I was traveling down the highway approximately 75 MPH, in colorado, taking my 2 kids to school, the truck was in the garage overnight, about 3 minutes into the trip the windows began to fog up. They fogged up in such a way I had little to no visibility, I immediately tried to turn the defrost on from the vent position and heard what would be a broken blender door trying to position itself to the defrost position. It did not work, and it is due to a poor design of the blender door. It is a plastic part where the actuator flips the door, it had cracked. This is a common problem in this heater configuration and a dangerous one to say the least. Within a minute I went from seeing to being scared for my life and childrens lives. I let off the accelerator and had to maintain a straight steering positon and wipe the window with my hand furiously to be able to pull the truck to the side of the road. At that time, I could roll down the windows, get the front window cleared with some tissues and continue on to school. I had taken the truck to a local dodge dealer to get an estimate of $1100 which was mainly labor. I refuse to pay $1100 for this fix since it is involving a bad design and one of the most important aspects of vehicle safety - visibility. I live in colorado and a car or truck without defrost is useless. Dodge needs to address the problem before a very serious accident or fatality occurs. In my case I was very fortunate and no accident had occurred.
2006 Dodge RAM 2500 visibility complaints
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When switching on a turn signal, both lights flash or nothing happens. Wipers fail or work sporadically. Wipers don't work when I need them to and causes me to not drive in the rain. The blinkers work half the time and almost causes someone to hit my truck because they thought I was turning right when I had the blinker to turn left.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed while driving in rainy weather conditions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the windshield wiper module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the air conditioner flap and the defroster failed. The contact stated that there was no cold or hot air blowing out of the vents. The contact was also unable to see out of the front windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,607.
While raining, windshield wipers would not come on. After switching the multifunction switch on and off several times, the wipers started working. The wipers continued to operate even when turned back off. Wipers only turned off after turning multifunction switch several more times.
Wipers failed while driving at about 45mph. Wipers were on high and barely moving on windshield. Dealer ship diagnosed it and replaces tippem, VIN locked relay and wiper motor. This all running about 1500 dollars , and taking about a week. Seems to be an issue in the dodge ram 2500 2006.
Wipers quit working all of a sudden during a severe thunderstorm. Upon inspection, the wiper switch was replaced, wiper motor was replaced and being that this model doesn't have a fuse or relay controlling the wipers, the entire tipm has to be replaced.
I like to report of port a problem with the dodge ram 2006 mega cab. This seems to be a recurring problem with many owners about the driver side windows and the pastor side when windows front and back however my problem consists of just the front driver side window the driver side window appears to crack on the edge down below for no apparent reason whatsoever whenever this vehicles get extremely cold or extremely warm in my case it was extremely cold day when my window cracked on the bottom I did some checking in the investigation on this problem in discovered that this problem has happened many many times before with a lot of other people for no apparent reason and just like mine it was just parked in the front driveway or parked in the garage and some people said when this happened there's reported this happening when I was parked in the parking lot somewhere back to my case my case consists of it being parked in the front driveway and when I went out to start the vehicle I started it in mind you it was 40 to 50 below zero before windchill I was I cleaned off my windows got in my truck and close the door like I normally do when I say start to move out my driveway and down the gravel road that I live on and I heard a noise and I looked over in the bottom half of my window had cracked all along the bottom edge now maybe I'm wrong but I believe this to be a safety issue with these vehicles and the one that needs to be addressed I would appreciate problem be solved for these windows in these mega cabs are very expensive to be replacing when they get cracked for no apparently reason lucky some insurance companies will replace this however this is a recurring problem with the mega cabs and can be very costly for these windows range quite a bit ps thank you for your time and I appreciate you addressing my problem.
Going down the highway at 60 MPH in a downpour. Had windshield wipers on low, turned them up to high and they slowed down until the completely quit. Luckily got off of highway to safe location to get towed to my shop. After diagnosing problem, found out it is the tipm(totally integrated power module).
Heater blower motor made noise and stopped working no defrost I under stand this common problem with this truck 1500,2500,3500 do to poor design and very expensive to fix no recall?
Could no longer activate the high beams and windshield washer. After changing the multifunction switch was told the issue is in the tipm. Need to replace power module associated with fuse box.
Directing air to defrost windshield does not work = safety hazard. Air only blows from front vents and will not change to any other position: defrost or floor, no matter the setting selected on the climate control (air flow) knob.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to operate. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the total operating system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 42,000. The VIN was not available.
Like many many others 2006 dodge ram pick-ups I have lost control of the air handling heater, defrost system and there is no consistent control or operation. This is a known design flaw in the system. This condition will not allow frost/ice removal or defogging of the windshield and side windows leaving the driver unable to see out of the vehicle which can result in serious accidents that could lead to severe injury and death..
I had a wiper motor failure. My understanding of the dodge ram is there is a total integrated power module that controls wipers, lights and other electrical devises. Once the tipm sees the 5th fault it shuts down what ever is causing the fault. In my case it was a wiper problem. Once the unit faults it has to be replaced and programmed for the vehicle. Cost $1264.56 for a wiper motor repair.
