Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE CABIN AND EXTERIOR CARGO AREA LIGHTING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKS AND BRAKES OFF IN CHUNKS WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TREMBLING BRAKES THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO OPEN. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOWS AND THE LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE REAR SEAT IN THE 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT MY CHILDREN THAT SIT BACK THERE CAN BE INJURED. THE BACK GLASS IS RIGHT BEHIND THE SEAT AND THEIR HEADS WORLD HIT THE GLASS CAUSING BRAIN DAMAGE, SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THE 2004 MODELS HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HE NOTICED THAT THE UPPER DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
COMPLAINT ABOUT SAFETY NEGLECT. ANYONE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF QC RAM THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR HEAD REST ARE AT SERIOUS RISK OF HEAD AND OR SPINAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE CONSIDERING THE WHOLE REAR AXLE PROBLEM AND WHEELS SHEARING OFF WHILE DRIVING RECURRING QUITE OFTEN. *TR
LATCH ON BACK GLASS WINDOW IS MADE OF THIN PLASTIC AT THE HINGES, CAUSING FALURE WITH LIMITED USE. WITHOUT A PROPER LATCH THE WINDOW CAN OPEN, AND A CHILD COULD CLIMB OR FALL OUT. A BROKEN PEICE OF LATCH COULD ALSO BE A CHOCKING HAZARD.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY BECAUSE THE SEAT INTERFERES WITH THE FREE MOVEMENT AND THE RETRACTOR CANNOT RETRACT THE BELT. *JB
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 4X2 QUAD CAB. I HAVE NOTICED THE 2004 MODEL DODGE RAM QUAD CABS HAVE BACK SEAT HEAD REST INSTALLED IN THEM. I AM POLICE OFFICER OF MANY YEARS, I AM ASSIGNED TO THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TEAM. I HAVE INVESIGATED LOW SPEED COLLISIONS IN THE SAME MODEL TRUCK AS MINE. IN MOST CASES THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS HAVE RECEIVED HEAD AND SPINAL INJURIES DUE TO THERE NOT BEING ANY HEAD REST IN THOSE SEATING POSITIONS. THE IMPACT AREA FOR INJURY WAS NORMALLY THE BACK GLASS. I HAVE A TEN YEAR OLD SON, WHO IS 4 FOOT 11 INCHES TALL, THAT SITS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN WE TRAVEL. HIS HEAD IS WELL ABOVE THE BACK SEAT. I FEEL DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO HAVE THE REAR HEAD REST INSTALLED IN THE 2000 MODELS TO CURRENT. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
FIRE STARTED IN AREA OF CIGARETTE LIGHTER/RADIO AND MELTED ALL SURROUNDING COMPONENETS, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE TO COMPLETE INTERIOR INCLUDING SEATS, HEADLINER, WINDOWS. A PORTION OF THE CARPET AND SEATS WERE BURNED. VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. INSURANCE PENDING. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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