Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering linkage and tie rod issues. Steering not working properly. I see that my vehicle is not listed in the recall… |
| 2024-12-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | Truck does not want to stay in the road. It hops to the right with the steering not being turned. Cannot tell when it… |
| 2024-08-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | This happened on my 2006 Dodge 2500 truck. I have had this truck since brand new and have maintained vigorously. Fortun… |
| 2024-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The pickup has had issue with being very difficult to come out of park. Upon searching internet is seems this is very c… |
| 2024-06-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle star… |
| 2024-02-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | This is a safety concern I have faced on multiple occasions with this pickup. I have owned it since new and kept up on… |
| 2023-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the transfer case was making abnormal shifting sounds w… |
| 2023-04-09 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 1 | Good Morning! On April 9, 2023 I was going to pickup my Son in his 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 at LAX. He was returning from a … |
| 2023-03-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | We were driving down the highway and it started doing the death wobble. |
| 2023-01-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | During a recent snowstorm, the windshield wipers started acting erratically. The wiper delay function no longer works. … |
| 2022-11-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The windshield wipers stopped working as Hurricane Nicole was hitting Lantana Florida. Got truck home and replaced wipe… |
| 2022-11-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | November 2022-While trying to use my windshield wipers to clean my front windshield I noticed I could not turn them off… |
| 2022-09-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | Driving down the road and lost all steering |
| 2022-06-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1. The Panic Alarm randomly goes off without be activated by anyone. Possibly a TIPM issue which couldn't be investigat… |
| 2022-01-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The climate control will not change to defrost. It will only blow out the dash vents. My windshield foged up while driv… |
| 2022-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | Drastic front end vibration and uncontrollable steering. Two incidents. |
| 2021-11-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH and hauling a travel trailer, t… |
| 2021-07-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving at highway speed in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 truck, the truck's front wheels began to violently shake and w… |
| 2021-06-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | In 2006, I bought this truck new and for the 3rd time I am again putting it in for repairs for the same problem, a /c b… |
| 2021-05-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The truck is currently at a service station as it developed a "death wobble" while driving down the freeway a shimmed s… |
| 2021-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 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 LO… |
| 2021-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING DRAG LINK BREAK WITH A CLEAN SHEAR IN THE ROD ITSELF. LUCKY, VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY. ALL S… |
| 2021-04-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK STRAPS CORRODED AND BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSED FUEL TANK TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. |
| 2020-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REPLACED BATTERY CABLE. RECONNECTED CABLE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TO TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A BROKEN CLOC… |
| 2020-10-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL PAVED ROAD, NO EXCESSIVE BUMPS) AT AROUND 40 MPH, THE FUEL TANK BRACKETS (STRAPS) BROKE AND THE… |
| 2020-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, A/C & SEAT HEATERS WON'T WORK. COLD START IN MORNING, AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF, A/C WORKS & SEAT HEA… |
| 2020-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRAG LINK BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. THIS WAS A DURALAST DRAG LINK P/N DS1463 PURCHASED FROM AUTOZONE IN 2018 TO R… |
| 2020-07-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH 149,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER(IT NOW HAS 165,550 AS OF 7/26/20) AND ABOUT 5 MONTH… |
| 2020-01-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 30 IN MT VERNON TX AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION AND IT WAS THE SU… |
| 2020-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COLUMN SHIFTER LEVER HAD BEEN DIFFICULT TO MOVE FOR MONTHS FROM P (PARK) TO ANY OTHER GEAR (R, D, 1-2-3). THE SHIFTING … |
| 2019-12-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED… |
| 2019-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE TRIED 7 TIMES TO GET THIS FIXED AT THE CLOSEST DEALER BUT THEY WON'T DO IT. IT IS A 70 MILE TRIP… |
| 2019-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TWO TIMES I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO SLOW MY TRUCK DOWN TO GAIN CONTROL. B… |
| 2019-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COMPUTER CONTROLED VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE BATTERY TO OVER CHARGE (DASH GAUGE INDICATING OVER… |
| 2018-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | HISSING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. READING INFO ON THE WEB IT STATES THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTU… |
| 2018-12-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE MOVING. TWICE ON THE… |
| 2018-11-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | FEDERAL MOGUL ISSUED A RECALL ON MOOG BRANDED STEERING COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED TO THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON M… |
| 2018-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | BAD TIPM. WIPERS AND RADIO DONT WORK. HAD TESTED BY DEALER. $1550 FOR DEALER TO REPLACE PART. |
| 2018-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL MOVES ALMOST 2 INCHES SIDE TO SIDE DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA ON HOW TO FIX |
| 2018-07-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR TIRES CONSTANTLY VIB… |
| 2018-06-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MOTION OVER 35MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. A YOUNG MAN TURNING LEF… |
| 2018-03-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING LINK… |
| 2018-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SUDDENLY TU… |
| 2018-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE ON HIGHWAY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WH… |
| 2018-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IT IS A POWER BRAKE PEDAL THAT IS MADE TO MOVE BACKWARD AND FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEVER MO… |
| 2018-01-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FRAME BEGINNING AT THE TRAC BAR BRACKET. THIS MAKES STEERI… |
| 2018-01-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. |
| 2017-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE THE LARAMIE PACKAGE WHICH HAS ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AS OPTION. THERE'S IS A BUSHING THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTS TO T… |
| 2017-12-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE RIM… |
| 2017-11-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE 11/28/17 YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE DEATH WOBBLE IS. UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END MAKING IT DIF… |