2003 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

DEFROSTERS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN CONTROL KNOB IS TURNED TO DEFROST POSITION. DURING MY RECENT TRIP FROM ONE STATE TO THE NEXT I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH A SNOW/ ICE STORM AND NEEDED TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD, I TURNED THE KNOB TO DEFROST BUT NOTHING CAME OUT IT JUST CONTINUED TO BLOW THROUGH THE VENTS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM NOW AND IT IS CAUSING DANGEROUS COMMUTES FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 5 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED PREMATURELY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,900.

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT THE BLACK DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN APPROXIMATELY 4 PLACES. THESE CRACKS RUN FROM THE WINDOW TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASH BOARD. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A TAN DASH BOARD AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH BOARD CRACKING. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS SPECIFIC DASH BOARD. WHY SHOULD WE AS THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE FAULTY EQUIPMENT REPLACED. THESE PIECES COULD BREAK FREE AND BE LOGGED INTO THE DRIVERS EYE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD OCCUR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE HEATER IN MY TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD IMMEDIATELY FOGGED UP TO THE POINT I COULD NOT SEE. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO SEE OUT AND TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. ONCE I WAS STOPPED I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS NO MATTER WHAT POSITION I SET THE DEFROST OR HEAT ON, THE AIR ONLY BLEW OUT THE VENTS ON THE DASH PANEL. I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE DASH HAD TO COME OUT OF MY TRUCK, DRAIN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO REPLACE SOME BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS, COSTING AROUND 1,500.00 TO 2,000.00. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE, ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WITHIN 5 SECONDS MY VISION WAS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED AND COULD HAVE NOT ONLY RESULTED IN MY DEATH BUT THAT OF SOMEONE ELSE. THIS TRUCK ALMOST KILLED ME ONCE WHEN IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ALMOST RAN OVER ME. YES THEY ENDED UP CREATING A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT DID NOT PAY TO REPAIR MY TRUCK OR MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE THAT MY TRUCK RAN INTO. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR FOR US AS CONSUMERS TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR DODGE'S FLAWED ENGINEERING. THEY HAVE A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM SO THEY ARE COMPLETELY AWARE OF IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 AND I AM CONCERNED THAT AFTER 3 YEARS THE PLASTIC DASH IS CRACKING AND GETTING WORSE. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS WAY TOO MUCH AND PROBABLY WON'T LAST. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FOR THE SIMPLE REASON, IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER AND THE PERSON PUT THERE HANDS ON THE DASH OUT OF REACTION IT COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOME DEEP LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AND FOREARMS. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET, DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 RAM 2500 4X4 WITH 65000 MILES ON IT. I JUST STARTED TO GET THE DEATH WOBBLE , MY FATHER-INLAW HAS A 1998 CUMMINS AND HE HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE HE HAS TRIED TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH NO FIX, I HAVE BEEN READING ALOT OF FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED? *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND DISINTEGRATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE AND PIECES OF IT WAS FALLING OFF AND HITTING HIM WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SO BRITTLE THAT IF ANYONE HAD TO BRACE THEMSELVES ON IT THEIR HANDS WOULD GO THROUGH IT. CHRYSLER TOOK PICTURES AND STATED THAT THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. CASE # 19653576 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH DICK CEPEK RADIAL F-C II 33/125OR117D TIRES (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CENTER TREAD ON THE FRONT TIRE (NOT SURE WHICH ONE) SUDDENLY FELL OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, FENDER FLAIR AND GASKET LEAD. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 06T024000 (TIRES: TREAD/BELT) BUT THE TIRE MANUFACTURE DATE WAS NOT WITHIN THE AFFECTED TIRES' MANUFACTURE DATE FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.

DASHBOARD CRACKING INTO PIECES. FROM THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON DODGE VEHICLES I BELIEVE IT IS FROM FAULTY MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

