NHTSA Complaint #10565546 — 2006 DODGE RAM 2500
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10565546 |
| Vehicle | 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 50,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WI |
Consumer Description
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
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