2003 Dodge Ram 3500 TSBs
72 Ram 3500 Technical Service Bulletins
Technical Service Bulletins, or TSBs for short, are notifications made directly by Dodge to help automotive technicians diagnose and repair commonly reported Ram 3500 problems. Interested in how this information is collected? Read more about TSBs.
Recent 2003 Ram 3500 TSBs
STEERING
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Description: STEERING COLUMN SNAPPING OR TICKING SOUND. *TT
STEERING:COLUMN
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Description: STEERING COLUMN SERVICE. INFORMATION. SERVICE INFORMATION TUNEUPS. *TT
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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Description: DODGE: BULLETIN PROVIDING ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR TIE ROD BALL STUD HOUSING FOR THE RIGHT AND LEFT. MODEL YRS FOR CAB CHASSIS (REG AND MEGA PICKUPS AND 4X4) 2003-2011. *PE
SUSPENSION
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Description: STABILIZER BAR LINK NUT TORQUE SPECS CHANGED. *EH
SUSPENSION:REAR
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Description: REAR SUSPENSION VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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Description: BRAKE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. *TT
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
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Description: MINIMUN REAR ROTOR THICKNESS. *EH
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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Description: NEW WATER PUMP FOR 3.7L ENGINE - NO LONGER COMMON WITH 4.7L. ADVANCED SERVICE INFORMATION #05-002. *TT
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Description: NEW WATER PUMP FOR 3.7L ENGINE - NO LONGER COMMON WITH 4.7L. ADVANCED SERVICE INFORMATION #05-002. *TT
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Description: LONG CRANK TIMES IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. *TT
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Description: LONG CRANK TIMES IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. *TT
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Description: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION, ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0116, P2172, P2173. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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Description: DODGE: CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS RECALL REPROGRAM ECM-OBD READINESS. RECALL AFFECTS RAM TRUCKS AND CAB CHASSIS. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE
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Description: 5.7L ENGINE LONG BLOCK REPAIR / REPLACE PROCEDURES. WARRANTY PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION *TT
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Description: GENERIC CUMMINS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACED 18-030-03. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACED 18-030-03A DATED 10/17/03. TO ALSO INCLUDE 2005 RAM TRUCK. *TT
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Description: GROWLING SOUND ON ACCELERATION. *TT
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Description: LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AT START UP IN TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. *TT
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Description: GENERIC CUMMINS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *TT
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Description: SCORED 3.7L ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. *TT
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Description: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP AND/OR ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) LIGHT ILLUMINATION, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS), AND/OR POOR IDLE QUALITY. *TT
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Description: 5.7L ENGINE VALVE SPRING BREAKAGE. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
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Description: REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR SUPPORT BRACKET FOR ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT SQUEAL. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO-CHARGER
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Description: 5.9L TURBO - DIESEL ENGINE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS. *KB
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
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Description: DODGE: ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL ACTUATOR (FCA) AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE/NEW DIAGNOSTICS AVAILABLE FOR DTC P0251. ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE OR MIL ILLUMINATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAY IDENTIFY DTC P0251-CP3 PUMP REGULATOR CONTROL-DIESEL. IF P0
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Description: 5.9L TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS. *TT
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Description: CUMMINS DIESEL DIAGNOSTICS. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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Description: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION TO TIGHTEN THE DIESEL ENGINE COOLING FAN WHICH MAY BECOME LOOSE AND SEPARATE FROM THE PULLEY. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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Description: DODGE: CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS RECALL REPROGRAM ECM-OBD READINESS. RECALL AFFECTS RAM TRUCKS AND CAB CHASSIS. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE
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Description: POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM FREEZES IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
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Description: POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM FREEZES IN EXTREME COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES -- INVOLVES INSTALLING REVISED PCV SYSTEM COMPONENTS. *NJ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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Description: INFORMATION ON TAMPERING WITH VP44 FUEL PUMP ON CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES. *TT
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
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Description: ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL (EFC) ACTUATOR AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE. *TT
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
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Description: DODGE: ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL ACTUATOR (FCA) AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE/NEW DIAGNOSTICS AVAILABLE FOR DTC P0251. ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE OR MIL ILLUMINATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAY IDENTIFY DTC P0251-CP3 PUMP REGULATOR CONTROL-DIESEL. IF P0
POWER TRAIN
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Description: 45RFE/545RFE TRANS - DELAYED ENGAGEMENT DUE TO COOLER RETURN FILTER REPLACEMENT. *SC
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Description: THE 47RE SERVICE INFORMATION HAS BEEN ACCIDENTALLY OMITTED FROM THE 2003 SERVICE MANUAL, BUT IS INCLUDED IN THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE MDS2. SERVICE INFORMATION TUNEUPS. *TT
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Description: INFORMATION ON THE USE OF SYNTHETIC REAR AXLE LUBRICANT. *TT
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
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Description: RATTLE SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN IDLING. *TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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Description: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB
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Description: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR A NO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR CONDITION. *TT
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Description: THE TRANSMISSION MAY OVERHEAT DUE TO A RESTRICTION IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER DRAIN BACK VALVE AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TT
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Description: THE TRANSMISSION MAY OVERHEAT DUE TO A RESTRICTION IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER DRAIN BACK VALVE. *TT
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Description: HARSH SHIFTS DUE TO A STICKING PRESSURE SENSOR TRANSDUCER. *TT
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Description: SUBJECT REGARDING REVISION IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND LABOR OPERATION TIMES FOR RE TRANSMISSIONS. *TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
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Description: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *SC
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Description: THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON CERTAIN TRUCKS MAY ALLOW WATER TO ENTER INTO THE CONNECTORS. WATER AND THE RESULTING CORROSION IN A PCM CONNECTOR CAN CAUSE THE SPEED CONTROL AND/OR TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FUNCT
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Description: SERVICE ACTION 03-002 - INOPERATIVE SOFTWARE, SERVICE BULLETIN #18-005-03 REV A, FLASH: TRANSMISSION SHIFT/SPEED CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS/POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. *TT
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Description: POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION. SERVICE INFORMATION TUNEUPS. *TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
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Description: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NO. C44. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES CAN TRANSMIT HIGH PRESSURE PULSES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT HEAVY LOADS. *TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
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Description: THE TRANSMISSION MAY OVERHEAT DUE TO A RESTRICTION IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER DRAIN BACK VALVE. *TT
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
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Description: AXLE WHINE. *TT
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Description: LAUNCH SHUDDER. *TT
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
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Description: MINIMUN REAR ROTOR THICKNESS. *EH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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Description: INACTIVE THROTTLE BODY IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. 2005 DODGE RAM *SC
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Description: ADDED DIAGNOSTICS FOR P0421 AND P0431. *EH
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Description: POOR AIR CONDITIONER PERFORMANCE, SLOW FUEL GAUGE RESPONSE, AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0341 AND P1757. *TT
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Description: WATER MAY ENTER THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CONNECTOR CAUSING CORROSION OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ON THE PCM. SETS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. *TT
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Description: LAMP OUT INDICATOR WITH AFTERMARKET PICK UP BOX INSTALLATION. *TT
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Description: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION, ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0300 - P0309. *TT
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Description: ELECTRO MECHANICAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - ERRONEOUS INDICATOR LAMPS. *TT
STRUCTURE:BODY
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Description: MUD OR DIRT MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE ROCKER PANEL CAUSING CUSTOMERS TO COMPLAIN THAT THEIR CLOTHING GETS DIRTY WHEN THEY ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TT
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Description: BUG DEFLECTOR LOOSE/RATTLING. *TT
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Description: BUG DEFLECTOR WIND WHISTLE. *TT
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Description: WHISTLING SOUND MAY BE PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE HEATER A/C BLOWER IS ON. *TT
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Description: BUZZING OR VIBRATING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
TIRES
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Description: FRONT END SHIMMY ON 4X4 VEHICLES WHEN TRAVELING OVER ROUGH SURFACES IN THE ROAD. *KB
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER
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Description: DEFROST DOOR INOPERATIVE. *TT
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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Description: SOME 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DUAL REAR WHEELS, BUILT PRIOR TO JULY 15, 2003, MAY HAVE AN INCORRECT NUMBER AS THE SIXTH CHARACTER OF THE VIN. *TT
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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Description: TRAILER TOWING MIRROR - NEW MIRROR GLASS LOCKING TAB - NEW REMOVAL PROCEDURE. *KB
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Description: MISSING DIESEL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL. SERVICE INFORMATION TUNEUPS. *TT
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Description: REVISION OF FLASH PROCESS FOR NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FROM CUMMINS. *SLC THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES BULLETIN 18-019-02 DATED JUNE 17, 2002. *TT
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Description: FLASH PROGRAMMING FAILURE RECOVERY. *SLC
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Description: CHROME WHEEL CARE. *SLC