Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10991589May 25, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH IS CRACKED COMPLETELY. PIECES OF THE DASH HAS FALLEN IN THE AIR VENTS. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A PIECE MIGHT HIT ME OR MY PASSENGER. HAVE A 2002 FORD FOCUS ZTS, I HAVE TAKEN CARE MY DODGE BETTER THAN MY FORD AND THE DASH IS IN PERFECT CONDITION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991315May 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRVING ELECTRIC POWER TURNS OFF TO GAGES PULL OVER TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ONE THE TRUCK STARTS UP AFTER A FEW TRIES REPLACED COMPUTER.AND MODULE STILL STOPS RUNNING NO CODES DOSE THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990943May 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO A RIVER BED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT BLACKED OUT BRIEFLY, BUT WOKE UP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE HEAD AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10985145May 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION; THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FEET BEFORE INTERSECTION; APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP;SPEED WAS BELOW 30 MPH WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTION AND BRAKE LOSS OCCURRED; TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD FOUR "DEATH WOBBLE" EXPERIENCES EVEN WITH PITTMAN ARM AND ASSOCIATED PARTS REPLACEMENT; TWO EXPERIENCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION (POSSIBLE JAMMED OPEN THROTTLE) OF THE TURBO, LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL; SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER CRUISE CONTROL USAGE AND TRAVELING LESS THAN 30 MPH; WHILE STATIONARY, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED WIRING HARNESS SHORT AND FIRE ON FIREWALL WHILE CONNECTED TO TRAILER. PICTURES ATTACHED WERE TAKEN WITHIN 12 HOURS OF SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984574May 9, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT CORROSION ON THE HOOD AND TOP OF CAB, DOORS AND HAD I HAD ENGINE FAILURE AT 70,000 PLUS AND AT 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983919May 7, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD DISINTEGRATING INTO HUNDREDS OF EXTREMELY POINTED AND SHARP SHARDS OF HEAVY GAUGE PLASTIC SOME OF CONSIDERABLE MASS THAT POSE A SEVERE RISK IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. DAILY REMOVE PIECES OF DASH AS THEY BREAK FREE. MANY ARE HEAVY ENOUGH AND POINTED ENOUGH TO SEVERELY INJURE DRIVER OR OCCUPANTS EVEN UNDER SEVERE BRAKING LET ALONE A CRASH WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS. UNDER SEVERE BRAKING THESE SHARDS BREAK FREE AND FLY FORWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD THEN BOUNCE BACK AT THE TERRIFIED OCCUPANTS. WE NOW HAVE TO ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR TO AVOID BEING BLINDED BY A FLYING PIECE OF DEBRIS FROM THE DASH. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE HITS A SMALL BUMP ANOTHER PIECE OR TWO BREAKS OFF OR A NEW CRACK APPEARS THREATENING TO RELEASE ANOTHER SHARP FLYING OBJECT INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS NOT JUST COSMETIC!! THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AS A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT NOW IS DIFFERENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10983653May 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES, I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, PIECES STARTED TO BREAK AWAY WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE PIECES HAD SHARP EDGES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY TO THE DRIVER OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS/REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM LOGGED WITH BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE NHTSA FOR YEARS WITH NO ACTION EVEN ATTEMPTED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE FACTORY DASHBOARD REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE NHTSA ACTS? THE LOSS OF SOMEONE'S EYE PERHAPS OR A PIECE FLYING INTO THE FACE OF A DRIVER CAUSING LOSS OF SIGHT AND CAUSING A COLLISION? WAKE UP!!! THIS IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM. IT'S A SLEEPING GIANT WAITING TO HAPPEN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983691May 5, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT VIA PHONE THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978892April 17, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATING. PIECES OF THE DASH HAVE COME OFF COMPLETELY AND THEY HAVE VERY SHARP EDGES. THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE, NOT A COSMETIC ONE. THE MISSING DASH PIECES HAS EXPOSED UNDER DASH WIRING AND AIR BAG MODULES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978601April 14, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUNNING FRONT TO BACK RUSTED OUT AND CORRODED BEHIND FUEL TANK STOPPED QUICKLY FROM CAR PULLING OUT AND IT RUPTURED ALSO FUEL LINES GOING FROM MASTER CYLINDER CORRODED AND LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972273April 13, 2017
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 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971996April 12, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH IS CRACKING CREATING SHARP SECTIONS THAT WOULD BE AN EXTREME HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971829April 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971912April 11, 2017
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 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971553April 10, 2017
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 TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE PARTS NOT MATCHING THE REMEDY PARTS THAT WERE SENT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG WERE A DIFFERENT SIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971609April 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED DALLAS DODGE, MY DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T REPLACED MY AIRBAG. I CONTACTED THEM IN JUNE 2016 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN.THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF AIRBAGS. I HAVE THE OLDEST VEHICLE IN THIS RECALL AND LIVE IN TEXAS WHICH IS IN THE MOST LIKELY ZONE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM GETS WORSE WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND WHICH ZONE YOU LIVE IN, I WOULD HOPE THAT DALLAS DODGE WOULD WANT TO FIX THESE VEHICLES FIRST. PLEASE HELP, MY FAMILY NEEDS IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971720April 10, 2017
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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971060April 7, 2017
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 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971114April 7, 2017
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 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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971010April 6, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING
I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP ON THE RECALL YOU GUYS SENT LAST YEAR ON THIS MATTER. I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS TO INSTALL AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER NOTICE STATING WHEN THEY HAD THEM. THEN, I COULD THEN CALL BACK TO SET UP A TIME TO HAVE THE FAULTY ONE REPLACED. I NEVER RECEIVED THAT NOTICE AND HAVE RECEIVED MY SECOND SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED SINCE MY FAMILY OFTEN USE THIS VEHICLE. BUT THE LOCAL DEALER ONLY SEEMS INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY, NOT THE SAFETY OF WHAT THEY SALE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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