2003 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULT WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND SENT THE TRUCK INTO THE OTHER LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT GET THE SHAKING TO STOP UNTIL TRUCK DROPPED TO 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT FURTHER. BALL JOINTS IN THESE TRUCKS:2003 RAM 2500 -3500 ARE PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTER WHICH IS COMPRISE OF 40,000+ MEMBERS AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ALL 2003 + TRUCKS HAVE BALL JOINT SLOP IN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES. *JB

I HAD SEARS ALIGN TIRES ON MY DODGE. THEY DESCRIBED PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINT, TIE ROD AND BEARING ON MY 2003 DODGE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS THAT ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THIS 1.5 YEAR OLD TRUCK AS THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *AK

DODGE 2500 2003, PROBLEMS WITH U-JOINT AND DRIVE SHAFT RE-TUBED. *BF *JB

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL P0148 FUEL DELIVERY CODE APPEARED ON MY TRUCK FOR 30000, AND I HAVE 59000. UNTIL NOW THE TRUCK RAN OKAY, NOW IT HAS SLOW ACCELERATION, AND WILL STOP ACCELERATING AT CERTAIN SPEED. IT ALSO DOESN'T PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER TO TOW MY BUSINESS TRAILERS AND TRAILERS THAT I HAVE. TRAINED MECHANICS FROM DODGE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I'M GLAD THESE PEOPLE DON'T WORK ON THE PLANES I WORK ON. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE. WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OFF, BUT THE VENTILATION (HEAT OR JUST COOL OUTSIDE AIR) ON, I HAVE DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IDLING OR MOVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. THE CONDITION GOES AWAY WITH THE A/C ON OR WITH THE VENTS IN THE "RECIRCULATE" POSITION - I.E. NOT DRAWING OUTSIDE AIR IN. THE SMELL AND GASSES ARE DANGEROUS FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I BREATHE THEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE.*AK

PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY ON INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP A CERTAIN WAY IT BEGINS TO BOUNCE AND SWAY VERY VIOLENTLY. SO MUCH SO THAT IT THROWS YOU INTO OTHER LANES. YOU HAVE TO SLOW TO LESS THAN 50 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS. LOCAL DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE FATALITIES IF THE PROBLEM ISNT SOLVED SOON.*AK

SHUDDER WHEN STARTING OUT, 50% OF THE TIME. PROBLEM HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST YEAR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLITIN FOR AN EXACT SITUATION ON A SPLIT DRIVE SHAFT. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. FACTORY REP. SAID IT WAS A WEIGHT DISTRICBUTION THAT WOLD CAUSE THE TIRE TO SPIN. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. I TOW A TRAILER WITH 800 LBS. OF TOUNGE WEIGHT, THE PROBLEM IS ENHANCED WITH WEIGHT. PROBLEM IS INCREASING. WORRIED OF EVENTUAL TOTAL FAILURE TO MOVE OR EXTREME HESITATION CAUSING ACCIDENT AT INTERSECTION. *AK

AFTER STRIKING A DITCH AND A CONCRETE BARRIER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, AND THE CONSUMER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON DASHBOARD. *AK

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM WILSON MOTORS IN CORVALLIS, OR ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2002. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE LOOSING POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 5/20/03, 7/16/03 AND 8/1/03. ON THE LAST VISIT THE COMPUTER WAS FLASHED ACCORDING TO TSB 18-005-03, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, UNTIL RECENTLY: ON 7/5/04 I ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS WHILE CLIMBING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (WHILE TOWING A 6,500 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER) AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE MY CLIMB OF THE 6,000 FEET, 6% GRADE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY CAREFULLY MOVING INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AS TO RESET THE COMPUTER. ON 7/12/04 WILSON MOTORS WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO INDICATED THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE DEALER CAN RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS ISSUE CREATES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN THE PARKED POSITION GEARS AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. CONSUMER AND HIS SON WERE ALMOST RAN OVER. *AK

TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY AND HAD TO TRADE OFF DUE TO DEALER NOT WANTING TO REPAIR .THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM SINCE 2000 WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRUCKS AND EVERYTIME DEALER GIVES YOU DEER IN HEADLIGHTS LOOK. FACTORY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED!TRADE TRUCK IN DUE TO BEING UNSAFE I KNOW OF 2 OTHER TRUCKS DOING THE SAME AND NOT CORRECTED BY FACTORY.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON A 2003 DODGE RAM. *MR THE BRAKES WOULD SELF ENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS, THE A/C WAS ALWAYS INOPERATIVE BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, THE A/C COMPRESSOR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MAJOR ENGINE REPAIRS, A BROKEN PISTON ROD WAS FOUND AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE KNOCKING, THERE WAS A VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PERSON GETTING INTO TRUCK GRABED HANDLE ABOVE DOOR FRAME HANDLE BROKE OFF, RESULTING IN PERSON FALLING BACKWARD AND HITTING HEAD ON CEMENT DRIVE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK.*MR WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE LITERALLY CHANGES LANES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT DIDN'T GET A FAVORABLY REPLY FROM EITHER. *NM

TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH OVER, OVER PASSES AND TENDS TO LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES.

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHUDDERS UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULT WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, AND SENT THE TRUCK INTO THE OTHER LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT GET THE SHAKING TO STOP UNTIL TRUCK DROPPED TO 35 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT FURTHER. *LA

FIRST TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOTON MAY 23,04 , I BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT STALLED. STARTED IT UP AGAIN PUT IN DRIVE ENGINE SOUNDED RUFF BUT DID GO. GOT ONTO FREE-WAY AND COULD ONLY GET SPEED PU TO 50 WITH GAS PEDDEL TO FLOOR. A FEW MILES DOWN, THE ROAD TURNS TO TWO LANE AND THERE IS A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT WAS RED AS I GOT TO IT HAD TO SLOW BECAUSE OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, LIGHT CHANGED AS I GOT TO IT MY SPEED NOW ABOUT 30 THE CAR AHEAD OF TAKES OFF. WITH ME GAS PEDAL TO FKOOR COULD TELL IF ENGIN WAS RUNNING SO I LOOKED AT TAC IT SHOWED OVER 4000 RPM'S AND THEN SHOUT OUT LIKE A BULLET. BY THE TIME I COULD GET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND ON TO THE BREAKE MY TRUCK WAS DOING OVER 90 AND ALMOST HIT THE OTHER CAR TIME NO.3 WAS LEAVING A STORE STARTED TRUCK THE ENGIN SOUNDED RUFF BACKED UP OK, BUT IN DRIVE IT WENT AT SLOW SPEED OK, TURNED AT STOP LIGHT THEN WOULD NOT GET OVER 30 MPH IN A 45, DEALED SHIP WAS ONLY A A 1/2 MILE PULLED IN , AND MACHINES HAD JUST LEFT SO NO ONE COULD LOOK AT IT. SET APP. FOR TUS. JUNE 1 THEY PUT IT ON COMPUTER AND TEST DROVE IT AND FOUND NOTHING, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED THAT AFTERNOON ONLY THIS TIME THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE AT ALL. THERE WAS TECH FROM DETROIT ON JUNE 15 DROVE IT FOR AN HOUR COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT, BUT THAT AFTER NOON IT DID IT AGAIN. THE DEALER FINDLY DID TAKE IT IN ON JUNE 21 AND KEEP IT FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY AFTER THERENTED WITH A LAWSUIT. CHY CORP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. TO THIS DATE JUNE 24 THEY COULD NO

TRUCK MAKES A METALLIC KNOCK NOISE ABOVE 40 MPH PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND THE NOISE GOES AWAY. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK WITH SERVICE WRITER AND 2 MECHANICS. THEY HAVE HEARD THE NOISE BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS OR WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO DIAMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

MY AUTOMOBILE IS UNSAFE, I ALMOST WRECKED THURSDAY WITH MY CHILDREN WITH ME. IT VERY SCARY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANY MORE. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ARBITRATION TWICE AND BEEN DENIED. WE HAVE TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE DRIVEN IT AND SAYS IT IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH US. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE BLOW DOWN PIPE WHICH COMES OFF THE CRANK CASING OF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE COOLING FAN WAS IN USE IT BLEW THE FUMES INTO THE CLIMATE CONTROL , THUS BLOWING IT INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSTALLED A RUBBER PIPE ON THE END OF THE BLOW DOWN PIPE, THAT LEADS UNDER THE MAIN CAB OF THE VEHICLE, SO NOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH THE WINDOW OPEN, THE FUMES ARE COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW. ALSO AT 15,000, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AND THE FAILS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *NM

