Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#11118848August 9, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BLEND DOORS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE ARE KNOWN TO BREAK CAUSING NO HEAT TO BE DIVERTED TO THE DEFROSTER CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD CAN NOT BE PROPERLY DEFROSTED. THIS CAN CAUSE VISIBILITY CONCERNS WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112560July 20, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 319,000. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111867July 17, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-821. THEY STATE THAT THERE IS STILL NO FIX FOR MODEL YEAR 2013 RAM TRUCKS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104784June 29, 2018
WHEELS
MY DAUGHTER GOT ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE HOUSE AND SAID THE "BRAKES FELT FUNNY" SO SHE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AT THE CORNER. WELL, SHE SIMPLY TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BROKE CLEAN OFF AT THE HUB. I THANK GOD SHE WAS GOING LESS THAN 5MPH. HER ROUTE THAT DAY WOULD HAVE PUT HER ON THE HIGHWAY AND IF THIS HAD HAPPENED THEN......I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. THE REPAIR SHOP TOOK PICTURES AND SAID THEY'D PROVIDE WHATEVER INFO I NEEDED. WELL, WHAT WAS NEEDED FOR CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS A LONG TIME AGO. I UNDERSTAND THE TRUCK HAS SOME MILES ON IT BUT I WAS SHOCKED TO GO ONLINE AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF ANYBODY HAS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY HAVE THE HUBS CHECKED....ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN ISSUE FROM WHAT I'VE READ.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103673June 24, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EXTREME RUST AND CORROSION ABOVE BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR WHEEL WELLS. DOOR LOCKS WILL RANDOMLY LOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED OR IN PARK. HAS LOCKED ME OUT AFTER STEPPING OUT TO OPEN A GATE, HAD TO GO GET A SPARE SET OF KEYS TO UNLOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102894June 20, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL / I RECEIVED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIRBAGS) FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE EXISTING DASHBOARD WITHOUT DAMAGING THE DASHBOARD FURTHER. DODGE STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THE PARTS NOR LABOR TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER CONTACTED WAS NATIONAL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 2223 N MARINE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE CAUSED IN THE COMPLETE OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. SEE ATTACHED EMAILS/PICTURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101284June 11, 2018
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR END ON MY RAM 1500 HEMI 1500 GEAR IS MAKING A HUMMING SOUND CONSTANTLY, IT NEVER STOPS. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY NO LONGER HAVE THE PART AND I CAN'T FIND ONE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ONE. PLEASE HELP!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092202May 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE AND FLAMES SUDDENLY APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE SMOKE QUICKLY ENGULFED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082019March 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS GEARS SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. (MICHICIANA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF MISHAWAKA, INDIANA) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR A REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSESSMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080946March 22, 2018
AIR BAGS
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY STATED IT NEEDED A AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS 3 YEARS AGO PART IS STILL ON ORDER AND HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075552February 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ON FEBRUARY 11, 2018, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM EMT TRAINING, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE AND THEN BOOM. PINION NUT BACKED OFF, DROPPED DOWN INTO THE GEAR AREA CAUSING MY DRIVE SHAFT AND YOKE TO BREAK AND MY REAR END TO LOCK UP, PUTTING ME INTO A SKID. I FOUND 35 OTHER COMPLAINTS WHERE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE 2WD TRUCKS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT THE 4WD. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION, I WAS TOLD TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS AND IF ANY RECALLS WERE TO COME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY PUT MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER AND WILL NOT HONOR THEIR MISTAKE. THE FOLLOWING LINK IS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2003/DRIVETRAIN/REAR_DIFFERENTIAL_FAILURE.SHTML.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071703February 8, 2018
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AROUND 65 MPH & I HIT A BUMP I GET A SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES & IT'S VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065726January 29, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE DETERIORATION ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (AUBURN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1901 GRASS VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, CA 95603, (888) 268-8026) STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FIRST IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER OPTED NOT TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND ASKED THAT THE CONTACT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD FIRST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE CONCERNING THE DASHBOARD AND THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065258January 26, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH HAS JUST FALLEN APART SHARDS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. AC RE CIRCULATION DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF SO CAN NOT DIVERT FLOW FROM VENTS TO DEFROST SO I CAN NOT DEFOG THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THE AC QUIT GETTING POWER DO TO IGNITION WIRES GETTING HOT IN CONNECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064142January 22, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063393January 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL DEFECTIVE AIRBAG DOESNT WORK IN MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061233January 8, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TAKATA ?- ON 7/15/2017 MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AS HE DROVE HOME ON THE FREEWAY. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SPINNING AND IMPACTING A GUARD RAIL POST , EJECTING HIM FROM THE VEHICLE ON TO THE FREEWAY WHERE HE DIED. UPON EXAMINATION OF VEHICLE NO AIRBAGS IN THE CABIN DEPLOYED. *BF * *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#11061231January 8, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH BOARD ON ALMOST ALL OF THESE TRUCKS ARE SEVERELY CRASHING AND IF THE AIRBAGS GO OFF PARTS OF THE DASH CAN INJURY OR KILL SOMEONE FROM FLYING PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060768January 5, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED FREEHOLD DODGE RAM AT 732-462-1600 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE PART WAS NOT REPLACEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056686December 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET REAR PINION NUT CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND REAR END OF THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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