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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 electrical system problems

134 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
134 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 119 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 17 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 25 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 16 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 18 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 119 complaints that include mileage. 37% 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 miles17
40k to 60k miles25
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles16
100k to 120k miles18
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 119 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. Another vehicle cut in front of the contact's vehicle causing the contact to lose control and veer off the road. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the parts were not available for NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v817000 (air bags) and 14v795000 (electrical system).

Reported at 32,000 miles, April 2015 CrashInjury

Turn signal will either not work or show the wrong side flashing (have almost been rear-ended), wipers wouldn't work properly or at all (go very slow or not move at all when on, causing me not being able to see when it's raining hard). Flashers won't turn on at all. Happens every time I need my flashers, wipers, and blinkers. Replaced the multi-function switch and all of the problems above are fixed. I still have the old switch and I have heard it's a common problem.

Reported at 101,438 miles, June 2011

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