Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10066449April 19, 2004
SEATS
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058633April 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN ON RAMP TOWARD THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 20 MPH MY ENTIRE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED OR THE SIDE AXLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND IN FACT MADE A COMPLETE U-TURN. MY TRAVEL TRAILER I WAS TOWING THEN JACKKNIFED STRIKING THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. CHRYSLER HAS DENIED LIABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 9 MONTHS ONLY. A REVIEW OF NHTSA SITE HAS SHOWN 6 INCIDENTS WITHIN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. ALSO A REPORT FILED BY AN ENGINEER AT CHRYSLER AXLE PLANT REPORT # 10007842 ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM IN MANUFACTURING AND THE HEAT CURRYING. MY AXLE IS BRITTLE AND ALSO APPEARS TO BE CRYSTALLIZED IN THE INTERIOR. THIS IS IN MY OPINION A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THE TOTAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCEEDS $15,000.00. *JB SEE VOQ 10059475, SAME INCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10066247April 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I WAS ON I-95 DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLAMMED ON BRAKES. I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID THIS CAR. THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND SPUN ME ACROSS THE LEFT LANE OF I-95 AND INTO THE STEEL CABLES IN THE MIDDLE. I WAS TOWING A CAR ON A CAR TRAILER AT THE TIME. THE TRUCK WAS MESSED UP PRETTY BAD, THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE AND BED ARE GONE DUE TO THE STEEL CABLES IN THE MIDDLE. THE CAR I WAS TOWING HAD DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND A SIDE SKIRT. ME AND MY BROTHER MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT ALRIGHT THOUGH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066046April 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
GOING 35 MPH THE REAR AXLE ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 BROKE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO FALL OFF. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE WHEEL BEFORHAND. DODGE WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CLEARLY A FAULTY PRODUCT. AFTER REASERCH I FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067115April 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLED ON ITS OWN. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO STOP VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART, AND WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067002April 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066977April 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
POOR FUEL MILEAGE IN COMPARISON TO SEVERAL OTHER DODGE'S OF THE SAME YEAR. *PH WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 63 MPH THE VEHILCE HAD A LOW OF 6.85 MPG. ON AVERAGE THE VEHICLE GOT 7.5-8.0 MPG LOADED AND 12-14 MPG EMPTY. THE DEALER REFLASHED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER BUT NOW IT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE TRUCK WAS LEFT THERE FOR A WEEK BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ERETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE COSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM SERVICE SUGGESTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE TRUCK STARTED BLOWING TRANSMISION FLUID THROUGH THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW. THE DEALER HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE U-JOINT AT THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO COLLAPSE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061020April 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY TOTALED T $8000.00. WHEN CONSUMER GOT BACK TO THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN PARK. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065421April 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE PICTURES, AND WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON U JOINT AND FRONT AXLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057449April 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY ROAD BETWEEN 30 - 35 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE HIT A POLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK ODI FOLLOWED UP WITH CONSUMER AND LEARNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DID NOT RELEASE AS EARLIER STATED IN THE CRASH. THE COMPLAINT WAS ON THE PERFORMACE OF THE RETRACTOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY NOT HAVE LOCKED UP DURING THE IMPACT. THE VEHCILE WAS TOTALED AND TAKEN AWAY. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT INSPECT THE RETRACTOR FOR ODI DURING THE FOLLOW UP CALL. CW *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10064290March 31, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD DIE. TOOK PICK UP TO DEALER, AN WAS TOLD THEY COUNLDN'T GET PICKUP TO REPEAT PROBLEM. PICKED UP PICKUP FROM DEALER AN WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES PICKUP DIED AT RED LIGHT. TOOK PICKUP TO DEALER ON 3/29 AN 3/30 DEALER STILL COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. ON 3/31 TOOK PICKUP FOR DRIVE WITH DEALER MECH. AN DROVE PICKUP FOR FORTYFIVE MINTUES, WHEN PICKUP DIED AT REDLIGHT. WAS CALLED BY DEALER AN SAID THEY COULD FIND ANY CODES. WOULD KEEP PICKUP FOR TWO MORE DAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063892March 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OHARA MOTORS - 5 STAR DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FALMOUTH MA. CANNOT FIX MY DEFECTIVE 03 HEMI RAM. TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THEM LAST YEAR, AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THE SME 2 PROBLEMS - AND EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK WITH THE PROBLEM NOT BEING FIXED. TRUCK HAS HAD A TICKING SOUND THAT HAS GOTTEN SO LOUD, IT NOW SOUNDS LIKE A SEWING MACHINE AT IDLE. ALSO, TRUCK HAS A DRIVELINE VIBRATION THAT HAS GONE FROM SUBTLE, TO EXTREMELY AND OBNOXIOUSLY BAD. OHARA SAYS THAT CHRYSLER MAY HAVE A SOLUTION IN 90 DAYS OR SO, AND THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS! I WANT MY MONEY BACK, I HAVE LOST TIME AT WORK, MONEY, AND LOTS OF AGGRAVATION. I FEEL WITH A 7 YR.70K WARRANTY, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO 'LIVE' WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063825March 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE PULSATION. ROTORS MACHINED AT 13000, 18000 AND PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT ANY PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS A WEAR ITEM. THIS TRUCK IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND ONLY SEES HIGHWAY MILES, NOT STOP AND GO DRIVING. THE BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN AT 22000 MILES. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM DODGE? I'VE WORKED ON CARS FOR 15 YEARS AT GM. LET ME KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I'LL FIX IT MYSELF IF NEED BE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063836March 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER 300 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY NEW 2003 DODGE RAM. IT WAS REPLACED, AND FAILED AGAIN. REPLACED A SECOND TIME AND WAS RECALLED ON TWO OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT IS SLIPPING NOW AND HAS BEEN RECALLED YET ANOTHER TIME. MY DEALER NOR CHRYSLER WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE PRODUCT THAT HAS PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK MANY TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063740March 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
REAR AXLE....LOTS OF MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD THEM BREAK ON THEIR 2003 RAM 1500 QC. HAVE MY FAMILY IN MINE ALL THE TIME AND HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE CHANCE EVERYDAY.....3 CHILDREN AND MY WIFE.*AK NO BREAKAGE YET.....BUT NOT WANTING IT TO EITHER..ALL OF US HAVE A BUILD DATE OF MAY-2003 SO FAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055346March 23, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK THE STABILIZER BAR AND WHEEL BEARING ALSO FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062630March 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THIS TRUCK THE TRUCKS BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UPON PRESSING THE BRAKES. DODGE HAS YET TO ISSUE ANY SORT OF RECALL AND I HAVE READ THOUSANDS,UPON THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR WHERE I HAVE TO STRUGGLE JUST TO KEEP THE CAR IN CONTROL WHEN I BRAKE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062575March 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES ON 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB DEVELOPED MAJOR PULSATION AND DECREASED STOPPING ABILITY AT 6500 MILES. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE INDEED WARPED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS TO BE AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLAINTS SEEN ON THIS SITE AND BELEIVE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK VERY HARD INTO THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET INVOLVED? AFTER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY IS UP AT 12K MILES IT WILL BECOME THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR THESE "WEAR ITEMS" AND STRONGLEY URGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THESE SUB-STANDARD COMPONENTS AND DEMAND DODGE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND EXTEND WARRANTY PERIOD TO AT LEAST 36,000 MILES AND PRORATE THE DIFFERENCE FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKE JOBS FOR EXISTING NEW CAR PURCHASERS BASED ON WHAT THEY PUBLISH FOR BRAKE SERVICE MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062580March 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
COMPLETE DEAD CONDITION ON 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR DEAD CONDITION. WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEAK?"BRAND NEW" CHECKED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND NO CURRENT DRAWS. *AK ONE MONTH LATER 350 MILES AWAY FROM HOME WENT TO START TRUCK AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS AND HAD SAME CONDITION"TOTALY DEAD FEEL" RE-TRIED TURNING KEY AND STARTED UP. (FLUKE?) MARCH 15, 2004 WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE AND WAS STONE DEAD AGAIN AND HAD TOWED TO DEALER.TOW OPERATOR HAD TO JUMP START VEHICLE TO ENABLE TOWING. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND TESTED ALL CIRCUTS FOR DRAWS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY IMPLIED THAT MAYBE YOU LEFT SOMETHING ON. I DID NOT AND EVEN IF THAT WAS THE CASE THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPED WITH ANT-RUN DOWN PROTECTION AND ARE TO DISCONECT THE BATTERY TO PREVENT A DEAD CONDITION. THE 1,000,000.00 QUESTION IS WHERE AND WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT DIDNT JUST FIX ITSELF. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE GOING IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065261March 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE STALLING PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. *PH THE REAR PASSENGER OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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