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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1076596
Internal NHTSA #	10598388
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	15/06/14
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My vehicle was in park and turned off and i got out to walk around and my 3 yr old grabbed shifter and it when into neutral and her father put it in park but got hit but door in process has leg swelling and i ran around and got hit by back of truck and dislocated shoulder but continued to run to drivers door and got it open and jumped in side while truck is rolling backwards down an incline at 15 mph head for a wall that drops 25 feet her father throwing it into park did not stop it so once i was in i steered it the other way away from cliff and hit brakes and finally got it stopped and now at hospital with dislocated shoulder we had a family member die on the count of dodges defective parts this is ridiculous!!!!! This needs fixed i know of bunches of accidents that are involved because of dodge and there parking safety it's not supposed to go into ear unless brakes are pushed in!!!!!!!! I'm beyond pissed!!!!! Because of there laziness and cheap junk that they won't fix!!!! *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	165000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PARKERSBURG, WV
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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