2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Visibility Problems

THE AC RECIRCULATION DOOR IS BROKEN WITHIN THE FAN CHAMBER CAUSING RESTRICTED AIR FLOE TO HEAT THE INTERIOR OR TO COOL BOUGHT USED THIS YEAR AND DEALER SOLD WITH ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE' AFRAID TO RUN HEAT OR AC AS IT MAY OVERHEAT THE FAN MOTOR CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WINDING NOISE AT LOW SPEED ALSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH HEAD LIGHT IT DON'T TURN ON (DRIVER SIDE ) DIRECTIONAL DOOR FOR A/C HEATHER BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE RECIR AC/HEAT FLAPPER. MINE BROKE AND BLOCKED THE AC FROM BLOWING... ALSO CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS THAT MY TRUCK IS ELIGIBLE FOR. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT JUST GENERAL INFO WASN'T SURE WHERE TO SEND MY REQUEST. IF THIS IS THE WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT ADDRESS.. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 52,340

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK COMPLETELY, OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE WHILE USING LEFT SIGNAL OR VISE-VERSA. HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL WHILE THIS "MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH" SHORTS OUT. NO WIPERS, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN U TURN THE SIGNALS ON THEY GO THE OPPOSITE WAY OR COMPLETELY GO OFF IT CAUSES THE BREAK LIGHTS TO GO OUT AS WELL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN RESULT IN A CRASH THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALONG TIME AGO WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING I MY SELF FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IT GIVES EVERYONE A FALSE DIRECTION AND RESULTS "WRECK" I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH THIS IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY I HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FACTORY SCREW UP. *TR

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY .WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS OPERATED THE RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHES ..THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE... *TR

Mileage: 28,500

WELL SOME TIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK OR DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE SIGNALS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN CHOSEN IT DOES THIS MOST ALL THE TIME I CAN PRESS FORWARD ON THE SWITCH LEVER SOMETIMES AND GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY 2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK TURNS ON THE WRONG TURN SIGNAL, FOR INSTANCE IF I AM MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND I PUSH THE STALK UP, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TURNS ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND SOMETIMES MY TURN SIGNALS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. I ALSO HAVE THE RELATED PROBLEM THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN I TURN THEM ON, THEY WILL STAY ON FOR MINUTES AT A TIME ON A HIGH SPEED AND NOT TURN OFF. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL ONLY GO ONE OR TWO TIMES AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE IT IS POURING RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE DEFROST PORTION OF THE HVAC UNIT DOES NOT WORK AND HAS ONLY WORKED INTERMITANTLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AT FIRST I COULD NOT GET ANY AIR ON THE FEET POSITION, BUT THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST LOW AIR FLOW. THE DEFROST NOW DOES NOT WORK AND DOESNT MATTER WHAT POSITION I HAVE THE UNIT ON, FLOOR, DEFROST ETC. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I DONT BELIEVE IT HAS EVER WORKED PROPERLY. WHEN YOU NEED THE DEFROST, IT IS USUALLY OUT OF CONCERN FOR VISILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MANY OTHER RAM OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS FLAGSTAFF AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, THE WIPERS WENT OFF. AFTER I PRESSED THE WASH CONTROL, THE WIPER FUNCTION, WASHED THE WINDOW AND WIPED IT ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO PULL OVER. THE WIPERS CONTINUED TO WORK SPORADICALLY ALLOWING US TO CREEP TO TOWN FOR THE NIGHT. NOW, THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THE REPAIR SERVICE TO OBTAIN BACK ORDERED PARTS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SURELY THIS FUNCTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 53,422

RECIRCULATION DOOR ON HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM BROKE OFF INSIDE DUCT WORK AND WAS RESTING ON THE BLOWER FAN OF 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 2X2 MEGA CAB. CANNOT USE DEFROST MODE BECAUSE BROKEN DOOR IS RESTRICTING AIR FLOW. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003-2008 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. TRUCK HAS 65,000 MILE AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS 1,200.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAD ANOTHER POLICY THAT COVERED THE WHOLE COST OF REPAIR. POLICY RUNS OUT 2013 OR 125,000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. LOVE MY TRUCK THOUGH! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT I THOUGHT IT HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND WILL NOT STOP. WHEN TURNING THE WIPERS ON MIST, THEY DO NOT WORK. I HAVE TO SWITCH IT TO THE NEXT SETTING TO MAKE THEM MOVE. THE BLINKERS ARE EITHER WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE RIGHT ONE COMES ONE, BOTH FLASH AND STOP OR IT WILL SWITCH FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN TURNING RIGHT. TURNING ON THE BRIGHTS DOES NOT WORK EITHER. IT MAKES THE WASHER FLUID AND WIPERS WORK. *TR

THE BLEND DOOR ON MY TRUCK BROKE. THIS DOOR IS USED TO MIX OUTSIDE AIR FOR THE HVAC SYSTEM. THE DOOR PREVENTS AIR FLOW THROUGH THE VENTS. *TR

Mileage: 41,728

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTIONAL SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,200.

Mileage: 40,000

NO AIR FROM AC VENTS - DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF RECIRCULATING DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB THE TURN SIGNAL AND WIPER SWITCH WORKS AT BEST SOME OF THE TIME IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON THEY JUST GO HAYWIRE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AND OF TO GET TO WORK THEN THEY STOP. TRYING TO GET DODGE TO FIX THE ISSUE.. *TT

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. MY A/C, HEAT, OR DEFROST HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2008. I CAN HEAR THE FLAN BLOWING HARD BUT HARDLY ANY AIR COMES OUT OF ANY OF THE VENTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT DOES NOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS PROPERLY AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE LIVING IN TEXAS FOR MOST OF MY MILITARY CAREER BUT AM PLANNING ON MOVING TO A COOLER CLIMATE AND I KNOW THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS WILL BECOME AN ISSUE. IT ALSO BECOMES AN ISSUE ON LONG TRIPS WHEN I CAN'T GET THE CAB COOLED ENOUGH WHEN IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND CAN'T GET IT BELOW 95 DEGREES INSIDE MY TRUCK. *TR

WHEN TURN LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON AND VICE VERSA. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL ONLY WORK ON LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 22,300

RECIRCULATION DOOR ON HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM BROKE OFF INSIDE DUCT WORK AND WAS RESTING ON THE BLOWER FAN OF 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. CANNOT USE DEFROST MODE BECAUSE BROKEN DOOR IS RESTRICTING AIR FLOW. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003-2008 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. TRUCK HAS 26,000 MILE AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS 850-1,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 26,632

MY 2006 DODGE RAM PICK UP HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPER BLADES COMING ON, OR NOT, SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP WITH OUT ASSISTANCE FROM THE OPERATOR. LAST WEEK MY TURN SIGNALS STARTED TO ACT UP. I TURN THE LEFT SIGNAL ON, IT SHOWS UP INSIDE AND OUT AS A RIGHT TURN, OR NOTHING AT ALL. MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ARE NOT WORKING EITHER. I HAD TO TURN THEM ON AND ONLY THE RIGHT BLINKER CAME ON, THEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. I CAN NOT COUNT ON MAKING A LANE CHANGE SAFELY, I CAN NOT COUNT ON MY WIPERS WORKING IN THE RAIN, AND IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY STOP, I CAN NOT USE MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

