2003 Dodge RAM Quad Cab Engine cooling Problems

“Sept. 2004 bought 2003 Dodge quad cab w/hemi. Had approximately 34,000 miles on it. Truck was in great shape,ran good,drove good. Then in oct,2005,had a valve spring break on left side of motor,causing motor to lock-up. At this time the truck had 84,400 miles on it. We live 30 miles from our jobs,so we put a lot of miles on our vehicles. …”

“I own a 2003 Dodge ram 1500 quad cab 4x4. Recently while driving at slow speeds, the engine died. I restarted and heard a load clanking sound from the right side of the engine. The noise sounded like a connecting rod knock. I contacted roadside assistance and they arranged to have the vehicle towed to the dealership. When we arrived at the dealer, the mechanic could not get it started. When he finally got it started, the engine locked up. …”

“I own a 2003 Dodge ram 1500 4x4 quad cab slt VIN 1d7-hu18n53s-188168 assembly point, warren, michigan. The truck stalled while in traffic making a 10-15 MPH right turn. The second occurence was july15, 2004. Very close call here. I was in the smokey mountains camping. The six hour drive home towing my popup was nerve racking to say the least. Especially, since my 13, 6 and 3 year old were in the truck. I mentioned that the truck runs extremely rough intermittently to the dealer morgan Dodge durham north carolina on at least two occasions. …”

“When going from reverse to drive, at times engine idles rough and RPM's drop to about 350-400 RPM. Approximately 75% of the time it happens the engine quits. The other 25% of the time it happens the RPM's increase after a short period of time (20seconds to 1 minute) and if still in gear the truck will lurch forward when rpms increase. Pressing the accelerator to increase RPM's does not affect RPM's when engine is stumbling and truck will not move. Dealer has been notified, known problem with engine programming. Problem has existed since truck was new.”

“2003 Dodge hemi 4x4 quadcab longbox slt 1st. When the pickup runs from day one it has a semi-loud engine noise that comes from the drivers side of the engine that Dodge service technicians have tried to repair several times but can't. 2nd. The pickup has 3 times since new, shuttered when backing up, then shuttered going forward when finally clearing its self running fine. 3rd. When we pull grades with the pickup then need to go down hill or on a flat, the pickup will surge noticeable on the tach and by listening to the engine run. No runaways so far. …”