Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/12/2008 | 130500 | 1 | 07/05/2006 |
| At 130k miles the oil pressure dropped, engine seized, dealer blames sludge. i have the oil changed at 7500 miles intervals using full synthetic. *tr | |||
| 25 | 2 | 10/09/2003 | |
| While accelerating engine misfired. also, when accelerating engine died out. consumer was afraid of causing an accident. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/13/2005 | 44500 | 1 | 10/05/2003 |
| I purchased a 2003 dodge ram 1500 quad cab in 10/2003. the temp gauge always showed the temp at above the normal range. told by the salesperson that was normalat. at approximately 44k miles the vehicle overheated and broke down. mechanic replaced thermostat - no help. took vehicle to battison's dealership in duncan ok where the mechanic was accused of installing the thermostat backward. the dealership accused us of putting stop leak in the radiator and using non red coolant. coolant was clear because vehicle overheated and water was only source. stop leak was never used - the dealership's contractor for radiator repair it looked like stop leak could have been used - but couldn't tell for sure. the parts manager told us that at the same time our 2003 was in the shop a 2005 with 31k was in the shop with the same problem. the difference - the 2005 was under warranty. my thought - if dodge isn't going to stand behind product after 36k miles then we won't purchase products from this line - ford is looking better. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/17/2006 | 63000 | 1 | 02/16/2003 |
| 1. oil pressure gauge started swinging back & forth. i took me about 100 yards to pull over safely and the engine quit. 2. engine seized and needed to be replaced, bob bose dodge in bradenton florida said the failure was due to lack of maintenance and will not be covered by the extended warranty. i have maintained this engine religiously and have changes the oil more than recommended. there is no reason for an engine with 63,000 miles to fail like this.*ak | |||
| 06/22/2004 | 4000 | 1 | 05/28/2003 |
| I own a 2003 dodge ram truck with the 5.7l hemi engine that is one year old and has 9100 miles on it. seven months ago, at about 4,000 miles, the engine started to make a loud tapping noise. it sounds like a valve tapping and is very noticeable.*ak if you listen to the engine from below by the oil pan, it sounds like a diesel engine. i have brought it to my dodge dealer three times; they say it is normal for the hemi engine. the oil has been changed every 2500 miles or less on this engine. this is not normal for any gasoline engine, it sounds like the valve train is oil starved on the passenger side of the engine. i am a member of the largest dodge forum on the internet. about 15% to 20% of our hemi truck owners have this same problem and their dealers say that it is normal. if it were normal, all the hemi engines would do this. i am concerned that this engine will fail prematurely because of this problem that dc does not want to admit that there priced hemi engine has issues. | |||
| 05/21/2003 | 2860 | 12 | 02/09/2003 |
| Engine hangs at idle after backing up and shifting into drive. will not accelerate. can be overcome by shutting down and restarting. has occurred in about a dozen instances since jan 03. dealer can't fix. chrysler blows it off. | |||
| 11/13/2003 | 6000 | 1 | 07/02/2003 |
| Have an 03 ram hemi, 6020 miles on it, broke down last week. dealership thought it was a faultyfuel injector causing the missfire. it was a broken valve spring. now they only want to replace 1 spring and leave 15 possibly bad ones in it. have owned truck since july 2nd 2003. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 01/10/2004 | 6 | ||
| 2003 dodge ram hemi stalling issue. i just read an article saying you were looking into the stalling issues on dodge rams. i didn't see where the 2003 hemi 1500's were in the study but wanted you to know that they have stalling issues also. on multiple occations my dodge has stalled since i purchased it in dec. 2003. most of the time it loses power and stumbles to go anywhere when i go from reverse to drive. i have to shut it off and then restart it to fix the problem. i have called and even brought the truck in to get it checked but the dodge dealership said they didn't find a problem and didn't do anything. i know it is a know issue and hope something gets done about it asap. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 12000 | 3 | 04/22/2003 |
| Engine light keeps coming on and it's keeps dying, realy scaring when it dies at 65 miles oer hour - fear of steering wheel locking up or brakes not working, has been in shop 7 or 8 times for this problem and it's still not fixed. *jb | |||