2003 Dodge RAM 2500 Structure Problems
Owners have filed 146 complaints with NHTSA about structure problems on the 2003 Dodge RAM 2500, 22% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 76,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “dash cracked” (12% of reports).
- 146structure complaints
- 76,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 11mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 45%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Dash cracked: mentioned in 17 of 146 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do structure problems happen?
Based on 122 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 146 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 11 an injury.
Dodge RAM 2500 structure complaints by model year
| Model year | Structure complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 RAM 2500 | 8 | 3% | 82,576 |
| 2011 RAM 2500 | 5 | 2% | 64,000 |
| 2010 RAM 2500 | 7 | 3% | 69,851 |
| 2009 RAM 2500 | 4 | 2% | 22,700 |
| 2008 RAM 2500 | 4 | 1% | 50,000 |
| 2007 RAM 2500 | 11 | 3% | 130,000 |
| 2006 RAM 2500 | 8 | 1% | 107,000 |
| 2005 RAM 2500 | 10 | 2% | 115,000 |
| 2004 RAM 2500 | 35 | 6% | 75,000 |
| 2003 RAM 2500 | 146 | 22% | 76,000 |
| 2002 RAM 2500 | 40 | 26% | 62,000 |
| 2001 RAM 2500 | 181 | 39% | 92,000 |
| 2000 RAM 2500 | 56 | 27% | 85,500 |
| 1999 RAM 2500 | 53 | 17% | 98,000 |
| 1998 RAM 2500 | 22 | 10% | 130,000 |
| 1997 RAM 2500 | 11 | 5% | 175,000 |
| 1996 RAM 2500 | 13 | 4% | 173,000 |
| 1995 RAM 2500 | 9 | 3% | 92,172 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists structure for the 2003 Dodge RAM 2500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Takata ?- on 7/15/2017 my son was involved in a single vehicle accident as he drove home on the freeway. Lost control of vehicle resulting in the vehicle spinning and impacting a guard rail post , ejecting him from the vehicle on to the freeway where he died. Upon examination of vehicle no airbags…
The dash board on almost all of these trucks are severely crashing and if the airbags go off parts of the dash can injury or kill someone from flying parts of the dash board
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED FREEHOLD DODGE RAM AT [redacted] AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE PART WAS NOT…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2003 Dodge RAM 2500s have structure problems?
No. NHTSA has 146 owner complaints about structure for the 2003 Dodge RAM 2500 (22% of the 661 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Dodge RAM 2500 structure?
No recall currently lists structure for this vehicle.
At what mileage do structure problems start?
The median reported mileage is 76,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about structure problems on the 2003 Dodge RAM 2500?
The most frequent phrase is “dash cracked”, in 17 of 146 complaints.
Other 2003 Dodge RAM 2500 problems
- Steering problems (159)
- Air Bags problems (138)
- Suspension problems (122)
- Power Train problems (55)
See all 2003 Dodge RAM 2500 problems or structure problems across all RAM 2500 years.