2003 Dodge RAM

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2011· STRUCTURE

  MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500'S DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITHOUT AND FORCE TO IT. IT STARTED CRACKING BACK IN 09 AND IS NOW BECOMING SHARP EDGED PIECES ALL OVER MY CAR. IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THESE SHARP PIECES COULD EASILY DO SOME DAMAGE TO A SENSITIVE PART, SUCH AS A PERSONS EYE. IF THIS IS TO HAPPEN TO ME, OR ANY OF THE OTHER OF 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS OUT THE ASS FOR LACK OF RECALL. THERE IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE DASHBOARD IN THESE TRUCKS, AND THEY NEED TO BE FIXED. *KB

• 12/31/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE GRIP HANDLES AND DASHBOARD HAVE DEGRADED FROM HEAT AND UV RADIATION AND CRACKED INTO MANY SHARP PIECES. I CUT MY HAND WHILE WIPING THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. I TAKE BLOOD THINNERS AND THIS CAUSED ME TO BLEED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW RAZOR SHARP THE EDGES OF THE BROKEN PIECES ARE. THESE WOULD LIKELY SLICE THE AIR BAG & DRIVER/PASSENGERS FACES & ARMS IN A CRASH. THE PLASTIC SELECTED BY DODGE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED AND PRESENTS A HAZARD. AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD IS THE EXPOSURE OF WIRE HARNESSES EXPOSED TO THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND EXTREME HEAT. CRACKED INSULATION WILL LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FIRES & FAILED OPERATOR CONTROLS. THE FAILURE IS MOST PREVALENT IN TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL CLIMATES. THE PLASTIC USED BY DODGE NEEDS TO BE REFORMULATED, AND SALE OF THE FAULTY FORMULATION HALTED IMMEDIATELY. *KB

• 12/31/2008· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS IN IT WHICH HAVE EXPOSED WIRES AND CAUSED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. *TR

• 12/31/2007· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT MY 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 IN JANUARY 2007 WITH ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME THE PAINT JOB ON THE TRUCK WAS FINE BUT STARTING AROUND APRIL OR MAY THE CLEAR COAT ON THE TRUCK STARTED TO DELAMINATE. I CALLED UP DODGE AND EVEN WENT BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PAINT JOB BUT I WAS TOLD BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THAT THE TRUCKS 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT NO ONE WILL FIX MY TRUCK. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THAT IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH MY PAINT BUT I'M OUT OF LUCK WHEN IT COMES TO DODGE REPAINTING MY TRUCK. *TR

• 12/30/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/30/2009· STRUCTURE

  2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 2WD CRACKED DASH FROM WINDSHEILD TO MIDDLE OF DASH. *TR

• 12/30/2008· STRUCTURE

  2003 DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2007. I FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT IN VEGAS, THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED AND ARE GETTING BIGGER. STARTED LOOKING INTO GETTING A REPLACEMENT AND CAME ACROSS THOUSANDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST PRODUCT FROM THIS COMPANY. THE PAINT HAS FADED COMPLETELY ON THE ROOF AND HOOD. IT IS NOW FADING ON THE DOORS AND BED OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER LONG STORY. *TR

• 12/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ELEVEN HOURS HE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD BACKFIRE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE , AND HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE PARKING ATTENDANT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WAS MINIMAL FIRE DAMAGE. ELEVEN DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S SALVAGE LOT. UPON INSPECTION THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, AND ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE IT, THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

• 12/30/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. THIS CAUSED THE PEDAL TO LOCK UP AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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.

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 PART NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2014· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 60 MPH, DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK, REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. MECHANIC SAID THE PINION BROKE OFF. TRUCK REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. COULDN'T ROLL THE VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE. SOME ONE PULLED IT OFF WITH A CHAIN. *TR

• 12/29/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

• 12/29/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (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.

• 12/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  KEEPER FAILURE (CLIPS) IN 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, REPLACEMENT OF REAREND BY THE DEALER (UNDER WARRANTY) OUT OF POCKET COSTS OF $239.00, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WARRANTY IS UP?? THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS REAREND, HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM

• 12/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS MAJOR VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ROTOR WARPAGE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM ANY SPEED OVER 20 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED,AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE BRAKE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS WERE REPAIRED EVERY FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *AK UPDATD 01/25/06. *JB

• 12/28/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO EVENT(S) HAVE CAUSED THIS CONDITION, IT JUST HAPPENED. THE DASHBOARD OF A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED LEAVING SHARP AS A RAZOR SURFACES EXPOSED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET. *TR

• 12/28/2007· SEAT BELTS

  2003 DODGE 1500 RAM TRUCK - 2 OF THE 3 REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, AND WILL NOT ALLOW CAR SEATS TO BE SECURED. THE PART BROKEN IS A PLASTIC PIECE NEAR THE MALE END OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THIS IS NOT MY VERY DAY FAMILY VEHICLE AND IN FACT IT IS RARE FOR ME TO USE THIS VEHICLE WITH CAR SEATS. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER CORP. I WAS TOLD TO POUND SAND. THEY INSISTED THAT I PAY THE THE DIAGNOSIS FEE BEFORE THEY REVIEW THIS FOR RE-CALL REVIEW PROCESS. THIS MAY BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AMONGST CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. WHILE THE FIX FOR ME IS SIMPLE, A $2 PART AT THE KIDS STORE...THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IT'S SELF IS QUOTED AT $110. MANY OTHER PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THE BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE OR THE REMEDY REQUIRE TO OVER COME THIS. CHRYSLER AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (DISHMAN DODGE OF SPOKANE WA) DO NOT CARE ABOUT CHILDREN'S SAFETY. I WAS NEVER ASKING THEM TO PAY FOR THIS. RATHER I WAS ASKING THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS TO PRODUCT CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/26/2017· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET REAR PINION NUT CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND REAR END OF THE TRUCK.

• 12/26/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY HEATER FAN WENT OUT, CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION DURING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. I CHECKED THE FUSE WHICH IS GOOD. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION AND WILL BE COSTLY. *TR

• 12/25/2017· ENGINE

  VEHICLE LOSES POWER COMPLETELY OR GOES INTO IDLE "CREEP" MODE WHEN DRIVING IN TEMPS OF -15 OR COLDER. LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER STEERING. WHEN VEHICLE DIES WILL NOT RESTART FOR 15-20 MINUTES. CURRENTLY HAS 160K MILES. HAS OCCURRED LAST 3 WINTERS. LOOKED AT BY PRIVATE MECHANIC THE FIRST TIME. REMOVED ICE FROM PCV VALVE. THIS FALL HAD MECHANIC LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. HE SPOKE WITH DODGE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE PCV VALVE. REPLACED PCV VALVE AND THROTTLE BODY. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. DIED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, 2 OUTSIDE TEMP. WILL TYPICALLY DIE IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN NO LONGER ENGAGING THROTTLE, IE SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC OR PREPARING TO TURN.

• 12/24/2015· AIR BAGS

  UNRESOLVED RECALL, THEY CAN NOT OR WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM, AND NO RESPONSE FROM NHTSA, SEEMS POLITICS DO MAKE STRANGE BEDFELLOWS. THIS IS AN 2003 VEHICLE, 16 YEARS OLD, SO, IN A FEW DAYS I WILL START ANOTHER YEAR IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE,CAN NOT SELL, CAN NOT FIX, LESS THAN 70K MILES

• 12/24/2011· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE SEAT BELT HARDWARE. IT STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THEN A YEAR LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO CAUSES YOU TO SOMETIMES CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T RETRACT AND HUNG OUT THE DOOR. IT BROKE THE BUTTON ON THE SEAT BELT FABRIC SO NOW MY SEAT BELT HAS NO STOPPER EITHER. *TR

• 12/24/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHEN REACHING 60 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. *AK

• 12/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/22/16. *JB

• 12/23/2015· ENGINE

  ON 12/19/15 I WAS DRIVING I75 NORTH,140 MILES BEFORE ATALANTA GA MY TRUCK MADE A BIG BANG AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED ON THE SPOT INCLUDING EVERYTHING, STEERING. I MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DON'T KNOW HOW. THERE WAS NO INDICATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTHING JUST A BANG. MY CAR INSURANCE WON'T FIX IT DODGE WILL NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE EITHER PART MALFUNCTION THEY SAY, I GUESS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR IT SINCE I BUILD THE TRUCK RIGHT. I AM OUT OF A TRUCK I STILL PAY ON IT, NO CAR OR TRANSPORTATION I TUCK CARE OF MY TRUCK I GUESS I AM TO POST TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A PART I DID NOT MANUFACTURED RIGHT . I AM HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AT THIS POINT. THERE IS A BIG WHOLE IN MY ENGINE THE MECANIC SAD A PART IN THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BOLTED OUT AND LEFT A BIG WHOLE IN IT GREAT HTTP://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/397/TWO-FATAL-FLAWS-RUINING-CHRYSLER-ENGINES-CATASTROPHIC-BREAKDOWNS

• 12/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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.

• 12/23/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY SON AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. HE JUST PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LITE IN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN THE REAR RIGHT AXLE SNAPPED SHEARING OFF THE WHEEL AND SENDING HIM SKIDDING ON THE PAVEMENT. HE AND OTHERS WERE VERY LUCKY TOGET OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER. I AM WRITING THIS ON DECEMBER 23RD. WE HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM THE DEALER WHERE WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED WHICH WOULD BE SOUTH OAK DODGE AT 4550 LINCOLN HIGHWAY IN MATTESON, ILL. PHONE IS 708-747-7950. VIN #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/22/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/22/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 03/29/17 LJ UPFATED 03/30/2017*JS UPDATED 05/1/2017*JS

• 12/22/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). 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 NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ

• 12/22/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL -MY VIN IS [XXX]. I LIVE IN HAWAII WHERE HUMIDITY IS A FACTOR IN EVERYDAY LIFE, HAWAII SHOULD BE IN PRIORITY GROUP 1 WITHOUT QUESTION DUE TO THIS FACTOR ALONE. MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS IN AN HAH AREA YET IT FOLLOWS BEHIND "SAFER" VEHICLES IN NON-HAH AREAS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TWO MONTHS AGO UNAWARE THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. IN MY OPINION THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT ROAD WORTHY. SO NOW I HAVE A $10,000 YARD ORNAMENT, THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK. THE EXCESSIVE WAIT TIME FOR PARTS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS WE NEED A VEHICLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR DAILY LIVES...IE.... MAKING A PAYMENT ON A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. NOT HAVING A SAFE VEHICLE DRIVE SEVERELY CRIPPLES OUR ABILITY TO EARN MONEY AND PUT FOOD ON OUR TABLE. WE LIVE IN HAWAII IN PROBABLY THE MOST HUMID CLIMATE IN THE UNITED STATES, BEING THAT FAILURE WAS MUCH MORE PREVALENT IN HUMID CLIMATES IT IS IN NO WAY SAFE TO DRIVE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE FACTORY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF THIS COMPLAINT. FURTHER INFORMATION PUTS MY VEHICLE IN PRIORITY GROUP 2, REALLY? IN HAWAII THE MOST HUMID PLACE IN THE U.S.? UNACCEPTABLE ON EVERY LEVEL. PLEASE GET THE FACTORY TO EITHER REPAIR OR REPLACE MY VEHICLE, IF THERE WERE AN INJURY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY NO AMOUNT OF MONEY COULD EASE THE PAIN OF OUR FAMILY....DO YOU GET THAT THIS IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILIES NOT MONEY!!!! NO FAILURE TO DATE. VEHICLE PARKED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. COMPLAINT DATE 12/22/15 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/22/2010· STRUCTURE

  2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. DODGE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, YET WILL NOT RECALL AND REPLACE THE DASH. IT IS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC AND EFFECTS ALMOST ALL DODGE TRUCKS FROM 1998 TO 2006. *TR

• 12/22/2009· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/22/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BEFORE 9000 MILES, MY FRONT BRAKES HAD SEVERE VIBRATION AND PEDAL PULSATION. THE DEALER SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED THEM. AFTER ONLY 13000 ADDITIONAL MILES THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. AGAIN THE DEALER SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE AND CANNOT BE EXPECTED OPERATE CORRECTLY IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *JB

• 12/22/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BROKEN VALVE SPRING ON 5.7 LTR. ENGINE; DESPITE A "TECHNICAL BULLETIN SB-10000-442-8271, DATED 4 NOV 2002,(ON THIS WEBSITE)" STATING "REPLACE SPRINGS AND SELL UNSOLD VEHICLES AT AUCTION", CARLIN DODGE OF COL. SPRINGS IS STILL SELLING DEFECTIVE TRUCKS "AS NEW". THEY FURTHER CLAIM NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TECH BULLETIN . *AK

• 12/21/2024· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  A few years ago, while driving down a rural road, I saw a tire rolling behind my truck. I stopped to remove it from the road and it turned out to be my spare tire.. The cross brace that is connected to the support cable rusted and folded to allow the tire to drop free. I replaced the cross brace and added heavy duty straps to be a backup support so as to assure this incident would not happen again. Last month my friend's son was injured due to an accident involving what appears to be a Pick-Up truck spare tire lost on a state highway. The tire size and a rusted cross brace led the responding police officer to conclude that it came from a Pick-up truck. Perhaps, pick up truck manufacturers should inspect and install a secondary/back up safety strap?

• 12/21/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/21/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ UPDATED 02/24/16.*JB

• 12/21/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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 HAD 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.

• 12/21/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2003 DODGE 1500 PICKUP, R26 / NHTSA 15V-312 AROUND THE END OF MAY 2015. CONTACTED MY DEALER, SAID PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN TODAY, STILL NOT AVAILABLE.WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY HASN'T THE PARTS BEEN MANUFACTURED YET, IT HAS BEEN LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING WAITING ON, PEOPLE TO GET KILLED? THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE SO FAR BUT WHO KNOWS WHEN THE AIRBAG MIGHT IMPLODE OR WHEN SOMEONE MAY HAVE AS ACCIDENT AND CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO IMPLODE. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET SO I CAN'T PUT A DATE DOWN, ONLY THE DATE OF MY COMPLAINT. I WILL SAY THAT I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WAS WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED RIDING AS A PASSENGER TO HAVE THEM RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT. WELL I BOUGHT THE TRUCK TO RIDE IN AND THAT INCLUDES SOMEONE RIDING IN ALL THE SEATS.

• 12/21/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS TRUCK I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND WITHIN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED. DEALER DENIED WARRANTY COMPLETELY (NOT COVERED) CALLED CHRYSLER SOMEONE NAMED MIKE SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT WAS PROBABLY THE WAY I DRIVE. *TR

• 12/21/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  HAVE HAD THE TRUCK LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND HAVE HAD SERVICE BECAUSE OF FAULTY MOTOR IN WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BAD COIL IN ENGINE, MIS-FIRING, CAUSING THE CYLINDERS AND VALVES TO BE REPLACED, FUEL CAP REPLACED, FUEL LINE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WATER IN THE LINES, HEATER HAD BAD PIECE, CAUSING HEAT TO NOT COME OUT OF DEFROST OR FLOORS, SHIFTER FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT SHIFT. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 13 DAYS(3 VISITS) IN LAST 4 WEEKS. NEEDS TO GO BACK THIS WEEK FOR SHIFTER. *AK

• 12/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VALVE SPRING FAILED AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $7,500. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

• 12/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE NOT YET HAD ISSUES WITH MY AIR BAGS. MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST THE DEALER CROWN DODGE 6300 KING DR VENTURA, CA 93003 (805) 656-6669 WHOM I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING SAFETY RECALL R26/NHTSA 15V-312. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST ME. INITIALLY THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK AND NEVER DID. I NEED MY CAR FIXED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL INJURY.

• 12/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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.

• 12/18/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND NOT ESTIMATED DATE WAS AVAILABLE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

• 12/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, AT TIMES ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND RPM'S DROP TO ABOUT 350-400 RPM. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS THE ENGINE QUITS. THE OTHER 25% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS THE RPM'S INCREASE AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (20SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE) AND IF STILL IN GEAR THE TRUCK WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN RPMS INCREASE. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE RPM'S DOES NOT AFFECT RPM'S WHEN ENGINE IS STUMBLING AND TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ENGINE PROGRAMMING. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW.*AK