NHTSA Complaint #10187578 — 2004 DODGE RAM 1500

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE STALLING USUALLY OCCURRED S IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS, LIKE IN TOWN DRIVING. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE THAT DATE THE ENGINE HAS QUIT A NUMBER OF TIMES, MORE THAN 10 TIMES. IT WILL RESTART AFTER KEY WAS SWITCHED TO OFF. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALER ON 2-28-07, AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THERE WERE ENOUGH THROTTLE BODIES FAILING FOR THESE TRUCKS THAT THE SUPPLIER WAS OUT OF UNITS UNTIL ALMOST A MONTH LATER. ALSO, I WAS A TOLD THAT THIS PART WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK RAN ERRATICALLY AT LOW THROTTLE SETTINGS.*AK