OUR 2003 DODGE 2500 IS EXPERIENCING SOMETHING REFERRED TO ON MANY WEBSITES AND BLOGS AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE!!" THIS VERY SCARY SHAKE OCCURS WHEN YOU GO OVER 50 MPH OR DRIVE ON CRACKED OR UNEVEN ROADS, INCLUDING PAVED HIGHWAYS!! CHRYSLER HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED THE BLAME AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL. DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND A LOCAL MECHANIC HAVE DONE REPAIRS BUT NOTHING FIXES IT. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!! WE ARE STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON OUR TRUCK, AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO IT!! THERE ARE MANY OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS OUT THERE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM! SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HOPE YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES... IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY!! HERE IS A LINK TO A BLOG OF OTHER DISAPPOINTED DODGE TRUCK OWNERS HTTPS://WWW.BLOGGER.COM/COMMENT.G?BLOGID=29790327&POSTID=1828630666049356082&PAGE=1&TOKEN=1284427578344_AIE9_BFISMZAR6XJKP4FE6SYT4DIQ9YFIHZYHOHZ7HMJ5_V3GUME4Q-OE-UAP1FLN-ED4QIPQ0CIB884EEFVDBMUAK4SCEZCJLBDAWGY2T39MB3BJU5ZPKUGCFCYA4H0TQBTNODCET91B_ALFXRKZVIZJSVOBAEWPIIR4PN01Z2LNHYAIVCUMZQ9BJSVYKNNXIR761WEZLNSOJLXMVDWFJLCBE8KWY2OCHBQEGBUR7A0OYFVOEWDFJKKCVVKGAYMU07YM8THCGL1GZJHEKTBL2V9HLC28K_G1AAGDXVV5UFYNU2P5YTFB_FT0BAAUPRFKPDFVVCIQIZTBR9KVBUBUKD3H4B-SY_CK7YKWLZZIILLTP6IQI-XOTUZSYZFOXTKPQSAJY_V7TOTTUKOS4NR6YN3ATXPEXKXXPAGDQM-7DWDF70BGGWM0ATGYSLSOHRT6-QOIDY2IGOYYZYA5ZLOWQAS2EGCA3SSXTXJYBI15G0WL6IPPRLKG

CRACKED DASH PANEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS OF THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS VERY SCARED AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I RELUCTANTLY RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK DROVE NORMAL. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

DEFROSTER AND FLOOR VENTS DO NOT WORK. HEAT AND A/C ONLY BLOWS OUT OF THE DASH VENTS. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY GET 2 TO 3 IN A MONTH WITH THE ACTUATOR DOOR IS BROKE AND DODGE HAS BEEN MADE AWARE BUT NO RECALL. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. LIVING IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WITH NO DEFROST IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HARD TO DRIVE IF YOU CAN'T SEE. COST WILL BE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER HAD COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 HD THAT HAS A SEVERE CASE OF DEATH WOBBLE AT ONLY 50,000 MILES. ALL EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK IS BONE STOCK. *TR

CRACKED DASH BOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500, COMING APART IN PIECES, CAN SEE THROUGH THE DASH DODGE WILL NOT COVER THE DEFECT AND SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME? THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE OPPOSITE TURN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WILL COME ON WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL STALK IS OPERATED, IE. LEFT SIGNAL WHEN TURNING RIGHT. NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE DRIVERS BEHIND THE VEHICLE ARE ANTICIPATING A TURN INDICATED BY THE LIGHTS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE 2500 SLT QUAD PICK-UP IS COMPLETELY CRACKED TO SMALL PIECES THAT ARE SHAPE AND COMING FLYING OUT EVERY TIME THE DEFROSTER IS TURNED ON. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS A HOLE IN ITS DASHBOARD ALONG WITH HUGE CRACKS IN IT. I HAVE SENT EMAILS TO DODGE BUT THEY TELL ME ITS NOT A PROBLEM OF THEIRS. HOW CAN SO MANY DODGES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT BE A PROBLEM OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER??? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE DIESEL THE DASHBOARD HAS 4 LARGE CRACKS, FROM ONE CRACK TO ANOTHER IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS PIECE FLIES OUT AND HITS PASSENGERS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD CONSIDER IT AS BEING A RECALL. THE LEAST JERK OR VIBRATION COULD CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. EVEN WHILE CLEANING THE DASH YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OR YOU COULD GET CUT BY THE SHARP CRACKS. HOPE DODGE WILL TAKE CARE OF COMPLAINTS AND STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS, IF NOT, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT! *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE 2500 IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE AIRBAG. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO OPEN I THINK THE PASSENGER WOULD BE HIT BY THE BROKEN DASHBOARD PIECE THAT WOULD COME OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED HOME AND THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO OBTAIN THE PARTS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE AND THE FUEL PUMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2003 DODGE CUMMINS DASH CRACKING EVERY WHERE. I HAVE BEEN CUT CLEANING DASH. IN A WREAK IT COULD GET NASTY WITH AIR BAGS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM2500 IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. I COUNT 12 CRACKS IN BOTH UPPER DASH BOARDS. IF I EVER DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ANY ONE IN THE VEHICLE COULD BE INJURED BADLY JUST WITH FLYING DASHBOARD. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE IT FOR $800 WITH THE SAME EVIDENTLY INFERIOR PLASTIC THAT IS ALREADY PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTHING ELSE HAS HAPPENED THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED ANY OF THESE CRACKS. *TR

