2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I DRIVE TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK AND STARTED TO HAVE LOTS OF VIBRATION AND IT ONLY OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WOULD CLUNK. TURNS OUT BOTH U-JOINTS FOR THE REAR DRIVE-SHAFT HAD STARTED TO FAIL AND WERE ALLOWING UNWANTED MOVEMENT. AFTER REPLACING THE U-JOINTS THE TRUCK WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I HEARD SQUEALING OF METAL ON METAL CONTACT AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT WOBBLE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THE HUB BEARINGS WERE SHOT AND WERE MOVING SO MUCH AS TO ALLOW THE WHEEL TO MOVE. AFTER REPLACING THE BEARINGS THE TRUCK WAS FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN THE WOBBLE WAS BACK AND THE TIE-RODS FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE WERE BAD, SO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE WITH DODGES NEW SETUP SINCE IT WAS HARD TO FIND THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT CAME ON MINE SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. WITH THE NEW STEERING LINKAGE I GOT IT ALIGNED AND IT WAS GOOD FOR A WEEK AND DROVE STRAIGHT AND NO PROBLEMS. THEN I HIT A POTHOLE AT 55MPH WHILE GOING TO WORK AND I GOT MASSIVE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING SO MUCH SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TRYING TO GO BACK AND FORTH AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL IT OVER. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO A SHOP AND THERE WAS NOW LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING AND I COULD MOVE THE WHEEL 3+ INCHES BEFORE GETTING THE WHEEL TO MOVE. THE SHOP REPLACED THE STEERING GEARBOX SINCE THE INPUT SHAFT WOULD MOVE BUT THE OUTPUT WOULD HARDLY MOVE AT ALL. HAD IT ALIGNED AGAIN AND IT STILL CAN NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 35+MPH OR IT GETS MASSIVE WOBBLE. EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT WITH THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND TIRES SINCE EVERYTHING IS ALMOST NEW TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, AND I HAVE SPENT $4578 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS NEVER ENDING PROBLEM. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE HVAC DOES NOT WORK. IT SEEMS THE DOORS CONTROLLING THE TEMP ARE NOT WORKING SINCE THE AC WORKS SPORADICALLY,THE DEFROST HEATS MY FEET, AND WINDOWS STAY FOGGY. *TR

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UPON HITTING A BUMP OR GROOVE IN HIGHWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SHAKING IS VIOLENT ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *KB

VIOLENT WOBBLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO WIDELY KNOWN AS THE "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE" FEATURED ON YOU TUBE! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOOKED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ORDER TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED IN REVERE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CRASH CAUSED NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,500.

DODGE DEATH WOBBLE AS ITS CALLED BY MOST, VIOLENT SHAKES IN THE FRONT END PUT ME IN A DITCH. I PUT UP WITH IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE CALLED DODGE AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHICH IN TURN CHARGED ME $150 TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. TOOK CORRECTIVE SAFETY ACTIONS MYSELF ORDERED NEW FRONT END PARTS $750 FROM DODGE FIXED PROBLEM WITH LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT REALLY DO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. *TR

DEFECTIVE DASH PLASTIC STARTED CRACKING 4 YEARS SINCE NEW SHARP EDGES SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WHEN I INSTALLED MY WINTER TIRES , WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE THE TRUCK SHOOK VERY BAD. I TOOK TIRES AND HAD THEM BALANCED, NO HELP, THEN REPLACED STEERING DAMPER, NO HELP. THEN REPLACED TRACK BAR BUSHINGS . NO HELP. REPLACED ONE TIEROD STILL NO HELP. CHANGED BACK TO SUMMER TIRES , PROBLEM JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. NEXT IM GOING TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND SEE WHAT THEY SUGGEST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS PRIOR FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 +SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD LOST STEERING WHEEL CONTROL. I CALLED DODGE RECALL HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I AM FEARFUL DRIVING THIS TRUCK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AS I HAVE TO DO FREEWAY DRIVING IN ORDER TO GO SHOPPING..I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY NEVER ANSWERED MY INQUIRY.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED INTO SEVERAL PIECES DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD DEFECT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.