Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10435434November 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF BUYING IT NEW. ACCORDING TO DODGE ITS COSMETIC BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I DRIVE. THE DASH HAS SO MANY CRACKS AND SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAN CAN SEVERELY HURT SOMEONE. OBVIOUSLY DODGE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS ONCE THEY HAVE BOUGHT ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. ITS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT YET DODGE SOMEHOW MANAGES TO GET AWAY WITH POOR QUALITY AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435565November 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE WIRES TO SHORTEN. AS A RESULT, THE HORN AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIR BAG WAS ALSO EXPOSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE COMPROMISED DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING SINCE THE FRAGMENTS WERE TAMPERING WITH THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,643 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435069November 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASH STARTED CRACKING AROUND 65,000 MILES AND KEEPS CRACKING. THE CRACKS HAVE CAUSED THE DASH TO SEPARATE CAUSING THE DEFROSTER VENTS NOT TO BLOW CORRECTLY ACROSS WINDSHIELD ( WILL NOT DEFROST). DASH IS STARTING TO DROP DOWN IN DIFFERENT AREAS WHICH MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES OR ELECTRICAL FIRE. TRUCK IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ( OTHER THAN DASH) WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434886November 8, 2011
STRUCTURE
THE PLASTIC DASH CRACKED RESULTING IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. PIECES OF FOAM ARE COMING OUT OF THE A/C REGISTERS AND BLOWING INTO MY FACE ALMOST HITTING ME IN THE EYE ON OCCASION. THE PLASTIC DASH IS OBVIOUSLY MADE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH CRACK INTO PIECES THIS BADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434452November 7, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK A FEW MONTHS AGO, JUST HAIRLINE CRACKS AT FIRST. NOW THERE ARE LONG CRACKS EVERYWHERE & THE DASHBOARD MAY FALL IN & DISRUPT WHATEVER ELECTRIC CIRCUITS ARE UNDERNEATH. LOCAL DODGE DEALER WOULDN'T TAKE ACTION UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. HE SAID "DON'T USE ARMOURALL" WHICH I DON'T. DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WAS NO HELP EITHER. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO EXPAND. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434399November 6, 2011
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
TRUCK GETS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN IT GOES OVER ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD AND THE WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IS ALL A PERSON CAN DO TO HANG ON WITHOUT WRECKING TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED AND STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434241November 4, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND SHARP EDGES WERE EXPOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433878November 1, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500,AS OF THIS EVENING I HAD ALL THE MAJOR STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED, AT A COST OF NEARLY $2500.00 TO SOLVE WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, THE FIRST EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, AFTER I PICK MY TRUCK UP, CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, DODGE WONT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND KEEPS SELLING ME REPLACEMENT PARTS WITHOUT ANY RESOLVE. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUES. I CAN NOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE MY CONSCIENCE WONT ALLOW ME TO PUT ANOTHER PERSONS SAFETY IN JEOPARDY PLEASE HELP US!!! DODGE WON'T!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432611October 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON A 2004 RAM 2500 AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432255October 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 45MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MOTOR BLEW A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN, IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND HIM HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTOR FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN ASKING THEY LAUGH ABOUT IT, IT IS A 4.7 LT 8 CYL MOTOR AND APPARENTLY CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THE OIL WAS EVERYWHERE ON THE ROAD AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND THAT IN ITSELF IS A HAZARD. LOOK ONLINE AND A MOTOR TO REPLACE IT IS IN THE 2 TO 3 THOUSAND RANGE. WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IS WITHOUT THE MOTOR PRICE, LOOK UNDER PROBLEMS FOR THIS TRUCK AND YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE MOTOR BLOWING UP WITH NO WARNINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430801October 19, 2011
VISIBILITY
HEATER BLOWER FAILS TO BLOW TO THE FLOOR OR DEFROST. TRUCK WINDSHIELD STARTED TO FOG UP AND COULDN'T GET IT TO CLEAR BECAUSE THE DEFROST BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH DODGE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430194October 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON THE DATE ABOVE AND AFTER ROLLING THE TRUCK 6 TIMES THE FUEL DIDN'T SHUT OFF TO THE TRUCK AND IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I BELIEVE THAT THE INERTIA SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND DIDN'T SHUT OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428775October 5, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING THE DEFROSTER TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LACK OF WORKING DEFROSTERS COULD IMPAIR HIS VISION AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428422October 4, 2011
STRUCTURE
SEVERE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD. CRACKING IS SO BAD THAT PIECES ARE FALLING INTO/INSIDE THE DASH. THESE EXPOSED EDGES ARE EXTREMELY SHARP, POSING A SEVERE LACERATION HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10431134October 3, 2011
STRUCTURE
THE DASH HAS A CRACK IN IT FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK. THE TRUCK IS LIKE NEW. IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON NOW AFTER EIGHT YEARS. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF ....UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF UPDATED 11/08/11. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427696September 28, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED AND FALLING APART. STARTED WITH ONE CRACK AND NOW HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS AND IS FALLING APART. PIECES MAY CAUSE INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427542September 27, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASBOARD CRACKING - VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 10 YRS. OLD YET. HANDLE INSIDE THAT YOU WOULD GRAB TO HELP YOURSELF IN HAS CRACKED AND IS NOT SAFE TO USE. MY WIFE ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HANDLE CRACKED AND CAME LOOSE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. DASHBOARD CRACKS MATCH EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE VIEWED ON-LINE WHILE INVESTIGATING OTHER OWNERS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE (DODGE) OF VEHICLE. CANNOT FIND ANY INFO ON ANY RECALL BEING ISSUED. I AM WORRIED IF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYED THAT THE DASH WOULD BECOME FLYING SHRAPNEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426782September 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACKS HAD BECOME LARGER OVER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/18/11*LJ UPDATED 11/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426334September 19, 2011
STRUCTURE
WE BOUGHT A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK AND THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN 6 DIFFERENT PLACES AND I TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT DODGE IS AT FAULT AND SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425975September 18, 2011
STEERING
AFTER PURCHASING MY 03 RAM 2500 IN JUNE OF 2010 I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 65MPH AND HITTING THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO JUST BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS IN NOV OF 2010 AFTER I INSISTED THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE FRONT END, BUT THIS DIDN'T HELP. I REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND TIE ROD ENDS AND IT DIDN'T HELP. I VE LOOKED AT THE FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SO WHAT CAN I DO WITH A TRUCK I OWE MONEY ON THAT I NEED TO TRAVEL CAUSE OF MY JOB BUT DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT? WHO DO I CONTACT? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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