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2003 Dodge RAM 3500: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

286 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

76,258 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 model year. Data updated: . 163 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 77 of 286 complaints (26.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior3813.3%
Braking behavior196.6%
Transmission and shifting186.3%
Electrical and battery issues82.8%
Engine operation72.4%
Fuel system concerns31.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
77
Structure
36
Steering
32
Unknown Or Other
17
Suspension
15
Structure:Body
14
Power Train
11
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
8
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags77
Structure36
Steering32
Unknown Or Other17
Suspension15
Structure:Body14
Power Train11
Power Train:Automatic Transmission8

Air Bags: 77; Structure: 36; Steering: 32; Unknown Or Other: 17; Suspension: 15; Structure:Body: 14; Power Train: 11; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
22
25,000 to 49,999
26
50,000 to 74,999
32
75,000 to 99,999
28
100,000 to 149,999
35
150,000 and above
20
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00022
25,000 to 49,99926
50,000 to 74,99932
75,000 to 99,99928
100,000 to 149,99935
150,000 and above20

Under 25,000: 22; 25,000 to 49,999: 26; 50,000 to 74,999: 32; 75,000 to 99,999: 28; 100,000 to 149,999: 35; 150,000 and above: 20

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (35). 123 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2003
13
2004
22
2005
15
2006
15
2007
11
2008
10
2009
16
2010
17
2011
12
2012
12
2013
9
2014
20
2015
48
2016
45
2017
12
2018
6
2020
2
2024
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200313
200422
200515
200615
200711
200810
200916
201017
201112
201212
20139
201420
201548
201645
201712
20186
20202
20241

2003: 13; 2004: 22; 2005: 15; 2006: 15; 2007: 11; 2008: 10; 2009: 16; 2010: 17; 2011: 12; 2012: 12; 2013: 9; 2014: 20; 2015: 48; 2016: 45; 2017: 12; 2018: 6; 2020: 2; 2024: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 38 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 19 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 18 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10006707 · 2003-02-06 (February 6, 2003)

THE GAS NOZZLES ARE TOO SMALL, GAS IS BEING POURED EVERYWHERE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A FIRE COULD START. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

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Owner report 10018280 · 2003-05-06 (May 6, 2003)

WHEN THE TRAILER WAS USED, IT BENT THE MAIN SPRINGS WHICH SUPPORTED BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IF THE SPRING WERE TO BREAK IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10018280 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10021196 · 2003-06-07 (June 7, 2003)

RE: HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS. HID'S ARE OFTEN BLINDING BOTH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND FROM REAR VIEW MIRRORS. COMBINE THIS WITH THE FACT THAT MANY AUTO HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND IT GETS EVEN WORSE. ADD SUV'S, WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ALREADY AIMED SO HIGH, AND HID'S ARE ESPECIALLY BAD. PLEASE BAN HID HEADLIGHTS. *JB

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Owner report 10024765 · 2003-07-25 (July 25, 2003)

WHEN TOWING THE TRUCKS LIFT PUMP WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE MOTOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE OUT. THE LIFT PUMP WAS NOT PUMPING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE MOTOR. *AK *CB *NLM

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Owner report 10030796 · 2003-08-05 (August 5, 2003)

2001 DODGE 3500 W/HO CUMMINS SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED AND BURNED TO NOTHING. IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DRIVERS SIDE. MY OPINION IS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO THE SMELL OF THE SMOKE. *AK

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Owner report 10031809 · 2003-08-01 (August 1, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

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Owner report 10034438 · 2003-08-25 (August 25, 2003)

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID TO POP THE HOOD PUMP, THE PRIMER. VEHICLE STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER AND STALLED ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER FEELS COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE STALLING AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING.DEALER SAID FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND WILL ONLY BE REPLACED ONE AT A TIME AS THEY FAIL. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 207 miles reported. Look up ODI 10034438 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10037252 · 2003-09-04 (September 4, 2003)

2003 DODGE CUMMINS HO PICKUP, I HAVE A NEW TRUCK THAT HAS AN INJECTOR THAT STICKS. IT HAS STUCK WIDE OPEN 4 TIMES, CLOSED TWO TIMES AND PARTIALLY OPEN MANY TIMES. WHEN IT STICKS WIDE OPEN THE KNOCK CAN BE HEARD THROUGH A VEHICLE WINDOW WITH AIR & RADIO RUNNING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS A BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE THAT IS SO THICK THAT THE SUN AND ROAD CANNOT BE SEEN. ON INTERSTATE 90 I STOPPED ALL TRAFFIC EAST & WEST WHEN IT HAPPENED. MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING ME ON THE WAY HOME FROM KELLOGG ID TO ELLENSBURG WA. CUMMINS AGREES WITH ME THAT I HAVE A FAU…

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Recall history

6 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

03V033000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Reported: 2003-02-05 (February 5, 2003)

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, MAY EXPERIENCE AN ELEVATED IDLE SPEED AFTER EXTENDED CRUISE CONTROL USE.

Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND A REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SOFTWARE IN THE CUMMINS ENGINE CONTROLLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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03V212000 · Wheels:Hubcap/Cover

Reported: 2003-06-05 (June 5, 2003)

CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS, THE ALUMINUM WHEELS MAY HAVE EXCESSIVE POROSITY IN THE CENTER HUB AREA WHICH CAN CAUSE A WHEEL TO CRACK.

Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JUNE 17, 2003.. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
05V462000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift

Reported: 2005-10-06 (October 6, 2005)

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE DRIVER MAY INADVERTENTLY LEAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL IN INDICATED REVERSE.

Consequence: THIS ERROR IS AN UNINTENDED ACTION THAT MAY RESULT IN A LACK OF TRANSMISSION PARK PAWL ENGAGEMENT AND POSSIBLY DELAYED REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL PERFORM A SOFTWARE MODIFICATION TO EQUIP THESE VEHICLES WITH AN OUT-OF-PARK ALARM. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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11V350000 · Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

Reported: 2011-07-06 (July 6, 2011)

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; AND MODEL YEAR 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2008, BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE. THIS CONDITION TENDS TO OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS MAKING A TIGHT TURN. ADDITIONALLY, MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN THE LEFT HAND FRONT WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIE ROD ENDS FOR RELATIVE ORIENTATION AND REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD AS REQUIRED AND PERFORM A FRONT END TOE ALIGNMENT AS NEEDED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
13V528000 · Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

Reported: 2013-11-06 (November 6, 2013)

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 trucks manufactured February 12, 2002, through February 13, 2008. The left tie rod assembly may break.

Consequence: A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler notified owners and launched its recall campaign in January 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N62.

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15V312000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2015-05-26 (May 26, 2015)

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured August 29, 2002, to July 25, 2003 to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began on March 16, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R26. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 14V770.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

286 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

57.0%Usable mileage163 / 286 records
97.2%Valid incident date278 / 286 records
100.0%Valid filing date286 / 286 records
97.2%Ordered incident and filing dates278 / 286 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Steering
21.9%
ODI 10664549 · 300,000 mi

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP A GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR SWITCH TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS THRUST AROUND IN MY SEAT AND ITEMS FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT WERE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. VEHICLES AROUND ME ALSO NOTICED AND SLOWED DOWN AND STEERED CLEAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A STOP AT THE CURB AND IT STOPPED. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. I DID LOOK OVER THE FRONT END AND FELT THE TIE-RODS, ECT TO TEST AND EVERYTHING IS …

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98.7%
ODI 10412988 · 106,591 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED THERE WAS A SUDDEN STEERING FAILURE RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE SHOWED THAT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE IDLER ARM ASSEMBLY HAD RIPPED OFF THE FRAME AND THE ARM AND STEERING LINKAGES WERE DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE CAUSE BY EXTREME RUST/ROT.

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35.2%
ODI 10198386 · 137,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SHE FELT THE VEHICLE VIBRATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE 60 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY MADE A FEW REPAIRS BUT SHE WAS UNSURE WHAT THEY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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107.7%
ODI 10003025

VEHICLE HANDLING.......STEERING WANDER.......SWAY........FAILURE TO TRACK.

