Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10345816July 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PIECES WILL FALL DOWN AND CUT THE WIRES IN THE DASH OR GET INTO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAUSING BLINDNESS OR HARM WHEN THE AIRBAGS COME OUT!! THIS IS A DEFECT ON DODGE'S PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE!! THERE ARE TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR IT NOT TO BE A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE! YOU NEED TO PUT A RECALL ON THEM!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345979July 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SIDE PANELS OF THE TRUCK BED STARTED TO RUST THROUGH WITH 2 INCH HOLES. THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER WE NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE UNDERNEATH. CLIMBED UNDER TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRAME WAS ALL RUSTED AND LARGE HOLES THROUGHOUT AND IT WAS ONLY HANGING ON BY A THIN PIECE OF RUSTED METAL. A MECHANIC WELDED A SMALL PLATE UNDERNEATH TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE FRAME TO TRY AND HOLD THINGS TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344428July 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL BEGAN TO CRACK AND PIECES OF IT HAD FALLEN INTO THE ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343839July 18, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE DIESEL THE DASHBOARD HAS 4 LARGE CRACKS, FROM ONE CRACK TO ANOTHER IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS PIECE FLIES OUT AND HITS PASSENGERS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD CONSIDER IT AS BEING A RECALL. THE LEAST JERK OR VIBRATION COULD CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. EVEN WHILE CLEANING THE DASH YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OR YOU COULD GET CUT BY THE SHARP CRACKS. HOPE DODGE WILL TAKE CARE OF COMPLAINTS AND STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS, IF NOT, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343437July 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE 2500 IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE AIRBAG. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO OPEN I THINK THE PASSENGER WOULD BE HIT BY THE BROKEN DASHBOARD PIECE THAT WOULD COME OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DODGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343103July 14, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 RAM 1500 UPPER AND LOWER DASH IS FALLING APART. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS TRUCK SENSE I PURCHASED IT OFF THE LOT. CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT IS HAPPENING ON MOST OF THE TRUCKS OUT THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343181July 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HE NOTICED THAT THE UPPER DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343223July 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED HOME AND THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO OBTAIN THE PARTS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE AND THE FUEL PUMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342982July 13, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FOUR CRACKS ALONG THE HARD COVER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342991July 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. THESE ARE NOT CRACKS FROM THE SUN. TWO CUTS/CRACKS APPEARED SUDDENLY AND A THIRD ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THEY LOOK LIKE CUTS THAT WERE MADE WITH A SAW BLADE. PARTS OF THE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG ARE LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND. THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND CAN LEAD TO A PERSON CUTTING THEM SELVES. I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THE DASH IS AN INTRICAL PART OF THE CABIN STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342811July 12, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, THAT HAS A DASH THAT HAS BECOME CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS LEADING TO EXPOSURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, THE AIR BAGS, THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND HAS SEVERELY SHARP EDGES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN CARED FOR, AND YET, JUST LIKE WHAT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL HAS BECOME UNSAFE, YET CHRYSLER, WHO ACCEPTED TAXPAYER FUNDS THROUGH THE BAILOUT, REFUSES TO DO A THING ABOUT IT. THIS DEFECT CAN LEAD TO FIRE, EXPLOSION, IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR LACK OF, SHARP PLASTIC CUTTING, EXPLODING, ETC AMONG OTHER HAZARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341284July 2, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE PICK UP TRUCKS DASH BOARD CRUMBLES. PIECES OF THE DASH BOARD HAVE GONE INTO THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM. WITH THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG IT COULD CAUSE DEATH, BLINDNESS AND/OR OTHER INJURIES. THIS IS AN ISSUE DODGE NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340357June 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE CUMMINS DASH CRACKING EVERY WHERE. I HAVE BEEN CUT CLEANING DASH. IN A WREAK IT COULD GET NASTY WITH AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10339622June 23, 2010
STRUCTURE
II OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500,AND MY COMPLAINT IS MY DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO FALL APART. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE PARTS THAT ARE BREAKING OFF MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT,DUE TO THE PLASTIC FALLING INTO MY ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERN IT MAY EVEN SPARK AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE I'M DRIVING. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE THIS PROBLEM INTO CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATE,BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS A DODGE PROBLEM NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339633June 23, 2010
STRUCTURE
I WAS GETTING INTO MY PICKUP TRUCK WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME FOR DAY. I REACHED IN AND GRAB THE GRAB HANDLE LOCATED ON THE "A-PILLAR" AND STARTED TO PULL MY SELF INTO MY VEHICLE. THE "A-PILLAR" GRAB HANDLE BROKE, CAUSING ME TO FALL BACKWARD STICKING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THEN THE GROUND AS I CONTINUED THE FALL TO THE GROUND. AS A RESULT OF THIS FALL I DEVELOPED A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND ALMOST DIED TWICE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE "A-PILLAR" GRAB HANDLE AND "B-PILLAR" GRAB HANDLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE IN THE HANDS OF A FORENSIC ENGINEER WHO HAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH PARTS WERE SUBSTANDARD. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALSO CRACKED AROUND HOLD DOWN BOLTS AND READY TO FAIL. PICKUP TRUCK WAS A 2003 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 4X4 ON FACTORY 20" TIRES. CHRYSLER LLC. IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BUT HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING! IN 2003 WHEN MOTOR TREND TESTED THE DODGE QUAD CAB FOR THEIR " TRUCK OF YEAR AWARD" THE PART FAILED ON MOTOR TREND MAGAZINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED PERTAINING TO THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, BUT CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT THEIR BOTTOM LINE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEIR CUSTOMERS HEALTH. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THESE PARTS TO STOP THESE INJURIES. I ENDED UP MISSING 3.5 MONTHS OF WORK AND MY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY ENDED UP PAYING OUT OVER $350,000.00 FOR THESE INJURIES. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2003 NEW AND I DID SO IN GOOD FAITH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND REPLACE THESE PARTS AND PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10339601June 22, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING, CRACKING 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336945June 18, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM2500 IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. I COUNT 12 CRACKS IN BOTH UPPER DASH BOARDS. IF I EVER DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ANY ONE IN THE VEHICLE COULD BE INJURED BADLY JUST WITH FLYING DASHBOARD. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE IT FOR $800 WITH THE SAME EVIDENTLY INFERIOR PLASTIC THAT IS ALREADY PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTHING ELSE HAS HAPPENED THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED ANY OF THESE CRACKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336551June 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE 3500 AND THE DASH JUST STARTED FALLING APART. IT HAS LIKE 10 MAJOR CRACKS AND THEY JUST SUDDENLY APPEARED. I THINK IT IS GOING TO CAVE IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335728June 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FAILURE OF 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH HO DIESEL ENGINE AND MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION - ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT FAILS TO START. BEEN TO CROWN IN NITRO AND COURTS IN HURRICANE A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. DEALERSHIPS FAIL TO FIX. HAVE SPENT APPROX. $2500 AND STILL NOT FIXED. CAN STALL AT INTERSECTION OR RAILROAD CROSSING CAUSING GRAVE INJURY OR DEATH; NEED HELP TO GET PROBLEM FIXED BY RECALL PROCESS. ALL CHRYSLER-DODGE SAYS "I APOLOGIZE". CHRYSLER-DODGE KNOWS OF PROBLEM B/C WILL FIX ON AS NEED BASIS IF UNDER WARRANTY; TOLD BY CROWN, NITRO THAT WE WERE LUCKY FUEL PUMP LASTED AS LONG HAS IT HAD WHEN REPLACED (WE HAD TO PAY) OVER A YEAR AGO. HAS CAUSED COMPOUNDED PROBLEMS WITH INJECTORS. MOSTLY LIKELY HAS CAUSED HIGH PRESSURE PUMP THEN INJECTORS TO FAIL AS THESE PARTS USE THE LUBRICATING PROPERTIES OF DIESEL FUEL AS THE LUBRICANT FOR THESE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335032June 7, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, THAT WHEN I PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT BLINKS. AND WHEN I TURN ON THE RIGHT THE LEFT WILL BLINK, THEN SOMETIMES IT WORKS PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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