2006 Dodge RAM 1500 Body and structure Problems

“I was on my way to work when I crashed into a dump truck and my car was pretty much totalled the accident was horrible and the air bag did not deployed. I constantly suffer back pain and although I was told by the hospital to get the treatment I lost my job due to the pain I get plus I did not have any transportation. And now I see that there is a recall for this vehicle for the air bag.”

“I had an accident related to the driver's side grab handle. I never usually use it to get into the truck, but decided to use it on june 7th, 2017. The truck is hardly ever driven and in very, very good condition. The grab handle was not loose in any way prior to the accident and had never been worked on or replaced. When I grabbed the handle to pull myself into the truck, which was stationary and parked in a driveway, the whole panel ripped right off and sent me falling hard to the asphalt driveway. I fell about 3 feet. By the way, I only weigh about 120 lbs. …”

“Approx. In 2012 I filed a complaint that the rear pinion gear had snapped on my truck. The dealership recommended installing a new / used rear end. I had the used rear end installed. On 5-7-2015 while on the highway the axle on the rear end abruptly broke. This occurred at approx. 60 MPH. Almost causing a catastrophe. The wheel broke away as well as the brake caliper, thus loosing my brakes. As a result damage to the body also occurred. As I said I did file a previous complaint but was told that even though there is a recall on the rear ends on some of these models mine was not one. …”

“While driving my 2006 Dodge 1500 megacab truck at 70 MPH, the truck started shaking violently and out of control. I held it as straight as I could and applied the brakes. The shaking finally stopped at about 20 MPH. This was especially dangerous, because it was in the fast lane of traffic during rush hour. I later read some forums on the internet that labeled this problem the death wobble. It appears, from the many experiences described on the forums, that this is a common problem with Dodge.”

“I noticed the paint puckering above the rear wheel well on the driver side last fall. Over the winter, the puckers gave way and severe rusting is visible the full length of the wheel well from the base to about 6 inches above the wheel well. Today I noticed the same thing happening on the passenger side. I have been informed that the metal has rusted out and both side inner and outer panels need to be replaced. The truck is kept clean and waxed, and has not been submerged in water nor exposed to salt water as it is used to commute on inland interstate highways almost exclusively. …”