Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10511234May 9, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK STARTED TO CRACK AND IS NOW FALLING APART WITH HUGE SHARP PIECES COMING OFF I AM AFRAID MY SMALL CHILDREN WILL BE INJURED FROM THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511173May 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROW OF TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION TO CHEST. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 259,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10511000May 7, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PASSENGER SIDE STEERING SUSPENSION BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM RUSTED OUT FRAME, ON MY HANDICAPPED VAN. DRIVERS SIDE BADLY CRACKED, ABOUT TO BREAK. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS NOT A FATAL ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE IT BECOMES A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE A NOTE FROM MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER, THAT I CAN FORWARD INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510574May 3, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 55 MPH AND OVER AND BEEN HAVING THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AND HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END STEERING REPLACED AND IM STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. PLEASE FIND A CAUSE I'VE ALMOST LOST CONTROL EVERY TIME IT OCCURS! I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY A RAM FIELD ENGINEER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509978April 29, 2013
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS SEVER CRACKS WHICH DEVELOPED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER. THE GRILL COVERING THE DEFROSTER BLEW APART INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND HIT MY CHECK AND JAW. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE GRILLS AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY DRY ROTTED. QUESTION IS DO I REMOVE THE GRILLS AND LET DEBRIS FALL INTO THE DUCTS AND THEY TOO BECOME PROJECTILES OR LEAVE THE GRILLS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508868April 19, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SIZE AND SEVERITY. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ARE EXPOSED TO DUST AND DIRT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT FRAGMENTATION OF THE BRITTLE DASHBOARD IN THE CASE OF A CRASH AND OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508053April 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,396.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505925April 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE 2003 DODGE RAM WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE FRONT TIRE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE RAM WAS SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE AGAIN ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE ON THE TRUCK BED. THE AIRBAGS IN THE RAM DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN STRUCK SO HARD THAT THE AXLE AND TIRE WERE BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS HAD NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED BEFORE AND HER VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10507098April 4, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND THE REAR TIRES FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED A PIN IN THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED. THE REAR AXLE WAS REBUILT AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED GROWLING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE, HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505192April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504556March 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. ON OR ABOUT 19 APR 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING, AND A YEARS LATER THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WON'T TO, AND MY RADIO VOLUME CHANGES WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JAN 2006 WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL WEBSITES TO FIND OUR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME ISSUES, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER, SURPRISINGLY THERE STILL AREN'T ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR RECALLS STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503325March 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A USED 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 LAST WEEK. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY I ACCELERATED AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH AND I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AT ALL. THE GAS PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR, SO I STOMPED ON IT AS HARD AS I COULD AND THEN IT SEEMED TO RELEASE AND RAISE BACK UP TO NORMAL POSITION. LUCKILY IT WAS 0445 IN THE MORNING AND THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503375March 17, 2013
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CAVING IN ON ITSELF AS A RESULT THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE HAPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503377March 17, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE TRUCK HAS A ISSUE WHEN STARTING UP. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS NOT GETTING FUEL, GIVING A HIGH RPM AND A FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO CUT OFF AND IT DOES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, GOING AROUND A CURVE, AND STARTING TO MOVE THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER AND LIKE ALWAYS, CAN'T FIND WRONG IN TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED CRANK,MAP,AIR,SPEED,TPS AND NOTHING WORKS. I ALSO REPLACED O2 SENSOR,PLUGS, COIL PACKS, BATTERY, AIR FILTER, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, AND PURGE. NOTHING WORKS. WHY DOESN'T DODGE SEE THERE IS A ISSUE AND FIND A SOLUTION. THERE ARE MANY DODGE RAMS WITH THIS ISSUE. IF DODGE WANTS PEOPLE TO BUY THERE TRUCK THEN HELP FIX THE ISSUES WITH THE OTHER DODGE RAM'S. OH I ALSO CALLED DODGE CORP AND OF COURSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY ISSUE. THAT I CAN'T GO BY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502598March 13, 2013
STEERING, STRUCTURE
THE DASH BOARD IS ALL CRACKED UP NOW DO TO DODGE USING CHEAP MATERIALS. I HAVE ALWAYS PUT UP A SUN SHADE NO MATTER WHERE I PARK MY TRUCK AND IT IS ALWAYS IN MY GARAGE WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN. SHAME ON DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR MAKING SUCH A GARBAGE TRUCK. AND THE RACK & PINION STEERING SHOULD LAST ALOT LONGER THAN IT HAS. NO WONDER PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN AUTOS. THEY ARE FAR SUPERIOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501418March 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH MY DODGE TRUCK. NOT ALL POWER WINDOWS AND AUTOLOCK WORK AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS FOR THE BRAKES AND TURNING SIGNAL ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. ALREADY REPLACED THE BRACKET WHERE THE BULBS GO. PLUS SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINS ON THE DASHBOARDS CRACKING LIKE MY TRUCK HAS AND DODGE WON'T HAVE A RECALL NOR FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500925March 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER REPLACING BUSHINGS, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, AND IDLER ARMS. UPDATED 06/4/2013 *JS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500847February 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ENTIRELY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS LOCATED BY THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494642January 24, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED FROM 40 MPH AND UP. MUST SLOW IMMEDIATELY AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING.THIS IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493808January 22, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IN MY TRUCK HAS CRACKED FROM THE FROM TO THE REAR OF THE DASH LIKE ALOT OF THE DODGERAM HAVE DONE BUT YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE ANYONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IS SOMEONE WAITING TO HAVE A AIRBAG GO OFF AND SEND THE DASH IN LITTLE PIECES OR ONE LARGE PIECE TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT OR WHAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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