The windshield wipers failed completely while driving at night on interstate 77 in the rain at approx. 10 pm. The wipers started slowing down and stopped completely in less than a minute. Despite heavy truck traffic I was very fortunate to get my vehicle safely off the interstate at an exit just south of charleston, wv. The experience was terrifying. I took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who told me that the wiper motor had burned out and also burned out the electrical power management module. This vehicle has no fuses or relays to protect this system. The total repair cost was $1260. This is inexcusable. The wipers are an important safety feature of the vehicle and should not fail during the normal life of the vehicle. The cost to repair was ridiculous. The wiper motor was less than $200 but the power management module was over $800. This is an exceptionally poorly designed system.
I noticed my A/C was not blowing air out of the vents, along with a loud humming coming from the A/C motor. I discovered the recirculating air door broke and it was laying on top of the A/C fan motor blocking the air from coming out of the vents. I have read and heard of several complaints of this happening to many other dodge owners. The cost is ridiculous to replace such an easy fix.
In january of this year the blend and mode control doors failed on my 2006 dodge ram. When these components fail, the driver is either unable to adjust the temperature of the heating/cooling system, they are unable to control the air flow (ie: floor, dash, windshield), or in my case- both. Living in a northern climate, it is an absolute necessity to have a functioning defrost system. This is a huge safety concern as driver visibility can be greatly limited. After the failure, I did some research and found many cases of the same failure being experienced by other ram owners. The failure is so common that you can easily find several write ups on the issue and details about how someone can fix the problem when it happens if they cannot afford the obscene price that dodge dealerships want to charge to fix the problem. The failure is so common that there even are improved 3rd party parts that are upgraded in design and quality so the problem is not as likely to repeat itself. This is not only a failure that is annoying, but it also a failure that is very much a safety issue.
Turn signals do not work properly. When you put on your left turn signal it will light up as a right turn signal often and same when you put on your right turn signal the left will light up. Most of the time however my turn signals will not even come on. This has almost caused several accidents its really bad when I am pulling trailers. In rain storms and snow storms my windshield wipers will occasionally just stop and only have 1 speed which is slow.... I have had to pull over alot and just wait for my windshield wipers to work again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the defroster and heater did not operate properly due to a defect in the recirculation of the heating and air conditioning unit. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the failure under warranty but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified who stated there were no recalls and offered no other assistance. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 117,000.
The turn signal switch the opposite of what has been selected on the steering column. If the left turn is selected the right turn lights come on and indicate you are making a right turn. The high beam switch does not always work. The wipers are not reliable either.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that when the left directional signal was engaged, the right turn signal activated instead. In addition, the windshield wipers also failed. The contact stated that the failure was contributed to the multi-function switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 112,000.
When driving in rain at a safe speed, wipers would not come on, and then the wipers would start and stop working. When I switched on a turn blinker, both blinkers began to flash. Our local dodge dealership says there on back order 4,000 of this part required to fix this problem. There have been complaints about this since 2009. Does it take a loss of life for a recall to take place?
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the turn signals, windshield wipers, and the headlights were all inoperable. The dealer replaced the stalk in august 2010 to remedy the failure; however, the failure had recurred. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current mileage was 76,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
I was half way to my destination driving on a busy highway at 75mph pulling both my horses and my three horse trailer in a rain storm when the wipers sporadically stopped working. On the high setting they went to low, then stopped, then started again going fast, then completely quit posing a serious hazard to myself, my animals, and all around me on the highway. I was able to move over onto the shoulder and wait it out a while until I could attempt to complete my trip. With so many complaints I don't understand why this hasn't been recalled. I have replaced the wiper motor which only made the wipers move very slowly. There is still a problem, likely quite expensive, which will need to be fixed. My truck is driven very sparingly and had only 75000 miles at the time of wiper failure.
Wipers fail to turn on or get stuck on intermediate, turn signals work on the opposite side that you place them, when you put the right turn signal on the left works. Sometime you can't switch the headlight from bright to dim or vice versa.
Turn signal will either not work or show the wrong side flashing (have almost been rear-ended), wipers wouldn't work properly or at all (go very slow or not move at all when on, causing me not being able to see when it's raining hard). Flashers won't turn on at all. Happens every time I need my flashers, wipers, and blinkers. Replaced the multi-function switch and all of the problems above are fixed. I still have the old switch and I have heard it's a common problem.
2006 dodge ram turn signal/wiper multifunction switch malfunctioning. If left turn signals are activated, the right turn lights flash. If rights are activated, no lights flash at all. Have found many other owners of same truck with same problem and no recall by chrysler.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the blend door for the defroster and heater was fractured. The contact stated the windows would not clear when the defroster was activated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for repairs or diagnostics. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
2006 ram 2500 the blend door has broken and I can no longer control where the air is directed. This is definitely a safety issue when it comes to not being able to defrost the windows and should be a recall.
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