← NHTSA complaints

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1071571 · 2014-06-03

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
5,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND JUST "TURN OFF" AND COULD NOT BE STARTED ABOUT 6 TIMES. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US AFTER ONE OF THESE EPISODES, WE HAD HOOKED UP OUR CAMPER TO LEAVE FOR THE WEEKEND, WENT INTO THE HOUSE FOR SOME MORE STUFF, AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD FALLEN OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE TRUCK. SO MUCH FOR CAMPING THAT WEEKEND AND ANOTHER TOW TO THE DEALER. WE ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER 100,000 MILE, 5 YEAR WARRANTY THAT COVERED RUST. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO SHOW THEM THE RUST AROUND THE REAR WHEEL WELLS AND LOWER BODY IN THE 4TH YEAR INTO THE WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THEY MADE A RECORD OF IT AND WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY PUT IF OFF WITH PROMISES AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND TRIPS TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP SOLD TO ANOTHER PARTY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (YEARS, NOT MILES). THE BODY IS ROTTEN, THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WAS NEVER FIXED, AND IT STILL OCCASIONALLY STALLS. I'M TOLD THAT THE STALLING AND BODY PROBLEMS ARE ENGINEERING DEFECTS, AND INTERNET SEARCHES CONFIRM THIS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10595825
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown