Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 3500 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016769 Incident Date: Apr, 17 2005
Consumer's City: HOLLANDALE Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 3500 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3D7LU38C23G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 24 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Power steering locked up and couldn't turn to the right. also affected the braking system as it has diesel engine and uses the hydra-vac system. with no warning it locked up and it made it almost impossible to turn to the right. tests show the pressure was above normal when taken to a shop. just bought this truck in feb of 2005 and at the time has 45600 miles on it. e-mailed chrysler motor company and inquired if they have had other complaints about this and they refused to answer. i do have the old steering gear box after they replaced it along with a sample of the fluid. *jb