2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING LEAKAGE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE STEERING BOX AND TRANSMISSION PAN WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE SHAKING FOR A SECOND TIME. *JB

I PURCHASED MY P/U NEW 2003. I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING - P78. TODAY I CALLED MY DEALER, MID COUNTY CHRYSLER IN PORT ARTHUR, TX , TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AS INSTRUCTED ON THE NOTICE. THEY REFUSED TO SET UP THE APPOINTMENT AND REPORTED " THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE". I ASKED TO ADDED TO A CALL LIST TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ONCE THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THEY REFUSED SAYING " WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ACTUATE A LIST, YOU HAVE TO CALL BACK TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT AT A LATER DATE. BY NOT HAVING A CALL LIST TO PUT MY NAME ON, THE DEALER IS MAKING IT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. IN THE PAST HAD A RECALL ON A FORD VEHICLE WHICH ENDED UP NEVER BEING REPAIRED BECAUSE, THAT DEALER KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART OR DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I DID CALL OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH THAT ONE. IT DID NO GOO..... NOW IT IS SEEMLY STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN ! I THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE A CALL BACK LIST FOR WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND GET THIS ISSUED FIXED... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ! I THINK THIS IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY, I DIDN'T BUILD THE 2003 PICK UP OR SELL IT ! NOW IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE RUNNING OUT ON WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM... JUST LIKE THE FORD DEALER DID! ONLY THIS TIME I AM NOT WILING TO KEEP CALLING LIKE THE LAST TIME ! IF THEY HAVE BEEN SUED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE OR SOMEONE WAS INJURED BECAUSE OF IT, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE ! THEY SHOULD BE TAKING A BIT MORE OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM ! THANK YOU, [XXX] OWNER OF 2003 DODGE P/U INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, INTERMITTENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

THE 'BUMP' ASSOCIATED WITH AN OVERPASS EXPANSION JOINT ON HIGHWAY I-515 INDUCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' INTO THE TRUCK CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE LOSS OF CONTROL ALMOST CAUSED AN IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE CLOSE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURE WILL ASSIST IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT INSTALL THE 'UPGRADED' LINKAGE PACKAGE CURES THIS MOST OF THE TIME (FOR $1,600.00). THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA AND DODGE ARE DUCKING. DODGE UPGRADED THE LINKAGE IN 2009 AND TOTALLY REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM IN 2014. THE VEHICLE IS ALL ORIGINAL AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING) IN JANUARY 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

YOUR RECALL NOTICE INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. AS FOLLOWS...IS REQUIRED FOR FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. AIR BAG INFLATORS... DRIVERS SIDE... P40 / NHTSA 14V-354 ( NOT LISTED ON YOUR RECALL LIST.) THIS IS THE DRIVERS AIR BAG..! AIR BAG INFLATORS.. PASS. SIDE.. P78 / NHTSA 14V-770 ( ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ON YOUR WARNING LIST TO CONSUMERS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SECOND CRASH WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED IT'S ENTIRE LIFE AND HAS BEEN GARAGED. I EVEN TINTED THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE UV RATED TING SO IT WOULD HELP WITH THE DASH ISSUES ALSO. EVEN WITH ALL THIS PRECAUTION, THE DASH HAS STILL CRACKED. I NOTICED THE FIRST HAIRLINE CRACK IN SUMMER 2006 AND IT'S BEEN A DOWNHILL SPIRAL EVER SINCE. RECENTLY IT STARTED DROPPING PARTS IN THE VENTS I GUESS. THEN I WOULD HAVE PARTICLES FLYING IN MY EYE WHEN I TURN THE HEATER ON. MY KIDS ALSO HAVE THINGS FLYING IN THEIR EYES. THIS IS A DANGER OUS SITUATION AND DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DASHES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR