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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

34 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
34 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

On november 19, 2009, I was driving my 2003 dodge ram 1500 on the expressway with my windows down. The wind from the windows being down caused part of the cracked dashboard to fly up and hit my face. It caused me to lose control for a second but was able to overcome. Cracked dashboards are a known issue with dodge ram trucks and is a safety hazard. Someone is going to get killed from this. I guess dodge will fix their defect once this happens. Hopefully I won't be the test case!

Reported at 95,001 miles, November 2010 Injury

2003 dodge ram 1500 blend/mode door 1 replaced in 2007 for $300 out of pocket expense unable to use defroster to clear car windows. Broke again 2010. No dealer assistance or manufacturer assistance. This is unsafe due to unable to clear fog or frost from windows while driving.

Reported at 46,000 miles, August 2010

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