2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED A RECALL AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ISSUED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE AGAIN. RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) HAD REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR REPAIR HAD SURPASSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. THE MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE HER DRIVE WAY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY REPAIRED AFTER THE SECOND RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 184,000 MILES. AZ

RECALL N62/NHTSA 13V-528 MY VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED BY DEALER TO HAVE LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL. IT'S BEEN OVER 3 WEEKS AND DEALER SAID COULD BE AS MUCH AS A MONTH MORE BEFORE THEY GET NEW PART. I CALLED DODGE ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-853-1403 AND WAS TOLD THAT COULD TAKE AWHILE TO GET PARTS ???? THIS PART CAN CAUSE STEERING LOSS AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I NEED MY TRUCK TO WORK EACH DAY. I AM LOGGING A COMPLAINT TO THIS RECALL AS UNSATISFACTORY AS FAR AS TIME TO ISSUE NEW PART TO INSTALL. [XXX] 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 ALL THE GAUGES IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAILED. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 04/22/14*LJ UPDATED 04/23/14

CHRYSLER RECALL # N49/NHTSA 13V-529 I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW ILL-PREPARED CHRYSLER IS IN HANDLING THIS RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I COULD CONTACT A DEALER AFTER JAN. 06, 2014 TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS RECALL. ON 01/06/2014 THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER HAD NOT RELEASED PARTS YET AND TO CALL BACK ON 01/24/2014. ON THAT DATE I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE ON ON JAN. 31.ON THE 31ST. THE PARTS HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED. CALLED AGAIN ON FEB. 06 AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY ALLOWING EACH DEALER THAT THEY COULD ONLY ORDER PARTS FOR ONE VEHICLE PER WEEK TO ENSURE THAT EACH DEALER IN THE COUNTRY COULD RECEIVE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. I ASKED WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN FOR MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ARRIVAL DATE WAS UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A STACK OF ORDERS 4' THICK SO I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CTR.. AFTER RESEARCHING MY ORDER I WAS TOLD BY THE MFG. THAT MY PARTS SHOULD ARRIVE IN ANOTHER 7-10DYS.(FEB 12 - 15). BASED ON THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS RECALL AND THE DEALERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT COULD TAKE YEARS FOR THEM TO REPAIR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. ARE WE VEHICLE OWNERS SUPPOSED TO MOTHBALL ARE TRUCKS UNTIL CHRYSLER CAN SHIP PARTS AT THE RATE OF 1 PER WEEK FOR EACH DEALER IN THE COUNTRY? THIS RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER IS REDICULOUS!!! *TR

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR DODGE RAM 2500, WE EXPERIENCED OUR FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE" INCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 70 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES THAT SAME TRIP. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED AND BROUGHT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BUT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I HAD THE STABILIZER REPLACED AND IT SEEMED OKAY FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS, ANY SMALL BUMP OR TRANSITION IN THE ROADWAY WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT AXLE, TIRES AND STEERING TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY IT FELT LIKE A LARGE EARTHQUAKE IN THE TRUCK. THE DEATH WOBBLE WILL NOT STOP TILL THE TRUCK WAS SLOWED DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SEEMED TO OCCUR MOSTLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-70 MPH. WE STOPPED TAKING THE TRUCK ON MAJOR ROADWAYS AS IT WOULD BE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS INCLUDING DODGE AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. ALL OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS SAID THAT THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON AMONG THESE TRUCKS AS DODGE DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THAT BASICALLY I WAS A LIAR AND DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER DOING THOROUGH RESEARCH I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS AND SEVERAL SPECIALTY 4X4 SHOPS. EVERY STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENT WAS REPLACED INCLUDING EVERY BUSHING, BEARING AND GREASE FITTING SOME PARTS WERE THE UPGRADED MOPAR LINKAGES AND PITTMAN ARM AND THE REST OF THE PARTS WERE OE REPLACEMENTS FROM REPUTABLE HIGH END MANUFACTURERS. I ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY I HAVE SAVED EVERY PART THAT I HAVE TAKEN OFF THE TRUCK SINCE I BEGAN THIS JOURNEY INCLUDING RECEIPTS FOR ALL THE WORK/PARTS THAT WAS PERFORMED/INSTALLED. DEATH WOBBLE WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL LIGHTLY DRIVEN. BY MONTH 5 DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK IN FULL FORCE WITH NO EXPLANATION. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING PROBLEMS, BAD TIE RODS AND A BUBBLE ON THE STEERING DAMPER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AROUND JUNE 20, 2013, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIOLENT SHAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END, WHILE CROSSING PAVED RAILROAD TRACKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT BEING MADE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCES A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND STEERING DAMPER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN UPDATED 03/21/14

THE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I LOST STEERING CONTROL BUT SAVED THE TRUCK BEFORE HITTING ANYONE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED. I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A RECALL...TOO LITTLE TOO LATE ! I REPLACED EVERY STEERING COMPONENT, TRACK BAR AND TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. NO, I DID NOT KEEP ANY RECEIPTS. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINTS, I KNOW FRIENDS WHO DID HAVE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PICKUP HAS THE TERRIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE STEERING WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP PR RIB IN ROAD,STARTING UNEXPECTED AND JERKING THE WHEEL SO HARD THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD THE WHEEL! I PLAN TO BUY THIS PU FROM MY EMPLOYER AND I WANTED IT FIXED BY DODGE BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY! TO VERIFY THIS,[XXX] OWNS IT AND HIS # IS [XXX]. THANKS,[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR