2003 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

2003 DODGE 1500 PICK-UP, CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FRACTURED FROM THE AXLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL HAD FRACTURED FROM THE AXLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE DERIVED FROM THE CONTACT STRIKING SOMETHING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER. WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO WONDER IF AN AIRBAG WOULD DO ANY GOOD IF IT HITS THE SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH. OR WORSE IF A PERSON HIT THE SHARP PIECES. DODGE TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY A FEW TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALMOST EVERY TRUCK MADE AROUND 2003 HAS SAME PROBLEM TO SOME EXTENT. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER. WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO WONDER IF AN AIRBAG WOULD DO ANY GOOD IF IT HITS THE SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH. OR WORSE IF A PERSON HIT THE SHARP PIECES. DODGE TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY A FEW TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALMOST EVERY TRUCK MADE AROUND 2003 HAS SAME PROBLEM TO SOME EXTENT. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE, 1500, 4X4 TRUCK HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH. IT HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOVE BOX. IT HAS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. THE WINDSHIELD HAS ALSO CRACKED IN CLOSE TO THE SAME PLACE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS COMING APART OR SPLITTING DOWN THE CENTER. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PIECES WILL FALL DOWN AND CUT THE WIRES IN THE DASH OR GET INTO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAUSING BLINDNESS OR HARM WHEN THE AIRBAGS COME OUT!! THIS IS A DEFECT ON DODGE'S PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE!! THERE ARE TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR IT NOT TO BE A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE! YOU NEED TO PUT A RECALL ON THEM!!!! *TR

THE SIDE PANELS OF THE TRUCK BED STARTED TO RUST THROUGH WITH 2 INCH HOLES. THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER WE NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE UNDERNEATH. CLIMBED UNDER TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRAME WAS ALL RUSTED AND LARGE HOLES THROUGHOUT AND IT WAS ONLY HANGING ON BY A THIN PIECE OF RUSTED METAL. A MECHANIC WELDED A SMALL PLATE UNDERNEATH TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE FRAME TO TRY AND HOLD THINGS TOGETHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL BEGAN TO CRACK AND PIECES OF IT HAD FALLEN INTO THE ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HE NOTICED THAT THE UPPER DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FOUR CRACKS ALONG THE HARD COVER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. THESE ARE NOT CRACKS FROM THE SUN. TWO CUTS/CRACKS APPEARED SUDDENLY AND A THIRD ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THEY LOOK LIKE CUTS THAT WERE MADE WITH A SAW BLADE. PARTS OF THE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG ARE LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND. THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND CAN LEAD TO A PERSON CUTTING THEM SELVES. I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THE DASH IS AN INTRICAL PART OF THE CABIN STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, THAT HAS A DASH THAT HAS BECOME CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS LEADING TO EXPOSURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, THE AIR BAGS, THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND HAS SEVERELY SHARP EDGES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN CARED FOR, AND YET, JUST LIKE WHAT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL HAS BECOME UNSAFE, YET CHRYSLER, WHO ACCEPTED TAXPAYER FUNDS THROUGH THE BAILOUT, REFUSES TO DO A THING ABOUT IT. THIS DEFECT CAN LEAD TO FIRE, EXPLOSION, IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR LACK OF, SHARP PLASTIC CUTTING, EXPLODING, ETC AMONG OTHER HAZARDS. *TR

2003 DODGE PICK UP TRUCKS DASH BOARD CRUMBLES. PIECES OF THE DASH BOARD HAVE GONE INTO THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM. WITH THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG IT COULD CAUSE DEATH, BLINDNESS AND/OR OTHER INJURIES. THIS IS AN ISSUE DODGE NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

II OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500,AND MY COMPLAINT IS MY DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO FALL APART. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE PARTS THAT ARE BREAKING OFF MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT,DUE TO THE PLASTIC FALLING INTO MY ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERN IT MAY EVEN SPARK AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE I'M DRIVING. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE THIS PROBLEM INTO CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATE,BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS A DODGE PROBLEM NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING, CRACKING 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, THAT WHEN I PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT BLINKS. AND WHEN I TURN ON THE RIGHT THE LEFT WILL BLINK, THEN SOMETIMES IT WORKS PROPERLY. *TR

NO HEATER DEFROST CONTROLS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 1500 DODGE RAM THE DASH BOARD STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND THEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT BECAME A VERY LARGE CRACK. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE GRIP HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY PULLED OFF. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. I AM AFRAID PIECES WILL START FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS SUCH DAMAGE TO WIRING CAUSING A FIRE OR DAMAGE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

THERE IS A DEFECT IN DODGE RAM TRUCK RECIRCULATION DOORS, INSIDE THE DUCT WORK. THE PLASTIC DOOR BREAKS WHERE THE HINGE HOLDS IT. THE DOOR THEN FALLS OVER THE INTERIOR FAN AND CAUSES THE AIR FLOW TO STOP. A TELLTALE SIGN IS THE FAN MAKING A ROARING NOISE WITH LITTLE OR NO AIR FLOWING. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD HAS FALLEN INTO PIECES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NOT A RECALL ITEM. COST FOR PARTS OVER $800.00 DOLLARS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SWB 4X2 4.7L V8. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HAS CAUSED THE HEATER OPERATION TO BE DEGRADED. MAJOR CONCERN IS WHAT EFFECT THIS MAY HAVE ON PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND THE CLEAR COAT IS DETERIORATING ON EVERY PANEL. I HAVE GOT THREE ESTIMATES, ALL OF WHICH WERE 4 TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

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

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

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

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.

