2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Electrical System 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...

I was adjusting the steering wheel and the power completely shuts off. I had no steering power.

UNKNOWN TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate after the vehicle was idling, the vehicle inadvertently stalled without warning. The failure occurred intermittently and became more frequent. The vehicle was lunging forward while idling and was shifting hard while driving. The contact stated that the coil pack relay might have malfunctioned. While inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the main fuse box under the hood had exposed fuses and the box was easily accessible. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic and the fuel pump was replaced. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.

I'm always having issues with the airbag light coming on while driving it goes away then come back when there is a sudden move and causes something to trigger. also, I'm having issues with my headlight low mode not working I did a lot of research stating that many people are having the same issue and the problems have to do with the fuse box close to the battery. I'm also having an issue with the brake lamp going off on my dashboard not sure what that could be tried so many repairs and nothing seems to work.

THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITION IS CYCLING BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM

TRUCK STARTED RUMBLING THAT SOUNDED LIKE WHEN YOU GO OVER RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE FREEWAY IF I REPLACE THE REAR END AND IT'S STILL DOING IT. THE SECOND THING IS THE TRANSFER CASE HAS SOME KIND OF SHORT IN IT THAT NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT LOCKS IN LIGHTS OUT PERIODICALLY SO I HAD TO DISENGAGE IT SO IT WOULDN'T DO THAT SO I CAN DRIVE IT WOULD ALSO GO INTO NEUTRAL JUST RANDOMLY I WAS DRIVING UPHILL WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT COST ME $4,200 WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT. *TR

DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE UPDATED THE PART AND THERE ARE MANY CUSTOMER PAID REPAIRS. THE CONTROL BOX FOR THE HEATING AND A/C SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND BREAKS AT THE BLEND DOOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BLEND DOOR NO LONGER WORKS AND IT DISABLES THE DEFROSTER AND A/C. ON COOL OR COLD DAYS, THE WINDSHIELD CAN SUDDENLY FOG UP AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR THE VIEW AS AIR DOES NOT BLOW IN THAT DIRECTION. ON HOT DAYS, THE SYSTEM CAN NOT PUSH AIR OUT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE DRIVER FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE PART NUMBER IS 68004226AC. THIS PART HAS BEEN SUPERSESSION CHAIN OF ABOUT 4 OTHER NUMBERS AS DODGE CORRECTED DESIGN FLAWS OVER THE YEARS. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT BECAUSE THIS INVOLVED A/C AND HEATING, MANY PEOPLE DO NOT NOTIFY NHTSA OF THE CONCERN, BUT IT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN. IT...

FRONT WHEEL BEARING NOISE/VIBRATION. IN MOTION CITY, HIGHWAY, STRAIGHT, TURNING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE STATIONARY/ IN MOTION LOUD VACUUM/HUMMING NOISE FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX STATIONARY/ IN MOTION

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WILL NOT TURN LIGHTS ON AN OFF, DOES NOT MATTER IF STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPM GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM KATY (21777 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (281) 715-6920), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,480.

THE IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT TURN. IT STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY NOW ABOUT 3 TIMES PER WEEK.

TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. GOT A NOTICE SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT THE WERE FINE THEN, NOT NOW. APPARENTLY THE X42 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS NOW GONE BAD. I HAVE 105,000 MILES ON TRUCK WHICH IS STILL WITHIN THE MILEAGE RANGE FOR COVERAGE. WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE THIS PART AT NO CHARGE FOR ME IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAKING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT GO ON AND OFF AND A FEW OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING SAFETY ISSUES OVER TIME. MOST RECENTLY HAVING OVER-HEATING ISSUES AND ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE FEBRUARY 2018. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAPPENED SINCE LAST YEAR, DASHBOARD NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. MY ONE OF MY FRONT HEAD LIGHTS NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. IVE CHANGED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL GOES OUT. MY DRIVER SEAT BEAT NO LONGER BUCKLES.

THE DASH CLUSTER STARTED WITH THE RPM GUAGE STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND NOW ALL OF IT IS MAXED OUT FULL GAUGES ON THE WHOLE DASH CLUCTER AND THE SPEED ODOMITER STILL MOVES BUT IS NOT CORREST ITS ABOUT 20MPH OFF. I CANT REMEMBER BUT I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE RPM GAUGE FIRST AND WEEKS LATER I NOTICED ALL THE OTHER GAUGES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ACTIVATING OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THERE WAS ALSO UNINTENDED MOVEMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE AND ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHECKED FOR DTC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO REPAIR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ADDITIONALLY, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER (WHITTEN BROTHERS OF ASHLAND, 11409 WASHINGTON HWY, ASHLAND, VA 23005, (804) 798-6071) WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED...

FIRST PROBLEM WAS ONE IDIOT LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON (AND IT WASN'T). BUT SINCE THE OPERATION OF THE TRUCK WAS NOT AN ISSUE, I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR TWO MORE MONTHS WHILE MORE AND MORE IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS USED, ELECTRONICALLY REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE WASN'T ONE. FINALLY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AT ALL OR EVEN TURN OVER. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T EVEN CRANK. YET ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON WHICH INDICATED TO ME IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM AND NOT A MECHANICAL ONE LIKE A BAD IGNITION OR BAD BATTERY. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE KEY FOB ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS MANUALLY, AND EVEN JIGGLING THE...

THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON ME DRIVING TO WORK AT 3:00 AM (IN THE MORNING) PITCH BLACK OUT. ALMOST WRECKED OR DIED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ACCEPTABLE. THERE JHAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. DODGE HAS A PROBLEM HERE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW!!!

DROPPED TRUCK OFF FOR DETAILING. TRUCK WAS OFF. WHEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO START TRUCK BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER JUMPING BATTERY, IT STARTED BUT ONCE DRIVEN 50 FEET TO PARK, THE TRUCK KEY COULD BE TURNED OFF, KEY REMOVED, BUT TRUCK STILL RUNNING. COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF. ELECTRIC WINDOWS CLOSED THEMSELVES, AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT OPERATE. DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. MANUAL BRAKE WAS SET AND COULD BE RELEASED, BUT LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT. TRUCK WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES IN HAWAII HEAT, SO COULDN'T DRIVE IT TO DODGE DEALER WITH NO AIR AND WINDOWS INOPERABLE. SCARY. HAD IT HAULED TO DEALER ON TRUCK WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. DEALER SAID BATTERY DRAINED AND TIPM NEEDS REPLACEMENT, AND THEN FURTHER INVESTIGATION. EST. $3,000 ALREADY FOR REPAIRS. IN MONTH LEADING UP TO THIS, VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION. DEALERS REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR, REAR END DIFFERENTIAL, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS, ALL WHICH...

AT FIRST THE WIPERS WOULD STOP RANDOMLY (WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM) BUT I WOULD FIDDLE WITH THE SWITCH AND THEY WOULD NORMALLY COME BACK ON. IN THE LAST WEEK THEY BASICALLY QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER OTHER THAN A RANDOM STROKE HERE OR THERE. I REPLACED THE WIPER/SIGNAL CONTROL SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN YESTERDAY THINKING IT MUST BE WORN OUT. TO NO AVAIL, THE WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING AND AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. PEOPLE ARE REPLACING PARTS, SPENDING MONEY AT SERVICE CENTERS AND NOT GETTING THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I LIVE IN THE RAINY NORTHWEST AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE NAVIGATING I-5 AT 70MPH AT SOME RANDOM POINT DURING A TRIP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO BUT WAS ALWAYS A MOMENTARY THING...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. MECHANIC HAD TO TEAR INTO ENGINE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. RODS BENT, VALVE STICKING, TIMING CHAIN JUMP. BASICALLY THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. REPAIR COST $3,000.00. IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED WITHOUT TEARING INTO THE ENGINE. ALSO TURN SIGNAL WOULD BLINK OPPOSITE OF WHERE TURNING. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES! I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED MY COSTS. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE: 158,000. INTERESTING ENOUGH, I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM THAT HAS OVER 307,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN DRIVING OVER UNLEVELED LAND, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION POPPED LOUDLY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS UNRELIABLE. THE TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS, HIGH BEAMS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALL OPERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. UPDATED 2/12/16 *JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND HAD UNINTENDED MOVEMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

AFTER OWNING A DODGE 1500 2006 MEGA CAB FOR 4 YEARS HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IT STOPPED WORKING HAD NO WIPERS HIGH BEAMS OR SIGNALS. 5 YEARS LATER HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN SEEMS LIKE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES. WHEN THE DON'T WORK MAKE IT A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NO WIPERS, SIGNALS, OR HIGH BEAMS...

