Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-23 | 10E040000 |
WHEELS:HUB | 34,604 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being driven by a friend at 45 MP… |
| 2023-10-25 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was an abnormal thump, prompting… |
| 2023-10-19 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the driveshaft detached. … |
| 2023-05-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Rear end of my ram 1500 pickup model year 2003 locked up doing 60 MPH on the interstate broke the drive shaft and the f… |
| 2023-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The driveshaft to pinion gear at the differential comes loose during normal driving. I have replaced the bit numerous t… |
| 2023-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNKNOWN Everything will stop operating as I'm driving and after coming to a stop will start Right back up. I had one re… |
| 2023-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I just bought this car with a smog certificate of less than 90 days ago from today and it caught on fire while I was dr… |
| 2023-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V312000 (Air Bag… |
| 2023-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the steering wheel and the front wheels were uncontroll… |
| 2022-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT … |
| 2022-09-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This vehicle had last been started and driven 7 hrs prior and exploded in the driveway, caught the house on fire and ne… |
| 2022-07-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Frame damage where steering box separates |
| 2021-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When driving the truck the vehicle randomly shuts down and I have to pull over or put it in neutral to restart it I bel… |
| 2021-11-25 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | Around midday of November 25, 2021, a clear day with no precipitation, while operating the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 with abo… |
| 2021-01-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK STRAP IS ROTTED AND TANK IS FALLING OUT |
| 2020-10-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN GRINDING NOISE STARTED |
| 2020-08-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DOING 65 ON FREEWAY WHEN WHEN MY DRIVELINE AND PINION BOLT CAME OFF REAR END IN 1 PIECE AND THE REAR TIRES LOCKED… |
| 2020-08-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | ON AUGUST 1 2020, MY 2 ADULT CHILDREN AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WAS IN A CRASH AND MY TRUCK FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES FROM FRON… |
| 2020-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The truck was brought in to dealer to inspect/repair wiring for trailer outlet. When they and began raising the vehicle… |
| 2020-04-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2003 RAM 1500: CONCERNS ABOUT CRACKED DASHBOARD BECOMING PROJECTILES |
| 2020-02-11 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE, WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THE VEHICLE IS PULLED INTO ANOTHER DIRECTION AND YOU TEMPORARILY LOS… |
| 2019-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR … |
| 2019-08-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE TRUC… |
| 2019-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ROTTING. … |
| 2019-07-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LARGE THUMP. THE CO… |
| 2019-06-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRUCK BODY RUSTED THROUGH AROUND REAR WHEEL WELLS STARTING IN 2005. RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN 2007 (DEALER WOULDN'T … |
| 2019-04-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 5 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FIANCE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, HE SWERVED TO AVOID A SKUNK… |
| 2019-04-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WAS DOING SOME REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY TRUCK CLIMBED UNDER MY TRUCK TO DO MY OIL CHANGE AND A PORTION OF MY FRAME ON … |
| 2019-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40MPH, DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I SAW THE PINION LOOSE HANGING INSIDE THE D… |
| 2019-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CRACKS WERE PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, WHILE O… |
| 2019-03-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. -FRAME CORRODED -VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN.( BY INDEPENDENT MECHANI… |
| 2019-03-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE FROM DAY 1. COUNTLESS TRIPS TO FIX WHAT I NOW KNOW HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE. THE TRUCKS… |
| 2019-02-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HEATER VENTS CONTROL FLAP STOPED FUNCINING. |
| 2019-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. … |
| 2018-11-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING. UNCONSCIOUS I DROVE INTO A DITCH, CAME O… |
| 2018-11-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE HEAT NOT WORKING OR DEFROST |
| 2018-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, TRUCK STALLS, HAPPENED TWICE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CODES, FIRST TIME AT STOP SIGN, SECOND WHILE ON STRA… |
| 2018-09-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY DRS APPOINTMENT IN A CITY STREET AT 40 MPH. I HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK AN… |
| 2018-08-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR END IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW TOO! |
| 2018-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RECALL ON AIRBAG REPLACED 9/2017. NOW PASSENGER SEATBELT ORC MODULE BAD AND NOT AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER OR SAFETY R… |
| 2018-07-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-821. THEY STATE THAT THERE IS S… |
| 2018-07-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | BLEND DOORS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE ARE KNOWN TO BREAK CAUSING NO HEAT TO BE DIVERTED TO THE DEFROSTER CAUSING A… |
| 2018-06-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER GOT ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE HOUSE AND SAID THE "BRAKES FELT FUNNY" SO SHE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AT THE COR… |
| 2018-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A few years ago, while driving down a rural road, I saw a tire rolling behind my truck. I stopped to remove it from the… |
| 2018-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWE… |
| 2018-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE AND FLAMES SUDDENLY APPEARED … |
| 2018-02-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 11, 2018, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM EMT TRAINING, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE AND THEN BOOM. PINION NUT BACKED … |
| 2017-12-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOSES POWER COMPLETELY OR GOES INTO IDLE "CREEP" MODE WHEN DRIVING IN TEMPS OF -15 OR COLDER. LOSS OF ACCELERAT… |
| 2017-12-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS GEARS … |
| 2017-12-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | DASH BREAKING UP TRYING TO GET PIECES OF SO THEY WILL NOT CAUSE ANY INJURIES IF IN ACCIDENT CUT HAND ON SHARP EDGES LEF… |