2003 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

MY 2003 DODGE 3500 4X4 STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN PLACE IN THE HIGHWAY AND YOU'RE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHOCK AND TRACK BAR BUSHINGS ALONG WITH TWO ROTORS AND HUB SEALS. STILL IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE. I NOW HAVE TAKEN IT AND AGAIN HAD THAT REPLACED ALONG WITH HAVING A KIT OF FIXES THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SELLS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, STILL IT DID NOT FIX IT. MY MECHANIC WAS AT HIS WITS END AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET WHERE HE FOUND OVER TWO MILLION SITES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO APPARENT FIX. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 AND IT STILL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I USE MY TRUCK TO PULL LOADS AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO PULL ANYTHING WITH IT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW AND HAD NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE, EXCEPT OF COURSE WITH THE INJECTORS WHICH IS ANOTHER STORY, UNTIL NOW. IF YOU DO A SEARCH OF DODGE DEATH SHAKE, YOU WILL FIND THERE ARE MILLIONS OF US OUT THERE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW IT CAN LITERALLY SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSE FROM YOUR HAND AND TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M AFRAID DODGE IS TRYING TO SKIRT THE ISSUE OF A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION. ALL THESE TRUCKS ARE BOUGHT TO CARRY A LOAD AND I AT TIMES WAS PULLING OVER 25,000 LBS. OF CATTLE AND THE THOUGHT OF HAVING THIS HAPPEN THEN, WOULD BE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO MAKE DODGE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OF US, I THINK IT IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK HAS TWO CRACKS THAT APPEARED OVER NIGHT WHILE IT WAS PARKED ONE RUNS COMPLETELY ACROSS THE CENTER THE OTHER CRACK IS ON RIGHT SIDE. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD IS DRIVEN 3 MILES ROUND TRIP A DAY AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. *TR

I HAVE A 03 DODGE AND MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, DODGE WILL DO NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM OF WHICH THEY KNOW THEY HAVE. ONCE IT BEGINS CRACKING IF YOU ARE IN A WRECK THE PLASTIC PIECES WILL ACT AS A FLYING PROJECTILE AND COULD HARM SOMEONE. *TR

THE LIFT/TRANSFER PUMP OF THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. (SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN FUEL PUMP ). AFTER TALKING TO MY MECHANIC AND RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM WAS SUCH A TERRIBLE DESIGN, AND THE PROBLEM I HAD SO COMMON, THAT DODGE DOESN'T EVEN MAKE A REPLACEMENT PART FOR IT ANYMORE. INSTEAD, THEY SELL YOU A KIT WHICH REQUIRES ABOUT 5-6 HOURS OF LABOR TO TOTALLY RE-DO THE SYSTEM (PLUS $500 PARTS). CUSTOMER SERVICE? FORGET ABOUT IT. IF YOU FINALLY GET THROUGH TO TALKING TO YOUR "CASE MANAGER" ALL YOU'LL HEAR IS: "IT'S NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY" THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF BY MY TRUCK STALLING OUT IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR- NOT A LOT OF FUN TRYING TO STEER/BRAKE A 6000+ POUND TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES! HOW COULD THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE? *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 PICK UP TRUCK AND THE DASH BOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND FALLING IN. THESE PIECES OF HARD, SHARP PLASTIC COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IN A COLLISION AND/OR INTERFERE OR DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS UNDERNEATH THE DASH. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DODGE TRUCKS. THESE ARE NOT JUST SMALL CRACKS. THERE ARE LARGE HOLES WHERE THE DASHBOARD HAS ACTUALLY CAVED IN. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 3500 DASH COVER HAS CRACKED AND SHATTERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NOT COLLISIONS, ETC. WITH THE TRUCK, IT JUST STARTED CRACKING. THEN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOOK IT OUT 3-4 TIMES TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A HEATER CORE AND A/C PROBLEM. EACH REMOVE/REPLACE CYCLE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. CURRENTLY, TWO COMPLETED CRACKS THROUGH THE ENTIRE DASH, RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE FRAME. THE FORWARD PORTION WITH THE DEFROST VENTS IS ALSO CRACKED AND 5 OF THE 7 VENTS ARE DAMAGED OR TOTALLY MISSING. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN PLACED ON THIS DASH HEAVIER THAN A BASEBALL HAT, IT HAS NO SCRATCHES OF DINGS. THE EDGES OF THE CRACKS AND RESULTING HOLES IN THE DASH ARE SHARP AND WOULD CUT ANY EXPOSED SKIN THAT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THEM. I WOULD HATE TO BE IN ANY COLLISION WITH THIS VEHICLE AS DASH PLASTIC WOULD BE FLYING EVERYWHERE. I REPEAT, THERE HAVE BEEN NOT COLLISIONS OR CRASHES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2003 DODGE CUMMINS 3500 4X4 DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES SEVERAL OWNERS I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS COULD BREAK OUT IN AN ACCIDENT AN INJURE SOMEONE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE 3500 CUMMINGS DIESEL. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRAILER LIGHTS DID NOT WORK THE CAUSE I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET IS THAT DODGE HAS WIRED INCORRECTLY AND CAUSES THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (FUSE BOX) TO FAIL. ALSO MY ECM HAS GONE BAD AS WELL. I NOW HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR REPAIRS FOR OVER 2 WEEKS I AM ONE OF 74 WAITING FOR A INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. MY COST AS I"M TOLD WILL BE OVER $1100 MOST TRUCK OWNERS WILL NOT KNOW THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT PULL TRAILERS AS I DO. BUT I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DO THE YEARS LOOK LIKE THEY OCCUR BETWEEN THE !999 THRU 2005 IN THE 1500 SERIES 2500 SERIES AND 3500 SERIES TRUCKS. *TR

I FEEL THAT THE CRACKED PLASTIC DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 LARAMIE GOES BEYOND A COSMETIC ISSUE INTO THE REALM OF A POSSIBLE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE DASH PIECES THAT BREAK OFF COULD FALL DOWN AND PINCH WIRING, CAUSE THE FAN TO JAM, ETC WHICH CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS DID NOT PERSONALLY HAPPEN TO ME BUT I HAVE READ ABOUT DODGE TRUCKS CATCHING FIRE WITH NO DEFINITE CAUSE DETERMINED THROUGH INVESTIGATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE 3500 AND THE DASH JUST STARTED FALLING APART. IT HAS LIKE 10 MAJOR CRACKS AND THEY JUST SUDDENLY APPEARED. I THINK IT IS GOING TO CAVE IN. *TR