2006 Dodge RAM 2500 transmission problems

Filed Feb 27, 2025 · Transmission · KS

The pickup has had issue with being very difficult to come out of park. Upon searching internet is seems this is very common and expensive to fix being one of two (or both) things. The shift cable linkage and bushings premature wear, or the valve body release allowing the shifter to be removed from park. Either way concern is this will fail causing inability to shift safely into park and prevent an accident. Extremely unsafe. I have been advised this was already corrected by qualified dealer, but no change. Vehicle has just under 93,000 miles on it and only highway

Filed Aug 22, 2023 · Transmission · 223,800 miles · KS

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the transfer case was making abnormal shifting sounds while the vehicle was parked. The contact stated that the transfer case was replaced; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was parked while he was working in the garage. The contact stated that he heard a clicking sound coming from the engine, and the vehicle started rolling backwards towards the street. The contact stated that he immediately entered the vehicle and engaged the electronic parking brake, and the vehicle stopped. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated to shift into the proper gear while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in TSB Number: 18-091-22. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the computer was flashed; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and contacted the dealer; however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 223,800.

Filed May 10, 2021 · Body, Electrical · 230,000 miles · OH

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 looked further and seen the front drive shaft blew apart. My mechanic said it had locked up. The transfer case, transmission, floor board of the truck was also all damaged. Also said I was lucky that the truck did not cause a serious accident. This truck is a 2006 dodge ram 2500 hd. Well taken care of. No given reason why this happened. My mechanic said he has seen this many times in the dodge trucks that the front drive shaft blows apart. Total damages will be the cost of $8,000-$10,000

Filed Jan 3, 2020 · Transmission · 259,928 miles · KY

Column shifter lever had been difficult to move for months from p (park) to any other gear (r, d, 1-2-3). The shifting mechanism broke today after I started the engine (truck had been parked overnight in my home's driveway) when I tried to move the shifter from park to reverse to exit the driveway and drive vehicle elsewhere. Shifter will not engage transmission into any gear now; truck is not drivable. Required an oversize rollback tow truck to come get it and take it to a repair shop since my pickup has a long bed.

Filed Feb 7, 2018 · Transmission · 80,040 miles · IN

The gear shift can be moved from park without depressing the brake to release the shift interlock.

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · OR · 1 injury

We were driving down a freeway and on our way to the beach and suddenly the truck vibrated violently and we heard a loud noise, we were able to pull almost to the shoulder when the truck came to a complete stop. We tried to restart it but it won't run, the drive shaft fell off the truck and was lying on the middle of the highway, the rear wheel was locked. We were lucky that we were driving early in the morning when there was not much traffic, if not that would have caused a very serious if not fatal accident. We have 4 people in the truck towing a boat and my wife is 3-month pregnant. We were thankful that there was a shoulder there for us to react in about 3 seconds we got before it broke down completely. We could have lost our baby or ourselves if there were a lot of traffic moving fast. Usually a little later in the day. We waited almost 5 hours for the tow truck to come, and have to ask for help to take us home. The truck was towed to aamco nearby and has been there for 12 days waiting for them to order parts. We were told that the u-joints were bad and not installed correctly that caused the drive shaft to fell and destroyed the whole rear end bottom. The repair cost is almost $2000. From my research, there have been many complaints about this as a common problem in dodge ram, and dodge had a recall on this but only on certain models and years and ours is not included which it should have been, to prevent a deadly accident. I contacted a dodge dealer and they just said it's caused by wear and tear, but wear and tear shouldn't be a reason it can cause a deadly accident.

Filed Jan 6, 2016 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. When pulling into the driveway, the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Oct 23, 2014 · Transmission · 12,000 miles · UT

After parking the vehicle and putting the shift into park, the shift jumps out of park and into reverse gear.

Filed Aug 27, 2014 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · ND

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle with the transmission in gear with the clutch engaged, the vehicle suddenly surged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the clutch safety switch had failed and the entire clutch slave cylinder assembly would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 10/23/14

Filed May 30, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 113,000 miles · TN

Failure of clutch/starter interlock switch, vehicle will start with clutch out.