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2003 Dodge Ram Common Issues

Old Jan 23, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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Meanwhile my 2003 shtpile manages to keep on running perfectly @ 77k miles. Absolutely nothing on the truck has failed - electrical or mechanical. I did replace the battery last year and it's due for fluid flushes this spring.

It's had a Superchips programmer for the past 5 years. Pull one wire and it's got nice firm shifts even if I can't adjust shift points with the programmer. The interior is perfect, leather looks great, and I've never had my 4x4 shifter fall onto the road because it's a ****! It is true the dash has a crack where the center channel is but if that's the worst the truck can throw at me now that it's 9 years old, I'll take it!

BTW, I wouldn't sell my truck for a dime less than $12k, and I sure as hell wouldn't swap it for a Ford or Chevy!
 
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by John M
Meanwhile my 2003 shtpile manages to keep on running perfectly @ 77k miles. Absolutely nothing on the truck has failed - electrical or mechanical. I did replace the battery last year and it's due for fluid flushes this spring.

It's had a Superchips programmer for the past 5 years. Pull one wire and it's got nice firm shifts even if I can't adjust shift points with the programmer. The interior is perfect, leather looks great, and I've never had my 4x4 shifter fall onto the road because it's a ****! It is true the dash has a crack where the center channel is but if that's the worst the truck can throw at me now that it's 9 years old, I'll take it!

BTW, I wouldn't sell my truck for a dime less than $12k, and I sure as hell wouldn't swap it for a Ford or Chevy!
Glad to hear that your truck is running really well. Trucks like yours really raise my confidence in buying one of this vintage. Like mentioned before though, I really need to bring the price of some of these trucks down to do the maintenance its due for or save up and go for one with lower miles.
 
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