Dodge RAM engine problems
84 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
2,750 owner complaints analyzed
63 distinct recall campaigns
52,344 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1976 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 426 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
84 of 2,750 complaints match this topic (3.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 855172 · 2000-01-20 (January 20, 2000)
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OF 20-55 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. STALLING HAS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK *ML
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Owner report 966020 · 1995-05-30 (May 30, 1995)
VEHICLE STALLED, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS SMOLDERING, GROMMIT WAS NOT IN PLACE. TT
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Owner report 10099874 · 2004-12-14 (December 14, 2004)
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V084000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE IT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING LINE CONNECTION CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 125,254 miles reported. Look up ODI 10099874 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 505014 · 1996-05-29 (May 29, 1996)
SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL, ALSO CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OCCASIONALLY. *DH
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Owner report 8004011 · 2002-02-13 (February 13, 2002)
DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR APPLICATION TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT. *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8004011 at NHTSA ↗