general problems of the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 - part 2

The total integrated power module or fuse box on 2006 Dodge rams has a known problem of failing. To replace faulty headlight circuit it will cost 1000 dollar because of this tipm. It has a poor design and Dodge should address this issue.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle turn signals were activated nd the opposite tail light would flicker. The contact also mentioned that the windshield wipers would not work and when they did, they would only operate on low speed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The VIN was not available and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the multi- function switch was defective and the turn signal and the windshield wipers would not function properly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 105,000.

Turn signals and windshield wipers malfunction. If I press down on the turn signal lever, the right turn signal is activated instead of the left. Sometimes no turn signal is activated. Also, my windshield wipers will stop altogether without warning. These events occur at random and are hard for me to diagnose. I would estimate that ninety-five percent of the time, the turn signals and wipers work properly. However I am worried that a future occurance may cause an accident. Please let me know if there is a known cause, and or fix for this issue.

The turn signal will intermittently malfunction, causing the right indicator to blink though the lever is in the down position which when operational should signal the left indicator. This is a serious safety concern for myself as I have had multiple instances where I'm positioned in the left turn lane attempting to execute a left turn and signaling to oncoming traffic my intentions only to have the right blinker activate and cause traffic to stop abruptly in the lane I just exited. I am not only exposing myself to a rear end collision but I am also exposing the unsuspecting driver being incorrectly signaled to the same potential fate. The inability to caution oncoming traffic of my intentions also creates a potentially hazardous situation in that my turn could startle them causing them to turn sharply or stop abruptly. Both could have detrimental impact provided the conditions are less than perfect in a state that commonly has severe winter weather.

When trying to signal a left turn using the multifunction switch on the steering wheel, the right blinkers turn on.

Turn signals malfunction. When signalling for left turn, right signal operates.

My airbag warning light indicates airbag failure. Dealership claims it's my fault. I bought it new for the safety features.

Turn signals fail to work completely, or right turn signal will activate while using left signal or vise-versa. Headlights will fail while this "multi-function switch" shorts out. No wipers, no turn signals, no lights.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact activated the left turn signal and the right turn signal illuminated. The flashing hazard lights also did not function. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Kmj.

Turning on the wrong turn signal, for instance you are making a left turn and you push the stalk down, the right turn signal turns on.

2006 Dodge ram mega cab-32000 miles. Multi-function switch does not work properly. Left turn signal activates when signalling right or vice versa. Windshield wipers do not always turn on causing hazardous and unsafe driving conditions in inclimate weather. Multi-function switch has been replaced three times already. Dealer advised Dodge was aware of the problem but was not responsible since a recall had not been mandated. Complaint filed with Chrysler customer care over issue of responsibility and knowingly replacing defective parts with known defective parts. The issue has not been resolved to this date.

Turn signals fail to work completely, or right turn signal will activate while using left signal or vise-versa. Headlights will fail while this "malti-function switch" shorts out. No wipers, no turn signals, no lights.

The problem first occured at highway speeds where the signal fails to operate, operates the opposite signal of what the driver selected or alternates rapidly both turn signals. Additionally when this happens the high speed on the wipers and the hazards fail as well. The problem now occurs sitting still or any speed, it appears to be a bad multifunction switch. This is definately a dangerous and from what ive read, far to common a problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the turn signal failed intermittently. When the left turn signals was engaged, the right turn light would activate instead of the left. Occasionally, both signals would blink simultaneously as if the contact had engaged the hazards. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

My 2006 Dodge ram truck turns on the wrong turn signal, for instance if I am making a right turn and I push the stalk up, the left turn signal turns on. This is an intermittent problem and sometimes my turn signals work and sometimes they do not. I also have the related problem that I have no control over my windshield wipers. When I turn them on, they will stay on for minutes at a time on a high speed and not turn off. Other times they will only go one or two times and shut off completely while it is pouring rain.

The problem started a few months ago, but I thought it had corrected itself. The past few weeks it has been a constant problem and will not stop. When turning the wipers on mist, they do not work. I have to switch it to the next setting to make them move. The blinkers are either working intermittently or not at all. When turning left, the right one comes one, both flash and stop or it will switch from one to the other. The same thing happens when turning right. Turning on the brights does not work either. It makes the washer fluid and wipers work.

Turn signals not working correctly, turn on left signal and they both flash or the right signal flashes but never the left signal.

When turn left turn signal on right turn signal comes on and vice versa. Windshield wipers sometimes will only work on low speed.

Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the turn signals and hazards lights were malfunctioning. The contact also mentioned that when she tried to turn on the brake lights, the windshield wiper and washer fluid would activate instead . The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 69,000 and current mileage was 79,000. Kmj.

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.

My turn signals do not work at all I replaced the multi switch and still nothing I have been reading on different message boards that they have the same problem so any help would be very greatly appreciated.

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 rigt after a few seconds.

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.

I have a problem with the windshield wipers on my 2006 Dodge ram1500 quad cab. They will not run for more than one to two minutes on continuous wipe. After that time they will only wipe at an intermittent speed which varies from once every two seconds to once every twenty to thirty seconds, whatever they feel like wiping at. This is a very dangerous situation which I found out just the other day while traveling home from work in a steady rain. During the trip home it became very difficult to see and very unsafe. It is a very insecure feeling not knowing when your wipers will clear your windshield again in a steady rain.

Problem with turn signal switch, when signaling left turn the right turn signal will blink or sometimes both will blink at same time, also unable to switch high beams on, when lever is pulled the windshield wipers spray cleaner fluid, this should activate by pushing in on handel not pulling on it. If you move the turn signal handle around sometimes it will correct the turn signal issue but still have not found a way to activate the high beams.

My name is aaron taylor 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 embarassment 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 cose $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.

Turn signal signals in wrong direction intermittently . Seems to be a very common problem with these Dodge vehicles has led to near miss accident,.

The turn signal multiswitch malfunctions constantly. Sometimes both signals flash when your turning one way other times it is just the opposite side flashes. This is a major saftey issue that Chrysler should have to recall. It could very easily cause an accident if another driver thinks you are turning the opposite way than you are going to turn. Needs a recall, many blogs on line talking about this!.

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.

My turn signal on my 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 mega cab gives a wrong signal when least expect it. If you turn on the left turn signal the right one blinks or it flashes back and forth. Just learned of what will fix the problem, it is caused by the multifunctional switch. I have not had it fixed yet but when I do I will keep the old switch. It happenes every couple of days then it stops for a while and then it starts again.

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.

I've been having a problem with my 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 for a while. The turn signals are all screwed up. When you turn it to the left the right signal comes on. I was almost in a wreck yesterday. How this isn't a safety issue is beyond my comprehension. When I am in a wreck because of this, I plan on suing the bejesus out of Dodge and everyone else who I have notified and who have done nothing to rectify this clear safety problem.

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 contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact attached a trailer to the vehicle and noticed that the passenger side turn signal and brake lights of the trailer were not functioning. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there was a failure within the electrical system. The manufacturer was notified and he was informed his vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 07e066000 (equipment: electrical). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the egr valve was replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 42,000.