Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10323550April 2, 2010
SUSPENSION
"DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK AND NOW I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A HORRIBLE SHAKE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2004 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS, BUT RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON ANY HIGHWAY AND GO OVER A BRIDGE OR BUMP, MY VEHICLE SHAKES VIGORUSLY!!! SO BAD THIS LAST TIME I ALMOST TOOK OUT 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I AM CONSTANTLY WITH MY CHILDREN AND I RELY HEAVILY ON MY VEHICLE AND RECENTLY I MADE THE DECISION TO PARKED MY TRUCK INDEFINATELY DUE TO THIS HORRIBLE SHAKE! DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AND FOUND NOTHING AND ADVISED ME EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. I HAVE BOUGHT THE STEERING STABILAZER BOX AND THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. REPLACED SHOCKS AND STILL NOTHING. I AM NOW GOING TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. AGAIN I RELY HEAVILY ON MY TRUCK AS AN EVERYDAY VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT DUE TO OCCASIONALY HAULING CATTLE AND HORSES IN MY RANCH. IT IS EVEN WORSE WHEN THIS VEHICLE HAS ANY LOAD (TRAILER) ATTACHED. I CANNOT GO OVER 45 MPH WITHOUT IT SHAKING VIOLENTLY!
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0
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#10322497March 27, 2010
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, CHILD SEAT
AFTER PURCHASING A PRE-OWNED DODGE RAM CONVERSION VAN, I DISCOVERED THAT THE LATCH SYSTEM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CHILD CAR SEATS THAT I PURCHASED FOR MY CHILD. THE SIDE ATTACHMENTS WORK FINE, BUT THE SEAT BACK EXTENDS TOO FAR UP TO ALLOW THE TIP LATCH HANESS TO REACH THE ATTACHMENT POINT LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT ITSELF.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321899March 25, 2010
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
I'M A 3 TIME DODGE OWNER CURRENTLY HAVE A 2003 RAM 2500 SLT HEMI, 2004 RAM 1500 SHORT BED, 2005 DURANGO HEMI. EACH ONE HAS PROBLEMS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW THE NHTSA AND DODGE DON'T SEE THE SAFETY DANGER INVOLVED. THE 2003 HAS THE MOST SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. A DASH THAT IS CRACKING SO BAD THAT PIECES ARE NOW STARTING TO FALL OUT. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THIS IS A PROJECTILE HAZARD . I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE DASH. I HOPE KNOW ONE GETS INJURED FROM PROJECTILE FRAGMENTS OF THE DASH. THE MORE SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE 2003 IS THE FLAPPER DOOR ON THE ACTUATOR MOTOR THAT CHANGES THE AIR FLOW FROM VENT TO FLOOR OR DEFROST. DODGE DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEFROST TO THE WINDSHIELD NOT WORKING AND A WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL; THEY BOTH AFFECT YOUR VIEW. WE DON'T DRIVE THE PICKUP IF ICE AND SNOW ARE IN THE FORECAST. I COULD NOT BELIEVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. LETS WAIT UNTIL ONE OF THESE 2 ISSUES INJURIES SOMEONE SERIOUSLY OR EVEN SADDER YET SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!! THERE IS ALWAYS A LAWYER WAITING. I WOULD THINK ANY PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE OR VIEW FOR DRIVING WOULD BE MOST DANGEROUS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322129March 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GRAB HANDLES ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES BOTH BREAK TOO EASILY. THESE HANDLES ARE DANGEROUS TO USE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322147March 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING IN FREEZING FOG AND DEFROST WOULD NOT WORK. IT DOES NOT WORK ANY OF THE TIME. SAW DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO FIX DEFROST EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE 2003 THAT THE DEFROST IN THE DODGE 2003 PICKUP HAS A FAULTY COMPONENT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321844March 24, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 (4 WHEEL DRIVE) SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME WHEN DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH AND I HIT A BUMP. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO MUCH I TOTALY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO BRAKE TO A SPEED OF APROXAMATLY 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN SIX TIMES ALREADY IN THE LAST YEAR. I ONLY HAVE FIFTY THOUSNAD MILES ON THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO VEER INTO OTHER LANES AND HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER CARS TO JACK ON THIER BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS. THIS DID NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. ALL DODGE DEALERS WERE SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN APROXAMATELY 3 TO 4 YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFTEY ISSUE BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM THE MANAGER ACTED LIKE HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE IN THIS TRUCK. I WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT UNTIL I GET IT FIXED OR IF IT CAN BE FIXED AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320142March 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB.....CRACKS IN DASHBOARD CAUSED AC MALFUNCTION. PIECES OF DASHBOARD BLOCKED AIR DAMPER DOOR AND BURNED OUT MOTOR.. COST $1100.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319376March 13, 2010
STRUCTURE
