Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2003 record →
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER OVER A YEAR AGO, CALLED THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME HE HAD TO ORDER PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME, I'VE RECEIVED FOUR RECALLS ON THE SAME TRUCK OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THE DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T GET PARTS. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED?
TRUCK HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS THE RECALLED NEWER TRUCKS. IT MELTED THE FUSE BOX AND THE TRUCK WONT RUN. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE BOX, COMPUTER, ALL COILS, ALL PLUGS, ALL WIRES, THROTTLE BODY OVER 3,000.00 AND THE TRUCK STILL DOES NOT RUN. ONLY HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND TOWED BACK OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT TELL US WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER 3,000.00 OF LETS TRY THIS I CAN NOT AFFORD ANY MORE LETS TRY THIS OR THAT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MOST PEOPLE THINK THEY BROKE A VALVE IN THE HEMI MOTOR. I HAVE RUN A COMPRESSION TEST AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE. MY ISSUE IS ELECTRICAL AND I DON'T FEEL AS THOU I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CANT. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHICH THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND THEN IT ESCALADED TO THE POINT OF NOT RUNNING ANY LONGER. STARTED BY MELTING FUSES THEN MELTED THE FUSE BOX. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE IT TOOK OUT. WHEN SCANNED IT BRINGS UP DIFFERENT CODES EACH AND EVERY TIME. DEALERSHIP CHARGES FOR EACH AND EVERY WRONG PART THAT IS REPLACED AND THEN RESCANNED AND THEY ALSO CHARGE LABOR FOR EACH WRONG PART REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. DRIVING 2 MILES DOWN A DIRT ROAD SPEED OF 25MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO MISS AND JUST CONTINUED TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT IT WILL NOT IDLE. YOU CAN NOT HOLD A STEADY FUEL PEDAL AND KEEP IT RUNNING IT STALLS. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG
2003 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *LD
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE MECHANISM (HVAC) THAT DIRECTS HOT AND COLD AIR AMONG THE WINDSHIELD, DASH, AND FLOOR FAILED. IT WAS A VERY COLD DAY IN DECEMBER AND I WAS ATTENDING A FUNERAL 150 MILES FROM HOME. IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD KEPT FROSTING UP AND MY FEET BECAME VERY COLD BECAUSE ALL THE HEAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASH. THE HVAC COULD NOT BE FIXED EN ROUTE BECAUSE (1) IT TOOK THREE WEEKS TO GET A NEW HVAC HOUSING, (2) IT WAS A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REPAIR STATIONS WERE CLOSED, AND (3) THE REPAIR TAKES ABOUT 8 HOURS BECAUSE THE ENTIRE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE HVAC HOUSING AND DOORS. IT COST $1,417.45 TO FIX. (I CAN FURNISH A COPY OF THE INVOICE IF YOU LIKE.) I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FAILURE OF THIS HARD-TO-GET-AT PLASTIC HOUSING IS NOT UNCOMMON AMONG DODGE TRUCKS. IN FACT IN THIS SMALL TOWN OF 2,500 PEOPLE ANOTHER 2003 DODGE TRUCK CAME IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME WEEK. DODGE IS OBVIOUSLY USING FAULTY MATERIALS.
DEATH WOBBLE CREATED BY VARIOUS COMPONENTS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR AND THEN CHARGED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH WAS REGAINED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN IT OCCURRED AND CONTROL WAS REGAINED AT 40 MPH.
I WAS LETTING MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS WARM UP IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN RPM SUDDENLY JUMP TO 3000 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER THAT I LEFT TO GO TO WORK I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET GOING 30 MILES AN HOUR AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR THE TRUCK AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED AS IF I WAS PUSHING FULL THROTTLE AND THEN LET OFF WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEN I HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE I PULLED OVER SHUT THE TRUCK OFF STARTED IT BACK UP AND THEN HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. ON MY WAY TO AUTOZONE TO GET MY CODES READ IT DID IT ONE MORE TIME WHERE IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF I HIT THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND AFTER THAT I LOST THROTTLE CONTROL AS IN A "DEAD PEDAL". THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU'RE COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AS THE TRUCK MAY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN INTO A BYSTANDER OR ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. I THINK RECALL ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN PLACE
TAKATA RECALL WAS INFORMED EARLY LAST YEAR VIA RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE ISSUE, WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE TO GET SERVICE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING AND THEY COMMENTED..IF YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE YOU SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THAT IS A POOR ANSWER FOR A $40.000.00 VEHICLE. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS A REAL SAFETY MATTER EVEN THOUGH DENIED BY DODGE IS THE DASHBOARD ON THE TRUCK IS A HAZARD DUE TO CHUNKS THAT FLY AT YOU DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE INFERIOR PLASTIC THAT WAS UTILIZED...ACCORDING TO A FORMER SERVICE MANAGER @ DODGE. I WENT TO DODGE AND THEY STATED IT WAS POOR MAINTENANCE AND HAD I ASKED DURING MY WARRANTY WOULD OF COVERED A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. HOW IS THIS POOR TREATMENT WHEN YOU GOOGLE THE ISSUE AND THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS APPEAR ON THIS MATTER? BELOW IT REQUESTS THE DATE, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT DATE JUST RECALL IT BEING EARLY LAST YEAR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ UPDATED 04/20/16. *JB
TAKATA RECALL? OUR PICK UP WAS SCHEDULED FOR A RECALL REPAIR AT "FLOWER MOTORS" MONTROSE CO 81401, DECEMBER 22, 2015 IT WAS IN THE SHOP ALL DAY. FOLLOWED BY A CALL, "WE DO NOT HAVE THE PART"S. WE WILL CALL YOU. WE HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, FEEL LIKE A HUGE RUNAROUND. THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE OUR PICKUP SAFELY AGAIN AS IT IS INCONVENIENTLY SITTING! LOANER VEHICLE? PLEASE ADVISE.
PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL 5/29/2015. DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NO REPAIR PARTS. LITHIA DODGE, SANTA FE, NM 505-472-1234
MY COMPLAINT REFERS TO NHTSA-SAFETY RECALL NUMBER: R26/NHTSA15V-312; RECALL DATE: MAY 29,2015.INVOLVING THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS: MY VEHICLE WAS NAMED: 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A CUMMINS DIESEL BY THE MANUFACTURER, CHRYSLER, DBA ""FCA- US -LLC POBX 218008, AUBURN HILLS MICHIGAN. ONE WEEK LATER,I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER: (HUNTINGTON NEW YORK JEEP, CHRYSLER, DODGE, RAM LOCATED AT 1220 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK 11743, PHONE: 1-866-525-7118. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEIR REPLY WAS, "THE PART TO CORRECT THIS IS STILL NOT IN". THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE MY RECALL NOTICE. I WANT YOUR AGENCY TO DETERMINE IF CHRYSLER HAS PUT A PLAN IN PLACE TO DELIVER THE PARTS TO THE DEALERS AND WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC TIMELINE AND PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH THE NAME, JOB TITLE, ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER OF THE PERSONS AT CHRYSLER WHO ARE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS REMEDY, YET TO BE PERFORMED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 303,549. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *JS
TAKATA RECALL. I SET THE NOTICE ASIDE AND MISPLACED IT. OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND. I RECEIVED IT SO LONG AGO I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE DATE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE THAT THE PART IS IN AND TO BRING MY TRUCK IN FOR REPLACEMENT. I RECEIVED TWO RECALLS BEFORE ON STEERING PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T QUALIFY EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THEM FIXED ON MY OWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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 REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I CONTACTED DODGE DEALER IN APRIL OF 2015 TO INSPECT TIE ROD END STEERING LINKAGE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN NOT GET THE PARTS, IT'S GOING ON A YEAR NOW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE PARTS. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET THIS RECALL ADDRESSED?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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 VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/10/16*LJ UPDATED 03/17/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ UPDATED 11/20/2017*JS
CRACKED DASH COULD BE DANGEROUS IN ACCIDENT FLY DEBRIS OR IF AIR BAG GOES OFF THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY PASSENGERS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, WHICH WAS LONGER THAN A YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SUPPLY THE PART TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
APPARENT "DEATH WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HIT A SMALL BUMP, AND TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DISSIPATES UPON SLOWING DOWN.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V312000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
SEVERE CRACKING OF DASH BOARD. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALREADY MADE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ;UPDATED 05/02/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ UPDATED 4/27/18*JB *TR
TAKATA RECALL. THE FCA AIR BAG RECALL IS A JOKE. THEY TAKE YOUR INFORMATION AND THEN SAY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. HOW ABOUT WE EXPECT REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS BEFORE YOU GET INJURED. NOT WE WILL NOTIFY YOU. HOW ABOUT PROVIDING SOME KIND OF UPDATE AFTER 6 MONTHS. THE GOVERNMENT LET THESE PEOPLE OFF WAY TO EASY. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE WILL RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND THEN NEVER DO IT. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THESE REPAIRS? ARE THEY HOPING THAT THE OWNERS WILL JUST STOP ASKING FOR THE REPAIRS? THE PUBLIC SHOULD AT LEAST BE GIVEN AN UPDATE ON WHEN THEY THINK PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THEIR RECALL SYSTEM DOES NOT EVEN PROVIDE YOU WITH A DOCUMENT TO PROVE THAT YOU EVER REQUESTED REPAIRS. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP BY MY HOUSE JUST PUT MY INFORMATION ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND THEN TOLD ME I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN A PART WAS AVAILABLE. HOW DOES THE DEALERSHIP OR FCA EVEN KNOW THAT THAT DEALERSHIP IS WAITING ON AN AIR BAG FOR MY VEHICLE? I HAD THE SAME RECALL ON MY FORD AND I WILL TELL YOU IT WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND MY REPLACEMENT PARTS WAS MARKED URGENT IN THEIR SYSTEM AND IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN DAYS NOT MONTHS.
THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED IN MANY PIECES AND IS FALLING INTO THE FLOOR. MY DASH HAS ACTUALLY CRACKED SO BAD IT IS IN 4 DIFFERENT PIECES JUST SUPPORTED BY A COUPLE SCREWS AND METAL BRACES. MORE FALLS OFF AND BIGGER PIECES COME APART EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THIS IS RIDICULES!!
AT 138916 MILE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY RECALL N62 LEFT OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLE , SINCE THAT TIME HAVE HAD SIX INSTANCES OF UNCONTROLLED SEVER AND DANGEROUS VIBRATIONS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-70MPH. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND CURVE AT 60MPH; VEHICLE NOT HAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000 MILES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND BREAKING APART. I KNOW IF MANY DODGE RAM'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC AS DODGE CLAIMS BUT IS A DEFECT IN MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, OR BOTH. THE CRACKS SEEM TO JUST APPEAR. I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
FIVE MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED NOTICE MY 2003 DODGE 2500 PICKUP WAS SUBJECT OF NATIONAL SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING TAKATA PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BEING DANGEROUS. TODAY, 10/27/2015 MY LOCAL DEALER REPORTS PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I CALLED VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE 888-327-4236 FOR DIRECTION WHO ADVISES TO CALL CHRYSLER AT 800-992-1997. CHRYSLER ADVISES PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE, ETA DEC 2015 OR JAN 2016 AND IF I AM UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING IT, CONTACT LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE AIR BAG DISABLED. 10/27/2015 I CALLED LOCAL DEALER WHO REFUSES TO DISABLE AIR BAG BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW. WHAT SHALL I DO NEXT?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT OFFERED A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IS HAS BEEN FIVE MONTHS SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB
THE WAY THESE RIMS ARE DESIGNED ARE VERY POOR. WATER GETS TRAPPED INSIDE THE RIM ROTS THEM OUT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN ALL IN A SUDDEN, THE PART OF THE RIM THAT HAS THE 8 HOLES WHERE YOU WOULD BOLT THE RIM TO THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE DRUM PART OF THE RIM, THE TIRE WENT FLAT, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. AND TO EVEN GET TO THE ACTUAL LUG NUTS, I HAD TO DESTROY THE CHROME FACE TO GET TO THEM BECAUSE THEY SHIFTED WHEN THE RIM SEPARATED FROM 8 BOLT PATTERN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY I DIDN'T CAUSE MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD ANY HARM OR EVEN DEATH. AFTER SEEING THAT, I REPLACED ALL 4 RIMS AND TIRES, A $1500 BILL I WASN'T PLANNING ON BUT GOT TO BE SAFE FOR MY SAKE AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD.
CRACKED DASH
I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING , THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SPUN WITH NO CONTROL AND I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE WITH GRADE SCHOOL LETTING OUT AND I WENT IN OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC IN BETWEEN CARS AND HEADED TO A GAS PUMP AT GAS STATION AND I HIT BRAKES AS SOON AS I WAS OUT OF OPPOSITE LANE WITH HEAD ON TRAFFIC AND GAS PUMP WAS RITE OFF SIDE OF ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED OTHERS WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I HAD TO FIX MY TRUCK BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW OF RECALL AND ALSO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 55,000 MILES AND TRANSFER CASE ALSO ANOTHER 20,000 MILES LATER , I HAVE A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT A TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE IN IT AND I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE FROM ALL THE TROUBLE IT'S GAVE ME AND I COULD HAVE KILLED OTHERS AT THE SCHOOL ZONE. I'D LIKE FOR DODGE TO FIX MY TRUCK FOR ALL THE TROUBLE IV HAD AND THIS HAPPEN ON CITY STREET AND I WAS IN MOTION WEN THIS HAPPENED, IF I'D HIT GAS PUMP IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP AND KILLED A LOT PEOPLE AND CHILDREN
WHILE TRAVELING OVER 55 MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY. THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
THE DASH BOARD CRACKED WHEN A NEW AIR BAG INFLATER WAS IN STALLED AND CONTINUES TO CRACK. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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