2003 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE TRUCK RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO PATTERN. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE OCCURRENCES. WHEN TRUCK SHUTS OFF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. A QUICK CHECK ONLINE SHOWS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO SPECIFIC FIX.

THE DASH PAD HAS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK ACROSS THE TOP. I'M CONCERNED THAT SHOULD MY AIRBAG DEPLOY, THIS PIECE WILL SHATTER AND CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEFLATE PREMATURELY, OR CAUSE INJURY FROM PLASTIC SHARDS. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND UNOCCUPIED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT, PAVED ROAD A SUDDEN SMALL GRINDING NOISE WAS DETECTED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE REAR AXLE FROZE AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. AS THE VEHICLE SLID TO A STOP, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING A QUICK VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS HANGING DOWN. A LARGE AMOUNT OF VISCOUS FLUID WAS SPILLED ON THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE LOCKING OF THE REAR WHEELS AND LACK OF A FUNCTIONING DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A BLIND CURVE ON A WELL TRAVELED ROAD AND THE POLICE WERE CALLED. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE OFFICER TO REMAIN AND DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND A CLAIM (# 32479801) WAS FILED VIA THE DODGE CUSTOMER CARE HOTLINE.

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART CREATING SHARP HARD PLASTIC SECTIONS/PIECES THAT CAN BECOME INJURIOUS PROJECTILES IN AN ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL. LIKE MANY OTHER DODGE 1500 OWNERS, MY DASH HAS CRACKED AND I CANNOT GET THE RECALL FIXED. BECAUSE IT IS CRACKED THE DEALER WONT TOUCH THE AIR BAGS EVEN THOUGH IT STATES SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH CAN OCCUR IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF.

TAKATA RECALL I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO FIND A DEALER WITH PARTS FOR THE RECALL AND TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE REPAIR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT HE COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT FURTHER CRACKING OF THE DASH WOULDN'T OCCUR DURING THE REPAIR PROCEDURE. I SAID THEN IF YOU DAMAGE IT THEN I WILL HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE. HE SAID HE COULD NOT PROCEED WITHOUT ME BASICALLY INDEMNIFYING HIM. I WOULD NOT AGREE TO THAT. THE CRACKED DASH IS OF ITSELF A SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY AND SEND DASH FRAGMENTS FLYING. IF THEY CRACKED IT FURTHER, THEN IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE UNSAFE. I THINK TAKATA HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH CHRYSLER TO FIX THE DASH SINCE THE DASH WAS MADE WITH INFERIOR OR DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AS EVIDENCED BY THE WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH DODGE RAM DASHES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CHRISTOPHER'S DODGE WORLD DEALER (16655 W COLFAX AVE, GOLDEN, CO 80401 (303) 238-7311) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE CABIN AND EXTERIOR CARGO AREA LIGHTING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

DASH BOARD CRACKED IN MANY PIECES. PIECES ARE FALLING INTO A/C VENTS, WHEN A/C IS TURNED SOME PIECES BLOW OUT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE SOUTH POINT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.