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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	687160
Internal NHTSA #	10237489
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	11/02/03
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 1500. The contact noticed that the thermostat indicator on the instrument control panel indicated that the vehicle was overheating. On some occasions, he can see antifreeze and water leaking from the vehicle. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the water pump. The contact experienced an identical failure several months later and the dealer replaced the reservoir. Currently, the vehicle continues to overheat. The dealer has made numerous repairs, but none of them have successfully remedied the failure. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 2,000 and current mileage was 69,145.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	LAURENS, SC
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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