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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 29 complaints for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
29 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 40% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 25 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

We were driving down a freeway and on our way to the beach and suddenly the truck vibrated violently and we heard a loud noise, we were able to pull almost to the shoulder when the truck came to a complete stop. We tried to restart it but it won't run, the drive shaft fell off the truck and was lying on the middle of the highway, the rear wheel was locked. We were lucky that we were driving early in the morning when there was not much traffic, if not that would have caused a very serious if not fatal accident.

Reported at 150,000 miles, August 2017 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500 megacab. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the entire vehicle began to vibrate severely and a metal-on-metal clunking noise emitted from the transmission. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on ten separate occasions for the same defect. The four tires were rotated but the failure continued. The technician informed the contact that there was not a remedy available to correct the malfunction.

Reported at 2,000 miles, November 2006

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