2003 Dodge RAM Quad Cab Steering Problems

“My truck all of the sudden when driving the night before was unable to turn to the right (very difficult..no proper steering to the right). To the left it was fine. It continued to have the problem when I tried driving again today. I took it to the Dodge dealership today (next morning) and they told me the truck needed a new power steering pump, rack, & pinion. The vehicle is only 3 years old with just over 50,000 miles on it...it has been extremely well taken care of since purchasing it from Dodge dealer last fall. …”

“The truck was taken in to be looked at because there was a vibration. I told them it was a u-joint or bearing going out. The truck had been in the same shop 4 times, for the same thing -the u-joint or bearing. The mechanic at the shop said that the tires needed to be balanced but they did not do that at thier shop. I tokk it to another place, they looked at it and said the tires did not need to be balanced,but they balnced them anyways. So I had two opinions on the truck. The next night I picked up the guys I work with and we went to work. …”

“My 2003 Dodge ram 1500 quad cab has a defect in the under dash control unit attached to the steering column. The defect has caused a short circuit that has caused several wires to burn. The defect is exactly the same as issue 03v078000 (recall for Dodge ram 2002). This results in 1. Fan inoperable 2. Fan turns on after the key is removed and continues to run draining the battery 3. The wires burning is a potential fire hazard 4. Tilting the wheel results in sparking of the wiring assembly. My vehicle has manufactured in the us and some of the parts are only listed for 2002 models. …”

“2003 Dodge ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 power steering rack began leaking at 35months/31,000 miles. Replaced by dealer, part not avail. No noticeable effect as fluid was kept up. Began leaking again at 47months/36,000miles. Replaced again, part not avail. No noticeable effect as fluid was kept up began leaking again at 56 months/44,000 miles. Dealer isn't helping.”

“I have a 2003 Dodge quad cab 1500 4x2 that I bought new and has only 71,000 original miles. I have noticed some noise and vibration coming from the steering and suspension coming from the front end. I've researched and found that chrysler/Dodge has issued a recall (n49, n62 and NHTSA 13-v528) that does not include my vehicle but should be included after further inspections. The part in question is the left tie rod and steering linkage. New parts (cbuen491aa. Cbuen492aa) apparently are readily available prior to january 2014 but my truck has not been included in the recall and repair. …”