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2003 Dodge Ram 2500 suspension problems

135 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
135 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 118 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 21 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 17 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 118 complaints that include mileage. 41% 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 miles10
20k to 40k miles21
40k to 60k miles17
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 118 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

At approx. 55-60 MPH, the truck began to shake very violently. Applied brake, to attempt to get truck under control; we ended up in the ditch. Myself and my daughter were injured. Luckily, neither of us were injured bad, just bumps and bruises. I had a mechanic look at the truck; he stated there is a problem with all dodge trucks from 2002-2008. The steering gear box and front suspension are at fault. I contacted a local dodge dealer. They informed me, "dodge is not at fault and there are no need for any recalls".

Reported at 130,000 miles, August 2013 CrashInjury

At highway speeds the truck will intermittently jerk violently until speed is reduced. This is so common the internet is referred to it as the "death wobble". It can do it multiple times in one trip and then not again for serveral others. Thankfully I was driving and not my wife. The vibration is so violent not many could control it safely.

Reported at 146,000 miles, January 2017

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