My 2006 dodge ram pick up has had intermittent problems with the wiper blades coming on, or not, slowing down or speeding up with out assistance from the operator. Last week my turn signals started to act up. I turn the left signal on, it shows up inside and out as a right turn, or nothing at all. My emergency flashers are not working either. I had to turn them on and only the right blinker came on, then everything shut down. I can not count on making a lane change safely, I can not count on my wipers working in the rain, and if I have an emergency stop, I can not use my emergency flashers.
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I own a 2006 dodge ram quad cab 1500 4x4 that has been having repeated problems with the multi-function switch that controls the wipers and the turn signals. Several times while driving in the rain this issue has happened to were I have had my children in the truck with me and had to pull off the road because of not being able to see because of the wipers not working and in doing so drove into the median causing me to puncture the left front tire. I had to do this because I didn't want to have or cause an accident. My vehicle has been in the shop twice over this problem and it still isn't fixed. What does it take to get something done about this! There has been several, and I mean several complaints over this same part. Does it take someone being killed or seriously injured before someone is held liable. I spent several thousand dollars on this truck, along with an extended warranty, but there is no price tag for loss of life do to someone not being held accountable for their equipment. Please, we need something done to remedy this problem that millions of dodge owners are being forced to deal with. Please don't let loss of life be the reason for a change because then it's too late.
I signaled for a left hand turn and after about 2 seconds the blinker went from left to right. Now whenever I signal for a left hand turn, the blinker goes left then right after a few seconds.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the contact noticed that when engaging the left turn signal, the right turn signal light would illuminate. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently and became a constant failure as time progressed. The emergency lights would also flash on and off intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostics testing and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
The switch on my 2006 dodge ram that controls the turn signal, wipers and light dimmer does not function properly. It turns the opposite signal on that I have specified, my wipers shut off while driving and it will not allow me to dim my headlights. Driving in the rain is very difficult and turning becomes a problem becasue I never know what signal will turn on. I spoke with mechanics at a dealership who informed me that the problem is so common that the mulit function switch is now referred to as the malfunction switch.
The blinker switch on my 2006 1500 ram doesn't work. When I flip the switch to turn right the left blinker comes on. Sometimes no blinker comes on. Also, at times, when I turn the wipers on they don't always come on and when they do come on they don't always turn off after turning them off.
Multi function switch intermittent failure causing turn signals to operate incorrectly, wipers and other functions also effected, occasionally causing truck to quit running along with gauges and information display to not work correctly.
The turn signal on 2006 dodge ram 1500 fails on daily basis. Turn signal to left and it turns on right signal. Push indicator forward for bright lights and it turns on windshield washer and wipers. This issue has been going on for approximately two months, daily.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the turn signals malfunctioned. When signaling to turn left, the right turn signal would illuminate instead and vice versa. The dealer was contacted and advised him to bring the vehicle in for inspection. The manufacturer was also contacted and advised the contacts that he would need to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis before they would be able to provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the turn signals would only function on an intermittent basis. When engaging the right turn signal, the left turn light would flash and vice versa. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. The VIN was unavailable.
My name is [xxx]and I own a 2006 dodge ram 1500 pickup truck. After purchasing the truck I noticed that every once in a while when I pressed the turn indicator down to turn left, the right turn indicator light would turn on. This happened once or twice a day. A few weeks later this was happening everytime I drove, also the windshield wipers would only stay on low speed. I took the vehicle to a mechanic, and he "re-set" the system. Well, this worked for only a couple days. I had paid the mechanic a large sum of money to fix the problem so I could not afford to take the vehicle back. I drove around with this faulty turn indicator problem for around 6 months. This problem was such a nuisance for me, and not to mention illegal! Everytime I took a left turn I would have to place my arm out the window and turn. This was such an embarrassment for me. Finally I took the dodge ram truck to a dodge dealership, and they informed me that the problem was that I had a faulty "multifunction switch" and that it would cost $263.00 to replace. So I gladly paid the money and go it fixed due to the un-safe turn indicator problem. I have been searching the internet for this problem and found that several people have had this "turn indicator" problem, and it seems to be that chrysler had installed faulty "multifunction switches" in their 06 dodge ram pickup trucks. I am asking you to please issue a recall on these faulty "multifunction switches" in the 06 dodge ram trucks before someone gets seriously injured or loses their life. Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When I put my left turn signal on, sometimes the right blinker comes on. There is also an issue with the windshield wipers not turning to high speed.
Turn signal problem - sometimes the wrong signal blinks causing other drivers to misunderstand my intent.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately between 45-50 MPH proceeding to change lanes, the contact engaged the left turn signal but the right turn signal responded. In addition, the same failure occurred when using the right turn signal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice where the battery cable was disconnected and then reconnected. Also, the computerized system was updated. Both faulty turn signals continued to malfunction. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that both turn signals and the windshield wipers failed. If the left signal was engaged the right signal would come on. When the right was engaged the left signal would come on. Whenever the windshield wipers were on they would automatically switch to a high or low mode intermittently. The dealer or manufacturer were contacted. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Turn signal lever doesn't work properly.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that when he engaged the left turn signal he noticed that the right signal indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 36,000. The consumer stated the AC failed twice. Updated 03/02/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH when he engaged the right turn signal and the left turn signal began illuminating. The failure would occur intermittently when turning left or right. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 44,000.
