2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal and stalled. In addition, the vehicle vibrated before losing power. The vehicle stalled at an intersection. The contact was stopped for hours, and the vehicle failed to restart. After six hours, the tow truck arrived, and the contact restarted the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated, and the yellow warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact's brother, a mechanic, inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the crankshaft position sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The...

HAD JUST FILLED GAS TANK FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIER. DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN RD. SLOWED FOR CURVE AND ENGINE QUIT, ALMOST RAN INTO LOGGING TRUCK HEADON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLUP. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. SLOWED TO LET ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND ENGINE QUITE AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. WHEN I FILL GAS TANK IT USUALLY DIE AT FIRST STOP. DOES THIS UNTIL I HAVE USED UP SOME OF THE GAS. HAVE ASKED DEALER WHO SOLD THE TRUCK TO ME TO LOOK INTO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET KILLED. NO RESPONSE. I NO LONGER DRIVE THAT ROAD JUST AFTER FILL UP. HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL 1500 RAM OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL BE LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GET KILLED TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WHILE TURNING AT APPROX 5 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STALLED OUT THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THERE IS NO CODE AND SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS DON T HAVE A CLUE WHAT TO FIX AND JUST WANT TO START REPLACING PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,770.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RECURRING FAILURE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,581.

ENGINE STALLED AT IDLE, THEN AGAIN WHEN BRAKING COMING TO A RED LIGHT. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE SECOND INCIDENT AS TRUCK TOOK A COUPLE TIMES OF TRYING TO RESTART WHILE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND NO CODES ARE THROWN. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS ON THEIR HEMI MODEL TRUCKS. HAVE READ ON MULTIPLE WEB-SIGHTS THAT THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM! IF DODGE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING SOON TO FIX THIS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS I WILL BE SELLING MY TRUCK FOR A FORD AGAIN AND NEVER BUY FROM DODGE OR TELL OTHERS TO BUY FROM THEM!!! *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, 5.7 LITER HEMI STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF FILLING GAS TANK AND WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. SINCE THEN VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES OF EACH FILL-UP, (ONCE WHILE STILL AT THE PUMP) A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. CAR HAS RESTARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AFTER REMOVING AND REPLACING GAS CAP. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS. CAN'T TELL THE ENGINE QUIT AS THE RPMS BOTTOM OUT AND ENGINE DIES. VERY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING. NO CONTROL AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY. FIRST TIME WAS IN TRAFFIC IN A TOWN AT A STOP LIGHT. COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE FOR AWHILE AND COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK OUT OF TRAFFIC. SECOND TIME SLOWED TO TURN AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE AND BACKED UP WHEN I CAME TO A STOP TO SHIFT TO D THE ENGINE STALLED AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT. MY TRUCK WAS AT AN ANGLE CROSSING 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS ON FINDING A REPAIR SOLUTION. *TR

MY TRUCK STALLS AS I COME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS PROBABLY ABOUT 4 TIMES A MONTH SINCE THE DATE ABOVE. THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS ONLINE THAT A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME SAY IT HAS TO DO WITH ERG VALVE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEY SAID THEY REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON MY RAM 04 HEMI EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. BROKE 2 VALVE SPRINGS COSTING OVER $900 TO REPAIR. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN STALLING AND LEAKS FROM POWER STEERING LINES. *TR

ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP WITH A 5.7 LITER ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL UPON BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE RPM AND DIE (STALL) LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. IT WOULD RESTART EASILY BUT OCCUR AGAIN FREQUENTLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAILING THROTTLE BODY AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS OBTAINED FROM DODGE (DIFFERENT PART NUMBER FROM ORIGINAL) AND INSTALLED. TOTAL COST FOR THE WORK WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXTENSIVE IN THIS MODEL AND IS DANGEROUS.

2004 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI STALLS AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, OFTEN AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. WILL USUALLY START IMMEDIATELY BACK UP, SOMETIMES REQUIRES SLIGHT ACCELERATOR PRESSURE WHEN CRANKING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SELF-SUSTAINING ENGINE SPEED. DURING DECELERATIONS, ENGINE RPM IS ERRATIC AND WILL OFTEN ENCOUNTER A DROP IN RPMS TO APPROXIMATELY 400 RPM BEFORE ENGINE DIES. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, BUT HAS OCCURED UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS, HAPPENING ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A DAY TO A DOZEN TIMES. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS, WITHOUT RESULT. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN UPDATED, THE SENSORS, EGR VALVE, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CLEANED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED. STILL NOT FIXED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED . THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE, DANGEROUS, AND FRUSTRATING CONDITION. HAVING 3 KIDS IN THE CAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

RECENTLY MY RAM 1500 HAS BEGUN TO STALL FOR NO REASON. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NO SPUTTERING. JUST STALLS WHEN I SLOW DOWN FOR A LIGHT OR MAKING A TURN. IT WILL USUALLY STARTS RIGHT UP AND ACT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. OTHER TIMES IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE TO START. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN REAR ENDED, YET.