WHEN IT IS VERY HOT AND THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN UP, THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AND THE KEY WILL NOT ROTATE FROM LOCKED POSITION. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE MADE NOTES ON THE ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT I WOULD HAVE CONTROL OF CREATING - IT WOULD BE MY PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH SAFETY IN THAT IF I HAD AN EMERGENCY AND THIS HAPPENED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO START MY CAR. OR, HAVE A CAR-FULL OF GROCERIES AND FIND OUT THE CAR WON'T START!!! BAD ENOUGH I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SUMMERTIME ISSUE WHICH MAKES ME HAVE TO FIND SHADE OR PARK WHERE THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE INTO THE FRONT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE UPDATED 5/15/15*CN UPDATED 07/07/15*JB

FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR, THE TACHOMETER IN MY DODGE RAM HAS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. ON 3/25/15 I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB WAS OUT. I REPLACED THE BULB WITHOUT EFFECT. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE TIPM MODULE AS THE CULPRIT FOR BOTH THE HEADLIGHT AND TACHOMETER FAILURE. HE WILL REPLACE THE MODULE, AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $1000, WHEN A REPLACEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IT WILL BE AT LEAST 4 WEEKS FROM THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THAT REPLACEMENT TIPM WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I MUST DRIVE MY TRUCK WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $1000 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN ACTIVATING TURN SIGNALS THE WIPERS WILL COME ON AS WELL AS THE WINDOW WASH/SPRAY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WILL CORRECT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER RAM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START WITHOUT BEING PLACED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24.

IT STARTED WITH THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW NOT WORKING, THEN THE LOCKS, THEN ALL THE WINDOWS. THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER IT'S BECOMING MORE OF AN ISSUE THAN NOT. MY TRUCK GOES THROUGH LAMPS QUICKLY I REPLACE A HEADLIGHT AT LEAST 2 TIMES A YEAR AND SEVERAL REVERSE LIGHTS OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. MOST RECENTLY I NOTICED THE INTEGRATED CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DON'T T WORK OR WORK INAPPROPRIATELY. I CAN NO LONGER TURN MY RADIO OFF WITH THE PUSH OF A BUTTON. AS OF LAST WEEK THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY AND DON'T WORK WITH ONE OF MY DOORS. IT APPEARS IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. BULB REPLACED, CONTINUED TO NOT BE OPERATIONAL. TOOK TO CHRYSLER/DODGE DEAL, WHO CONNECTED A 'CODE' READER WHICH INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIPM. TIPM WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO COST & THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY BLINK ON EITHER SIDE (OR BOTH SIDES) REGARDLESS WHICH DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WAS BEING USED. CODE READER AT DEALERSHIP SHOWED PROBLEM WITH TIPM. *TR

ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS ON ALL DOORS(DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND BOTH BACK DOORS BECAME GLITCHY. SOMETIMES THEY WORKED SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT. UNABLE TO ROLL UP OR ROLL DOWN. THEN HOURS OR DAYS LATER THEY WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AGAIN, AND THEN RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. *TR

WE WENT FOR A DRIVE TO MEDORA ND. WHERE WE SPENT THE NIGHT AND AFTER WE LEFT TO RETURN HOME ON HWY 94 WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. THE OFFICER SAID I HADN'T TURNED MY SIGNAL ON. I TOLD HER THAT I HAD AND WHILE SHE GETTING MY INFORMATION I WAS CHECKING OUT MY SIGNALS THEY WOULD WORK AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T THEN I TURNED ON THE LEFT SIGNAL AND THE RIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IT TURNED THE RIGHT THE RIGHT WORKED FINE. I TURNED THE FOUR WAY FLASHER THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD COME ON. WEIRD. WHEN THE OFFICER CAME BACK TO THE TRUCK I TOLD HER THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY SIGNALS. SHE SAID THAT I SHOULD TAKE IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. SO I AM NOW WAITING TO GET IT INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE REALLY MESSED UP NOTHING...

WIRE HARNESS IN REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS FOUND COMPLETELY SEVERED INSIDE BOOT FROM FRAME TO DOOR. EFFECTS WINDOW, DOOR LOCKS, DOME LIGHT OPERATION, AND SPEAKER. PRESENCE OF VOLTAGE CAN CAUSE FIRE IF ACHING OCCURS. *TR

OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE TO DATE 4 - 5 TIMES THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE POTHOLE, JARRING THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AFTER PUTTING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, I AM ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS FAILURE. AFTER RECENT PUBLICITY CONCERNING OTHER VEHICLE SHUT DOWNS RESULTING IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BEING DISABLED, I AM CONCERNED OVER THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR CONTROLS, I.E. THE DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, SPEAKERS, DOME LIGHTS. DOORS TO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK NOR DOES THE SAFETY AUTO LOCK WORK. WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BUT NOT UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND DISCOVERED THAT UNDER NORMAL USE OF THE REAR DOOR, THE WIRING HARNESS HAD SEVERAL BROKEN WIRES IN IT. IT WAS FIXED FOR $340. I BELIEVE I NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS. IS THIS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? HOW DO THE WIRES BREAK INSIDE THE HARNESS WHICH ARE ALSO INSIDE THE DOOR AND/OR BODY OF THE TRUCK. I NOW KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH DODGE RAM 1500'S THAT ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY BECAUSE OF FAULTY WIRING!! *TR

THIS FIRST STARTED A FEW YEARS AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT OR BOTH WOULD COME ON. THIS WOULD ALSO MAKE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. NOW ITS HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS HAPPENING. NEXT, THE HEATER/AC ONLY WORKS THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS. IN THE SUMMER WHEN USING AC THE WINDSHIELD STARTS TO FREEZE ON THE INSIDE. CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. ALSO WHEN USING HEAT OR AC THE TACHOMETER BOUNCES AROUND NOT READING CORRECTLY. ALL THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CONCERN ME. JUST WAITING FOR THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE GOING DOWN THE ROAD!! DODGE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH OF A HELP. $300 A PIECE FOR MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. $800 TO FIX THE HEATER....

THE VEHICLE IS SHUTTERING UNDER BRAKING AND WHILE APPLYING DIRECTIONAL INPUTS. ALL TIRE PRESSURES ARE 35PSI AND ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITHOUT CUPPING. WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING SHUDDERS WHILE APPLYING SLIGHT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT IS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). PER DEALER MFG NO LONGER PRODUCES THE TIPM UNIT. PER DEALER AFTERMARKET NO LONGER MANUFACTURES PART EITHER. DEALER SUGGESTS WRECKING YARD, HOWEVER PART IS A COMPUTER BASED PRODUCT THAT STILL MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY DEALER AFTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH LIGHTING, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THIS UNIT BEING REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 64 E NEAR WILLIAMSBURG SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY IS 70 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT AT WHICH TRUCK TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. NO HARD IDLING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. POWER STEERING WAS LOST ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. HAD TO LET IT GO AS IT UNTIL I IMPACTED IN A DITCH CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE WHEEL WELL, DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO IT SHUTTING OFF AND NOW STEERS TO THE LEFT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ALL DODGE RAMS 2006-2011 HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BUT DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD OF RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF LIFE IF IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT...

WILL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND DIED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE TO THE ROAD AND WAS ALMOST REARENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PUSH IT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE TIPM IN 2006 DODGE TRUCKS ARE BAD. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO DATE AND THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY LIABILITY. THIS IS THE FIRST DODGE I HAVE OWNED AND I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AGO. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER DODGE, CHRYSLER OR JEEP VEHICLE AS LONG AS LIVE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THROUGH MULTIPLE BLOGS AND FOUND THAT VERY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE SOME NOT AS FORTUNATE AS ME AND WERE ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN BAD CAR ACCIDENTS DO TO THIS...

WHEN DRIVING TRYING TO CHANGE LANES I TRIED TO SIGNAL RIGHT AND MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALTERNATING BACK AND FORTH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN THEN LATER BREAK AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 90 WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, JUST A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BY THROWING IT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART IN PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON, AND NO MECHANICS CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT SINCE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE BEEN ON DODGEFORUM.COM, AND THERE ARE MANY DODGE MODELS/YEARS SUFFERING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET IT FIXED (NOR DO I HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP TAKING IT IN AGAIN AND AGAIN). IT "CODES OUT" AS AN ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN THAT NO ONE HAS YET BEEN ABLE TO FIX, DESPITE REPLACED VALVES, RELAYS,...

DODGE ISSUED AN "EXTENDED" WARRANTY FOR THE SIGNAL REALLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY STATED IT COULD BREAK. IT REALLY MALFUNCTIONS- ONE SIGNALING LEFT IT COULD/WOULD CHANGE FROM SIGNALING LEFT TO SIGNALING RIGHT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS - WHEN I TRIED TO GET MINE FIXED THEY SAID THAT THEY TRUCK WOULD NEED TO SHOW THE MALFUNCTION FOR THEM TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DO TO FAULTY SIGNALS (SAFETY ISSUE) I SPOKE TO CORPORATE AND THEY FELT THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED. *TR

RIGHT LOW BEAM FAILS TO LIGHT. BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED. SOCKET IS GOOD. FAILURE IS IN TIPM. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN 06 TO 08 DODGE TRUCKS. DEALER CHARGE $750 TO $900 TO REPLACE AND REPROGRAM TIPM UNIT. THIS IS AN EXTRAVAGANT CHARGE FOR AN ITEM THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *JS