NHTSA Complaint #10159502 — 2004 DODGE RAM 1500

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10159502
Vehicle	2004 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 2, 2006
Date Filed	June 10, 2006
Mileage	73,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

TRAVELING AT 40 MPH TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. IT THEN STALLED OUT ON A SLOW-BRAKING TURN. HAD TO LIMP HOME AND THEN TO GARAGE USING ONE FOOT ON BRAKE AND ONE ON GAS TO KEEP THE RPMS UP. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A STUCK AIR VALVE THAT MADE THE FUEL MIXTURE TOO RICH. SEVERAL CYLINDERS WERE MISSING. IT TURNED OUT THAT TWO VALVE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS PRETTY COMMON. A LOT OF VALVE SPRINGS ARE BEING SOLD IN THE AREA. THE TRUCK HAD 73K MILES ON IT AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 70K. DEFECTIVE VALVE SPRINGS COSTING A COUPLE OF BUCKS COST ME OVER $1000 IN REPAIRS. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BLOCK WASN'T DAMAGED. FOR A WHILE WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *JB

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