2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Engine Problems

Driving on freeway , lost power Cruise control automatically shut off yellow light shape of a motor came on ; on the upper left side of the dashboard, had to pull over on side of freeway. Able to restart after a little bit. Another time sitting at traffic light shuts off , same light again . Another time had to wait from 11 pm to 3 am before it started and had called a tow truck.. THE RECALL IT FALLS UNDER IS #20V475000 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR , called and filed claim defect # is11686607 . Please Reply

I recently figured out a problem with my truck that is an extreme danger. When you fill up the fuel tank at any gas station, it seems that the fuel enters the vapor canister and makes the engine stall for about a mile before it starts running properly. After several close encounters after filling the tank, I looked upon other threads of Dodge Ram owners and found this to be a common problem that was never addressed by Chrysler and never acted upon by NHTSA. Please look into this and advise a course of action to have Chrysler repair this problem.. It is a matter of time before either I or another with the same problem are seriously injured or killed due to this defect. Many Thanks In Advance!!

My family has owned 3 5.7 HEMI vehicles all ranging from the years of 2002-2006 and they have all had the engine randomly seize up on us while driving almost causing major accidents, two of these vehicles are still owned one in an auto shop. I do not believe that this is a coincidence, I believe this is a manufacturer fault that needs to answer to and possibly pay back everyone effected by this event. The auto shop I have the truck at is Lott's auto in Junction City, KS and they themselves know of this fault as well. This needs to be answered to, it is a safety issue and a waste of money to people who trust Dodge with these vehicles, the auto shop informed me this is with the 5.7 HEMI from all years between 2000-2011. Please investigate this and hold Dodge accountable.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS POWER STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALSO TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. BUCKEYE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (278 MANSFIELD AVE, SHELBY, OH 44875, (419) 347-5222) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND SINCE THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,732.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN IN IDLE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. CHECK ENGINE HAS NEVER TURNED ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN DECELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGEY'S CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (408 HARLEYSVILLE PIKE, SOUDERTON, PA 18964, (215) 721-3470) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,870.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING, VERY HAZARDOUS. NOTICE ESPECIALLY AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK UP. WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF, YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING ADN BRAKES. HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORMANDIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (900 CAPITAL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW DRIVE SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

AFTER FILLING TRUCK, AND NOT TOPPING OFF, THE TRUCK ENGINE WILL "DIE" WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AFTER EVERY FILL-UP NOW. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN IT WILL RESTART. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT I HANDLE IT WELL. OUR DODGE CARAVAN DID THE SAME SAME THING IN 2016 AND DODGE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FILTER CANISTERS. IT CURED THE PROBLEM. I JUST CALLED DODGE AND THEY LOGGED MY PROBLEM BUT THAT WAS IT! ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT THROW A CODE BY THE WAY! CAN ANYONE HELP? THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CITY STREET ETC. I HAVE A NEW ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME AFTERWORDS. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM ON TEST DRIVES.

ENGINE STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE WHILE GOING 75 MPH WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING DUE TO LOST OF POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART OF SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T RIGHT AWAY BUT AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES IT WILL RESTART. THIS IS ALSO TRUE OF PARKING LOTS AND CITY STREETS. WITH NO CODES OR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO REFER TO.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STARTED TO HEAR TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOUND TWO BROKEN EXAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT WERE MAKING THIS TAPPING NOISE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 90,OOO + MILES ON IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED EVER, AND KNOW THIS HAPPENS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS EXHAUST LEAKING PROBLEM. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN,I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE, ME AND MY WIFE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES KNOW DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHAT SHOULD WE DO. A MECHANIC IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER $500.00 FOR THIS FIX AND NO GUARANTEE THAT NEW BOLTS ARE NOT GOING TO BREAK AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR OVER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, WITHOUT BEING STARTED OR DRIVEN, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WAS DISPATCHED FROM FCA TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND NO DETERMINATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 30972693 BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

A MALFUNCTION IN THE UNDER HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE, FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN STARTED NOR DRIVEN IN OVER 24 HOURS UP TO THE TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,100. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *CN

ON 9/9/2016 MY WIFE ENTERED OUR GARAGE TO GET SOMETHING AND FOUND THE GARAGE FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES DUE TO MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 ENGINE RUNNING. OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS PARKED WITHOUT ANYONE IN IT. HOWEVER, NO ONE HAD THE KEYS IN THEIR HANDS AND THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT RANDOMLY STARTED ON IT'S OWN. I FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE ABOUT IT RANDOMLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS, AND IT RANDOMLY HAVING ALL LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS ONE, A RANDOM START WHEN PARKED IN A GARAGE COULD TURN FATAL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE, THE CHECK ENGINE, THE ABS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNING OFF LATELY, WHILE IN TRAFFIC, MAKING TURNS OR PARKING. MY CAR LOSES RPMS, THE LIGHTS DIM, AND THEN THE CAR CUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND PROCEED ON TO MY DESTINATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BE REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I DON'T FEEL SAFE BEING IN MY TRUCK.

CONSTANT IDLE PROBLEMS WITH STALLING IN PARK AND LOW SPEEDS

THE TRUCK STALLS AT STOPS AND TURNS AFTER FUEL FILL UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE OIL PAN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SECOND AIR BAG. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR THE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE STALLS WITHIN 2-4 SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED ITSELF IN 2010, IT OCCURRED ONCE AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL SIX MONTHS AGO, OCCURRING ONCE A MONTH OR SO. IT HAS NOW BECOME NEARLY A DAILY OCCURRENCE THIS MONTH. THERE ARE NO OTHER INDICATIONS SUCH AS WARNING LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR TROUBLE CODES. THE VEHICLE WILL USUALLY START RIGHT BACK UP BUT ON 01-07-2016 IT TOOK ALMOST AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART, THAT WAS AFTER BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION FOR 40 MINUTES AND A 20 MINUTE TOW.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 TO 65 MPH THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGINS TO FLASH, THE VEHICLES ENGINE BECOMES ERADIC, SOMETIMES IT DIES, OTHER TIMES IT REVS HARD AND WON'T CHANGE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, ALL CONTROL OF THE FUEL SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE LOST CAUSING A SERIOUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS TO THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY, SOME DAYS YOU CAN DRIVE 70 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS OTHER DAYS IT WILL GO CRAZY AS DESCRIBED WHEN THE LIGHT FLASHES. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIES ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR STOP IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE FIFTH BEING A DODGE SERVICE CENTER. THIS DODGE SERVICE CENTER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 4 WEEKS ABOUT TO ENTER THE FIFTH WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TO PROCEED ON A MAIN ROAD THE VEHICLE DIED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT AND CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRUCK BRIEFLY ACCELERATED AND THEN JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 6500 MILES ON IT AND NOW I HAVE 204000 . THIS IS THE 4TH OCCASION IT HAS STALLED WHILE AT LOW SPEED FOR NO REASON. THE LATEST OCCASION JUST OCCURRED ON08/11/15 WHILE I WAS GOING THREW A ROUND ABOUT. I ENTERED THE ROUND ABOUT TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT ,HALF WAY AROUND COMING OUT OF THE TURN AS IT WAS STRAIGHTENING THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN. IN ALL THE OCCURRENCES I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS 30 MPH OR LESS. 2 ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE....

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI 5.7 IT HAD A BAD ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS FIXED, I NOTICE THE TRUCK WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING OR STALL AND NO ENGINE LIGHT. I WOULD START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD KILL AT ANYTIME I WOULD SLOW DOWN TO TURN OR SLOW DOWN TO STOP. THIS WOULD HAPPEN 2 TO 10 TIMES A DAY. THEN NOT FOR A DAY OR TWO. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN KILL SOMEONE AND I HAD TO STOP MY SON FROM USING THIS TRUCK. BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID HE WOULD GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER. UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN.... UPDATED 09/30/15*BF *CN

WHILE DRIVNG 55 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST DIED OUT I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. ONCE I STOPPED THE TRUCK, I PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNINITION, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT SHOWING A SYMBOL OF A LIGHTENING BOLT, AFTER RESEARCHING I SEE SOME COMMENTS OF IT BEING A WIRE HARNESS OR TRANNY LOOSE WIRING, HAD TRUCK LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND WIRES WERE CHECKED, BUT THE TRUCK STILL DIES OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE 2013 ALWAYS WHILE DRING MORE THAN 3 HOURS. I NO LONGER TAKE THE TRUCK ON LONG TRIPS, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I WAS THANKFUL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON SHOULDER EVRYTIME.

AS STATED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER SLOWING DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IF YOU RIDE THE BRAKE AND GAS, YOU CAN KEEP FROM STALLING. THIS INCIDENT STARTED TO HAPPEN AFTER A SMELL OF GAS VAPOR SMELL AFTER FILLING TANK. RESEARCHED STALLING AND GAS SMELL, WAS LED TO OTHER SCALP NOTICE FOR HEMI GAS TANK DUE TO ETHANOL GAS CAUSING THE ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE GAS TANK TO EXPAND AND NOT CLOSE. WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK YOU GET LIQUID GAS IN THE PURGE VAPOR CANISTER AND LINE. THIS GIVING YOU THE GAS SMELL UPON FILLING. I HAVE STOPPED FILLING THE TANK PAST 3/4 AND HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE SINCE. KIND OF DISAPPOINTED THAT OTHER HEMI MODELS GAS TANKS WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT THE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR MILEAGE AS THE FIRST FAILURE'S WERE LOW IN FREQUENCY. THE TRUCK DIES AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. YOU CAN BE UP TO SPEED BUT NORMALLY HAPPENS SHORTLY AFTER FILL UP AND ENTERING TRAFFIC. NO TROUBLE LIGHTS ARE SHOWING ON THE DASH AND TRUCK NORMALLY STARTS BACK UP FAIRLY EASILY, ALTHOUGH SOUNDS FLOODED. NOW THE TRUCK DOES THIS AT ALMOST EVERY FILL UP. NO CODE DIAGNOSTICS ARE SHOWING. I HAVE REPLACED THE EGR AND SPARK PLUGS, NO CHANGE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER TO MY BRAKES OR STEERING AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER PLACED IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REMAINED WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION I WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AND IT TURNED GREEN TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THE AND THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SINCE THERE WAS A SLIGHT DECLINE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. AGAIN ALL ELECTRICAL WAS FINE, BUT THE ENGINE QUIT. FOR ALL SCENARIOS I DID NOT EVEN KNOW THE ENGINE STOPPED BESIDES THE BRAKES AND STEERING HAD NO POWER. THE ENGINE JUST SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING,

MY TRUCK OVER HEATED BECAUSE OF THAT MY MOTOR BROKE INTO MANY PIECES I HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT IT MOST HAD BE A DEFAULT WITH MY MOTOR...COULD YOU PLEASE GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH ME. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 234,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

DRIVING ON THE ROAD WENT TO STOP LIGHT TRUCK DIED WHEN CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. STARTED UP AND THEN WENT TO STOP SIGN DOWN ROAD AND IT STARTED TO IDLE DOWN TO 250RPMS THE ENGINE CAUGHT AND IDLE BACK TO ABOUT 500RPMS. WENT TO GYM NEXT DAY WHILE BACKING IN TO PARKING SPOT GOING IDLE SPEED THE TRUCK IDLED LOW AND DIED. NOW IT IDLES ABOUT 250RPMS AND SOME TIMES TRUCK SHAKES HAD LICENSE MECHANIC CHANGE PLUGS AND WIRES FOR THE HEMMI MOTOR AND STILL DOES IT TODAY (04-27-20015). THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT IN PARK IT STAYS AT IDLE SOME TIMES ABOUT 500RPMS BUT DOES TEND TO GO TO 250RPMS. *TR

I WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE FREEWAY AND ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,COMPLETELY TURNED OFF,HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND PUT IT IN PARK,RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN ON.THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES NOW.EVEN WHEN TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP,TRUCK HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE OFTEN.CHECKED RECALLS BUT NOTHING,I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE.IT HAS EVEN OCCURRED WHILE TURNING,COMING TO A STOP AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, I HEARD A LOUD "SMACK!" BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. LUCKILY, I'M PRETTY STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WOULD START BUT NOT TURN OVER WITH 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS. IT STARTED ON THE FIFTH OR SIXTH TRY BUT WOULD NOT IDLE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO START AND ON MY WAY TO THE MECHANIC, I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS BROKEN IN THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE AND LOOKING INTO IT, IT'S BEEN DETERMINED THAT A VALVE SPRING BROKE AND SENT THE VALVE THROUGH THE PISTON AND INTO THE CYLINDER, EFFECTIVELY CEASING THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

SINCE MARCH OF 2013 I'VE MADE SEVERAL PANIC STOPS TO AVOID RUNNING A RED LIGHT. I DE ACCELERATED FROM 30 TO 0 AND THE TRUCK STALLED WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT IS EVERY NOW AND THEN THE TRUCK WON'T START. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT DOESN'T START. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN IT STARTS ON THE RE TRY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN A BACK COUNTRY ROAD ON THE SWAY TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRUCK. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FROM 55MPH AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I GOT OUT TO FIND THE TRANSFER CASE BLOWN APART AND THE REAR END WAS LOCKED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS MATTER IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR HAD NOT BEGUN TO SLOW DOWN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND MANY RECALLS ON MY TRUCK. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS GOING TO RUN ME AROUND 3 GRAND, IF THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T MESSED UP. *TR

DURING IDLES OR STOPPING FOR INTERSECTIONS OR TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR STOP. I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED SEVERAL TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED ON HILLS. THE MECHANICS I WHEN TO CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STARTED ONCE AFTER RE FUELING AND NOW EVERY TIME I GET GAS IT DOES IT SEVERAL TIMES THEN RUNS ALRIGHT BUT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. THERE IN NO WARNING WHEN I DIES AND ONE OF THESE TIMES I AM AFRAID I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IT. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE WITH NO DECISIVE SOLUTION. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY DID COMPRESSION TEST ON IT THEY SAID NO COMPRESSION ON THE #7 CYLINDER, HE TOLD ME IT IS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND OUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, CHRYSLER FIXED IT IN THE 05 MODELS BUT DID NOTHING FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 VEHICLES. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS UNDER DECELERATION, CUTTING POWER TO POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING BUSY INTERSECTION TO A RED LIGHT. VERY NEARLY ENDED IN CRASH EXCEPT I GOT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS, NO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER.

