NHTSA Complaint #10537312 — 2004 DODGE RAM 1500

IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 8. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH THEY REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER GETTING MY TRUCK BACK THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CODE WAS MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 6. I TOOK IT TO A VERY TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS A ROCKER ARM THAT HAD COME OFF DUE TO JUNK IN THE ENGINE. ONCE IT WAS FIXED AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 8. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE ROCKER ARM ON THAT CYLINDER AND REPLACED IT. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT MONTH. THE MECHANIC, WHO IS VERY REPUTABLE, BELIEVES THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR NO MATTER HOW OFTEN IT IS REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED HE HAS SEEN THIS IN MANY MANY DODGE TRUCKS AND MOST NOTABLY IN THE 474 ENGINE. IT IS AN ENGINE AND SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LOSS OF THROTTLE WHICH OCCURS VERY OFTEN WHEN THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING AND IS DEFINITE RISK OF CAUSING AN AUTO ACCIDENT. THIS CODE IS COMING UP EVERY OTHER DAY NOW AND I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR