2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

WELL HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE!!!?????" GOOGLE THIS AND IT WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY! MY HUSBANDS TRUCK HOPS AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT! WHY THE HELL AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THIS ISSUE! THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED MINIMAL AIR WAS EMITTING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A HINGE THAT FRACTURED ON THE BLEND DOOR NOT ALLOWING THE AIR TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 144,000.

IN 3/05 BEGAN TO WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ASSUMED TIRE AND ALIGNMENT ISSUE, TIRES REPLACED COMPUTERIZED WHEEL BALANCE & FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. 8/05 VEHICLE IN FOR TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT PERIODICALLY WHEN TRAVELING HIGHER SPEEDS CONTINUED WOBBLE. 4/06 ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN. WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED, CORRECTED SELF IF YOU SLOWED DOWN AND RESUMED TRAVEL. 1/07 WHEEL BALANCE, TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DONE. IN 07 WOBBLE CONTINUED, END OF 07 OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. 1/08 GOODYEAR FOUND STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERFORMED ALONG WITH NEW TIRES, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. ADVISED THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE WOBBLE. END OF 08 WOBBLE BEGAN AGAIN. 5/09 TRUCK IN FOR TIRE ROTATION, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. 6/09 WOBBLE CONTINUED TRUCK REPAIRED AT SUNRISE AUTO ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AXLE SEAL REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT. 9/09 TRUCK RECALLED FOR STEERING LINKAGE DONE AT DELAND CHRYSLER 9/10/09. 5/10 TIRE ROTATION WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT DONE AS WOBBLE CONTINUED PERIODICALLY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. 11/2/10 WOBBLE INCREASED TRUCK TO STEVE'S AUTO AND HAD U-JOINT, SHOCKS AND STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED. WOBBLE CONTINUED TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. 2/26/11 REPLACED SHOCKS AGAIN WITH HEAVIER DUTY SHOCKS BALANCED TIRES. WOBBLE CONTINUES. 3/9/11 REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLE. WOBBLE WORSENING - 10/11 SON-IN-LAW WAS USING VEHICLE AND WOBBLE SO BAD ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRES PLUS WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO CHRYSLER DEALER RELATED TO "DEATH WOBBLE". IMMEDIATELY TO CHRYSLER WAS ADVISED THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT STATED THAT CHRYSLER RE-DESIGNED STEERING LINKAGE. COST $908.24 HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AS THE WOBBLE RUINED TIRES PLUS ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. *KB

ALL DODGE RAM FROM 2000-2005 HAVE DASH PROBLEMS. THEY BREAK AND FALL APART. THEY COST AROUND $1500-1800 TO GET THEM REPLACED. THEY DON'T TELL YOU WHEN YOU BUY IT. SO WHY DOES THE NHTSA NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, THERE ARE SHARP EDGES IN BETWEEN YOU AND THE BAGS. THEY WILL CUT YOUR FACE, ARMS, OR WORSE KILL YOU. IS IT GOING TO TAKE INNOCENT PEOPLE GETTING MURDERED BY DODGE'S NEGLIGENCE FOR SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. MAKE DODGE RECALL THE DASH AND INSTALL A NEW SAFER ONE. I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BE KILLED, INCLUDING MYSELF AND FAMILY. *KB

DASH STARTED CRACKING AROUND 65,000 MILES AND KEEPS CRACKING. THE CRACKS HAVE CAUSED THE DASH TO SEPARATE CAUSING THE DEFROSTER VENTS NOT TO BLOW CORRECTLY ACROSS WINDSHIELD ( WILL NOT DEFROST). DASH IS STARTING TO DROP DOWN IN DIFFERENT AREAS WHICH MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES OR ELECTRICAL FIRE. TRUCK IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ( OTHER THAN DASH) WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. *TR

THE PLASTIC DASH CRACKED RESULTING IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. PIECES OF FOAM ARE COMING OUT OF THE A/C REGISTERS AND BLOWING INTO MY FACE ALMOST HITTING ME IN THE EYE ON OCCASION. THE PLASTIC DASH IS OBVIOUSLY MADE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH CRACK INTO PIECES THIS BADLY. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK A FEW MONTHS AGO, JUST HAIRLINE CRACKS AT FIRST. NOW THERE ARE LONG CRACKS EVERYWHERE & THE DASHBOARD MAY FALL IN & DISRUPT WHATEVER ELECTRIC CIRCUITS ARE UNDERNEATH. LOCAL DODGE DEALER WOULDN'T TAKE ACTION UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. HE SAID "DON'T USE ARMOURALL" WHICH I DON'T. DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WAS NO HELP EITHER. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO EXPAND. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! *TR

TRUCK GETS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN IT GOES OVER ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD AND THE WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IS ALL A PERSON CAN DO TO HANG ON WITHOUT WRECKING TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED AND STOPPED. *TR