2006 DODGE RAM 3500 Exterior Lighting Problems

IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS NOW BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION. I WAS DRIVING MY PICK-UP IN TOWN WHEN I LOST MY GAUGE LIGHTS AND I NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME I LOST ALL MY MAKER LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. RIGHT AWAY IT BLEW AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME IT ALSO BLEW THE CERCIT IN THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, WICHATA LEFT ME NO CHOICE BUT TO BYPASS THE CURCIT AND GET POWER TO MY LIGHTS FORM ANOTHER SOURCE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE TIPM IS $850 THAT DON'T INCLUDE THE COST OF REPLACING IT AND THEN PROGRAMING IT TI THE VEHICLE. SO I DECIDED I WASN'T GOING TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAD ALREADY FIXED BY BYPASSING THE PROBLEM. THEN A FEW YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH AT NIGHT WHEN I LOST MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS I FOUND IT TO BE THE TIPM AT FAULT AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT TOO WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT BOTH ISSUES AND TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. SO I LET IT GO WITHOUT PRESSING THE ISSUE ANY FURTHER. AS TO MY KNOWLEDGE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM, THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND BITE THE BULLET AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. DUE TO THESE ISSUES BEING MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. (I.E. LOSS OF WIPERS, LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL FLASHING THE WRONG WAY)

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HIS VISIBILITY DECREASED THEN EVENTUALLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIPM BOARD FAILED WHICH AFFECTED THE VISIBILITY OF THE LOW BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTER DEALER WONT FIXED ASK THREE TIMES ALSO TURN SIGNALS THE RIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LEFT ONE THEY FIXED AFTER FIGHTING WITH THEM THE WIPERS STOP SOME TIMES AND THEN GO SLOW THEN FAST THEN STOP THE TIPM IS BAD IT RUNS ALL THE ELECTRICAL ON TRUCK HAD LOTS OF CONCERNS THAT IT WILL STALL BECAUSE SOME TIME THE HEAD LIGHTS GO BRIGHT THEN DIM THEN BRIGHT THE TRAILER LIGHT SOME TIME COME ON BOTH THEN ONE GOES OUT HAD TRAILER CHECK OUT THEY SAID WAS THE TRUCK I DRIVE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS IF I CAN JUST HAD TIPM REPLACED AT DEALER HAD TO FIGHT WITH THEM IT COST ME 1500.00 DOLLARS THEY SAID THEIR NO RECALL IT A SAFETY THING I JUST THINK THEY SHOULD PAY NOT ME. *TR

Mileage: 81,990

DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH. I CARRIED MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS REFUSED TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I WAS 700 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS WAS A RECALL TO NO AVAIL. MY SWITCH IS DOING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED, AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE SWITCH WILL DISPLAY THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CHOSEN. TURN RIGHT BLINKER ON AND LEFT COMES ON, ETC. ALSO SOMETIMES THE SWITCH WILL NOT TURN HEADLIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT OR BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS IT GIVES THE WRONG INTENTION ON TURNS AND ALSO BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THESE ISSUES COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

TURNING LEFT ONTO FARM TO MARKET...SIGNALED LEFT..REAR VEHICLE BEGAN PASSING ME ON LEFT I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS DID THEY...ALTHOUGH MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS IN LEFT TURN POSITION...VEHICLE TURN LAMPS WERE BOTH SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN AS WAS DASH LAMP...VERY DANGEROUS..COULD HAVE KILLED PASSING MOTORIST ARE SENT THEM TO THE DITCH ..SIGNAL NOW MALFUNCTIONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS..SWITCH ON BACKORDER...TELLS US SOMETHING... *TR

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE WAS ALERTED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,540.

Mileage: 77,540

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD AT 70MPH WHEN APPROACHING MY ROAD. I TURNED ON MY LEFT BLINKER TO SIGNAL MY UPCOMING TURN AND WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE CAR BEHIND ME WENT TO PASS THINKING THAT I WAS TURNING RIGHT. TO AVOID HITTING ME HE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HE SAID THAT MY RIGHT BLINKER WAS ON. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON MY TRUCK AND HAVE NOTICED IT SINCE SO I KNOW HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE SWITCHING MY HIGH BEAMS OFF OR ON CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 171,235

THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR A VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE "HIGH" POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THIS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE COLUMN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS AT FAULT. WHEN ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD OFTEN TURN ON INSTEAD OF THE LEFT. AUTO PARTS STORES INFORMED ME THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT ANY PRICE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED HAPHAZARDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS OR HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD ALSO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 03/12/12

