2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Power Train Problems

The pickup has had issue with being very difficult to come out of park. Upon searching internet is seems this is very common and expensive to fix being one of two (or both) things. The shift cable linkage and bushings premature wear, or the valve body release allowing the shifter to be removed from park. Either way concern is this will fail causing inability to shift safely into park and prevent an accident. Extremely unsafe. I have been advised this was already corrected by qualified dealer, but no change. Vehicle has just under 93,000 miles on it and only highway

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the transfer case was making abnormal shifting sounds while the vehicle was parked. The contact stated that the transfer case was replaced; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was parked while he was working in the garage. The contact stated that he heard a clicking sound coming from the engine, and the vehicle started rolling backwards towards the street. The contact stated that he immediately entered the vehicle and engaged the electronic parking brake, and the vehicle stopped. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated to shift into the proper gear while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in TSB Number: 18-091-22. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the computer was flashed; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and contacted the dealer; however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 223,800.

Mileage: 223,800

I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 @70MPH, A LOUD BANG HAPPENED, TRUCK SHUT OFF, I GUIDED IT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD WIRES HANGING I LOOKED FURTHER AND SEEN THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BLEW APART. MY MECHANIC SAID IT HAD LOCKED UP. THE TRANSFER CASE, TRANSMISSION, FLOOR BOARD OF THE TRUCK WAS ALSO ALL DAMAGED. ALSO SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS TRUCK IS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD. WELL TAKEN CARE OF. NO GIVEN REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES IN THE DODGE TRUCKS THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BLOWS APART. TOTAL DAMAGES WILL BE THE COST OF $8,000-$10,000

Mileage: 230,000

COLUMN SHIFTER LEVER HAD BEEN DIFFICULT TO MOVE FOR MONTHS FROM P (PARK) TO ANY OTHER GEAR (R, D, 1-2-3). THE SHIFTING MECHANISM BROKE TODAY AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE (TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN MY HOME'S DRIVEWAY) WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY AND DRIVE VEHICLE ELSEWHERE. SHIFTER WILL NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION INTO ANY GEAR NOW; TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE. REQUIRED AN OVERSIZE ROLLBACK TOW TRUCK TO COME GET IT AND TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP SINCE MY PICKUP HAS A LONG BED.

Mileage: 259,928

THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK.

Mileage: 80,040

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AND ON OUR WAY TO THE BEACH AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL ALMOST TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WON'T RUN, THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS LYING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE DRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, IF NOT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. WE HAVE 4 PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK TOWING A BOAT AND MY WIFE IS 3-MONTH PREGNANT. WE WERE THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS A SHOULDER THERE FOR US TO REACT IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS WE GOT BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY. WE COULD HAVE LOST OUR BABY OR OURSELVES IF THERE WERE A LOT OF TRAFFIC MOVING FAST. USUALLY A LITTLE LATER IN THE DAY. WE WAITED ALMOST 5 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO COME, AND HAVE TO ASK FOR HELP TO TAKE US HOME. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO AAMCO NEARBY AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR 12 DAYS WAITING FOR THEM TO ORDER PARTS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE U-JOINTS WERE BAD AND NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY THAT CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FELL AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE REAR END BOTTOM. THE REPAIR COST IS ALMOST $2000. FROM MY RESEARCH, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM IN DODGE RAM, AND DODGE HAD A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY ON CERTAIN MODELS AND YEARS AND OURS IS NOT INCLUDED WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, TO PREVENT A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER AND THEY JUST SAID IT'S CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR, BUT WEAR AND TEAR SHOULDN'T BE A REASON IT CAN CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE SHIFT INTO PARK, THE SHIFT JUMPS OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH SAFETY SWITCH HAD FAILED AND THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN

Mileage: 50,000

FAILURE OF CLUTCH/STARTER INTERLOCK SWITCH, VEHICLE WILL START WITH CLUTCH OUT. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

