The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would not function. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. An authorized dealer was notified and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 09E009000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. Sm.

- Mcminnville, OR, USA

2006 Dodge Ram 3500 windshield wipers stop working until left turn signal is activated. This happens repeatedly causing loss of visibility while driving in rain.

- Valdez, AK, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated after purchasing the vehicle the windshield wipers did not work. The contact stated there are a lot of complaints on the internet regarding the windshield wipers for this year make and model. The contact called the manufacturer and they informed the contact they will not repair the vehicle because the vehicle was purchased under "as is" conditions. The contact stated the manufacturer should issue a recall for the windshield wipers because it's difficult to see in the rain and snow while driving. The contact also stated the lack of windshield wipers could lead to a crash in rainy conditions. The failure mileage was 104,000.

- Medina, OH, USA

Erratic windshield wiper performance followed by complete failure of the wipers. Wipers stalled in the center of the windshield in a thunderstorm while towing a 24,000 lb trailer on interstate 65 with semi truck/trailers on 3 sides. This was the 2nd incident of wiper failure. The first failure occurred about 6 months earlier. After leaving the truck parked overnite, the wiper operation returned to normal. I took the truck to my local Dodge dealer after both occurrences. They could not find any problems with the wipers after the 1st occurrence while the truck was under warranty. After the 2nd occurrence I was told that the total integrated power module (tipm)had failed and needed to be replaced and since the truck was now out of warranty that I would have to pay for the replacement. I have not yet replaced the tipm. During both wiper failures, the driving situation was very dangerous because road spray covered the windshield and severely cut down visibility. Phone interview update (10/01/09): Owner took the vehicle in for repairs after tipm (total integrated power module )was diagnosed to be the cause of the wiper failure mode. Owner states that the tipm was replaced and had multiple failure modes occur including : inoperable wipers, flipped turn signals, and inoperable cruise control. The owner took the vehicle back for repairs and the multifunction swithc was replaced. Owner states no further problems.

- Grand Junction, MI, USA