THE FLY WHEEL AND THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AND BLEW OFF, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, A PART OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BECAME LODGED IN THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND ALMOST SEVERED THE DRIVER'S FOOT. ALSO, THIS FAILURE DESTROYED THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, BELL HOUSING AND THE TRANSMISSION. A FACTORY DISTRICT REP,. CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T PROVIDE A SENSIBLE REASON FOR WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. *JB

CLUTCHES IN POSITRACTION REAREND ON DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 , SLIP CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE IT LOSES POWER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *PH (THE LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD) AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CONSUMER FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. *SC

THE SAFETY BELT HAD A TENDENCY OF TWISTING IN THE BUCKLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DISLODGE THE TWIST WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE MATERIAL WAS TOO THIN. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY TOTALED T $8000.00. WHEN CONSUMER GOT BACK TO THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN PARK. *AK *SC *JB

OHARA MOTORS - 5 STAR DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FALMOUTH MA. CANNOT FIX MY DEFECTIVE 03 HEMI RAM. TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THEM LAST YEAR, AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THE SME 2 PROBLEMS - AND EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK WITH THE PROBLEM NOT BEING FIXED. TRUCK HAS HAD A TICKING SOUND THAT HAS GOTTEN SO LOUD, IT NOW SOUNDS LIKE A SEWING MACHINE AT IDLE. ALSO, TRUCK HAS A DRIVELINE VIBRATION THAT HAS GONE FROM SUBTLE, TO EXTREMELY AND OBNOXIOUSLY BAD. OHARA SAYS THAT CHRYSLER MAY HAVE A SOLUTION IN 90 DAYS OR SO, AND THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS! I WANT MY MONEY BACK, I HAVE LOST TIME AT WORK, MONEY, AND LOTS OF AGGRAVATION. I FEEL WITH A 7 YR.70K WARRANTY, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO 'LIVE' WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME!

AFTER 300 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY NEW 2003 DODGE RAM. IT WAS REPLACED, AND FAILED AGAIN. REPLACED A SECOND TIME AND WAS RECALLED ON TWO OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT IS SLIPPING NOW AND HAS BEEN RECALLED YET ANOTHER TIME. MY DEALER NOR CHRYSLER WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE PRODUCT THAT HAS PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK MANY TIMES. *JB

HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. HAPPEN 3 TIMES. SEVERE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AT IDLE ON COLD MORNING. (28 DEGREES) HAPPENED ONCE. *JB TRANSMISSION STUTTERS SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE, NOT ALWAYS, BUT USUALLY WHILLE TOWING LOADS. SOMETIMES WHEN EMPTY.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND STILL RUNNING, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR STILL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM *MR

MY 2003 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK SLIPPED FROM "PARK" INTO "REVERSE" WHILE I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS STANDING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AS IT IDLED BY.*AK SEE ALSO VOQ 10130218. *DSY

THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND ALMOST STALLS. I HAVE TO PULL INTO SAFE AREA AND REV ENGINE TO RESTORE POWER. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT, LIKE WHEN IT HAPPENED GOING UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE ON I-10 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER BEHIND ME DOING 70 MPH. I HAVE REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER BUT THEY UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE NO CODES ARE GENERATED BY THE COMPUTER. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND MY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE. ON A RELATED/UNRELATED MATTER, THE MUFFLER HAS TURNED BLUE FROM OVERHEATING AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS LIKE THERE IS A RESTRICTION/OBSTRUCTION IN THE MUFFLER. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEAT HAD NO HEAD RESTRAINT. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER WOULD HIT THE REAR WINDOW AND COULD POSSIBLY DIE. THE DEALER STATED SORRY BUT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *NLM *MR

THE DEFROSTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY BECAME IMPAIRED. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, TRYINT TO AVOID HITING A DEER. RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BENDED. DEALER STATED NO WAY CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH. IT WAS HIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD CALL INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *MR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 STEERING SHUDDERS UNCONTROLABLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IS DIFFICULTWHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ONE OTHER CUSTOMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER, BUT HE HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.*AK

I DRIVE A 2003 RAM 2500 QUAD CAB PICKUP. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HAVE COME TO A BUMP IN THE ROAD, (SOMETIMES JUST A REPAIR LEFT AFTER CONSTRUCTION), AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOOSE FEELING, AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LOOSES CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY. I FEAR HAVING THIS HAPPEN SOMEPLACE WHERE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE QUARTERS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED IT. MY SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS HE HAS HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE IN A DEMO VEHICLE HE DROVE. HE LOWERED THE TIRE PRESSURE (WAY BELOW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RECOMMENDED). THIS DOES HELP SOME, BUT IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING ON UNDERINFLATED TIRES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY.*AK