My 2006 dodge ram 1500 had the turn signals fail. First when I told it to turn right, it blinked left. Then it stopped working. It rotates to whatever it wants randomly and usually shows an incorrect direction. I'm safer not using a turn signal than showing a left and going right. I can't use hand signals at night and most people don't understand why I'm putting my arm out the window anyway. This is a major safety issue on this vehicle. This occurs all the time now. It was intermittent (problematic for one trip) then it would fix itself for a few days. Dodge dealer says they don't know what is wrong or never heard of it.
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 when moving the turn signal stalk to signal a right turn the signal will not flash or sometimes will incorrectly signal left. This improper signal appears at both the dashboard indicator light and at the exterior front and rear turn signal lighting positions. Additionally the wiper blades have begun failing to operate when needed. When selecting an on position on the turn signal stalk the wipers will sometimes stutter across the windshield or sometimes no move at all. When the vehicle was under factory warranty the multifunction switch was replaced. This fixed the problem the first time. The vehicle is having the same problem again but is now out of warranty. Factory repair claims it will be the same replacement at owner cost. The problems happen intermittently, and can not be reproduced at will. Over time, however, they are happening more frequently.
I was attempting to make a left turn off the highway, and when I signalled for a left turn with the turn signal, the instrument cluster showed a signal for right turn. I pulled into the left turn lane, and the car which was behind me and continuing straight slowed down and refused to go by me, even though I was in the left turn lane and they had a clear path ahead. This indicated to me that the taillights were also indicating a right turn. There was no accident as a result of this, but the normal flow of traffic on the highway was disrupted. Since this incident, I have watched closely and the multifunction switch has done the same thing several times intermittently. We live near a busy highway in the country, and often when someone is slowing down to make a right turn, the traffic behind will pass on the left. If someone is actually making a left turn, but the signal is showing right, this could lead to a fatal collision. I contacted chrysler, and they simply told me to get it fixed and hang onto the receipts in case there is a recall. I also found that 2006 dodge 3500 pickups did have an extended warranty on the multifunction switch for this reason.
2006 dodge ram 1500 quad cab. 132000 km. Indicated left but right indicator light came. Now also both sides flash intermittently when indicating either direction. Nearly had a major accident when following vehicle misintepreted my intentions and just missed overtaking me on the wrong side. I understand several other cases of this have been reported on this vehicle and should be a n urgent safety recall!
Currently my dodge ram 1500 is having a problem with the multifunction turn signal. If you try to signal a turn the wrong blinker comes on, if you try to turn your high beams on or off the washer fluid comes on, if you try to turn the windshield wipers on they rarely work often getting stuck in the intermittent phase. I first found this problem when my windshield wipers would not come on in a flash thunderstorm while I was traveling on a highway at 65 MPH. This is going to cause an accident, if you look there are too many people having this same problem for dodge to ignore it. If an accident occurs I will be taking any legal actions I can to make dodge liable, I just hope that nobody is hurt or killed before it is too late.
I have a 2006 dodge 1500 and my blinkers and my windshield wipers are not working properly. When I signal to turn left the right blinker comes on. And the windshield wipers on low start going really fast. This is very frustrating. It started at about 69,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. While the contact was driving approximately 55 MPH, the left turn signal lever was engaged and the windshield wipers began to operate. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that when he attempted to use the turn signals, they would not function properly; if he used the left turn signal, it would indicate a right signal and vice versa. Periodically, the turn signal would not work and the hazard lights would not turn on immediately; they would function one after the other. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer stated that he could find nothing wrong. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The current mileage was approximately 78,000. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Turn signal malfunction. When I move turn signal lever for left turn, the right turn lamps flash. Sometimes it does not signal at all.
2006 dodge mega cab w/ hemi. When the blinkers are turned on ( left or right) they blink in the wrong direction or do not blink at all. On my truck they started about 1 month ago and are increasingly getting worse. Now every turn they are sure to mess up. This could be a very serious issue if another vehicle think you are turning 1 way and you are actual turning another. This needs to be recalled..........
This is a complaint about a malfunctioning blinker in my 2006 dodge 1500 ram truck. I have been reading that there are numerous complaints about this happening. The blinker starts going left when you have it to turn right and vice versa. It's crazy and so dangerous! I took my truck in to see about getting it fixed and of course the warranty went out yesterday! I hope for others sake that this becomes a recall item! Thank you
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 1500. The vehicle was experiencing two recurring failures. While driving at any speed the turn signals either would not function or the opposite turn signal from which he intended to turn on would illuminate. He also stated that when the high beams were engaged and then turned off, the windshield wiper fluid would activate. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. The failures continued to recur intermittently. The failure mileage was 22,000 and the current mileage was 25,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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