TODAY AS I WAS ENTERING MY DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK ON THE DRIVING SIDE, I USED THE HANDLE PROVIDED TO CLIMB UP TO THE DRIVING SEAT. WHEN HALF THE WAY UP TO THE SEAT THE PLASTIC HANDLE BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY GRIP AND CRASH DOWN TO THE PAVEMENT. CURRENTLY I AM IN PAIN BECAUSE OF THE FALL, IT APPEAR THAT THE HANDLE IS MADE BY DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10318465March 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN 2004 & 2008, ENGINE QUIT RUNNING(DODGE CALLS IT A STALL). DODGE TROUBLE SHOOTING DATABASE DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS PROBLEM. OTHER INDEPENDENT DATA BASES POINT TO LOSS OF CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT PULSE. THERE ARE NO CODES FOR THIS EVENT, THEREFORE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER SEVERAL SCANS AT DEALERS. SAFETY HAZARD: POSSIBLE MULTIPLE REAR END COLLISIONS AND POSSIBLE FIRES. REF. DOT / NHTSA VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE NO. 10251962. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318515March 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY TRUCK KEEPS COMING ON. IT SHOW A VAPOR LEAK IN THE EMISSIONS. IT IS NOT THE GAS CAP. DODGE NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316901March 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY DASH CRACKED ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT . MY TRUCK IS WELL KEPT AND COVERED WHEN SETTING IN THE DIRECT SUN. I BELONG TO A DODGE CLUB AND SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE GETTING THIS FIXED AS A FACTORY DEFECT. I WAS DIRECTED TO THE NTSB TO FILE A COMPLAINT ... I HAVE TWO OTHER DODGE VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER AND THEY ARE NOT CRACKED AT ALL... MANY DASHES I'VE SEEN ARE CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS MINE. RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM HAVE HAD IT START MUCH SOONER THAN MINE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO MY TRUCK BEING COVERED MOST OF THE TIME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED BEFORE MORE CRACKS OCCUR AND SOMEONE GETS CUT ON SHARP PLASTIC OR EVEN WORSE IT MAY AFFECT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MOST SEEM TO START WITH THIS AND CONTINUE CRACKING ALL ACROSS THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315787March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO IDLE NORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD NOT INCREASE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 3500 WHICH MADE THE BACK TIRE MOVE WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. SINCE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE RPMS HAVE INCREASED TWICE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315260March 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) (2003 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT 4X4 W/ 64,186 MILES) THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A THREE INCH CRACK ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE DASH. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE FRONT OF THE DASH AND WORKS BACK TOWARDS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND/OR FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT FRAGMENTS COULD BECOME DETACHED FOR THE DASH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE BODILY HARM TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. ANY ASSISTANCE SAFECAR.GOV CAN PROVIDE REGARDING THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. CHRYSLER COMPLAINT REFERENCE NUMBER [XXX]. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312779February 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE GOES TO IDLE AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF AND ON AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR $1000. THE DODGE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 11/10/10.*LJ
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312301February 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WITH MY TRUCK THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH OR SLOWER THE SHAKING GOES AWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311483February 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310942February 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 86,000 MILES. LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311101February 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2003 DODGE RAM 2500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP 40-70 MPH THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310268February 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE FELL OFF THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310028February 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS
I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE ON 144 IN TULSA OKLAHOMA WHEN I FELT MY RIGHT WHEEL STARTING SHAKING REAL BAD SO I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL JUST FELL OFF WITH THE BRAKE AND ROTOR INTACT. I HAD JUST PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS EARLIER AND ONLY HAD 43,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO GET A WRECKER TO TAKE IT TO A SPECIALIST IN BROKEN ARROW WHERE HE HAD A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE COME LOOK AT IT AND STATED THAT MODEL HAD A DEFECT IN IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN AT THAT MILEAGE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO WEAR AND TEAR ON THE TIRES TO PROVE WORE OUT PARTS. ALSO MY CONCERN IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS TYPE OF TRUCK WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPEN DURING 5 O'CLOCK RUSH HOUR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THINGS LIKE THIS TAKEN CARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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