2003 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V354000 (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 DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY WIFE, KIDS AND MOTHER IN LAW WERE DRIVING NORTH IN MIAMI HEADING TO FORT LAUDERDALE THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND THEN SUDDENLY THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS A HUGE BANG AND SMOKE ROSE FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT WAS SPLIT IN 2 AND THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ON THE GROUND. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ROLL AT ALL AND A FLAT BED NEEDED TO BE USED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK TO POTAMKIN PLANET DODGE. THE MECHANIC THAT DID THE TEAR DOWN ON THE REAR AXEL SAID HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT COULD BE REBUILT BUT I WAS CONTACTED LATER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SO FROZEN THEY COULDN'T FREE UP THE GEARS, I HAD TO BUY A NEW AXEL. THE REBUILT REPLACEMENT AXEL COST ME $4334.01. THE REASON I'M NOW SENDING THIS IN IS BECAUSE I JUST SAW THE RECALL NOTICE THAT WENT OUT FOR THE 2004 AND UP TRUCKS AND WHEN I READ THE DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAD SUBMITTED ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I REALIZED HOW SIMILAR EVERYONE'S STORY WAS AND THAT MY SITUATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN JUST DUMB LUCK DUE TO A SIMPLE MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE MECHANICS THAT WORKED ON MY TRUCK WERE NOT SURPRISED AT ALL AND MADE IT SEEM LIKE THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON FAILURE ON THESE TRUCKS AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK AT THE TIME THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY DEFECT. IF MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 AXEL HAD THE SAME LOT NUMBER OR SERIES SERIAL NUMBER OR CAME FROM THE SAME FACTORY THEN THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED FURTHER BACK TO COVER ALL IMPACTED PARTIES. I OWNED THE

DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC MATERIALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED FRACTURED DASHBOARD PIECES WERE FALLING INTO THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HANDS FROM THE SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRACTURED DASHBOARD PIECES WERE FALLING INTO THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ON HIS HANDS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT WEBBING FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHEST INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM WINDSHIELD BLOWER FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO VIEW OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEFROST/DEFOGGER SYSTEM NEEDED TO B E REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500. DJR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BLINKERS, 4-WAYS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO PULL OVER THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STALLED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THE TRUCK NOW STALLS AT ALL STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND IS NOT GIVING ANY CODES. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A LARGE DRAW AND KILLS THE BATTERY SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF. THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND SO FAR THE FCM, PDC AND SOME WIRING HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE POWER DRAW PERSISTS AND THE ENGINE STALLING STILL PERSISTS. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART, SOMETIMES BITS OF PLASTIC COME OUT OF THE VENTS,IM NOT SURE IF THIS CAN DAMAGE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ,BUT MY HVAC IS ALREADY ACTING UP ,I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAY ITS COSMETIC , BUT IF IGET HIT WITH PLASTIC WILE IM DRIVING IT COULD BE INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (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.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 60 MPH, DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK, REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. MECHANIC SAID THE PINION BROKE OFF. TRUCK REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. COULDN'T ROLL THE VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE. SOME ONE PULLED IT OFF WITH A CHAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND NOT ESTIMATED DATE WAS AVAILABLE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

VEHICLE JUMPED AS IF SOMETHING WAS STRUCK BUT NOTHING WAS, AND STARTED TO WHINE WITHIN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (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.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN ROLLOVER AFTER THE CRASH AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

REAR AXLE PINION BECAME LOOSE AND DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. THE U-JOINTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AND THE DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE BACK END LOCKED UP. DODGE MADE NO PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ME OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PINION IN MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK NOR DID THEY DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN. IT IS NOW AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

CHROME CLAD STEEL WHEELS RUSTING EXCESSIVELY FEAR OF WHEEL FACE (LUG) SEPARATING FROM WHEEL (PROPER). IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE FROM JUNE OF THIS YEAR TO NOW OCTOBER. TO THE POINT THAT IT IS AFFECTING ALL FOUR WHEELS NOW, IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF DECAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HAD THE DASHBOARD CRACK IN TWO SPOTS. FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SEAT ABOVE AIR BAG, THE SECOND CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE DASH, IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT AT AROUND THE 12:00 POSITION OF THE WHEEL. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART IN THIS TRUCK. HAVE DONE ONLINE RESEARCH AND IN DODGE RAM TRUCKS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE READ WHERE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED DUE TO THESE DASHBOARDS CRACKING AND FALLING APART AND ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THESE TRUCKS. THESE TRUCKS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

REAR AXLE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND SNAPPED BOLTS TO THE DRIVE SHAFT THEN DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF ONTO THE ROAD. TRUCK CAME SKIDDING TO A STOP. REAR AXLE WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. *TR

THE DASH BOARD HAS FINALLY FALLEN APART AFTER YEARS OF TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER. THE OBD CONNECTION HAS NEVER WORKED FUSE IS GOOD AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCANNERS BUT NO COMMUNICATION. *TR

THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING BAD. I AM SCARED TO RIDE ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT CRACKING WORST AROUND THE DASH BY THE AIRBAG. DODGE NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. THEY USED CHEAP PARTS IN THIS TRUCK DASH BOARD. *TR

THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN. THE CLIPS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL FALL OUT AND COULD CAUSE AXLES TO LOCK UP WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT SPEED. WHEN CHANGING MY FLUID I FOUND THESE CLIPS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF THESE CLIPS WERE TO GET CAUGHT IN THE RING AND PINION GEARS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARY. DODGE SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE. *TR

PULLING BOAT AND REAR END BROKE LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING. THE TRAILOR JACKKNIFED AND THE BOAT ENDED UP NEXT TO THE TRUCK. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED AND EXPECTED SOME COMPONENTS OF THE TRUCK TO BE WORN.THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO CRACK EVEN MORE. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AGE RELATED BUT A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I'M WORRIED ABOUT PIECES FLYING OFF AND HITTING ME IN THE FACE AS BROKEN PARTS HAVE ALREADY DONE BUT ONLY LANDED AT MY FEET.IT'S LIKE DRIVING WITH BROKEN GLASS ON YOUR DASHBOARD. I WOULD HATE FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO GO OFF AND BE STABBED BY PIECES OF FLYING DASHBOARD. I'VE NOTICED THAT N.H.T.S.A. HAS RECEIVED MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT THAN ANY OTHER ON THIS TRUCK. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. LET'S NOT MAKE THIS ANOTHER RECALL DEBACLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. NO DASHBOARDS CRACK LIKE THIS WITH AGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAIL SIGN WHILE HAVING A SEIZURE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT LOST AWARENESS. THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT STATED 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD THUMPING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND TURNED OFF AND I GOT OUT TO WALK AROUND AND MY 3 YR OLD GRABBED SHIFTER AND IT WHEN INTO NEUTRAL AND HER FATHER PUT IT IN PARK BUT GOT HIT BUT DOOR IN PROCESS HAS LEG SWELLING AND I RAN AROUND AND GOT HIT BY BACK OF TRUCK AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER BUT CONTINUED TO RUN TO DRIVERS DOOR AND GOT IT OPEN AND JUMPED IN SIDE WHILE TRUCK IS ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN AN INCLINE AT 15 MPH HEAD FOR A WALL THAT DROPS 25 FEET HER FATHER THROWING IT INTO PARK DID NOT STOP IT SO ONCE I WAS IN I STEERED IT THE OTHER WAY AWAY FROM CLIFF AND HIT BRAKES AND FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED AND NOW AT HOSPITAL WITH DISLOCATED SHOULDER WE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER DIE ON THE COUNT OF DODGES DEFECTIVE PARTS THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!! THIS NEEDS FIXED I KNOW OF BUNCHES OF ACCIDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE OF DODGE AND THERE PARKING SAFETY IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO GO INTO EAR UNLESS BRAKES ARE PUSHED IN!!!!!!!! I'M BEYOND PISSED!!!!! BECAUSE OF THERE LAZINESS AND CHEAP JUNK THAT THEY WON'T FIX!!!! *JS

DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND JUST "TURN OFF" AND COULD NOT BE STARTED ABOUT 6 TIMES. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US AFTER ONE OF THESE EPISODES, WE HAD HOOKED UP OUR CAMPER TO LEAVE FOR THE WEEKEND, WENT INTO THE HOUSE FOR SOME MORE STUFF, AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD FALLEN OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE TRUCK. SO MUCH FOR CAMPING THAT WEEKEND AND ANOTHER TOW TO THE DEALER. WE ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER 100,000 MILE, 5 YEAR WARRANTY THAT COVERED RUST. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO SHOW THEM THE RUST AROUND THE REAR WHEEL WELLS AND LOWER BODY IN THE 4TH YEAR INTO THE WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THEY MADE A RECORD OF IT AND WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY PUT IF OFF WITH PROMISES AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND TRIPS TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP SOLD TO ANOTHER PARTY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (YEARS, NOT MILES). THE BODY IS ROTTEN, THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WAS NEVER FIXED, AND IT STILL OCCASIONALLY STALLS. I'M TOLD THAT THE STALLING AND BODY PROBLEMS ARE ENGINEERING DEFECTS, AND INTERNET SEARCHES CONFIRM THIS. *TR

TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE RUST OVER BOTH REAR FENDERS. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A COUPLE OF BODY SHOPPES AND ESTIMATE TO HAVE IT FIXED WILL COST ABOUT $5,500. RUST IS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH ABOUT WHEEL AND RUSTING FROM UNDER SURFACE TO EXTERIOR ON FENDER. 90% OF OTHER DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS MY 2003 RAM ALL HAVE SURFACE RUST WHERE THE PAINT LOOKS BUBBLED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

STEERING RACK (RACK & PINION) LEAKING FLUID PREMATURE FAILURE OF RACK DID NOT,BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT REPLACED BY LOCAL DODGE DEALER.HOWEVER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE DOES NOT CONSIDER IT PREMATURE FAILURE AND THEREFORE MY PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE FILED CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER UNDER NON RECALL RELATED EXPENSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT,BUT WAS DENIED FILED CLAIM WITH AUTO BBB IN AUBURN HILLS,MI AND WAS DIRECTED TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHSTA. CHRYSLER CASE#[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

THE DASH IS JUST ABOUT READY TO FALL OUT, CRACKED IN HALF,PASS SIDE DEFROST GRID IS GONE,VERY POOR MATERIAL. *TR

THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. I BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE KEY AND IT FLEW OUT ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE REMAINED RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHEN I WAS PULLING ON THE HIGHWAY FROM ENTRY I WAS DEPENDING ON MY CARS ENGINE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE CAR FIRST JUMP THEN SHUT OF COMPLETELY AND AS A BUSY HIGHWAY ROUTE 80 I WAS ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY A TRAILER GOOD THING I'M EXPERIENCE DRIVER CAR STALL OUT AND DIDN'T START FOR EASY 1 MINUET AT THIS TIME I WAS ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER THAT DAY CAR RANDOMLY STALLS OUT I TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE PROBLEM IT DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY RELATED CODE ALSO CRUISE CONTROL IS WHEN U SET A SPEED AND YOU SLOW DOWN WITH THE BUTTON BUT SOMETIMES CAR WILL TAKE OFF FASTER ENGINE HAS MULTIPLE DESIGN ERRORS THAT MAKES THE ENGINE FAIL OUT OF NOWHERE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN STATE HIGHWAY I LOWERED THE FRONT WINDOWS AND A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD (THAT IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES) BROKE OFF, FLEW AROUND IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN HIT ME IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING ME TO COMPLETELY LOOSE SITE OF THE ROAD AND THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME ALL WHILE DOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A 4 LANE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, CONTINUAL NOISE FROM THE REAR AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

REAR PINION NUT CAME OFF OF REAR END CAUSING THE REAR END TO LOCK UP COMPLETELY. DRIVESHAFT BROKE OFF AND REAR TIRES LOCKED UP CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR ...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF UPDATED 06/2/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR RELEASED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN *TR

DASHBOARD DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED CREATING A SIGNIFICANT GAP. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WIFE TO INADVERTENTLY GET HER FINGER CAUGHT IN IT AND BE CUT AND INJURED. ADDITIONALLY THE LOCATION AND SEVERITY OF THE CRACK HAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED THE DASHBOARD AND COMPROMISED IT'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND EXPAND. SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY POSE A GREAT RISK TO ALL OCCUPANTS AS THE DASHBOARD IS LIKELY TO FRAGMENT AT HIGH VELOCITY, SENDING SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MAY CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO BE PUNCTURED UPON DEPLOYMENT AND FAIL TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED.

THE REAR SEAT IN THE 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT MY CHILDREN THAT SIT BACK THERE CAN BE INJURED. THE BACK GLASS IS RIGHT BEHIND THE SEAT AND THEIR HEADS WORLD HIT THE GLASS CAUSING BRAIN DAMAGE, SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THE 2004 MODELS HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. *TR

I HAD JUST STOPPED MY TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE AND, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO THE PARK GEAR POSITION. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AS IF I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE ENGINE LEAPED FORWARD THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR. I HIT THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP. I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. A NEIGHBOR CAME AND ASKED IF I NEEDED HELP. I ASKED HIM TO TRY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE FOR ME. HE TOOK MY PLACE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH THE SAME RESULT. HE ASKED ME IF I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. I TOLD HIM NO AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE REVERSE AGAIN THE GEARS ENGAGED AND HE BACKED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE FOR ME. *TR

DEFROST VENT WON'T WORK EVERY OTHER SETTING WORKS FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD SEVERAL CRACKS ALONG THE SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE ENGINE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

STARTED UP AND THE ABS DASH INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANICS AND NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. MY MECHANICS FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS RIGHT AWAY. THEY SAID THAT A FIRE HAD OCCURRED AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE ABS CONTROLLER WAS BURNT AND THE WIRES LEADING FROM IT. *TR