Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v312000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. In addition, the dashboard fractured above the passenger air bag department and the check engine warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of this issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 03/15/16*lj
2003 Dodge RAM 1500 engine complaints
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On 12/19/15 I was driving i75 north,140 miles before atalanta ga my truck made a big bang and the engine just stopped on the spot including everything, steering. I made it safely to the side of the road don't know how. There was no indication, check engine light nothing just a bang. My car insurance won't fix it dodge will not be accountable either part malfunction they say, I guess I am responsible for it since I build the truck right. I am out of a truck I still pay on it, no car or transportation I tuck care of my truck I guess I am to post to be held responsible for a part I did not manufactured right . I am happy to be alive at this point. There is a big whole in my engine the mecanic sad a part in the engine came loose and bolted out and left a big whole in it great http://www.torquenews.com/397/two-fatal-flaws-ruining-chrysler-engines-catastrophic-breakdowns
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle vibrated. Additionally, the steering wheel independently moved left to right and the contact had to hold the steering wheel firmly in order to steer the vehicle properly. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled and was able to restart. The contact stated that the anti-freeze warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v770000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Incident occurred while driving on the 91 freeway in ca. All of a sudden the engine cut out, and ground to a halt. I repeatedly tried to restart the truck but to no avail. The engine would not turn over.I was trapped in the fast lane unable to make my way to the soft shoulder. Fortunately the hazard warning lights were functional and I was able to apply these to warn other drivers. Eventually a tow truck was deployed to get my out of harms way. It was a very scary moment and I was very fortunate not to be hit. The following day I got the truck towed to a garage where they checked it over and the only thing they could find wrong was a fuse had blown that controlled ignition unlock/run start function. The garage was not able to find what would cause such a failure and now I am reluctant to travel on the freeway. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver when making a right turn. Additionally, when the brake pedal was depressed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.
While driving on the freeway at night the headlights, tail lights, blinkers, 4-ways, brake lights, and tail lights went out and when slowing down to pull over the engine stalled. The engine started back up to get to the side of the road and stalled again with no warning. The truck now stalls at all stop lights and stop signs and is not giving any codes. The truck now has a large draw and kills the battery shortly after turning the truck off. The truck is still in the shop and so far the fcm, pdc and some wiring has been replaced but the power draw persists and the engine stalling still persists. Researching the issue on the internet this is a common problem on this vehicle and has been for quite some time. This is a very dangerous issue and needs to be addressed.
When I was pulling on the highway from entry I was depending on my cars engine when I was trying to accelerate car first jump then shut of completely and as a busy highway route 80 I was almost got run over by a trailer good thing I'm experience driver car stall out and didn't start for easy 1 minuet at this time I was on side of the road after that day car randomly stalls out I try to understand what's the problem it doesn't give me any related code also cruise control is when u set a speed and you slow down with the button but sometimes car will take off faster engine has multiple design errors that makes the engine fail out of nowhere.
Vehicle cut off while making a right turn, no power steering, no engine response.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the engine stalled as the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The truck has a issue when starting up. It feels like the truck is not getting fuel, giving a high RPM and a feel like the engine is going to cut off and it does. This also happens when taking off at a stop light, going around a curve, and starting to move the truck. I have been to dealer and like always, can't find wrong in truck. I have replaced crank,map,air,speed,tps and nothing works. I also replaced o2 sensor,plugs, coil packs, battery, air filter, replaced throttle body, and purge. Nothing works. Why doesn't dodge see there is a issue and find a solution. There are many dodge rams with this issue. If dodge wants people to buy there truck then help fix the issues with the other dodge ram's. Oh I also called dodge corp and of course they haven't heard of any issue. That I can't go by!!!
Truck stalls every time I start slowing down for a stop sign or red light and sometimes when I turn corners. When idling it shuts off immediately unless I throttle to keep rpms up. Also stalls when I put it in reverse. I've been almost hit several times when pulling into an intersection. Replaced all known causes and nothing has fixed the issue. I have read in some sites I may need a software update from dodge dealership.
While pulling out into busy traffic my truck lost power and I had no acceleration. After about 30 seconds the vehicle kicked back in and took off. This has occurred multiple times, at random, with no warning. I have had it in the shop and repaired the throttle positioning sensor, and treated it for water in the gas. Neither one of these solved the problems, and they have no answers for what else may be wrong. This is a dangerous situation that is not unique to my vehicle. I have read many other cases online for the same problem. I do hope that dodge issues a recall and finds a remedy before someone is seriously injured or killed.
While driving came up to lights and the engine stalled had no steering and no brake put engine in park restarted and drove on this has happened numerous times in nd out of traffic. When pulling hard to the left or right the engine will begin to stall did this while truck was sitting in front yard. Had a tune up done and went away for a while but now it is starting up again.
Husband was driving the vehicle at about 45mph and without any warning the oil light came on and the motor blew a rod through the oil pan, if someone would have been behind him he would have been hit. Have been looking for another motor for this vehicle and when asking they laugh about it, it is a 4.7 lt 8 cyl motor and apparently chrysler knows about the problem and yet nothing is being done about it. The oil was everywhere on the road after this happened and that in itself is a hazard. Look online and a motor to replace it is in the 2 to 3 thousand range. We are still paying for this vehicle and that is without the motor price, look under problems for this truck and you will find a lot of comments about the motor blowing up with no warnings.
