOCKS. THE FRONT SHOCKS INSTALLED ON THESE DODGE FAILED ROUTINELY, THEY LEAKED OIL, AND BECAME WORTHLESS. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE ON THE PICKUP. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND NOW AGAIN WITH 15,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED A DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THESE SHOCKS, AND THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER. ALSO, I VERIFIED THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHER OWNERS ONLINE, AT HTTP://WWW.DODGETALK.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=151075. THE TRUCKS WERE BEING DRIVEN DAILY, BOUNCING AROUND ON THE ROAD UNSAFELY, AND NO TIMELY SOLUTION HAS BEEN DELIVERED BY DODGE. THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE! *AK

Mileage: 3,096

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V038000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH FOR THE REPAIR TO BEGIN. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS ONLY SENDING FIVE PARTS PER WEEK. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE WAIT TIME IS TOO LONG. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,000 AND THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. ON MARCH 22, 2007 THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 07V03800 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER WHEN THE PART ARRIVED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS TAKING TOO LONG TO COME IN, AND FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE IS SHOWING WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE. DEALER STATED TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE AND NEEDED ROTATION. TRUCK HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT. I AM NOT SURE I AGREE WITH THIS DIAGNOSES. TRUCK ALSO HAS A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH.*AK

Mileage: 12,000

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 ON A COLD DAY AT ABOUT 8:00 AM AT 35 MPH ON AN INCLINE HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A CAT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH STARTED FISHTAILING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID ACROSS TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON THE HIGH WAY AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY, BUT THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE TIRE ASSEMBL COMPLETELY COME APART. HE SQUESTIONED THE INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT THE WAY THE TIRE CAME APART. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ON 4/9/07 HE RECEIVED A RECALL L CAMPAIGN# 07V038000 FOR SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. *AK

I AM CURIOUS TO THE CONCERN THAT I SHOULD HAVE ABOUT MY 2006 DODGE. I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE ITS PURCHASE. ONE FOR AIRBAG ISSUES, ONE FOR A SEAT BELTS, AND THE MOST RECENT ONE FOR BALL BEARING ISSUES THAT COULD ALLOW THE FRONT WHEELS TO BECOME LOOSE AND FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THESE ARE LIFE CHANGING EVENTS IF THEY HAPPEN. HOW MANY RECALLS CAN ONE VEHICLE HAVE?*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION AND BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #G02. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 15000.*AK

Mileage: 15,000

MY TRUCK WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V038000 WHICH STATES: REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING UNITS... HOWEVER, WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL (DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALL NO. G02) THEY LISTED NO REPLACEMENT PARTS RELATED TO WHEEL BEARINGS, IT APPEARS THEY MERELY ADDED MORE LUBE TO THE BEARING HOUSINGS. SEARCHING DODGE'S RECALL DATABASE FOR MY VIN NOW SHOWS THAT RECALL COMPLETED. DID NHTSA LEAVE IT TO THE DEALERS DISCRETION TO DECIDE IF THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING UNITS VS. JUST PUT A BIT MORE GREASE IN THEM? OR DID NHTSA DIRECT THEM TO REPLACE THE HUBS? *JB

BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME FROM DEALER WITH HEAVY VIBRATION AT 65 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHICH COULDN'T BALANCE TIRES, THEY SENT THEM TO A TIRE STORE. TIRES WERE BALANCED, VIBRATION BETTER BUT STILL THERE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TIRE STORE WHERE ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND OTHER 3 TIRES BALANCED AGAIN. VIBRATION MUCH BETTER, BUT STILL NOTICE SLIGHT SHAKE AND VIBRATION STARTING AT 57-60 MPH. FEELS LIKE A WOBBLE, FEEL IT IN THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAYS THAT TIRES CAN'T BE BALANCED BEYOND 55 MPH. FINDING OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS ON WEBSITES FOR 2006 RAMS. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ROAD FEEL FROM TIGHT SUSPENSION, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN WHEEL ASSEMBLY OR TIRES ARE STILL NOT PERFECT. COULD BE DRIVESHAFT. *JB

Mileage: 24

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A SEPARATION IN THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WENT INTO THE NEXT LANE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,500, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOCKED UP FOR THE 4TH TIME. THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

Mileage: 23,500

MASSIVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 80 KM-100 KM IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, LEFT SIDE OF BOX SHAKES OVER ALL BUMPS. REPLACED 3 TIRES , VIBRATION STILL THERE . *JB

Mileage: 3,000

THE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION MAINLY BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. HOWEVER I HAVE NOTICED THE VIBRATIONS AT OTHER SPEEDS AS WELL. THE VIBRATION IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THE FIRST VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD ONE WHEEL WAS FOUND OUT OF BALANCE AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. ON THE WAY HOME THE VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK. THE SERVICE MANAGER RODE WITH ME AND INDEED ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. DURING THIS SECOND VISIT IT WAS DETERMINED ALL 4 TIRES WERE NOT WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS AND REPLACED. (MIND YOU THE TIRES ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 1600 MILES.) AFTER DRIVING WITH THE NEW TIRES FOR A FEW DAYS THE VIBRATION STILL PERSISTS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A THIRD VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, HOWEVER THE SERVICE MANAGER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO ATTEMPTED REMEDY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, AND HAVE FOUND NEARLY 40 OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME VIBRATION ON THEIR 2006 DODGE RAMS. THEY HAVE ALSO NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS AT FIXING THE PROBLEM AFTER AS MANY AS FIVE VISITS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. *NM

Mileage: 300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND AT MORE THAN 40MPH THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARD THE LEFT OR RIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE IT VEERED TOWARD THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WAS READJUSTED FOUR TIMES THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. AK

Mileage: 6,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNING LEFT, THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE NOISE, AND THE MANUFACTURER IS CURRENTLY DESIGNING A REPAIR.

Mileage: 6,000