2003 Dodge Dodge Truck problems, complaints & recalls

2008-01-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline · 87,000 mi

“engine failed truck had to be towed. broken valve spring 2003 dodge ram 1500 with 5.7l hemi engine. 87,000 miles at time of failure. repaired at dodge dealer at a cost of $580.00. *tr…”

2007-04-19 · Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint · 57,134 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge dakota. while driving 20 mph, the contact detected a squeaking sound coming from the suspension. the dealer advised the contact that the upper ball joints failed, similar to campaign # 04v596000 (suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint). the current and failure mileages were 57,134.…”

2005-05-16 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · 34,870 mi · 💥 crash

“(1)around 5 am with a dodge dakota 2003 truck, i delivered newspaper on the top of a hill in black stone road to four addresses on a fairly level area. each needed complete braking to almost complete stops because the need to insert the papers in the tubes. approximately 100 yards from the last tube a steep descent started, thus i to put the truck…”

2005-01-16 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 22,300 mi

“truck shifts out of gear when stop and is leafed running. 1) stop to get some information on a neighborhood store, stop the truck shift the truck into park, open the door got out of the truck, close the door, as i was waking towards the front of the tuck i was approximately 5? feet away front the door the car started to move in reverse. i q…”

2004-12-12 · Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint · 24,471 mi · 💥 crash

“i had an accident on 09/30/04. driver wheel came off. i hit a mailbox, telephone pole, went airborne and landed on a parked truck. $10,000 in damages to my 2003 dodge durango. vehicle was repaired. *jb…”

2004-12-10 · Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System

“ever since we have purchased our 2003 durango in november of 2003 we have been totally unimpressed with it to say the least.. i have it in the shop numerous times for noise coming from the driver side wheel, molding coming down out of the driver side back door, the material on the driver and passenger seats looks hideous and when i took it in they …”

2004-11-27 · Steering:rack And Pinion · 5,000 mi

“i have a 2003 dodge durango i bought new. i now have 25000 miles on it. i have just had my brakes repaired for the third time. rotors have been replaced along with brake pads. i also have a small collapse(at this time) in my gas tank. i have not been doing any offroad driving. there is a strange noise from the front end when i turn the wheel to the…”

2004-08-10 · Power Train:axle Hubs · 22,556 mi

“my son was driving the 2003 dodge ram 1500 on the 405 freeway at approx.70mph when the right rear axle broke. my son lost control of the vehicle and it spun against the traffic. he gained control, veered against the right outside sidewall of the freeway with his front right tire and while dragging the right back tire, came to a screeching halt. th…”

2004-08-07 · Tires:valve · 20,108 mi

“in the last 12 months i have had 3 flat tires on goodyear tires on 2 vehicles with metal and rubber combined valve stems. the stems come apart. this is a very dangerous situation. *ak…”

2003-11-16 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:rotor · 14,487 mi

“2003 dodge quadcab 5.7 hemi engine. front brake rotors warped at 3400 miles and again at 9400 miles approximately. dealer turned rotors first time and replaced rotor [same part nbr as original] the second time. have read many posts on websites. it seems this is a widespread problem with the dodge trucks 2002-2003 and daimler chrysler will not a…”