NHTSA Complaint #10173253 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10173253
Vehicle	2003 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 20, 2006
Date Filed	November 2, 2006
Mileage	30,764 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

2003 SLT 1500 ENGINE PISTON AND SPARK PLUGS MELT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER ON 7/16/06. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 68 DAYS. VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO CONSUMER UNTIL 9/16/2006. AFTER REPAIRS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND ENGINE RAN ROUGH, 30764 MILES. AFTER 6 WEEKS THE TRUCK STILL WASN'T FIXED. *NM

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