2006 DODGE RAM 2500 Electrical System Problems

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL-FAILED LEFT TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT ON FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER PLUG. MY PARENTS PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2007 THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE THE TRAILER PACKAGE INCLUDED. I RECENTLY TRIED TO HOOK UP A TRAILER TO MY PARENTS TRUCK. I NOTICED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHT ON THE TRAILER DID NOT WORK. I WENT THROUGH THE TRAILER AND FOUND ALL WIRING TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I TESTED THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER PLUG ON THE TRUCK BUMPER AND FOUND THE METAL PIN THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL TO THE LEFT SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT OF THE TRAILER NON-FUNCTIONING. I TESTED THE WIRE UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE SAME WIRE THAT ATTACHES TO THE TRAILER PLUG HAD NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT. I CHECKED THE FUSE BOX AND ALL FUSES WERE FUNCTIONING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE COMMON CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM LISTED...

I WAS CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE IN MINNEAPOLIS MN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHED. I DID CATCH IT AND DIDN'T SWITCH LANES. OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMING AND GOING FOR TWO DAYS NOW AND I PLAN TO BRING IT TO A DEALER THIS WEEKEND. WHEN THIS DOES HAPPEN I CAN ACTIVATE THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT HOPEFULLY THERE IS A FIX FOR IT. *TR

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

USE OF LEFT TURN SIGNAL RESULTS IN RIGHT TURN BLINKER UNLESS STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. *TR

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN DODGE RAM 2500 DEFECTIVE. BLINKERS WHEN ACTIVATED BLINK FOR THE WRONG DIRECTION, OR NOT AT ALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY DO ACTIVATE THEY WONT TURN OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ALSO AFFECTED. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE FROM IN THE CAB THE BLINKER WILL SHOW LEFT TURN BUT THE RIGHT TURN BLINKER WILL BE BLINKING AND VICE VERSA. OR BLINKERS MAY SHOW TO BE ACTIVATED BUT ARE ACTUALLY NOT. WIPERS MAY START OR STOP WITH NO WARNING. THE BLINKER ISSUE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY, IT PROBABLY ALREADY HAS. WIPER FUNCTION IS INTERMITTENT OR NO AT ALL, PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME UNTIL THE PAST THREE MONTHS WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 MEGA CAB. JUST LAST WEEK MY BLINKERS STARTED GOING CRAZY. I WILL SIGNAL THE LEFT BLINKER AND IT WILL SIGNAL RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY AND HAPPENS SO FREQUENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ANYWHERE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SWITCH YET. IN DOING RESEARCH, IT SAYS YOU MUST PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I JUST THOUGHT A WIRE MIGHT BE GROUNDING OUT. I THEN STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ON THEIR TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR. I DO HOPE YOU CONSIDER THIS A RECALL AS IT TO BE A VERY INTENSE SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM IT DOES COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. IF I HAVE TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING...

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 LARAMIE. TURN SIGNALS OPERATE SPORADICALLY. MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN CAN RESULT IN NO FLASHING OF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IMPROPER FLASHING OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. LIKEWISE THE SAME OPPOSITE IMPROPER OPERATION OCCURS WHEN MOVING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO SIGNAL A RIGHT TURN. THE INCORRECT FLASHING SIGNAL APPEARS AT BOTH THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT AND AT THE EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING POSITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED TO THE DESIRED SELECTION, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE RELATED DEFECT FOR THE 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR A RECALL FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A RAIN STORM ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIPM. 1 WEEK LATER MY HORN DIDN'T WORK DODGE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TIPM. I FEAR THE TIPM HAS FAILED AGAIN SINCE I AM HAVING POWER ISSUES WITH MY LIGHTS AND RADIO AGAIN.

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLLING THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2006 DODGE 2500 MEGACAB WENT BAD. IT TURNS ON THE INCORRECT SIGNAL, OR BOTH SIGNALS THEN TRYING TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TIPM ISSUE WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED NO RESPONSE TO WIRING HARNESS. WHICH ALSO WOULD NOT ACTIVATE TRAILER BRAKE LIGHT DUE TO NO INPUT FROM LEFT SIGNAL. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T SEE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL DUE TO A BAD TIPM. WAS TOLD THE DEALER WILL REPLACE FOR $700. MY OPINION WITH SO MANY 06 DODGE 3500 WITH SAME PROBLEM THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN TO DEALER AND THERE IS A WAIT FOR BACK ORDER DUE TO MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MY 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 . WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SWITCH THE HEADLIGHT FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM THEY WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT OR ONE SIDE WILL GO OUT. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR LEFT BLINKER YOUR RIGHT BLINKER WILL COME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS FROM HAULING TRAILERS WITH BAD WIRING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A TRAILER THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO MY TRUCK CAN EFFECT THE LIGHTS. MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. (YOU MUST HAVE A CHRYSLER COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE CONTROLLER IS DOING) I THOUGHT THERE WERE LAWS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM MANUFACTURERS OF CARS THAT PREVENTED THEM FROM MAKING CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT CONSUMERS COULD NOT ACCESS. *TR

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE PICKUP I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY WIPERS QUIT. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND I COULD NOT SEE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND MY TIPM IS OUT. MY MILEAGE WAS 36,174 AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *TR

2006 DODGE 2500 TURN SIGNAL ISSUES. MALFUNCTIONING TURN SIGNALS TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON,AND RIGHT SIGNAL COMES ON AND VISE VERSA AND SOMETIMES NEITHER WILL COME ON. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500, TURN SIGNAL FAULT, TURN ON LEFT DIRECTIONAL, AND RIGHT DIRECTIONAL COMES ON VERY DANGEROUS....... *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL (MULTI-FUNCTION) SWITCH IN MY 2006 DODGE 2500 IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN I TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH AND SOMETIMES THE LEFT AS WELL. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I PUT ON MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH. I HAVE HAD TWO VERY CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS, THE MOST RECENT WHILE PULLING A 34 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE DIESEL TRUCK RESOURCE WEB PAGE AND SOME OF THE STORIES ARE OF VERY SERIOUS CLOSE CALLS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 2500. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILS WHEN NEEDED THE MOST. THIS ITEM CONTROLS THE WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, HIGH/LOW BEAMS, AS WELL AS EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND SURPRISE SURPRISE IT DIDN'T FAIL AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOW AFTER MY STANDARD WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOW SAYING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, BUT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AS WELL AS LABOR FOR AN ITEM THAT CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IMAGINE DRIVING IN A DOWN POOR, AND THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS YOUR WIPERS FAILS TO PERFORM. *TR

WHEN I TURN ON THE LEFT BLINKER THE RIGHT AND LEFT BLINKER COME ON AT THE SAME TIME, OR THE LEFT WON'T COME ON AND JUST THE RIGHT. SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON THE 2006 DODGES. VERY UNSAFE - OTHER DRIVERS HAVE NO IDEA WHICH LANE YOUR CHANGING OVER TO. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL. I WAS TURNING LEFT THE OTHER DAY AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THAT MY RIGHT SIGNAL WAS FLASHING. OF COURSE MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT SO I'M SURE THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. I AM PART OF A DODGE FORUM AND OF GUYS ON THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THOUGHT WRITING IN MAY HELP WITH THIS ISSUE CAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THIS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY IN POURING RAIN WHEN THE WIPERS STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY GOING FROM REAL FAST THEN SLOW THEN STOPPED LEAVING THE WIPER ARM RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYE LEVEL . THEY NEVER CAME BACK ON. LUCKILY I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED NEW WIPER MOTOR DID NOTHING LATER ORDERED A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. NOW IM TOLD THAT 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS A TIPM IN PLACE OF THE FUSE THIS IS CALLED A TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. I SEARCHED THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTRY AND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THE TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES AND IS GARAGE KEPT I CONSIDER EXCELLENT CONDITION. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP. I NOW HAVE A $1,000 PLUS REPAIR BILL AND A TRUCK THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. ALSO I HAVE READ ON HERE OF OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SO HOW CAN I...

UPON CONNECTING A TRAILER WITH A WIRING FAULT TO THE 2006 DODGE RAM DIESEL 4X2 , THE TIPM ON THE TRUCK CUTS OFF THE CIRCUIT. TESTING INDICATES A MINOR FAULT WITH THE TRAILER WIRING, WHICH ALLOWS TRAILER LIGHTS TO OPERATE ON NON-DODGE VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THE TIPM HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE DODGE RAM DOES NOT HAVE A FUSE FOR TRAILER TURN SIGNAL CIRCUITS NOR ANY OTHER MEANS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSUMER TO ADDRESS WIRING FAULTS ON TRAILERS, REGARDLESS THE DODGE RAM IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW TOWING. THIS PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY RISK AS THE CONSUMER HAS ZERO MEANS TO ADDRESS FAULTS WITH THE DODGE TPIM AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR IN AREAS WITHOUT A DODGE DEALER. THE HIGH COST OF THE TPIM ALSO DISCOURAGES THE AVERAGE CONSUMER FROM MAINTAINING PROPER AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE UPON A SIMPLE TRAILER FAULT. A...

THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INDICATING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I'M SELECTING. IF I SELECT A LEFT TURN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS A RIGHT TURN, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SAME IS INDICATED ON THE FRONT AND REAR SIGNAL INDICATORS. IF I SELECT A RIGHT TURN I DON'T HAVE ANY INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR ON THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT WINDOW WAS DARKER THAN NORMAL. HE IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE FRONT DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS BURNED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

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

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