2003 Dodge Ram 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 238 complaints for the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 238 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 174 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 37 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 174 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
On august 1 2020, my 2 adult children and another passenger was in a crash and my truck flipped several times from front to back and all passengers were badly injured and not one of the air bags were deployed. The truck was hit from the passenger side causing the truck to air lift and flip.
I have a 2003 dodge ram 1500 truck with 54000 mile 2 month ago I found a small cracked on the top of the dashboard with in 2 month it is all over the dashboard with sharp edges in about 3 places I called the dealer which refused to do anything aboutthat problem . Later on I found out there is a lot of complaints with similar problem so please do something about it.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500
- Air bags 458 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 111 complaints
- Brakes 84 complaints
- Engine 73 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Suspension 59 complaints
- Steering 44 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 34 complaints