BLEND DOOR ON THE HVAC SYSTEM HAS FAILED. UNABLE TO GET HEAT UP TO THE WINDSHIELD FOR PROPER DEFROST/DEFOGGING. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE 2006 RAM 1500 AND THAT THE 2007 RAM 1500 FEATURED A DESIGN CHANGE THAT CORRECTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN PASS SIDE FRONT CRASH, RESULTING IN PASS WHEEL SEPARATING FROM TRUCK, SINCE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED HEATER DEFLECTOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY TO BLOW HEAT AND OR DEFROST CORRECTLY, INS WANTS PROOF IT HAPPENED IN ACCIDENT. NO INSIDE OF TRUCK DAMAGED DEALER SAY CAN NOT PROVE. DEFLECTOR BROKE DURING COLLISION WITH TREE, WAS WORKING BEFORE ACCIDENT, MAYBE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEFLECTORS NOW WINDOWS AE STEAMING UP VISION IS IMPAIRED, AND NO HEAT ON FEET ARE, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THEY WILL NOT RUN FOR MORE THAN ONE TO TWO MINUTES ON CONTINUOUS WIPE. AFTER THAT TIME THEY WILL ONLY WIPE AT AN INTERMITTENT SPEED WHICH VARIES FROM ONCE EVERY TWO SECONDS TO ONCE EVERY TWENTY TO THIRTY SECONDS, WHATEVER THEY FEEL LIKE WIPING AT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH I FOUND OUT JUST THE OTHER DAY WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK IN A STEADY RAIN. DURING THE TRIP HOME IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND VERY UNSAFE. IT IS A VERY INSECURE FEELING NOT KNOWING WHEN YOUR WIPERS WILL CLEAR YOUR WINDSHIELD AGAIN IN A STEADY RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. IF THE LEFT SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON. WHEN THE RIGHT WAS ENGAGED THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON. WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON THEY WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH TO A HIGH OR LOW MODE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 BLOWER DOOR BROKEN CAN'T CONTROL WHERE HEAT IS DIRECTED, CANT DEFROST WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE RECIRCULATION DOOR BROKE FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES A LOW FLOW RATE BECAUSE THE DOOR BLOCKS THE FAN OPENING, WHICH LEADS TO FOGGED WINDOWS AND SNOW BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS REENGINEERING THE DOOR ASSEMBLY, BUT IS NOT FIXING VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, INSTEAD THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, BUT DODGE IS NOT REPAIRING VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR MISTAKE. MY TRUCK IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH ONLY 35,000+ MILES ON IT, BUT OUTSIDE OF DODGE'S 3 YR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS ISSUE. GOOGLE "2006 DODGE RAM 1500 RECIRCULATION DOOR" AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WOOD NOT CLEAR. NO AIR WOULD EXIT THE DEFROSTER VENTS AND THE SYSTEM WAS STUCK IN THE VENT MODE. THE RESULT WAS A NEAR HIGH SPEED COLLISION AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THIS SEASON AND THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER STATES THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE A NEW HOUSING AND HEATING DOOR. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $800 AND $1000. I HAVE SPENT $85 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND ESTIMATED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NO FLOOR HEAT, AND THE DEFROSTER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AND COMPROMISES VISIBILITY IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM FIRST PRESENTED ITSELF WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED LAST WINTER SEASON BY AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WITH DODGE PARTS. IT WORKED OK FOR A WHILE, BUT IS ACTING UP AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT MOISTURE CAUSES A DOOR TO STICK AND BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DEFROSTING IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO OBSCURE HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRACTURED RECIRCULATION DOOR AND PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF

Mileage: 22,000

THE HEATER IN MY TRUCK DOES NOT BLOW IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE CONTROL KNOB IS DIRECTING IT TO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINT.COM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I HAD IT REPAIRED ON 03/02/2010 AT A COST OF ALMOST 800.00 DOLLARS. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN ON 11/14/2010. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THE VENT DEFLECTOR DOOR MUST BE REPLACED, WHICH INVOLVES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH. THAT IS WHAT I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER. MY WINDOWS FOG UP WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER CANNOT CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRFLOW, THE FLOOR WILL GET ICE COLD, ALL AT UNKNOWN TIMES......PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 77,969

CURRENTLY MY DODGE RAM 1500 IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL. IF YOU TRY TO SIGNAL A TURN THE WRONG BLINKER COMES ON, IF YOU TRY TO TURN YOUR HIGH BEAMS ON OR OFF THE WASHER FLUID COMES ON, IF YOU TRY TO TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY RARELY WORK OFTEN GETTING STUCK IN THE INTERMITTENT PHASE. I FIRST FOUND THIS PROBLEM WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON IN A FLASH THUNDERSTORM WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IF YOU LOOK THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR DODGE TO IGNORE IT. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS I WILL BE TAKING ANY LEGAL ACTIONS I CAN TO MAKE DODGE LIABLE, I JUST HOPE THAT NOBODY IS HURT OR KILLED BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE 1500 AND MY BLINKERS AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT THE RIGHT BLINKER COMES ON. AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON LOW START GOING REALLY FAST. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 69,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES. WHEN YOU TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SPEED IS DELAY. THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ONCE IN AWHILE NOW IT IS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM BUT DID CHANGE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 63,688

