2003 Dodge RAM QUAD CAB: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
122 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
50,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 model year. Data updated: . 96 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Structure is the most frequently named component, appearing in 38 of 122 complaints (31.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
20
16.4%
Steering behavior
18
14.8%
Electrical and battery issues
9
7.4%
Engine operation
4
3.3%
Transmission and shifting
3
2.5%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Structure
38
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
11
Electrical System
8
Air Bags
7
Steering
7
Structure:Body
6
Suspension
6
Visibility/Wiper
5
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Structure
38
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
Structure leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 20 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 9 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. PUERTO RICO POLICE REPORT 03-6-004-00805. *MR
I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK IN THE END OF MARCH 2003. THE TRUCK WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-75 MPH CREATED VIOLENT VIBRATIONS ON CONCRETE FREEWAYS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE TRUCKS THEY SELL DO THE SAME THING AND IT WAS JUST ROAD CONDITIONS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER (DALE SPONSELLER) AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT HE FELT THE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS AND WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE RIDE OF THE TRUCK, …
PROBLEM WITH A VIBRATION IN THE LONG WHEEL BASE TRUCK. *MR WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS WORKING ON A FIX. *NM
WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE USING THE A-PILLAR GRAB HANDLE ASSEMBLY, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE FROM THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE. I FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE PAVEMENT INJURING MY BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. MY HEAD MISSED STRIKING A CONCRETE CURB BY MERE INCHES. THIS FAILURE CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION WITH A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF PERSONAL INJURY. THIS IS ALSO A LATENT DEFECT THAT IS UNABLE TO BE DETECTED BY THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE COMPONENT FAILS. MY INJURIES RESULTED IN TWO LOST-WORK DAYS, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL …
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/ BRAKES FAILED, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES; FIRS T TIME BATTERY CABLE, SECOND TIME DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 1 DAY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THIRD TIME INSTALLED A MONITOR FOR TEN DAYS, AND STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DEALER STATED THIS WA SAN ELECTRIC ISSUE.
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SLT WITH THE HEMI (MAGNUM 5.7L SMPL V8 BACK TO ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE IN KATY,TEXAS AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE,PLUS AT LEAST 3 TIMES I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT FOR NO REASON AT ALL I CAN PUT MY TRUCK IN GEAR AND IT STARTS TO SHUTTER AND WONT GO OVER 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.THEY PUT A CO-PILOT IN MY TRUCK ON JUNE 23,2003 MY TRUCK DID NOT DO THE SHUTTERING THING BUT ONE TIME AND I PUSHED THE BUTTON AS TOLD.THE DEALERSHIP LISTED IT AS TRANSMISSION CONCERN(INTE…
2003 DODGE HEMI 4X4 QUADCAB LONGBOX SLT 1ST. WHEN THE PICKUP RUNS FROM DAY ONE IT HAS A SEMI-LOUD ENGINE NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE THAT DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES BUT CAN'T. 2ND. THE PICKUP HAS 3 TIMES SINCE NEW, SHUTTERED WHEN BACKING UP, THEN SHUTTERED GOING FORWARD WHEN FINALLY CLEARING ITS SELF RUNNING FINE. 3RD. WHEN WE PULL GRADES WITH THE PICKUP THEN NEED TO GO DOWN HILL OR ON A FLAT, THE PICKUP WILL SURGE NOTICEABLE ON THE TACH AND BY LISTENING TO THE ENGINE RUN. NO R…
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE HIT THREE COWS THAT WERE IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN. ALSO, THE DRIVER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO CHECK FOR ANY INTERNAL HEAD INJURIES. *AK
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Data completeness
122 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
78.7%Usable mileage96 / 122 records
99.2%Valid incident date121 / 122 records
100.0%Valid filing date122 / 122 records
99.2%Ordered incident and filing dates121 / 122 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2001
2002
2003
Structure
5244.1%ODI 10129886 · 5,000 mi
DASH CRACKED WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I ASKED WHEN IT WAS A SMALL CRACK TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LANDERS IN LITTLE ROCK, AR TRIED TO SAY I HAD CUT IT. NOW THAT THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS OUT THE DASH HAS BECOME A MESS CRACKED FROM END TO END, SIDE TO SIDE. IN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN TO SALVAGE YARDS AND AN INDEPENDANT WHO REBUILDS AND WORKS ON DODGE TRUCKS EXCLUSIVELY AND ALL HAVE SAID THEY HAVE HAD AN EXTREME RUN ON 2001 DODGE DASHES AS OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE ASSIST HANDLE THAT WAS USED TO GET INTO VEHICLE CAME OFF IN THE CONSUMERS HAND AND HE FELL OUT OF TRUCK ON HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS GRANDMOTHER USING THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO HELP HER GET IN. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM ALL THE TIME. *JB
03 1500 RAM QUAD CAB WIND NOISE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WIND NOISE IS SO BAD THAT YOU THINK THERE IS A WINDOW DOWN ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REPLACED WEATHER STRIPING ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A VERY BAD WIND NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALER KEEPS SAYING (COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT) I AM A RETIRED MECHANIC AND KNOW BETTER BECAUSE I RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY I KNOW THAT THE WIND NOISE IS NOT A NORMAL CON…
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM CRACKING. HAD A PIECE COME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHILE WINDOWS WERE OPEN..CALLED D/C ONCE, NO RESPONSE..CALLED TODAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR ME..REPORT FROM LOCAL TV SHOWED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FAILED. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON -- RAN ON DRB III FOUND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES"S SET FOR NO COMMUNICATION FROM TCM TO PCM CALLED TEC LINE WAS TOLD TO REPLACE PCM RESET VALUES ROAD TESTED VEHICLE-- MOD PO 8035029 * (1) WAS TOLD WIRE CONNECT TCM * (2) REPLACED PCM -- RENTAL01/22/03 - 02/06/03. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/ BRAKES FAILED, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES; FIRS T TIME BATTERY CABLE, SECOND TIME DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 1 DAY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THIRD TIME INSTALLED A MONITOR FOR TEN DAYS, AND STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DEALER STATED THIS WA SAN ELECTRIC ISSUE.
DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB IS CRACKED. STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. VEHICLE IS PARKED 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IN A HOUSE GARAGE OR IN A PARKING GARAGE STRUCTURE FOR WORK. IT'S CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES THE LARGEST CRACK RUNNING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENT ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRBAG LOCATION. *JB
DRIVERS SIDE A/C IS 23 DEGREES HOTTER THAN PASSENGER SIDE. HAD IN SHOP 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THE DEALER STILL CANT FIGURE OUT WHY. THERES ONLY ONE CONTROL KNOB ,NOT A DUAL KNOB.
THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART).
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
125.8%ODI 10014201 · 26,000 mi
I BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND JUST RETURNED HOME FROM BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAD ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE SHAKING THAT I EXPERIENCED DURING BRAKING. THEY INFORMED ME ALL FOUR ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE SURFACE COULD NOT BE CUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD BECOME TOO THIN. AT THIS POINT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO SPEND $800.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BEING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE ROTORS THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*JB
UNSAFE CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING BECAUSE BRAKES ARE PULSATING DUE TO ADVANCED AND PREMATURE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS 18K MILES, AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY (OBVIOUSLY INEFFECTIVELY) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4. STEERING WANDERS EXCESSIVELY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT TRACK LINE ON THE ROAD. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME TIE RODS BUT SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE WANDERING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/063/06. *JB
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A TRUCK RAN HIS STOP SIGN AND STOPPED IN THE INTERSECTION (IT IS NOT A 4 STOP). IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AND I THEN LOST CONTROL SLAMMING INTO THE DITCH EMBANKMENT. MISSING THE TRUCK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHEN I HIT. I HIT HEAD ON INTO THE EMBANKMENT. WHEN I HIT MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. *LA
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT BAD IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BAD TO THE LEFT IN THE LEFT LANE EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT. CONSULTS WITH THE DEALER HAVE ONLY YIELDED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE OF SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING THIS RESOLVED AND DRIVING OTHER SIMILAR DODGE RAM'S I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT "NORMAL".*JB
WHEN THE DRIVER ENCOUNTER ROUGH ROADS AND ENTERED A TURN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END BOUNCED. *NM THERE WAS A PULSATION IN THE STEERING. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *SC UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. PUERTO RICO POLICE REPORT 03-6-004-00805. *MR
STEERING PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY DODGE DEALER AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT TRACK BAR. FRONT AXLE BOUNCES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 4X4 QUAD CAB, 64000 MILES. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. *NLM
I WAS DRIVING UNDER 30 MILES AN HOUR IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD TRUCK WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE RESULTING INTO CRASHING INTO A TRUCK WAITING TO PULL OUT INTO THE STREET. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES AND WE ONLY HAVE HAD IT 22 MONTHS, BOUGHT NEW. THE STEERING ARM WAS OFF AT BOTH ENDS, THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND ALL DAMAGE WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL, THE OTHER WHEEL WAS TURNED STRAIGHT. WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED THE TRUCK VEERED TO THE LEFT OUT OF CONTROL. THE AIRBAG NEVER CAME OUT…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Structure
49,250–100,250 mi
69,000 mi
31
ODI 10179212 · 7,000 mi
03 1500 RAM QUAD CAB WIND NOISE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WIND NOISE IS SO BAD THAT YOU THINK THERE IS A WINDOW DOWN ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REPLACED WEATHER STRIPING ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A VERY BAD WIND NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALER KEEPS SAYING (COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT) I AM A RETIRED MECHANIC AND KNOW BETTER BECAUSE I RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY I KNOW THAT THE WIND NOISE IS NOT A NORMAL CON…
2003 1500 QUAD CAB WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. DODGE HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR PART, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR. $250.00. NO WAY! $30,000 TRUCK SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
NOT SURE WHAT LEAD TO THE FAILURE, BUT MY 03 DODGE RAM PICK UP DASH IS CRACK FROM NEAR WINDSHIELD SIDE TO NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE IT HAS NOT GOTTEN TO BE DANGEROUS YET OR CAUSE OTHER FAILURES YET THAT I KNOW OF. DODGE DEALER SAID THAT SINCE IT IS SIMPLY COSMETIC THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT AND IF THEY DO IT WILL COST OVER 1,000.00. *TR
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
7,125–13,750 mi
11,643 mi
10
ODI 10045867 · 16,000 mi
UNSAFE CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING BECAUSE BRAKES ARE PULSATING DUE TO ADVANCED AND PREMATURE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS 18K MILES, AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY (OBVIOUSLY INEFFECTIVELY) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE DIED. I RESTARTED AND HEARD A LOAD CLANKING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A CONNECTING ROD KNOCK. I CONTACTED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET IT STARTED. WHEN HE FINALLY GOT IT STARTED, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE SPRING ON THE INTAKE VALVE FOR THE #6 …
