2006 Dodge Ram 2500 suspension problems

106 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 106 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 76,000 miles 93 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 6 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Based on 93 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	4
20k to 40k miles	15
40k to 60k miles	16
60k to 80k miles	14
80k to 100k miles	13
100k to 120k miles	10
120k to 140k miles	7
140k to 160k miles	5
160k to 180k miles	3
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	4

What the data shows

Of the 93 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

2006 dodge ram megacab 4x4 last was driving around corner lost steering control. Collision into 5 parked vehicles totaling all vehicles hit approx 48 MPH at night clear roadways no ice or water police report shows that steering went out on vehicle because steering wheel turned but wheels did not.. Steering was lost meaning no steering control whatsoever. Had to have whole front end put on truck. Steering appears okay.

Reported at 41,000 miles, January 2009 CrashInjury

2006 dodge ram 2500 4x4 dodge death wobble - when riding down the road at 60 MPH and hit a bumb vehicle starts bouncing off of ground and will continue to bouncel until vehicle drops to 35 MPH. Very dangerous. This problem has happened for over a year. Dodge dealer of no help.

Reported at 144,100 miles, May 2017

Suspension problems in other years

Suspension problems across all Dodge models