Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10916461October 17, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915707October 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915541October 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915176October 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL.I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT 3 DAYS ADVANCED, EVEN THOUGH I WAS THERE FOR 5 HOURS AND MY TRUCK WENT IN TO SHOP AND OUT RIGHT AWAY BUT WAS LEFT SITTING. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS SITTING PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WHERE WAITING FOR MY NEW PART; I ASKED IF IT WAS DONE AT HOUR 5 AND DEALER SAID THEY WHERE LOOKING FOR ME FOR THE LONGEST TIME AFTER I CLEARLY TOLD THEM I WAS GONNA WAIT. I WAS SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM FOR HOURS AND MY FEAR IS THAT DEALER NEVER INSPECTED AIR BAG AT ALL. HERES WHAT I GOT: R26 SAFETY RECALL R26- PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR (RECALL) INSPECT PASSENGER AIRBAG PART NUMBER AND CONDUCT SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM TEST. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. I HAVE A FEELING THEY BS THIS INSPECTION, I DONT TRUST THEM AS FAR AS I CAN THROW THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915066October 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL- IN MARCH OF 2016, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, LITHIA MOTORS IN GRANTS PASS OR.IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND RANCHO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN SAN DIEGO, ON OCT 10, 2016. BOTH DEALERSHIPS ADVISED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND NEITHER LOCATION HAS RECEIVED ANY NOR DO THEY KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE ANY. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION WHEN THIS SITUATION WILL BE RESOLVED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914881October 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED AND FALLING APART AND FALLING INTO THE DEFROSTER DUCTS. PLASTIC PARTS HAVE JAMMED THE HEATER/DEFROSTER/AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS/FLAPPERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911083October 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CURRENTLY MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. AFTER READING NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM I FEEL LUCKY THAT MY REAR-END HAS NOT YET LOCKED UP ON ME. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS IF LOCK UP WERE TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH COULD RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910547September 29, 2016
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND BRAKE HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E040000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910624September 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKS - I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL VEHICLE FOR ME OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS WITH VERY MINIMAL PROBLEMS. IN JANUARY 2014, I DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND WHILE DOING SO, I HEARD A "POP" SOUND FROM THE DASH AREA. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT THE TIME. THE NEXT DAY, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE MAIN DASH AREA THAT EXTENDED FROM THE FRONT TO THE SEAM (3/4 BACK TO THE WINDSHIELD). OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, AS YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THE CRACKING HAS CONTINUED AND BECOME WORSE TO THE POINT LARGE SECTIONS BROKE OFF AND FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DASH. ONE PIECE HAD JAMMED AN A/C BLENDING DOOR ACTUATOR, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO PRY OUT AND FIX THE DOOR. MY CONCERN IS, IF I AM UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, WHERE ARE THOSE RAZOR SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC GOING TO HIT WHEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS? I NO LONGER ALLOW MY GRANDCHILD TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE DASH CRACKS. IF AN AREA OF THE DASH IS PRESSED ON, A LARGE SECTION JUST BREAKS OFF AS IF THE PLASTIC IS THE CONSISTENCY OF A CRACKER. DODGE CREATED THIS DASH AND HAS PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF ALL OTHER OWNER AT RISK. THIS SHOULD BE ON A PRIORITY LIST FOR A RECALL. I'VE OWNED VEHICLES FROM OTHER MAKERS OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH PLASTIC DASH BOARDS CRACKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910213September 28, 2016
WHEELS
RIMS ON TRUCK RUSTED OUT UNDER THE CHROME COVERS TO THE POINT THAT ONE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN'T SEE THE RUSTED TILL YOU PRY AND TEAR THE RIM APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910286September 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND BREATHING ISSUES DUE TO THE POWDER/FUMES CONTAINED WITHIN THE AIR BAGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THEN DRIVEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10910444September 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM. FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS I HAVE WATCHED THE DASH CRACK AND DETERIORATE INTO HUGE HOLES FULL OF PLASTIC SHRAPNEL WHEN YOU TURN THE FAN MOTOR ON. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, I WILL MOST LIKELY NEED A LARGE AMOUNT OF STITCHES, SO WILL MY PASSENGER. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT DODGE USED A SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL TO MOLD THE DASHES ON ALL OF YOUR 2003 DODGE RAMS AND NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM DANGEROUS MATERIALS THAT WERE USED IN THE FIRST PLACE. OH YEAH, MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE DASH ORIGINALLY STARTED CRACKING. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH WHEN THE FIRST PIECE OF PLASTIC HIT ME. NO ACCIDENT, BUT DARN CLOSE. I'VE NOT EVEN STARTED ON THE RUSTED WHEEL WELLS. MY WHEEL WELLS JUST STARTED TO SHOW A LITTLE RUST LAST YEAR. SMALL LITTLE BUBBLES INT HE PAINT AT FIRST. NOW I HAVE 2 LARGE AREAS ON MY FENDER WELLS THAT ARE RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS 16 YEARS OLD NOW, BUT DANG! OTHER THAN THOSE TWO ITEMS, MY TRUCK RUNS GREAT. IF I KNEW THAT DODGE WOULD DO THEIR CUSTOMER RIGHT, I WOULD BUY ANOTHER DODGE. I'M JUST NOT SURE!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909870September 27, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
COMPLETE TOP OF DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND PIECES FALLING INSIDE. CONDITION IS CONCERNING FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASH WHICH ALSO HOUSES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OBVIOUSLY COMPROMISED, THERE ARE SHARP EDGES WHERE THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND WHERE LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE MISSING. THIS WOULD VERY LIKELY CAUSE INJURIES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908216September 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908289September 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906024September 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906244September 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL- I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, LATE 2015. RECEIVED NOTICE THAT PART WAS AVAILABLE AUGUST 2016. I ONLY USED THE VEHICLE FOR LIMITED USE WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. WHEN I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED, THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED THE PART NUMBER ON MY AIRBAG AND IT'S GOOD, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. SO I LOST THE USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE A RECALL SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ISSUED OR IS IT THAT CHRYSLER DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THE 15 MINUTES TO CHECK THE PART NUMBER WHEN THE ISSUE FIRST AROSE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905876September 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 12/15/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903706September 6, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DOT UXOT0113
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899585August 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. I DON'T THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN THIS DASH CONTROL LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. JUST MINOR SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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