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715.9%
ODI 10008598

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD FROZEN, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED LOSS CONTROL, THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND OR THE TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT, ODOR POSSIBLY COMING FROM OIL OR TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH AND STALLED, THE VALVE SPRING HAD BROKE, AND THE CONVERTER PUMP HAD FAILED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GONE AND NEEDED TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. SCC *JB

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3211.2%
ODI 10141748 · 33,199 mi

STEERING BOX GEARS DISINTEGRATED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND FAILURE OF RELATED SYSTEMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE TIED TO SAME PUMP SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN PARKING LOT RATHER THAN TRAVELING DOWN FREEWAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. *NM

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3717.3%
ODI 10191018 · 68,205 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 9, 2007 AND WITHOUT WARNING. A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CALL CENTER REPRESENTATIVE RETURNED HIS CALL; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE PARTS FROM THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE STEERING FAILURE…

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5126.0%
ODI 10247473 · 44,450 mi

STEERING GEAR BOX EXPLODES DURING SERVICE, CAST IRON GEAR BOX BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF FLUID NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES HYDROBOOST SYSTEM. *TR

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6525.3%
ODI 10296516 · 41,000 mi

2006 DODGE MEGA CAB 3500 (4) WHEEL DRIVE DUALLY STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE 215 IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA. AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP THE TRUCK THREW ME AND MY WIFE SIDE TO SIDE IN OUR SEATS WHILE GOING ABOUT 68MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY WIFE HAD HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THE TRUCKS WINDOW DUE TO THE TRUCK MOVING SO VIOLENTLY. I LATER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE HEAVY DUTY DODGE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING. MY TRUCK HAD PAST THE WARRANTY BY 5000 MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1000.00 DOL…

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8038.1%
ODI 10237739 · 80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND TO STRIKE A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED SIDEWAYS UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HER HUSBAND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT NEITHER HAVE RESPONDED. SHE RECEIVED AN AIR BAG BOOKLET FROM CHRYSLER. THE FAILURE AND CURREN…

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8649.7%
ODI 10227876 · 8,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACK BAR FAILED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

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6561.9%
ODI 10260808

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V005000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY). THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER, CONSISTING OF 47,000 CONSUMERS. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500.

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8758.0%
ODI 10354488 · 3,000 mi

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE 3500 HEAVY DUTY THAT STARTS WOBBLING FORM RIGHT TO LEFT AS I AM TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 50 MPH WHENEVER THE TRUCK ENCOUNTERS AN UNEVEN SURFACE ALL OF A SUDDEN. A POT HOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL ALSO CAUSE IT TO START WOBBLING FROM THE FRONT LIKE CRAZY. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

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15970.7%
ODI 10379447 · 500 mi

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN MY 2011 DODGE RAM 3500 STEERING LOCKED FOR JUST A SECOND. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT IT DID SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. THERE WAS NO CONTROL FOR JUST A SECOND. THIS HAS NO RE-OCCURRED BUT I HAVE SLOWED DOWN ON MY TURNS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HAVE A APPOINTMENT THIS NEXT WEEK. *TR

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22060.1%
ODI 10507082 · 19,678 mi

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED WHEEL. LEFT LOWER TIE ROD BOLT SNAPPED. *TR

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Air Bags
21.9%
ODI 10015809 · 17,000 mi

THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

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21.9%
ODI 10000677

A PART ON THE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I BELIEVE IS CALLED THE "CLOCK SPRING", HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 1998 DODGE RAM 3500, AS WELL AS, THE 2001. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I OWNED BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES AN DHAD THE RECALLS PERFORMED WHILE I OWNED THEM. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 3500 AS WELL AND IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE THAT THE OTHER TWO DID, BEFORE RECALLS WERE PERFORMED, YET THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL. I HAVE ALSO OBSERVED SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH I FEEL ARE RELATED THAT WILL MOST LIKELY CAUSE A CRASH IN THE FUTURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED…

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11.7%
ODI 10584352 · 686,533 mi

HAD A CAR PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. EXCESSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, INSURANCE TOTALED TRUCK. ALSO HAD A FRIEND 2 WEEKS PRIOR INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH EXCESSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, INSURANCE TOTALED HIS TRUCK AND HIS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIS TRUCK WAS A 2006 RAM 3500. DOES DODGE HAVE AN AIR BAG PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS? SEEM TO. *TR

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64.6%
ODI 10139448

MY DAUGHTER LOST HER LEFT ARM WHEN IT WENT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DURING A VEHICLE CRASH. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2001 DODGE RAM 3500 DUALLY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT AXLE CAME OFF. I SUSPECT A VEHICLE DEFECT IN THE AXLE AND AIRBAGS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY VEHICLES DON'T HAVE SAFETY GLASS IN THE SIDE WINDOWS; HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST LIMBS IN THIS MANNER; AND, HOW MANY 3500 DODGE RAM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ROLLOVERS SIMILAR TO THIS. *JB

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36.8%
ODI 10525832 · 19,000 mi

DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 2007 AND IS NOT STARTING TO FALL APART IN BIG SHARP PIECES. IF AIR BAG WOULD EVER GO OFF I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE PIECES WOULD END UP, HOPEFULLY NOT IN ME. *TR

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7726.9%
ODI 10174452 · 68,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A BLOODY LIP. THE NON-SERVICE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN.

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4219.6%
ODI 10565492 · 62,492 mi

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (WEST TO EAST), I WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, PUSHING ME TO THE RIGHT INTO A TRAFFIC LANE HEADING NORTH WHERE I THEN STRUCK A VEHICLE HEAD ON CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THIS SECOND VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD BUT SLOWING DOWN AT THE TIME OF IMPACT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

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3316.8%
ODI 10103505

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMERWILL INFORM THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

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3112.1%
ODI 10440645

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL INJURY $ 30,000 DAMAGE MOSTLY TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TR

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3516.7%
ODI 10197793 · 7,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS BENT AND THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000.

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1810.4%
ODI 10227876 · 8,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACK BAR FAILED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

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1211.4%
ODI 10632130 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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32.0%
ODI 11166523 · 159,650 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINGS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (4486 KINGS WATER DR, CINCINNATI, OH 45249) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,650. *TT*JB CONSUMER SEAT BELT/AIRBAG LIGHT WAS VISABLE AT LEAST 2-3 Y…

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20.9%
ODI 10764053 · 123,476 mi

I CALLED THREE/3 DEALERS TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING MY VEHICLE RECALLS ATTENDED TO. I HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS AND MONTHS FOR THIS. JACK KEY DODGE (ALAMOGORDO, NM) PUT ME ON HOLD FOR 45 MINUTES AFTER I TOLD THE RECEPTION OF THE N49 RECALL. SIERRA BLANCA MOTORS (RUIDOSO, NM) SAID THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD CALL ME IMMEDIATELY (MONDAY MORNING) AFTER CALLING DODGE....HE HAS NOT CALLED. ROSWELL DODGE (ROSWELL, NM) SAID ALL PARTS ON BACK ORDER AND I WOULD NOT BE SEEN UNTIL NOVEMBER. THIS PROGRAM IS A JOKE. I WILL NOT H…

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154.1%
ODI 10683251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND 14V635000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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Suspension
11.0%
ODI 10664549 · 300,000 mi

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP A GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR SWITCH TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS THRUST AROUND IN MY SEAT AND ITEMS FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT WERE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. VEHICLES AROUND ME ALSO NOTICED AND SLOWED DOWN AND STEERED CLEAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A STOP AT THE CURB AND IT STOPPED. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. I DID LOOK OVER THE FRONT END AND FELT THE TIE-RODS, ECT TO TEST AND EVERYTHING IS …

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32.9%
ODI 10087217

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS RATES OF SPEED AND UPON HITTING A BUMP FRONT WHEELS VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, VIBRATING ERRATICALLY. ONCE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING VEHICLE BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN. UPON STARTING AGAIN THE VIBRATION STARTED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

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35.2%
ODI 553550

CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND SUGGEST THAT CONSUMER PUT 45 LB AIR IN FRONT TIRES AND 80 IN THE REAR TIRES. NLM

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53.8%
ODI 10011913

NAR 03/17/2003 IN REFERENCE TO A PRODUCT EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE BY CORRECT TRACK INC (REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM) CORPORATION. *CB *JB

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36.8%
ODI 10046050 · 26,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH OR WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE TRACK BAR UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

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155.2%
ODI 10055346 · 55,000 mi

TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK THE STABILIZER BAR AND WHEEL BEARING ALSO FAILED. *JB

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188.4%
ODI 10103113

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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147.1%
ODI 10280099 · 70,000 mi

BALL JOINT FAIL ,MINOR TIRE WEAR AND THEN THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF, UPON INSPECTION , JACKED UP FRONT WHEEL AND IT FELL OFF COULD HAVE BEEN BAD DEAL. *TR

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145.4%
ODI 10214062

DODODGE DENIED RESPONDING TO SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE, A 2006 3500 RAM TRUCK 1.ABS BRAKE SYS. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V038000 2.SUSPENSION PITMAN ARMS,NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E009000 3.EXTERIOR LIGHTING, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V073000 4.VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V380000 THERE ANSWER WAS THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL OR CAMPAIGN, AND WOULD JUST BOUNCE THE PROBLEM BETWEEN NHTSA AND DODGE REPPERSINTIVE (MARY EMP. #MDB80 ANDEMP. #3KT. *TR

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2110.0%
ODI 10199010 · 1,475 mi

NEW 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 SLT 4X4 AUTOMATIC SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE WANDERING, PLAY IN THE STEERING, VIBRATION AND WHEEL SHIMMY. ON THE EXPRESSWAY ON 60M/H WHEN WE WHERE PASSING ANOTHER CAR WE ALMOST LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

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158.7%
ODI 10355078 · 10,000 mi

2008 DODGE 3500 DUAL REAR WHEELS. ANYTIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD , MY TRUCK GOES INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I WILL BE SELLING IT. *TR

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1110.5%
ODI 10426273 · 25,000 mi

WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO WRECK. THE TIE ROD HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WE THEN REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHOCK AND THOUGHT WE FIXED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT DO IT AGAIN. WE THEN WENT TO BIG O TIRES AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT REPLACING THE SHOCKS. WE …

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2214.7%
ODI 10453821 · 42,000 mi

ON 10-17-11, I TOOK TRUCK TO 5-STAR DODGE @3068 RIVERSIDE DR-MACON, GA 31210. IT HAD 4 RECALLS - K-17,K-33,K-34 AND L-16. THE L-16 BEING LEFT TIE ROD END. I PICK TRUCK UP 10-18-11(TUES). SAT - 10-22-11 I CALLED SERVICE DEPT AND TELL THEM MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOT ALIGNED AND TRUCK IS PULLING TO RIGHT. THEY TELL ME TO BRING IN 10-24-11 AND THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. THE STEERING WHEEL CENTERED AND TRUCK ALIGNMENT DONE. ON 11-5-11, CALLED SERVICE CENTER TO REPORT THAT MY NEW TIRES ON FRONT WERE SHOWING WIRE STICKING OUT AND IT WAS VIBRATING IN FR…

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2812.4%
ODI 10453256 · 13,000 mi

THIS TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A DRAMATIC SHIMMY/WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 70 MPH AND HITTING BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED STEERING DAMPER BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION. *TR

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328.7%
ODI 10507082 · 19,678 mi

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED WHEEL. LEFT LOWER TIE ROD BOLT SNAPPED. *TR

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Electrical System
54.8%
ODI 10015820 · 80,000 mi

THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED, AND SHORTED OUT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND DISABLED THE PARKING LIGHTS. *JB *TS

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21.9%
ODI 10038831 · 68 mi

WE OWN A DODGE RAM 3500 DIESEL TRUCK. THE TRANSFER PUMP HAS QUIT WORKING TWICE NOW. THIS TIME IT DIES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A NEAR FATAL EXPERIENCE. TWO SEMI ALMOST HIT US, WE COULDN'T GET IT TO RESTART. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. *JB

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11.7%
ODI 10172300

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HAD REPAIR DONE (DEALER) THEN NEXT DAY VEHICLE MAKES NO CONTACT WITH STARTER, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS. REPAIRED AT DEALER, HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. WITH RENTAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT OF STARTER (DEALERSHIP ADVISED), REPLACEMENT OF ALTERNATOR ( DEALERSHIP ADVISED), REPLACEMENT OF BATTERIES (DEALERSHIP ADVISED), HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING. BROUGHT BACK TO HOUSTON TO DEALER ALL AT MY EXPENSE OF $1,850.00. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED AN ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS TO THE TUNE OF $2,823.00. ALL TEC…

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21.5%
ODI 10314321

2001 DODGE RAM 3500 CUMMINGS ENGINE (AUTO TRANS) ON STEERING/BRAKE HYDRAULIC ASSIST SYSTEM*CW THE CONSUMER STATED ON 5 OCCASIONS WHEN HE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED A COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE LOSS DISABLE BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKING. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED 245 FOR REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONVINCE THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT IN THE HYDRAULIC POW…

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62.1%
ODI 10289991 · 99,000 mi

THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET IS CRACKED. IT COULD BREAK CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO FALL INTO THE ENGINE FAN ASSEMBLY. IF SOMEBODY WAS WORKING ON THE ENGINE AT THE TIME OF COMPLETE FAILURE,SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WILL OCCUR. SAME GOES FOR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THIS/HAS TSB'S YET WON'T PAY FOR THE BRACKET. *TR

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136.1%
ODI 10081010

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AIR CONDITIONER WENT OFF AND ON. WENT TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION , AND HEARD A POP, AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. FINALLY STOPPED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. A MAN CAME RUNNING SAYING GET OUT THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THIS IS A NEW TRUCK WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE WAITING FOR A REP FROM CHRYSLER TO INVESTIGATE. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN PUT US IN A RENTAL UNTIL THEY GOT TO IT. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN AT BRUBAKER BUT HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A LO…

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136.6%
ODI 10120139 · 11,970 mi

CONSUMER STATES: ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE DIED WHEN MAKING A TURN IN TRAFFIC , NO LIGHTS CAME ON, IT JUST DIED. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE FIRST TIME BUT THEN THEY CALLED BACK HAD US COME IN, AND THEY FLASHED THE COMPUTER, AND THEN HAD US BRING IT BACK AND FLASHED AGAIN. *AK

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5019.5%
ODI 10163418 · 8,500 mi

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP DRIVING ON FREEWAY. INTERMITTENTTLY BLINKING OFF AND ON @ INSTRUMRNT PANEL. *NM

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199.0%
ODI 10251734 · 47,000 mi

AT 35,000 MILES THE ENGINE QUIT. I COULD SMELL WIRES BURNING. THE BOX THAT HOLDS THE FUSES MELTED WITH NO BLOWN FUSES. THEY REPLACED THE BOX. AFTER 12,000 MORES MILES THE ENGINE QUIT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE THIS TIME. I RAISED THE HOOD AND SAW SPARKS JUMPING AROUND AND A FLAME IN THE BOX WITH A LOT OF SMOKE. I QUICKLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

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169.2%
ODI 10297107 · 20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 3500. NO OCCUPANTS WERE IN THE VEHICLE NOR THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. HE TURNED THE BATTERY CABLES OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE ENGINE BUT NOT THE BUMPER. HE WAS TOLD TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO REPAIR THE BUMPER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 02/24/10. *LJ THE TRUCK WAS IN 1ST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE W…

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65.7%
ODI 10395348 · 88,250 mi

I HAVE A 2009 DODGE RAM 3500. I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THE GAUGES STARTED GOING CRAZY THEN SUDDENLY I SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING BY THIS POINT NOTHING IS WORKING IM JUST COASTING TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO SMOKE FROM THE DASH THAT WAS MY FIRST INSTINCT I THEN OPEN THE HOOD AND SMOKE IS ROLLING OUT OF THE FUSE BOX. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS THE SAME TRUCK BUT A YEAR OLDER AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON HIS VEHICLE TWO DIFFERENT TIMES I THEN DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ON COPART WHICH IS A SALVAGE AUCTION AND THERE ARE…

