2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB Structure Problems

2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4 HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND WHEN TOW TRUCK DRIVER HOOKED CHAINS TO FRAME RAILS TO WINCH VEHICLE ON TO TOW TRUCK THE CHAINS RIPPED THE STEEL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME DO TO THE FRAME BEING ROTTED I HAVE UPLOADED PHOTOS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN DO TO THE FACT THE FRAME IS ENCLOSED AND THERE IS NO REAL WARNING OR SIGNS OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE REMAINING STRUCTURE OF THE FRAME. IT IS IN MY OPINION THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FRAME SHOULD BE RECALLED THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCKS EVEN A LOT NEWER THAN THIS ONE BUT SAME FRAME AS MINE AND THE SAME PROBLEM THERE IS NO REASON OTHER THAN POOR ENGINEERING AND PREP OF THIS FRAME I OWN MANY OLD PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE 30+ YEARS OLDER THAN THIS TRUCK AND NO ROT ISSUES LIKE THIS WEAR AND TEAR IS ONE THING BODY ROT ECT IS NORMAL BUT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT GIVES NO WARNING MANY OF THESE TRUCKS DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD SUCH AS MINE HAULING EQUIPMENT ECT IMAGINE 20K LBS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK SPLITS IN HALF DO TO THE INTERNAL FRAME ROT HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE I'D RECALLED BY CHRYSLER? TOYOTA DID IT TO THERE TRUCKS WHY SHOULDN'T DODGE PLEASE DON'T LET DODGE IGNORE THIS IT COULD BE SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY THAT GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIES DRIVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS OR FROM SOMEONE ELSE DRIVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS. FYI I HAD THE PITTMAN ARM JOINT SNAP ON MY TRUCK WITH OUT WARNING IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT WHEN U LOSE STEERING I WAS LUCKY AND DIDN'T CRASH AND NO ONE GOT HURT .

Mileage: 220,000

THE DASHBOARD AND HVAC SYSTEM HAS CRACKED TO PIECES CAUSING THE DEFROSTERS TO BE INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME AND CONSTANTLY BLOWS PIECES OF PLASTIC AND FOAM OUT OF THE VENTS OCCASIONALLY GETTING IN THE DRIVER'S EYES AND NOSE CAUSING SNEEZING AND DISTRACTING IRRITATION.

Mileage: 500,000

THERE IS A ENTRY GRAB HANDLE MOUNTED TO THE INTERIOR DOOR POST NEAR THE WINDSHIELD INTENDED AS AN ASSIST HANDLE. MY TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH RUNNING BOARD TO MAKE ENTRY EASIER INTO THE TRUCK CAB. I USED THE ASSIST HANDLE WHILE GETTING INTO THE TRUCK CAB, IT PULLED LOOSE FROM THE PILLAR CAUSING ME TO NEARLY FALL FROM THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN MY BALANCE AND STEP DOWN FROM THE RUNNING BOARDS WITHOUT DOING ANY INJURY. I AM OF AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT APPROPRIATE. WHEN I EXAMINED THE HANDLE I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE ONLY MOUNTING INVOLVED WAS PLASTIC WITH A BOLT THROUGH IT SCREWED TO THE DOOR FRAME. THIS IN NO WAY SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN APPROPRIATE ASSIST HANDLE TO AID ONE IN THE ENTRY OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 130,454

DRIVER WAS USING GRAB BAR TO PULL SELF UP INTO VEHICLE WHEN THE GRAB BAR BROKE SUDDENLY AND PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO FALL AND SUFFER A FRACTURED HAMATE BONE IN THE WRIST AND CHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN. INJURIES REQUIRE SURGERY AND ARE NOT YET HEALED. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

THE DASH IS FALLING APART. IT BEGAN LAST SUMMER AND PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. CHEAP MATERIAL USED FOR THE DASH BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 82,100

MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING UP AND LARGE SHARDS OF THE PLASTIC BECAME AIRBORNE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK ME IN THE FACE . THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION AND I HAVE A $50000.00 DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DASH AND DEFROSTER GRILL SHATTERED . ONLY 60,000 MILES ON TRUCK THIS SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFAULT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY DODGE WITH BETTER MATERIALS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW WITH THE 5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE DASH IS FALLING APART. IT BEGIN LAST SUMMER AND PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS AND BLOCKING THE AIR FLOW AND CAUSING IT TO FREEZE UP.. I HAVE HAD A PIECE FALL UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSE ME TO BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. NOW A PIECE HAS FALLEN OFF CAUSING THE STEERING TO JAM. PART OF THE DASH HAS FALLEN ON THE WIRING AND I'M AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

BACK IN 2009 MY DASH ONE DAY JUST CRACKED....AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SUCH A HUGE DODGE AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE DASH IS COMING APART IN PIECES. *TR

Mileage: 17,500

SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD WHICH POSES A DANGER IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION REQUIRES ATTENTION AND/OR POSSIBLE RECALL FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD SHOWING DAMAGE, WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND CARE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

PLASTIC DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES LEAVING SHARP UNEVEN EDGES STICKING UP. I CAN'T USE THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE I FEAR THEY WILL TOUCH THE AREA AND GET CUT. ACCORDING TO 3 EMPLOYEES OF THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THEY ARE STILL USING THIS DEFECTIVE PART IF IT IS REPLACED...SAD! *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN CUT BY ONE OF THE CRACKS IT IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE DODGE THE CRACKS ARE GETTING BIGGER EVERY DAY AND SOON I WILL LOOSE A LARGE SECTION OF THE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WE BOUGHT A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK AND THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN 6 DIFFERENT PLACES AND I TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT DODGE IS AT FAULT AND SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB

MY WIFE WAS GETTING INTO MY 2003 DODGE 2500 RAM PICK-UP USING THE GRAB BAR LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. GRAB BAR IS LOCATED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE A-PILLAR OF THE TRUCK. GRAB BAR FAILED. THE GRAB BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED 4 YEARS AGO, SO I USE THE STEERING WHEE TO GET INTO THE TRUCK. SHE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK ONTO THE PAVEMENT INJURING HER KNEES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MOLDED PLASTIC GRAB BAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE GRAB BAR INTERIOR TRIM PIECE TEARING AT WERE THE BOLT INTERFACES WITH THE TRIM PIECE. THE BOLTS REMAINED IN THE METAL THREAD HOLES IN THE METAL PART OF THE A-PILLAR. THE MOLDED GRAB HANDLE BOLT TO TRIM INTERFACE IS NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT ANY LOAD. *TR

Mileage: 155,547

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD-CAB PICKUP PROBLEM: CRACKED DASH DASH CRACKED SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS OF THIS VINTAGE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS COULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *KB

DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ROLLED BOTH REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THE NOISE LEVEL WAS VERY HIGH. THE HEADLINGER IN THE CEILING SHOOK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,962.

Mileage: 32,962

JUST FOUND A CRACKED DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM. SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 1999 RAM AND GOT WORSE. I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONICS AND AIRBAGS. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND CONTINUES TO CRACK MORE AND MORE EACH DAY. I AM AFRAID THAT PIECES THAT MAY FALL INSIDE THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT WHICH MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY IF THEY BECOME DEPLOYED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BAD. *TR

MY 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB DRIVER SIDE HANDLE BROKE AT JUST 36,500 MILES AND THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER THE THERE IN NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THAT IT WAS ON MY OWN. I ONLY WEIGHT 150 LBS. AND LANDED ON MY BACK ON THE STREET. IF THE DEALER WOULD JUST REPLACE IT I WOULDN'T BE COMPLAINING. THAT IS A REALLY CRAPPY MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THIS HANDLES. PS: MUST OF THE PLASTICS USE ON THE INTERIOR OF THIS TRUCKS IS CRUMBLING DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

2003 RAM 1500 UPPER AND LOWER DASH IS FALLING APART. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS TRUCK SENSE I PURCHASED IT OFF THE LOT. CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT IS HAPPENING ON MOST OF THE TRUCKS OUT THERE. *TR

I WAS GETTING INTO MY PICKUP TRUCK WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME FOR DAY. I REACHED IN AND GRAB THE GRAB HANDLE LOCATED ON THE "A-PILLAR" AND STARTED TO PULL MY SELF INTO MY VEHICLE. THE "A-PILLAR" GRAB HANDLE BROKE, CAUSING ME TO FALL BACKWARD STICKING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THEN THE GROUND AS I CONTINUED THE FALL TO THE GROUND. AS A RESULT OF THIS FALL I DEVELOPED A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND ALMOST DIED TWICE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE "A-PILLAR" GRAB HANDLE AND "B-PILLAR" GRAB HANDLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE IN THE HANDS OF A FORENSIC ENGINEER WHO HAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH PARTS WERE SUBSTANDARD. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALSO CRACKED AROUND HOLD DOWN BOLTS AND READY TO FAIL. PICKUP TRUCK WAS A 2003 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 4X4 ON FACTORY 20" TIRES. CHRYSLER LLC. IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BUT HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING! IN 2003 WHEN MOTOR TREND TESTED THE DODGE QUAD CAB FOR THEIR " TRUCK OF YEAR AWARD" THE PART FAILED ON MOTOR TREND MAGAZINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED PERTAINING TO THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, BUT CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT THEIR BOTTOM LINE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEIR CUSTOMERS HEALTH. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THESE PARTS TO STOP THESE INJURIES. I ENDED UP MISSING 3.5 MONTHS OF WORK AND MY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY ENDED UP PAYING OUT OVER $350,000.00 FOR THESE INJURIES. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2003 NEW AND I DID SO IN GOOD FAITH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND REPLACE THESE PARTS AND PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 100,500

ON MARCH 23, 2003 I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IN MY 2003 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB. THE "A-PILLAR" WITH THE GRAB HANDLE ON IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE TRUCK(THE PLASTIC CRACKED AND WENT OVER THE BOLTS HOLDING IT ON.) I FELL BACK AND STRUCK MY HEAD ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THEN AGAIN STRUCK MY HEAD ON THE GROUND. I SUFFERED A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND WAS FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO ST. LOUIS FOR SURGERY. MY FAMILY WAS TOLD TO TELL ME BYE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE E DOCTORS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I MADE IT BUT RAN UP HUGH MEDICAL AND THERAPY BILLS. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS GRAB HANDLE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES CAUSING SOME INJURIES TO MAJOR INJURIES. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2003. MOTOR TREND MAGAZINE EXPERIENCE THIS SAME FAILURE IN 2003 WHEN THEY WERE TESTING THIS VEHICLE. DODGE DID NOTHING AND WHEN YOU'VE GONE THROUGH WHAT I HAVE THAT JUST. *TR

Mileage: 100,847

2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB.....CRACKS IN DASHBOARD CAUSED AC MALFUNCTION. PIECES OF DASHBOARD BLOCKED AIR DAMPER DOOR AND BURNED OUT MOTOR.. COST $1100.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX.... *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 2WD CRACKED DASH FROM WINDSHEILD TO MIDDLE OF DASH. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DASHBOARD JUST ABOVE AIRBAG HAS A CRACK 1 INCH FROM THE FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR. NO ACCIDENT EVER IN THIS VEHICLE, FIRST OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 114,885

WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE MECHANIC AND I HEARD SOUNDS FROM UNDER TRUCK AS IF THE LIFT WAS CRUSHING A RUSTY MUFFLER. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS UP IN THE AIR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE REAR SEAT HAD ROTTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. A CANCER HOLE ABOUT 6" LONG BY 1" WAS VISIBLE. THE LIFT, POSITIONED ABOUT 4" BEHIND THIS HOLE HAD COLLAPSED THE FRAME UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE ELEVATED TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASH IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED AND CRUMBLING. YOU CAN BREAK OFF CHUNKS WITH 2 FINGERS. ITS THAT BRITTLE. NOW THAT I SEARCHED FOR THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS IN IT WHICH HAVE EXPOSED WIRES AND CAUSED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2007. I FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT IN VEGAS, THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED AND ARE GETTING BIGGER. STARTED LOOKING INTO GETTING A REPLACEMENT AND CAME ACROSS THOUSANDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST PRODUCT FROM THIS COMPANY. THE PAINT HAS FADED COMPLETELY ON THE ROOF AND HOOD. IT IS NOW FADING ON THE DOORS AND BED OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER LONG STORY. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB, LARAMIE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND NOW HAS 3 CRACKS. I THOUGHT I WAS ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. ONE SIGHT ALONE HAD 103 REPORTS OF THE SAME CRACKS WHERE THEY STARTED AND IN THE SAME ORDER AS HOW MINE STARTED. DODGE RECOGNIZES THIS AS A DEFECT BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO RECALL. AT THIS POINT IT IS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE AS WELL AS SAFETY ISSUE. WITH THE AIRBAGS INSTALLED IN THE DASH, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CRACKS CONTINUE AND CAUSE AN AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT A CRASH. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE THE COMPANY RECOGNIZES THEY NEED TO RECALL SUCH AS FORD DID SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, THEY WAITED UNTIL PEOPLE DIED, I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A COMPANY WOULD REPRESENT THEMSELVES FALSELY, DODGE PROMOTES THEIR PRODUCTS AS QUALITY AND TOP OF THE LINE. I BEG TO DIFFER, ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WILL HELP THOSE FAMILIES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

CRACK IN PASSENGER SIDE DASH, 7" LONG, WINDSHIELD TOWARD SEAT, IN THE LOW SPOT ON TOP OF DASH AND SPREADING. SENT DEALER AN EMAIL ASKING ABOUT ANY RECALLS, OF COURSE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I BOUGHT MY 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 IN JANUARY 2007 WITH ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME THE PAINT JOB ON THE TRUCK WAS FINE BUT STARTING AROUND APRIL OR MAY THE CLEAR COAT ON THE TRUCK STARTED TO DELAMINATE. I CALLED UP DODGE AND EVEN WENT BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PAINT JOB BUT I WAS TOLD BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THAT THE TRUCKS 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT NO ONE WILL FIX MY TRUCK. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THAT IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH MY PAINT BUT I'M OUT OF LUCK WHEN IT COMES TO DODGE REPAINTING MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500-CRACKED MAIN DASH PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2003 RAM QUAD CAB WAS CRACKED AFTER I GOT IN IT TO HEAD HOME FROM WORK. THE TRUCK HAS 31000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN BABIED FROM DAY ONE BY ME. CRACK IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW, AND WAS NOT CAUSED BY SUN OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.*AK

Mileage: 31,000

A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOTICED BACK IN JANUARY BUT WE ARE UNCERTAIN EXACTLY HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN THERE. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CRACK AGGRESSIVELY SPREAD THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO CAUSE THE CRACK AT ANY TIME. THE DASHBOARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH CONDITIONERS, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER AREAS WITH PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 48,500

8 INCH CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD IN A 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK. LOCAL NEWS REPORT DONE INVOLVING DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARDS COLLASPING, FALLING IN LIKE A SINKHOLE. STARTED WITH JUST CRACKS LIKE ON MY DODGE. *AK

NOT SURE WHAT LEAD TO THE FAILURE, BUT MY 03 DODGE RAM PICK UP DASH IS CRACK FROM NEAR WINDSHIELD SIDE TO NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE IT HAS NOT GOTTEN TO BE DANGEROUS YET OR CAUSE OTHER FAILURES YET THAT I KNOW OF. DODGE DEALER SAID THAT SINCE IT IS SIMPLY COSMETIC THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT AND IF THEY DO IT WILL COST OVER 1,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2003 1500 QUAD CAB WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. DODGE HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR PART, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR. $250.00. NO WAY! $30,000 TRUCK SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

A-PILLAR-MOUNTED INGRESS HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. I OWN A 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB PICKUP. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN OCTOBER 2003. TODAY, I WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE TRUCK THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND STOOD UP TO TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE A-PILLAR-MOUNTED INGRESS HANDLE CAME OFF. THIS TRUCK HAS 4X4 SO IT IS TALLER THEN THE REGULAR TRUCK. YOU HAVE TO USE THAT HANDLER TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE. LUCKILY ,I DIDN'T GET HURT BECAUSE I USED THE SEAT AND THE DOOR TO AVOIDE FALLING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND UNFORTUNATELLY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO REPLACE THE A-PILLAR-MOUNTED INGRESS HANDLE BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS OVER 60,000 MILES AND I'VE HAD IT 36 MONTHS. MY COMPLAINT WAS WHY DON'T THEY BUILLD THIS HANDLES STRONGER. THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO HELP THE PERSONS GET INTO THE VEHICLES. SHOULDN'T THEY BE ABLE TO HOLD AT LEAST AN AVERAGE SIZE PERSON?*AK

Mileage: 63,600

03 1500 RAM QUAD CAB WIND NOISE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WIND NOISE IS SO BAD THAT YOU THINK THERE IS A WINDOW DOWN ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REPLACED WEATHER STRIPING ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A VERY BAD WIND NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALER KEEPS SAYING (COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT) I AM A RETIRED MECHANIC AND KNOW BETTER BECAUSE I RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY I KNOW THAT THE WIND NOISE IS NOT A NORMAL CONDITION YOU CAN LOOK AT THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES AND SEE THEY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DOWN BUT IT'S OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY NOW BUT IT WAS IN IT AT THE TIME OF (COMPLAINT'S) SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. I HAVE RIDDEN IN OTHER TRUCKS WITH QUAD CABS AND THEY ARE SO MUCH QUIETER SO WHAT IS THE DEAL ! ( IT TAKES 2 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE COMPLAINT) YOU CAN HEAR IT FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT BUT NOT AS BAD. PERSONALLY I THINK THEY ONLY SEND 1 PERSON WHEN THEY TRY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SO I GUESS ILL HAVE TO DIG OUT MT TOOL BOX AND FIX IT PROPERLY MYSELF. I AM A VERY DISGUSTED DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 OWNER! *JB

Mileage: 7,000

03 1500 RAM QUAD CAB WIND NOISE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WIND NOISE IS SO BAD THAT YOU THINK THERE IS A WINDOW DOWN ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REPLACED WEATHER STRIPING ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A VERY BAD WIND NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALER KEEPS SAYING (COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT) I AM A RETIRED MECHANIC AND KNOW BETTER BECAUSE I RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY I KNOW THAT THE WIND NOISE IS NOT A NORMAL CONDITION YOU CAN LOOK AT THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES AND SEE THEY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DOWN BUT IT'S OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY NOW BUT IT WAS IN IT AT THE TIME OF (COMPLAINT'S) SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. I HAVE RIDDEN IN OTHER TRUCKS WITH QUAD CABS AND THEY ARE SO MUCH QUIETER SO WHAT IS THE DEAL ! ( IT TAKES 2 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE COMPLAINT) YOU CAN HEAR IT FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT BUT NOT AS BAD. PERSONALLY I THINK THEY ONLY SEND 1 PERSON WHEN THEY TRY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SO I GUESS ILL HAVE TO DIG OUT MT TOOL BOX AND FIX IT PROPERLY MYSELF. I AM A VERY DISGUSTED DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 OWNER! *JB

Mileage: 7,000