NHTSA Complaint #10334655 — 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB STRUCTURE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10334655
Vehicle	2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	March 23, 2010
Date Filed	June 4, 2010
Mileage	100,847 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

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

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