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1510.0%
ODI 10416474 · 1,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY DISCONNECT THE TRAILERS PARKING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE LIGHTS WOULD BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE, WHO DECIDED TO RESET THE COMPUTER ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT …

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146.2%
ODI 10495112 · 38,000 mi

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN ALL SYSTEMS FAILED, NO ENGINE, NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING AND WORST OF ALL, NO LIGHTS. ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK, FUSE BOX WAS MAKING SNAPPING SOUNDS EVEN WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN TRUCK STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES. TRUCK RAN, BUT POORLY. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER, TRUCK DID SAME THING (COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE) AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES. I THEN HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. NATURALLY TRUCK RUNS FINE FOR SERVICE TECH, …

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4311.7%
ODI 10466087

2012 DODGE RAM 3500 LARAMIE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CONTROLLER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A DEALER HELPED HIM INSTALL A UNIVERSAL BRAKE CONTROLLER, BUT IT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO USE IT, WITH THE HAND CONTROL, BUT NOT THE FOOT CONTROL. THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME VERY HOT FROM TRYING TO STOP THE EQUIPMENT TRAILER WITHOUT THE BRAKE CONTROLLER WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES OVERHEATED, IT DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING A…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
54.8%
ODI 541913

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STRANDED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL.

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65.8%
ODI 10032933 · 50,000 mi

MY VEHICLE FAILED BY SHIFTING ERRATICALLY WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE FREEWAY IN HOUSTON, TX DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IF NOT HANDLED IN A QUICK RESPONSIVE MANNER, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURIES OR DEATHS TO MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADRESSED PROMPT AND STRAIGHT FORWARD. NATURALLY THE WARRANT HAD JUST GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM MYSELF, THIS IS A PROBLEM OF WIDESPREAD PROPORTION AND A POOR DESIGN ON THE PART OF DODGE MOTOR COMPANY KNOWING THESE VEHICLES WERE M…

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610.3%
ODI 10064532 · 48,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT DODGE HAS KNOW ABOUT FOR YEARS AND REFUSES TO REPAIR- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, GOVERNOR SOLENOID, AND SENSOR CAUSING NO TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFT. THESE HAVE BEEN FAILING ON VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS AND ESTIMATES ARE 4 OUT OF 5 FAIL BEFORE 100,000 MILES. YOU PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND YOU HAVE NO UP-SHIFT AND VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE CAUSING CRASHES. *NM

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64.6%
ODI 10022099

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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82.8%
ODI 10056965 · 1,311 mi

THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES UPON PULLING OUT. THE TRUCK IS 10 WEEKS OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS CONDITION 4 TIMES, WITH THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON 3 OF THOSE TRIPS, ONCE IT WENT IN ON A ROLLBACK BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT HAS ALSO DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, BARKED THE TIRES AND SLUNG US FORWARD SO HARD IT ALMOST SNAPPED OUR NECKS TWICE NOW. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ALSO. THEY NOW SAY SINCE I AM REQUESTING A FULL REFUND FOR THE TRUCK THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR DAMA…

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3415.9%
ODI 10079624 · 16,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK . AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE RUNNING VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS,COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE BEHIND IT. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT IN PARK CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE HOOKED OVER AND SEATED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED. POLICE ARRIVED, BUT,NO ONE WAS CITED. *AK

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2512.8%
ODI 10106715

GEAR POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PARKED CAR IN THE REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP 3 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

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20.8%
ODI 10169463 · 1,258 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.

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10.5%
ODI 10216471 · 3,000 mi

THE TRUCK WILL NOT HOLD IN THE PARK POSITION. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK AND HIT A CUSTOMER. *TR

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21.2%
ODI 10233632 · 2,800 mi

THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS WHILE CLIMBING UP LOST TRAIL PASS ON US 93 IN MONTANA. I WAS TOWED TO THE "NEAREST DEALER" IN HAMILTON, MT. THAT DEALER, BELL-MCALL, DID NOT HAVE THE WHEREWITH ALL TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MISSOULA, MT. TO A REGULAR DODGE DEALER. CHRYSLER ROAD SERVICE REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE 2ND TOW. THEY STATED THEIR ONLY OBLIGATION WAS TO TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *TR

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00.0%

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Power Train
21.9%
ODI 10009362 · 117,620 mi

NUT FELL OFF BACK OF FIFTH GEAR, DAMAGING THE MAIN SHAFT AND CAUSING TRUCK TO JUMP ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DODGE ADMITS THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT, YET THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A HORSE IN THE TRAILER BEING TOWED WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT DUE TO THE VIOLENT JERKS AND SWERVES INVOLVED. *TS **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*762504

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11.7%
ODI 10467939

ON APRIL 2, 2012 I WENT TO A RANCH THAT I WORK AT, PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK, PUT THE BRAKE ON, AND OPENED THE GATE. I DROVE THROUGH AND DID THE SAME PROCEDURE TO GO TO CLOSE THE GATE. MY TRUCK POPPED OUT OF PARK,RAN THROUGH IT'S PARKING BRAKE, THE DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND THE FRONT TIRE OF MY DODGE 3500 RAN OVER BOTH OF MY LEGS AND MY ARM. IT BROKE MY LEGS BUT DID NOT BRAKE MY ARM. I AM STILL RECOVERING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT UNTIL I LEARNED THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT AND PEOPLE EVEN DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY. IT IS NOT ONE PAR…

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32.3%
ODI 10073694 · 79,000 mi

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLU GO INTO FIRST GEAR. FOLLOWING THIS, THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE MEDIAN. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND LET IT IDLE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE MERGING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE IT ACCELERATED TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT THEY WILL NEED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO CONFIRM THIS. *AK THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO GO IN…

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49.1%
ODI 10008598

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD FROZEN, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED LOSS CONTROL, THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND OR THE TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT, ODOR POSSIBLY COMING FROM OIL OR TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH AND STALLED, THE VALVE SPRING HAD BROKE, AND THE CONVERTER PUMP HAD FAILED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GONE AND NEEDED TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. SCC *JB

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113.8%
ODI 10066977

POOR FUEL MILEAGE IN COMPARISON TO SEVERAL OTHER DODGE'S OF THE SAME YEAR. *PH WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 63 MPH THE VEHILCE HAD A LOW OF 6.85 MPG. ON AVERAGE THE VEHICLE GOT 7.5-8.0 MPG LOADED AND 12-14 MPG EMPTY. THE DEALER REFLASHED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER BUT NOW IT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE TRUCK WAS LEFT THERE FOR A WEEK BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ERETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE COSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK…

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136.1%
ODI 10092172

CONSUMER STATES HE PULLED UP IN HIS BACK YARD AFTER DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, PUT HIS VEHICLE IN PARK CUT IT OFF. HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE TAIL GATE AND NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS MOVING BACKWARD. HE STATES HE TRIED TO CATCH IT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, IT KNOCKED HIM DOWN. HE THEN COULD DO NO MORE THAN JUST LIE ON THE GROUND AND WATCH THE VEHICLE RUN INTO HIS GATE. HE SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH HIS SON. HE SAYS HE IS JUST FORTUNATE THAT HE OR HIS SON WAS STANDING IIN THE WAY OF THE VEHICL…

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52.6%
ODI 10473865 · 75,000 mi

EXPERIENCED PUFF PUFF SOUND FROM UNDERSIDE OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION ONE OF THE MANIFOLD BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BROKEN OFF. NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENCE CAUSED THIS. UPON REPAIR, MECHANIC FOUND 3 AND 4 GASKETS ON EACH PORT (TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM) NOT ONE GASKET AS IT SHOULD BE. THE MANIFOLD HAD WARPED AND BOLT HOLES BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD PORTS AND EXHAUST NO LONGER LINED UP. SINCE THE MANIFOLD HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED BEFORE THIS, IT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND/OR MANUFACTURED WITH MULTIPLE GASKETS TO FORCE THE BOLTS TO INCORRECTLY LINE WITH …

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155.8%
ODI 10210588

2006 DODGE 3500 WITH SHUTTER LAUNCH AND TURBO MAKING LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ANGLE ON THE DRIVESHAFT. THE TURBO CHARGER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK REAL BAD WHEN IT HAD A LOAD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS NO LONGER CONSTANT. *JB

