Gasoline Engine Problems of Dodge RAM - part 1

Purchased a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 on a 3-year lease. The vehicle has 24,000+/- miles. During the last of Jan. 2008 the engine in the vehicle started knocking. I took the vehicle back to the leasing dealer on February 4, 2008. The next day or so, I received a phone call from the dealer service rep. Wanting "proof" of oil changes. I explained that I would not be able to provide receipt's since I do the oil & filter changes myself. I am a farmer and have my own pit built specifically for that purpose. I did not hear anything for another week, I called back and they were still asking for service receipts. Finally contacted Chrysler and a representative said they would have an answer within 24 hours. They called 2 weeks later saying they would not honor the warranty because the oil was filled with sludge and that it was my fault that the engine had failed. I disagree of course and will be pursuing this through the court system. Having own a multitude of vehicles in my 64 year old life, I can assure you that a motor should not go bad after 24,000 miles if the oil had never been changed, which was not the case.

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The consumer was self inspecting the vehicle and he noticed the fluid level was reading low.

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Vehicle will produce too much static electricity so much that consumer will end up with disc color on his fingers. Contacted dealer, and dealer cannot remedy the problem.

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While trying to enter freeway heard 3 bell chimes. Then, horn started to sound, and engine had shut down. Please provide any further information.

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Vehicle caught fire in engine compartment while consumer was driving, wiring harness b/h firewall burnt, claim 18-n185-992.

The vehicle has constant rough idle and sporadic engine miss, quivering, hesitation and sluggishness, dealer has changer oxygen sensor, air filter but problem persist.

Reported on 02/12/01 odi# 740772 would like some feedback on issue thanks. No safety defect mentioned.

While driving engine caught on fire, totalling the vehicle.

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1st oil change noticed extra oil on dip stick, took back to dealer for check,told truck was making oil! changed fuel pump "no help" next week changed fuel injectors "no help" keep changing oil every week , any sugestions???????.

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Engine knocks at start-up for about 2-3 seconds. Oil pressure gauge is not as high as when first bought. Has been to the dealer twice for this problem, but they say they cannot duplicate it. Service manager has verified the knocking, but Chrysler doesn't want to persue it. Seems that Chrysler was really quick to take my money when it was bought, but now that it has a problem they don't want to know anything about it. Situation has been sent to Chrysler's 3rd party arbitration company to have a hearing to decide what they will be forced to do to correct the problem. Chrysler has been very disappointing in there "customer service" or lack of it, to the customer. . .

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Consumer was driving at 40-45 mph when suddenly motor froze, and vehicle started to pull to left/ lost all steering capability/hit a concrete divider ,and then vehicle rolled over . Consumer noticed that of one of screws that held power steering to frame fell off, and it got stuck between wheel and frame which contributed to crash,causing injuries.

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

No summary.

"as far as I am concerned the truck is a piece of junk, the truck is currently in service for 4 days so far this week for all the above problems(this is the reason I do not have the VIN number), on top of the already accumulated 25-30 days of service. The Chrysler corporation has been notified, as well as my state's attorney generals office, OH and by the way I need 4 new tires as well, after only 25,000 miles. "no safety defect listed within summary.

10 amp fuse in panel marked"engine" blows at erratic intervals. When fuse blows, engine and all components shut down. Replacement of fuse, same size or larger, sometimes allows restart. At times as many as three or four fuses blow as soon as attempt to restart. Truck has shut down at crowded intersections and interstates. . . When traffic lane is blocked, driver must hold driver's door open while attempting to replace fuse, thus blocking two traffic lanes. Truck is used to tow a 32' travel trailer, which further adds to danger. Truck has been taken to Chrysler dealers eight times with no success at finding fault. Truck (and trailer) have been towed by wrecker to dealer three times. Owner has attempted to contact Chrysler rep several times but no return calls. Owner is afraid to drive vehicle any further, especially towing travel trailer. All recourse having failed, seeking legal advice from attorney.

While driving vehicle locked up, and consumer lost control of vehicle, causing a major crash, which resulted in vehicle totaled, and 1 fatality. No one determined the cause of the crash.

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No compression in the #6 cylinder may have caused the vehicle to loose power when going up grades.

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The defect is in the alignment of the truck and the engine. With the alignment set to manufacturer's specifications the truck still pulls out of the driving lane. Within ten seconds the truck will completely vacate the lane. The second problem is the engine has a "stumble" or miss-fire at idle. Again the manufactures states the engine is also within guidelines. The dealer claims there is an industry standard for alignment, but provides no written documentation on what the standards are or what the manufacturer's acceptable tolerances are specifically. Do you have anything which indicates alignment standards and engine timing.

While consumer is driving a couple of minutes with interior gadgets on, the vehicle just cuts off with no warning. Dealer and manufacturer were notified.

While traveling at 70 mph, the engine spun a rod and threw a bearing, leaving vehicle inoperable.

The truck when bought,the sticker in the window read that it was rated to run on 87 octain,but when I run this feul,it pings and knocks and a loss of power while climing a hill. The onlly thing it will run on is hightest. "this will cause a wreck. "the service manager at becks told me that it is an on going problem,that they are tring to fix.

Owner was driving down the highway and the engine had fire coming from it.

The vehicle was in motion and the vehicle caught on fire. Please describe in more details.

Continuous engine hesitation, causing accident/injury.

Engine running rough, idle fast.

Within the first 1000 feet of driving engine is very sluggish, usually after vehicle has sat overnight. (qcaw).

I'm not sure if I should be reporting this here but I've encountered the engine shutting down at 45mph and above speeds for less than a second. Invariably I'm at 55-60mph on cruise control when this occurs. It is unexpected. Normally only one incident between starting up and shutting down engine but have had two about several minutes apart a couple of times. I've told my dealer several times when they're fixing other things but they're unable to duplicate it and thus unable to fix the problemo. It is occurring more frequently now than during the first year of my truck purchase and my warranty expires 1/1/00 so I'm sortof concerned about what I should do. Because of your resources I figured I'd let you know and maybe get some help regarding the problem before the engine dies completely. Thank you.

On seven occasions consumer was driving and truck locked up(cut off) . Tt.

Spark knock which they tell me is normal and there is nothing I can do about it ,but it is so loud I can hear it over the radio at moderate level,contact factory and they state this normal,now my truck is out of warranty.

Engine idle speed set to factory specs (750-850 rpm)causes vehicle to accelerate to approx 25mph without any pressure on accelerator (automatic transmission). This also causes more difficult braking and increased brake wear.

Engine surges at intersections and stop signs, rough idling and no power.

The vehicle experienced severe engine vibration/shaking at idle, substantial vibration at 1400 rpm, vibration thru steering wheel, floorboards and seat, there is also a grinding sensation at 65 mph and a booming sound at 70 mph, this imbalance is causing wear of other components. Nlm.

The vehicle was in motion noticed smoke was coming from the engine compartment, and the vehicle caught on fire in the firewall area. Consumer has contacted the dealer, cause of the problem undetermined.

When vehicle is started, and placed in drive it will cut off. This does not happen all the time. Dealr has been contacted,and cannot duplicate problem.