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT HEMI RACK BLOWING SEALS THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE 3 IN 15000 MILES I HOPE MY WIFE IS NOT DRIVING WITH MY SON IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS............ THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOW WHY IS IT NOT FIXED ITS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM 1500, V8, STALLS WHEN PRESSING BRAKE AND RELEASING, COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. ALSO STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN MOVING AT A LOW SPEED, HAS STALLED TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. USUALLY STARTS BACK UP, THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE TIMES THAT IT DOES NOT START UP. LAST TIME I CHECKED, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, OR, GOING AT A LOW SPEED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED! AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE FIX TO THIS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND THE BRAKE SWITCH, NEITHER HAVE WORKED. DODGE NEEDS TO OWN UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING - I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES AND STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC IN I95 IN FT LAUDERDALE WHERE EVERYBODY IS GOING 70-75 MPH. IF THAT TRUCK HAD HIT ME, I AND SEVERAL OTHERS AROUND ME WOULD HAVE DIED. WE WERE JUST PLAIN LUCKY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES AND I KEPT FIXING THINGS WHICH WERE NOT BROKEN BEFORE I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS TRUCK IS FAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. 2 DEALERS WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY CALLS WHEN I START TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. THEY EITHER KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED OR REALIZE THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ACROSS FLORIDA TO BRING IT BACK TO WHERE...

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WITH HEMI 5.7 ENGINE - 61K MILES. UNTIL NOW I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE TRUCK. IT IS A PLEASURE TRUCK AND HAS NEVER HAULED ANYTHING. I HAVE DONE EVEYTHING TO MAINTAIN THE TRUCK PERFECTLY. I HAD THE GSR VALVE REPLACED AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EVER SINCE THEN THE TRUCK JUST QUITS AND STALLS AND HAS LEFT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW. WHEN IT STALLS IT WILL NOT START OR EVEN TURN OVER AND HAS TO BE TOWED - TWICE NOW IN A WEEK. AFTER SOME TIME THE TRUCK STARTS AND THE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ON ANY INTERSTATE. WHAT CAN I DO?? *TR

MY 2004 DODGE RAM STALLS. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE LAST TWO ALMOST KILLING MY GIRLFRIEND AND ME. AFTER THE FIRST THREE, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR. ON THE WAY HOME, IT DID IT AGAIN. THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES IT STALLED WHILE TURNING LEFT AND SLOWING DOWN. THIS PUTS YOU IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LAST TIME I WAS ON ALERT AND STILL NEARLY DIED. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP 5X IN 2 YEARS. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE FAN AND THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE DURING THIS TIME. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. *TR

SINCE 2004 MY 2004 RAM 1500 HEMI HAS DIED NUMEROUS TIMES (HAVE DATED, WEATHER, TIME, AND INTERSECTIONS). IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL YOU HOW OFTEN BECAUSE THIS ENGINE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER CHIP "FLASHED" BY DODGE DEALERSHIPS AT LEAST TWICE AND CURRENTLY IT IS AT TOM MATSON DODGE IN AUBURN WA 98002 BECAUSE IN THE LAST MONTH HAS DIED FOUR TIMES. THEY CALLED WITH A REPORT TODAY, "DID NOT DIE ON US, COME BACK AND PICK IT UP". *TR

WHEN TRUCK IDLES THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY 20 MILE TRIP. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR WITH NOTHING FOUND.

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 LITER HEMI STALLS INCONSISTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP LIGHTS. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS STARTED RIGHT BACK UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC, GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE TRUCK BACK UP; IT FINALLY DID AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. I LEARNED THAT ISSUE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH 2004 RAMS. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND EGR VALVE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. WE PULL A HORSE TRAILER ON REGULAR BASES AND CAN NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF SOMEONE HITTING US DUE TO STALLING, LET ALONE LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT AN OUTRAGE THAT DODGE DOESN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS!! I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT NOW I AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW TRUCK, NOT DODGE, WITH A HEAVY HEART....

EA05018 I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON MY TRUCK AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD 2 VERY NEAR MISSES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS AND I LOSE POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A CORNER. *TR

OIL COOLANT LINES CAN LEAK RESULTING IN OIL CONTACTING ENGINE AND STARTING POSSIBLE FIRE. OIL COOLANT LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE, AS THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS ALL THE RANGE OF 2004-2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10 TRUCKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE COASTING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN MINUTES OF STALLING. THERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, IN WHICH THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD ALWAYS START UP AFTER IT STALLED. UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WOULD STALL UPON ACCELERATION. MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 STALLED ON ME AFTER DRIVING ONTO A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING MY STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING DOWN AN ICY STREET, OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ON A TREE. SINCE THE TRUCK STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT IN TIME. THE TRUCK IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. THE FRAME BENT IN THE FRONT DRIVERS AREA OF THE TRUCK, THE STEERING BECAME LOSE AND THE BACK PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL IS DAMAGED WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE TAIL GATE TO COME DOWN. *TR

2004 DODGE RAM. STALLED 3 SEPARATE TIMES BEFORE DEALER COULD FIND DIAGNOSTIC READING TO REPAIR IN 2005. THE LAST TIME MY TRUCK DIED ON AN ON RAMP IN TRAFFIC AND THE DEALER HAD TO TOW IT. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. AUGUST 2008 6:50AM LEFT TO TAKE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN EXTREMELY BAD RAINY WEATHER. WE WERE SEVERAL MILES UP THE ROAD FROM OUR HOME AND AS I SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN I HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND MY TRUCK TURNED OFF. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, HAD NO LIGHTS , WINDSHIELD WIPERS,BRAKES, NOTHING. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE TO PUT BACK IN PARK TO TRY TO RESTART. WE HAD TO SIT IN THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I COULD PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED. IT WAS LIKE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE POWER STEERING WASN'T OUT, THE STEERING...

MY TRUCK, A 2004 DODGE RAM 5.7 LITRE, STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL STAYS ON. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN TURNING OR WHILE STOPPED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM WITH THE 5.7 HEMI MOTOR. THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES FOR NO REASON WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN AND PREPARING TO TURN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7L HEMI V-8, AND EVERYTIME I TURN MY TRUCK WHEEL MY TRUCK ENDS UP STALLING. IT STALLS AND IDLES DOWN FOR NO REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED TWICE THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I OWN A 2004 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB. AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES WHEN I CAME TO A STOP MY TRUCK WOULD JUST DIE. THERE WOULD BE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU THINK SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT THERE WOULD NEVER BE ANY CODE. TO THIS DATE MY TRUCK IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE. DODGE KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE CALLED TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE NO CODE WILL SHOW UP. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

ENGINE DIED TWICE IN 2 1/2 YEARS TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING A 240 LBS MAN CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL AFTER ENGINE DIES BRAKES WORK FINE JUST NO STEERING. *JB

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE PERFORMANCE ISSUES, STRANGE SOUNDS AND STALLING, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FELL OUT, AND WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. PULLED OVER AND HAD TO DRIVE REAL SLOW WITH FLASHERS TO GET HOME. INSPECTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD A COOLING FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE OIL TO SLUDGE. *NM

2004, DODGE RAM 1500, 5.7L. TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP OR TURN. HAD THE TSB 18-013-05A DONE BY THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY INTO TURNS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. *JB

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY. NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS. VEHICLE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, ENGINE STOPS. WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF THEN ON. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IDLING AND WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED SOON AFTER STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

BEFORE THE OCCURRENCES, MY 5.7L RAM 1500 WOULD SPUTTER ON IDLE AND WHEN FIRST PUT INTO GEAR, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR ABOUT 25 MILES AND THEN GO BACK OFF. WHEN THE CODE WAS CHECKED FOR THE LIGHT, THE FORWARD PASSENGER-SIDE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS SHOWING VOLTAGE HIGH. I REPLACED THE SENSOR, CLEARED THE CODES AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. THE FIRST EVENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A SMALL ROAD-WHEN I TURNED, THE TRUCK DIED. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE TRUCK HAD DIED UNTIL I FELT THE POWER STEERING GO OUT, AND THEN I REALIZED I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I THEN HAD TO CRANK THE ENGINE 5 OR 6 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED AGAIN, AND, WHEN IT DID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES THAT DAY. WHEN...

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED APPROXIMATELY DEC 1, 2005 WITH 49,500 KM ON THE ODOMETER. IT IS A 2004 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500 WITH A 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS DRIVING ALONG A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KM/HR. MY FOOT WAS BARELY ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THERE WAS NO WARNING (I.E. NO HESITATION, STUMBLING OR MIS-FIRE). NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS AFTERWARD. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY ''10 OR ''12C TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE AND HAD GONE TO ''20C OVERNIGHT. I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS AND MY THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN SERVICED IN THE PREVIOUS 2 WEEKS. THE ENGINE WAS REASONABLY WARM, BUT I HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AT LOW SPEEDS. ODOMETER WAS ABOUT 56,000KM. THE TRUCK WAS...

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A HEMI IT HAS A STALLING AND IDLE DROP PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CAR DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN HAD THE UPGRADE DONE STALLING WAS LESS NOW ONLY TWICE BUT IDLE DROPS TO 300 RPM AND BOUNCES AROUND TRUCK SHAKES LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL THEN SMOOTHES OUT AND RPMS GO BACK TO 1100 OR SO. DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME THEY ARE WORKING DIRECT WITH CHRYSLER CORP ON THIS AND THEY WILL KEEP IN TOUCH. THEY HAVE YET TO CALL ME I CALL THEM ONCE A WEEK TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AND GET THE SAME STORY THE ARE WORKING ON IT...*JB

TURNING ON OFF RAMP ABOUT 30 MPH. TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING. SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE STARTED MOTOR AGAIN. *JB

I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. THE ENGINE IN MY TRUCK HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND GOING INTO A TURN. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH! THIS HAPPENS MOST WHEN TURNING ON CITY STREETS OR PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER HAS FLASHED THE PCM 3 TIMES AND IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THE DEALER SCREWED WITH THE TIMING, FUEL AIR MIXTURE AND IDLE ALL IN POOR ATTEMPT TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. THE RESULTS ARE POORER FUEL MILEAGE, OCCASIONAL BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, STALLS AT IDLE, THE ENGINE STUMBLES AND SOOT BUILD-UP IN THE EXHAUST PIPES. OH, IT STILLS STALLS WHILE TURNING SOMETIMES. THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL DODGE REP ARE BOTH DRAGGING THEIR FEET. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS 20" TIRES AND WHEELS(FACTORY)WHICH MAKE IT...

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING STILL AND JUST RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 15 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE STALLING, AND NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AFTER STALLING. THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY START RIGHT BACK UP. THIS HAPPENED FOR SIX MONTHS AT LEAST. THE IDLE WAS JUMPING. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE IDLING AND STALLING PROBLEMS WERE RELATED. THE VEHICLE HAD IDLE PROBLEMS SINCE JANUARY 21, 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, AND WAS ON THE WAY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND REFERRED THE CUSTOMER BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM BELONGED TO THE DEALER. *AK (11/08/05) *SC

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH 5.7 HEMI MOTOR STALLS WHEN APPROAHING A STOP. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT FAIRLY REGULAR. IT ALWAYS COMES AS A SUPRISE, RPMS DROP TO @ 400, ENGINE VIBRATES AND STOPS. IT ALWAYS STARTS RIGHT UP. IT DOES IT WHEN HOT OR COLD, BUT MORE WHEN COLD. MANY TIMES THE RPMS JUST DROP, ENGINE VIBRATES A LITTLE AND STAYS RUNNING. DEALER HAD TRUCK 3 TIMES, FIRST TWO THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, EVEN THAT I VIDEO TAPED THE CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING, 3RD TIME THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. TODAY, IT IS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR THE SAME THING. I EXPLAINED IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT DOWN SHIFTING RIGHT ON STOPPING, AS SHORTLY AFTER I HAD A TRANSMISSION SENDING UNIT REPLACED, RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE, IT STARTED ACTING THIS...

DODGE RAM 1500 W/5.7 HEMI STALLS. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES, AND APPEARS TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY DURING NO OR LIGHT THROTTLE CONDITIONS SUCH AS DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR DOWN A LONG GRADE. STALLS HAVE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN SWITCHING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (IN PARKING LOTS) AND DURING THE FIRST START-UP OF THE DAY IF THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TIME, THERE IS NO WARNING (IE, STUMBE) THAT THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT MANY DEALERSHIPS, NONE OF WHOM WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE ANY CODES. DUE TO OUR PERSISTENCE AND CONCERN, TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE SINCE REFUSED TO WORK ON OUR TRUCK. THUS FAR, DODGE DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BLAME THIS PROBLEM ON A POORLY CONNECTED BATTERY AND HAVE SUPPOSEDLY "ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE BODY BLADE" TO ALLOW MORE AIR INTO THE...

THIS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES THE FIRST TIME DECEMBER 2003 TWO MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED JUNE 2004, AND THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2004. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT IT STALLED EXCEPT FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH. I WAS COMING UP ON A CURVE IN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN I LOST POWER STEERING, AND CAME CLOSE TO GOING INTO THE DITCH WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD BOY. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE FOR THIS, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID...

DT: AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE TRUCK IS CHOKING DOWN, NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. *AK AT TIME THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS ALSO BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED. *NM