2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST DENIED, BECAUSE HE DID NOT USE MOPAR PARTS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TIE RODS FAILED, HE WAS IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

08/16/2014, DASH BOARD WAS INTACT AND NO FLAWS NOTED---------------ON 08/17/2014, OVERNIGHT, THE DASH WAS FOUND SPLIT IN TWO, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THIS CRACK ( WITH SHARP JAGGED EDGES ) IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. SHOULD THE BAG DEPLOY, IT WOULD LIKELY BE PUNCTURED AND MY PASSENGER INJURED. I FEEL THIS SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD BE DODGE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO RECTIFY. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEFT TIE ROD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS AND RECEIVING SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. RECALL # 13V528000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) 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.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NORMAL SPEEDS AND YOU HIT A MINOR BUMP, WHEELS WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITH NO ABILITY FOR DRIVER TO RECOVER STEERING. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO LET THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND THEN PULL OVER. THIS IS KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AND CAN BE VIEWED ON YOUTUBE. DODGE HAS DENIED THE PROBLEM BUT YET YOU CAN BUY AN ENTIRE NEW STEERING ASSEMBLY FROM DODGE FOR $300. I HAVE SPENT OVER $4000 TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 10 TIMES AND NO LONGER PUT MY FAMILY IN THE PICKUP AND WILL NO LONGER USE IT ON THE HIGHWAY..A SIMPLE TIEROD RECALL WILL NOT FIX THIS AND THERE IS ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE DODGE TO FINALLY CORRECT THIS DESIGN FLAW, BEFORE WE GET KILLED. *TR

PURCHASED THIS 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL NEW- HAVE MAINTAIN REG. MAINTENANCE, KEPT IN GARAGE, NEVER BEEN WRECKED & LOOKS BRAND NEW ON INSIDE. THE PAINT HAS BEGUN TO COME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING A PAINT DEFECT WITH NO/LITTLE CLEAR COAT. IT HAS ALSO BEGUN TO RUST CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PAINT ON THIS YEAR TRUCK AND DODGE HAS OMITTED TO THE PAINT DEFECT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES. I TAKE GREAT IN THIS TRUCKS SAFETY HOWEVER IT IS NOW BEING JEOPARDIZED. I HAVE OWNED TRUCKS LONGER THAN THIS AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE DUE TO THE PARTICULAR CARE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK TO THE PAINT/BODY SHOP AND TO HAVE IT REPAINTED THE SAME COLOR WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $5,000. THIS IS DODGE'S PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE OPENLY ADMITTED AND NOW NEED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY AND THEN BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEVERAL DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ON A WAITING LIST AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V528000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.