Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10061838March 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 DODGE RAM 1500,HEMI W/20" WHEELS.BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 4000 MILES(ANOTHER 1000 MILES WERE PUT ON BEFORE THE PARTS CAME IN).REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS,FRONT ROTORS AND HOSES.THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS AT 10238, THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS.THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS AT 13073,AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER MACHINED THE TWO FRONT ROTORS.NOW,HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST IS THE QUESTION,IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ONCE A ROTOR IS WARPED AND MACHINED DOWN,IT BECOMES THINNER AND MORE LIKELY TO WARP AGAIN(QUICK FIX BUT NOT THE SOLUTION).DAIMLER CHRYSLER KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM BUT ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.WITH THIS PROBLEM IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO HOP,VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BRAKING.I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION AND IN WHICH MY SAFETY AND OTHERS SAFETY IS IN GREAT RISK! *AK
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0
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#10061748March 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10060731March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 2W/D. I HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSIONS WITH ENGINEERS FROM DODGE WHO TOLD ME THE LEAF SPRING VENDOR PRODUCED THE WRONG SPRING RATE BUT DODGE PUT THE SPRINGS ON ANYWAY. THE DEALER CALLS THE BOUNCE AT 65 MPH "NORMAL". I INFORMED THEM THAT THE 2 TIMES I HAVE TAKEN MY SON ON THE FREEWAY IN THE TRUCK HE HAS THROWN UP... THEY SAID "NORMAL"! KNOW THIS; THE ENGINEERS KNOW WHAT THE COMPANY DID, THE COMPANY KNOWS, I KNOW, AND NOW YOU KNOW. GO AND COMPLAIN TO YOUR DEALER, IT'S THE ONLY WAY THIS WILL GO TO A SERVICE BULLETIN. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO GET YOUR ROTORS REPLACED FOR FREE, THEY GRAB INCORRECTLY AND CAUSE THE SHUTTERING THAT WARPS ROTORS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10060470March 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. HAPPEN 3 TIMES. SEVERE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AT IDLE ON COLD MORNING. (28 DEGREES) HAPPENED ONCE. *JB TRANSMISSION STUTTERS SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE, NOT ALWAYS, BUT USUALLY WHILLE TOWING LOADS. SOMETIMES WHEN EMPTY.
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0
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0
#10059015February 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE SHUDDERS UNDER BRAKING AT ALL SPEEDS. (WARPED ROTORS)FIRST OCCURANCE @ ABOUT 9000 MILES. DEALER TURNED ROTORS. SECOND OCCURANCE @ ABOUT 19000 MILES. DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. RELENTED TO REPAIRING FRONT ONLY EVEN THOUGH REAR IS ALSO WARPED PER THEIR INSPECTION. ALSO INDICATED A RECALL ON FRONT CALIPERS AND PADS BUT NOT ROTORS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO WARP THE ROTORS AT A REGULAR INTERVAL. TO ME,THIS INDICATES DEFECTIVE ROTOR DESIGN/MATERIALS AND SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY CONCERN. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO CONCEDE TO REPAIR THE FRONT AND REAR UNDER WARRANTY. THE ISSUE HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED. IN ADDITION TO THE DECREASED CAPACITYOF THE VEHICLE TO STOP SAFELY, THIS WARPAGE AND CONSEQUENT REPEATED TURNING OF THE ROTORS WILL OBVIOUSLY LEAD TO EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS THEMSELVES AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055264February 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND STILL RUNNING, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR STILL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM *MR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058839February 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
MY 2003 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK SLIPPED FROM "PARK" INTO "REVERSE" WHILE I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS STANDING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AS IT IDLED BY.*AK SEE ALSO VOQ 10130218. *DSY
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058843February 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME THE ENTIRE REAR LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF MY VEHICLE. IT LLOKED LIKE THE AXLE SNAPPED ON IT END. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058637February 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. ROTORS PITTED PER DEALER. RESOLUTION OF TURNING NOT ACCEPTED BY CUSTOMER. ROTORS REPLACED AT 8936 MILES. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058642February 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND ALMOST STALLS. I HAVE TO PULL INTO SAFE AREA AND REV ENGINE TO RESTORE POWER. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT, LIKE WHEN IT HAPPENED GOING UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE ON I-10 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER BEHIND ME DOING 70 MPH. I HAVE REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER BUT THEY UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE NO CODES ARE GENERATED BY THE COMPUTER. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND MY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE. ON A RELATED/UNRELATED MATTER, THE MUFFLER HAS TURNED BLUE FROM OVERHEATING AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS LIKE THERE IS A RESTRICTION/OBSTRUCTION IN THE MUFFLER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058660February 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE SHAKES REALLY BAD WHEN BRAKING AND IS HARD TO STOP IF YOU HAVE TO STOP QUICK. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059444February 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED, AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND WERE NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT ON THE WWW. CARMAX.COM FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON WARPED ROTORS FOR THE DODGE, RAM, 1500.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058500February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE FAILURE HAD 2 ACCIDECTS BECAUSE OF THIS AND DODGE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND ALREADY HAVE A BRAKE FAILURE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058535February 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW HOURS WITH THE LIGHTS ON IN THE EVENING TIME THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD OCCASSION TO SIMPLY GO OUT. IF I STOP FOR ABOUT 10 MIN OR SO THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. I WITNESSED ANOTHER VAN EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING AND FOLLOWED THE DRIVER TO CONFIRM THE SITUATION. THAT DRIVER ADVISED THAT THEIR IS A BAD SWITCH THAT GETS TO MUCH VIBRATION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO FAR I'VE BEEN LUCKY AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053762February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE DEFROSTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY BECAME IMPAIRED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053881February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, TRYINT TO AVOID HITING A DEER. RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BENDED. DEALER STATED NO WAY CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH. IT WAS HIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD CALL INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051983February 19, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEAT HAD NO HEAD RESTRAINT. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER WOULD HIT THE REAR WINDOW AND COULD POSSIBLY DIE. THE DEALER STATED SORRY BUT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *NLM *MR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057088February 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
03 RAM QC WHEN I STOP THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058046February 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE ACCELERATING ENGINE MISFIRED. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING ENGINE DIED OUT. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057031February 11, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHUDDERS UNCONTROLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULTWHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER, BUT HE HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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