general problems of the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500

After driving in heavy rain. During the following day started having electrical issues the parking lights would stay on even when the switch was turned off the driver's side headlight would also come on. And the parking lights would either turn off or flash when the high beams were turned on this happened with front and back parking lights the only way to fully get them to stay off was to pull the relay or disconnect the battery. The problem is with the power distribution center and front control module the poor design allows them to corrode damaging the copper tracing and causing shorts in the system this is a common problem as there are several online forums dedicated to these problems with a lot of people having the same issues so I'm not sure why there hasn't been a recall for this since it is a major safety problem when it affects lights, windshield wipers and several other things that could cause accidents. My brother's truck is also having sign's of the pdc and fcm being bad. And at over $1000 to replace both for a manufacturing defect it's not right that Dodge customer's should have to pay that bill. I'll be attaching a picture of another board but the damage is the same and in the same spot.

The trailer connector on my truck has never been used by me so I didnt know it didnt work. I now have a travel trailer but nothing works but the driver side signal. Nothing else. I checked the connector and there is no current coming out of it except for the left signal. I see there was a recall but cant find any info. Cant take it anywhere without lights!!! have to go out of town with it but cant until its working. Help please.

Blend door will not work, common failure in models 02-06, poor design breaks after a year or so. . . Cant defrost windshield when windshield frost due to snow or cold temperatures. Unable to remove foggy windshield on rainy days.

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that all the gauges in the vehicle failed and all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the windshield wipers also failed. The failure would recur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 166,000 and the current mileage was 180,000. Updated 04/22/lj updated 04/23/14.

The defroster will not activate-found TSB 24-004-03 relates to this issue. Chrysler should have recalled these vehicles for repair due to numerous number of failures and safety issue related to not having DE-ice or defrost capability.

Truck has the same electrical issues as the recalled newer trucks. It melted the fuse box and the truck wont run. I have replaced the fuse box, computer, all coils, all plugs, all wires, throttle body over 3,000. 00 and the truck still does not run. Only has 81,000 miles on it. It was towed to a Chrysler dealership and towed back out of the dealership because they could not tell us what is wrong with it. After 3,000. 00 of lets try this I can not afford any more lets try this or that. This is a common problem and most people think they broke a valve in the hemi motor. I have run a compression test and this is not the case. My issue is electrical and I don't feel as thou I should have to spend any more money trying to figure it out when the dealership cant. The truck was under warranty the first time it was brought in for an electrical issue. Which they could not find anything wrong, and then it escaladed to the point of not running any longer. Started by melting fuses then melted the fuse box. And who knows what else it took out. When scanned it brings up different codes each and every time. Dealership charges for each and every wrong part that is replaced and then rescanned and they also charge labor for each wrong part replaced. Vehicle was running fine. Driving 2 miles down a dirt road speed of 25mph, vehicle started to miss and just continued to get worse to the point it will not idle. You can not hold a steady fuel pedal and keep it running it stalls. Passenger side airbag is recalled and not available, tie rod assembly is recalled not available a few months ago when I asked at the dealership. I currently own a 2003 2500 hd yard ornament. How can chryslers get away with this?.

Traveling home from work on I-65 near elizabethtown, ky when all of a sudden my vehicle went to 90 mph within seconds. I first tried to hit the brake to take off the cruise, that did nothing, I then pushed in the clutch and the engine screamed and the speakers blew, still going 90 mph I manually turned off the cruise and that slowed it down. There is a recall, but Dodge/Chrysler will not honor because the ecm needs replaced not reprogrammed. Dodge wants $3,473. 00 from me to fix. My truck according to Dodge had the recall done, but obviously the problem is not fixed. I don't want to die or kill someone if my truck goes out of control again. I don't think it should matter if it needs reprogrammed or replaced. A recall is a recall and admits to a problem. This recall refers to vehicle speed control recall#69118 called Chrysler 18007638422 spoke to brian bo52 and local dealer swope Dodge in e-town they ran a test to find the problem which is the ecm needed "replaced". This would not need replaced if the speed control worked properly. Thank you.

The front passenger window cannot be controlled by the passenger sitting in said set and can only be controlled by the drivers main panel. This is a safety issue in the event the driver is incapacitated and the passenger must escape through the passenger window. My other concern is that there must be a circuit malfunction in the control module which could burn and start a fire in the drivers door.

2003 Dodge Ram 2500 cracked dashboard. Vehicle has 31k miles. Power windows malfunctioning, airconditioning blower malfunctioning. Dodge dealer will attempt to replace at owners cost. Check engine light on for power steering sensor problem. Sensor will have to be replaced.

Electrical problems. Do not have any front turn signals. Left headlight works on bright lights only, right headlight works on dim only. No left rear turn signal or, brake light. When using turn signal left headlight flashes. Have checked fuses. Have replaced multifunction turn signal no good. Have replaced every bulb on truck. Still does not work.

On 2003 and up Dodge Ram 2500 trucks the fuse box(power distribution center) is prone to either corrode or otherwise fail. On my vehicle some of the lights failed and the power to the trailer brake also. When the pdc failed it also damaged the front control module which control many of the trucks significant functions. Almost all vehicle electrics go through the pdc so on any given failure critical vehicle safety items may be compromised. I checked for similar problems online and found quite a few. Currently with this part there are 189 of them backordered through Dodge which supports a serious issue with them I was lucky I noticed there was no power to the brakes before an accident, but that may not have been the case.

Several cracks have spread across the dash. No reason for these to have happened and the last one seemed to have completely formed in a day or so. Also have intermittent electrical problems, which from the many reports on the internet seem to be common.

Truck started and idled rough, turned off truck and restarted but would not continue to run. Had the truck towed to dealer was told desiel fuel was mixed in gas tank. I run a major lawn service and have had absoultely no problems with any equipment failures due to fuel problems! the station where I buy my gas doesn't even carry desiel fuel. So far the dealer wants to drain gas tank clean fuel injectors, replace sparkplugs.