Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10091117September 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM WILSON MOTORS IN CORVALLIS, OR ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2002. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE LOOSING POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 5/20/03, 7/16/03 AND 8/1/03. ON THE LAST VISIT THE COMPUTER WAS FLASHED ACCORDING TO TSB 18-005-03, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, UNTIL RECENTLY: ON 7/5/04 I ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS WHILE CLIMBING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (WHILE TOWING A 6,500 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER) AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE MY CLIMB OF THE 6,000 FEET, 6% GRADE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY CAREFULLY MOVING INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AS TO RESET THE COMPUTER. ON 7/12/04 WILSON MOTORS WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO INDICATED THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE DEALER CAN RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS ISSUE CREATES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092287September 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AT 50 MPH OR MORE, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DURING THAT TIME THE DEALER MADE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: 1ST. TURN BOTH REAR ROTORS. 2ND. RESURFACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND 3RD. REPLACED THE CALIPER. BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088056September 14, 2004
TIRES:VALVE
DUE TO VALVE STEM SEPARATION THE TIRES CONTINUED TO GO FLAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO GOODYEAR. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090734September 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
10/25/02-BOUGHT NEW 2003 DODGE 1500 EXTENDED CAB. 11/26/02, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP SAID "CONNECTION AT CAB HAD WATER IN IT, AND DRIED OFF AND SEALED." 12/19/02, 3685 MILES, TOOK BACK BECAUSE OF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. SHORT IN BRAKE SWITCH AND REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. 12/20/02 RETURNED WITH ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. BRAKE SWITCH AND REAR ABS SENSOR SHORTED. REPLACED BOTH SENSORS AND FOUND WATER IN THE WIRING CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED, CLEANED, DRIED AND SEALED. RETURNED TO ME ON 12/24. 12/30/02, 4339 MILES, ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ON/RPM SPIKED. 8-WAY PLUG HAD WATER IN IT. "CONTACTED STAR AND WAS TOLD TO CUT OUT PLUG AND SOLDER WIRES." TRUCK RETURNED TO ME ON 01/02/03. 01/24/03, 5864 MILES, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON/SPEEDOMETER SPIKING AT IDLE. DEALERSHIP CHECKED CODES, CHECKED WIRING, REAR ABS SENSOR, CONNECTOR, ABS CONTROLLER CONNECTOR, CLEANED, SEALED CONNECTOR. TRUCK RETURNED TO ME ON 01/28/03. 08/20/03, 19775 MILEST, TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T KICK OUT OF PASSING GEAR UNTIL 80 MPH AND WHEN IT DID, MADE LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALERSHIP SAID "TRANSMISSION NOT UPSHIFTING, FLASH PROGRAM TRANSMISSION CONTROL." 10/11/03, 23180 MILES, I WAS DRIVING, POWER STEERING PUMP CAME OUT AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL/RUN INTO DITCH. DAMAGE TO BUMPERS AND TAILPIPE. I HAD ALSO NOTICED THAT DAY BEFORE THE WRECK THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS KICKING INTO PASSING GEAR AT 40 MPH. HAD TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP ON 10/13/03. WOULD NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL-I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. DODGE SAT ON THIS TRUCK FOR FIVE MONTHS LEAVING ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE, SAYING THAT THEY WERE SENDING AN INSPECTOR OUT TO LOOK AT IT, INSPECTOR WOULD BE THERE ANY DAY. DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE BUMPERS AND DID NOT FIX/RETURN TO ME UNTIL 03/09/04. TRUCK WAS STILL NOT RIGHT/ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO QUIT RUNNING WHEN STARTED. 09/09/04, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON AGAIN/SPEEDOMETER SPIKING. OVER 36,000 MILES, HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, GOING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091548September 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN THE PARKED POSITION GEARS AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. CONSUMER AND HIS SON WERE ALMOST RAN OVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090097August 31, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL/BEAD SEPARATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER LOAD RANGE E, LT235/80R17. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090132August 31, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IT REACHES 20 MPH IN GEAR OR NOT IN GEAR. IT VIBRATES SO HARD THAT THE MIRRORS ON THE EXTERIOR SHAKE LIKE THEY ARE COMING OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090040August 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THE HUB ON THE LEFT FRONT BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088719August 27, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY AND HAD TO TRADE OFF DUE TO DEALER NOT WANTING TO REPAIR .THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM SINCE 2000 WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRUCKS AND EVERYTIME DEALER GIVES YOU DEER IN HEADLIGHTS LOOK. FACTORY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED!TRADE TRUCK IN DUE TO BEING UNSAFE I KNOW OF 2 OTHER TRUCKS DOING THE SAME AND NOT CORRECTED BY FACTORY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088597August 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB W/17" WHEELS. TAKEN IN AT 17,883 MILES FOR BRAKE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. THEY GAVE A FREE BRAKE INSPECTION AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. IT WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN AT 25,506 MILES FOR THE SAME BRAKE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. THEY REPLACED CALIPER'S, WASHER BR, PAD KIT, AND RESURFACED ROTORS. NOW AT 34,000 MILES I HAVE THE SAME BRAKE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088183August 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DODGE HEMI BOTH WHEELS SNAPPED AT AXLE, BRAKES STILL ON TIRES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10089110August 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON A 2003 DODGE RAM. *MR THE BRAKES WOULD SELF ENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS, THE A/C WAS ALWAYS INOPERATIVE BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, THE A/C COMPRESSOR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MAJOR ENGINE REPAIRS, A BROKEN PISTON ROD WAS FOUND AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE KNOCKING, THERE WAS A VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087457August 9, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHEN BRAKING AT 15 MPH STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087502August 9, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
THE TIRES HAD AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH DEEP TORQUE CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES, THE SECOND REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE AT 20,0000 MILES. CURRENTLY, THIRD REPLACEMENT INVOLVED ALL TIRES FOR THE SAME FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087229August 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087092August 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082712July 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PERSON GETTING INTO TRUCK GRABED HANDLE ABOVE DOOR FRAME HANDLE BROKE OFF, RESULTING IN PERSON FALLING BACKWARD AND HITTING HEAD ON CEMENT DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083884July 23, 2004
SUSPENSION
PROBLEMS WITH 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK.*MR WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE LITERALLY CHANGES LANES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT DIDN'T GET A FAVORABLY REPLY FROM EITHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081297July 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDER THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, ALSO MENTIONED TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER SIMPLY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SHUDDER OR STALL. I ALSO HAD A SEVERE BRAKE PULSATION. THEY DID REPLACE FRONT PADS AND CALIPERS AND CUT ROTORS. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW UP WITH ME REGARDING THE SHUDDER AND STALL BUT AS OF THIS DATE, 7/18/2004 I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVE A CALL BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081308July 18, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH OVER, OVER PASSES AND TENDS TO LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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