My 2003 dodge ram 1500 was in the shop for an A/C repair when they had to remove the dash board. About 3 months later a small crack appeared, followed by many more larger cracks. In 2 different parts of my dash board. The dash board continues to spider crack 9 months later. The dealer looked at it early on and never contacted me back saying it is a problem w/ these trucks. Nothing they will do about it. Treated me as if it was my fault. Blamed everything from the elements, the design, me and didn't care to help. My truck has been babied and has less than 60k miles. This is a defective dashboard/plastic and needs to be addressed. What's to happen if I am in an accident with airbags, this is my family vehicle...will this become shrapnel? As I read other complaints this has been an on going issue. Why hasn't this been addressed, my truck has never be in an accident! No reason for this to happen. Bad enough that the A/C failed at 51,000 miles at a huge cost but to end up with a broken dash is wrong!
The engine light on my truck keeps coming on. It show a vapor leak in the emissions. It is not the gas cap. Dodge needs to held accountable for the environment impact.
Driving on highway in 2004 & 2008, engine quit running(dodge calls it a stall). Dodge trouble shooting database does not include this problem. Other independent data bases point to loss of crankshaft or camshaft pulse. There are no codes for this event, therefore no corrective action was taken after several scans at dealers. Safety hazard: possible multiple rear end collisions and possible fires. Ref. Dot / the federal safety agency vehicle owner's questionnaire no. 10251962.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. While driving downhill at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle experienced unwarranted deceleration. When the failure occurs, the contact cannot accelerate. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they reprogrammed the computer system. Immediately after the repair, the failure resurfaced. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 106,000.
Truck kept overheating but it was never displayed on gauge of over heating.the coolant was flushed and replaced. A week later the truck stalled on the interstate and would not run. It would turn on but the engine would sound really loud and the truck and steering wheel would be trembling. It was towed to a mechanic and he claims that it would need a new engine. The over heating caused a rod to break. The truck on has 107,000 miles.
Oil pressure drops all of a sudden truck quits. There many other people on the web with the same problem. There is no other problem until oil pressure drops for no reason. Mechanics all say the same thing need new engine. Oil is changed when it is suppose to be. The engines need to be recalled because there are alot of people having the same problems.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, the accelerator pedal extended to the floor without being depressed. The vehicle spontaneously accelerated. The engine warning indicator was illuminated at the time of the failure. The contact had to remove the key from the ignition to stop the vehicle. He is in the process of notifying the dealer to determine the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 116,000.
My heater fan went out, creating a dangerous driving situation during winter driving conditions. I checked the fuse which is good. I think there should be a recall for this problem. I am going to have to have it fixed and believe the problem is in the ignition and will be costly.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. While driving between 30-50 MPH, the engine suddenly stalled. The failure occurred on two occasions. The contact immediately took the vehicle to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic in an attempt to produce an error code. A code never appeared and the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact took the vehicle to an independent repair shop and they were able to find similar failures in their database, but they did not make any repairs. He believes that the manufacturer should inspect the failure. The failure mileage was 16,585 and current mileage was 54,509. Updated 01/09/09.*lj updated 01/12/09.
I purchased a 2003 dodge ram 1500 with 40000 miles on it with a 7 year/70000 mile warranty on it. The engine was making noise (since the day I bought it) so I took it to the dealer for repair and they did not fix the problem, took in again, still not corrected, took it in a third time now they claim it needs a new engine to the tune of 7,800.00 and they are not honoring the warranty due to "lack of maintenance". I then brought in receipts to contradict that then they said I changed the oil "too much"?? Upon contacting dodge they are agreeing with the service manager and are not willing to help me even though I have receipts for oils and filters.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. The contact noticed that the thermostat indicator on the instrument control panel indicated that the vehicle was overheating. On some occasions, he can see antifreeze and water leaking from the vehicle. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the water pump. The contact experienced an identical failure several months later and the dealer replaced the reservoir. Currently, the vehicle continues to overheat. The dealer has made numerous repairs, but none of them have successfully remedied the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 2,000 and current mileage was 69,145.
2003 dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi, electronic throttle will shot off going down the highway which makes it idle bad and loose power , have to stop on the side of the highway and shout off the truck and re-start hwich will reset the throttle. The problem will happen at speeds from 30 miles per hour to 75 miles per hour it will happen using the pedal our on the auto control and with or with out the AC on. Safety problem have to stop on the side of interstate 95 or the 495 belt way and restart the truck very unsafe for me and for the other drivers around me. The problem will happen every 150 to 250 miles, I have taken the truck back to dodge many times and spent a lot of time and money trying to get the problem fixed but dodge is unable to find or fix the problem. One time dodge did find that the truck had bad springs in the engine that they replace( bad from the plant ) and they hoped that would fix the problem but it did not. This problem started after I got the truck from the dealer used ,it had 40,000 miles and at 46,000 it started and has not stopped the truck now has 94,000 miles and I have to stop every day on the road to reset the throttle. First date of problem 05-01-07.
We purchased a 2003 ram 1500 3.7, in 11/07, the truck has not been running right, we took it in and 2 plugs melted, into the coil, the dealer replaced the heads on that side. We picked up the truck. And the serpentine belt fell off and froze the water pump, blowing another head gasket. This isn't the first time the pump had been replaced.
At 130k miles the oil pressure dropped, engine seized, dealer blames sludge. I have the oil changed at 7500 miles intervals using full synthetic.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the radiator was clogged and needed to be replaced. The failure occurred while driving 55 MPH. Through further investigation, he discovered that dodge was installing a filter system in the 2001-2003 models. The contact wanted to be reimbursed for part of the fee he paid to have the system replaced. Dodge would not reimburse him because the vehicle was under warranty. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 50,300 and failure mileage was 50,214. Updated 01/24/08 *bf the consumer stated dodge will not assist with the cost of the vehicle because it is no longer under warranty. Updated 01/24/08
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