Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
Entered into 295n (9a) from merrill rd. Heading toward dunn avenue. As I was approaching the dames point bridge the trucks front axle began to shake and vibrate uncontrollably. Also the truck started pulling to right very hard. I pulled off into the emergency lane, turned on flashers, and placed truck in park . After I pulled wheel off, I noticed the tire had shown the inside treads were raised higher than outside treads. This is due to tread and steel belt separating. Replaced with spare under truck. Kept defective tire, because I have seen many complaints same issue same tire, and I am searching for recalls relating to the general amentrac 235/80r/17.
The cable holding the spare tire in place broke. The spare fell of the truck, the tire weights close to 90 to 100 lbs, while traveling around 60 mph. I was flagged by a motorist who was behind me at the time. He stated the tire came off my and bounced into the other opposing lane. A car had to use the shoulder and ditch to avoid the full size spare tire. By the time I found a place to turn around and go back to the aprox location I did not find the spare. The cable holding the tire broke about 6 inches below the winch. By the number replacement winches being sold lost tire reports its only a matter of time before an injury. The cable will not break while the truck is standing still. I have removed the winch from my truck and am saving it.
I have been experiencing severe front end shaking/wobble when traveling at various speeds and after the most significant event occurs when traveling at highway speed and hitting a bump when steering left or right. This causes the front-end to shake violently and the steering wheel to rapidly jerk to the left/right. The only way for this to stop is to pull over and come to a complete stop and then resume driving. I have taken my truck to my personal mechanic who inspected everything and told me there was nothing noticeable that would cause the truck to do this. After some more occurrences, I took it to the Dodge dealer to get their opinion. I was told that I needed to replace the steering damper and that would solve my problem. I thought this to be rather odd due to the fact that I just had it replace within the past year due to it leaking. I was assured this would take care of the front end wobble. Well, $144 later, it was still happening. I was told next that it could be an alignment issue, so they did an alignment on the truck. That too did not resolve the problem. I spoke directly to the service manager who, after a lengthy conversation, informed me that he has seen a large number of these trucks that have the same problem and the only way to fix it is to replace a number of front end parts that end up totaling $2,370. 16. I was informed that these parts are new and not oem which I couldn¿t even obtain anymore. I have done some research and have determined that I am not the only one who has experienced the front-end shimmy/wobble. There is vast information regarding this problem on the internet.