NHTSA Complaint #11296738 — 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11296738
Vehicle	2005 DODGE RAM 2500
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 1, 2007
Date Filed	January 2, 2020
Mileage	60,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED, VARIOUS FUEL INJECTORS BURNED THE PISTONS WITHOUT WARNING AND DAMAGED THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KEN GARFF WEST VALLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (4175 W 3500 S, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120) AND DOUG SMITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (523 W MAIN ST, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003) WHERE THE INJECTORS AND ENGINE WERE REPLACED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLEW UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PAID $15,000 TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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