2003 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

DIFFERENTIAL/ REAR END HAS GONE OUT ON ME TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME WAS AFTER CAMPING, WHERE I WAS TOWING A LIGHT TRUCK BED TRAILER WITH CAMPING STUFF. NOISE DEVELOPED AND INCREASED OVER A FEW MONTHS. TOOK IT IN BEFORE IT FAILED. HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT - CLIPS COMING OFF, ETC. THE 2ND TIME WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER - I WAS ON CITY STREETS , GOING ONLY 5MPH SINCE IT WAS BUSY, WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I FELT / HEARD A CLUNK. MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TOTALLY LOST THE CLIPS, AND COILS BROKE. THANK GOD I WAS NOT GOING FAST. I HAD IT TOTALLY REBUILT AGAIN. I KNOW FROM FACEBOOK AND THE WEB THAT IT IS KNOWN THAT RAM 2002 TO 2005 REAR END C-CLIPS ARE BAD, AND HAVE CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS, SOME AT HIGH SPEED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL!!! I HAVE SPENT MY OWN MONEY 2X TO GET THIS FIXED AND I DO NOT TOW EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT A TRUCK THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A WORK / TOWING TRUCK. *TR

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK ON MY 2003 RAM 1500 PICKUP, THE CRACKS JUST GET WORSE,AND A PIEACE FLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK, DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE DASHBOARDS BEFORE SOME ONE IS HURT OR KILLED, AFRAID TO LET ANY ONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. CRACKS BEGAN APPEARING MANY YEARS AGO. *TR

WHILE DRIVE AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, CROSSED OVER THE ON COMING LANE, HIT A MAILBOX, WENT AIRBORNE, CROSSED A DRIVEWAY, HIT A TREE, ROLLED, HIT ANOTHER SMALLER TREE AND CAME TO REST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FACING THE OPPOSITE WAY I WAS ORIGINALLY TRAVELING. AT THE TIME THE HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL. MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I HAD TO BE CUT OUT USING THE JAWS OF LIFE. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL TRAUMA ONE HOSPITAL VIA LIFE AIR MEDICAL RESCUE. MY DAUGHTER WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND. SHE HAD FIVE CHIPPED TEETH WHILE I SUSTAINED A TBI AND BROKEN KNEE CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST BUT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGUN TO CRACK NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE GLOVE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. UPDATED 03/11/14

MY SON (16) WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 UP TO A STOP LIGHT BEFORE TURNING ONTO OUR STREET, WHEN TRUCK MADE A LOUD NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, HE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK WHILE ALL THIS GOING ON, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP IN THE LANE HE WAS IN. TRUCK FINALLY STOPPED AND WHEN HE GOT OUT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OFF AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE LOCKED UP. SOME MEN PULLED HIM OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND WE CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW US TO OUR HOUSE, UNTIL I COULD FIND OUT WHERE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO ON MONDAY. THE REAR WHEELS JUST SKID ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE BEING PULLED TO A SAFE SPOT AND I AM HOPING I DON'T NEED NEW TIRES, SINCE THE TIRES WE HAVE ON WERE JUST BOUGHT IN JULY/AUGUST 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE DASH BOARD CAME APART WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. I HAD NOTICED IT HAD ALREADY CRACKED. WHEN THE DASH CAME APART SMALL PIECES BECAME AIR BORN. WAS NOT INJURED NEITHER WAS MY WIFE, SURPRISED THOUGH AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, NO POWER STEERING, NO ENGINE RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TIRE POPPED AND I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. I SPUN INTO SOME TREES. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY DODGE RAM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND NOTICED EARLY ON THAT I HAD A CRACK IN MY DASH BOARD DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD DO NOTHING FORM ME. SO I CHALKED IT UP TO ADDS CHARACTER TO MY TRUCK. HOWEVER, I TURNED THE A/C ON HIGH AND PROCEEDED TO GET HIT WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM MY DASH BOARD. AS OF THIS WRITING I EXPECT MY WHOLE DASH TO CAVE IN. I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT RUN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD. 3 OF THE 4 VENT HOLES HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKING OPEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES (6) THIS IS AWFUL. SEEMS EVERY BODY'S DASH BOARDS ARE CRACKING. *JS

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. DEFROST VENTS DISINTEGRATED AND FELL INTO DUCTS. DEFROST BLEND DOOR NOT FUNCTIONING AND CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP WHEN USING A/C. REAR FENDERS ROTTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT ON BOTH SIDES IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. RANDOM ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, RE-STARTING FIXES PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. *TR

OK, SO I RECENTLY BUY THIS ONE OWNER DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. 2003, 90,000. IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I MEAN PRIMO. I GET IN THE PICKUP, AND AM PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEAR WHAT WAS A LOUD CRAKING SOUND, LIKE BREAKING PLASTIC. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, THINKING I RAN OVER A CAN OR SOMETHING. LATER IN THE DAY, I NOTICE MY DASH BOARD. OH MY GOD. IT HAS THIS LARGE CRACK IN IT. RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX FROM THE GLOVE BOX TO THE WINDOW. I THEN NOTICE ANOTHER CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSANGER DOOR VENT (DASH) THAT IS WORKING IT'S WAY UP TOWARD THE WINDOW. I DO SOME MORE INSPECTION AND SEE YET ANOTHER CRACK NEAR THE DEFROST VENT AND A SMALL PART OF THE VENT MISSING. I FIGURED THAT OUT TODAY WHEN I PIECE OF PLASTIC BLEW IN MY FACE AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHEN I TURNED THE AC ON. I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE I WAS DUKED. MAYBE IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I CHECK IT ALL OUT WITH CARFAX. NOTHING. CLEAN TITLE. WELL MAINTAINED ONE OWNER. WTF. I CALL MY LOCAL DEALER. 'WELL, WE ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE THINGS HAPPENING, BUT YOUR TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY". WHAT? THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. IT'S A DEFECT. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH, I SEE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. THE DEALER SAID IT'S ABOUT A $2800.00 FIX?? WHAT?? SO NOW I AM STUCK. I AM GOING TO PERSUE THIS MATTER FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES. THIS IS NOT "SUN DAMAGE" I KNOW WHAT SUN DAMAGE IS. THIS IS A DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS/TRUCKS FOR 30 YEARS, NEVER EVER SEEN A DASHBOARD DO THIS. EVER. PLEASE KEEP THE CO

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 V8 WITH 4.7 NOW WITH 155K MILES, I HAD TRUCK SINCE 2005 . I ALWAYS TOOK GREAT AND STILL TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT. THE FOLLOWING EVENT HAS HAPPEN TWICE TO ME , ONE YEAR APART FROM EACH OTHER . THE FIRST TIME 2011 TRUCK HAS ABOUT 120K MILES, I WAS DOING 30 MILE AN HOUR WHEN A LOUD GRINDING STARTED I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 10 MILES AN HOUR BEFORE THE BIG BANG NOISE OCCUR AND DRIVE SHAFT FELT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN STPETE FLORIDA ( 49TH ST AND ULMERTON ) THE REAR END HAD LOCK UP MY TIRES , EVEN THE BIG FLAT BED TOW TRUCK HAD HARD TIME PICKING ME UP , THE SECOND TIME 2012 IT HAPPEN IN TAMPA FLORIDA 140K MILES ALSO IN A VERY BUSY HWY (VETERANS EXPRESS) . SECOND TIME THE GRINDING NOISE WAS LESS LOUDER WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT , OR I HEARD IT WAY EARLY JEJE I KNEW WHAT IT WAS ALREADY SO I LET OFF THE GAS AND LET TRUCK SLOW DOWN BUT THE BIG BANG HAPPEN , LUCKY THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN I KNEW WHAT IT WAS AND I WAS ALREADY GETTING OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER , THE SECOND EVENT HAPPEN WITH A SECOND SET OF DRIVE SHAFT AND REAR END, BOTH TIME THE REAR END LOCK UP MY REAR TIRES . DUE TO PINION AND PINION NUT MALFUNCTION AND COSTLY REPAIRS I WRITE TO YOU TODAY . THE TRUCK RUNS TODAY , BUT THE GRINDING NOISE IS BACK. IS THEIR RECALL OR NEW BETTER PARTS . *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. AND A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THEY SAID BRING IT IN SO I DID MY PINION NUT BACKED OFF AND I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW REAR END FOR THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE CAUSE IM ONLY 17 AND CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING $1000 + IN A TRUCK FOR THE SAME THING. *TR

WHILE REVERSE PARKING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH; THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO BOTTOM OF VEHICLE FLOOR (SENDING VEHICLE TO SPEED EXCEEDING 70 MPH) AND IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AND AVOID HITTING PEDESTRIANS AND BUILDING BEHIND ME; I HIT THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK SHIFT POSITION WHILE HITTING BRAKE, IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. AT FIRST THE SHIFT CONTROL STOPPED IN 'D' AND THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD, BUT I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES. AND EVENTUALLY; I MANAGED TO GET IT IN THE PARK POSITION AND IT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. *TR

HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN DODGE RAM TRUCKS, 1500, 2500 AND 3500. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THESE TRUCKS. THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN POSTS ONLINE. THESE TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAPPENS WITH THE OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. THIS IS MY COLLEGE STUDENT SON'S TRUCK AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY IN THIS TRUCK. THESE MODELS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED BY DODGE AND THE DASHBOARDS REPLACED AT NO COST. *TR

DASHBOARD AND DASH PANELS ARE SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING. PIECES OF VINYL ARE FALLING APART POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE PROPER FUNCTION OF AIR BAGS. HOT ENGINE AIR IS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE CRACKED BOARD AFFECTING THE PROPER COOLING A/C SYSTEM; DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE BREATHING ENGINE FUMES THAT ARE ENTERING THE CABIN THROUGH THE OPENINGS/CRACKS. *TR

THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED INSURANCE PURSUIT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THEY ARE: 1) 4 DOOR DODGE RAM YEAR 2003 DRIVEN BY [XXX] 2) WAGON FORD YEAR 1994 DRIVEN BY [XXX] 3) 2 DOOR CHEVROLET BLUE 1992, 4) WAGON WHITE 1994 DRIVEN BY [XXX] 5) VAN PLYMOUTH GREEN 1994, 6) CONV CHEVROLET BLUE 1992, 7) 4 DOOR DODGE TAN 1998 DRIVEN BY [XXX] 8) 4 DOOR SATURN BLACK 2002, 9) VAN PLYMOUTH GREEN 1994 10) ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH ANY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY. IT IS VITAL TO INVESTIGATE ALL PROOF REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR COVERAGE. IT WOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW IN FLORIDA TO DRIVE WITH NO INSURANCE. THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES TO FIND THE VEHICLES ARE: 1) [XXX] 2)[XXX] 3) ALL INFORMATION IS FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE,[XXX]AND [XXX] AT PHONE NUMBER [XXX] AND WILL TELL OF THE NON- EXISTED COMPANY THAT ALL THE CARS WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO FRAUDULENT POLICIES. THE COMPANY NAME IS: ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST SERVICES, AND ASSET ACCEPTANCE FUNDING GROUP. I REPEAT NO CAR INSURANCE EXISTS WITH [XXX], AT ANY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW IN FLORIDA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST CONTROL AS THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP AND BACK END FISHTAILED. TURNS OUT THE DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A KNOWN FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING \ DESIGN OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SADLY, CHRYSLER\DODGE IS DOING NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND INSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND VEHICLES. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED ....... CHRYSLER\DODGE'S PROFITS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GROW AT THE EXPENSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY . . . . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROW OF TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION TO CHEST. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 259,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