WHEN PULLIN GOUT INTO THE TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WAS RACE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK AND NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE IN A MOVING MOTION. WE HAD TO LITERALLY PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WOULD JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WOW ANOTHER TRIP TO THE TRANSMISSION PLACE.... THIS IS BEGINNING TO GET RIDICULOUS. WE ARE AT THE TRANSMISSION PLACE AGAIN. THE HESITATION WHILE IN MOTION TO GET INTO TRAFFIC OR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WE ARE LITERALLY SHOVING OUR FOOT THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE THE TRUCK IS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WANTS TO SHIFT1-2. WE LHAD TO LIMP HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP AND TAKE IT BACK TO OUR TRANSMISSION PLACE WE HAD JUST REBUILT IT 8 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SAME REASON WE TOOK IT TO HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT PARTS WERE USED TO REBUILD THE TRANNY, AND WE SHOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, ONLY FOR THEM TO SAY OH WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED OUT YOUR BATTERIES OR SUCH THE ELECTRICAL COULD ALSO MESS WITH THE GOVERNOR OR THE SOLENOID. WELL LET'S JUST SAY WE HAVE NOT CHANGED BATTERIES NOR HAVE WE TOWED ANYTHING IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS. DODGE NEEDS TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING VERY COSTLY AS WELL AS AN ENDANGERMENT WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK BEGINS TO BUCK AND WANTING TO SHIFT THE GEARS AT THE WRONG TIME AND US LOSE CONTROL WHILE STOPPED OR WHILE DRIVING IT DECADES TO SHIFT FINALLY. WE CANNOT AFFORD FOR OUR CHILDREN TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IF IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BECOME AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANNY. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN AGAIN. ACCELERATING TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC AND YET AGAIN THE TRUCK BEGINS TO BUCK AND ACT ALL WACKY... THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AND AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED OR T-BONED BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN THE TRUCK TRYING TO SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEARS. THIS TIME WE HAD TO REPLACE AND REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, I DON'T LIKE SHELLING OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY WHEN DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES WHICH THEY ARE AWARE OF WITH THE SOLENOID ISSUES EITHER GETTING STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED AND MAKING THE REPAIRS, MAKING IT VERY COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER. WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE DID NOT GET REAR ENDED OR T-BONED WHILE TRAVELING A DISTANCE AND LIMP BACK TO OUR HOUSE AND CONCERNED FOR OUR FAMILY WHILE IN THIS VEHICLE. VERY ANGRY CONSUMER WITH DODGE FOR NOT WANTING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVIOUS VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED, SO THEY CHANGE THE PARTS TO ENHANCE THE TRANSMISSION TO A SELF GREASING SOLENOID AND INSIDE PARTS TO AVOID THIS COSTLY REPAIR TO THEMSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AFTER EXTENDED VEHICLE OPERATION, PARTICULARLY IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE 2009; AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING (WITH OR WITHOUT TOWING, USUALLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES) THE CLUTCH PEDAL CANNOT BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH FROM THE FLYWHEEL. THE FIRST INCIDENT, IN 2009, OCCURRED AFTER I STOPPED MY TRUCK FOR FUEL, AND RESULTED IN VEHICLE MOVEMENT DURING ENGINE CRANKING WHEN I FORCED THE CLUTCH PEDAL DOWN FAR ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH POSITION SWITCH TO ALLOW CRANKING. THE ISSUE BECAME REPEATABLE ENOUGH THAT I REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM (MASTER CYLINDER, HYDRAULIC TUBING, AND SLAVE CYLINDER) IN 2013 WITH THE OE PARTS, AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WITH THE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD, WITH THE 5.7 HEMI, THE 4WD AND 4LO LIGHT FLASHES AND TRIES TO ENGUAGE INTO 4X4. EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND MOTOR IS OFF KEY OUT OF IGNITION U CAN STILL HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CLICKING IN AND OUT OF 4WD. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A WHOLE FORM OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO A TRANS SHOP THEY THINK IT MAY BE THE ACTUATOR BUT SAID THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THATS IT. $500 TO DO THAT JOB. WHATS GOING ON HERE? I GOOGLED IT AND SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT KNOW FIXES. *JS

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HD, WITH THE 5.7 HEMI, THE 4WD AND 4LO LIGHT FLASHES AND TRIES TO ENGAGE INTO 4X4. EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND MOTOR IS OFF KEY OUT OF IGNITION U CAN STILL HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CLICKING IN AND OUT OF 4WD. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A WHOLE FORM OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HEMI MOTORS. HERE IS A LINK TO THE FORMS SO U CAN READ THEM HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T4148_DS482593. *TR

I RARELY USE MY FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM CUMMINGS DIESEL MEGA CAB NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTS TO HAPPEN BUT IT WAS SOMEWHERE UNDER 30,000 MILES I NOTICED A SMALL RATTLING SOUND UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK I TRIED TO FIND AND LOCATE IT MYSELF. SO I WENT ON TO SOME FORMS AND CHECKED WITH PEOPLE TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHAT THAT RATTLING SOUND COULD BE. THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING THAT THE U JOINTS WERE GIVING OUT SOME AS LITTLE AS 15,000 MILES SO I CHECKED MY YOU JOINTS ENSURE AND OFF MY YOU JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT I'M BOTH SIDES ON THE FRONT WHEEL STEER WHEELS ON MY 4 X 4 THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CUMMINS DIESELS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE DODGE MEGA CABS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 DODGE RAM I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CHECK THE DODGE FORMS IN SEE FOR YOURSELF THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO COVER THEIR MISTAKES THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THE U JOINTS IS THAT YOU CANNOT GREASE THEM NOW MIND YOU I WORK ON A LOT OF HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES MOSTLY 18 WHEELERS IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER I FEEL DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO COMPENSATE OR REPLACE U JOINTS WITH PROPER ONES I HOPE YOU AGREE FOR WHEN YOU CHECK INTO IT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR A COMMON PROBLEM IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF 2500 AND 3500 DODGE 2005-2006+ VEHICLES PS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THESE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN SOLD WITH FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT DODGE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT WITH OUT COSTING THE OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE TPIM MODULE CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE REFLASHED AND REPLACED TO KEEP YOUR TRUCKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKING. THEY HAVE DESIGNED THIS SYSTEM SO THAT THE CONSUMER CANNOT REPAIR OR EVEN INSPECT THE SYSTEM WHICH I BELIEVE IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE ISSUES WITH THE MODULE AND DODGE HAS MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY PART. THIS MODULE AFFECTS LIGHTS, WIPERS, A/C, CRANKING SYSTEM ETC... THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT CAREFULLY AND DODGE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRANS NOT SHIFTING PROP. BEEN REBUILT 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 YEARS. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BACK INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED ON MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE 5.9 DIESEL ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABNORMALLY LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NUMEROUS PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT, THE VEHICLE STILL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

Mileage: 130,000

UPON PARKING MY TRUCK, PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND EXITING, I THEN NOTICED A LOUD CLANK SOUND AND THEN THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACK. IT WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. IT SEEMED TO POP OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND A METAL-ON-METAL CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 2,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 DODGE 2500 4X4 BRAND NEW IN 2006. MY TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR TWO MAJOR CONCERNS..MY A/C WENT OUT IN DEC. 2010 IT WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ONE WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE FLAPPER UNDER DASH. I TOOK TRUCK IN NOV. 2011 THE WINDSHIELD WOULD GET EXTREMELY FOGGY AND A NOISE WOULD COME FROM UNDER DASH WHEN I PUT A/C ON HIGH, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FLAP THAT WOULD CONTROL WHERE THE AIR IS DIRECTED. THEY WANTED 800.00 TO REPLACE A 34.00 PART. I TOLD THEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN THEY REPLACED A/C. DEALER SAID IT STILL WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANYWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHEN FOG GETS ON WINDSHIELD WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A PART IS RECALLED. I HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOWS TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN TRUCK IS SUPPOSEDLY IN PARK AND YOU OPEN THE DOOR THE HORN HONKS, DASH LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AND TWICE IT HAS JUMPED INTO REVERSE ON IT'S OWN. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT THE POST OFFICE PUTTING MAIL OUTSIDE I WAS A BIT TO FAR FROM BOX SO I PUT IT IN PARK, OPENED DOOR JUMPED OFF AND TRUCK JUMPED INTO REVERSE LUCKILY I'M A SMALL PERSON AND WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN AND STEP BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES. THE PARK DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY BECAUSE AT HEB I PUT IT IN PARK TURN OFF TRUCK WENT IN STORE CAME BACK TO TURN ON TRUCK. IT WOULDN'T START AND IT WAS IN PARK. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. ANOTHER CUSTOMER CAME TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG I TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T GO AFTER ABOUT TO MORE ATTEMPTS IT WENT INTO PARK I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. I HAVE REPORTED IT HERE SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AT LEAST IT WAS REPORTED, IF DODGE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING THEY WILL IF MORE PEOPLE SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

FRONT AXLE U JOINTS AT ONLY 38,000. MILES ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THEY WERE BAD BEFORE UNDER 36,000 THREE YEARS. BUT DIDN'T SHOW THAT BAD ONLY SLIGHT CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SHARP TIGHT TURNS THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTING ON THESE PARTS IT IS A SEALED UNIT(THE U JOINT) SO IT COULDN'T BE MAINTAINED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGACAB 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ECM MODULE AND TIPM FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ECM WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY HOWEVER THE TIPM WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO HER BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/10/10 *BF UPDATED 12/27/10

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT THE RPMS INCREASE AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. HE HAS TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO PREVENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL. HE HAS TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

