Five problems related to transfer case have been reported for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
Driving down the road 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 hd, with the 5. 7 hemi, the 4wd and 4lo light flashes and tries to enguage into 4x4. Even when the truck is in the driveway, and motor is off key out of ignition u can still hear the transfer case motor clicking in and out of 4wd. I am not the first to report this problem there is a whole form of people having this problem with the hemi motors. . Read more...
Driving down the road 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 hd, with the 5. 7 hemi, the 4wd and 4lo light flashes and tries to enguage into 4x4. Even when the truck is in the driveway, and motor is off key out of ignition u can still hear the transfer case motor clicking in and out of 4wd. I am not the first to report this problem there is a whole form of people having this problem. Took it to a trans shop they think it may be the actuator but said they cannot guarantee thats it. $500 to do that job. Whats going on here? I googled it and see many people have the same problem but know fixes.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormal noise when he noticed that the transfer case failed. The dealer informed the contact that because the vehicle was no longer under warranty, they would not be able to provide any assistance and the vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 109,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving various speeds in inclement weather, the vehicle began to violently shake when the four wheel drive was engaged. Weeks later, the failure recurred while driving on the beach. The failure only occurs while the vehicle is in motion and is accompanied by a loud noise. There were no warning lights prior to the failure. The dealer was able to duplicate the failure and stated that the behavior of the vehicle was a common characteristic. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 15,000. Updated 09/03/08 the consumer stated the failure only occurred in loose sand or snow. The vehicle exhibited a wheel hop whenever the rear wheels spun. Updated 09/04/08.