I CAN'T DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD ON MY 2003 DODGE TRUCK. LAST WEEKEND WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN, MY WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND I HAD NO DEFROSTERS TO CLEAR THEM. I ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON I-10 AND FINALLY HAD TO PULL INTO A REST STOP UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED AND THE HUMIDITY DROPPED. THE AC WORKS GOOD, JUST CAN'T GET AIR TO THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SAYS IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4. HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP ON HIGHWAY. THIS WOBBLE ALMOST MADE ME GO OFF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY MECHANICS AND HAVE SPENT ALOT MONEY WITH NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WILL GIVE ME NO ANSWER OF HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER TO CONTACT THE B.A.R. OR AN ATTORNEY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THESE ISSUES AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

2003 DODGE TRUCK,GOT RECALL H46, TRIED DEALER THEY SAID WOULD DO NOTHING WITH RECALL. *TR

2003 DODGE 2500. DASH IS CRACKED ALL OVER AND FALLING A PART WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKES AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN A ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HAPPENS AT SPEEDS FROM 30 AND UP. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS CRACKING HORRIBLY. I HAVE SEEM MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE SAME LOCATIONS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

DODGE DASHES CRACKING POPPING FLYING ACROSS THE TRUCK HITTING DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION OR STOPPED AT A SIMPLE RED LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION AND I HAVE SEEN AND READ THOUSANDS OF INSTANCES JUST LIKE MINE! ON DODGE FORUM TYPE IN (DASH/DEFECTIVE DASH) YOU TELL ME! DODGE CLAIMS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM HOWEVER THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM DASH WITH ONE OF THE SAME TYPE(WILL CRACK AGAIN) FOR ONLY 1000-1300 BUCKS. I HAD ABOUT A 4" BY 3" PIECE OF PLASTIC FLY UP AND HIT MY HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LUCKY I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THERE ARE NO OEM STOCK REPLACEMENTS FOR THE DO IT YOURSELF PERIOD THEY MAKE CAPS WHICH CAUSE RATTLES IN TRUCKS WE HAVE ALL PAID 30-50 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR! I WANT TO ADD AS WELL WHEN PIECES FLY OFF THE DASH IT ALSO EXPOSES ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE TOP OF THE DASH AS WE ALL KNOW IN THE TEXAS SUN COULD OBVIOUSLY CAUSE DAMAGE OR WORSE TO VEHICLE OR PERSON/S IN VEHICLE! *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL WITH STOCK TIRES AND SUSPENSION STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END WHILE TRAVELING ON COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY 94 AT APPROXIMATELY 58MPH. THE SHAKING STARTED AFTER I TRANSITIONED FROM A BRIDGE TO THE ROADWAY. THE SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE THAT I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO BRING IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, BUT AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE REFERRING TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE", I FELT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR

"DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK AND NOW I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A HORRIBLE SHAKE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2004 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS, BUT RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON ANY HIGHWAY AND GO OVER A BRIDGE OR BUMP, MY VEHICLE SHAKES VIGORUSLY!!! SO BAD THIS LAST TIME I ALMOST TOOK OUT 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I AM CONSTANTLY WITH MY CHILDREN AND I RELY HEAVILY ON MY VEHICLE AND RECENTLY I MADE THE DECISION TO PARKED MY TRUCK INDEFINATELY DUE TO THIS HORRIBLE SHAKE! DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AND FOUND NOTHING AND ADVISED ME EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. I HAVE BOUGHT THE STEERING STABILAZER BOX AND THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. REPLACED SHOCKS AND STILL NOTHING. I AM NOW GOING TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. AGAIN I RELY HEAVILY ON MY TRUCK AS AN EVERYDAY VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT DUE TO OCCASIONALY HAULING CATTLE AND HORSES IN MY RANCH. IT IS EVEN WORSE WHEN THIS VEHICLE HAS ANY LOAD (TRAILER) ATTACHED. I CANNOT GO OVER 45 MPH WITHOUT IT SHAKING VIOLENTLY!

I'M A 3 TIME DODGE OWNER CURRENTLY HAVE A 2003 RAM 2500 SLT HEMI, 2004 RAM 1500 SHORT BED, 2005 DURANGO HEMI. EACH ONE HAS PROBLEMS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW THE NHTSA AND DODGE DON'T SEE THE SAFETY DANGER INVOLVED. THE 2003 HAS THE MOST SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. A DASH THAT IS CRACKING SO BAD THAT PIECES ARE NOW STARTING TO FALL OUT. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THIS IS A PROJECTILE HAZARD . I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE DASH. I HOPE KNOW ONE GETS INJURED FROM PROJECTILE FRAGMENTS OF THE DASH. THE MORE SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE 2003 IS THE FLAPPER DOOR ON THE ACTUATOR MOTOR THAT CHANGES THE AIR FLOW FROM VENT TO FLOOR OR DEFROST. DODGE DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEFROST TO THE WINDSHIELD NOT WORKING AND A WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL; THEY BOTH AFFECT YOUR VIEW. WE DON'T DRIVE THE PICKUP IF ICE AND SNOW ARE IN THE FORECAST. I COULD NOT BELIEVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. LETS WAIT UNTIL ONE OF THESE 2 ISSUES INJURIES SOMEONE SERIOUSLY OR EVEN SADDER YET SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!! THERE IS ALWAYS A LAWYER WAITING. I WOULD THINK ANY PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE OR VIEW FOR DRIVING WOULD BE MOST DANGEROUS. *TR

THE GRAB HANDLES ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES BOTH BREAK TOO EASILY. THESE HANDLES ARE DANGEROUS TO USE.

DRIVING IN FREEZING FOG AND DEFROST WOULD NOT WORK. IT DOES NOT WORK ANY OF THE TIME. SAW DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO FIX DEFROST EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE 2003 THAT THE DEFROST IN THE DODGE 2003 PICKUP HAS A FAULTY COMPONENT.

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 (4 WHEEL DRIVE) SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME WHEN DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH AND I HIT A BUMP. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO MUCH I TOTALY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO BRAKE TO A SPEED OF APROXAMATLY 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN SIX TIMES ALREADY IN THE LAST YEAR. I ONLY HAVE FIFTY THOUSNAD MILES ON THE TRUCK. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO VEER INTO OTHER LANES AND HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER CARS TO JACK ON THIER BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS. THIS DID NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. ALL DODGE DEALERS WERE SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN APROXAMATELY 3 TO 4 YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFTEY ISSUE BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM THE MANAGER ACTED LIKE HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE IN THIS TRUCK. I WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT UNTIL I GET IT FIXED OR IF IT CAN BE FIXED AT ALL.

TODAY AS I WAS ENTERING MY DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK ON THE DRIVING SIDE, I USED THE HANDLE PROVIDED TO CLIMB UP TO THE DRIVING SEAT. WHEN HALF THE WAY UP TO THE SEAT THE PLASTIC HANDLE BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY GRIP AND CRASH DOWN TO THE PAVEMENT. CURRENTLY I AM IN PAIN BECAUSE OF THE FALL, IT APPEAR THAT THE HANDLE IS MADE BY DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) (2003 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT 4X4 W/ 64,186 MILES) THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A THREE INCH CRACK ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE DASH. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE FRONT OF THE DASH AND WORKS BACK TOWARDS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND/OR FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT FRAGMENTS COULD BECOME DETACHED FOR THE DASH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE BODILY HARM TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. ANY ASSISTANCE SAFECAR.GOV CAN PROVIDE REGARDING THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. CHRYSLER COMPLAINT REFERENCE NUMBER [XXX]. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE GOES TO IDLE AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF AND ON AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR $1000. THE DODGE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 11/10/10.*LJ

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WITH MY TRUCK THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH OR SLOWER THE SHAKING GOES AWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP 40-70 MPH THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

DEATH WOBBLE! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 DODGE RAM CUMMINS REPAIRED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED ALONG WITH AXLE U JOINTS AND FOLLOWED BY ALIGNMENT. I HAVE ALSO ADDED A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER SYSTEM. THAT HAS HELPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OFTEN. THE WOBBLE HAS TAKEN ME OFF THE ROAD ONCE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU JUSTIN HULSE.

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND POSSIBLY GO OUT OF CONTROL IF I HIT A BUMP ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS CONDITION IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE ON MAY TRUCKS. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES AND MUST SLOW TO 25 MPH TO MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL STOP SHAKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL IF I DON'T SLOW DOWN AT AN EMERGENCY RATE. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 CRACKED DASH. DASH APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKED IN TEMPERATURE EXTREMES. FIRST CRACK OCCURRED DURING SUMMER IN INTENSE HEAT. 2ND AND 3RD CRACKS OCCURRED ON COLD NIGHTS. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP HAS DEFROSTER THAT WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE AIR ONLY BLOWS OUT FRONT VENT. UNABLE TO DEFROST ICE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT IS NOT SURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SINCE HE HAS NOT TAKEN IT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DEFROST DOOR AND THE BLEND DOOR IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 IS INOPERATIVE. IT FAILED DURING THE WINTER OF 2007. THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT CLEAR THUS CAUSING AN EXTREME HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2008 AND THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. I AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. UPON THEM REPAIRING IT THEY DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE INSIDE DUCT DOORS HAD FAILED AND CHARGED ME TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. IT HAS AGAIN BROKEN AND THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. I ASKED HOW IT COULD FAIL AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME CHRYSLER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILED PARTS AND ARE PROVIDING FAULTY PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THE WINDSHIELD AND ALL OTHER WINDOWS WILL FOG OVER PREVENTING VISIBILITY. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A LARGE SCALE PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS. A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

2003 DODGE 2500 4X4 WOBBLES AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 70MPH. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT THIS SPEED AND WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BRIDGE. *TR