Dodge RAM 2500 engine problems
161 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
6,024 owner complaints analyzed
22 distinct recall campaigns
74,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1991 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 3,748 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
161 of 6,024 complaints match this topic (2.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 8019448 · 2002-09-25 (September 25, 2002)
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLIPS ON THE LINE THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN LOST OF FUEL, VEHICLE STALLED OUT. REPLACED PART PROBLEM REACCURED.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8019448 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 893522 · 2001-08-06 (August 6, 2001)
WITH ENGINE IN IDLE AND APPLYING BRAKES MORE THAN TWICE, THE THIRD TIME LOSS OF POWER BRAKES WILL OCCUR. DEALER HAS INSTALLED NEW CHECK VALVE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CONSUMER FEELS DIESEL ENGINE DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VACCUM WHILE IN IDLE , 800 RPMS. CHRYSLER HAS NOW DEVELOPED A FIX TO INSTALL A VACCUM ACCUMALATOR AT CONSUMER COSTS.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 893522 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10091721 · 2004-10-06 (October 6, 2004)
AFTER DRIVING 5 OR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND HAD TAKEN IT TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEMS OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHILE DRIVING. ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE FLOODED AND STALL. THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH PRIOR TO REACHING 75 MPH. OCCASIONALLY THE SERPENTINE BELT RAN CROOKED ON…
Owner-reported narrative. 16 miles reported. Look up ODI 10091721 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 732409 · 2000-09-25 (September 25, 2000)
RETURN FUEL HOSE FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULTS IN INJECTION PUMP LOSING PRIME WHICH WILL CUASE FAILURE TO START OR STALLING. ALSO THIS PROBLEM IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE CRACKED RUBBER HOSE CAUSES A FUEL LEAK WHICH COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON THE 1994-1998 DODGE DIESEL TRUCKS.
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Owner report 10010351 · 2003-03-12 (March 12, 2003)
OCCASIONALLY, EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE ENGINE, STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING AND DURING LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FIRING, LIKE TREMBLING.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10010351 at NHTSA ↗