Vehicle report
2003 DODGE RAM 2500
Reported problems
661 complaints · median 77000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 141 |
| AIR BAGS | 135 |
| STRUCTURE | 99 |
| SUSPENSION | 75 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 39 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 35 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 27 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 25 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 22 |
| VISIBILITY | 18 |
| POWER TRAIN | 16 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 12 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 12 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 9 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 9 |
| WHEELS | 9 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 8 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 6 |
| TIRES | 6 |
| ENGINE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 3 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 2 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | 1 |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.