Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10383081February 17, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ROLLED BOTH REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THE NOISE LEVEL WAS VERY HIGH. THE HEADLINGER IN THE CEILING SHOOK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,962.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10382903February 16, 2011
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING & COMING APART. DODGE SHOULD COVER VIA RECALL THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. ITS A MESS & DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379834February 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHENEVER THE LEFT SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON THE RIGHT ONE WOULD COME ON AND VICE VERSA FOR THE RIGHT SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/17/11*LJ UPDATED 12/30/11*CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377044January 18, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING WHEN THE SPEED DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376925January 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2003 DODGE 3500 TRUCKS DASH BOARD IS BROKEN/CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE IT WITH A 1000.00 CO-PAY. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE DANGEROUS AS BROKEN PARTS CAN BECOME DIS-LODGED DURING A COLLISION AND CAUGHT BY THE AIR BAGS. PLEASE KEEP ON DODGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP WITH THE COSTS BUT 1000.00 IS TO MUCH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375303January 9, 2011
VISIBILITY
NO HEAT OR DEFROST ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. ALL AIR BLOWS OUT DASH. PROBLEMS DEFROSTING WINDOWS AND KEEPING CLEAR. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET. AT LEAST $1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375011January 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 P/U IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR END AND A LOT OF DRAG. SHORTLY AFTER A LOUD THUD, THE DRIVELINE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD SEIZED, MOST PROBABLY DUE TO A BAD PINION BEARING. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH, BOTH BY MYSELF AND THE SHOP OWNER, WE BOTH HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A DEFECT COMMON TO DODGE, AS EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND/OR EXPENSIVE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373823January 3, 2011
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373870January 3, 2011
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FRACTURED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW TIRE ROD AND REPLACED THE TIRE ROD HIMSELF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE TIRE ROD HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,452.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373679January 1, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. RECENTLY THE DASH CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH IS NOW COMPROMISED. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION I FEAR THAT THE DASH WILL NOW TURN INTO LITTLE PROJECTILES CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO MY OCCUPANTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372629December 28, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO EVENT(S) HAVE CAUSED THIS CONDITION, IT JUST HAPPENED. THE DASHBOARD OF A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED LEAVING SHARP AS A RAZOR SURFACES EXPOSED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372348December 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE 3500 QUAD CAB HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH HAS SPLIT THE DASH INTO PIECES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACKS AND BROKEN DASH PIECES WILL NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND NOT ONLY WILL THE AIRBAG HARM THE PASSENGER, THE BROKEN PIECES OF DASH WILL BE DANGEROUS AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED, AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DASH CRACKED AND BROKE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL DRIVING; THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE DASH. NOT ONLY WILL THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY DUE TO THE CRACKED AND BROKEN DASH AND THREATEN THE PASSENGER, IT COULD ALSO DEPLOY IN A MANNER HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER. THIS IS A DEFECT MANY 2003-2005 DODGE 3500 TRUCK OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND IS WIDELY DISCUSSED ON INTERNET FORUMS. DODGE 3500 2003 MODEL DASHBOARDS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY DEALERS BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE DASHES INSTALLED BY DODGE ARE A HIGH SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS AS WELL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WHILE I MUST INCLUDE AN INCIDENT DATE BELOW THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AND EXPANDED OVER THE COURSE OF 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372165December 22, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. DODGE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, YET WILL NOT RECALL AND REPLACE THE DASH. IT IS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC AND EFFECTS ALMOST ALL DODGE TRUCKS FROM 1998 TO 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372759December 21, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON I-65 NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN, KY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WENT TO 90 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. I FIRST TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKE TO TAKE OFF THE CRUISE, THAT DID NOTHING, I THEN PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE SCREAMED AND THE SPEAKERS BLEW, STILL GOING 90 MPH I MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE AND THAT SLOWED IT DOWN. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR BECAUSE THE ECM NEEDS REPLACED NOT REPROGRAMMED. DODGE WANTS $3,473.00 FROM ME TO FIX. MY TRUCK ACCORDING TO DODGE HAD THE RECALL DONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I DON'T WANT TO DIE OR KILL SOMEONE IF MY TRUCK GOES OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD MATTER IF IT NEEDS REPROGRAMMED OR REPLACED. A RECALL IS A RECALL AND ADMITS TO A PROBLEM. THIS RECALL REFERS TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL#69118 CALLED CHRYSLER 18007638422 SPOKE TO BRIAN BO52 AND LOCAL DEALER SWOPE DODGE IN E-TOWN THEY RAN A TEST TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHICH IS THE ECM NEEDED "REPLACED". THIS WOULD NOT NEED REPLACED IF THE SPEED CONTROL WORKED PROPERLY. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371758December 20, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I DRIVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH 113,00 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH I HIT A SLIGHTLY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF COMPLETELY LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING COULD BE REPRODUCED ANY TIME I DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER AND STEERING BOX THAT WAS LEAKING. HE STATED THAT NONE OF THESE PARTS WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT HE FELT THEY SHOULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM THAT HE EXPERIENCED AND TERMED "AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD". THE SHAKING HAS BEEN REDUCED WITH THESE REPAIRS BUT NOT ELIMINATED. THE MECHANIC NOW FEELS THE BALL JOINTS MAY BE THE NEXT APPROACH TO A FIX ALTHOUGH THESE AGAIN ARE NOT THAT WORN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371121December 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY DASH SPLIT 2 TIMES. I HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR REPAIR, SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370886December 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370880December 16, 2010
STEERING
MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 P\U TRUCK HAS A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END, NOT JUST A VIBRATION THE WHEELS ARE SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND WHERE THE ROAD MEETS THE END OF IT , AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY FRONT END JUST WENT OF CONTROL, I LET MY TRUCK SLOW ON ITS OWN UNTIL IT WAS MAYBE 45-50MPH THEN IT WENT AWAY. I NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND I HAVE OWNED DODGE TRUCKS MY ENTIRE LIFE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES. I AM NOW AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS GOING BACK TO THE 1990 MODELS. I HAVE READ SO MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN AND SPENDING UP TO $3000 BUT IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY! DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370423December 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD ST (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369593December 8, 2010
VISIBILITY
DEFROSTERS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN CONTROL KNOB IS TURNED TO DEFROST POSITION. DURING MY RECENT TRIP FROM ONE STATE TO THE NEXT I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH A SNOW/ ICE STORM AND NEEDED TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD, I TURNED THE KNOB TO DEFROST BUT NOTHING CAME OUT IT JUST CONTINUED TO BLOW THROUGH THE VENTS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM NOW AND IT IS CAUSING DANGEROUS COMMUTES FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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