Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10743873July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743886July 27, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED IN FRAGMENTS. THE FRACTURED PIECES FELL INTO THE AIR VENT SYSTEM AND FRACTURED THE FOOT OF THE CONTACT'S WIFE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED FRACTURING ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE DASHBOARD REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10744070July 27, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING IF YOU HIT A DIP IN ROAD OR BUMP, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES ALSO KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR. SOMETIMES IT CONTINUES TO DO IT AFTER THAT, SO YOU HAVE TO DRIVE UNDER 40. I HAVE ABOUT HIT A BRIDGE AND OTHER CARS. OTHER DRIVES GET VERY SCARED AS THEY CAN SEE MY TRUCK SHAKING. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL. DOESN'T HAVE A PARTICULAR PART THEY LOOK FOR UNDERNEATH. BUT KNOW ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY MY TRUCK SHAKES LIKE THIS. SO FAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, WE CAN ONLY DRIVE IN TOWN. TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743597July 27, 2015
STEERING
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THE RECENT RECALL INFORMATION YOU ARE INVESTIGATING WITH THE RAM TRUCKS. OUR 2003 RAM 3500 4X4 HAS HAD WHAT IS KNOW BY DODGE TRUCK OWNERS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE SUNK COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND TIME IN IT TRYING TO FIX IT. IT IS VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY AS THE TRUCK VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE/TRACKS OR SIMILAR ROAD OBSTACLES.THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO EXCEPT SLOW DOWN AND RIDE IT OUT. WE WERE SO HAPPY WHEN WE RECEIVED A RECALL/PART FIX NOTICE A FEW YEARS BACK TO HAVE IT WORKED ON BUT UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I CAN TELL YOU WITH COMPLETE CERTAINTY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, IT HAS STILL DONE IT SINCE THEN. WE THINK WE HAVE IT FIXED NOW BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL BUT IT WAS VERY UPSETTING THAT ALL THE YEAR TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE NOT CONSIDERED ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH ADDITIONAL YEAR MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743651July 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE REAR AXLE PINION BOLT VIBRATED OFF, CAUSING THE DRIVESHAFT TO DROP FROM THE REAR, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK SWERVED TO THE LEFT, LUCKILY IT SWERVED INTO A GRASSY MEDIAN AND NOT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE 2005 DODGE RAM WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, NO ADHESIVE ON THE BOLT TO STOP IT FROM VIBRATING OFF. ITS THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME REAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IT SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743669July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE SPLEEN AND A HEAD INJURY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONTACT BEING IN A COMA FOR 26 DAYS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10743734July 27, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ABNORMAL NOISES WERE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE REAR PINION BOLT VIBRATING OFF THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. MA 10/23/15 UPDATED 12/8/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743761July 27, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 4X2 THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND HAS ONLY 71,000 ORIGINAL MILES. I HAVE NOTICED SOME NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS ISSUED A RECALL (N49, N62 AND NHTSA 13-V528) THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE BUT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AFTER FURTHER INSPECTIONS. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE LEFT TIE ROD AND STEERING LINKAGE. NEW PARTS (CBUEN491AA. CBUEN492AA) APPARENTLY ARE READILY AVAILABLE PRIOR TO JANUARY 2014 BUT MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIR. DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PART TO SNAP OFF CAUSING INJURY AND DEATH TO ANYONE ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL YEAR? WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE FOR NOW THAT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT WHY DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS FIRST BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER TAKES HONORABLE RESPONSIBILITY? ANOTHER ISSUE AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY OTHER TRUCK OWNERS IS THAT THE DASH BOARD DETERIORATES AND CRACKS AND MATERIALS FALL INTO THE AIR/DEFROST DUCTING. I HOPE FOR ACTION SOON RATHER THAN RE-ACTION AFTER THE FACT AND THE PREVENTION OF LOSS TO LIFE OR INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743804July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V77000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736234July 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED 2 NOTICES FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS. AND WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER THEY SAID ONLY A FEW REPLACEMENTS WERE COMING IN EVERY COUPLE WEEKS AND HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES TO FIX. THE RESALE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE HAS PLUMMETED, AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. SO ME THE CONSUMER IS SCREWED OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735977July 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRONT TOP DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PIECES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735980July 23, 2015
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE ARE STRIPES OF MELTING PLASTIC ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR AND ON THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736007July 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735760July 22, 2015
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 NEEDED 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735502July 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF THE LARGEST SAFETY RECALL IN THE NATION, IF NOT THE WORLD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT SMALL SHARP PIECES OF METAL OR PLASTIC CAN ACT LIKE SHRAPNEL IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, SHOWERING THE OCCUPANTS WITH POSSIBLE DEADLY DEBRIS. A SIMILAR SITUATION EXISTS WITH THE DASH OF THE 2003 DODGE RAM. MADE OF AN INFERIOR PLASTIC, THE 2003 DASH BEGINS TO CRACK, SPLINTER AND DISINTEGRATE LEAVING UNSIGHTLY HOLES. THE HOLES ARE NOT MERELY COSMETIC, THEY ARE CREATED BY THE PLASTIC DASH CRACKING AND CREATING SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WHICH COULD ACT VERY MUCH LIKE THE SHRAPNEL FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY MUCH GREATER AS THE CRACKED AND HOLE RIDDEN DASH NO LONGER PREVENTS OBJECTS FROM FALLING INTO THE DASH AND GETTING LODGED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE OR EVEN INADVERTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COINCIDENTLY IS ALSO ANOTHER MAJOR RECALL ISSUE (GM IGNITION).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735508July 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT INITIALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 15, 2015. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL UNTIL FEBRUARY 3, 2015. UPON REVIEW OF THE INVOICE, THE DOCUMENT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE NEEDED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2015 AND THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER JANUARY 15, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, INCLUDING OVER THE SPEEDOMETER, THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD, AND DEFROSTER GRILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735526July 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735303July 20, 2015
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 RECALL 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734920July 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOTICED THE DASHBOARD HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT, USED A DASH PROTECTOR MAT AND WHEN I TOOK IT OFF TO CLEAN THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED INTO PIECES. THIS DASHBOARD LOOKS WORSE THAN A JIGSAW PUZZLE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD PIECES JUST BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO THE DASH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734447July 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AND THEN WENT SOLID RED ALL THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER FOR THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. OF COURSE, THEY FOUND THAT MY UPPER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $800+. THEY SAID THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO THE AIRBAG ITSELF. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AIRBAG ISSUE IN ANY VEHICLE UNTIL NOW?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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