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2006 Dodge Ram 1500 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

65 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
65 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 56 complaints that include mileage. 64% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 56 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Truck was involved in pass side front crash, resulting in pass wheel separating from truck, since truck was repaired heater deflector does not work correctly to blow heat and or defrost correctly, ins wants proof it happened in accident. No inside of truck damaged dealer say can not prove. Deflector broke during collision with tree, was working before accident, maybe deployment of airbag caused there is a problem with deflectors now windows ae steaming up vision is impaired, and no heat on feet are, very dangerous…

Reported at 69,000 miles, December 2010 Crash

There has be a number of occasions this has happened about probably 100 times but paid not much attention until this winter. The turn signal level is also used to turn on the wipers on the vehicle. The problem arises when the vehicle lights are turned on, the wipers are on, and the turn signal are turned on. For no reason the turn signal from the opposite side of the vehicle is the one that operates. Normally when you are turning to the right the turn signal does not turn on and the left side signal turn on.

Reported at 30,000 miles, January 2010

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