WHEN DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, RUT, OR SLIGHT IMPERFECTION ON THE ROAD, THE TRUCK WILL LITERALLY GET AWAY FROM YOU AND VEER TO ANOTHER LANE. ESPECIALLY WORSE WHEN DRIVING IN A TURN OR CURVE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS IN PAST FEW MONTHS, SINCE PURCHASING TRUCK IN JULY OF 2003. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DODGE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY SAY IT IS "NORMAL". LAST SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME TO "FILE A REPORT" SO THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL EVENTUALLY "HAVE" TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE MET SEVERAL PEOPLE AT DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE THERE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WITH FATALITIES SOON TO COME. STEERING WHEEL WILL JAR OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND MAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE NEXT LANE. *JB

I'VE HAD THIS SINCE THE DODGE C02 RECALL A WHILE BACK. HAPPENS MAYBE ONCE A WEEK, MAYBE TWICE, BUT NOT OFTEN ENOUGH TO REPRODUCE AT THE DEALER. HERE'S THE DEAL: YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO APPLYING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THROTTLE TO THE VEHICLE DURING LAUNCH TO MAINTAIN RPMS. THE ENGINE RUNS UP TO 2000-3000 RPM WHEN YOU EXPECT IT TO BE AROUND 1200. THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO BE FUELING UP FOR LAUNCH, BUT DOES NOT WHEN THE RPMS COME UP. AFTER 5 SECONDS OR SO, IT WILL SUDDENLY "REALIZE" THAT IT MADE THE MISTAKE AND STARTS TO FUEL, WHEN YOU THEN HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN QUITE A BIT TO MAINTAIN THE RPMS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. CHRYSLER TECH GROUP CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM SO THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN INJURY, AS IT IS GETTING MORE SEVERE AS TIME GOES ON. OTHER USERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR DETAILS PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING THREAD HTTP://WWW.TURBODIESELREGISTER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=84164. *JB

REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED ON MY TRUCK TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE. *LA

WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP OR AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE IT BOUNCED OUT OF CONTROL. THE DRIVER HAD TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP TO GAIN CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS A NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO FISHTAIL WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES EVEN WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. (FRONT LEADING) WHEN SLIGHT TURNS WERE ENCOUNTERED THE FRONT END WOULD LEAVE THE ROAD, OUT OF CONTROL. *SCC *JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE ANTI LOCK AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *AK THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.*CB *JB

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 65 MPH AND ABOVE, ALL 2003 AND 2004 RAM TRUCKS WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VIBRATE BECAUSE OF A NEW ENGINEERING DESIGN. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND CHRYSLER, WHILE THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PINION GEAR, INSISTS IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A NEW DESIGN BY WHICH THE FRONT DRIVE PINION IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES SPINS CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS DESIGN IS NOT NORMALLY USED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF VIBRATION ISSUES. IT MAKES THE MIRRORS SHAKE AND ALSO MAKES OCCUPANTS NAUSEOUS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, IF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION PRIOR TO PURCHASE (SUCH AS IN MY CASE), THE BUYER IS UNAWARE OF THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *LA

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND WHILE IDLING IT SHIFTS INTO REVERSE. ALSO, VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON HIGH. THEN, IT BEGINS MOVING BACKWARDS AND STOPS, ONCE IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE IS SEVERE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. THIS SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT VEHICLE CHANGES LANES ON ITS OWN. DRIVER HAS SLOW DOWN BELOW 50 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT AIR DAM ON VEHICLE BEGAN TO SAG ON VEHICLE.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER AIR DAM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONSUMERS NOTIFIED THE DEALER THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE AIR DAM WHICH HELD NOT METAL SUPPORT IN CASE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. *CB

HAD VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN CHILD SHIFTED THE GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY INTO DRIVE. AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. WAS ABLE TO GET INTO VEHICLE, AND SHIFT BACK INTO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE. WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT.*AK

THE OUTSIDE HANDLE THAT WAS GENERALLY USED TO HELP GET INTO TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED HIS BACK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FELL APART, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PINCH BOLT FALLING OUT. *AK THE CONSUMER MAKING A RIGHT TURN TOWING A SMALL TRAILER WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE DITCH. *SCC *JB