PASSENGER SIDE STEERING SUSPENSION BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM RUSTED OUT FRAME, ON MY HANDICAPPED VAN. DRIVERS SIDE BADLY CRACKED, ABOUT TO BREAK. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS NOT A FATAL ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE IT BECOMES A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE A NOTE FROM MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER, THAT I CAN FORWARD INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SIZE AND SEVERITY. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ARE EXPOSED TO DUST AND DIRT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT FRAGMENTATION OF THE BRITTLE DASHBOARD IN THE CASE OF A CRASH AND OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,396.

THE 2003 DODGE RAM WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE FRONT TIRE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE RAM WAS SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE AGAIN ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE ON THE TRUCK BED. THE AIRBAGS IN THE RAM DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN STRUCK SO HARD THAT THE AXLE AND TIRE WERE BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS HAD NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED BEFORE AND HER VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND THE REAR TIRES FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED A PIN IN THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED. THE REAR AXLE WAS REBUILT AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED GROWLING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE, HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. ON OR ABOUT 19 APR 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING, AND A YEARS LATER THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WON'T TO, AND MY RADIO VOLUME CHANGES WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JAN 2006 WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL WEBSITES TO FIND OUR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME ISSUES, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER, SURPRISINGLY THERE STILL AREN'T ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR RECALLS STARTED. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 LAST WEEK. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY I ACCELERATED AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH AND I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AT ALL. THE GAS PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR, SO I STOMPED ON IT AS HARD AS I COULD AND THEN IT SEEMED TO RELEASE AND RAISE BACK UP TO NORMAL POSITION. LUCKILY IT WAS 0445 IN THE MORNING AND THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A ISSUE WHEN STARTING UP. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS NOT GETTING FUEL, GIVING A HIGH RPM AND A FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO CUT OFF AND IT DOES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, GOING AROUND A CURVE, AND STARTING TO MOVE THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER AND LIKE ALWAYS, CAN'T FIND WRONG IN TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED CRANK,MAP,AIR,SPEED,TPS AND NOTHING WORKS. I ALSO REPLACED O2 SENSOR,PLUGS, COIL PACKS, BATTERY, AIR FILTER, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, AND PURGE. NOTHING WORKS. WHY DOESN'T DODGE SEE THERE IS A ISSUE AND FIND A SOLUTION. THERE ARE MANY DODGE RAMS WITH THIS ISSUE. IF DODGE WANTS PEOPLE TO BUY THERE TRUCK THEN HELP FIX THE ISSUES WITH THE OTHER DODGE RAM'S. OH I ALSO CALLED DODGE CORP AND OF COURSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY ISSUE. THAT I CAN'T GO BY!!! *TR

THE DASH BOARD IS ALL CRACKED UP NOW DO TO DODGE USING CHEAP MATERIALS. I HAVE ALWAYS PUT UP A SUN SHADE NO MATTER WHERE I PARK MY TRUCK AND IT IS ALWAYS IN MY GARAGE WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN. SHAME ON DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR MAKING SUCH A GARBAGE TRUCK. AND THE RACK & PINION STEERING SHOULD LAST ALOT LONGER THAN IT HAS. NO WONDER PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN AUTOS. THEY ARE FAR SUPERIOR. *TR

HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH MY DODGE TRUCK. NOT ALL POWER WINDOWS AND AUTOLOCK WORK AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS FOR THE BRAKES AND TURNING SIGNAL ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. ALREADY REPLACED THE BRACKET WHERE THE BULBS GO. PLUS SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINS ON THE DASHBOARDS CRACKING LIKE MY TRUCK HAS AND DODGE WON'T HAVE A RECALL NOR FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,316.

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A DEFECTIVE CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND THE MANUFACTURE IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE THAT EXPANDED OVER THE DASHBOARD AREA, TO THE DEFROSTER VENTS AND CAUSED THE PLASTIC TO FRACTURE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 02/12/13*LJ UPDATED 02/13/13

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK IS COMPLETELY CRACKING CAUSING PIECES TO FALL IN THE DASH AREA BELOW. THE DASH STARTED OUT WITH SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS, AND QUICKLY GOT WORSE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW, I HAVE LARGE HOLES IN THE DASH ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING IN NUMEROUS PLACE AND FALLING IN. THIS IS CAUSING WIRING HARNESS TO BE EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT AND TO BREAK DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL ISSUES DUE TO THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES BREAKING DOWN. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE DARK MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DOING 50 MPH, LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. AS I CAME TO A STOP THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON SO I STARTED TO PULL BACK ON THE ROAD. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH OFF AND ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT OFF OF THE ROAD WHERE I SAT FOR AWHILE WITH THE LIGHTS OFF. I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON AND THEY SEEMED TO WORK FOR THE TIME. I MADE IT TO WORK WITH OUT THE LIGHTS GOING OUT AGAIN. I LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON & NOTICED THAT THEY WOULD GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AGAIN. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IN THE DARK NOW DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT DODGE NEEDS TO FIX.. NOW DRIVING IN THE DAY THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FLASH INCORRECTLY, IF I TURN THE RIGHT SIGNAL ON IT MAY START FLASHING THE LEFT SIGNAL OR JUST QUIT ALL TOGETHER. *TR

MY 2003 RAM 1500 [XXX] HAS BEEN IN REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED AGAIN. IT'S A KNOW PROBLEM WITH RAM "DEFROST/FLOOR AIR CONTROL MODULE OR DOORS. DODGE KNOWS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DO TO DANGER OF NO DEFROSTER FOR SAFE DRIVING. I WANT IT REPAIRED AT NO COST. THREE TIMES SAME PROBLEM SHOULD QUALIFY AS LEMON LAW DEFECT. I HAVE NO WAY TO CLEAR FOG OR ICE FROM WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I LOVE MY TRUCK AND PAID HARD EARNED MONEY FOR IT. I KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, I NOTICED MY DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING. I KEEP PROTECTANT ON IT AND SUN SHIELDS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT'S DIS-HEARTENING TO HAVE SOMETHING I TOOK CARE OF AND SPENT GOOD MONEY ON FAIL IN THIS MANNER. *TR

TRUCK STALLS EVERY TIME I START SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN CORNERS. WHEN IDLING IT SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY UNLESS I THROTTLE TO KEEP RPMS UP. ALSO STALLS WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I'VE BEEN ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION. REPLACED ALL KNOWN CAUSES AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ IN SOME SITES I MAY NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A MUCH LOUDER GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE, SENDING THEM TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED LARGE CRACK THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG OR CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS TO HIT THE PASSENGER. PER REVIEW OF SEVERAL WEBSITES, AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS PER THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THESE TRUCKS AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASHES. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE KICKED BACK IN AND TOOK OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, AT RANDOM, WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND REPAIRED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, AND TREATED IT FOR WATER IN THE GAS. NEITHER ONE OF THESE SOLVED THE PROBLEMS, AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR WHAT ELSE MAY BE WRONG. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER CASES ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO HOPE THAT DODGE ISSUES A RECALL AND FINDS A REMEDY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK, AND THE LATEST ONE IS RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF A AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF A BIG SHARD OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH WERE TO FALL IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE FRONT PASSENGER, OR MY YOUNG KIDS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT? I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPORTS OF OWNERS REPORTING WIRING PROBLEMS DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING DOWN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THEIR WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID ABOUT 60 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC. UPON EXAMINATION, IT APPEARED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK FROM THE ROAD WAY. WE HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. TOTAL REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL: $2,681.31. *TR

CRACKED DASH. ITS TERRIBLE. COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR