"How reliable is the 2003 Dodge Durango?"

"Based on 484 NHTSA complaints, the 2003 Dodge Durango has a median complaint mileage of 63472 miles. The most common issue is Upper Ball Joint."

"What are common problems with the 2003 Dodge Durango?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2003 Dodge Durango is Upper Ball Joint, accounting for a significant portion of the 484 total complaints filed."

2003 Dodge Durango: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 484 complaints

484

Total Complaints

63,472mi

Median Mileage

Upper Ball Joint

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

23,800 25th Percentile

63,472 Median Mileage

102,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Upper Ball Joint

Electrical System

Exterior Lighting

Suspension

Front

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine

Steering

Lower Ball Joint

Engine

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP OR WET OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AB BRAKING PUMP HAS MALFUNCTION. PART ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER."

"THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN GOING OVER HIGHWAY SEAMS AND BRIDGES. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MAINTAIN A CONSTANT (SET) SPEED AND WILL VARY FROM 5 MPH AND SWAP TO REGAIN SET SPEED WHE..."

"THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM RECALL NUMBER B32 RELATED TO THE SENSOR MODULE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES (SERVICE MANAGER MATT BARTOLO FILE NUMBER 11214898). *NLM"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Upper Ball Joint 47 complaints

25th: 17,100 mi Median: 32,000 mi 75th: 59,066 mi

Electrical System 47 complaints

25th: 80,000 mi Median: 102,000 mi 75th: 137,707 mi

Exterior Lighting 23 complaints

25th: 94,000 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 127,546 mi

Suspension 20 complaints

25th: 92,375 mi Median: 135,000 mi 75th: 166,324 mi

Front 18 complaints

25th: 6,000 mi Median: 15,000 mi 75th: 62,899 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 38 NY: 35 FL: 33 TX: 26 GA: 25 PA: 23 OH: 20 NC: 19 MD: 19 IN: 15

Who Files Complaints?

32.4%

Original Owners

67.6%

Second+ Owners

Dodge Durango — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1998	1550	68,730	Upper Ball Joint	73
1999	3165	68,932	Upper Ball Joint	153
2000	1471	58,000	Upper Ball Joint	138
2001	962	55,000	Upper Ball Joint	82
2002	556	58,000	Upper Ball Joint	44
2004	1419	93,000	Engine	65
2005	1999	75,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	59
2006	1037	65,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	25
2007	241	76,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	16
2008	127	63,500	Air Bags	3
2011	1179	66,190	Electrical System	29
2012	916	71,000	Electrical System	24
2013	897	77,000	Electrical System	26
2014	1021	62,920	Exterior Lighting	30
2015	660	51,000	Exterior Lighting	38
2016	221	40,000	Exterior Lighting	30
2017	296	32,000	Exterior Lighting	15
2018	317	22,326	Electrical System	16
2019	192	21,000	Exterior Lighting	4
2020	64	29,980	Exterior Lighting	0
2021	232	25,500	Exterior Lighting	17
2022	76	-	Exterior Lighting	6
2023	39	-	Exterior Lighting	4

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28