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SLT WITH THE HEMI (MAGNUM 5.7L SMPL V8 BACK TO ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE IN KATY,TEXAS AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE,PLUS AT LEAST 3 TIMES I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT FOR NO REASON AT ALL I CAN PUT MY TRUCK IN GEAR AND IT STARTS TO SHUTTER AND WONT GO OVER 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.THEY PUT A CO-PILOT IN MY TRUCK ON JUNE 23,2003 MY TRUCK DID NOT DO THE SHUTTERING THING BUT ONE TIME AND I PUSHED THE BUTTON AS TOLD.THE DEALERSHIP LISTED IT AS TRANSMISSION CONCERN(INTE…
WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, AT TIMES ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND RPM'S DROP TO ABOUT 350-400 RPM. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS THE ENGINE QUITS. THE OTHER 25% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS THE RPM'S INCREASE AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (20SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE) AND IF STILL IN GEAR THE TRUCK WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN RPMS INCREASE. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE RPM'S DOES NOT AFFECT RPM'S WHEN ENGINE IS STUMBLING AND TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ENGINE PROGRAMMING. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE TRUCK …
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. …
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART).
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/063/06. *JB
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. THIS IS THE 2ND MAJOR RE…
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. *TR
A-PILLAR-MOUNTED INGRESS HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. I OWN A 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB PICKUP. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN OCTOBER 2003. TODAY, I WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE TRUCK THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND STOOD UP TO TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE A-PILLAR-MOUNTED INGRESS HANDLE CAME OFF. THIS TRUCK HAS 4X4 SO IT IS TALLER THEN THE REGULAR TRUCK. YOU HAVE TO USE THAT HANDLER TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE. LUCKILY ,I DIDN'T GET HURT BECAUSE I USED THE SEAT AND THE DOOR TO AVOIDE FALLING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND UNFORTUNATELLY THEY WON'T BE A…
I BOUGHT MY 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 IN JANUARY 2007 WITH ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME THE PAINT JOB ON THE TRUCK WAS FINE BUT STARTING AROUND APRIL OR MAY THE CLEAR COAT ON THE TRUCK STARTED TO DELAMINATE. I CALLED UP DODGE AND EVEN WENT BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PAINT JOB BUT I WAS TOLD BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THAT THE TRUCKS 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT NO ONE WILL FIX MY TRUCK. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THAT IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH MY PAINT BUT I'M OUT OF LUCK WH…
DASH AND DEFROSTER GRILL SHATTERED . ONLY 60,000 MILES ON TRUCK THIS SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFAULT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY DODGE WITH BETTER MATERIALS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW WITH THE 5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. PUERTO RICO POLICE REPORT 03-6-004-00805. *MR
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. …
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART).
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Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
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Examples
2024-10
0
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2024-11
0
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2024-12
0
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2025-01
0
None
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2025-02
0
None
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2025-03
0
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2025-04
0
None
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2025-05
0
None
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2025-06
0
None
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2025-07
0
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2025-08
0
None
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2025-09
0
None
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2025-10
0
None
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2025-11
0
None
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2025-12
0
None
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2026-01
0
None
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2026-02
0
None
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2026-03
0
None
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2026-04
0
None
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2026-05
0
None
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2026-06
0
None
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2026-07
0
None
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2026-08
0
None
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2026-09 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2002: 71 complaints · 2003: 46 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2002
13
43
71
2003
19
36
46
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2002
203
2
1
2003
120
1
1
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Structure
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
Electrical System
Air Bags
Steering
Structure:Body
Suspension
Visibility/Wiper
Structure
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0
0
2ODI 10413460
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS COULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *KB
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BA…
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Electrical System
0
0
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0
0
0
1ODI 10081297 · 32,500 mi
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. …
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART).
OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BA…
I GOT WIND OF THE RECALL AROUND DEC 2013 & FIGURED IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK SINCE I HAD SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 REBUILDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH OEM & AFTER MARKET PARTS. I FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N62 AT THE END OF JAN 2014. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY DEALERSHIP & THEY CONFIRMED MY TRUCK WAS INDEED INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE PARTS I USED WERE DEFECTIVE & BEING RECALLED. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR LONGER BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY TRUCK WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I ASKED WHAT WOUL…
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…
THE DASHBOARD AND HVAC SYSTEM HAS CRACKED TO PIECES CAUSING THE DEFROSTERS TO BE INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME AND CONSTANTLY BLOWS PIECES OF PLASTIC AND FOAM OUT OF THE VENTS OCCASIONALLY GETTING IN THE DRIVER'S EYES AND NOSE CAUSING SNEEZING AND DISTRACTING IRRITATION.
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. …
I GOT WIND OF THE RECALL AROUND DEC 2013 & FIGURED IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK SINCE I HAD SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 REBUILDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH OEM & AFTER MARKET PARTS. I FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N62 AT THE END OF JAN 2014. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY DEALERSHIP & THEY CONFIRMED MY TRUCK WAS INDEED INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE PARTS I USED WERE DEFECTIVE & BEING RECALLED. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR LONGER BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY TRUCK WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I ASKED WHAT WOUL…
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…
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART).
THE DASHBOARD AND HVAC SYSTEM HAS CRACKED TO PIECES CAUSING THE DEFROSTERS TO BE INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME AND CONSTANTLY BLOWS PIECES OF PLASTIC AND FOAM OUT OF THE VENTS OCCASIONALLY GETTING IN THE DRIVER'S EYES AND NOSE CAUSING SNEEZING AND DISTRACTING IRRITATION.
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
5 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
4 mentions · 3.3% of complaints
Median mileage: 32,500 mi (3 usable records).
ODI 10081297 · 32,500 mi
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. …
REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE. PINION SEAL HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER. THE NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF UNPROFESSIONAL ASSESMENT OF AXLE. PROFESSIONAL REPAIR SHOP SAID I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT AS LONG AS I DID WITHOUT IT LOCKING UP AND CAUSING ME TO CRASH.STILL HAS OVER 6000 MILES LEFT ON FACTORY WARRANTY. WHAT GOOD DOES THAT DO WHEN I LIVE 50 MILES FROM DEALER AND HAVE TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE OF AN UNCONCERNED, UNPROFFESSIONAL AN…
THIS ISSUE OCCURS INTERMITTENLY, WHILE PULLING FORWARD INTO MY PARKING PLACE, I SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND IT STALLED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE THEN AGAIN AHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE WEEK. EACH TIME WAS AFTER DRIVING AT LEAST 15 MILES SO THE VEHICLE WAS HEATED UP. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHILE BACKING DOWN MY JET SKIS INTO THE WATER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO DODGE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AND AFTER 2 DAYS, THEY SAID THEY HAVE YET TO …
Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b
Brake response concerns
3 mentions · 2.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 16,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10033812
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/ BRAKES FAILED, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES; FIRS T TIME BATTERY CABLE, SECOND TIME DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 1 DAY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THIRD TIME INSTALLED A MONITOR FOR TEN DAYS, AND STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DEALER STATED THIS WA SAN ELECTRIC ISSUE.
UNSAFE CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING BECAUSE BRAKES ARE PULSATING DUE TO ADVANCED AND PREMATURE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS 18K MILES, AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY (OBVIOUSLY INEFFECTIVELY) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
BRAKE FAILURE HAD 2 ACCIDECTS BECAUSE OF THIS AND DODGE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND ALREADY HAVE A BRAKE FAILURE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/ BRAKES FAILED, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES; FIRS T TIME BATTERY CABLE, SECOND TIME DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 1 DAY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THIRD TIME INSTALLED A MONITOR FOR TEN DAYS, AND STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DEALER STATED THIS WA SAN ELECTRIC ISSUE.
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. THIS IS THE 2ND MAJOR RE…
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. *TR
WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, AT TIMES ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND RPM'S DROP TO ABOUT 350-400 RPM. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS THE ENGINE QUITS. THE OTHER 25% OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS THE RPM'S INCREASE AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (20SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE) AND IF STILL IN GEAR THE TRUCK WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN RPMS INCREASE. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE RPM'S DOES NOT AFFECT RPM'S WHEN ENGINE IS STUMBLING AND TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ENGINE PROGRAMMING. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE TRUCK …
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. ON …