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHTS, ON LOW BEAM, WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY FINE, USUALLY ONE IS OUT. NO RHYME OR REASON. CANNOT LOCATE FUSE TO CHANGE. MECHANIC SAYS FUSE BOXES FAULTY ON DODGE VEHICLES. PART IS $800. SOME ON LINE DISCUSSIONS INDICATE THIS WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN SO I TURNED ON MY LEFT SIGNAL WHEN I DID THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING PLUS WITH MY LEFT SIGNAL ON IT WASN'T BLINKING TO THE LEFT IT WAS BLINKING TO THE RIGHT. SO WITHOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS I HAD TO PULLOVER BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. BUT EVERYTIME I USE MY LEFT SIGNAL MY RIGHT ONE BLINKS AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 93,877

WHEN USING THE TURN INDICATOR, EITHER THE OPPOSITE INDICATOR COMES ON, OR NEITHER WORK. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. THEY SEEM TO OPERATE RANDOMLY (E.G., WORK AT HIGH SPEED WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, OR DON'T WORK AT ALL WITH THE SWITCH IN ANY POSITION). IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS PROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 MPH)DURING A RAINSTORM AND THE WIPERS WOULDN'T OPERATE. I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER MAY HAVE HAD MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MEGACAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE IN OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

BOUGHT THE 3500 MEGACAB CUMMINS WITH THE G56 6 SPEED MANUAL IN NOV 2005 AND BY THE WAY THIS WAS THE 3RD CUMMINS I'VE OWNED AND THE WORST, GREAT MOTOR BUT NOT HAPPY WITH MANUFACTURE THIS TIME. SO I BOUGHT IN NOV 05 AND DEC.25 STARTED IT UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, SO I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY. THIS WAS THE START OF IT ALL. EVERY 3DAY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND I HAD TO DRIVE 23 MILES TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM PLUG IT UP TO COMPUTER AND STILL COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS WENT ON FOR 14 MONTHS ENDED UP BUYING MY OWN MODULE TO RESET MYSELF. DURING ALL THIS FOUND THE ISSUE WITH VENTS AND BROKEN DAMPERS IN DUCTWORK AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER BACK WINDOW CABLE BROKE THEN NEW ONE[S] LEAKED, 3 OF THEM AND THEN THE WINDOW STOPPER FELL OFF SO I HAVE HAD 4 REAR POWER WINDOWS INSTALLED. AFTER ALL THAT AT 68000 MILES I LOST 2,4 AND 6TH GEAR 80 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO LIMP IT HOME HOLDING SHIFTER IN 6TH GEAR WHOLE TIME, BROKEN SHIFT TOWER THAT WASN'T CHEAP. THEN I STARED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING WHITE SMOKE ON STARTUP COME TO FIND I HAVE A INJECTOR ACTING UP AND THE DEALER SAID THE FIX WAS A 120.00 BOTTLE OF INJECTOR CLEANER AND DOG THE [XXX] OUT OF IT . AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES STARTED HAVING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM TURN LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHED AND THE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND HAVE HAD 4 FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND NEW SET OF TIRES NOW HAVE 125,000 MILE STILL GET THE SHAKE AND PAST DO TO GIVE UP IN THIS BEAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 3,000

PUT LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND TRUCK SIGNALS ALTERNATES BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TURN. *TR

Mileage: 62,406

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BUT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED INSTEAD. THE FAILURE BECAME A SPORADIC RECURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 71,000

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS AND THE SWITCH FOR A LEFT TURN IS INITIATED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ACTUALLY BLINK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I FIRST NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE HARD TO DIM OR CHANGE TO BRIGHT. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK, I HAD TO USE THE "WASH" OPTION. THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO WORK FOR A WHILE THEN THEY WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, I NOTICED MY BLINKERS WERE ACTING VERY STRANGE. WHEN I TURNED THEM ON, THEY BOTH WOULD BLINK VERY FAST. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE TURNING THE LEFT BLINKER ON ONLY TURNS ON THE RIGHT BLINKER. IT ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK THE OTHER DAY. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE LEFT BUT MY RIGHT BLINKER WAS ON. THE CAR BEHIND ME PASSED ME AT THE SAME TIME I STARTED TO TURN LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 89,427

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM3500 QUADCAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TRYING TO USE HIS TURN SIGNALS THEY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED BY SIGNALING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT'S SUPPOSE TO(SIGNAL LEFT IT GOES RIGHT AND THE OPPOSITE). ONCE THE SIGNALS HAVE FAILED IT ALSO AFFECTED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE INDICATOR. THE INDICATOR ALSO FAILED SIX TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT PUSHED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INSTEAD OF THE LEFT SIGNAL. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RESEARCHING, HE WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

REAR TURN/HAZARDS SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, FRONT TURN SIGNALS ARE FINE. ALL FUSES, WIRING TO LIGHTS, BULBS ARE FINE. TRAILER PLUG IS FINE. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING MANY OTHER MOTORISTS TO NOT KNOW MY INTENTIONS WHEN CHANGING LANES OR TURNING.

