Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 1400205 | 03/17/2005 | 10013705 | Inactive throttle body in cold ambient temperatures. 2005 dodge ram *sc | 04/25/2005 | |
| 1800304 | 02/03/2004 | 1804303 | 10005984 | Poor air conditioner performance, slow fuel gauge response, and diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) p0341 and p1757. *tt | 04/05/2004 |
| 0803103 | 10/31/2003 | 10004537 | Water may enter the powertrain control module (pcm) connector causing corrosion of electrical terminals on the pcm. sets malfunction indicator light. *tt | 12/18/2003 | |
| 0800403 | 03/14/2003 | 10002292 | Electro mechanical instrument cluster - erroneous indicator lamps. *tt | 08/20/2003 | |
| 0801903 | 06/20/2003 | 10002039 | Lamp out indicator with aftermarket pick up box installation. *tt | 08/12/2003 | |
| 1801403 | 04/04/2003 | 10001523 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination, erroneous diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0300 - p0309. *tt | 06/05/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/14/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The ventilation system failed as is common with these vehicles. due to weal parts, the, doors that control air flow through the ventilation ducts broke. i have slowly replace each of the four doors as they failed. as they went out it affected every aspect of ventilation, including the defrost. after doing some research it is evident dodge was fully aware of this issue but made no improvements to the system, continuing to sell these vehicles to an unsuspecting public for several years. *tr | |||
| 08/14/2008 | 65000 | ||
| The ventilation system failed as is common with these vehicles. due to weal parts, the, doors that control air flow through the ventilation ducts broke. i have slowly replace each of the four doors as they failed. as they went out it affected every aspect of ventilation, including the defrost. after doing some research it is evident dodge was fully aware of this issue but made no improvements to the system, continuing to sell these vehicles to an unsuspecting public for several years. | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 137000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram. the contact stated the wire connecting the ignition wire melted causing the windshield defroster to malfunction. the wire melted due to the size of the terminals to the connector. the lack of a defroster made driving very difficult for the contact. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer stated the wire that connect the ignition to the blower motor needs to be replaced. the contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to to drive due to the impaired vision. the failure mileage was 137,000. jo | |||
| 10/19/2009 | 200000 | 1 | |
| Poor reliability of electrical control and distribution system causes numerous and sometimes intermittent failures of exterior safety-related lighting such as headlamps (low beam and high beam), taillamps, turn signals, brake lamps, and trailer lamps. problems seem to be exacerbated if vehicle is not operated for a few weeks. dealer is quoting repair cost in excess of $2000 for replacement of the power distribution center, which is reportedly not a serviceable unit. this high repair cost will undoubtedly cause owners to take their chances and continue operating vehicles in an unsafe condition because the repair is so costly and the problems are intermittent. some users have reported needing to complete this repair more than once over the vehicle lifetime, which further confirms there is an inherent reliability problem with this vehicle's electrical system. other users report similar issues with windshield wipers reportedly due to the same unit failure. because dodge ram pickup trucks have at least ten different model categories and multiple model years for reporting in the nhtsa online reporting structure, the complaints are spread out and the concentration of problems endemic to this vehicle may not be readily apparent to odi investigators. complaints may be reported under 1500, 2500, 3500, ram, ram 1500, ram 2500, ram 3500, ram quad cab, ram pickup, dodge truck, ... , all due to the same module failure. complaints are also spread out among many different complaint categories, further diluting the recognition that there is one fundamental root cause of a dozen or more different failure modes. *tr | |||
| 8 | |||
| After numerous attempts to repair the stalling problem, the consumer would like to pursue the lemon law. *ph the rear passenger outside door handle was loose. *jb | |||