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104.8%
ODI 10414757 · 170,000 mi

2007 DODGE CUMMINS 6.7 DIESEL 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4X4 FRONT HOUSING OF TRANSMISSION SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY 2 BOLTS LEFT HOLDING TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE PULL LONG FLAT BED TRAILER IF TRANSMISSION HAD COME ALL THE WAY OFF TRUCK WOULD HAVE ROLLED AND DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURED. *TT

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63.5%
ODI 10322963 · 56,578 mi

MOST OWNERS OF MULTIPLE MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4 PICKUPS HAVE OR WILL ENCOUNTER FRONT CV DRIVESHAFT FAILURES, U-JOINT FAILURES OR HANGER BEARING FAILURES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS COMPLETELY IGNORING AND NOT COVERING UNDER WARRANTY AS THE PART FAILURES TYPICALLY OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL 36 MONTH WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND EVEN A CRASH. THESE VERHICLES ARE PURCHASED AND USED AS HEAVY DUTY HAULING RIGS AND MANY HAVE DIESEL E…

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43.8%
ODI 10743861 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED A CLICKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER CODES WERE RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILE…

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85.3%
ODI 10348551 · 15,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL FINALLY PARKING THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTART THE LIGHT MOMENTARILY DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL HE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TIPM TWICE, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR MOTOR, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR, AS WELL AS VARIOUS WIRES AND COMPUTER COMPONENTS. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE F…

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94.0%
ODI 10473930 · 12,000 mi

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TRUCK FROM A LOCAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA DEALER IN 2011. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A TREE FELL ON HIS 9 MONTH OLD TRUCK WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. HE HAD BODY DAMAGE ONLY BUT THE TRUCK WAS RENDERED "TOTALED OUT" BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WE PAID OFF THE LOAN WITH THE INSURANCE PAY OFF AND THEN, AFTER NEGOTIATIONS, WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WE THEN HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED (AGAIN, BODY REPAIRS ONLY). THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED AND GIVEN A "SALVAGED/REBUILT" TITLE. NOW...DODGE IS RE…

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277.4%
ODI 10584637 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FAILED ON ANOTHER OCCASION AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CASTOR HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED HIS TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRAME AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAK…

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Engine
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11.7%
ODI 10465201 · 98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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10.8%
ODI 10604523 · 87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE PLASTIC WAS WARPED AND CAVED INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND COMPONENTS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALSO LOW AND THE CONTACT HAD ATTEMPT TO USE THE DIMMER TO NO AVAIL. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD BE REPLACED AT THE OWNE…

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12.3%
ODI 10984511 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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10.3%
ODI 10468226 · 120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VALVE SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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20.9%
ODI 10957889 · 142,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FUNCTION AFTER BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

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31.5%
ODI 10716367 · 143,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR IN FRONT WAS SLOW WHEN I PASSED CAR FAN CUT MY WIRE ON CLUTCHFAN ENGIN LIGHT CAME ON GOT HOME A FEW MINITES AFTER LOOK UNDER HOOD SEEN WIRE WAS CUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2 DAYS

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62.3%
ODI 10477001 · 78,000 mi

THE WATER PUMP SPLIT AT THE SEAM IN THE CASE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE PUMP WOULD SPRAY OUT A POWERFUL STREAM OF HOT RADIATOR WATER. THE RADIATOR WATER WOULD BE COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE SYSTEM WITHIN 30 MINUTES IF RUNNING THE ENGINE, BUT THE WATER WOULD ONLY ESCAPE SLOWLY IF THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. *TR

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178.1%
ODI 10468499 · 107,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

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116.4%
ODI 10478506 · 22,327 mi

THE DATE GIVEN ABOVE IS THE DATE WE HAVE ACTUAL PAPERWORK FOR PROOF. PROBLEM REALLY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM DEALER. I HAS ALWAYS BEEN TAKE TO THE SAME DEALER FOR ON TIME MAINTENANCE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. IT IS A VERY BAD EXHAUST ISSUE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE FIRES. NO ONE WILL HELP. THERE MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. *TR

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11.0%
ODI 10745019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 (NA) DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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1711.3%
ODI 10459809 · 300 mi

I HAVE THE 6.7 CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE. WHILE STOPPED AND WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON AND WHILE THE TRUCK IS PERFORMING THE REGENERATION PROCESS RAW FUEL AND EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK FORCING ME TO ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO GET LIGHTHEADED IF I DON'T ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN IN TIME. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS TO ME(EACH TIME THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE MET). PUTTING THE AIR CONDITIONING ON RECIRCULATE WILL HELP. HOWEVER RECIRCULATE WILL NOT WORK FOR THE HEATER OR WINDOW DEFROSTER WHICH FURTHER IMPAIRS MY AB…

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219.3%
ODI 10495112 · 38,000 mi

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN ALL SYSTEMS FAILED, NO ENGINE, NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING AND WORST OF ALL, NO LIGHTS. ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK, FUSE BOX WAS MAKING SNAPPING SOUNDS EVEN WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN TRUCK STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES. TRUCK RAN, BUT POORLY. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER, TRUCK DID SAME THING (COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE) AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES. I THEN HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. NATURALLY TRUCK RUNS FINE FOR SERVICE TECH, …

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359.6%
ODI 10555154 · 12,000 mi

I PULL A LIGHT WEIGHT 40' GOOSENECK TRAILER, AND WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE FUEL MILEAGE DROPPED TREMENDOUSLY AND THE COOLANT TEMP STAYED AROUND 220DEG AND I NOTICED A HORRIBLE LOSS OF POWER WHICH WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN AROUND 40-45MPH! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED A BOOST TEST ON THE TURBO AND SAID THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE 32 POUNDS OF BOOST BUT MINE WAS ONLY PRODUCING 26 POUNDS OF BOOST, AND THEN I WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT JUSTIFY REPLACING THE TURBO BECAUSE IT HAS NOT THROWN A CODE ON THE INSTRUMENT…

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Structure
21.9%
ODI 10253001 · 155,000 mi

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CAVED IN WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING APPROX 68 MPH ON THE FREEWAY (I- 15 NORTHBOUND THROUGH LAS VEGAS). PLASTIC FALLING INTO THE DASHBOARD AREA DISCONNECTED SEVERAL WIRES CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES. FREEWAY WAS WELL LIT ENOUGH FOR ME TO STOP SAFELY AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

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1110.6%
ODI 10192428 · 88,000 mi

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN VAIOUS SPOTS, PARTS FALLING INTO ELECTRICAL AREA, LOOSE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

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712.1%
ODI 10189578 · 118,000 mi

DODGE 3500 DASH CRACKING INTO PIECES, CON CERN OF SHARP EDGES IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND PIECES FALLING THROUGH THE DASH ONTO GAS LINKAGE OR BRAKE PREVENTING THEM FROM WORKING. *TR

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2317.7%
ODI 10090383 · 40,000 mi

DASHBOARD PANEL SPLIT AROUND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

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613.6%
ODI 10218453 · 135,000 mi

I OWN A 2002 DODGE 3500 1 TON DUALLY AND MY DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER IN CLAREMORE OKLAHOMA ( MELTON DODGE ) AND THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CONTACT THE MANF. WITH WHICH IS [phone removed]. I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME MY DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE INSPECTED BY A DODGE DEALER TO VERIFY THAT THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSED BY ME AND THEN LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD MAKE GOOD ON IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MELTON DODGE IN CLAREMORE OKLAHOMA AND THEY DID THEIR INSPECTION AND FOUND OUT THE DEFECT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME AND…

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3612.6%
ODI 10139998 · 75,700 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE 3500. WHEN HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THIS TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE RUNNING BOARDS PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CAB ON THE FRAME WERE MISSING. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

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52.3%
ODI 10109678 · 28,000 mi

WHEN MUD GETS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVE THE GEAR. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IT WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS ALMOST RUN OVER.

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00.0%

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20.8%
ODI 10233218 · 28,000 mi

WHITE SPRINTER VAN WITH 28,000 WITH PREMATURE RUSTING ON SIDES AND REAR DOOR. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SPRAYED OFF DAILY TO KEEP THE SMALL METALLIC BRAKE DUST FROM ADHERING TO VAN. THE PAINT IS TOO THIN WITH NO CLEAR COAT. *TR

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00.0%

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10.6%
ODI 10693878 · 92,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 55MPH ROAD CURVED TO THE LEFT AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE SIDE POCKETS AND THE DASH EMPTIED ONTO THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. *TR

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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20.5%
ODI 10596814

WE HAVE TRIED SINCE THE RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. WE PULL A FORTY FOOT FIFTH WHEEL THAT IS OUR HOME. WE DO NOT LIKE RIDING IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED IN YUMA AZ. AND JOPLIN MO. SOON WE WILL BE HEADING FOR MIDDLEBURY INDIANA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RIDE IS SAFE. *TR

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags71,201–142,630 mi100,000 mi9
ODI 10174452 · 68,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A BLOODY LIP. THE NON-SERVICE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN.

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ODI 10526222 · 71,201 mi

ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE I NOTICED A 10 INCH LONG CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASHBOARD SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. IN A COLLISION WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, THIS WILL BECOME RAZOR SHARP SHRAPNEL CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THIS FLAW, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IS DUE TO DODGE UTILIZING SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS WHEN MAKING THE DASHBOARDS FOR THE RAM TRUCK SERIES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHES IN RAM TRUCKS FROM F…

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ODI 10690596 · 100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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Structure62,500–99,500 mi84,000 mi31
ODI 10139998 · 75,700 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE 3500. WHEN HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THIS TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE RUNNING BOARDS PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CAB ON THE FRAME WERE MISSING. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

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ODI 10194158 · 38,000 mi

WE OWN TWO 03' DODGE RAMS A 1500 AND A 3500, BOTH OF WITCH ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARDS. *AK

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ODI 10232320 · 97,000 mi

2003 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB - SEVERE DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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Steering67,000–150,000 mi105,000 mi17
ODI 10141748 · 33,199 mi

STEERING BOX GEARS DISINTEGRATED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND FAILURE OF RELATED SYSTEMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE TIED TO SAME PUMP SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN PARKING LOT RATHER THAN TRAVELING DOWN FREEWAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. *NM

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ODI 10270264 · 56,000 mi

I WENT TO CHRYSLER WITH I THOUGHT SHOCK PROBLEMS .THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING LINKAGE HE TIM/ ALSO SAID CHRYSLER WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE SMALL PART BUT THAT THE OTHER RODS AND BUSHINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF THE PROBLEM AND IF I DID NOT REPLACE RODS AND BUSHINGS THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE AND I WOULD HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL RIGHT NOW THE BUSHING ARE RATTLING REAL BAD AND THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND WALKS ON THE ROAD TIM THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS ONE WHOLE PROBLEM AND ALL LINKED TOG…

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ODI 10277613 · 150,000 mi

FOR OVER A YEAR OUR 2003 DODGE 3500 4X4 PICK UP HAS BEEN SHAKING WHEN THE RIGHT TIRE ON THE TRUCK GOES UP BEFORE THE LEFT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY PLACES AND TOLD TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD TO PUT SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND ARE IN NEED OF NEW TIRES NOW. THE LAST THREE TIMES THAT OUR TRUCK HAS DONE, WHAT I AM NOW BEING TOLD AND BELIEVE IT TO BE, THE DEATH WOBBLE... THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAS SNAPPED AND SLUNG ME OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE FIRST TWO TIM…

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Unknown Or Other81,250–133,750 mi97,301 mi12
ODI 10192044 · 55,000 mi

1. OUR DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AFTER NOT USING THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WE NOTICED DURING A TRIP SINCE THEN THE CRACK HAS GOTTEN BIGGER IN LESS THEN 48 HOURS. 2. I'VE READ THAT THIS CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND WE HAVE HAD OUR AC QUIT WORKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THE CRACK WAS NOTICE 3. SO, FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE E-MAIL THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE AND SO FAR NOT MUCH IS BEING SAID. I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE MAIN DODGES THAT ARE CRACKING ARE 01 BUT MINE IS NEWER IT IS AN 03 I CAN'T THINK WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IN 2 YEARS. *TR

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ODI 10376925 · 85,000 mi

MY 2003 DODGE 3500 TRUCKS DASH BOARD IS BROKEN/CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE IT WITH A 1000.00 CO-PAY. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE DANGEROUS AS BROKEN PARTS CAN BECOME DIS-LODGED DURING A COLLISION AND CAUGHT BY THE AIR BAGS. PLEASE KEEP ON DODGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP WITH THE COSTS BUT 1000.00 IS TO MUCH! *TR

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ODI 10415680 · 86,000 mi

FAILED COMPONENTS= DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISOR DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO REMAIN IN THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN PASSING OVER A BUMP, RESULTING IN REDUCED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR RESULTS IN DECREASED VISIBILITY TO DRIVERS RIGHT. INVESTIGATION THROUGH DODGE TRUCK WEBSITES REVEAL THIS PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS AND THAT DODGE REDESIGNED THE SUNVISOR IN 2005 MODEL YEAR. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE REPAIR, JUST A FULL REPLACEMENT OF SUNVISORS AT A COST OF UP TO $150.00 (PA…

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Suspension55,500–122,000 mi92,000 mi15
ODI 10055346 · 55,000 mi

TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK THE STABILIZER BAR AND WHEEL BEARING ALSO FAILED. *JB

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ODI 10081229 · 25,000 mi

2003 DODGE 3500 FOUR DOOR PICKUP 4X4 FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER ROUGH PATCHES OF INTERSTATE. EVERYTHING SHAKES, FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS COMING APART. WITNESSES SAY THE FRONT WHEELS ARE STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT RAPIDLY, HOWEVER IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE BOUNCING OFF OF THE PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65MPH. WHEN I SLOW TO 40 MPH THE SHAKING STOPS. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS SHAKING.*AK

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ODI 10108248 · 13,000 mi

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 4X4 DIESEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES TO THE POINT THAT IT FEELS AS THOUGH I WILL LOOSE CONTROL AND IT IS OBVIOUS TO THOSE AROUND THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OVER ROUGH PATCHES. IT TAKES A STEADY GRIP OF THE WHEEL AND TAPPING THE BRAKES DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH'S TO GET IT TO STOP. *AK

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Structure:Body70,000–116,000 mi81,000 mi9
ODI 10403438 · 127,520 mi

THE HAND GRIP IN THE CAB OF THE PICKUP HAS BROKEN AWAY TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE. THIS TIME I WRENCHED MY BACK WHEN THIS BROKE AWAY. I CONFRONTED DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NOT A LIFTING HANDLE BUT AN ASSIST HANDLE? IF THEY PUT IT IN THE TRUCK THEY SHOULD MAKE IT SAFE ENOUGH SO THAT SOMEONE WON'T GET HURT

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ODI 10426782 · 35,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACKS HAD BECOME LARGER OVER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/18/11*LJ UPDATED 11/28/11

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ODI 10526222 · 71,201 mi

ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE I NOTICED A 10 INCH LONG CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASHBOARD SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. IN A COLLISION WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, THIS WILL BECOME RAZOR SHARP SHRAPNEL CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THIS FLAW, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IS DUE TO DODGE UTILIZING SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS WHEN MAKING THE DASHBOARDS FOR THE RAM TRUCK SERIES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHES IN RAM TRUCKS FROM F…

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Power Train109,250–152,500 mi127,500 mi6
ODI 10310268 · 104,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE FELL OFF THE TRUCK. *TR

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ODI 10561667 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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ODI 10672046 · 230,000 mi

WAS CHANGING OIL ON MY 03 DODGE RAM 3500 AND NOTICED THE FRAME RAIL NEAR CAB MOUNT ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU WITH A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG AND 1/4" WIDE. I'M AFRAID TO HAUL MY GOOSE NECK TRAILER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I'M AFRAID THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT COULD CAUSE THE FRAME TO COLLAPSE. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission21,625–50,500 mi36,000 mi8
ODI 10056965 · 1,311 mi

THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES UPON PULLING OUT. THE TRUCK IS 10 WEEKS OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS CONDITION 4 TIMES, WITH THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON 3 OF THOSE TRIPS, ONCE IT WENT IN ON A ROLLBACK BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT HAS ALSO DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, BARKED THE TIRES AND SLUNG US FORWARD SO HARD IT ALMOST SNAPPED OUR NECKS TWICE NOW. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ALSO. THEY NOW SAY SINCE I AM REQUESTING A FULL REFUND FOR THE TRUCK THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR DAMA…

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ODI 10057724 · 17,500 mi

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A LAKE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 10090132 · 23,000 mi

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IT REACHES 20 MPH IN GEAR OR NOT IN GEAR. IT VIBRATES SO HARD THAT THE MIRRORS ON THE EXTERIOR SHAKE LIKE THEY ARE COMING OFF.*AK

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2228 reports

2011: 66 complaints · 2012: 228 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2011112666
20121090228
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201122302
201236501

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsStructureSteeringUnknown Or OtherSuspensionStructure:BodyPower TrainPower Train:Automatic Transmission
Air Bags—0
2
ODI 10762164

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 14V770000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10924236

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER EVERY TIME SINCE 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED …

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2
ODI 10748862 · 100,000 mi

SAFETY ISSUE 1..INTERIOR DASH BOARD FIRST CRACKED, THEN CRACKED ALL OVER, THEN FINALLY FELL APART. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS PIECES OF THE DASH MADE UP OF PLASTIC IS BREAKING UP IN LARGE SHARP CHUNKS WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED OR JARRING OCCURS. WHEN GOING OVER A RR TRACK A 5" JAGGED PIECE BROKE OFF AND A SMALL SHARD HIT ME IN THE EYE. THIS ISSUE IS WAY MORE THAN COSMETIC. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. SAFETY ISSUE 2.. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INT…

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ODI 11040570

THE DASH IS COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND BROKEN INTO SHARDS OF SHARP HARD PLASTIC THAT SHOULD THE TAKATA AIRBAG EVER DEPLOY WILL BE PROPELLED LIKE SHRAPNEL THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT EXPLOSIVE SPEEDS. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH BROKEN CLASS COVERING THE DASHBOARD. THIS ISSUE, THE DASH FRACTURING AND SPLITTING INTO PIECES AS A RESULT OF SUN EXPOSURE AND AGE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL OF THE ONLINE FORUMS I WENT TO TO DISCOVER IF THIS WAS UNIQUE TO ME. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH AN OBVIOUS AND COMMON HAZARD EXPERIENCED BY…

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0
2
ODI 10526222 · 71,201 mi

ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE I NOTICED A 10 INCH LONG CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASHBOARD SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. IN A COLLISION WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, THIS WILL BECOME RAZOR SHARP SHRAPNEL CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THIS FLAW, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IS DUE TO DODGE UTILIZING SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS WHEN MAKING THE DASHBOARDS FOR THE RAM TRUCK SERIES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHES IN RAM TRUCKS FROM F…

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ODI 10924317

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE CRACKING AND DETERIORATION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN FOR THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PART. THE DEALER STATED THAT TO COMPLETE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS), THE DASHBOARD WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE…

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1
ODI 10924236

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER EVERY TIME SINCE 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED …

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0
Structure0—0
1
ODI 10177815

EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY SAY I MUST PURCHASE A NEW DASHBOARD FOR ABOUT $700. I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO HAVE CRACKS. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? MY DAD'S 93 CHEVY IS FINE. *NM

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0000
Steering
2
ODI 10762164

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V528000 (STEERING), 14V770000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10924236

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER EVERY TIME SINCE 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED …

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0—0
6
ODI 10270264 · 56,000 mi

I WENT TO CHRYSLER WITH I THOUGHT SHOCK PROBLEMS .THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING LINKAGE HE TIM/ ALSO SAID CHRYSLER WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE SMALL PART BUT THAT THE OTHER RODS AND BUSHINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF THE PROBLEM AND IF I DID NOT REPLACE RODS AND BUSHINGS THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE AND I WOULD HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL RIGHT NOW THE BUSHING ARE RATTLING REAL BAD AND THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND WALKS ON THE ROAD TIM THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS ONE WHOLE PROBLEM AND ALL LINKED TOG…

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ODI 10456060 · 92,000 mi

DRIVING AT HWY. SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A SEAM OR BUMP ON HWY. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO KNOWN AS (DEATH WOBBLE) THERE ARE MANY OTHER DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALL THE UPGRADES FROM CHRYSLER & STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10459796 · 15,000 mi

FROM 55MPH AND ABOVE IF A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, SMALL OR LARGE THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHACK UNCONTROLLABLY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK. I INSTALLED AN AFTER MARKET HIGH PERFORMANCE FRONT STABILIZER THAT PREVENTED THE DEATH RUMBLE FROM OCCURRING. THIS WORKED FOR 50-60 THOUSAND MILES. THE DEATH RUMBLE HAS RETURNED. I BOUGHT ANOTHER AFTER MARKET STABILIZER HOWEVER IT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE THIS TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE DODGE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I PAID 50,000 FOR A TRU…

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0
1
ODI 10924236

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER EVERY TIME SINCE 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED …

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0
Unknown Or Other
2
ODI 10748862 · 100,000 mi

SAFETY ISSUE 1..INTERIOR DASH BOARD FIRST CRACKED, THEN CRACKED ALL OVER, THEN FINALLY FELL APART. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS PIECES OF THE DASH MADE UP OF PLASTIC IS BREAKING UP IN LARGE SHARP CHUNKS WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED OR JARRING OCCURS. WHEN GOING OVER A RR TRACK A 5" JAGGED PIECE BROKE OFF AND A SMALL SHARD HIT ME IN THE EYE. THIS ISSUE IS WAY MORE THAN COSMETIC. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. SAFETY ISSUE 2.. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INT…

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ODI 11040570

THE DASH IS COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND BROKEN INTO SHARDS OF SHARP HARD PLASTIC THAT SHOULD THE TAKATA AIRBAG EVER DEPLOY WILL BE PROPELLED LIKE SHRAPNEL THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT EXPLOSIVE SPEEDS. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH BROKEN CLASS COVERING THE DASHBOARD. THIS ISSUE, THE DASH FRACTURING AND SPLITTING INTO PIECES AS A RESULT OF SUN EXPOSURE AND AGE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL OF THE ONLINE FORUMS I WENT TO TO DISCOVER IF THIS WAS UNIQUE TO ME. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH AN OBVIOUS AND COMMON HAZARD EXPERIENCED BY…

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1
ODI 10177815

EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY SAY I MUST PURCHASE A NEW DASHBOARD FOR ABOUT $700. I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO HAVE CRACKS. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? MY DAD'S 93 CHEVY IS FINE. *NM

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0—0000
Suspension00
6
ODI 10270264 · 56,000 mi

I WENT TO CHRYSLER WITH I THOUGHT SHOCK PROBLEMS .THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING LINKAGE HE TIM/ ALSO SAID CHRYSLER WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE SMALL PART BUT THAT THE OTHER RODS AND BUSHINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF THE PROBLEM AND IF I DID NOT REPLACE RODS AND BUSHINGS THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE AND I WOULD HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL RIGHT NOW THE BUSHING ARE RATTLING REAL BAD AND THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND WALKS ON THE ROAD TIM THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS ONE WHOLE PROBLEM AND ALL LINKED TOG…

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ODI 10456060 · 92,000 mi

DRIVING AT HWY. SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A SEAM OR BUMP ON HWY. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO KNOWN AS (DEATH WOBBLE) THERE ARE MANY OTHER DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALL THE UPGRADES FROM CHRYSLER & STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10459796 · 15,000 mi

FROM 55MPH AND ABOVE IF A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, SMALL OR LARGE THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHACK UNCONTROLLABLY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK. I INSTALLED AN AFTER MARKET HIGH PERFORMANCE FRONT STABILIZER THAT PREVENTED THE DEATH RUMBLE FROM OCCURRING. THIS WORKED FOR 50-60 THOUSAND MILES. THE DEATH RUMBLE HAS RETURNED. I BOUGHT ANOTHER AFTER MARKET STABILIZER HOWEVER IT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE THIS TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE DODGE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I PAID 50,000 FOR A TRU…

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0—0
1
ODI 10672046 · 230,000 mi

WAS CHANGING OIL ON MY 03 DODGE RAM 3500 AND NOTICED THE FRAME RAIL NEAR CAB MOUNT ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU WITH A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG AND 1/4" WIDE. I'M AFRAID TO HAUL MY GOOSE NECK TRAILER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I'M AFRAID THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT COULD CAUSE THE FRAME TO COLLAPSE. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR

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0
Structure:Body
2
ODI 10526222 · 71,201 mi

ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE I NOTICED A 10 INCH LONG CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASHBOARD SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. IN A COLLISION WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, THIS WILL BECOME RAZOR SHARP SHRAPNEL CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THIS FLAW, WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IS DUE TO DODGE UTILIZING SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS WHEN MAKING THE DASHBOARDS FOR THE RAM TRUCK SERIES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHES IN RAM TRUCKS FROM F…

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ODI 10924317

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE CRACKING AND DETERIORATION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN FOR THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PART. THE DEALER STATED THAT TO COMPLETE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS), THE DASHBOARD WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SO THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE…

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0000—00
Power Train
1
ODI 10924236

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER EVERY TIME SINCE 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED …

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0
1
ODI 10924236

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER EVERY TIME SINCE 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED …

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0
1
ODI 10672046 · 230,000 mi

WAS CHANGING OIL ON MY 03 DODGE RAM 3500 AND NOTICED THE FRAME RAIL NEAR CAB MOUNT ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU WITH A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG AND 1/4" WIDE. I'M AFRAID TO HAUL MY GOOSE NECK TRAILER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I'M AFRAID THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT COULD CAUSE THE FRAME TO COLLAPSE. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR

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0—0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

7 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 119,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10034438 · 207 mi

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID TO POP THE HOOD PUMP, THE PRIMER. VEHICLE STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER AND STALLED ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER FEELS COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE STALLING AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING.DEALER SAID FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND WILL ONLY BE REPLACED ONE AT A TIME AS THEY FAIL. *AK

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ODI 10066977

POOR FUEL MILEAGE IN COMPARISON TO SEVERAL OTHER DODGE'S OF THE SAME YEAR. *PH WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 63 MPH THE VEHILCE HAD A LOW OF 6.85 MPG. ON AVERAGE THE VEHICLE GOT 7.5-8.0 MPG LOADED AND 12-14 MPG EMPTY. THE DEALER REFLASHED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER BUT NOW IT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE TRUCK WAS LEFT THERE FOR A WEEK BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS ERETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE COSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK…

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ODI 10335728 · 119,000 mi

FAILURE OF 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH HO DIESEL ENGINE AND MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION - ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT FAILS TO START. BEEN TO CROWN IN NITRO AND COURTS IN HURRICANE A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. DEALERSHIPS FAIL TO FIX. HAVE SPENT APPROX. $2500 AND STILL NOT FIXED. CAN STALL AT INTERSECTION OR RAILROAD CROSSING CAUSING GRAVE INJURY OR DEATH; NEED HELP TO GET PROBLEM FIXED BY RECALL PROCESS. ALL CHRYSLER-DODGE SAYS "I APOLOGIZE". CHRYSLER-DODGE KNOWS OF PROBLEM B/C WILL FIX ON AS NEED BASIS IF UNDER WARRANTY; TOLD BY CROWN, NITRO THAT WE WERE…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 117,500 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10136638 · 50,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 ONE TON. THE WARNING LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT CITED A RECALL ON MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, AND HIS VEHICLE HAD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HE NOTICED THIS ON 9-13-05. *AK

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ODI 10393906 · 135,000 mi

SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN IT IS DAMP OR RAINING. DOESN'T OCCUR WHEN IT IS DRY. REVS UP ON ITS OWN, EVEN IN GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. IT HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST ONCE. WHEN FIRST CRANKED UP IT HAS REVVED UP WIDE OPEN. IT HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST TWICE. WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN ACCELERATING AND YOU LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR A LITTLE IT ACTS JUST LIKE YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THE WEATHER DRIES UP AND YOU CRANK IT A FEW TIMES …

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ODI 10748862 · 100,000 mi

SAFETY ISSUE 1..INTERIOR DASH BOARD FIRST CRACKED, THEN CRACKED ALL OVER, THEN FINALLY FELL APART. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS PIECES OF THE DASH MADE UP OF PLASTIC IS BREAKING UP IN LARGE SHARP CHUNKS WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED OR JARRING OCCURS. WHEN GOING OVER A RR TRACK A 5" JAGGED PIECE BROKE OFF AND A SMALL SHARD HIT ME IN THE EYE. THIS ISSUE IS WAY MORE THAN COSMETIC. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. SAFETY ISSUE 2.. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INT…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

4 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 45,600 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10118352 · 45,600 mi

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T TURN TO THE RIGHT. ALSO AFFECTED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AS IT HAS DIESEL ENGINE AND USES THE HYDRA-VAC SYSTEM. WITH NO WARNING IT LOCKED UP AND IT MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. TESTS SHOW THE PRESSURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL WHEN TAKEN TO A SHOP. JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN FEB OF 2005 AND AT THE TIME HAS 45600 MILES ON IT. E-MAILED CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY AND INQUIRED IF THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER. I DO HAVE THE OLD STEERING GEAR BOX AFTER THEY REPLACED I…

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ODI 10128164

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING THAT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT. I'VE RECENTLY STARTED GETTING A WHINING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME THAT I NOTICED THIS NOISE I LATER NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING LOCATION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM AND PLACED DYE IN THE RESEVOIR AND RAN THE TRUCK FOR TWO HOURS. THEY DID NOT NOTICE A LEAK OR THE WHINE. THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND BRING IN BACK AFTER 200 MILES OR SO. I DID…

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ODI 10141748 · 33,199 mi

STEERING BOX GEARS DISINTEGRATED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND FAILURE OF RELATED SYSTEMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE TIED TO SAME PUMP SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN PARKING LOT RATHER THAN TRAVELING DOWN FREEWAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. *NM

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 130,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10092798 · 20,000 mi

THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT IN NEUTRAL WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT, THE CLUTCH CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER BLEEDING BACK INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH UNEXPECTEDLY. *SC

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ODI 10558008 · 152,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

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ODI 10561667 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 26,854 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10034438 · 207 mi

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID TO POP THE HOOD PUMP, THE PRIMER. VEHICLE STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER AND STALLED ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER FEELS COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE STALLING AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING.DEALER SAID FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND WILL ONLY BE REPLACED ONE AT A TIME AS THEY FAIL. *AK

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ODI 10219115 · 53,500 mi

ON THE SEVENTH MY TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND SPUTTERING. IT ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING TO START MY TRUCK, IT WOULD NOT START. I COULD NOT MAKE IT TO COLLEGE OR WORK THAT DAY. IT WAS DUE TO A LIFT PUMP FAILURE. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW FUEL SYSTEM FOR MY TRUCK BECAUSE DODGE DOES NOT MAKE A REPLACEMENT. IT COST ME ABOUT $700 FOR THE FAST FUEL SYSTEM AND ANOTHER $50 FOR MY FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE. PLUS TIME AND THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK DURING THE INSTALL. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION, SOMEONE COULD HAV…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10128164

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING THAT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT. I'VE RECENTLY STARTED GETTING A WHINING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME THAT I NOTICED THIS NOISE I LATER NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING LOCATION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM AND PLACED DYE IN THE RESEVOIR AND RAN THE TRUCK FOR TWO HOURS. THEY DID NOT NOTICE A LEAK OR THE WHINE. THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND BRING IN BACK AFTER 200 MILES OR SO. I DID…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 10,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10071787 · 10,000 mi

DIESEL FUMES ARE COMING THROUGH THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE IS A BURNING OIL SMELL . *AK

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b