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 86,000 MILES. LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

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

RACK AND PINION FAILED ON 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, 5.7L HEMI. NO STEERING. HAPPENED AT 76,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONSUMER STATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE FOR 10-15 SECONDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION OIL SUMP, COOLER BYPASS AND TORQUE CONVERTER. SINCE THEN, HE HAS HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. VERY WELL KEPT BUT THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. I THINK IS TIME THAT SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW MY HEATER SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500. DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ONE DAY NO CRACK - NEXT MORNING, CRACKED FROM BACK TO FRONT. NO REASON - NO WARNING. WHY WON'T DODGE REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS???? *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM HAS RACK AND PINION PROBLEMS (LEAKS AND STIFFNESS). I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THE TRUCK WILL BE UNDRIVEABLE IF THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM EXPERIENCES A MAJOR FLUID LEAKAGE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR THESE VEHICLES. THE DESIGN OF THIS SYSTEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. A MAJOR ACCIDENT IS ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS POOR DESIGN. LET'S BE PROACTIVE ON THIS ONE. THEY STILL HAVE BAILOUT MONEY. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR SELECTOR. I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD OR WARM THE FLOOR. IT IS BROKEN WITH AIR BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS TO MY FACE. MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED ONCE BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALSO MANY FORUMS OR POSTS IN REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM. DODGE HAS MADE A POOR DESIGN WHICH IS FAULTY AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A COUNTRYWIDE RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND UPGRADE THE PLASTIC DOORS DODGE USES FOR THE HEAT/ A/C SYSTEM. *TR

CRACKED DASHED IN 2003 DODGE RAM PIECES FELL INTO HEATER AND BROKE IT NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHICH ISN'T CHEAP. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 A WOMAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I T-BONED HER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOING 45 TOTALED OUT HER CAR MY AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF AND THE SEAT BELT NEVER LOCKED CAUSING ME TO GO FORWARD IN TO THE STEERING WHEEL I BENT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY LEFT KNEE CALLED DODGE AND THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT IT BY THE TIME THEY FINALLY CAM OUT IT HAD BEEN 11 DAY FROM THE TIME I CALLED THEM SO THE BODY SHOP HAD ALREADY STARTED TO REPAIR MY TRUCK I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL TODAY TELLING MY THAT "YOUR IMPACT WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE FRONT AIR BAGS" COME ON I WAS GOING 45 MPH HOW FAST WOULD I HAVE TO GO FOR THEM TO GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NOR DID THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM SECURE THE OCCUPANTS. SHE RECEIVED MODERATE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2003 DODGE 1500 RAM, WITH 79000 MILES. THE PAST THREE MONTHS I HAVE HAD A NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD FRONT WHEEL BEARING. HE CHANGE THE BEARING, WHICH I THEN DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED. THE BEARING LOOKED SUFFICIENTLY FINE, EXCEPT FOR A LACK OF GREASE. TWO DAYS LATER I REMOVED THE REMAINING FRONT WHEEL BEARING, WITH THE THOUGHT OF GETTING GREASE INTO IT. BUT UPON REMOVING THE BEARING, I FOUND RADIAL FREE PLAY AND EXCESSIVE END PLAY, THE BEARING WAS BEYOND A SAFE USABLE CONDITION, AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION, IN DODGE TRUCK WHEEL BEARINGS, AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY PROBLEM TO THE LIST. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW, IT HAS THREE CRACKS( WIND SHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH) . THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE READ ON A FEW MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTICS PARTS. I AM WORRIED THAT MORE CRACKS WILL SURELY APPEAR AND BECOME A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GRAB HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FACE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE FACE; HOWEVER, THE OCCUPANT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY RELATED TO THE GRAB HANDLE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT GRAB HANDLE DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DODGE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DASH OF MY 2003 DODGE 1500 TRUCK DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKING WITH PIECES LODGED IN THE AIR VENTS MAKING THE HEATER INOPERABLE. I ALSO WORRY THAT THE AIR BAGS IF NEEDED TO DEPLOY MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. I CONSIDER THIS NOT A COSMETIC DEFECT BUT ONE THAT COULD CAUSE GRAVE BODILY HARM. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 DODGE QUAD CAB PICKUP WITH 99000,00 MILES ON IT. WE WERE HAVING THE HEATER CORE AND BLEND DOOR REPLACED AND NOTICE D THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS THE RESISTOR BUT COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRES THAT GO TO THE BLOWER MOTOR WERE BURNT AT THE CONTACT POINTS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. DUE TO THE LOOSENESS OF THE CONNECTION PRONGS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IF LEFT UNFIXED WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. I DID KEEP THE OLD PART FOR YOUR VIEWING. I ALSO CONTACTED DODGE TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE AT LEAST GOING TO ISSUE A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEIR REPLY WAS NO. THAT'S WHEN I CONTACTED YOU. WE WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE PART DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE CABLE THAT SECURED THE SPARE TIRE HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS PROMISED A RESPONSE. HE WAS STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE DEALER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

HVAC BLOWER INTERMITTENTLY WORKING DUE TO BAD CONNECTION TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. WINDOW IS CONSTANTLY FOGGING. I DO NOT FEEL THAT NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V078 COVERED ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED AS MY VEHICLE FALLS 6 MONTHS SHORT OF THE RECALL AND WILL HAVE TO GET THE REPAIR DONE AT MY COST. LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND SPEAKING WITH REPAIR SERVICES THIS IS VERY COMMON PAST THE 2002 MANUFACTURED TRUCKS. *TR

CRACKED OF DASH PAD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH 54000 MILE 2 MONTH AGO I FOUND A SMALL CRACKED ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WITH IN 2 MONTH IT IS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD WITH SHARP EDGES IN ABOUT 3 PLACES I CALLED THE DEALER WHICH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUTTHAT PROBLEM . LATER ON I FOUND OUT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM SO PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING DESPITE KEEPING TRUCK IN SHADE AND USING A SUN SHADE. *TR