PURCHASED A NEW 2006 DODGE QUAD CAP AT 33,000 MILES THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED (IF YOU SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON, AND VISE-VERSA, HIGH BEAM WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER GETTING IT TURNED ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WOULD TURN WHILE SIGNALING, AND STOP PERIODICALLY DURING RAIN STORMS). THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY SWITCH, AND AT 54,000 MILES THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN, AND IS DOING SAME THINGS. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME INTERMITTENT AND WHEN ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNALS EITHER THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE OR NEITHER WOULD FUNCTION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER AND THERE WAS A LACK OF AIR CIRCULATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD OFF AND REPEATED TWICE THROUGHOUT HER TRAVEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEATER BOX DOOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SIGNALS AND WIPERS. SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND MY LEFT BLINKER SAYS I'M TURNING RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. WIPERS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I WAS CAUGHT IN THE RAIN TODAY AND MANUALLY HAD TO FLIP MY WIPERS AND SIGNALS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB AND RECENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL / WIPER SWITCH HAS BEEN ACTING UP. QUITE OFTEN WHEN I PUSH DOWN TO TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON THE RIGHT COMES ON AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NO TURN SIGNAL COMES ON AT ALL. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME OUT OF INTERMITTENT NO MATTER WHAT SETTING I HAVE THEM ON. AGAIN THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM ALL THAT I COULD GET TO WORK WAS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF OTHER 2006 DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HERE IN TEXAS SOME DAYS TEND TO BE HOTTER THEN OTHERS FROM TIME 2 TIME... I HAVE A FULLY LOADED 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT I HONESTLY ENJOY DRIVING; ALTHOUGH MY PROBLEMS BEGINS WITH THAT [XXX] BLENDING DOOR... COOL A/C AIR ONLY BLOWS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH INRETURN LEAVES MY PASSENGER SIDE WARM... NOT GOOD WHEN I GOT A LIL HONEY ON THAT SIDE ASKING ME WHY I'M NOT SWEATING LIKE SHE IS... THE PART IS ONLY $43 BUCKS TO REPLACE. AND IT'S BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. CHEAP ASS PLASTIC.... ALSO THE RUBBER SEALING AROUND THE SUNROOF ISN'T THICK ENOUGH TO WITH STAND THE OPENING AND CLOSING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME..GO FIGURE... SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP OR DODGE MIGHT FIND ALOT OF THERE VEHICLES ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE BEHIND PLAIN BS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE WINDOW DEFROSTER BUT NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Mileage: 1,000

HEATER DOOR BROKEN AND MADE DEFROSTING VERY SLOW. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS ETC. *TR

Mileage: 24,500

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

Mileage: 33,691

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY WINDSHIELD FOGGED OVER. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ON MY '06 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAD BROKEN. BECAUSE THE BROKEN DOOR BLOCKED THE AIRFLOW FOR THE DEFROSTER, I COULD NOT CLEAR THE FOG FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOWN IN TIME TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN RAM TRUCKS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY KEEP THE "NEWLY DESIGNED" HOUSINGS IN STOCK TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN MEET THE DEMAND FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 29,400

AIR NO LONGER BLOWS OUT OF DEFROSTER. WINDOWS FOG UP. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

HVAC SYSTEM BLEND AIR DOOR FAILED. PREVENTING CONTROL OF AIR TO WINDSHIELD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE H BACK BLEND AIR DOOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIR FLOW TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT H BACK BLEND AIR DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 42,000

1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY AND FLUID FROZE. THAT IN TURN SHORTED OUT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (MAIN COMPUTER) WAS TOLD FCM INTERNAL FAULT NEEDS TIPM. DO NOT HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. 2) 1-27-10 HEATER/DEFROSTER QUIT WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. WHEN REPLACING FOUND A BROKEN DOOR IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DOOR. 3) VERY BAD FRONT END VIBRATION. WAS JUST TOLD THAT BOTH BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. 4) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE NEED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM VALVE. *TR

Mileage: 49,177

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WINDOWS HAVE FROST,ICE,OR FOG ON THEM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE DEALERSHIP'S ESTIMATE IS FOR $850.00 TO REPLACE A BLENDER DOOR WITH A NEW 2007 DOOR BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL UNIT BREAKS TO EASILY.

Mileage: 44,000

A RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER HERE FOR THE CABIN AIR BLEND DOOR BREAKING, 2006 THROUGH 2002 MODELS HAVE HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED AND IN 2006 HAD THE MOST FILED YET IN 2007 ZERO COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS PROBLEM , LET ME EXPLAIN WHY. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER FILED A COMPLAINT AND GOT NOWHERE, THEY JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR BAD DESIGN, OR STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT!! I WILL NEVER BUY A PRODUCT FROM THEM AGAIN. THE AIR BOX HAS AN OPENING WITH ONE TAB PROTRUDING OUT SO WHEN THE BLEND DOOR CLOSES IT STOPS AT THE TAB, WELL THE TAB ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE IMPACT OF THE DOOR SLAMMING IT AND BREAKS OFF THUS JAMMING CLOSED OR FALLING OFF, THE ENGINEERS AT DELMAR CHRYSLER FIGURED THIS OUT AND ENGENDERED A NEW BOX WITH TWO TABS SO IT WONT BREAK YET THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERS KEEP REPLACING THE DOORS AND NOT THE ENTIRE BOX (BECAUSE IT'S A BIGGER MORE EXPENSIVE JOB) AND THAT'S WHY SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT FIXED SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FIXING IT CORRECTLY SO IN TURN YOU THEN ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW IT COST THE CONSUMER TO FIX THIS EXPENSIVE POORLY ENGINEERED BOX THAT THEY KNOW IS A DESIGN FLAW.SAD, VERY SAD. DAIMLER CHRYSLER PUT THIS NEWLY DESIGNED BOX IN THEIR 2007 AND NEWER MODELS AND HAVE NOT ONE COMPLAINT, SO WHY WONT THEY RECALL THESE BAD DESIGN BOXES AND BROKEN BLEND DOORS (WHICH ARE THE NUMBER ONE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TRUCKS) AND PUT THEIR NEWLY ENGINEERED BOXES-BLEND DOORS IN THE TRUCKS AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT THE CONSUMER, DELMER CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE A BAD DESIGN AND STILL WONT OWN UP TO IT, WE THE CONSUMER NEED TO FLOOD THEIR PHONES UNTIL THEY FIX THIS POORLY ENGINEERED VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED UNTIL THEY RECALL IT. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT CONTROL WHERE THE AIR FLOW IS GOING LIKE THE WINDSHIELD FOR VISIBILITY IN FOGGY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS,FORCED TO PUL OVER CANT SEE, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE.

Mileage: 40,000

BLEND DOOR FOR THE HEATING AND DEFROSTER KEEPS BREAKING. I,VE HAD THIS REPLACED TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

THERE HAS BE A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT PROBABLY 100 TIMES BUT PAID NOT MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL THIS WINTER. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVEL IS ALSO USED TO TURN ON THE WIPERS ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE WIPERS ARE ON, AND THE TURN SIGNAL ARE TURNED ON. FOR NO REASON THE TURN SIGNAL FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS THE ONE THAT OPERATES. NORMALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN ON AND THE LEFT SIDE SIGNAL TURN ON. IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF COMPLETELY. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IMPAIRS VISIBILITY AN ALSO IS GIVING OTHER DRIVERS THE WRONG SIGNALS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE BUT SINCE I RESIDE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WHEN IT RAINS YOU MUST TURN YOUR LIGHTS AND WIPERS THIS HAS CAUSED ME A PROBLEMS SINCE I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN IT SNOWS OR RAIN I CANNOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS. SOME DRIVERS HAD GOT AGGRAVATED SINCE SOME TIMES I GIVE THEM THE WRONG TURN SIGNALS. THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOTED THAT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT SINCE WE HAVE GOT MORE SNOW AND RAIN IN THE NORTH EAST I WHISH I CAN PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATED BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES THAT I GOT TIRED OF IT AND I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. I AM PUTTING TODAY AS THE MOST CURRENT DATE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE BLEND DOOR BROKE THAT THE CONTROLS THE AIR FLOW. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CASE DOOR AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISKS SINCE THIS THE CASE DOOR CONTROLS THE DEFROSTER AND IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS WHEN THE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 2/1/10 *CN UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB

Mileage: 55,000

BLEND DOOR FAILURE (HVAC) ON 2006 DODGE RAM. RENDERS THE HVAC SYSTEMS IN-OP, NO AIR FLOW THROUGH THE DUCTS (NO HEAT, NO DEFOGGING, NO A/C). THIS A DESIGN ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED DODGE FOR NUMEROUS YEARS IN THE RAMS SERIES OF TRUCKS. CHYRSLER HAS CHOSEN NOT TO CORRECT THIS IS AN PERFORM A RECALL. REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS QUITE EXPENSIVE, $800-$2000 DEPENDING ON LOCAL LABOR RATES. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

ALL CONTROL OF DEFROSTER, HEAT AND A/C WAS LOST. FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD, HEAT OR COOL TRUCK. DODGE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURE AND UPDATE TO CORRECT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARANTEE AND IS A SAFTY ISSUE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THRU THE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 42,000

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLES MAIN REAR ENGINE SEAL BLOWN. MULTI HEMI MOTOR HAS NO POWER. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL, PLUS OTHER RECALLS WERE FIXED. *KB THE ABS HAD A MINOR VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD. THE CONSUMER HAD AIR CONDITION, STEREO AND HEATER PROBLEMS. *JB

IN REGARDS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS: THEY WILL EITHER NOT TURN ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. AT OTHER TIMES, MY TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS IN THEIR ADMITTING TO OR FIXING THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD LEAKED DURING RAINING CONDITIONS. MOLD BEGAN TO GROW IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE REAR WINDOW AND INSTALLED A NEW TRACK.

Mileage: 10,000