2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - TACOMA, WA

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, WHICH WAS LONGER THAN A YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SUPPLY THE PART TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - CHULA VISTA, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - CORBETT, OR

    APPARENT "DEATH WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HIT A SMALL BUMP, AND TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DISSIPATES UPON SLOWING DOWN.

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - CHUNCHULA, AL

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 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.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - PHOENIX, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. 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.

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - WARRENTON, OR

    SEVERE CRACKING OF DASH BOARD. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALREADY MADE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - TUSCON, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. 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. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ;UPDATED 05/02/18*JB

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - ST. LOUIS, MO

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

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  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - CLARKSTON, MI

    TAKATA RECALL. THE FCA AIR BAG RECALL IS A JOKE. THEY TAKE YOUR INFORMATION AND THEN SAY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. HOW ABOUT WE EXPECT REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS BEFORE YOU GET INJURED. NOT WE WILL NOTIFY YOU. HOW ABOUT PROVIDING SOME KIND OF UPDATE AFTER 6 MONTHS. THE GOVERNMENT LET THESE PEOPLE OFF WAY TO EASY. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE WILL RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND THEN NEVER DO IT. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THESE REPAIRS? ARE THEY HOPING THAT THE OWNERS WILL JUST STOP ASKING FOR THE REPAIRS? THE PUBLIC SHOULD AT LEAST BE GIVEN AN UPDATE ON WHEN THEY THINK PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THEIR RECALL SYSTEM DOES NOT EVEN PROVIDE YOU WITH A DOCUMENT TO PROVE THAT YOU EVER REQUESTED REPAIRS. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP BY MY HOUSE JUST PUT MY INFORMATION ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND THEN TOLD ME I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN A PART WAS AVAILABLE. HOW DOES THE DEALERSHIP OR FCA EVEN KNOW THAT THAT DEALERSHIP IS WAITING ON AN AIR BAG FOR MY VEHICLE? I HAD THE SAME RECALL ON MY FORD AND I WILL TELL YOU IT WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND MY REPLACEMENT PARTS WAS MARKED URGENT IN THEIR SYSTEM AND IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN DAYS NOT MONTHS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 DODGE RAM 2500
    - SALISBURY, NC

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ UPDATED 4/27/18*JB *TR

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