Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10160596June 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $198.03 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESURFACE THE FRONT ROTORS OF MY 2003 DODGE 1500 LONESTAR PICKUP. THE SERVICE TECH VERIFIED THAT I STILL HAVE 8MM OF ORIGINAL BRAKE ON THE FRONT AND 10MM OF ORIGINAL BRAKE ON THE BACK. SINCE I AM PAST THE 12000 MILES REQUIRED BY CHRYSLER THEY FEEL THAT THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES PULSATING EACH TIME I APPLIED THEM I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AS IT WAS BECOMING WORSE. I FAIL TO SEE THIS AS NORMAL WEAR IF MY BRAKES ARE IN SUCH GOOD CONDITION. I FEEL THAT IT IS A POOR DESIGN OR MATERIAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER AND NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE VIEWED WEB SITES THAT SHOW MANY OWNERS OF 2003/2004 DODGE 1500 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE TECH STATED THE SAME THING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160263June 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH RETAINING CLIP ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BECAME DETACHED, RESULTING IN PART OF THE AXLE TO BE WORN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP, AND A SERVICE DEALER. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THAT SPECIFIC PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN, AND THAT A DESIGN FLAW WOULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT IT WAS A LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE PIECE TO BECOME DETACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160282June 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE STEERING COLUMN IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - THE STEERING COLUMN IGNITION SWITCH (PART # 56045112) BURNED BETWEEN WIRE TERMINAL 1 AND 8. THE IGNITION SWITCH CONNECTOR (PART # 5183441AA) WAS ALSO BURNED BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 AND 8 IN CIRCUIT C1. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160304June 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH RETAINER CLIP IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS I HAD NOT PERFORMED THE SERVICE THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CLIP BROKE INSIDE THE AXLE HOUSING DID NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE AND WORE AWAY THE HOUSING INSIDE. THERE IS NO TIMELINE TO PINPOINT HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IF NOT REPAIRED THE PART WOULD BREAK AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO LOCK UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159597June 12, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE WIPER, THE KEY WAS MISSING FROM THE KEYWAY SLOT THAT KEEPS THE WIPER ARM ON THE SHAFT WHICH ENABLES THE WIPER TO TURN. THIS MISSING PART CAUSED THE GEARS TO BE STRIPPED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/27/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159175June 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A LOUD TICK COMING FROM THE MOTOR. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD NOT TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MOTORS BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT UNTIL THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS IS THE WARRANTY MAY BE UP AT THAT TIME FORCING ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT NOW AND ALSO THE RESALE OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT IS FIXED WITH THAT NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159112June 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GOING OVER A HILL AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158795June 1, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2003 RAM 2500 HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. IN FIRST TWO YEARS THE BEARINGS/HUBS, U-JOINTS, UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED, I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.0 IN FRONT END PARTS ALONE. MY FRIEND HAS A 2003 DUALLY, HE HAS REPLACED ALL THE SAME PARTS. ALSO, AN INJECTOR LINE RUPTURE ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WHILE I WAS IN RURAL MAINE, NEEDLESS TO SAY IT GOT VERY EXPENSIVE, ONCE THEY FOUND A PART IN MICHIGAN. ALL I CAN SAY IS NO MORE DODGES FOR ME OR MY FAMILY, BUYING A TOYOTA OR NISSAN NEXT TIME. THE DODGE IS A $40,000 PIECE OF CRAP....TF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158684May 31, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR 2 CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES TO STOP. HE WAS ON HIS PHONE, THE GIRL BEHIND HIM AND IN FRONT OF ME THEN SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES AND HIT HIM, I THEN LOCKED MY BRAKES AND HIT THE GIRL IN FRONT OF ME...MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS GOING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE...THERE WAS $1,800 DAMAGE TO THE JEEP CHEROKEE THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AS WELL...AFTER LOOKING AT THE AFTERMATH THE SENSOR IN THE GRILLE WAS JUST HANGING THERE BUT THE GRILLE WAS COMPLETELY PUSHED IN. 2 MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO TAKE IT TO, TO SEE IF THIS IS A CORRECT ASSUMPTION. THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10158363May 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TOWING WITH THE VEHICLE IT DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TO PULLOVER LET TRUCK REST FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES BEFORE TRUCK WILL MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158080May 23, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN POOR QUALITY OEM BALL JOINTS, ALONG WITH ROAD FEED BACK THROUGH A MULTI PIECE, AND MOVABLE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN. MAKE THIS SERIES OF TRUCK UNSAFE, A HAZARD, AND A LIABILITY ON THE ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157576May 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING IN PARK, IT BEGAN TO REVERSE DOWN THE BOAT DOCK. THIS DAMAGED THE BOAT TRAILER AND THE DOCK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL LETTER #05V462000, FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157439May 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY STARTED, THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR CODES AND THE WIRING WAS CHECKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157191May 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OIL PRESSURE ON I75, TOWED TRUCK TO DODGE DEALER, THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. DODGE WILL NOT FIX ENGINE. TRUCK HAS 26,000 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE OIL WAS BAD BUT THEY DIDN'T TAKE AN OIL SAMPLE OR HAVE IT TESTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157220May 10, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS THING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERS AND TWO FRONT END SHOPS. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHERE THE TIRES DON'T HIT IT AT THE SAME TIME. THEN THE LEFT TIRE USUALLY STARTS BOUNCING UNTIL IT ALMOST SHAKES THE TRUCK APART AND YOU RUN OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO GET IT STOPPED. I'VE CHANGED THE SHOCKS, TIE RODS AND MISC OTHER PARTS TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. EVERYONE SAYS IT ALL LOOKS FINE. BUT SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT HERE. I LIKE THE CUMMINS BUT I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET A CHEVY BEFORE I HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. IT'S PRETTY BAD WHEN YOU GET PARANOID OF THE ROAD AHEAD WHEN YOU GO FASTER THAN 65 MPH. I EVEN WENT TO A REAL STIFF TIRE TO ELIMINATE THIS. NOW IT NOT ONLY SHAKES TO PIECES, BUT IT RIDES LIKE A BUCKBOARD BECAUSE OF THE TIRES. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF A RECALL FOR THIS THING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156312April 27, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS AND BEARINGS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON A DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 TRUCK. MUCH LIKE THE DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS AND THE DODGE DURANGO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156052April 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 50 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PUSHED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE WAS TOUCHING THE RIM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155786April 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ON A BOAT RAMP FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE OFF, AFTER THE BOAT WAS LOADED THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBMERGED IN THE WATER OVER THE FRONT TIRES. IT WAS DRIVEN OUT OF THE WATER AND TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE 2 MILES AWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V462000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, BOTH REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154617April 5, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE EXPLODED NO WARNING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN GA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154525April 4, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, I T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK, YET AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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