WHEN SHIFTING MY TRUCK INTO PARK IT HANGS UP AND THE INDICATOR EITHER READS PARK OR NOTHING BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO STILL BEING ENGAGED IN GEAR. I T IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK WHEN IT DOES GO IN. I SPOKE TO MY DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS COMMON AND A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OUT DUE TO MILEAGE IT WOULD RUN AROUND $600. I DID NOT SEE IT AS THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM SO I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. I LEFT MY TRUCK RUNNING AT A GAS STATION ONE MORNING WHICH I RARELY DO AND WHILE I WAS INSIDE PAYING FOR A CUP OF COFFEE MY TRUCK TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLL. US 287 WAS RIGHT BEHIND THE POLL WITH VERY BUSY TRAFFIC. ALSO THE FUEL PUMPS WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL TRUCK AND THE SAME STICKY VALVE. I WILL NEVER LEAVE MY TRUCK IDLING OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE SET. WHAT IF IT WAS IN MY DRIVE WITH MY KIDS PLAYING BEHIND ME. I WENT INTO MY DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND MY DEALER WAS UNCONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD ST/SLT. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2006. DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL ALIGNMENT APPOINTMENT, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT COMPLETE THE ALIGNMENT SINCE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. IN JUNE OF 2009, HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,100. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED WITH AFTER MARKET WHEEL BEARINGS AND A DRIVE AXLE U JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD ST/SLT WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS DUE TO THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

2006 DODGE RAM SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, HORN HONKING DUE TO SAFETY RECALL. WHICH DIDN'T WORK. RESULT BENT BUMPER SHARED KIDS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED. WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE BEACH. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 09/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN LOOSE SAND OR SNOW. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A WHEEL HOP WHENEVER THE REAR WHEELS SPUN. UPDATED 09/04/08.

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN DRIFTED BACKWARDS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO DRAIN BACKWARDS. IN ORDER TO REVERSE THIS FAILURE, THE VEHICLE MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL FOR 2- 3 MINUTES BEFORE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR DIRECTION IN TRACTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,250. UPDATED 12/12/07

Mileage: 14,250

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP HAS A SO CALLED "SAFETY" FEATURE WHERE IS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN THE HORN STARTS HONKING NON-STOP UNTIL EITHER THE DOOR IS CLOSED OF THE TRANSMISSION IS FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK. THIS FIX IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO PEOPLE WHO PULL TRAILERS AND NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IN REVERSE TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE GOING. TO ME DODGE HAS ONLY MASKED THE PROBLEM BY NOT FIXING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM. I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO INSTALL A PROPER TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM AND REMOVE THE HORN HONK FEATURE. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL ROLL BACKWARDS JUST WITH THE HORN BLOWING! NEED TO FIX THE MECHANICAL ASPECT IF YOU ASK ME. *JB

2006 DODGE RAM TRUCK WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT LOCK, SHIFT LEVER, EXHAUST SMOKES EXCESSIVELY, THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHUTDOWN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IMPROPERLY PRIMARILY IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAB LIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. *JB

I STOPPED BY THE HOUSE TO PICK UP AN UMBRELLA AND A FEW OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS BEFORE GOING TO MEET MY RETURNING HUSBAND FROM IRAQ. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY UP TO THE GARAGE AND LEFT OUR 2005 DODGE PICKUP RUNNING IN PARK. I RAN INSIDE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND WAS INSIDE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK, SKIPPED REVERSE AND NEUTRAL AND WENT INTO DRIVE ALL BY ITSELF. IT RAN IN TO OUR KITCHEN WALL AND DID A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. BOTH THE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

DASH-MOUNTED GEAR-SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS FALSE INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS OFTEN INDICATE REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN PARK AND INDICATES DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER FALSE READINGS, ALTHOUGH THESE OCCUR WITH THE MOST FREQUENCY. WHILE TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER, MY WIFE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE AND TRAVEL TRAILER INSTEAD ROLLED BACKWARDS BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH THE DASHBOARD INDICATED DRIVE. SUBSEQUENT JOSTLING OF THE SHIFTER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE DRIVE. I WILL FORWARD AN EXAMPLE VIDEO TO THE ODI OFFICE. PLEASE NOTE SUBJECT VEHICLE IS A DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR 4 DOOR "QUAD CAB", NOT A MEGA CAB. THE REPORT SYSTEM DOES NOT LIST THIS CONFIGURATION AS AN OPTION, SO IT WAS SUBMITTED AS A 4X4 MEGA CAB. *NM

Mileage: 300