2003 Dodge Ram 2500 drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 24 complaints for the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated his vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 05v462000 (power train) but the vehicle rolled away after he exited it. The contact immediately jumped out of the way. The vehicle hit a light post. The light post fell into in a highway. The contact sustained a broken wrist and hand after falling from trying to stop the vehicle. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired.
Truck started to act like it wasn't getting any gas,took it to a repair shop and they pulled up a o2 code fixed that was still acting up.they call a dealership and they said it might be a valve spring the make your truck run like no fuel and that they have been seeing alot of this with the 5.7l motor in the trucks.yet dodge won't do nothing about this or any other problems with their autos.so now me and several other people have to pay to have new valve trains put in our trucks 1 out of a 1000 I can see but when…
Other problems reported for the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500
- Steering 169 complaints
- Body & structure 146 complaints
- Air bags 138 complaints
- Suspension 135 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 46 complaints
- Transmission 33 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints