Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10421153August 23, 2011
EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
MY 2003 DODGE RAM HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420015August 18, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER DOOR FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE EITHER COMPONENT AND THE WINSHIELD WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY FOGGED WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420468August 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 20000 MILES, (DEATH WOBBLE), IT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT, VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE UPGRADED STEERING LINKAGE TO 09'.,NEW TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPNER , BALL JOINTS AND ALSO THE GEARBOX FRAME BRACE W/PITNAM ARM BEARING KIT. I STILL HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. I NOW HAVE AROUND 58000 MI. I LOVE MY TRUCK, JUST NOT THE WOBBLE, I WOULD NOT FEEL RIGHT BY SELLING IT LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419665August 16, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SPLITTING APART FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419214August 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRE CONNECTING THE IGNITION WIRE MELTED CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER TO MALFUNCTION. THE WIRE MELTED DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE TERMINALS TO THE CONNECTOR. THE LACK OF A DEFROSTER MADE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER STATED THE WIRE THAT CONNECT THE IGNITION TO THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO TO DRIVE DUE TO THE IMPAIRED VISION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418391August 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRUMBLING ON SOME PARTS AND CRACKING VERY BADLY ON OTHERS. IF I SHOULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASH IS SO BAD THAT IT WOULD CUT THE AIRBAGS NO MATER WHAT CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP. BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED NOT AFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418472August 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
WHEN I TRIED TO SWITCH THE AC TO DEFROST, IT WOULD NOT WORKED. KEPT HEARING A "THUNK" FROM INSIDE THE DASH. DEFROST WOULD NOT SWITCH OVER AND AIR CONTINUED BLOWING FROM VENTS. CREATED AN EXTREME VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418058August 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 1. STARTED TO HAVE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES, POWER WINDOWS AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO OCCASIONAL SMELL OF MELTING PLASTIC. 2. AFTER SOME TIME BLOWER MOTOR TOTALLY QUIT. WENT ONLINE TO TROUBLE SHOOT PROBLEM AND LEARNED OF RECALL ON 2002 DODGE RAM FOR IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THAT WAS CAUSED BY MELTING IGNITION SWITCH. SO I TOOK APART STEERING COLUMN AND FOUND PLUG FOR MY IGNITION SWITCH MELTING AND WIRE BURNT AND CORRODING. AFTER FINDING PROBLEM AND PUTTING THE PLUG BACK TOGETHER BLOWER MOTOR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN AND WHEN IT IS ON WIRE GETS EXTREMELY HOT. CONSEQUENCES WOULD BY LOSS OF VISIBILITY IF WINDOWS FOG UP AND OR POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET. CHRYSLER WANTED ME TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN AND PAY TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT THEIR DEALER. THEN THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, NOT GUARANTEEING THEY WOULD COVER ANY OR ALL OF THE COST. SO I WILL PROBABLE FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF WITH USED PARTS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY CHRYSLER TO FIX A PROBLEM THE ARE VERY AWARE ABOUT. SINCE THEY ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2002 RAM THAT USES THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH AS MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416590August 1, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416420July 31, 2011
EQUIPMENT
I WAS REPAIRING A PART UNDER THE DASH, THE DASH SHATTERED. WE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER STATEMENTS ONLINE THAT STATED THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I COULD SHATTER AND INJURE THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416276July 29, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2003 DODGE RAM HEAVY DUTY TRUCK BEGAN TO GET CRACKES IN DASHBOARD AROUND YR 2009 2 LARGE CRACKS ARE NOW IN DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415362July 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 08/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR ONLY WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM 8,000 ELEVATION, MOSTLY COASTING, APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THROTTLE OCCASIONALLY AS NEEDED PER ROAD REQUIREMENTS. UPON REACHING FLATLAND, HE APPLIED THE THROTTLE AS NORMAL. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE THROTTLE WAS NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEMS SINCE. UPDATED 08/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414886July 24, 2011
SUSPENSION
MY 2003 2500 DODGE RAM 4X4 SHAKES VIOLENTLY BAD WHEN I HIT BUMPS ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I HAVE TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. IT FEELS LIKE I AM GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASH. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT $2000.00 TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT NO SUCCESS. HELP PLEASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414914July 24, 2011
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN IT. THE MOST CONCERNING CRACK IS LOCATED ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ALSO THE ASSIST HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND HAS BROKEN AGAIN. THE PART IS EXPENSIVE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY PIECE AGAIN. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE HAD TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE ASSIST HANDLE. I AM ONLY 5'2" AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MANEUVER IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY WITHOUT THE GRAB HANDLE. THE CRACKS BEGAN IN 2008 AND HAVE BEEN MULTIPLYING SINCE THEN. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND HEAR A CRACK AND THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASH. THE VENT AREAS HAVE ALL FALLEN THROUGH INTO THE HEATING/COOLING COMPARTMENTS CAUSING RATTLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414793July 23, 2011
STRUCTURE
CRACKS IN THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM. AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415673July 22, 2011
VISIBILITY
DURING FREEZING TEMP THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP OR HAS ICE ON IT AND THE AIR DOES NOT BLOW UP TO THE WINDOW OR DOWN ON THE FLOOR JUST STRAIGHT OUT OF THE DASH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ANDD AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE RUN FOR OVER 45 MIN THE WINDOW IS STILL NOT DEFROSTED MAYBE JUST A SMALL PATCH AND AFTER TRYING TO SEE OUT OF A SMALL PATCH OF THE WINDSHIELD I'AM SO SURPRISED THERE ARE NOT MANY RECKS CAUSED FROM THIS I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE DODGES AND I KNOW OF 7 OTHER DODGE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO GET IT FIXED, OUT OF THE 7 I KNOW THERE IS 1 THAT HAS GOTTEN IT FIXED SO HOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE THAT CAN NOT SEE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415680July 22, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAILED COMPONENTS= DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISOR DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO REMAIN IN THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN PASSING OVER A BUMP, RESULTING IN REDUCED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR RESULTS IN DECREASED VISIBILITY TO DRIVERS RIGHT. INVESTIGATION THROUGH DODGE TRUCK WEBSITES REVEAL THIS PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS AND THAT DODGE REDESIGNED THE SUNVISOR IN 2005 MODEL YEAR. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE REPAIR, JUST A FULL REPLACEMENT OF SUNVISORS AT A COST OF UP TO $150.00 (PARTS/LABOR) AS DOCUMENTED ON DODGE TRUCK WEBSITES. SUNVISORS ON SUBJECT VEHICLE ARE NOW SECURED VIA SAFETY PINS AND VELCRO STRIPS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL VISOR MOVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414002July 21, 2011
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 . WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING OUR DASHBOARD CRACKING MORE AND MORE. IT SHOULD NOT BEEN DETIORATING BEFORE WE GET IT PAID OFF. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MODEL. AND I THINK DODGE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE AND FIX THIS AT NO COST TO ME. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413797July 20, 2011
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A BLACK 2003 DODGE 3500 RAM. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. I JUST NOTICED ONE DAY THAT THERE WAS A CRACK AND THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER ANOTHER CRACK SPLIT ACROSS THE DASH. NOW IN THE PAST YEAR ANOTHER CRACK HAS APPEARED. THIS DASH IS CRACKING AND I HAVE USED A SUNSHIELD TO PROTECT IT. THE SUNSHIELD DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP, IT JUST CRACKS NO MATTER WHAT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414529July 20, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOTICED LARGE CRACK ON DASHBOARD, THEN COVERED DASH WITH A DASH MAT AND STARTED NOTICING MULTIPLE CRACKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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