2003 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

TRANSMISSION ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL HAS NO 4TH GEAR AND OVERDRIVE. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS FUMES. *AK

VEHICLE IS A 2003 DODGE 2500, SERIAL #X3G-790016 AND IT JUMPS FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 10,000 MILES AND THIS HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE WE WERE TO LEAVE FOR ELLENSBURG, WA ON CENTRAL AVE IN GREAT FALLS AND THEN AGAIN IN ELLENSBURG AT A GOODWILL STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD A GOOD FRIEND KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING ON A FORD TRUCK SO AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT BE TAKEN CARE OF. THE FRIEND WAS WOODROW MCCRACKEN IN THE LATE 60'S OR EARLY 70'S AT CONRAD, MT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER, BUT HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER A WEEK TO HEAR BACK FROM CHRYSLER LEGAL. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN ELLENSBURG WA AND THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS E03=09377. IT WAS REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE (SAFECO) AND THAT CLAIM NUMBER IS #844587412007 JUST THINK THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED. DICK BROWN. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE 2500 WITH THE SO CUMMINS' DIESEL ENGINE. I NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL FUMES WHEN IDLING WITH THE FAN AND/OR AIR CONDITIONER ON. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT FORTY DAYS. I ASSUMED THE SMELL WAS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NEW. I NOTICED SMALL PLUMES OF OILY RESIDUE FORMING ON THE WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE AIR VENTS. I HAD THE TRUCK DETAILED AND THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD POLISHED. THE PLUMES APPEARED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THEY ARE NOT WATER VAPOR BECAUSE THEY REMAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED FOR HOURS. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN INHALING RAW DIESEL FUMES FOR OVER A MONTH. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER'S SHOP IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS. HE HAS NO IDEA WHERE THE FUMES ARE COMING FROM. I DON'T THINK I WANT TO KEEP A NEW VEHICLE WHERE THE VENTILATION DUCTING IS SATURATED WITH DIESEL RESIDUE. IT HAS 1,955 MILES ON IT.

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENDLY ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP/ SERVICE MANAGER IS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *NLM *TS ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB THE AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 DODGE 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 5.9L 24L FROM CERRITOS DODGE ON FEB 26TH 2003 , NOW MILES 2591 3 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION RECALL. ON 9TH MAY I GAVE THE TRUCK FOR SUGGESTED REPAIRS AND RECEIVED BACK SAME EVENING. NEXT MORNING 10TH OF MAY 2003 , SATURDAY , TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT ,I WENT TO WORK HEADED 91 WEST , ON RAMP CARMENITA & EXITED GARFIELD . USE OF BRAKES WAS PRACTICALLY NOT REQUIRED . THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ALL DAY. AROUND 6 IN THE EVENING HEADED FWY EAST 91 , IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC , WHEN THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME HAVE A FENDER BENDER , AND STOP IN THE FAST LANE I AM WATCHING ALL THIS AS I AM GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. I PRESS THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WORK JUST A BIT HALF WAY THEN BECOME LIKE WET SPONGE , GIVE WAY AND THE PEDAL GOES DOWN. THE BRAKES FAIL , AND I CAN'T STOP THE TRUCK. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. A POLICE REPORT IS PROCESSED, THE FRONT FENDER PUNCTURED MY TRUCKS RADIATOR, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO CERRITOS DODGE . MY FAMILY ARRIVES . MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, AND MY SON ALL 3 CHECK THE BRAKES AND THE DIDN'T WORK. THE FLEET MANAGER MR DAN PETTY , WHO WAS ON DUTY AT THIS TIME, AND HAD NEGOTIATED THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE TO ME , PHYSICALLY TESTED THE BRAKES . HE CONFIRMED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE - NO BRAKES. MR DAN PETTY DISCUSSED WITH HIS SALES STAFF, MR RICO BARRIOS AND THE MANAGER ON DUTY THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WOULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE LOOKED INTO BY CHRYSLER CORPOR

I HAVE A 2003 2500 DODGE RAM DIESEL WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST BEGUN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. AS I'M DRIVING 80 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN (ON ITS OWN) SLIP DOWN INTO 2ND GEAR (NOT 3RD, BUT 2ND) WHILE GOING 80. THE ENGINE IS RED-LINING AND ABOUT TO BLOW. I CHECK THE DASH AND THE COLUMN AND ALL SAY IT IS STILL IN D(RIVE) WHEN IN FACT IT'S IN 2ND. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK JUST SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF AND THE DASH AND COLUMN SAY IT IS STILL IN D(RIVE); REVS ARE HIGH BUT NO ENGAGEMENT (WHILE IN THE FAST LANE AND QUICKLY DROPPING TO ZERO IN SPEED.) THE ONLY OTHER WEIRD THING THAT'S HAPPENED IS WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR AND STARTED TO RED-LINE. I QUICKLY LOOK DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD NOT SOMEHOW ACCIDENTALLY PUT IT IN 2ND GEAR. NOPE, IT WAS IN D(RIVE), JUST NOT MOVING ON TO THE NEXT GEAR AND WELL INTO 3,800 REVS STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR IT WAS. THE DEALER IS DEALING WITH IT NOW, BUT ARE SWEARING UP, DOWN AND BACKWARDS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT IS THE BEST ON THE MARKET AND THE MOST RELIABLE. I HAD EVEN INQUIRED INTO THE INFAMOUS DODGE TRANSMISSION TROUBLES BEFORE BUYING THE TRUCK AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD ADDRESSED AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT NOW SEEING THAT THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE EXACT ISSUE WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP (IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, JUST ABOUT ONCE EVERY

SEAT BECOMES A PROBLEM WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS COLDER. COOL MORNINGS WILL CAUSE THE SEATS TO RISE 3 INCHES CAUSING DRIVER OR PASSENGER NOT TO SIT CORRECTLY AND BUCKLE SEAT BELT. THIS ALSO CAUSES DRIVER TO READJUST MIRROR AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND CUSHION LOWERS. AS THESE CHANGES OCCUR DRIVER MUST ADJUST SEAT FORWARD AND BACK MAKING USE OF MIRRORS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT NUMEROUS CORRECTIONS DAILY.ALSO, VEHICLE WANDERS ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER MUST CONTINUOUSLY MOVE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE BETWEEN LINES ON CONSUMER'S SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, DETECTED CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING BOX. *AK

CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITH ENGINE ON AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. ABOUT 40 SECONDS LATER, HEARD A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER MOVING CAR. TOOK TO DODGE AND THEY STATED CONSUMER WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. TS THE SHIFT LEVER STOPS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND THEN SLOWLY DISENGAGES ITSELF, RESULTING IN ROLL-A-WAY. CONSUMERS WIFE WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND IS NOW UNDER DOCTORS SUPERVISION. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE MADE A HUGE NOISE, CAUSING ENGINE TO REV UP TO THE RED LINE. CONSUMER FILLS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH