2003 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL HUB, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND BRAKE HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E040000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM. FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS I HAVE WATCHED THE DASH CRACK AND DETERIORATE INTO HUGE HOLES FULL OF PLASTIC SHRAPNEL WHEN YOU TURN THE FAN MOTOR ON. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, I WILL MOST LIKELY NEED A LARGE AMOUNT OF STITCHES, SO WILL MY PASSENGER. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT DODGE USED A SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL TO MOLD THE DASHES ON ALL OF YOUR 2003 DODGE RAMS AND NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM DANGEROUS MATERIALS THAT WERE USED IN THE FIRST PLACE. OH YEAH, MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE DASH ORIGINALLY STARTED CRACKING. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH WHEN THE FIRST PIECE OF PLASTIC HIT ME. NO ACCIDENT, BUT DARN CLOSE. I'VE NOT EVEN STARTED ON THE RUSTED WHEEL WELLS. MY WHEEL WELLS JUST STARTED TO SHOW A LITTLE RUST LAST YEAR. SMALL LITTLE BUBBLES INT HE PAINT AT FIRST. NOW I HAVE 2 LARGE AREAS ON MY FENDER WELLS THAT ARE RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS 16 YEARS OLD NOW, BUT DANG! OTHER THAN THOSE TWO ITEMS, MY TRUCK RUNS GREAT. IF I KNEW THAT DODGE WOULD DO THEIR CUSTOMER RIGHT, I WOULD BUY ANOTHER DODGE. I'M JUST NOT SURE!!!!!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND BREATHING ISSUES DUE TO THE POWDER/FUMES CONTAINED WITHIN THE AIR BAGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THEN DRIVEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

RIMS ON TRUCK RUSTED OUT UNDER THE CHROME COVERS TO THE POINT THAT ONE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN'T SEE THE RUSTED TILL YOU PRY AND TEAR THE RIM APART.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V312000 (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 FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL- I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, LATE 2015. RECEIVED NOTICE THAT PART WAS AVAILABLE AUGUST 2016. I ONLY USED THE VEHICLE FOR LIMITED USE WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. WHEN I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED, THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED THE PART NUMBER ON MY AIRBAG AND IT'S GOOD, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. SO I LOST THE USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE A RECALL SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ISSUED OR IS IT THAT CHRYSLER DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THE 15 MINUTES TO CHECK THE PART NUMBER WHEN THE ISSUE FIRST AROSE?

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. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 12/15/16.*JB

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. I DON'T THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN THIS DASH CONTROL LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. JUST MINOR SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES.

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.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE . WHEN I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT I WAS INFORMED THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG AND IT WOULD BE 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD GET IT .