Mileage: 101,000

WHEN I USE THE SWITCH TO BRIGHTEN OR DIM THE HEADLIGHTS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER TURNS ON AND STAYS ON FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS. LATELY WHEN I TRY TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WORK ONLY SPORADICALLY. WHEN I PULL A TRAILER THE LEFT BLINKER OR BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. I DRIVE A 2006 DODGE RAM DUALLY WITH THE CUMMINS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM HOOKING UP A TRAILER. MY VEHICLES LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT OPERATE. I ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT OPERATE. I DECIDED TO GET MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I STATED MY PROBLEM TO MY MECHANIC, AT ONCE HE STATED, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 DODGE RAM 3500?S. HE SAID THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE OR TIPM HAS FAILED. IT FAILS ON THESE TRUCKS ALL THE TIME. MY QUESTION TO HIM WHY DOES DODGE NOT HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVER?S IF IT FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION EVERY TIME IT FAILS IT COST 800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,777

BACKUP LIGHT ON ONE SIDE WENT OUT. TRIED REPLACING THE BULB, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WHOLE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS ALL THREE REAR LIGHTS. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME, MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 40K ON IT. WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE REPORT ON HERE TO MAKE IT A RECALL AND MAKE THE DEALER PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INSTEAD. OCCASIONALLY, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS COMPLETELY FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO SHUT OFF WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH WAS ENGAGED FROM HIGH TO MEDIUM SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 194000.

Mileage: 192,000

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION 06 DODGE MEGA CAB. WHEN TURNING LEFT BLINKER ON, SOMETIMES BOTH COME ON OR NOT AT ALL. HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *TR

I TURNED LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON PRIOR TO TURNING AND A CAR BEHIND ME ALSO HAD LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. THE CAR BEHIND ME PASSED ME ON THE LEFT ALMOST HITTING ME IN THE SIDE AS I BEGAN A LEFT TURN. I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL HAD BEEN APPLIED, THE RIGHT FLASHER WAS BLINKING. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND : NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08059. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS, NOR ARE THEY AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL BLINK FOR THE WRONG SIDE THAT WAS INTENDED. SIGNALS WILL BOTH FLASH AT TIMES AS WELL. CONFUSES APPROACHING TRAFFIC OR TAILING TRAFFIC ON WHICH WAY YOUR GOING TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

SEVERAL DAYS AGO MY TURN-SIGNAL, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT TIMES. FOR EXAMPLE I WOULD ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL SWITCH FOR A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT TURN INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO ON. OR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK OR DID NOT PERFORM THE SELECTED FUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND SWITCH I HAD IN THIS TRUCK. A YEAR OR SO AGO I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BY DODGE FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 54,400

ERRATIC TURN SIGNAL FUNCTION. TURN ON LEFT BLINKER AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH AND ON THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS. I AM ALMOST SURE IT IS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON MY TRUCK. I FOUND ON A TRUCK FORUM THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED HERE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. I SPENT $200 AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING CALLED THE TIPM WAS BLOWN AND WIRING WAS DAMAGED. I HAVE INSPECTED THE WIRING AND IT IS NOT DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, AND EVERY SO OFTEN, THE RIGHT ONE WILL FLASH AT THE SAME TIME. PEOPLE BEHIND ME GET CONFUSED AND TRY TO GO AROUND ME ON THE LEFT AND ALMOST HIT ME. NOV. 20TH, 2006 IS WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 2,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE 3500 ONE TON. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURE CAN ALSO BE SEEN FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLES IN THE REAR ARE MISLED BY THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS THE FAILURE AND OR UNCERTAIN ACTION OF THE TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE TURN SIGNALS AT TIMES WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL OR WILL SIGNAL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE SWITCH WAS INDICATED. THE FAULT STARTED TO OCCUR AT AROUND 60K MILES. TRUCK HAS 107K MILES NOW AND FAILURE HAS INCREASED FREQUENCY AS THE MILES HAVE INCREASED. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I LEAVE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ALONE WHILE IT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ADJUST THE TILT STEERING THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE ITSELF. *TR

UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS THE FAILURE AND OR UNCERTAIN ACTION OF THE TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE TURN SIGNALS AT TIMES WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL OR WILL SIGNAL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE SWITCH WAS INDICATED. THE FAULT STARTED TO OCCUR AT AROUND 60K MILES. TRUCK HAS 107K MILES NOW AND FAILURE HAS INCREASED FREQUENCY AS THE MILES HAVE INCREASED. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I LEAVE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ALONE WHILE IT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ADJUST THE TILT STEERING THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE ITSELF. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES SHOWS OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS SELECTED. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (8/26/2008): MR. MADISON WAS ON THE LEFT TURN LANE WAITING TO TURN LEFT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON. THE MOTORIST BEHIND HIM HORNED AND TOLD MR. MADISON THAT HIS PICKUP HAD THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL FLASHING. MR. MADISON WAS PUZZLED BECAUSE HE HAD MOVED THE TURN SIGNAL STALK DOWN TO TURN LEFT. ON THAT DAY AND THAT DAY ONLY, THE TURN SIGNALS WERE FLASHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO WHAT MR. MADISON HAD SELECTED. THE TURN SIGNAL ERRORS APPEARED ON THE DASH INDICATORS AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR INDICATORS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TURN SIGNALS FLASH ERRATICALLY. LEFT TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES SIGNALS RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. *TR PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (6/26/2008): MR. LLARENA SAID THAT HE HAD NOTICED A TOTAL OF ABOUT FIVE OCCASIONS THAT THE DASH TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS HAVE FLASHED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN HE HAD INTENDED. TWO OF THE FIVE OCCASIONS HAD OCCURRED IN THE MONTH SINCE HE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NHTSA. THE TURN SIGNALS HAD ALSO CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, HE JIGGLED THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO TURN THE SIGNAL OFF. HE C0ULD NOT THINK OF ANY COMMON THREAD OR CIRCUMSTANCE IN ALL THOSE OCCASIONS WHICH MAY HAVE TRIGGERED THE TURN SIGNAL ANOMOLIES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BECAUSE HE COULDN'T DUPICATE IT.

Mileage: 94,000

I HAVE A 2006 3500 SINGLE WHEEL WITH 30,000 KM(19,000MI). I NARROWLY ESCAPED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A BUSY ROAD AND WAS BEING FOLLOWED TOO CLOSELY BY A FULLY LOADED RIG CARRYING STEEL COILS. I PUT ON MY SIGNAL AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR BEFORE I CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. I WATCHED THE RIG COME UP ON ME QUICKLY AND I REALIZED HE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND WAS BEGINNING TO VEER INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH I HAD ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. OBVIOUSLY THE TRUCKER THOUGHT I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND WAS BEGINNING TO OVERTAKE ME ON MY LEFT FIGURING I WOULD BE, AT ANY SECOND, GETTING OUT OF HIS WAY. IF I WAS NOT WATCHING MY REAR VIEW AND WHIPPED THE TRUCK TO THE RIGHT OUT OF HIS WAY, HE WOULD HAVE SMASHED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND OR PUT THE RIG INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SAID I WOULD BE RIGHT IN. THEY WERE REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT AND SHOWED GENUINE CONCERN. THE PARTS ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINEERS IN THE DETROIT AREA WERE LOOKING FOR A 2006 RAM THAT HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THEY (CHRYSLER) ARE GETTING REPORTS FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED WHICH ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WHICH IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT THE DESIGN OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THE SIGNAL TO CROSS AND CAUSE THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL TO WORK. SYMPTOMS THAT HAPPENED A WEEK BEFORE HAND WERE AN ERRATIC TIMING OF THE SIGNAL AND A QUICK FLASH OF THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL LIGHT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY BEGAN THE ORDER PROCESS ON THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THAT UNTIL YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

DODODGE DENIED RESPONDING TO SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE, A 2006 3500 RAM TRUCK 1.ABS BRAKE SYS. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V038000 2.SUSPENSION PITMAN ARMS,NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 3.EXTERIOR LIGHTING, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V073000 4.VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V380000 THERE ANSWER WAS THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL OR CAMPAIGN, AND WOULD JUST BOUNCE THE PROBLEM BETWEEN NHTSA AND DODGE REPPERSINTIVE (MARY EMP. #MDB80 ANDEMP. #3KT. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM MEGACAB 3500. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WASA NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE.*AK

Mileage: 42,000