Problems with 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

During a rainy day, the gauges on my truck died completely. all the indicator lights on the dashboard (gas, engine, abs, brake, etc.) went dead. worst of all, the wipers went dead. although the truck was running, this created a problem. took it to the dealer and they said the "cluster" was bad. part was ordered but has not arrived yet. *la

Horn malfunctioned. vehicle was taken to dealer on 5 occasions, and they were unable to correct the problem. *ak

During the first year we bought the truck it had to be towed in to the shop because it would lose power and just "turn off" and could not be started about 6 times. after the truck was returned to us after one of these episodes, we had hooked up our camper to leave for the weekend, went into the house for some more stuff, and noticed that the gas tank had fallen off the truck and was sitting in the driveway under the truck. so much for camping that weekend and another tow to the dealer. we also purchased an extended "bumper-to-bumper 100,000 mile, 5 year warranty that covered rust. i brought the truck into the dealer to show them the rust around the rear wheel wells and lower body in the 4th year into the warranty and they said they made a record of it and would take care of it. they put if off with promises after numerous calls and trips to the dealer until the dealership sold to another party and the warranty had expired (years, not miles). the body is rotten, the passenger front window was never fixed, and it still occasionally stalls. i'm told that the stalling and body problems are engineering defects, and internet searches confirm this. *tr

(second time) we where driving on the 10 fwy with our girls to drop them for the week because we where going on vacation to vegas. that is when the "brand new truck died" it was due to the same reasons sensor and other problem. it had been in the moss dodge dealership since june 13, 2003 . today is june 20, 2003 we have not heard from them since tuesday. as we where driving on the 10 fwy the truck died completely with the traffic behind us in the fast lane on the freeway. i believe that this truck is not repairable. i also believe that there is to much wrong with this trucks sensor which give the power to drive. this truck to me and my family is consider dangerous to drive from the experience we had on june 13, 2003. we have been complaining but not even the general manager has called us back. we even asked for a corp. office they said they did not have one. which is hard to believe. *nlm

Vehicle with an unsafe power window switch. *jb

Shortly after purchasing our ram new from dealer, i experienced a small slight shock when getting in and out of the driver seat coincidentally i hold onto the inside door handle to do this. we have 20" wheels, and i am only 5'4. mentioned this to the dealer at regular maint. in their service shop. nothing done. now this has gone on for 5 years. after appx. 3 years (just after 3/36 warranty expired) my driver door power window/door lock switches are not working correctly. intermittently they will work for the other doors, but not very often. also, if driver door is open, the switches don't work at all. i am and have been out of warranty for many miles, they say it's not a known issue, i say it is now! this is unsafe, i would not be surprised to find my vehicle on fire due to the electrical problem they refuse to acknowledge. *tr

We had just purchased a dodge ram 1500 on march 29. 2003 when the next day it died on us. we had it towed to the nearest dealer ship. at that time they said it had to with the sensor then later on a few days later they called back and said that it was also the module that was defected with the sensor. told it was fixed after they had order those parts. (this is only first time truck died). *nlm