2005 DODGE RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

ON AUGUST 5 AND 6TH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE I WAS OPERATING IT WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS SOON TO BE ONE IF NOT YET. I AM VERY MUCH AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY BEING THAT THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN AND IS A SINGLE PARENT AND NEED MY VEHICLE. I ALSO CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME UNLESS THEY HAD MORE COMPLAINTS IN THERE DATABASE. I MENTION WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID AND WHAT I RESEARCHED ONLINE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS COMPLAINT AND SOMEONE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY. *TR

MY 05 RAM 1500 HAS NOW STALLED OUT TWICE IN THE 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SO I WAS AT A STAND STILL BUT NOW THIS TIME I WAS TURNING INTO A SCHOOL AND THE TRUCK STALLED AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED...I ALMOST HIT 2 TEACHERS BECAUSE OF THIS...THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WAS STILL ON THOUGH..THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT MY DRIVEWAY I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THERE WAS A SHUDDER ,I WENT TO PUT THE BRAKES ON ,NO BRAKES THEN THE ENGINE DIED. MAKING ME HIT A PARKED VEHICLE .THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ,BEFORE THERE IS AN INJURY OR DEATH .COME ON DODGE FIX THIS!!!!! *KB

TRUCK STALLS DAILY. ONLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ONCE COMPLETELY STOPPED THE TACHOMETER JOLTS UP AND DOWN, MAKING THE TRUCK LURCH FORWARD, AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL COMPLETELY. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, OR AT LOW SPEEDS, ONLY AT COMPLETE STOP AND IN DRIVE. IF IN NEUTRAL THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS IS UNSAFE TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR TRUCK AND AT TIMES IT LURCHES FORWARD TRYING TO GET THE CORRECT RPM. I HAVE SEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS AND DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. MANY TIMES I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED TO PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE EXCEPT THIS, IT HAS TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND NEEDS REPLACED. I SEE OFTEN WHERE PEOPLE CHANGE MANY PARTS, SOMETIMES HELPING BUT USUALLY NOT. *TR

FOR SOME REASON MY TRUCK JUST STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OR LEFT HAND TURN OR IF YOU SLOW BELOW 5 MPH AND TRY TO TURN THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN AND DODGE ACTS LIKE ITS JUST ME. I FEEL THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN LETS TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I PAID 35,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND IT SHOULDN'T BE A LEMON EVEN IF THE TRANNY HAS BEEN REBUILT 3 TIMES ALREADY. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON AND DODGE NEEDS TO FIX IT AT THERE COST NOT OURS. *TR

WHEN I SLOW DOWN, AND SPECIFICALLY TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, MY DODGE WILL RANDOMLY STALL. THE RADIO WILL STAY ON AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW THE TRUCK HAS STALLED IS BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE. ONCE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND TAKES OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT COULD BE AS THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTERS OR VALVES WITHIN THE ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FAILURES OF THE ENGINE VALVES, LIFTERS AND CONTROL MODULE WERE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK, AND HAVE HAD AN ISSUE THAT STARTED AS JUST A STARTING PROBLEM, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW TRIES TO START THE TRUCK; AND NO DEALER OR PRIVATE MECHANIC COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE PROBLEM RECENTLY GOT MORE SEVERE, AND DANGEROUS, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND AFTER FINALLY STARTING AND DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES, THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF; RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, NO BRAKES, NO ENGINE, NO STEERING....THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE ON POSITION AND THE AIR AND RADIO WAS STILL WORKING BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF; UPON SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I CAME UPON A LINK THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE MATTER, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, SO I THOUGHT...

WAS TURNING ONTO FREEWAY ONRAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENGINE STALLED. I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT RPM FLUCTUATIONS THE LAST MONTH BUT HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A STALL UNTIL NOW. WITH A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE THIS SEEMS RARE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE RAM 5.7 HEMI ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP. I SEE TONS OF PEOPLE ON CAR FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2005 DODGE RAM HEMI PICKUP TRUCK. SLOWING FROM 35 MPH TO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT CORNER WHEN I DISCOVER THERE IS NO STEERING TO SPEAK OF (STRONGMAN STEERING ONLY). I BARELY MAKE THE CORNER ALMOST HITTING A NEWLY RENOVATED CHURCH. MY NEXT INCLINATION IS TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER AND STOP AND I EXPERIENCE MINIMAL TO NO BRAKES WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT. NO SENSATION THAT IT HAD STALLED AND NO INDICATION ON THE PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS. I HAD THE RADIO OF AND THE FAN ON LOW WITH ONLY ROAD NOISE AND I HAD NO IDEA THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SAFELY FOR 33 YEARS AND THIS TOPS THE LIST OF FREAKY INCIDENTS AND SENSATIONS (TOPS LOSING A WHEEL). TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. DROVE THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT (VERY DANGEROUS) AND...

I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE 1500 STALLING AFTER ACCELERATING OR WHILE TURNING. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 34000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED DOING IT RIGHT AWAY...PROBABLY WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER GOT RID OF IT :) YESTERDAY, IT LEFT ME ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IN A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM ON MY WAY TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL. I HAVE TAKEN THIS 2005 DODGE 1500 OUT ON THE AIR FORCE BASE FOR HUNTING AND WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CHECK STATION (VERY ROUGH ROADS-WASHBOARDS, POTHOLES, DEEPSAND, ETC) MY ENGINE WAS REVVING UP AND DOWN. WHEN I GOT ONTO THE INTERSTATE TO COME HOME THE CRUISE WOULD NOT ENGAGE, I OPENED THE HOOD AND PRESSED ON ALL THE INJECTOR AND PLUG WIRES AND THE TRUCK RAN SMOOTH AND THE CRUISE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THINGS WERE FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS...

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7 HEMI. AS VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN FOR STOP OR TURN ENGINE SHUTTERS HARSHLY AND THEN STALLS. RESTART IS POSSIBLE, BUT EACH TIME A STOP IS COMPLETED ENGINE STALLS. *TR

SON WAS DRIVING DADS 2005 1500 DODGE RAM SLT HEMI ENGINE PICK UP TRUCK AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE TODAY FROM THE ENGINE. FIRE DEPART WAS CALLED IN YUCAIPA CA AND NOW OUR TRUCK IS AT THE REDLANDS AUTO CENTER IN REDLANDS CA. THE FRONT TIRE WAS BURNED, HOOD, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS MELTED. THE BATTERY TOTALLY MELTED. TRUCK ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE TRUCK WILL IDLE THEN REV UP, IDLE THEN REV UP UPON A COLD START. ENGINE LOSES POWER DURING LOW SPEED TURNS AND SOMETIMES UPON SLOWING TO A STOP. WHEN ENGINE POWER IS LOST, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

THIS INCIDENT HAS NOW HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AND I AM QUITE CONCERNED. AS I DRIVE MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 V8 HEMI, IT STALLS ON ME WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THIS THE SVC ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO AUTOZONE W/A REGISTERED EGR SENSOR, VALVE, ETC. I REPLACED THE VALVE, CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE. THE LIGHT WENT AWAY AFTER THIS FIX. BUT AS I STATED, AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF W/NO NOTICE AT ALL. I THOUGHT TO PROMPT AN INVESTIGATION AS ALL OF MY ONLINE FINDINGS WOULD INDICATE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE QUIT AT LOW SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES,WENT TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO START CAR.I USE TIS TRUCK TO PULL A FIFTH WHEEL,SINCE THIS HAPPENED DON'T TRUST IF THIS HAPPENED WITH THE TRAILER THERE WILL BE THREE DEAD BODIES. WILL GET RID OF THIS TRUCK DON'T TRUST IT. DEALER SIAD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT SINCS IT IT INTERMITTEN.

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A 4.7 LITER V-8. THE PROBLEM LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD IS THAT THE TRUCK WILL REV UP AND DOWN AT IDLE AND SLOW SPEED. AFTER THE TRUCK STALLED, ALMOST GETTING ME IN A SEVER CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TOWING MY BOAT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH A 4.7 ENGINE HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIME RIGHT AFTER I START FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DAY AND DRIVE TO A STOP SOMETIME VERY SOON AFTER I START IT. THE ENGINE HAS A DIP IN RPMS, AND THEN TRIES TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I'M ON THE BRAKE, AND THEN STALLS. I START IT BACK UP AND IT'S FINE. IT'S HAPPENED ABOUT 5-10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BACK IN APRIL 05. THE DEALER HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY TRIED KEEPING IT FOR A WEEK AND WEREN'T ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 05 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH HEMI ENG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT STARTING STALLING FROM TIME TO TIME. USELY WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE ENG SHUT OFF. IT WILL RESTART BUT NOT NORMAL, I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN, ITS STARTS UP AND IS OK FOR DAYS. IF I AM ABOVE 60 MPH WHEN IT MALFUCTION IT WILL START SURGING AND I SHIFT TO NUTURAL AND RIV THE ENG UP AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND ITS OK AGAIN . I AM BELOW 60 MPH WHEN MALFUCTION OCCURES THE ENG QUITS. THE TEM IS ALWAYS BELOW 50 DEGREES. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER THEY CHARGE ME 66 DALLORS TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DETERM THE PROBLEM . AND THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO THEIR MACHANICS . IF I COULD TALK TO THEM WE MIGHT COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, I...

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4.7LL ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CANT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE ALSO HAS POOR OIL CIRCULATION AND AN EXTREME SLUDGING ISSUE TO MY UNDERSTANDING THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHUT OFF AS WELL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING, WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON OR ANYTHING. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK TO RESTART (TRIED TO RESTART IN NEUTRAL-DOESN'T WORK). WHEN IT SHUTS OFF, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT LUCKILY IT USUALLY STARTS UP FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAID "THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS". *TR

TRUCK STALLS OR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.THE DASH AND WINDOW AREA RATTLES. DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD ONLY A WEEK AND IT WAS SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF. THE SITUATION OF THE TRUCK MADE MY WIFE SCARED TO DRIVE. THE DEALER LITHIA PLAYED IT OFF LIKE IT'S NOTHING MAYBE ITS THE FUEL BLAHH,BLAHH. *TR

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. STALLS WHEN STOPPING AND TURNING. ENGINE REVS. TRUCK WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 10 SEPERATE DATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

WHEN MAKING A TURN AT SLOWER SPEED <35MPH, THE ENGINE MAY STALL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF NORMAL ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STALLS, POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU ARE LEFT POWERLESS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

IN MY TRUCK AS WELL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME TRUCK HAVE FAULTY OIL COOLER LINES INSTALLED ON THEM FROM DODGE. THE SPECIFIC TRUCK IS THE 2004-2006 DODGE RAM SRT-10. ONE MEMBER OF THE AUTO FORUM EVEN HAD HIS TRUCK AND HOUSE COMPLETELY LOST DUE TO FIRE, AND HIS INCIDENT WAS NOT ISOLATED. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A STALLING PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING, AND WHILE HAVING THE BRAKE APPLIED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TOO MANY TIMES TO NOTE. THEY HAVE MADE ONE REPAIR ATTEMPT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN UPDATE ON THE SOFTWARE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN THE DEALER TELLS ME THERE ARE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER - AND THEREFORE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AND AM TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (MIGHT BE BECAUSE THEY DRIVE IT FOR 1 MILE). I GUESS WHEN THE TRUCK STALLS AND FATALLY KILLS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IS WHEN THEY WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM!!!! IT IS VERY SCARY TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE STALL LEAVING YOU WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES...

MY TRUCKS ENGINE STALLS OUT ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THIS OCCURRED YESTERDAY AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

I AM HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK FOR THE PAST YEAR. 1) MY TRUCK WILL STALL OUT OR HAVE A DIP IN THE RPM'S WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. 2) THE BIG PROBLEM I HAVE HAPPENS ONCE EVERY 1-2 MONTHS. I WILL BE DRIVING MY TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH AND THE TRUCK HAS NO POWER AT ALL. THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE ON THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WILL HAVE NO RESPONSE. THE THING THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT IS IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND I GET INTO A BIG CAR ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO 2 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY BOTH SAID THE SAME THING. "WHATEVER IS HAPPENING ISN'T BEING COPIED TO THE COMPUTER AND WHILE OUR MECHANICS TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN." THEY...

I OWN A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4X4 5.7L V-8 HEMI. THIS TRUCK AND STALLING OUT HAVE BECOME SYNONYMOUS. WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNING THE TRUCK I NOTICE THAT WHENEVER I WOULD COLD START THE TRUCK AND PUT IT INTO GEAR THE RPMS WOULD DROP AND THE TRUCK WOULD STALL. SIMILARLY IT WOULD STALL OUT WHENEVER I WAS COMING OUT OF REVERSE AND INTO DRIVE (AFTER BACKING UP). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY CRIMP IN THE SPIN UP TRANSMISSION FILTER. THEY REPLACED THE FILTER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THE TRUCK STARTED DYING ON ME AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS (NOT SEEMINGLY RELATED TO THE TRUCK DYING). I TOOK IT IN AND THIS TIME THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY EGR VALVE. APPARENTLY IS WAS STICKING...

2005 DODGE RAM FREQUENTLY STALLS AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND RPM'S. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING OFTEN AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL AT LOWER RPMS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND LOWER, WHILE TAKING TURNS, APPROACHING STOP SIGNS AND AT THE CREST OF HILLS WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS. VERY DANGEROUS AND RESULTED IN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH IN ONE CASE. THE DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHEN THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR REPAIR PURPOSES. IN BOTH CASES THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER A SPECIFIC FAILURE. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE LOW RPM'S AND THAT IT WAS NOT A "SENSOR" ISSUE. THEY REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AS THEY FELT THIS WOULD BE CHASING THE PROBLEM "BLIND". *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE TURN OR JUST SLOWING TO SPEEDS BELOW 25MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB LWB. WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN FLUCTUATING OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF AND THE GAUGES REMAINED STAGNANT. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. CURRENTLY, HE MUST PAY $10,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,200.*AK

ENGINE STALLING, ENGINE STALLS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. PCM HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW CODE AND STILL OCCURS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS REPLACED AND STILL ENGINE STALLS. DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS. WE HAVE MADE A TOTAL OF TEN REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THE ENGINE STILL STALLS ON AVERAGE ONE TO TWO TIMES PER WEEK. ONE OCCURRENCE OF STALLING LEFT THE PICKUP IN INTERSECTION WHICH CAUSED A NEAR-MISS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS A CONTINUANCE OF A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NUMBER 10175625 FILED 12/08/2006. I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES STALL WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IT IS COLD OUT SIDE (NEAR FREEZING). SINCE I FILED MY FIRST COMPLAINT, I HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL STALLING OCCURRENCES WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. IT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 60 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE 16TH, I WENT TO THE STORE. AS I EXITED MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 30 MPH AND HESITATED WHERE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS AND THEN STALLED. I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I LEFT THE STORE TO COME HOME ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE...

MY VEHICLE IS A SWB QUAD CAB 4X4 1500 6 FT BED. I WAS TRAVELING AT 30 -35- MPH GOING THROUGH A SLIGHT RIGHT CURVE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE (IN TRAFFIC) I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 20 - 25 MPH AND CONTINUED ON. THE TRUCKED HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN BEFORE IT HAPPENED. THE SECOND TIME I WAS LEAVING WORK AND PULLED UP TO THE AUTOMATIC GATE AND STOPPED TO WAIT FOR IT TO OPEN AND THE TRUCK JUST DIED. IT HAD ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2-3 MIN. *JB

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DOING A THREE POINT TURN AND A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING LOOKED AT.*AK

(1) ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANY SPEED. (2) ENGINE STALL. BRAKES AND STEARING IN-OPERABLE, TOTAL CONTROL FAILURE OF VEHICLE. (3) FLASH UPDATE OF THE TRUCKS COMPUTER CHIP, MANY TRIPS INTO THE DEALER, LATEST ADVICE FROM THE DEALER IS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE EXCEPT TO NOTE MY COMPLAINT IN THE SERVICE FILE...