"How reliable is the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500?"

"Based on 899 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 has a median complaint mileage of 78000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 899 total complaints filed."

2006 Dodge Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 899 complaints

899

Total Complaints

78,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

47,000 25th Percentile

78,000 Median Mileage

117,508 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

215

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

126

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

106

SUSPENSION

AIR BAGS

POWER TRAIN

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VISIBILITY/WIPER

VISIBILITY

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HAVE A 2005 DODGE CUMMINS, AND A 2006 DODGE CUMMINS. THEY WERE BUILT WITH AN UPGRADED INJECTION SYSTEM, THAT HAS A ONE MICRON INJECTOR.. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE INJECTORS BECOME PLUGGED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM REACTS BY SOMETIMES DECELERATING AND OTHER TIMES THE ENGINE TRIES TO RUN AWAY OR ACCELERATE W..."

"JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK , OIL CHANGED AT 3500 MIL, TOOK IT IN TODAY FOR CHANGE AT 8000 MILES, CUMMINS DIESEL , OIL HAD LARGE METAL PARTICLES IN IT, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RELEASED DUE TO SAFETY REASON, MOTOR COULD SEIZE UP. JUST TOOK THE PAPER PLATES OFF OF THIS TRUCK,. DEALER IS TO START FIX PROCESS..."

"THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LONG START TIME ON THE 06 DODGE CUMMINGS DIESEL (10 TO 15 SECONDS). AFTER FIRST 400 MILES THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IN FORMED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIME THE TRUCK HAS A STARTING TIME OF 10 TO 15 SECONDS, WAS TOLD THEY HAD A COMPUTER FIX. INSTALLED ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28