2003 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY TRUCK AND LOCATED FRAME RUSTED THROUGH ON LEFT FRAME RAIL JUST IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE AND BEHIND REAR DOOR. IN NO WAY SHOULD THIS BE HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003 . THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED . *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I FELT MY ENTIRE TRUCK SHUDDER. PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND SAW DRIVESHAFT LAYING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE, WHERE I INSPECTED THREAT END AND SAW THAT THE PINION BUT HAD BACKED OFF AND CAUSE DRIVESHAFT TO COME UNDONE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL MY ENTIRE REAR END IS LOCKED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR 2004 AND 2005 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER THE RECALL STATES THIS COULD HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY IT DID HAPPEN TO ME AND CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. 2003 RAM 1500 HAS 9.25 REAR END, SAME AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT I SHOULD GET VEHICLE REPAIRED AND HOLD ONTO RECEIPT IN CASE A RECALL ARISES WITH MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT SINCE IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME TRUCK WITH SAME EQUIPMENT AND THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE ISN'T A POTENTIAL ISSUE, IT'S ALREADY RUINED MY REAR END THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY MYSELF DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT, RECALL THAT SHOULD COVER MY VEHICLE. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR NO REASON I HAD 68,000 MILES AT THAT TIME, DASH BOARD STARTS TO SHOW CRACKED LINES, AND THE SUN VISOR IS SO FLIMSY ON THE DRIVER SIDE, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT CANNOT HOLD TO ITS POSITION IT FALLS DOWN AND BLOCK THE DRIVER VISION, THE TRUCK WAS FAIRLY NEW AT THAT TIME. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. TALKED TO DODGE USA ABOUT ALL THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALL..HOPE YOU CAN HELP THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS PROBLEM... NOTE: THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V770000 (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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART AND THE PERMANENT REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR MONTHS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD CRACKED AND BECAME VERY BRITTLE. IN SOME AREAS, THE PLASTIC FRACTURED AND CREATED SHARP EDGES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEELS SUDDENLY SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT AXLE FAILED DUE TO A LOOSE REAR AXLE PINION NUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 259,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

DASH BOARD IS SEVERELY DAMAGED/CRACKED IN AT LEAST 9 OR 10 DIFFERENT AREAS RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DASH IN SOME PLACES. IN OTHER PLACES THE CRACKS RUN UP AND DOWN. THE DASH IS IN DANGER OF COMING COMPLETELY OFF. *TR