2003 Dodge Ram Van problems, complaints & recalls

2016-10-25 · Structure:body · 190,000 mi

“in july of 2015, the bracket that holds the steering arm to the frame, on the passenger side, completely disconnected as i was making a turn. this i had repaired (welded) shortly afterward. the frame was disintegrating from underneath me. on 09/02/2016 the frame totally separated where the steering connects on the drivers side, making it impossible…”

2015-10-07 · Suspension · 148,505 mi

“driving down the road at 65 mph and lost total control of vehicle steering found out it was due to a rusted framed. totally unsafe van. i was glad it was not very busy on the interstate or i could have been killed. i am very disappointed a manufacture can have so many complaints online and nothing has been done. it is total frame lost to rust.…”

2013-12-25 · Suspension · 120,993 mi

“for 2 days prior to incident , noticed steering wheel kept changing orientation while driving in a straight line. a lot of groaning and creaking noise from right front suspension in right turns as well as vibration at highway speed. parked vehicle and inspected underside to find that idler arm bracket was tearing away from frame rail due to r…”

2013-06-06 · Electrical System · 30,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram van. the contact stated that while contact was sitting in the vehicle with the engine running, smoke was emitted from the vehicle. the dashboard then caught on fire. the contact was able to exit vehicle without injury. the vehicle was destroyed. the fire department was present and a fire report was filed. the f…”

2010-11-23 · Electrical System · 143,508 mi

“van shuts down any where any time any speed and reads no bus this has been happen for to long and they don't even offer a solution.i bought a scanner for a 100.00 dollars it was a waste off money can't read codes with the no bus any way if it's not the pcm then why have codes for all the other sensors if it turns off anyway. *tr…”

2010-03-27 · Unknown Or Other

“after purchasing a pre-owned dodge ram conversion van, i discovered that the latch system is incompatible with commercially available child car seats that i purchased for my child. the side attachments work fine, but the seat back extends too far up to allow the tip latch haness to reach the attachment point located under the seat itself.…”

2009-10-01 · Air Bags · 58,563 mi · 💥 crash

“tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram van. he crashed into a telephone booth while driving 25 mph. the vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. the manufacturer was notified; however, they provided no assistance. the current and failure mileages were 58,563. …”

2009-09-05 · Visibility · 30,000 mi

“cold weather outside. windows fog up and get ice on them. side windows can not see out of and front window gets oval on it. must use ice scraper to scrape ice away to see. took to dealer, first time fixed for about a year with replacing a part in the defrosting system, next time dealer could not find a problem. this could become a dangerous situati…”

2008-09-27 · Electrical System · 21,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“this vehicle belongs to verizon communications. the van had an under hood fire that originated in the abs module area while parked. the van is declared a "total loss". daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. verizon has had 29 under hood fire incidents that occ…”

2007-02-11 · Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System

“windows in 2003 dodge ram van fog up and frost in cold temperatures. the faster i go, the more it frosts up. we have to use an ice scraper on the inside, which is a safety concern. when i park the van for a few minutes, it defrosts. chrysler says that it is a common problem and there is nothing that they can do for it. air is leaking from somewhere…”