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A GAS FILL-UP. DEALER HAD FILLED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT STALLED REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN WAS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED IT UP IT STALLED REPEATEDLY AGAIN. I RETURNED IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTERS AND PURGE VALVE SOLENOID. AFTER THE NEXT FILL UP IT DID NOT STALL. HOWEVER, AFTER THE SECOND FILL-UP IT STARTED MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN STALLED ON AN EXIT/ENTRY RAMP OF SHORT CURVATURE AND HAD TO BE HURRIEDLY RESTARTED WHILE TURNING AT HIGH SPEED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOCIAL MEDIA IS RAMPANT WITH THIS ISSUE WITH DODGES. NOT FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AS SOME WOULD SUGGEST. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED!!! *TR

THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPING, TURNING, OR JUST SITTING AT LIGHT. HAVE REPLACED EGR, THROTTLE BODY, PCV, AND HAD PCM UPDATED; BUT TRUCK IS STILL STALLING. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY TROUBLE CODES AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS PUT IN CALLS TO CHRYSLER STAR, BUT NO RESPONSES YET. FROM LOOKING ON LINE, I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRUCK STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN IN TRAFFIC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A FIX OR A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. YES, THIS IS A SLOW SPEED ISSUE; BUT IT IS STILL DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. I IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION, AND IT LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN WHILE BRAKING TO A FULL STOP. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TWO MILES CLOSER TO MY HOME, CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP SLIGHTLY, AND THEN IDLED LOW TO THE POINT WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO STALL AGAIN. I GOT IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT, THE TRUCK DID NOT STALL AFTER REPEATED TESTING FOR THE NEXT WEEK. I PICKED IT UP, GOT A QUARTER MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT TO THE MECHANIC AND, AGAIN, THE TRUCK DID NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING, BUT THE MECHANIC DID SEE IT REV UP WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE...

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AS I SLOW DOWN. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW HAPPENS EACH TIME I BREAK. I HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN P OR N. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL LET ME RESTART. *TR

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS A DODGE,I WENT TO FUEL UP THE TRUCK AND IT WENT ALL OVER THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN THE TANK...TOOK IT TO THE DEALER...CHECK VALVE BAD...NEED NEW TANK....NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN.. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT 2.5 MONTHS AGO USED WITH 59XXX MILES ON IT. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN I HIT ABOUT 20 MPH MY TRUCK COMPLETELY STALLED. ALL POWER WAS ON AFTER STALL, BUT I HAD NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, AND NO ENGINE. LUCKILY IM A STRONG GUY AND HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE AND VERY FORCEFULLY APPLY THE NON POWERED BRAKES. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I KIND OF SHRUGGED IT OFF. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE THEN, SAME SYMPTOMS: SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN OR A STOP.... ENGINE DIES, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, DEAD TRUCK, STARTS RIGHT UP. HOWEVER LAST NIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY IT STALLED ON ME A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT...

I WAS DRIVING AND MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 SPUTTERED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO PULL IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT LOST POWER. I WAS HEADED UPHILL, SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND LET IT ROLL BACK BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS 5 PM AND I WAS WESTBOUND, SO PEOPLE HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING MY HAZARD LIGHTS WHILE LOOKING INTO THE SUN. IT WAS SCARY! WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND GARAGE KEPT, THIS TRUCK BROKE AN ENGINE VALVE SPRING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE FAILS IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THERE IS NO LONGER COMPRESSION IN THAT CYLINDER. I WAS LUCKY, THE SPRING HELD IN PLACE AND DID NOT ALLOW THE VALVE TO DROP INTO THE CYLINDER, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND IRREPARABLE....

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE AT LOW SPEED (PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN), THE ENGINE IDLE DROPS AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT AND KEEP THE ENGINE IDLE UP BY PRESSING ON THE GAS TO KEEP FROM STALLING. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AND DO NOT TRUST THE TRUCK. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS AND RESEARCH ON THE TRUCK, THIS HAPPENS A LOT AND IS DANGEROUS. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO DIAGNOSE THE TRUCK (FOR $125.00) AND GO FROM THERE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT SEEMS THEY WANT TO EXCHANGE PARTS AND CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING A FEW TIMES. SOME TIMES WHILE TURNING CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. FINALLY ENGINE QUIT, LUCKILY WHILE STILL AND A VALVE SPRIG BROKE AND VALVE DROPPED. DODGE HAS LONG KNOW ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I AMOUNT OF WARRANTY AND OUT OF LUCK. BUT LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.