2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

DEATH WOBBLE DUE TO PITMAN ARM; OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH OR WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER. BEGAN OCCURRING WHEN VEHICLE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE RPM'S IDLED VERY HIGHLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE AND BUILD-UP INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, INSTEAD OF REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

DODGE RAM 2500 - E17 SAFETY RECALL THIS WARRANTY ITEM WAS INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK AND NOW THE HORN HONKS OFTEN WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO PARK... OR PARK TO REVERSE THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO UNDO THIS RECALL. THIS IS AN UNSATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO THE INITIAL PROBLEM AND MANY CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS "FIX". THE CURRENT FIX CAUSES ALMOST 100% FALSE ALERTS. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, THERE IS NO VALUE HERE AS THE DRIVER JUST BECOMES ACCUSTOM TO IGNORING THE ALARM... THUS LEAVING THE ORIGINAL DANGER IN PLACE. PLEASE, IF POSSIBLE, PRESSURE DODGE TO EITHER REDO THE RECALL AND ACTUALLY FIX THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH FALSE-PARK ISSUES OR AT LEAST HAVE THEM MAKE THE CURRENT "FIX" MORE ACCURATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE IN REVERSE DOWNHILL AT 15 MPH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,606 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I HAD THE DODGE E17 RECALL DONE TO MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT. THE RECALL SAID IT WOULD BE AN OUT-OF-PARK ALARM. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A BUZZING OR DINGING ALERT. INSTEAD IT HONKS MY HORN. NOW I CAN'T BACK UP TO MY TRAILER WITH MY DOOR OPEN WITHOUT WAKING MY NEIGHBORS. I'M DISGUSTED THAT NHSTA APPROVED THIS "IMPROVEMENT" AND INSIST THAT A BUZZING OR DINGING ALARM BE USED INSTEAD. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 43000 MILES. THE FAILURE CAUSED A LACK OF TRANSMISSION PARK PAWL ENGAGEMENT AND CAUSED REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR END BUMPER DAMAGE DO TO THE RECALL 05V462000 FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY DAMAGES TO HIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 HEAVY DUTY PICKUP WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND DIESEL ENGINE ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER BEING PLACED IN "PARK". I LEFT THE VEHICLE TO TALK TO SOMEONE. THE INDICATOR WAS IN "P" BEFORE I LEFT THE VEHICLE AND STILL IN "P" AFTER ROLLING BACKWARDS ~ 150' THROUGH 2 SNOW BANKS MADE BY CLEARING THE DRIVEWAY. THE PICKUP STOPPED UPON HITTING A SIGN WHICH RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE; BUT THE RIGHT REAR PICKUP BED RECEIVED ~ $450.00 IN DAMAGE. NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. NOBODY WAS INJURED. THE SIGN PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM CROSSING A BUSY STREET. I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER TO INSTALL THE "OUT OF PARK ALARM" ON MONDAY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT ON THURSDAY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE ALARM INSTALLED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V462000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY THE BRAUN CORPORATION. THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY A DODGE, RAM, 2500, AND HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A DODGE RAM B 2500 VAN.*AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

DT: WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN IDLE WITH NO ONE IN IT TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND WENT INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, AND ROLLED AWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUCK AND SOME CONCRETE STEPS. THE DEALER PUT THE TRUCK ON THE COMPUTER AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONTRACTOR FOR MANUFACTURER SAID HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK. *AK *TT *NM

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY DOWN SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

WHEN IDLING IN PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT THE PARK GEAR TO REVERSE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK AND HIT A CAR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM WILSON MOTORS IN CORVALLIS, OR ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2002. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE LOOSING POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 5/20/03, 7/16/03 AND 8/1/03. ON THE LAST VISIT THE COMPUTER WAS FLASHED ACCORDING TO TSB 18-005-03, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, UNTIL RECENTLY: ON 7/5/04 I ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS WHILE CLIMBING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (WHILE TOWING A 6,500 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER) AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE MY CLIMB OF THE 6,000 FEET, 6% GRADE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY CAREFULLY MOVING INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AS TO RESET THE COMPUTER. ON 7/12/04 WILSON MOTORS WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO INDICATED THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE DEALER...

FIRST TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOTON MAY 23,04 , I BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT STALLED. STARTED IT UP AGAIN PUT IN DRIVE ENGINE SOUNDED RUFF BUT DID GO. GOT ONTO FREE-WAY AND COULD ONLY GET SPEED PU TO 50 WITH GAS PEDDEL TO FLOOR. A FEW MILES DOWN, THE ROAD TURNS TO TWO LANE AND THERE IS A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT WAS RED AS I GOT TO IT HAD TO SLOW BECAUSE OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, LIGHT CHANGED AS I GOT TO IT MY SPEED NOW ABOUT 30 THE CAR AHEAD OF TAKES OFF. WITH ME GAS PEDAL TO FKOOR COULD TELL IF ENGIN WAS RUNNING SO I LOOKED AT TAC IT SHOWED OVER 4000 RPM'S AND THEN SHOUT OUT LIKE A BULLET. BY THE TIME I COULD GET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND ON TO THE...

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE IT LOSES POWER. *AK

AFTER 300 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY NEW 2003 DODGE RAM. IT WAS REPLACED, AND FAILED AGAIN. REPLACED A SECOND TIME AND WAS RECALLED ON TWO OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT IS SLIPPING NOW AND HAS BEEN RECALLED YET ANOTHER TIME. MY DEALER NOR CHRYSLER WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE PRODUCT THAT HAS PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK MANY TIMES. *JB

HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. HAPPEN 3 TIMES. SEVERE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AT IDLE ON COLD MORNING. (28 DEGREES) HAPPENED ONCE. *JB TRANSMISSION STUTTERS SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE, NOT ALWAYS, BUT USUALLY WHILLE TOWING LOADS. SOMETIMES WHEN EMPTY.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND STILL RUNNING, THE SHIFT LEVER JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR STILL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM *MR

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND WHILE IDLING IT SHIFTS INTO REVERSE. ALSO, VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON HIGH. THEN, IT BEGINS MOVING BACKWARDS AND STOPS, ONCE IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT.*AK

HAD VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN CHILD SHIFTED THE GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY INTO DRIVE. AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. WAS ABLE TO GET INTO VEHICLE, AND SHIFT BACK INTO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE. WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT.*AK

TRANSMISSION ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL HAS NO 4TH GEAR AND OVERDRIVE. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 2500 DODGE RAM DIESEL WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST BEGUN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. AS I'M DRIVING 80 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN (ON ITS OWN) SLIP DOWN INTO 2ND GEAR (NOT 3RD, BUT 2ND) WHILE GOING 80. THE ENGINE IS RED-LINING AND ABOUT TO BLOW. I CHECK THE DASH AND THE COLUMN AND ALL SAY IT IS STILL IN D(RIVE) WHEN IN FACT IT'S IN 2ND. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK JUST SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF AND THE DASH AND COLUMN SAY IT IS STILL IN D(RIVE); REVS ARE HIGH BUT NO ENGAGEMENT (WHILE IN THE FAST LANE AND QUICKLY DROPPING TO ZERO IN SPEED.) THE ONLY OTHER WEIRD THING THAT'S HAPPENED IS WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT...